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Printed Mid published by Hxnrt Willm, of Peter Street, Ashbarton, for the Propri*. tort, m% their Printing Oifioe, Bo^Nlfe Strtati Aihbarton, TUJBBDAY, FEBRUARX 7« 1899



Public JNotloes, A Cabd MISS WILLIAMS BEGS to notify the general Public that Bhe haa atarted business as DRJCSB AND MANTLE MAKER In Saunders' Buildings, Entrance by Cooper's rjtudi*. ______ — " a report comes from the district of Wagnnyah, N.s.W., of a settler and his family exhibiting very serious symptoms of poisoning after partaking of tneir evening meal. In searching for the cause, sut piaion tell 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 acid, the presence of which is caused by the use of spirits of sa ta in welding the parts of tin together. 3he analyst warns consumers that tea packed in Email tins, owing to its very absorbent nature. Is very liable to become impregnated with this acid, and therefore dangerous for human consumption, and advises that the very safest package to purchase is that packed in lead with ,an inside lining of vegetable parchment. This style I of pa ket is quite impervious to the air. and tea as packed has been known to retain all its aroma and strength for a period of live years.' HTOTB.-KOZIB TEA is packed in lead witbfas aside lining of Vegetable Parchment TANORED STREET PAPERHANGING . WAREHOUSE. (Established 1876.) C CHAPMAN HOUSE DECORATOR, SIGN WRITER, FAPERHANGER, GRAISER,; GLAZIER, Etc. TtJSU ARRIVE!^ IX* RUAPEfIU, * BEST SELECTION OF PAPERHANGINGS Ever shown in Ashburton, Direotlfrom bhe Manufacturers. LATEST ENGLISH DESIGNS. Please call and inspect. \ —— : ■ Estabwshbd 1880. Tklephoni No 60 BAKER BROS., FURNISHING TTNDERTAB3&IUI URNISHING UNDERTAKERS DIRECT Importers of Best and Latent Designs In FUNERAL FURNISHINGS FUNERALS conducted with the greatest care and satisfaction, at most reasonable charges. Corner of Wakanul Road and Oats Streets, and Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. LAWES' Dips & Manures. THE Public Dine at the Ashburton and Tinwald Safe Yards are now open for the SEASON. For terms and particulars apply to Care taker. Lawes' Superphosphate — Best Turnta Mannre in the world. Also poisonous ana non-poisonous Sheep Dip in stock. EDWARD SAUNDERS, LOCAL AGENT. 11116 THEY CAN STILL DO IT! WHAT? WHY WIN! WHO? WHY, STERLING BIOYCLEB. TTT pURCHASE won the Halt Mile Amateur Race on the 19th, from scratch, mounted on this favorite machine, JOEY BARKER also holds the Halt Mile New Zealand Record from a Standing start, mounted on a STERLING thorough* bred, A consignment of these machines et« peoted next week, call and see them. WE have also— BINDING TWINE, MAOHINEIOIL, and a full stock of MoCORMICK EXTRAS on hand. Momw f ßassettdDo, WILLS STREET, ASHBURTON M. PRIEST, Manager. """ ABHBURTOfc No. 2 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SOCIETY To be incorporated under the Provisions of the Building Societies Aot, 1880. "■, PROVISIONAiTdIRECTORS : Charles Rmo, W. D. V. Pkestof, Edward Gabbs, Fbakcis Scrint, J. H. Pauling, G. R. Akdibsok, Hi Stephenson. SECRETARY: SOLICITOR: Fbbdk. Makeio. £. G. CUSfi BANKERS: The Bank of Australasia, Ashburton. OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY: Post Office Buildings, Cameron Street, Ashburton. Office now open to taki Entries. OFFICE HOURS: 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2.30 to 5 p.m., and ' from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday* and Saturdays



MINERS SHOULD ALWAYS SA\OKE $&?,:■*-'■■ NKRRY Tobacco It is a Gold A\ir)e of gemr&l s&tisf&ciioi? to all wbo uo4erst&rj<l what & good pipe of tobacco is. . .... 12 lj Henry McElrea I _ pURE g EEm — PAm-T "RTIYFR «■» 0F T HAVE lately erected, regardless of cost, the moat COMPLETE WOOL, SKINS^HIDES, FAT, Etc. SEED . O LEANING PLANT sonth of the Line, and I now ask Intelligent WANTED at onoe-10,000 Crossbred or I Farmers to inspect the lame at work. M«rino Pelts. Top Price for Fresh ' lam now prepared TO CLEAN for Farmers any description of and well-saved Pelts j also 20 ton Clean Dry SEEDS AND GRAIN. I have on Sale— T clndles S°potatoE3 *Bd wlil*»•»*»• together* aatiifaotion. FIBRAN SOATS S l om ropply best RYEGRASS, weighing from 261bs to 441bs to the Ohickwheat, Straw and Oat-sheaf Chaff. boshel; and COCKSFOOT, locally grown, HJlbs to lßllfal to the bushel Best Brands and First Quality, at up-to- also, beßt CLOVERS, dressed by my own machines, the purity of whioh. date prices, for puompt cash. mast be seen to be appreciated. Come up to « Mao" and get quotations. ALSO—HTJRST AND SONS BEST ENGLISt CLOVERS TURNIPS MsSl ?th!! AdTesa- ° RAPB ' LUCERNE, TRKhOIM Em henry McisiListiSA, FENCING WIRE} BARB WIRE} & STAPLES*. BARING SQUARE, The best quality oa Sale. ASHBtJBTON. __ ——— .. WANTED SHEEP PEED. TrtiSt SMC! Ag6/lGy WANTED^up till March, 1899, good young grass for 300 sheep—Apply COMPANY OP AUSTBAL- DAVID THOMAS, ASIA, Ltd. ' incorporated 1860. ASHBURTON AUTHORISED CAPITAL £2,000,000 SUBSCRIBED £1,750,000 ssaweaaeswwaMa^^aMawa^ ———— i I RESERVE FUNDS (British Codbolb, etc.) ... ... £200,000 solicitors"^ agents. ALL CUSTOMERS OWING ACCOUNTS TO Messrs Wynn- Williams and Brown, Christchurcb. Messrs Chapman and Tripp, Wellington. w%T "sT*T* S~N f~\ "W* T T w~* "STk H^N-t-r-dbw*!*. \y # H. COLLIER, Head Office in New Zealand— 211, HEREFORD STREET, CHRIST CHUROH. DRAPER AND CLOTHIER, £30,000 to Lend at 5 per cent. "THE CORNER" ON FREEHOLD FARM LANDS. Advances can be repaid at six tnonthsf _ _ . __ _ - # notice, and even sums up to three-fifths o ASJlhllTtGTl ft TIM- hi. ft Kftl ft . amount borrowed can be paid off a£ any time AOUUUIIUII O. lA|U. XX Oi A. 0> J. O) « by giving three months' written notice. a M^^J^t^^'S^Z^ A RE REBPEOTFULLY »WESTED TO SETTLE SAME BEFORE • ; ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING J AJS tULttTV 31*t, 1899. AND - ———— mvHnunn Boonrnr. G> D# hefj-obD, Manager. A DVANOES of £25 and upwards'made -li _____^_^_ l ___^____^^_^_^ l _^^^^^^_^^^__ on Freehold Property repayable by IQUDIIBTfiU CI 1 Dil ITIIDH U/A PCUHIIQP Monthly, Quarterly, or Half Yearly tnsta? AOllDUnlUll rUillli I UllX WAIILnifUDL* mentn. ■■■m . Loans are also granted for Fixed Period -•——■'—• Great Cash Sale of Deposits received at highest current rates AH information on application to T7URNITURE LINOLEUMS EDWARD STEPHENS, JL 1 Manager CARPETS BEDSTEADS LOOK BEDDING CHAIRS CHEAP WINTER FIRING. RUGS NEW MOUNT SOMERS " :°: COAL. TOIJUEX WAKE in threat: Variety. OUTPUT has Trebled during the last TEA AND DINNER SERVICES AT ALL PRICES. twelve months. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. FANCY GOODS AT COST PRICE. This Coal is the Best and Cheapest Steam ' \nd Household Coal in the market. _ ,«-._„__ ««,«.«»»« « a«**«... m ~.~.,~«_ LARGEST STOCKS. LOWEST PRICES bury Flour Mills. AX GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS TTTiTT\TITT T O /^l/A WRITE FOR PRICES 1. Jfclc UJNlJxilljLi & .CO* BO O. T. PARK, MOUNT SOMERS. ' CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, PIOTURE-FRAMERS, A UNDERTAKERS ' ABSOLUTE ASSURANCL TANORED STREET, opposite Aroade, and next Building Society's Office 18 ONE OF THE «Maa«*aMMMa«wi^M«Mßß««Bßß«MMfc«awß*»B«»MaaawaM*BMß«a*^Mrt»a*g*»M» PERFECT INVESTMENTS OFFERED BY IHB MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. EXAMPLE of Non-feiture Conditions.— - Jj\) ,OUO —--~—.. At Age 30 next Birthday, under ™ sZSsSF-SSS "ORION" COOKING' RANGES I becomes Paid up for "'..'_ £150 AFTER 3 YEARS. IN USE IN THIS COLONY £250 AFTER 5 YEARS. £500 AFTER 10 YEARS. ' —  , And so on. When the 20 years' Premiums j have been paid, the Assurance is not only I j*-**—^ Paid up for £1000, but is increased by the m j I Accumulated Bonuses. • " l I ;_.^, WALTER SCALES, : iQi Superintendent of New Business, fir""'! a HUGO FRIEDLANDER. ' _ tXI I District Agent, Ashburton. /m > «..'ilT.» =i r =f* ,a La-* DRINK DELICIOUS fe^^^ jj mm m X Km I V —* P\__® r "'"^tyarff™!) i^L^H iHbIH IB M I mmf im ■mi MiiisiAln V"-:^l^ Lm *Arf^fj! ™t~S?™^^^-— AH yjf*M Wm W TfIEY Bttßßr XIGNITE, TRUE COAL OR WOOD UP TO 24m mfjsMtf no setting"eequired. bKI tm «^V s« With Stove Pipe can be worked out in the open. SPLENDID BREAD WSOMSBrntr BAKERS. wStW^^ W,th °ub Ipon M °°PP«r Boilers. The Copper Boilers are large and Tlnat* Inside, REPAIRS ARE A MINIMUM. . . ■■• Mada in all sizes, single or doable ovens. High or low pressure boilew; PERFECT IN QUALITY, FLAVOR :o;^— AND BLEND. Sold taj/ all Ironmongers, from whom Catalogues can be obtained, or from - ■* ' the maker, **" lSa,*Wl£ft *"- H. E. SHACKLOCK. J SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, DUNBDIN. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROCERS [ ' W1 WANTED Kiiown—Good value for little I money at Msuos'B, Zealaodla Boot I ~ gtori, -'



MELLO R'S ZEALAND! A BOOT STORE ALWAYS TO THE FRONT. OOR GOOD CHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES WE STAND ALONE We do the Leading Trade, and we mean to keep it, NOTE OUR PRICES—Mea's Good Shooters, 9a 6d ; Children's Ankle Straps, Is j Ladies' Pretty Shoes, 4a lid and se6d ; Men's Good Bluchers, 4a 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 you go to MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANORED STREET, ASHBUFT3JW ASHBURTON GALVANISED IRON WORKS. IN VIEW OF A SUCCESS?UL HARVEST HARDLEY BROS. TTAVE Just Landed a Large Consignment of * HARVEST MATERIAL. HAY RAKES, FORKS, Etc., Etc, at SPECIAL PRICES. CAUL AHII OIVK VA A IBIAK! WE have also Jus Manufactured a Speoial Line in Tinware, Oilfeeds, Oil Bottles, Tea Bottles, Pannikins, Billies, etc, etc. *2T WANTED TO BUY - teCJEtAi* LEAD IN ANY QUANTITY. HARD LEY BR O S., WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF SPOUTING, RIDGING, TANKS, Etc PLUMBERS, TINSMITHS, & GASFITTERS New Zealand Insnrance Company. ESTABLISHED 0' _ _ 185 9j CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. PAID-UP CAPITAL AND RESERVES—^OO,OOO, THE PREMIER AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND "MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, Ao. 9 ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RaTJH E. W. HANMEB AGENT £ASY fO ORINH . £ASf 10 o\ttLS\. EASILY THE ttESV | J. WI.LBO N, IMPORTER OF HIGH-CLASS WALL PAPERS. (O) TTTE Have Just Landed a Large Variety of the Very Latest Designs in sTANCY G-JL.ASS, including Murenese, Figured, Rolled, efcci Ordinary WINDOW GLASS always in Stock ; also MIRROI* GLAS^, which we cut to any size. The following -is a liat of a few Lines kept in Stock at our Warehouse, Corner of Arcade So -Owrnett &3tx*eet t MIXED PAINTS WHITE LEAD LINSEED OIL RED LEAD SCRIM HEMATITE RED RADDLE PUTTY TURPENTINE BLUE RADDLE OPALS OAK VARNISHES STAINED VANISHES ENAMEL LAMP BLACK PICTURE MOULDINGS BRUSHES ARTISTS COLOR. OILCLOTH FOR DADOES GOLD PAINT MAN EAST STREET H. M. JONES FREE INSURANCE Against Accident or Death. POLICIES CURRENT from T Days* to ISS Months, according to Value Purchased. <S1 per Week for Total Disablement up to Ten Weeks. aSSO 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. 3Q CASES OF * O BOOKS. TOYS, STATIONERY, AND FANCY GOODS, GLASSWARE AND LEATHER GOODS, T>/ r\/"\T7"Q PRIZE, Presentation, and Reward Books, from Ward, Look XJ VJKJ JLV.O* and Co., Oassell and Co., Routledge. Nesbitt, Religious Tract Society, and others. Beautifully Bound Editions of Bibles, Poets, and Standard authors. TT A XTPV l^O AT^Q— ALBUMS ' Writing Desks, Work Boxes, X JLa_J.il VJ X VJ \J V_/X^k3 Music Folies, Ladies' Companions, Work Baskets, silk lined, Jewel Cases, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Dressing Cases, Hand Bags, Purses and Card Cases, silver mounted, Silver Pencil Cases, Watches, etc. jLjleCtrO-X lated Ware— Batter Dishes! 6 Cruets, 6B«cuit Barrels, Epergnes, Teapots, Mugs, Serviette Rings. Butter Knives, Bread Forks, etc. T7A QTTQ ANU #ANOY cHINAWaRE.—A large Variety of Beautiful V XjL^)XLik3 Vases and Glassware, Cryscal and Tinted; latest patterns, choice Designs. Specimen vases from 3d. T O T S. TOYS. T 0 V S. DOLLS. DOLLS. DOLLS. DOLLS. The Largest Stock of Toys ever held in Ashburton. All kinds and descriptions, from Id Squeaker to a good Steam Boat or Piano, Horses, Barrows, Whips, Arks, Tea Sets, Games, Bills, Drums, Carts, Prams, Skittles, Cubes, Wood Toys, Tin Toys, Rubber Toys, and Mechanical Toys. CRICKET AND LAWN TENNIS RACQUETS From Best Makers. PIAWOS Time Payments from .« ... ... 30s per month ORGANS „ „ , .... 108 „ „ BICYCLES „ „ „ ... .. ... 808„ „ School Committees Supplied. LOWEST CASH PRICES in all Departments. Equal to Chmtohurch and Dans] din Rouses. Do your Business here and keep the Trade in the District INSPECTION INVITED. H. M. "TONES. J



' t. BULLOCK. TO LET. Ql HOP, centrally ntuatrd in brick build-' O i"g», fronting Er^t street, and ) adjoining Messrs Digby and Madden. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO PRINTERS AND OTHERB. 110 LET ah a Low Rental—Pri-mises in the Arcade recently occupied by Mr A. J. Baxter, and FOR .SALE-Quantity of Printer's Type, Frameß, etc. Apply T. BULLOCK to~le"t, AT A LOW RENTAL, Premises in Moore Street, next Hitching and Mileom. Apply to T. BULLOCK foF^aleT""^ GOOD BUILDING SITE, Level and Good Land. JS3O 10» Price required for T.B. 795, quarter of an acre, well situated in Cox Street. Very easy Terms, viz:—Small cash deposit, balance by monthly or quarterly instalments. T. BULLOCK, Agent REALISATION SALES. £100. COTTAGE Property, Cambridge Street, Hamptead, being Lot 254, containing $ acre, with four-roomed dwelling, etc, thereon. Small deposit cash, balauoe by instalments. Cheap property. BjJSik 10 Sa Building Site on West Side of line, T.S. 1122, \ acre. Very easy terms of payment. £425. Pricß of Town Property fronting East Street South, \ of an acre, part of T.S. 75, having 41 feet frontage on feast Street and runniug back a depth of 132 feet, with commodious buildings thereon, consisting of three shops and dwellings. To be realised at a very considerable loss. Liberai terms can be arranged. 143 acres. R.S 29024, situated on Wakanu Plains. £25 cash, balance by instalments bearing a low rate of interest. For further particulars apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET, AT A REDUCED RENTAL. ® ACRES. 8 FRONTING the East Town Belt, to gether with Cottage of six rooms. Inspection invited. T BULLOCK, Agent, JNicoll~B~ros I —. . _— iNicoll Brothers, [H, F. Nicoll.] [L. A. Nicoll, AUCTIONEERS, ACCOUNTANTS. BHAREBROKERS, VALUATORS, LAND ESTATE, AND GENERAL AGENTS. CENTRAL AUCTION ROOMS EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. WEEKLY SALES OF CATTLE, PIGS & POULTRY Every Saturday, at 12 o'clock noon, In Yards adjoining the Arcade. Entrance by right-of-way, rear of Union Bank. Also of MERCHANDISE, FURNITURE, and PRODUCE, in our Rooms EVERY SATURDAY, commencing immediately on conclusion of our live stock sale. CLEARING SALES conducted in any part of the District at lowest current rates. ADVANCES made on goods placed in our hands for absolute sale. GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM MISSION. We shall be pleased to receive samples from farmers who have parcels for disposal. STATION BOOKS KEPT AND AUDITED We have various sums of Trust Monies, ranging from £300 to £5000, to lend on Freehold Securities, at 4£ and 5 per cent. Farms, House Properties, and Building Sections for Sale. Particulars on application. We invite those wishing to dispose of their properties to communicate with us. WOOL. WOOL._WOOL WE have pleasure in notifying Clients that we have made arrange ments with MESSRS DALGETY & CO., LTD. to Bell at the Christchurch Sales any Woo which may be entrusted to us, and we are prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES against Wool placed in our hands for sale. The Wool should be consigned to Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Christchurch, account Nicoll Bros., with advice to us. We can also arrange to dispose of clips privately if so desired. FREEZERS. FREEZERS. T7IARMERS wishing to consign Sheop on their own account can book space at any ime to Buit their own convenience, by com municating with us. NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS, CHRISTCHURCH MEAT COMPANY. Limited. 8 39 fTIHE CHRISTCHURCH MEAT CO. X Limited. ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, Rapt), and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. GREATLY INCREASED PRODUCTION WHEREVER USED. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERY WHERE Nicoll Bros, store five varieties of this jelebrated fertiliser. Price on application. Allowance made for quantities. Letterß will receive prompt attention. NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS RI----SJJL---: LUL. SI Bedad ! the colleen knows what's best, and that is diamond jubilee unblended tea, —Shearman. Broa,, Agents.



Amongst the wonted profusion of stories and illustrations, Harper's Ohristmas Number THE AWAKENING contains one serious OF CHINA- article, by Mr E. F. Fenellosa, whose long experience of the Far East should give weight to his strong Opinions. He regards the awakening of Ohina as the most important change fcfae world has seen for centuries, and foretells that the race which secures the control of Chinese markets and industry will rule the world. The 400,000,000 of China will be trained m modern methods by someone, and it looks as if their teacher and master will be Russia. Mr Fenellosa urges that an American, British, and Japanese alliance should oust the Muscovite and take m hand the development of the Flowery Land. He reminds us that Ohina difters from the East ia general, since the Anglo-Saxon can live and breed m its latitude. Thus the Mongolian Empire will not prove another India, a dependency to b 8 governed by a handful of aliens, but a country m which East? and West can meet and fuse. He believes that the West has much to learn, and that Japan with its progressive characteris tics, would be far the best educator for Ohina, if aided by English and American man of business. The writer is an enthusiast, but he makes Out a strong case for his main conten tion, which is that a splendid opportunity is likely to be thrown away m China, and that, as eventually the Russians must ie driven out of Manchuria, it would have been better for the world if the development of the enormous and wealthy area of Ohina bad fallen exclusively to the Anglo- Saxon.



NEW CYCLE WORKS. W. McKnight] [B. McKnight McKHtQHT BROS., (LATE 03? TIMARU AND CIIKISTOHUECH) '* ARIEL" CYCLE WORKS, SAUJSfDERS' BUILDINGS, BEG to announce that they have Com menced Business as Cycle Kxperts, ato , and all work entrusted to their charge will receive their most Careful and Prompt Attention. Kepairs Guabakteei?. All kinds of Cycle Accessories m Stock. Agents for all the .Leading Machines. *3T Machines ENAMELLED and LINED any Color. Mcknight bros., AMXEZLa CYCXJES WCXRJKS 179 Sawdsws' ByiKtPiwasj a^hbtotwstj ,



S ANDESj«. Sc »ons Euca lypti Extract. Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per communica tion made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at Melbourne, March 14, 1878. Awarded diploma at the Amsterdam Exhibition, 1833. Acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Universities all over the Globe. There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract m the market, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oila. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we tate :— It ia proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prussia, and reported by Dr. Schulz, Professor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Profeßsor T>n Mossier, Director of the Medical Clinics at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will deveiope the sanative qualities proper to the plant AUcrude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpendnee, which are abandoned long since as an internal medicament. These crude oils, or bo called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible :— 1 By their deficiency m pungent odour— which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract develops moat freely through its surplus oxygen. / g By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear ance-being reduced m specific density through the presence of acide. 3 By their taste, the result of the contracting I tendency of resins and tennates. j If these crude oils, so-called eucalypti extracts, are applied by mistake ia cases of j croup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal j tnfiamations, dysentery, etc., the con sequences are most appalling. For Bafety sake ask always for SANDER & SON'S | EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, — Sandhuret, Victoria, Australia. SANDEK & SONS.



With reference to an article about M.! Dupuy, recently published m the Figaro, over the M. DUPUY'S signature of M. CORRECTION. Adolphe Brisson, the President of the Council writes as follows to the journalistic question :—" You havo m a general way reproduced with exactness and precision aiy sentiments and aspirations, and I thank you, therefore, with all my heart. On ono point, however, we do not seeua to have fully understood each other. You make me say that there ia batw.een the army and the democracy a necpssary contradiction, and that the said con tradiction creates m this country an equivocal situation which has lasted for the past 28 years. This was not quite what I said. I stated that it was marvellous iow we have for 28 years been able to keep up, and to develop on on a hand a Republic m Monarchical Europe, and, on the other, an army strongly founded on the hierarchical principle m an equality - loving democracy. And I added that the situation thus brought about would be equivocal if the antithetical elements at .Bsue were not effaced and cancelled by love of country, the common and ineradicable cult of the French people. You see the difference. Life compels us to make harmonise things which at the first sight seemed to be opposed. The love of an ideal, a common senti ment to every national mind, dissolves Opposing elements, and realises harmony and unity by mutual consent. And m the particular instance at issue, the ideal, the object of the affection which vivifies and unites, is the country. That is my idea, pure and simple, and J deemed it necessary to give it to you ■with simplicity and clearness. —• (Signed) Charles Dupuy." The letter is interesting, as showing the exact view taken by the President of the Council of the position between Buch apparently clashing institutions as an army with its gradations of rank and its rigid discipline, and democracy founded on the principle of liberty, equality, and fraternity.