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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1899. THE TRANSVAAL.

Things are ominous in the Transvaal, and there appears.to be danger of « conflict between Great Britain and the Republic of which Ooru.Faul is the head. Ihe dynamite concession granted by the Boer Government has feea~d& clared to be a breach of the Convention, ar,d unless it be withdrawn it is diffi cult to see how a rupture caa be avoided. The attitude assumed by President Kruger is not calculated to encourage hopes of a peaceful sett'e ment of the question, and the obstinacy he displays stands in the way of any satisfactory agreement. He and bis Boer colleagues, as well as the Boer people generally, seem to think that since the aff»ir at Majoba Hill, they have satisfied the British nation that the Boer arms are invulnerable and invincible, and born of this fixed idea in their minds there is a tendency to bully the Power in the West with whom they - made a convention in 1884, Kruger has adopted an uncompromising policy-towards Great Britain, and as he maintains that the convention doe 3 not create a British nuzorainty over the Transvaal, he declines to recognise the right of the British Government to in tprfere in the actions of the Republic, For a time the President, holding a belief that he had the sympathy of the German Emperor in his truculent de fiance of Great Britain, conducted him self in such a way as to lead the world to believe that a rupture was even then imminent. The Kaiser has since made it plain to the Boer President ' that in any trouble with the Govern ment of Uer Britannic Majesty no help can be expected either from German sympathy or German arms Bub the realisation of this fact does not seem to have had any quietening effect on Oora Paul, who has neither modified his hostility nor shown any more kindly disposition to the TJitlandere, whose fjrievances he still refuses to rediess. A cablegram dated London May 6, mid that " Mr Chamberlain, in a des patch to the Transvaal Government in reference to the dynamite monopoly, stated thtxt the monopoly did not bene-! fit the State, but only the concession aires. It was also a breach of the 1884 convention. 11.I 1. W. Reitz, Transvaal Secretary of State, replied asserting that the Transvaal had an exclusive right to fix the conditions of the manu | facture of dynamite, and Britain was I not justified in protesting." This is not the sort of language Mr Chamberlain is likely to tolerate long, and it appears to us the situation is now becoming acute. Great Britain cannot, consis tently with honor, allow her treaty rights to be trampled on, ignored, and set at naught by the Boers, and how ever anxious she may be to preserve p*ace, the President will have himself to blame if, by persistence in the atti tude he has assumed towards Great Britain, that powerahould haveto resort to force to maintain her rights. He will then find that the arms of Great Britain are not the weak and trembling forces he, in his fool's paradise, be lieves.

Local and General.

On the first page to-day will be found "commercial news. Faith.—Gentleman to email Ashburtonite who is watching the proceedings of a big dog, '■ Mind you keep away from that dog, he might eat you." •• Oh n,o, he can't, I've gob on my big coat." San Francisco Mail —The San Francisco mail arrived at Wellington at 11.30 and the Waikare leaves for Lyttelton at 4 p«m. with the southern bags. — Frees Association telegram. Requibes Attention.—The crown of the culvert at the junction of Havelock and EaskfStreets, near the Courthouse, appears to be getting a bib decayed, and a horse had evidently put its foot through bo-day, The Bpot requires immediate attention, or some serious accident may be recorded at this spot. Sudden Death.—Mr W. P. Grant, mana ger for th%Aasets Company's Waihaoranga Estate, Waimate, was found dead in his bedroom at the Empire Hotel, Timaru, yes terday morning. He had died while un dressing to go to bed. He had been in the service of the Board and the Bank for many years, and was highly respected.—Press Association telegram. Mr Grant was for some time manager of the Selma farm, Pen darves. Sheep fbom the South.—The following paragraph from the Bruce Herald explains the special trains that passed through Ash burton on Sunday last;—" Seven thousand Bheep were trucked at Milton on Friday and Saturday last, having been purchased by Mr Clarkaon, of Ashburton. Six thousand came from Mr K. F. Palmer's, Meadowbank, and changed hands at 13* per head. The balance was made up from the farms of Meaers McLeod and Armstrong, of North Branch. This big flock required over 100 trucks," Too much stress cannot be laid on the fact that in the whirl of unnatural excite ment, and in the struggle for existence in this generation, no attention whatever is vouchsafed to the most ordinary rules of health. When the muscles become relaxed, the nerves over-sensitive and delicately strung, and the brain wearies at the slightest task, these symptoms are part of Nature's warning that the delicate organism of the hum; n frame is out of gear. In most cases a gentle stimulant and mild restorative is all that is required to impart fresh vitality to the jaded nerves, and it is a well-known fact that a few doses of Holloway'a Pills work wonders, and restore the lost tone of the ' nervous system;

Windermere Ohuboh.—A concert will j be held in the Winelow schoolroom on Fri day, May 19, (uefc May 26. as originally intended), in aid of the So John's Church, Winderrnere organ fund. Judging from the Hat of performers who are tq take part In the programmej there should be a large attendance. Amongst) the performers are— Mre C:iep, Mrs Percy Jones, Miss Roberta, Mrs Claridge, Mesera Snodgrass, Graham Roberta, R. Upton, F. Curtia, H. Gatea, Master Claridge, and if. is expeoted Mr David Thomas. " Espionage and Tyranny,"—A special meeting of the Chiistchuroh Hospital Board was held yesterday to consider a letter from ■■he Burgeon, complaining of the Board's action m <leciu;ug to discontinue the pay ment to him of the salary acorukg to the (.tuition of assistant *urgetn while that office was vacant, and ateo of " the j system of espionage and tyranny" of which, he said, he had been the vic'im at the hands of the chairman, Mr 0. M. Gruy. The Chairman made a statement in reply to the letter, and the doctor also replied to Mr Gray's statement*. After dis cusaon i he Board expressed itself as satisfied with the surgeon's explanation, and asked the Chairman to resign. Stack Fire at Dromore.—Our corres pondent writes :—Oa Tuesday evening about eight o'clock, a large stack of wheat at the back of Mr H. Martin's house, Dromore, waa seen to be on fire. Some of the neighbours were quickly on the scene, but the flames had got too good a hold for their efforts to be of much avail. All that could be done was to prevent the fire spreading to buildings close by. Messrs T. and 0. Flynn, Kisane, J. Blackburn, Drinkwater, and your correspondent, remained on the scene until the fire had burned low enough to be left. The stack would probably have threshed out abint three hundred bushels ana was, I understand insured, for at least parb of its value. Ashburton Trotting Club.—An enthu siastic meeting of the members of the Abli burton Trotting Club was held on Tuesday, at which Mr Donald McLean, president of the Club, presided. The meeting was called for the purpose of making and con-, sidering any suggestions the uiembers of sne i.dkib»tljQU«M -advisable in the interests of trotting, for consideration at the conference of delegates to be held in Wellington next month. Several important) resolutions-were carried, recommending additions and alter ations to the rules in the interest of sport. Mr Donald McLean will be the delegate from the Aahburton Club. This being the first meeting of the Club at which he has been present since his late illness, he was warmly received. Christohuroh Presbttery. — At the monthly meeting of the Christohurch Presbytery held on Tuesday, the Rev. Gr. B. Inglis reported thab the Commission appointed to visit Spriogburn had been unable to carry out the instructions of the Presbytery, and asked thai the matter should be postponed till the spring. This was agreed to. The Rev. B J. West brooke exhibited plans of the church pro posed to be erected at Methvan, to seat 200 There were three plans submitted, and the Presbytery decided that any one of the plans be accepted, provided the debt does not exceed £100 The cost of the different structured ranged from £400 to £500. Mr Westbrooke stated that he had already received a promise of £100 towards the cost of the church. Mr Ham brought up the plans of a proposed church ab Mayfield, to seat 120, and to be erected free of d bt. Minor alterations were agreed upon, and, on the motion of the Rev. Dr Elmslie, the plans were sgreed to, and the congregation waa congratulated on their purpose to erect the church free of debt. The Rev. Mr Inglis moved that the missionary at May field, Mr Ham, be empowered to baptise in his district. Thio was agreed to. Funeral.—-A large number of friends followed the remains of the late Mr James Dent to their last resting place in the Ashburton Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. The bearers were Messrs D. Thomas, I. Buliook, P. Drummond, D. Rosa, J. Wallace, and W. Widdowaon. The funeral cortege on arriving at the cemetery was met by the Rev R. A, Woodlhorpe, M.A., by whom the service for the dead was most impres sively read. Ab the first portion of the service, which was conducted in the mortuary chapel, the uurpliced choir of Sb. Stephen's Church sang hymn 399, and chanced Psalm xo., singiog hymn 27 at the graveside. The service throughout was very .impressive and solemn. The deceased waa a member of St Stephen's Church, and a vestryman. The coffin was of polished rimu with heavy braßS furniture. Floral tributes wero Bent by the under mentioned friends: — Mr Meddins and family, Mrs Wilkie and family, Miss Winnie Orr, Mr R. Rickman, Mrs Norman, Miss K. Breeze, Misses M. and A. Norman, > Mr and Mrs Garner, Mr and Mra Steele, Mr I and Mrs A. Bean, Mr and Mrs R. S. Bean, Mrs O. Capon, Mr and Mrs Scrint, Mr and Mra Ferriman, Mr and Mrs Patching and family, Mr and Mrs S. Hardley, Mrs Hardley (?eur), Mr and Mrs A» D. Low, Mrs J. Smith, Mr J. Smith, Miss M. Parkin, Mrs Ro bottom and family, Mr and Mrs Andrews, Mrs Funge, Mr and Mrs J. Orr and Miss Orr, Mrs McGregor. The blood ia the medium by which all nutriment is supplied to the body. No organ, for its magnitude, possesses a greater abundance of blood vessel* than the horse's foot. Nor ia greater care manifested any where to ensure an uninterrupted supply o blood. Marvellous wisdom ia displayed in this beautiful structure ; bub ! how barbar ous is the treatment it receives. A catalogue of evils could quickly be written, the result of Buch treatment, but whioh no skill can effectually remove. The free, natural, elastic step can only be preserved by the observance of natural laws. Our advice is constantly being soughb in so-called obscure causes of lameness. Instead of it being as is generally supposed " the shoulder," the trouble is in the foot. Pressure, irritating and inflaming, prevents free circulation, and pus or matte/ is discovered in the elift. W. T. Kingston may be consulted at all hours, either ab his Forge, Wills streefe, or ab his private residence, Grey street.

FAREWELL SOCIAL AT WHEAT STONE.

A very pleasant evening was spent in the Wheatstone hall on Monday night, the occasion being a eooial and presentation to Mr Henry Milner, who, having sold his farm, is about to take a trip to England. Mr Milner has been a resident in the distriot for over twenty-two years, and has always been looked upon as a good neighbor and kind friend. Although a baohelor he has ever taken a lively interesb in the welfare of others. The residents of the district felt that they could not allow Mr Milner to leave without giving him some small token of the esteem in which he ia held by them, Mr Bishop, who presided over the meeting, and mads the presentation, spoke of the many sterling qualities Mr Milner possessed, and the lively interest he had taken in sport, and other matters connected with the wel fare of the district, and on behalf of the residents he had much pleasure in present ing him with a Gladstone bag and travelling rug. The bag bore the following inscription —"Presented to Mr H, Milnsr by his Longbeach farming friends. May 8, 1899." Mr Milner returned thanka and said that although he was lea Ting the district he would always remember the many kind friends he was leaving behind, and he hoped to be able to reach England this time, as about thirty-two years ago he started to take a trip Home in the ship Blue Jacket,' and after being out a few weeks she took fire and had to be abandoned, he being ! one of the few that were saved from the wreck and brought back to New Zealand, At the request of the company, Mr Milner gave a graphic account of how they were saved from the wreck. Air Shearer hoped that Mr Milner would soon be back among them with Mrs Milner. Mr Addis also spoke of Mr Miiner as a good neighbor. A good programme was then gone through, in which the following* ladies and gentlemen took part:—Pianoforte duet by Miss M. and C. Shearer; songs by Misses Prebble, Dunn, Small and S. Shearer; bagpipe selection by Mr J. Shearer; songs by Messrs Jameson, MjConnell, P. Shearer, Smith, F. Gourley, and R. Gilmour. Befreshments were then handed round in abundance by the ladies. The hall being cleared, dancing was kept up with great spirit by the young people until the small hours, The singing of Auld langsyne brought a very pleaaanb evening to » clone.

CABLE NEWS.

United Preas Association*—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

London, May 9 The Prince of Wales reviews thiity thousand volunteers in Hyde Park in July. The New fcouth Walts Lancers will be present. Bishop Tug well has been committed for trkl on a charge of criminal libel in connection with th« statements he made as to the mortality from drunken ness of the Europeans on thu West Coast of a frina, He was released on bail. Only eight of the New South Wales Lancers will be allowed to enter for each event at the coming military tournament. i London, May 10 j In the House of Commons Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, stated that American con tractors would construct the Goktiek railway viaduct in Burinah within a year at the cost of £60,000. The lowest English tender was £116,000, three years being required for the con struction of the viaduct. Sir W. V. Harcourt, addressing the Devonshire Club, denounced Lord RoEsbery's proposal to obliterate the whole of Mr Gladstone's legacy. The Liberal party, he said, deserved to be destroyed if it allowed Lord Rosebery to thwart its aims. He added that Sir H, Oampbell-Bannerman was no apostle of reaction. In the Bouse of Commons, the Government, amid cheers lm an(nouncg^ apanoeailmeiiTnoTraccepting the Dis cipline Bill, but foreshadowing legis lation in the event of the episcopal authorities failing to speedily secure obedience to the laws of the Church. Constantinople, May S. The Russian Government has warned the Porfce that 20,000 Ar menian refugees in the Caucasus must return to Anatolia. Albany, May 10 Earl Beaucbamp, the new Governor of New South Wales, h*s arrived here,

THE DUKE OF YORK.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Tolegraph—Oopyrighb London, May 9 The Duke of York is much better. May 10. The Duke of York, in view of the numerous enquiries as to bis health, exclaimed, " I might be a Kipling."

THE STEAMER PERTHSHIRE.

United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka May li, 9.55 a.m., Guardian Office 10.20 a.m. Sydney, May 11 The Wanaka from the Bluff saw no sign of the Perthshire.

The Pacific Cable.

United Press Association—-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright* LoNDOir, May 10 In ths House of Commons, Mr Hogan asked whether, in view of British Columbia's offer to contribute towards the Pacific cable, Great Britain would re-consider the scheme and fall into harmony with the wishes of Canada and Australia, Mr Chamber lain, in reply, said he was awaiting replies from the colonies. If repre sensations were made on their behalf regarding Great Britain's offer these would receive careful consideration.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright (Received Wakapuaka May 11, 10*5 a.m, Guardian Office, 11-5 aim Remarkable Suicide. Paris, May 10 A remarkable suicide is reported at Ohaisy Leroi. A medical man named Tatforeet was summoned to attend an enquiry into certain accusa tionn against him but declined to be present, and suicided by inhaling gas. His wife acquiesced in his action and having awaited the end informed the police.

Australian.

United Preas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright Received Wakapuaka May 11, 9.55 a.m, Guardian Office 10-25 a-m Queensland Parliament. Parliament opens on Tuesday. The session will be devoted exclusively to the Commonwealth Bill, Obituary. Melbourne, May 11 Rev John Gardiner, ex-Moderator, and a. prominent figure in the Freaby-: terian church, is dead ; aged 95.

THE SOUDAN.

Unitod Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright)

. Cairo, May 10 The Sirdar opens the Soudan to traders in September. Lord Kitchener will allow Europeans to acquire land in the Soudan,

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

Unitod Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyrighb London, May 8 A Beater's telegram states that France has demanded from China 1,200,000 taels, and certain mining rights In the province of Szechuan, as compensation for the imprisonment of Father Fleury, a French missionary. HoNa Kong, May 8. The Russians at Hankow decline to acknowledge the long-standing title of Jardine and Matheson, merchants, of Hoag Kong, to land inclnded in the Russian concession.

THE WRECK OF THE LOCH SLOY.

The Scene When the Vessel Struck-

The Fate of Kilpatrlck

United Press Association—By B'eotrio Telegrapi,—Copyright Adelaide, May 10 Simpson Btates that the crew of the Loch Sloy consisted of t«n able sea men, two ordinary seamen, two stewards, four officer^ five apprentices, seven passengers, the cook, the carpenter, sail-maker, and a Doy. The vessel struck with fearful force, and a gaping hole was broken in tbe hull. The rocks held her as a vyce, and the water rushed in like a cataract. All the passengers were asleep at the time of the disaster. Life buoys were served out immediately, Mitchell states that the rook on which the survivors were providentially thrown was the only possible * fending place. The vessel struck half a mile off the shore. The gunpowder forming a part of the cargo caught alight, and exploded. Kilpatrick spent three days on the ledge where he was thrown by the sea before he was able, with the assistance of his companions, to scale tbe cliff. He was unable to travel more than thirty yards at a time, and then collapsed. ~HiS-_ joompanions_ *^!L^ J^uctj^fclyu^, cornpelTed toleave bit" at the water hole. Simpson says most of the passengers made the trip in the Loch Sloy on account of their health. The vessel sighted no land on the voyage until the fatal morning. After striking, the vessel settled down with a cant to tea wards. Bad she listed the other way, it is probable more lives would have been saved. Mitchell gives a graphic account of his long and difficult swim ashore. He had several narrow escapes of being dashed to pieces by the wreckage. (Received Wakapuaka May 11, 9 55 a.m., Guardian OfEoe, 10 20 a-m) Adelaide, May 11 The wreck of the Loch Sioy ii located about 300 yards from the land, and only a small portion is showing. The names of the officers were—first, James McMillan ; second, Tweedle; third, Thomas Oleland. No further news has been received of Kilpatrick. Received Wakapuaka Mi? 11, 11.30 a.m., Guardian Office 11.45 a.m. Adelaide, May 10 McMillan wandered eleven days in the bush before he reached May's house. He suffered terribly from thirst, hunger, and exposure. Failing to return at the end of two days, the other survivors left the scene of the wreck. The seventh passenger was a man named McDonald. A relief fund has been started in tbe city.

The Jjooh Sloy is &n iron barque of 1280 tons register, was built in 1877 by D. and W. Henderson, of Glasgow, and is owned by the Glasgow Shipping Company, Aitken, Liiburo, and Co.

THE PHILIPPINES.

United Frees Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka, May 11,10-15 a.m, Guardian Office 1140 a.m) Manilla, May 10 The Americans are distributing stores of rice captured at the Philip pines amongst the thousands of starv ing Filipinos troops.

THE TRANSVAAL.

United Preu Association—By Klwtrio Telegraph,

(Received Wakapuaka May 11, 1045 am, Guardian Office, 10.10 a-m) Pretoria, May 10 Five thousand additional Transvaal i outlanders have signed the petition to the Queen. Since it was announced the outlanders were largely signing it, | a counter petition, expressing confi dence in the Boer Government is being got up. The Yolksraad hss held ft 1 series of secret sittings, and Krug«r ii granting farms to indigent Boar* on the ground that the republic mast pro vide for its defenders. Reitz, the Transvaal Secretary of State, declares that the situation has improved this week.

The Ritualistic Movement.

United Pren Association—By Eleotric Telegraph—Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka May 11, 10-16 ».m a Guabdiah Office 11-10 a,m) London, May 10 Id connection with the proceedings against the Revs. Wee tall and Kan, the Archbishop snubbed John Kensit, the well known anti-ritualist, by re fusing to protest against his pro* ceedings.

FRENCH AFFAIRS.

United Phnm Association—By Btafcrie Telegraph—Copyright ;,■.

Paris, May 0 In the Chamber of Deputies M. Dupuy stated that M. de Freycinet'i decision was solely due to the attitude of the Chamber. M. Joseph Lasies, Nationalist mem ber for Gers, alleged that MM. de Freycinet and Delcasse were at variance over the testimony of Ptleologue, an official of the Foreign Ofica, before the Oourt of Cassation. M. Dupuy denied this, A vote of confidence in the Govern ment was carried by a large majority.

THE DREYFUS CASE.

United Press Association—By Eleofcrio Telegraph—Copyright

Paris, May 9 Lebret's emissary offered to bay the documents in possession of Ester hazy relating to the Dreyfus case. Esterhazy expressed willingness to destroy the documents when the terms of the bargain were fulfilled, London, May 10 The Daily News states that the majority of the Oourt of Cassation favors a revision of the Dreyfus, sentence,

THB ASfa'BUKTUJN OOABDIAN : THDBSDAY, MAY 11, 18«9,



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SMITH'S Premier Wheat Dressing OUR New Season's Supply of this Dressing has now arrived, and its ever increasing sale fach year proves its I p^pulari*?, ! IP IS A THOROUGH S3IUT PRE VENTaTIVE. it is easy to use, dissolving in oold water. Ichasterie instead of rnHrdinggermiDation, nnd i.-» very tnuuh che-per 'bun n-.y other dreaeiiig— * w J>e»f j>iioli«S'-. Sufficient for 20 bu^he'.a of seed. 'Ashburton [/tug Co, Ltd, WHOLESALE & RETAIL AGENTS. 5 11



Friedlander Jtsros. TT7E are CASH Buyers of good lines ol MILLING & SHIPPING WHEAT, I- LSO, — OATS, BATiLEY, AND RYE GEASS. FBIEDLAKDFR BROS.,' Lid. GRAIN SHIPMENTS xo L O NJD O N . WE beg to intimate to our numerous Clients that we have made special arrange ments for the SHIPMENT OF WHIfiAT & OATS on owners' account during the present season. We are in a position to ofier freight by Bailers and bteamers at lowest rates current, and consignments submitted to our care will receive our London representative's personal atten tention. We are prepared to make Liberal Cash Advances against shipments placed in our hands for sale, Free of Commission and Interesj; r and-©tir experience in the Grain and Produce Trade is sufficient guarantee that any business entrusted to us will be well looked after It is anticipated that all the available shipping space will be required this season, and early application will there fore be necessary. Friedlander Bros. Ld,, QUALITY TELLS A TALE PROVED BY THE FACT TH AT MARLY - gout of every 4 of the whole population of Men,Women,and Children DRINK 1 »His H R3 jit^P PURE CJZYJLOJV or UUiuleil Teas. the above statement, after 1b years' trial, should convince both the trade and public that N. M. & Co.'6 Pure Teas cannot be equalled. COMPARE Any of our Teas with others costing 4dper Ib. more money, and you will he convinced ours hare no equal for Quality. NKW ZEALAND GLOTHMG FACTORY. VT O,W OPENING A [LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ;: NEW SAO SUITS FOR MES NEW TROUSERS FDR MEN NEW 3 GARMENT SUITS FORiBOYS NEW KNIOKER SUITS FOR BOYS NSW MARITIME SUITS FOR BOYS SPECIAL NOTICE. Owing to the largely increased trade in our 35 BRANCHES We are in a position to give the public the BENEFIT OF THE KEENEST OUT PRICES, HAVING^MADE A REDUCTION OF,, FROM 10 to 15JPER CENT On Our Former Prices. HALLENSTEIN BROS. A. G. BARTON, Manager. SPECIAL VALUE. E4 33 inch wide, from 4Ad per yard j 33 inch wide, grand heavy oloth, £* at 7£d per yard. Blouse Cloths. &3 All Wool Serge, from la 4£J per gg I y<«d H All Wool Serge, very apecial value W in Navy and Black in better goods W p-j Colonial, at our Usual Low Priceß § «§ -in Grey or White -A ■ ■ — ■--I—i — ■ — - H Departmenb under the supervision td of Miss Lowby. ot Usual price 10a 6d. a Q ASHBURTON DRAPEEY COMPANY.



THE PEOPLE'S IRONMONGER," BURNETT STREET, OPPOSITE ARCADE, TInVITES hie many friends and acquaintances to i: spect stock of the following speo'a JL linen, without being yresveil to buy. GUNS ! GUN;-!! OUSS !'. ! Oil Sale or hire, CARTRIDGE'S ANI> AMM UNI HON. The best selected Stock in A-h!uru>p, at very low prices LAMPS! LAMP-!! L \MP3 ! ! To Suit the Million. Horse Clippers, Hone 0-v.th. Sharp Nettie, Fowl Nutting, Gorse Knive-, Spades, Forks, etc., FU'.tf"*, Besi^r (Jr tea, Fenders, Fire Iron*, General Household Rtquist'e?, Tahle and Pocket Cutlery, The Ueiebra-eil '• 1 WHsou" Butcher's Knves. CARPFNTBKS' TCOLS.—The Cheapest, Largeab and Greatest Variety in Slock ii th"^ G. MEDDINS ('-iiCceE'sor to W. Oongreve.) GREAT SALE - OF — T TXT/^T TPTTI\/T ■«* OVER 100 PATTERNS TO OHOOS JLIJNUijJbjUIVI from. LABGEBT STOCK IN JLJ IN O JLHi UM. rrnttrw - LINOLEUM (Jusb Arrived Direct, from Manufacturers, New Designs and Colours. KUGS, MATS, CABPETS, & MATTINGS OF ALL KIND! Also a Large Consignment of Beautiful Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Just Arrived per S.S. Gothic. ..,^-GAEErEARLY AND SECURE A BARGAIN AT r. H. UNDRILL & CO,'S FUfiNISHINC WAREHOUSE, ASHBURTON. Note Address— . TANCRED3STREET, opposite Arcade, and next Building Society's, Offic "~*~ M EL~LOR'B ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE ALWAYS TO THE FKONT. FX>R GOOD CHEAP BOOTS ANJ) SHOES WE STAND ALONE a . We do the Leading Trade, and we mean to keep it. NOTE OUR PRICES—Men's Good hhooters, 9s 6d ; Children's Ankle Straps, Is : Ladies' Pretty Shoes, 4s lid and 5s 6d ; Men's Good Bluchers, 4s lid. Thousands of other p^irs at the same Gutting Prices. IF You want a GOOD BAST BOOT, one that will stand the we&r he Rare ""* ME LLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANORBD HTBKKT, ISHBUBTDN <. *'A.-*3? ' STBEET a. m. jones. FREE INSURANCE Against Accident or Death. T)OLICIE8 CURRENT from Dayi» to I*3 Months, according to 1 Value Purchased. &l per Week for Total Dißablemenb up to Ten Weeks. for Death from Accident. Special Concessions to Purchasers of Pianos, Organs ami Cycles. Can purchasers from 10a will receive a Policy good for Seven Days. CHEAP .STATIONERY AND ACCOUNT BOOKS. Boxed Stationery, 6d and Is lines, top value ; specially put up ml London for my own trade. Fancy and Tinted Note Paper and Envelopes. AGENTS FOR MILNfiR AND THOMPSONS -PIANOS- By Brinsmead and Sons, Hopkinson, Gass and Y~)T A AT/^d Kallman, Wagner, Collard and Collard, Broad -1 LAIMJO"™" wood, Haake, Spaethe, Channell and Son, Lipp -PIANOS- and Bohn. — OXIGS-AJNS— By Bell and Co, Smith, and the Needham Company, /~\T>/^< A IVTd Willcox and White, Mason and Hamlin, the Chicago Com \J XiVT XX IN O " pany, Palace Organ Company, and other makers. -OKGANS- From j©B lOs to *50. ORGATS9 From ... .». .- »*>» per month PIAJMOH , .- Q°s ». »• LALL INSTRUMENTS GUARANTEED. — Best Cash Valub Obtainable, Latest Booka by every Mail, at Published Pric«s for Cash. Magazines and Periodicals, at LOWEST CASH PRICES in all Departments. Equal to Christchuroh and Dune din Houses. Do your Business here and keep the Trade in the District) INSPECTION INVITED. n. m. "Tones. mJ**^^£ASY TO DRINK . EASt 10 'O\&K.S\» "^^^^^, c EASILY THE BtSA. * » Mmm^ LOOK OVER THIS. A Splendid Range of Union Shirtings, in Calicoes, the beßb value in Ashburton— good washing colors, at 74d, B|d, 9fd, lOfd, White—lfd, 3|d, 4d, 4|d, sid, 6d, and up. and upwards wards V . U.B.—l|d, 3H H 4|J, 6*l, 6d, and up- Rattling Value in CoWal Flan Del, in ward?) Shetland, Grey, and Pink. No'e the price : WVjUe L . Joe OntUiMf iaUsfc designs, 8-&<l psr >ftrd upwarda __^ wide w j,j t h ai an d splendid value, selling fast Our value in Flannefctto* is hard to beab at U sd, 2s 9d, 2, lid, 3, 9J, 4«. lid, and ;i nd wn challenge compari«n ; ,34 n stripe uPwardß —__, 3f 1, flfd, 6ti, 6|d, and upwards We have just r;.'ceived a new lob of our .... —— — -—— ——- White Satin uml Honeycomb Quilts. Look Take corice of this Line-D.W. Table at j, h e prices—4s 3d, 4s lid, 5a 3d, 5a lid, Damasks, White Is 6|-1 and upwards; U.B, 6a g d ,/p Wardil . la id, la 3d, la s£<i> la B^d> and "pwarda ,__i —— — ■ Everybody ia of the opinion that our value Wo are nelling an enormous quantity of j n Ladies' and Children's Black Cashmere Sheetings, 72in, White, from 9|i per yard; Stockings cannot be equalled from la pair U.B, 72 n B|l, lO^d, llfi, la Id, upwards upwards ' Beautiful White Nainsooks, extra widths, A nice warm Winter Dress from 43 3d the and splendid quality, our prices 4|d, sf<i, dress, a nice selection to pick from, and 6|'J[| 7|l, 9|i, per yard better goods at 53 6d, 6s 9d, 7s 6d, 83 lid. — — — 10-i 6d, upwards ____. Coating Serges will be much worn this ' "7" treason, and we have a nice range in Navy What you want at this season is a nice and Blacks at la, la Ifi, le 61, la 9d, aad warm Caps, lateafe style and colors, from up to 3s 6d per yard 6a lid upwards SALVAGE COMPANY, EAST STREET, Next Fletcher Bros., Ashburton.



V. FERRIMM?. '- ORIENT LINK OF ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. . The following Roya! Mail Steamsbio belonging to (he ori»nt and Pacific Companies wiil leave Sydney on Sa^urd+y, at 1 p^m, and Melbourne on Tuesday ut 1 30 pin, »» under for London (THhury), via AdeUi'-e, Albany, Onlombo (Tianshipi-ing forftlt ladiaa ports), Smz 'Janal, Maree ile-1-, Napes, and « ihrtiltar ;— at, «««,«» I From From From fiteamerfr Sydney Me'b'ne 4de'ai.'e Orofcava 6857 May 13 MUy 16 May 18 Orizaba 6297 May 27 May 30 June 1 Ooyn 6297 June 10 June 13 June 15 Aud fortnightly thereafter. * Calling !U Marseilles. FARES—NEW Z3AL&ND TO LONDON SALOON .• ... Single £39 to £73 10s Return £70 to £115 THIRD CLASS .. £16165,£1818 &£25 First and Second Class Passengers secure special advantages by booking through front; New Zealand, being provided with Saloon Passages to Australia which are included in the above faces. PaswgM can be booked to or prepaid from any of the above ports* ".' For farther partlcatars apply to F, JTEKKIMaN, - . AGENT FOR 3 Union Steamship Oompany of New Zealand, {Limited,| Agents in Now Zealand. pn?< SALE OARTER'H TERR VOX, TINWALD. 1 h*ve for sale a well built house of 6 rooms together with 6 acres of fin-t-clabs land (freehold), and 5 acres leasehold. ■--jrhere is also a good etalile and traphooae. "thia prbpßtty-48_well wotthyveTM iMpe°tioa' F. FBRMMAN. FOB SALE, A BARGAIN Town^Seotlonß 994, 995, 1.091,11118, containing one acre, to be sold either ac a whole or In £ acre sections. Foil particulars on appli ation.^ F. FERRIMAN. FOB SALE, §f A good Town Property in an improving " position., Woil let and-yielding a'good -■Interest ou the capital requited to pur -1 chase the freehold. " FallSpatticulars on application. F. FSRRIMAN. FOH SALE, TOWN SECTIONS in WILLS STRiBBT. I hr»vo for sale iwo Sections in Wills stroefc. good si^o and near the Domain. F, F.BRRIMAF; FOX SALE, "'own Secti'./n 563 ienced and splendid soil. F. FERRIMAN. FOE SAL' 4, PERPETUAL] LEASE OF TWKNTY 40RRS. I have for sale the interest in a Perpetual Leaae of 20 acrea situated near ( the Freca'ng , Works, upon which is arec-erf a praall house, stable, etc The land is will watered and subdivided part of which ia carrying a good crop of turnips, F. FJSRRIMAN. FOR SALE, ?ever*l eafea by first class makers. .P. FERRIMAN. FOB BALE, ALFORD FOREST ROAD. Lot 3, containing 1 rood. A reasonable pries will be accepted as the owner Is determined to quit. F. FERRIMAN chlTboh^ervige^ t. Stephen's ohurch Aahburton. ASCENSION DAY, Thursday May 11. 7 a m —Holy Communion II a m—Matinß and Holy Communion 3 45 p in—Children's Service 7 30 p m—Cboral Evensong and Sermon FRIDAY, 7 15 p m—Evening Prayer and Address SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION, (May 14th.) 8 50 a m-—Holy Communion 11 ft ra—Matine, Litany and Sermon 5 n m—Promote—Rev R. A; Woodthorpe 6,30 p m—Evening Prayer and Sermon R. A. WOODTHORPE, M.A., Vicar. AN OPSM LETTEIi ChristchurchtlApril 26, 1899. To Messrs Northcote and Ilefford, " The Corne7',' } Ashburton. In the Estate of Wm. Hedley Collier, Gentlemen,— I am directed by the Public Trustee to accept your offer for the Book Debts herein. J, J. M. Hamilton; District Agent of the Public Trustee. N B.~ln reference to the above, the purchasers request a settlement of ALL ACCOUNTS owing to W. H. Coulter's Estate WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FROM DATE. NORTHOOTE k HBFPOBD, "THE CORNER." April 27, 1899 4 252