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The Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canter bury, Ltd, quote as follows on December 29, 1899 :— Wheat- Prime milling Pearl ... 2- 2<l   Tuscan... 28 3d ,j  Hunter's Is lid to 2s Oata—Duna ... la 6d Danish ... Is 6d Canadians Is 8d Sparrowbilla Is 7d Barley—Making, prime, 2s 5d Inferior 2s Chaff—Good oatsheaf 37a 6d Grass Seed—Old paeture, la 8d i New „ la 3d S The abova are prices current psid to I armers on tracks at Ashburton.

DEATHS.

Bboomfibld.—At AilentoD, on Saturday, j December 30, Benjamin Broomfield, after a short illneep. Aged 70 years. Brown.—-At the Ashburton Hospital on December 29, Andrew Bbown, late of Hampstead, and a native of Perthshire, Scotland; aged 71.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1899.

A writer m a London newspaper, discussing the possibilities of the near future m {South WHEN THE WAR IS Africa, says :— OVER. The war will be short, sharp, and it ia to be devoutly hoped decisive. The end of the African summer, say, mid-March, should see the hated Rooinek m Pretoria, and the Union Jack flying over Government buildings. Granted that this be the case, and it must be the case, if previous lessons have been profited by, and if British pluck is what it always has been, then what will become of the Boers, and what shall we do with the Transvaal ? To begin with, after one decisive engagement m favor of England, the war will to all intents and purposes be over, although sporadic uprisings may take place m the up country districts. The Boers cannot stand defeat—cannot play a losing game. Once thoroughly defeated they will conceal the number of their slain, carry away the wounded, and all po home to their farms. Here they will rusticate, as is their wont, until something new turns up. Then, it is very likely that an armistice will be declared, terms will be arranged, and everything m the Transvaal will go on much as before, save that the Government will b° British, the officials will be honest, indirect taxation will be reduced, mining will be encouraged, emigration will be promoted; and from a country of jealousy %nd strife, it will blossom forth as a land flowing with figurative milk and honey. Some of the more recalcitrant Boers wiU pro bably " trek " northwards across the Crocodile j but as Cecil Rhodes has pre-empted, annexed, or ''chartered" i the country, they will have to live, even up there, under the British flig. That they make peaceable, even desir able farmers m a now country is well known, for they are almost ideal pioneers. In fapt, some hundreds oi Boer families are now m Rhodesia, and form » settlement of their own, which is quite satisfactory m every respect. Great Britain (the writer proceeds) will become the greater by a tract of country as big as France. A rich country, too, and one that with careful 3,nd honest government will prosper accordingly. Hitherto emigration, save m specialised classes, has languished, has been almost discouraged. But great rolling plains of illimitable possi bilities are thirsting for culture, and the railway facilities being increased, a future of immense advantage to the intending colonist will be opened up. The country, now smiling m the Uitlander districts, and proved to be able to bear unrivalled crops of any fihiflg and everything, will be made to wear the aspect «f civilisation ? Trees will spring up where no treea grew before, and as they flourish and thrive amazingly m a very few years m the virgin soil, the Traasvaal will soon be transformed from a bare veldt country into wooded uplands and green pastures "Water is to be had by digging or conserving m nearly every part of the country. Spruits or little rivers run here and there At present they are dry save m the summer rains. This could be altered, aad with enterprise, hard work, and not much money, what is now totally un productive, could be made fruitful and profitable. It would almost seem as though one were arguing on the Naboth's vineyard text, but it is not bo. The Boer had everything within reach to j#ake life easy and comfort able. Being constituted as he is ? this was impossible to him ; and by bully ing, dishonesty, and degeneration, he has brought upon himself a truly awful punishment.

Me W. J. Goedok sketches the Wool, wich Arsenal m tbe November Leisure ffoiir. Among a BIG GUN MAKING host of interesting descriptions may be selected here what he says about the making of a gun:—ln their early stages these guna are unexpectedly long and slender things, owing to their being without the coils and jackets that build them up to such bulkiness. They look their longest during their wiring, that modern process which enabled us to reduce the bulk of the gnn so much that the podgy Woolwich infants have developed int@ graceful boys. There is something startling m ftndiog a gun being treated like a bat handle, the only difference being that instead of waxed thread you wind on a thin flat §trip fit steel having a breaking strain of 1,00 tons to the square jnch ? and wind this on m several layers instead of one. The gun revolves m a lathe as the cricket bat does, but much Kore slowly, and m place of the wooden : spool of thread there stands, at right angles to it, a huge iron reei, from which tfae riband or wire, as it is called, ,- i • » ' - quarter of an inch which is about » ' ' . , v wide, is wound on spirally at m 6 n i tension, the spirals being knocked up ; r. . . i

iight to each ocher with a punch when- 1 ever they fail to wind on closely to gether. The gun ia thus wrapped with literally miles and mi'esof wire, mostly m the region of the powder chamber. Over the wire jacket cornea the hoop 3 of cast steel cut out of ingots as disk*, and forgei into rings just a trifle smaller thun the finger they are to fit; and when these are finished, they are one by one, for there are many of them, heated just enough to expand them and slipped over the gun to shrink and grip it as they cool, the gun being up right at the time, with a stream of water flowing through its bore to keep its temperature down. In this way the wiring is all hidden, and the gun looks as though it were built up en- | tirely of these massive hoops, as it used to be. The lathe work and other operations necessitated by all this may be imagined, and we cease to wonder why it takes longer to make a heavy gun than it does to build the ship that carries it

Local and General.

*** On the first page to-day will be found an article entitled " The Briar Pipe," and on the fourth page miscellaneous items. Bankruptcies.—Only fifty bankruptcies have been recorded m Wellington during the year, which is the same number as m 1898— Frees Association telegram. The Lobbaine Fond—The Lorraine Fund has now been closed, and the trustees have invested £300 m the Government Savings Bank for Mrs Lorraine, which it is intended to pay out to her at the rate of £12 10a per quarter. The Alliance—Mr W. H. Judkins, Sec retary of the New Zealand Alliance, has been compelled to resign owing to ill-health. The executive accepted his resignation, and passed sympathetic resolutions of regret. Lincoln College—The Canterbury Agri cultural College Board have decided two en trance scholarships of £20 each, tenable for one year, to any student who has matricu lated m the University of New Zealand, m the present or future years, preference being given to those who have taken highest rank m the matriculation examination. Cricket—The following players will re present the Aehburton Cricket Club m their match against the Wisden Cricket Club on Monday ;—L. F. Andrews, Hill, Downey, Richards, Beckeot, Amos, Chrie tian, Parsons, Crisp, J. R. Smith, and Priest. Emergencies will be selected on the ground. The match begins at 11 a.m. Our Staff.—To enable the Mail staff —which has been heavily taxed of late—to have a whole holiday on New Year's Day, the Mail will not be published on Tuesday morning. The Guardian will not be pub lished on Monday, but extra? will be issued should any important war or other news come to hand. The Police and the Wak Fund.—The police are being invited by Commissioner Tunbridge to pool their contributions to the war fund, bo that one large sum m*y be raised and credited to the force. One day's pay ia suggested, but there is no idea of coercion. Practically all the men m the Wellington district have fallen m with the idea, but some give more—Press Association telegram. An Art Treasure—One of the most famous pictures of all time, Leonardo da Vinci's " Laßt Supper," is threatened with total extinction. It has more than orce been reported to be m great danger: but we learn from a Milan correspondent that it is now fast covering with a layer of greyish mould, so that great portions of it are quite indistinguishable. A commission of experts has been called to examine the priceless reli-, and to consult whether anything em be safely attempted for ts preservation. New Zealand's Defence.—At a meeting of the N»pier Chamber of Commerce the resolutions passed by the Dunedin Chamber regarding the strengthening of Iha New Z'-'aknd defence forces with a supply cf sufficient arms of the newest type for the volunteer force were unanimously endorsed, further resolutions being added (I) That every encouragement ehould be given to the artillery branch of the Bervicsand that they should be supplied with fieid guns of the newest type ; (2) That it is desirable that men liable to Eerve m the first-class militia should be compelled to drill till efficient ; (3; That the defences of the oulony should have the urgent attention of the Department Death ok 1 a Millionaire—Sydney papers of th& 19th inst. announce the death of Mr Sydney Burdekin, a well-known millionaire j squatter of New South Wales, He was m his sixtieth year, and the immediate cause of death was droppy, Mr Burdekin was a conspicuous figure m the life of Sydney. For one thing, he gave liberally out of his abun dance, and many charities profited substan tially by his generosity. One of the institu tions to which he gave largsly was the Sydney Hospital, aad for a number of years he was upon the board of management. He took a leading part m the raising of funds for the Captain Cook statue. At the time of his death Mr Burdekin was president of the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society, and a warm supporter of the Liederbafel. Russia and Ja*an—The North China Hetald of November 6 remarks:—" The silly reports that the friction between Japan and Russia over the land dispute at Maeampo, Corea, has culminated m a rup ture of diplomatic relations need not alarm nervous people. We have authority to deny that there is any likelihood of a petty dis pute over thirty mow of land at Malampo leading to an appeal to arms between the two empires, which have many far more serious points of friction than this par ticular little question. If Russia and Japan came to grips, as many people expect them to do ere many months, it will not be over such a trumpery question as Masampo, but over the undoubtedly great headway Japan is making m Ooina and Corea generally, which Russia is viewing with anything hut pleasure,s' A Relic) of the Maori War—News from the Waikato states that recently a memor able relic of the Maori war days was de molished ia the form of the old military blockhouse at Oraktm, near Kihikihi. The blockhouse, which was a conspicuous struc ture situated on a hill olose to the scene of the famous fight of Orakau, was pulled down the other day and carted away for old timber. It was erected soon after the cap ture of Orakau by General Cameron m 1864, &nd was garrisoned for a numbor of years by the colonial forces &nd armed constabu lary. The blockhouse was one of a ohain of similar structures erected along the Upper Waikato frontier, and Btood olese to the old *' aukati" line. It was loopholed for riflQ fire, and was formerly surrounded by a stockade. It is a pity that the his^ torioal little " fort" could not have been preserved longer,' especially as it stood close by the site of the Orakau pa, where the Maoris made so brave a stand 35 years ago. The land on which it stood is a Government roserve- The old military barracks, which stood at the Kihikihi redoubt, were also recently pulled down. The Sequel to a SENSATioN~George Barker James Cooper-Cooper, who was m 1892 sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, for killing his wife at Douglas, Me of Man ~a crime' which produced a'sensational trial—has j'ist' been 'released. He iSnds awaiting him a fortune, wtiiph a correspon dent of the Mail states ia estimated at £1,000,Q0p. Cooper, whose father was one of the richest men m the County Palatine, m September, 1891, married, at Chester, a Miaa Edith Cooper, the daughter of another wealthy man. Twelve months later the wife w&s found dpad, to the heart m the rooms the couple occupied at a Dj3ug. las hotel. The husband, when arrested, affirmed that ho was cutting his naila with a penknife when his wife fainted suddenly, falling on the Wade and causing her death. After seyen days' trial the prisoner was found guilty of manslaughter. Both Cooper's father and father-in-law were, however, ! convinced of his innocence, and died leaving him their respective fortunes, which are i said to make him a millionaire. The released man intends settling m the 001-, oniee. j For Children's Haoking Cough take Wosvl?' Great Peppermint Cure-Is 6d and 2 6""; i

TRANSVAAL WAR.

The Transvaal Preparations.

Heady Importation of Artillerists United Press Aaaociation—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. London, December 29 The steamer Oity of Home has been chartered by the Imperial Government as a transport. Capetown, December '29 Belgian and Dutch artiller) experts have been imported into the Transvaal j m steady batches since 1896 They \ have been paid 10a a day, with grants of land. Melbourne, December 29 The Argus, commenting on the con tingent, charges the Victorian Govern ment with lethargy all through m making no effort to keep abreast of the loyal enthusiasm manifested m New- South Wales, New Zealand and Canada. Sydney, December 29 The transport Moravian has been chartered aa a transport.

A Suspicious Parson Arrested.

Arrest of an Australian at Johannesberg.

30,000 men Under Sir Rcdvers

A French Representative at the Boer Headquarters.

Lady Sarah Wilson Exchanged for a Horse Thief.

An Appeal to Colonials.

(Received Wakapuaka Deo £9, 10.40 p.m Tbi» Office 11,36 p.m) Durban, December 29 Rev. Harmes, Hanoverian minister, who has been frequent visitor to the Boer camp, has been arrested at Chievely. Quash, an Australian, has been arrested at Johannesburg for refusing to assist to make shells. Most of Sir C. Warren's division have arrived at Natal. Sir Redyera Buller's forces will soon reach thirty thousand. Paris, December 29 ! France has accredited Captain Demange to the Boer headquarters staft. Capetown, December 29 Colonel Baden-Powell, protesting that women are not lawful prisoners of war, has exchanged a notorious horse thief named Vi'jo en for Lady Sarah Wilson, m recognition of her services m carrying despatches, London, Dec. 29 Sir Julian Salomons.Agent General for New South Wales, has appealed to the colonists to subscribe to the p*tr;otic fund.

Boers' Position.

Ladysmitu Safe for Six Weeks

The Tugcla Rising'

Bnller Awaiting" siege Trains.

Boers' Artillery Practice Im proving

Total Boer Losses

Great Depression Amongst Enemy

Extreme Heat m Natal.

(Received Wakapuaka Dec. 30, 9 20 a.m, This office 9.45 a.m) Capetown, December 29 The Boers are entrenched many j miles to tbe west, rendering a turning movement on the part of General Methuen almost impossible. General White heliographs that he can safely hold Ladysmith for six weeka. The Tugela ia rising, which facilitates catching the enemy south of the river. 16,000 are between Oolenso and Springfield, and 8000 are south of Ladysmith. The enemy are erecting fresh siege guns m lieu of those destroyed during the British sorties. General Buller awaits the arrival of the siege train before advancing. The heavy rainfall is aflecting the Modder River. The farmers are friendly and attend General Methuea's ( market. The Boers' artillery practise at Ladysimth and Magersfontein is im proving, They command Three Springs at i Spytfontein. Winston Ohurchill estimates the total Boer losses at two thousand. Great depression exists among the enemy. Their last reserve forces have been summoned, and there are many deserters from the ranka. He advises the British to employ a quarter of a million of troops and many guns, or a large mounted force. Rain followed by extreme heat has < occurred m Nat\l, 104 m the shade being registered m Ladysmith. General White is suffering from slight fever.

Boers Recruiting in America.

5000 Americans Volunteer to Help the British

Steps by Germany to Prevent Boers Recruiting m German Territory.

Cape Colony <Vuiescent,

High Medical Official to the Front.

Victoria's Christinas Greetings to her Troops.

Received Wakapuaka Dec. 30, 9 30 a.m. Ihis Office 10.16 a.m. New York Dec 29. 1 The Boers are recruiting m America under the disguise of agents of the Red Cross organisation* The British Consul m New York has received five thousand offers to serve m South Africa, and has replied that volunteers must enlisfc iv Eng land,

Beblin, December 29 The German authorities m Weafc Africa are taking steps to prevent the I'oers from recruiting m German terri tory. London, Doc 29 The presence of ttie whole of V* ar ren's div:s;on m Natal id interpreted as an indication that Cape Colony is i quiescent | i*ir Williams Stokes, surgeon m ordinary to the Queen m Ireland, proceeds to £ouih Afiica as consult ing surgeon to the army. The Queen has sent Christmas felicitations to the troops and expressed herself delighted at their conduct and bravery.

Handsome Donation.

Colonel French. Members of Parliament m tai •Banks (Received Wakapuaka Deo. 30, 8.40 ».m, Thii Office 10.9 ami Sydney, December 20 William Charles Cooper has donated £2000 to the patriotic fund. The total is now £9000. Sanction to Colonel French proceed* 1 ing to the front is withheld at present, owing to the receipt of a'farther cable from the imperial authorities. Perth, December 30 The contingent includes two mcuv bera of the Assembly.

"Fightin' Bobs."

POEM BY KIPLING ON THE NJBW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

Recent events give interest to Mr Kip* ling's verses m praise of Lord Robert*. For the benefit of those who do not under* stand Tommy Aitkins' Hindustani, we may explain that " Bahadur" m about the rqaiva* lent of •• Right Honourable"; " pukka* signifies "genuine," **aggy chel" IB "For* wards!" "arder" means "a half," and "clink" is Tommy's expression for "cillii" The poem was published m the Pall Mail Magazine of December, 1893, and it not included m any of Kipling's volume! of poems. The verses are as follow :— " FIGHTIN" BOBS." There's a red-faced little man, Which ia Bobs, Kidea the tallest 'orse 'c can— Our Bobs ; If it bucks, or kicks, or rears, 'E can sit for twenty yearn, With a smile round both 'is ears, Can't yer Bob* J Then here's to Bobs Bahadur—little Bobt, Bobs, Bobs, 'E's our pukka Kandahader—Fightin' Bobs, Bobs, Bobs, 'E's the Dook of Aggy Chel; 'E's the man that done us well: An' we'll follow 'm to 'ell— Won't we, Bobs! If a limber's slipped a trace, 'Ook on Bobs ! If a marker's lost his place. Dress by Boba! For Ye eyes all up his coat, : An' a bugle m 'is throat, An' you will not play the goat Under Bobs. 'E'b a little down on drink, Chaplain Bobs ; But it keeps us outer click, Don't) it, Bobs ? So we'll not complain, Tho" 'c's water on the brain, If 'c leads us straight again— Blue-light Boba ! If you stood 'im on 'is head, Father Bobs, You could epill a quart o' lead,' Outer Bob?. 'E's been at it thirty years An' amassiu' souvenecrs, In the way o' slugs an' spears, Ain'n yer, Bobs ? What 'c doesn't know of war, Gen'ral Bobß, You can trst the shop next door— Can't they, Bobs? Oh, 'c's little but 'c's wise 5 'E's a terror for 'is siza, An'—'0 —does—not—advertise— Do yer, Boba ? Now they've made a bloomin' Lord Outer Bobs, Which was but his fair reward, Were'nt it, Bobs? An' Vll wear a coronet Where 'is 'elmet used to set; Bub we know you won't forget— Will yer, Bobi ? Then here's to Bobs Bahadur—liMU lobi, Bobs, Boba ] Pocket Wellington an' arder—Fightin' Bobs, Bobs, Bobs! This ain't no bloomin' ode ; But joa'vfl 'elped the soldier's load, An' for benefits bestowed, Bless yer, Bobs!

THE LAW OF SPIES.

Tbe Law Journal continues ita interesting notices on the laws of war. Last month it) treats of spies. An everyone knows, * «py» if found m an enemy's camp, ia liable to be shot, but it will be news to some that he may be shot without trial or court-matti*|. In the Franoo-Qerman War an attempt* wm made to extend this rule to prisoner! captured m balloons, but m 18?4 it wag decided that balloonists were not spies, as the great element of concealment was absent. The rules governing the treatment) of •pica are only a survival of the general rale by which all prisoners were liable to be shot, and if not shot they might be sold as slave*. Now prisoners, must be returned at soon as the war is over. This rule, however, doet not apply to prisoners cot m uniform, and the German Government enforced. their eights of shooting sharpshooters ia the war with France.

"INCOG" AT THE FRONT.

It is the truth, as well as the common goßsip of every aristocratic club m London, that at least one very near male relation $t our Queen is m Natal under an assumed name, and he is ot.ly one of many distin guished camp followers who are incognito. Not only is it a faot, too, that more than two-thirds of the officers who were oon oerned m the Jameson Raid are once more m South Africa, most of them choosing to keep their exact whereabouts a secret, but there is the additional fact that, through the very stroogesb personal influence, isome mo«j> distinguished officers, both of our military and naval services, are at the fronir under assumed names, though certain of these same officers are not even supposed to hitp leave. "Again, an Englishman who jeono of the German Emperor's closest Jrjends {a present at the front entirely apart from the official German War Osoe repre«entati?e, and he is constantly both writing and tele. graphing to the Emperor, who, aa ia known to all our Staff, is manifesting the deepest personal interest m the conflict. Somei of the telegrams sent to him by bw English friend must have cost very large ium«.

The Second Contingent.

Auckland, December 29 A number of ladies ate making holdall* and Tamo' Shanter oapa for the contingent. Mr Speeding contributes the wool required free, Mrs Caughey gives a quantity of calico for bandagee. Sergeant-Major Sh*w, of tha district staff, has volunteered for service m the Transvaal. He was «ome y«»« » sergeant m the 6bh Dragoons. «*»M" Corporal Wigmore, of the College Bfiet; Lance-Corporal Trehearne, No, 1 Ohinemttrt Riae*} Pcivata Hobbi, No. I W*ik»t»j

THE ABUBUUTUJi GOARDIAN ; SATOBimV 30, 1899



ASHBURTON [ COUNIY RACING CLUB /"\W NUBS', Jockeys', and Trainers' Pfteees will be givrn oub up till eleveu o'clock on MONDAY, January 1, 1900. A. A. FOOKS, 12 266 Secretary.



Carraway Seeds fed per lb Pimento, whole ... „.. la   Pimento, proand Is2d „ „ Mixed Spice l£d per packet PlCKLES—Hayward's Mixed, lOd per bottle, 9s 6d per dozen Cross and Black well's, Is 3d par bottle Captain White's, 2s 3d per bottle Carry Powder ... ...lid per bottle Boraj ... ... ,o. 8d per lb Aiiim [<; .., o,> §&   Saltpetre ... ... .., 4d ,",  Tartaric Acid IslOd „  Carbonate Soda, 3d per lb, 2s perdoz lbs Whole Linseed 3d per lb Linseed Meal 4d „ „ MVTOHJSS—PIaids, 4^d per do», 4s - per gross 250 s Is 6d per dozen 1000*8 5d per box, 4s lOd per dozen Bryant and May's Safeties, 83 per doEen Yarmontn Bloaters, y tor Is Maconochie's Frosh Herrings, 6£d per tin  Herrings In Tomato, 10d pej tin „ Hdrringß In Shrimp, lOd per tj(n ' „ Kippered Herrings, lOd ppr tin „ Preserve 4 Blotters, 10d per tin Auckland Mollett , , fd per tin Oysters „,, .„ , 8d   Sardines, large Alberts , Ja   Sardines, large @d  „ Sardines, small ... ... 4d „  Salmon, Holly leaf ... lOd „ „ Salmon, other Brands ... 8d „ „ OJL—Lucca, 2s f d per bottle Salad", i pint 6d, 1 pine l#d O»stor, h pint §d, 1 pint LOd Sheepa Tongues, lib Js, 21b Is lOd Corned Beef, Mutton, Spiced Beef, 2lb tin, Is Crosse and Blackwell's assorted Pastes, Is 3d per bottle, 14s 6d per dozen Potted Meats, assorted, 6d per tin Bovrii,:::, 18^. .. Leiberg'a extracb, Is 9d p£ : IQCUe Patept Groats, Robinson's, lOd ; Har per's, U& per tin MellinejPood, Is 8d pectin



Van Honten's Cocoa, fib, lid ; |lb, Is 9d; lib, 3s 3d Fry'a Cocoa, 41b, B£d ; lib, la 4id tfealGoo.3 Dandles, 4|d per lb ; 8s M Parafine Candles, p>t>i and fluted, 6£d per lb; 12a 6d per bo? Fairy Night Lights Is 2d per box Flake Tapioca, fibs for Is Pear', 61be for Is sago, 71bs foi Is Mixed Peel, L-amon, Orange and Oit ron, 8d per lb lemon Peel, 71b tins, 3a 6d lib Tiaa Agaprted Jams, 5d per lb ; 4s 9d per dose 21b Jars Assorted Jams, 14s Gd pet- doa Lea a»d Perrin's Sauce, large, 2s bd • per bottle MeliWs S,?ij.>ce, ls 3d per bottle Worcester &ance, cffjall, ,5d ; large, 9d Brown's Corn Floor, iJd pee lb ; Mazina Rli per dozen 5a 6d Whiting, *'bforls -. Morton-s Cream of Tartar, Is 3d per lb Preserved Fruit, Sfclb tins, 8d per tin, 7s 6d per do^s : English C,ut Loaf Snf?ar, 3|d per lb Tomato Sauce, «d per bo,tie • Golden Syrup, Sib 6d, 41b Is, 561 b 11s 3d Treacle, 21b 6d, 41b ls, 71b Is 9d Finest Raleina .„ ... 6ldperlb B'lnesfc Sultanas 7|d »» n Finest Cnrrancs Bd  „ per case 4»d „  Stewing Fi 5 s » 7?d  „ JTranah Plcms (choice) ... 1« .» t. Stewing Ploma ,« ••• »J „ „ FlniPst M.us.catels fff * 1& '« ». .» O&iUornian Muspatels , M»» " Pates, extr» Ene, 31b boxes, la #d per box   Almonds, Jordan ... ... «s 4d per lb Almonds, Valencia ••• J 8 °* " " Alwonda, Sicily ... ... 1» Jd  „ Ba<-cc' sna Nuts ... .-. »« Shell Almonds ... •". fV f> lJ Day and Martin's Paste Blacking, »Jd per doz an-1 Martin's Jar Blaokicg, 6d p b r bof tia . ench Blacking, 4M pejf t^i, JLa^dper doz  . j xey's Blacklead, Id aize, 3d per doz »mes';Dome Blacklead,i6d per d



.K)HN ORR & CO.. AbH BURTON. SOLE NEW ZEALAND AGENTS aud afe Waverley Cycle Depot 217 Colombo Street, Christchurch. JOHN OUR AND COS REVISED LIST-* , x . % \\TE Ohim to be the Leading Firm of G ooers, Ironmongers, and Crockery •V Morchants m Aahburton. We Import all our Stock from £ho Home Warl'efcs for Spot Cash and aro therefore m the best position Dj supply tho public with only genuine goods at the lowest possible price for cash. We L M^ea all oik g'»ods fall weight and finest quality. We never charge for pac'ciac *nd delivery, all go via at the Railway Station free. Any peraon leaviug an order »ith m cv\ get a piroa! ttckot-, and thsrejiore alvyayg be sure, of having their go A* at ths station m time. No charge for ticket. r JLjU U Xv ~~ph:r sack i3s. — BUGAU — SJJd per lib Tea __ l / g i i MARA VILLA GARDEN TEA— U lOd, gSs. 2s 4d| per 1b 51b Box .- ... ... 8s 9d, 9a 7d, He lOlbßox .- ~ .- 16s Bd, 18a 4d, 21t|8d KOZIE TEA — 101 b Box, |18s 4d ; 51b, 9a 7d GOLD LEAF TEA 10lb Box, |18s 4d } 51b, 9» 7d -PROVISIONS - FACTORY BUTTER—Fern Leaf and Sutton'e always in'etock. *OTESE-Fineßt Factory, 6d per 1b BAOON AHD SAMS -•• Lewie'," " Morepork," » D.lMc^aKam. Mild Cured flapas, S^dee and Rolls, 7|d. GORE OATMFAL—2SIb Bag, 2s U



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„__ — - I 1 LOTS 13- 13, 15, 17718, 19, WILLOW a niEB r, trevorton. WHY p»y r#Dfc when with a deposit oi && or ;gSO y.o.P can acquire the freehold of nearly an Acre o f {and, upon which is erected a comfortaWe iio%« o* /f rooms, for £85. The interest on the portion of Purchase Mooey at the rate of & per cent, only amounting to about Is 3d per weeri*. , ... The property lp B ituated m close proximity to tl.e River, and" Is von^cpwot alike for fishing, bathing, and firewood^ . FvlljWtrlcnlit.onkpp^io^^ ,



t\Jii fciALE, | CAMERON STREET I have f»r Sale—A vcy Comfortable DwelliDg of sevm. rooms, with convenient Offiaea, together wiit -juarter ecre of ffood Jand, well U\& vat jo Jawn and i garden The buildings are of the very bent material, and the workmanship, is an< <palled F«AI particulars on application to f. FERRIMAN. ;, Stack* Now Vet |



A GREAT VICTORY. | fiTIHE Crowds who p&rronUed tho " Corner' 1 durhi" Christmas Eve must have been M\ astonished at the numbers who were eagerly end >*vou<iug to secure some of the ' tempting lineo offend by us during this Festive Season. They mostly imaured us that for Qnlity, T«»ete and Mo^pr&te Prieeß iho goods offered to them were unequalled m ABh burton, and whilst thanking our 1007 oua'omera on that d»y, and our friends, one and all, for their pitronage, we feel we have secured A GREAT VICTORY m the Drapery Trade, for a firm position, andgoid defenoea thus established, are not likely to looa be captured by oar opposing forces. During the New Year we BhaH continue to do our ntmoßt to maintain our REPUTATION FOR VALUE AND SELECTION. And backed up by our Friends both m town and oountry we shall, witho our LEADING POSITION AGAIVST ALL COMERS. WISHING YOU ALL A Happ- and Prosperous New Year, We are, Youra obediently, |f NORTHCOTE A HEFFORD / ''THE CONNER/ y AfeHBURTON "" M E L L O R'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE THE LEADING BOOT SHOP, X 8 the McmtBELEABLE Hoiue Jor GOOD AND CHEAP BOOTS. Our aim is to you the best valce for littlk.mokbv. HONESTY is om Policy. We wil 00l Guarantee you an article unlesa we know it will give you Jevery One Trial is all we ask—Our Goods Sell themselves. «r «,. a»»r«. j MELLOK, TANOBED BTRFET, SSHBURT3N SANTA CLAUS AND FATHER CHRISTMAS ABE COMING AGAIN H. M. JONES. — 'W~- A LARGE »nd Well Selected Stock of Goods for all Department, imported direefc|Crom leading London, American »cd Japanese houßefi, consisting of BOOKS STATIO^KRY, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, LEATHER GOODS. BVnnw China Glass and Electro plated Ware, Clocks, Vaeea, Nic-nacs (suitable for CHRITxS^nT NEW YEAR Jlfta BIRTHDAY* WEDDING PRESENTS. BOOKS—Excellent Varieiy of prize, reward and presentation Books. Historical, Biographical, Scientific, Poetical, Travels, Novels, and various Bindings, Bibles, Hymns and Prayers, (various Btylee) Church Praise, Wesley's hyniua. STATIONERY—PIan. Fancy and Commercial Paper, Envelopes, Boxed Stationery, White and Timed 6J and la. Specially put op for me by Marcus Ward ™d Co . of London A 1 values R-nolnic, vellum. Linen and Bank papors ruled and plain. A.l. values. GOODS __ IWB from 6d to 20,, Wallet*, Card and Letter O^see, Lidies' and Gentlemen's Drefaaing Cases, Hand Bags, ——-~—, Pencil Cases. Companions! - pivnv rnnrjt?--Photo Frames, Screen 3, Worfebaxea, Inkstanda, Vases, Ornaments, Clfct^ A ?b£2P EasTes Bwflket?, Glove & Kerchief Sets, Cabinets, Trays, Flower Stands, ■ rfnv«* A Great Varieiv of Wood, Tin and Rubber mechanical Toys sifflßMli and Engines, xViagic Lanterns, Microscope, Prams and Steam Um\m »na i^ng.n , T K. cycieß) and ]000 artlcle3 from ld opt RffWIWG MAOHIVKS-The Anchor Machine, well finished and up-to-date, good «2tai toJf«d aS. from m 10. to S» 10,. Makes a splendid present. PIA rsOH and ORGANS FgffM 108 per month ■ Lowest Cash Priaes, TRADING STAMPS GIVEN TO CASH PURCHASERS. H. M. JONES.