DEATH. '

Williams —On January 5, ab the residence of his parents, Treiaodden, South Road, Ashburton, Charlks Fkedekick, second beloved son of Philip and Matilda Williams, m hia 20ch year. Deeply regretted.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1899.

Tn the course of a speech delivered at Manchester last month Mr Chamberlain made an interesting OLD ACfE reference to the PENSIONS. question of old age pensions. He said: " I myself have taken a very great in terest m this question. I think it stands m the first rank of the great problems with which we have to deal, and I believe I was the first prominent politician to call public attention to it. But I recognise a great difficulty m the question, the limitations by which it must be surrounded, and I stated those limitations as clearly as words could put them. I came to three con clusions, and I wish that the numerous gentlemen who send me schemes of old age pensions would bear m mind these three conditions which must be ful filled before I consider any one of them. The first one is that mmy opinion the working classes of this country are not prepared to submit to compulsory deduction from their wages m order to provide old age pensions. The second condition is that the State alone cannot afford at the expense of the taxpayers to, give a pension in discriminately to everybody who reaches the age of sixty-five; ard the third is that any scheme 'which discourages thrift, or which does not encourage thrift, would bring about new evils even greater than those which we desire to remove. You will see that if those conditions are accepted they destroy the majority of the schemes which are so frequently and so confidently put be fore you. But still I entertain thei hope that before this Government goes out of office we may complete all our ( programme, and we may be able to do something to assist and to stimulate and to encourage provision for old age, and to secure the veterans of industry, the men who have fought the good fight, from the worst consequence of failing power and of undeserved mis fortune."

Local and General.

Nelson Hop Crop.—A magnificent hop crop 1b expected m NeUon this year—the largest since 1382. Another Woollen Mjll, — Estmont Woollen Company prospectus is issued. Capital £50,000, with 10,000 £5 shares. Botobtja Trout.—Sinoe the opening of the trout fishing season over a ton and a half of trout has been sent away from Lake Rotorua. Wealthy Shylocks—A table recently compiled m the Old Country shows that 93 money-lenders died worth collectively £19,444,878. n New Zealand Sulphur.-—The sulphur industry is being steadily continued at Rotorua, 300 tons being sent) last week to Auckland lor export. T»B Mackenzie, Country.—Reports from the Mackenzie country state that there were considerable* losses of newly-shorn sheep through the cold snap of a fortnight ago. The Strawberry Crop —The Auckland S,tar says, the strawberry boat from Birken head and Northcote the other morning carried the heaviest load of fruit th&t has ever'pressed the river m one day—probably six to'seven thousand boxes, A Distinction and a Di^erence.— An exchange publishes the following article :w No pelting rain pa make us stay When we hava tjokpts for the play 5 But let oce drop the pavement arairch, And it's too wet to go to church. Lions and Electricity.—A celebrated lion-tamer has fitted up an electric wire m one of the cages, aad this serves as an im passable yeb invisible barrier, which pro tects the performer. One touch of the wire gives a lasting lesson to the fiercest lion. Tjag Fjap Brigade.—At the monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade last evening a motion was carried to adjourn till Friday as a mark of sympathy wfth fireman Hefford, and the Secretary was instructed to write a letter of condolence with Fireman Hefford and his family m their recent bereavement. The Modern Samson.—There was an exciting scene m Queen's Square, Sydney, the other afternoon, when Samson, the strong man, gave a public exhibition. A crowd of some 7000 or 8000 people gathered to witnpgg the free show. Samson managed to snap with his biceps muscles chains which bad three times withstood 1 the pulling power of two horns. American Cherry Pluiss.—At the Bell gbreet Orchard, Wanganni, says the Herald, Mr S Adapts has some splendid specimens of the American ,cherry plums, there being about ninety trees m full bearing. The height of the trees ranges from 30 tc 40 feet, and as an indication of the prolific crop this year m one day last week over 15 oases of fruit were taken from one tree. The Colony and the Motheb Copntry. —New Zealand has already led the way m much Socialistic legislation tending to the welfare of her people, and if her practical illustrations of how to suck eggs have not been availed of by her British grandmother it is because the prejudice of her Mercury and its class supports her m nee old time solid belief febat if the Almighty meant an egg to be sucked Ha would have made a hole init.—J^aniaru 3fail. A Valuable 'Find.—^/hen a gentleman died m Oamaru some time ago tßera were pertain ajims of money that he was generally supposed to possjpßg! unaccounted for m his will. No trace of the documents giving any clue to the amounts were to be found among his papers. The other day, however, m turning out a kitchen dresser m the deceased's house, amongst pieces of carefully tied up string, bits of rags, and other odds and ends, were discovered two bank deposit receipts, old and crinkled, for £1,600. — Netth Qtago Times, A Cycling Incident. —A cyclist m South Australia had an unpleasant experience the other evening.' He felt j&n obstruction on his back wheel, arid something gapping against hia legs. On jumping o|f to see what it was, he found, tc his intense astonishment, a live snake, about 3ft) long. He was going at a good pace, and, of course, m the dark did not see it. However, the revolu tions of the wheel /the snake having become tangled m the spokes) had considerably damaged the reptilje, whi,ch was soon despatched. It -its extraordinary that the rider waß not bitten. The Tyson Estates.—About 185.8 or 1859 Tyson, the deceased millionaire, paid the largest cheque citrer given m the world for a single cattle transaction, The amount was £97,000. This is a list of the Tyson estates t —Properties m New South Wales : Tupara, Bangheet, Maranoa, and Gundibluie, carrying altogether 313,000 sheep and 5000 head of cattle. In Queensland there are Tinenjburra. Babiloora, Carnaroon, Meteor Downs, GJenornaiitQPj, Feltnn, Mount Russell, * and Wyobj, 'carrying a total of 404,000 Bheep and 142,000 head of cattle, together with 4000 acres of the choicest fattening land. |n Victoria there is the celebrated Hayfield Eejba|fce. He owned besides much city property m Brisbane, and 15,000 aorea of fch.l9 6ne|j? sugar land or JoJirutpa river, Qwnslanri,

On the first page to-day appears an article entitled "Danish exiles," and on the fourth page will be found a report of the Addington stock market and an article on the Cali focniau thistle. Old Age Pensions.—Up to the present, 274 claims have been received by the Registrar at Auckland for old age pensions. Fiee Brigade.-—The adjourned monthly meeting of the members of the Asbburton Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held to morrow (Friday) evening at 7.30. Bad Roads.—The residents of Allenton and neighboring district aie complaining of the state of Winter's Road, which was ploughed up some months ago, and now it is practically impassable (or like a riverbed), being covered with great boulders, Borne of which are over eight inches m diameter. Manuscript ov a "Sherlock Holmes" Drama Burned. — Among the looses of valuables at the fire m the Baldwin Hotel Theatre m Sin Francisco was Mr William Gillette's dramatisation of Dr. Conan Doyle's '• Sherlock Holmes," the five acts ol which j were complete. There is no duplicate. Mr I Froham, the manager, lost manuscripts, scenery, and costumes valued at £20,010. A Successful Cyclist,—A good per formance was put up by M. Raadrup, the cyclist, at the Masterton Caledonian Society's eportß on Monday. He won hit heats m the mile, three-mile and half-mile handicaps, and then won each of those races, and accounted also for the five-mile and two mile handicaps. That is to say, he started eight times and won eight races In the one day. Ignobangh About New Zealand, — Alluding to the ideas people m other countries hold on the subject of New Zealand, a speaker at the New Zealand Educational Institute yesterday mentioned the concluding portion of a letter from an American editor. It read, "When you write again will you kindly tell me how many teachers m New Zealand speak the English language." " Littlb Lord Fawntleroy's " Career.— Burnett, the Harvard football-player, who played centre during the second half of the game with Pennsylvania (says a recent isßue of the Philadelphia Meeord), is a son of Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett, and is the original Little Lord Fauntleroy. Since that time he has developed into a man of muscle, with a stout arm and an accurate foot, hut he still retains some of the peculiarities of the little Lord. The Khedive and the Soudan.—-The Khedive has (reports a Daily News corres pondent) presented to Major Gordon, R.E., nephew of General Gordon, and Director- General of Stores to the Egyptian Army, a very handsome gold cigarette case studded with diamonds. Major Gordon had an audience with his Highness to thank him for the valuable present, and the Khedive expressed his great satisfaction at the good work done by Gordon throughout the expedition, and alao spoke m flattering terms of the late General Gordon, who, he said, had faithfully served his father and grandfather. Both of these held him, the Khedive added, m the highest esteem. Musical Degrees at Oxford. — Sir Frederick Bridge has won his fight con cerning musical degrees at Oxford (says the Daily Mail). A certain number of non musicians wished to alter the practice of the past 400 years and to insist upon three years' residence and the BA. degree before a musical degree could be granted. This, of course, would shut out from musical degrees all but tbe rich and leisured, while it has proved a conspicuous failure at Cambridge, where during the past six years only two persons have taken even the lower de gree. Profeasar Bridge presented to the Hebdomadal Council a memorial signed by I^o Oxford musical graduates against the proposed change, which the Council accord ingly, after a prolonged debate, decided should not take plaoo. A Coal Merchant Made a Pasha.—ln providing for the entertainment of the Ger man Emperor (says the Daily Mail), the municipality of Beyrout spent the whole of the coming year's taxes. When the Turkish men-of-war which escorted the Hoheczollern arrived, they had no coal, and m order to obtain the necessary supply to enable them to follow the Emperor a yacht they con i tracted with a local merchant, who, however, I being wisp m his generation, refused to deliver the fuel before payment hud' been made. The Turkish admiral had not anti cipated this difficulty, and for a time the cable to Constantinople was busy with de mands for credit or orders. The latter came m the shape of an honourable distinction and the title of pasha for the merchant, and then the coal was delivered. - The Bicycle Again.—Strange things happen at' cricket, but nothing stranger than an incident on the Melbourne ground recently has been reported m the annals of the game. Play was proceeding—-nob too briskly (says the Argiif)~ when suddenly Noble, who was gelding at point, stopped the bowler, and, extending his arm m the direatioa of the public entrance, indicated that something was amiss m that quarter. He walked over to Gregory, the captain of his side, and, still pointing, told him some thing which did not move that habitually imperturbable player. Then Noble returned to point, and play was resumed. After another ball, the batsman, Giller, and the wicket-keeper, Kelly, took the infection, and pointed to tlie plague spot.' The fields men then became interested, and ao d|'d the spegtators, but whatever wae the cause of the trouble it was soon removed. It appeared that Noble and the others were dazzled by what they thought to be the reflection of the sun by a mirror held by some mischievous person m the crowd, but when the matter wa» inquired into farther it was found that the "mirror" was the nickel handle-bar of a bicycle. Gp Fsom Homb to Learn News.—Under the! heading, •■«* The Maori at Home," the London Daily tyail publishes the following curious information about the' Maoris of " Australasia" :—" The Maori women o^ Australasia have rights—flourishing ones. Generally they have little Voice or choice m the selection of the first husband," but they may and frequently do change him. Courtship is always brief, and' does not often preface marriage. The "Maoris, how ever, love to repeat strange old loye tales and to Bing love songs, delicate and charm ing of diction and Bound. Maori widows nob infrequently commit Buicidp upon the graves of their hpbands, and are honored for doing so, as m China. DJyorojß js as simple as possible. Ifa needs no purse, employs no lawyers. The husband just turns the wife out of doops, and both are free to re-marry. That is all. Girls are ofren betrothed irrevocably m infancy, Those not betrothed m childhood are ex pected to acquire as many admirers as they please. Jndeed, the greater the number of admirers'the greater the prestige of the girl.'.' ' ' " *' ' c ' '" ■■.. " A Moving Staircase. —At I£arrp4,'s Stores. London, a " moving staircase " was opened for the public, giving acpess from the ground floor, m the centre of the main avenue, to the floor above. It consists of a leather band, of special construotion and of great strength, which is m oontinuous revolution on an inclined plane, at a gradient of one m three. Of course, the upper side of this travelling band is the only part of it that is visible to the public, the rest being concealed m a case of polished mahogany, and silvered plate-glass. At the lower and upper ends, the band approaches the floors so nearly as, for all praotidal purposes, to touch, and thus there is ao apace between band and floor to cause danger. A person wishing to ascend merely steps upon the band, and is carried up without any effort on bia part, and if he should rest his hand upon the side rail he finds that that is moving, top. Tfiere is at first a tendency on the part of the users of this stairway to jump off on reaching the top, but the best way is not to do this, but tp allow one's self to fee merely '( deljyered," sp to speak, at the too, Ths asgenb if forty fee}! jn fengtlfc and the rate of travelling \S a yajd jn two seconds, or twenty-five seconds for the 1 whole. The sensation is novel, but not un- I pleasing. As the stairway is constantly moving, there is no waiting, as m the case of a lift, and the carrying capacity of the apparatus is stated to be three thousand persons an hour. The only other apparatus of the kind jn bhp world is at the Grands Magasinsdu'Louire, Paris, where Jt has been m use for twelve months, if He inventor is M, fialle, ohief engineer of the Magasins dv Louyre, The endless &t&j,rw»'y is ran by

The Licensing- Laws.—Alexander Wilson and Koberc Gillies were fined £5 each and coats, at the Dunedin Court this morning, for falsely representing themselves as travellers, and thereby inducing the licensee of the Provincial Hotel to serve them during prohibited hours. This is the outcome oi last week's prosecution.—Press Association telegram. The Recent Hispano-American Was— The bodies of the American dead who fell during the recent war, either intJuba, Porto Rico, or the Philippines, are to be taken home for interment, Congress having ap propriated 200,000 dollars for the purpose. The arrangements are being made by the War Department. The transportation will bo undertaken as soon as the weather is oold enough, and a ship ia to be specially fitted up for the purpose. Lottie Collins.—That ' Ta-ra-ra-boom de-ay ' would be the end of some of ua was, i during the painfully prolonged popularity of that fearsome canticle, freely predicted. Bat we scarcely anticipated that it would drive the fair Lottie Collins herself to suicide. This, however, is what has happened. The flexibly-limbed lady made fame and fortune out) of Joe song. She sang it all over the States as well as m England for fabulous sums, and whenever she sang she "high kicked " likewise. The grace and abandon of this part of her performance were its chiefest attraction. Alas! however, Lottie overdid things, and injured herself. Worse still (for m private life she is a devoted wife and mother) her little baby, when it came later, was deformed. The doctors shook their heads, and said * Ta-ra-ra' was re sponsible. This shocking misfortune left the unhappy singer inconsolable. Her mind became partially unhinged, and recently she attempted suicide. Fortunately the efort proved abortive.

COMMERCIAL.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. London, January 1 A parcel of South Australian wheat), January shipment, has been placed at 27s 9d. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,320,000 quarterH, and for the Continent 1,020,000 quarters. Melbourne, January 4 There are no quotations owing to the holidays.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON-THURSDAY.

(Before Mr Q, A. Wray, S.M.)

Vacancy.—Thomai Simmonds, with a number of aliases, and Elizabeth Tattersall, were charged with vagrancy. They had been living m the riverbed, where they had been carrying liquor to the men camped there, among them being a prohibited man. They had also slept one night In a stable m town. They had been drunk, bat otherwise there was really no charge of crime against them; but the woman had a record of seventy-two convictions for drunkenness against her. They had evidently been before his Worship m Timaru, as he said the man had made promises of amendment to him there. He was profuse m his promises now never to touch liquor again, and the Magistrate considering that im prisonment ' would mean sending them to Chriatchurch at the Government expense, thought it would be aB well to let them find their way there themselves, a«d convicted and discharged them.

THE LONDON BAKEHOUSE TRAGEDY.

Scene on tbe Scaffold-

United Press Associationwßy Hlectrio QCelegraphV-Copyrighb London, January 4 Schneider, the murderer, has been executed for roasting a man m an oven. He was terrified on the scaffold, praying to Christ for forgivenness. Johann Schneider, a batcher, 36 years of age, was convicted of the murder of Conrad Berndt, a journeyman baker. The crime was a singularly revolting one. Berndt was ip the eiroplpy of William Boss, a baker m business m William street, m the neighbour hood of Hampatead road, and one morning whea Rosa went downstairs to his bakehouse he found there Schneider, an old employee, to whom he had given a night's lodging. His man, Conrad Borndt, was mining, and j when he asked Schneider where Berndt was i the latter replied that he had gone back to bed, not feeling well. Immediately after wards, when Robs was walking towards the bakehouse oven, he received a blow from behind, dealt by Schneider, who -then tried vo etab; him,'but being overpowered, fan off. A search was then made for Berndt, and eventually his charred remains Were found inside the oven. The evidence went to show that Berndt bad been dealt) a heavy blow on the skull, and'that the body had probably boon placed m the ovdn just before death. '

THE SOUDAN.

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Cairo, January 4 The French still occupy Meshraerrik, m Bahr-el-Ghazal province.

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

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Telegraph—Copyright.

Shanghai, January 8

The disturbances are increasing m the Szaslman and Hunan provinces, and the rebels defeated the Imperial troops m the Hu-pei province. Lord Beresford, speaking before the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, said China was an effete nation. The P-ussians were igndring the Customs and interfering With British railway concessions j she was constructing strategical and not trade railways. Great Britain should co-operate with Germany, America, and Japan to establish the "open door" policy, secure reforms and the sepurity of trade, and maintain a clear, firm policy toward^ China and Bussia.

CABLE NEWS.

Uniceti Pret a Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright.

London, January 3 Among the New Year honours, Mr N Tevile Lubbock, Merchant Referee to the Admiralty Court, and brother of Sir John Lubbock, is to be a Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. A controversy is proceeding m the columns of the Times with reference to the New Zealand Industrial Arbitra tion legislation, and a number of critics are attacking it, among these being Professor Aldis. Mr Beeves is replying m defence. Mr Richard 0. Maclaurin, a New Zsalander, won the hundred guinea Yerke prize at Cambridge University, for an essay on real property. It had not been previously conferred for six years. Calcutta, January 4 Lord Ourzon has made a state entry into the city. Ottawa, Jannary 4. One thousand seven hundred Quebec farmers have protested against the excessive taxation, and demanded the establishment of free trade. Sir W. Laurier agreed that it was possible to spend too much on railways and canals. Shanghai, January 4 The Tonkin Press advocates the annexation of Siam. Sydney, January 4 A petition, is being prepared, asking the Government to purchase the late Mr Tyson's Heyfield estate, under the new Land Act, and cut it up for agricultural settlement. The Minister of Agriculture has re ceived a cable from South Africa ask ing for a quotation for 100 tons of frozen beef and mutton, to be delivered at Beira r m Portuguese Bast Africa, every three months.

ENGLISH POLITICS.

United Preca Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. London, January 4 Sir W. Y. Harcourt has postponed addressing his constituents, being un willing to embarrass the future leader of the party.

The Timet atates that it is not so well satisfied with the conduct of the Government as to rejoice at the absence of criticism, and the impotence of the Opposition.

THE DREYFUS CASE.

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Received Wakapuaka Jan. 5, 9 25 a-m, Guardian Office 9-55 a-m

Paris, January 4 The Court of Cassation only in terrogates Dreyfus m regard to h» alleged confession.

HEAVY WEATHER.

Shipwrecks and Loss of Life.

United Preu Association-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

Lqhdqh, January 4 The heavy gales which recently occurred m England were also experienced on the coasts of Spain and France. The P. and 0. steamer Victoria, homeward bound from Australia, encountered a storm m the Bay of Biscay, and was hove to for twenty four hours. Ljuriag the tempest she rescued the crew of a shipwrecked vessel near Qibraltar and landed them at Plymouth. Two steamers, the VoerwaerU and Angers, were wrecked off Penzance and Dieppe respectively; eleven were drowned from one and five from the other.

THE GORDON COLLEGE.

United Pie» Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) Cairo, January 4. The Sirdar telegraphs that he has selected a site m a healthy position outside Khartoum for the Gordon College and the people are delighted with the scheme.

THE TICHBORNE CASE.

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Sydney, January 4 An old man named Lee, & ele'rj;:, who died recently, said he wag intimate with Tichborne m England, America and Australia, and staged that Ticb. bQrne waa murdered \a the Australia)) bush. He alleged that he identified the body, which waa decapitated. Fof certain reasons he kept the informa tion to himself, but subsequently con fided his reasons to a friend, and also hinted to a Wesleyan minister beforo death that valuable information on the subject would be found amongst his papers.

CUBA AND TUG PHILIPPINES.

Monks ay Beasts of Qurdeq.

United Preu Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.

Manila, January 4 AH the Spaniards at Balabae wore massacred with the exception of the women. The Americans are striving to avert a couflict at Iloilo pending the Senate's ratification of the peace treaty. The American forces m the Philip, pines are to remain here. 1 VTaj^nGtoS, January 4 General Gomez,' the Cuban leader^ vainly demanded to participate equally with the Americans m reference to the Spanish surrender, .• The Cubans are steadily disbanding thejr forces. • Received Wakapuaka Jan. 5, 9.25 a.m, GpA»m4N Office, 9 65 a-m Madbjp, January 4. The Spanish prefect of the Philip pines asserts that the rebels are using monks as beasts of burden. They place rings m the monks' noses and lead them about by cords. He also asserts that thousands of prisoners have died owing $o maltreatment.

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Henry Stephie^son. HENRY STEPHENSON, (successor to Alfred Harrison.) Established 20 years. AUCTIONEER LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Prp&aoe. Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURpAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Sales of Stock!, IJous^old Furni ture, eto.» aa per arrangement, m *»y part o the county. Advances made on foods placed m my nande for Sale* CHAFF, OATS, WHEAT, FLOUR, SHARPS, BRAN, ONIONS, POTATOES SEEDS, etc., Sold Daily m Large or Small Quantities. Agent: Norwich Oulon Fire Insurance Company k Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS oh time pay menta from ££O& per month. HENRY STEPHENSON, AUCTIONEER. THE~~AUSTRALIAN~ WIDOWS' FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Ltd. MONEY T© LEND oja Agricultural and Pastoral Properties. "■ C J FOWLER, Resident Secretary, Wellington* C J OWEN, Resident Secretary, DAVID THOMAS, 12 269 District Agent, Ashburton. WE INVITE FARMERS TO CALL AND INSPECT (THE McCOKMICK Reaper & Binder "TTTHIOH Secured the aHXiVJEBR ]MLEX>A.ILj for the BEST BJETDER i on the ground at the Christchuwh A. and P. Show. We have sold out oar first Consignment of these WORLD FAME MACHINES, and would advise farmers *io call early if they wish to secure the BEST BINDER the WORLD HAS EVER PRODUCED. We are also Agents for the Colonial Drill, Which was awar&ed the GOLD| MEDAL for BEST COMBINED DRILL at the Drill Trial on Mb Boao's farm. —^ Morrow % Baßsett(&Go t )VILLS STREET, ASHBURTON & PRIEST, Manager. When the little boy was saying hiscata chism, they asked him what was the chief end of a man. He said, H tfie end that's got' the hat on," You do geb the bald truth from youngsters afc time?. Ask a child, jfor instance, what's good for coughs and colds; " Why, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure of course." They know; all New Zealand youngsters of four years old and upwards bow that, i



CHURCH SERVICES. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton. FRIDAY (Epiphany)-Short Service, 7.30 p.m Choir Practice 8 p.m SUNDAY SERVICES—January 8, 1899. 8.30 am—Holy Communion 11 am—Morning Prayer 2.4s—Dhildrea's Service 3.3o—Baptisms 6.30 pm—Evening Prayer Farewell Sermons will be preached by the Rev T A Hamilton. priedlanaer Bros., Limited. WOOL SEASON, 1898-99. OUR NEXT SALE will take pleoe at Christchurch on FBIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1899, And Catalogues for this Sale close on TUESDAY, 27th InstJ Clients are requested to deliver their Clips either ab our Ashburtcm Stores prior to that date, or to consign the Wool to BROWN & SONS' aiding, Addington, where it will have our most careful and personal attention Advices of consignments will be received at our Ashburtoa office. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. CORNSACKS COKNSACKS. "T¥7*E are now Landing ex " Elbe," 1000 BALES FULL SIZE AND FULL WEIGHT CORNSACKS, Which we offer to Supply afc LOWEST MABKET BATES, Clients who desire delivery direct ex Ship will please give us their instructions early to save railage or extra handling. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited.



THE Ashburton Drug Co. (LIMITED) HAVE juafc unpacked, direct] from tha English Manufacturer, a new stock of all the Drugs used m compounding physicians' prescriptions, specially made m conformity with the new British Pharmacopcea, 1898. TJie Km- of dispensing medical pre jyowteint, scriptiona is the special and Worlf constant care of themaaager (J. M. Cambridge), who has been eDgaged m this 'Juty for 26 years, as well ac having had the benefit of an Eujyflis!* training and experience, and holding an English certificate. To those who unfortunately have to take medicine, especially incases of Serious It is of the utmost import- IllneSN. ance that the drugs should be new and freshly im ported ; that the medicine should be accurately and sJiilfi^Uy prepared ; and that exactly what the Physician orders should be used, and nothing else sabstituted m its place. 'X'lieJPrix?© should never be the first and only consideration— Drugs oan be bought at all prices, We prefer to import all our Drugs from a firm «?e can rely on, though we could buy many of them cheaper m the colony. But we charge no moxa' tlitkV is usual m most of the larger towns, and generally a little less. A.1 1 A.JLJL* An urgent call for medicine I'IMUBJJS is responded to at once, whether during business hours or at night, Sundays or holidays. Night Dis pensary -- opposite Dr Maude's, »e$ nest to Dr Hunter's residence, J. M. Cambridge, MANAGER. 11 135 >MuAltftOs< Insist \y?on having ouv JPnre Teas. Don't be put upon. They are the Best Mid Cheapest. Absolutely pur*. Copied but never equalled. WONDERFUL {guaranteed Nicer and Better Vain* 'tkKa ftay at 4d per Ib. more money. Compare .cceu? &/- Tea with any at 9/4, and our 2/4 with .any at 3/- per lb. TEAS G&TBS, i /THEAOHER of Shorthand and Music, ; JL i*iaj^.o, Organ, & Violin, j J.UKAIA & QSERTSEY,



IF. FERBIMAN, " FOB SALS ~ ' jT\NE Second-hand Dray m good order. ! F, FERRIMAN. FUR SALE. ! _____ ONE Second-hand Andrews and Beaven Chuffcubter. F. FERRIMAN. Knife Grinders FOB Grass Mowers. THE NEW MODEL BUTTON MOWER KNIFE GRINDER rilHB New Model Button Mower Knife JL Grinder is believed to be as near perfection as such a machine can ba made. A most Valuable Improvement has been made m the means used for holding the knife to the grinding wheel, when being ground. The pressure of the knife against the wheel is made less at the lower part of the knife section, where the least grind ing is needed, and is gradually increased as the wheel is moved along the edge of the section towards ita point. "KEEP THE KNIVES BHAEP," Is what every manufacturer of mowers directs. With this grinder it can easily be done. With a dull knife, the wear and strain, both on machine and team, are greatly Increased, and the grass will be badly cut. " A man, or even a boy, with this machine, can grind a mower knife per fectly, and with ease and rapidity. When a section is dulled or nicked by coming m contact with a stone, aa often happens, it can be sharpened without grinding the other sections, THE " CORUNDUM OEIKDINO WHEEL " Does its work well. It wears but little, and will last, according to the amount of work done, from three to five y&ars, and probably longer. There is a large hole m the centre of the wheel, made water tight by the flanges which clamp the wheel and hold it m position. When the machine is used this hollow space is filled with water through a small hole m the side of one of its flanges ; the hole is then plugged up. When turning the wheel In grinding, the water is driven through its pores by centrifugal force, completely wetting its grinding surface, this prevents the temper of the knife from being destroyed, whioh would be done If the wheel were used dry. THE OPBKATOK While grinding a knife, stands facing the side of the whesl and over the knife clamp, this brings the grinding of the section directly under the eye. By means of a new improvement the grinder can be readily clamped to a pole or the rim of any wheel having a width of from 3 to 5| inches. It requires but little skill to use this grinder ; the directions sent with each machine will, if followed, enable any one to work it without trouble. These machines are protected fully by patents m the United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Belgium and Sweden. F, FERRIMAN. AGENT.



1 I >QNAGHY JS BINDER TWINE, MACHINE OIL, BINDER WHIPS, HAY ifOEKS AND RAKES, ENGINEERS' TOOLS, HENDERSON'S DUNDEE LEATHER BELTING f CHAINS AND SECTIONS FOR MASSEY-HARRIS AND MoOORMIOK REAPERS AND BINDERS, At Less than Agents" Prices, and all Requisites for the Harvest Field at Loweit Frioefs JOHN ORR & Co. OUR STOCK OF ELICTBO-PLATED WARI AND CUTLERY IS by far the Finest) ever Imported into Aehburton, and we Me now making » BEAUTIFUL DIBPI/AY m our Windows. JOHN ORR & CO. WE ARE OPENING AN {IMMENSE ASSORTMENT OF Fancy Glassware and China. AMONGST other Lines we are Showing Three Thousand GLASS VASESIand SPECIMEN GLASSES, ranging m Price from Sixpence each, and as we believe a hureer variety has never been imported by any firm m Mew Zealand, we feel confident m requesting the inspection of the Goneral Public. In order to dispose ot our Immense Stock m these lines we have marked them at pwoes from 30 to 60 Jperjoenß b«low ordinary prices. Inspect oub Windows, JOflN ORR & CO. CUPS* SAUCERS PLATES DISHES WATER JUGS TUMBLERS TOILET SETS BUTTER JARS, and every article m Crockery and Glassware at Redaoed Prices afe JOHN ORR & CO. MASON'S JARS, JAM JARS IN NESTS, SCREW TOP JARS, ENAMELLED AND JBRISS PRESERVING PANS; For many years now we have altogether nndersold all our Competitors m these special lines, and we are determined to add another season to our record. We G*ABAN*BE to Sell these Goods cheaper than any house m Ohnstchurch or Ashbuf ton. JOHN OBR & CO. ™*> { INSUEANCE } *™*>* We beg to announce to the people of Ashburton and District that we have com pleted arrangements whereby we are now prepared to offer all Cash Customers to the extent of 10d or over, A FREE ACCIDENT INSURANCE POLICY, which holds good for Seven Days from date of Issue, and on expiry can be renewed at oar Stores : thus enabling anyone dealing with us to keep covered azalnst accident for £100 m the event of death, or £1 per week m the case of And the Beauty of the WHOLE SYSTEM is that ib COSTS TEE CUSTOMER ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. We do not make any advance m our Prices to pay for this, but still continue to give to all alike THE BEST VALUE AT BOTTOM PRICES IN EVERY LTNB OF OUR IMMENSE STOCK. , Buy your Goods where you can get your Insurance for Nothing. It may be handy when you le*at expect ib. If it costs you nothing you might as well have that thrown m. Guarantee from Insurance Company, and all further particulars on application to JOHN ORR & Go. Hams and Bacon. SIDES. ROLLS, AND HAMS- This is VEBY PRIME QUALITY, having secured first prize at the reoenfc Shows In Chrisiehurch and Timara. JOHN ORR & Co. Marayilla Garden Teas. Purveyors by Appointment to Her Majesty's Hospitals, Army and Navy. THESE CELEBRATED TEAS are Exported to us by the Growers from their Gardens m Ceylon, thus saving nil Middlemen'! Profits. Ten prize medals for PORITY, STRENGTH AND FLAVOR. Everyone ebould try them JOHN ORR & Co., SOLE AGENTS. Sugar for Jam. WE Guarantee the Pare Dane SUGAK of the Highest .Quality, and especially Suitable for Jam making. JOHN OUR & CO., ASHBURTON.