Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1899. RABBITS.

In 1894 here were exported from this colony 14,267,285 rabbit skins, valued at £87,993. In the same year 25,241 frozen rabbits wero exported, valued at £464, and 8686 cwt of preserved rabbits, valued at £12.468. Sincu then the export of skins has steadily de creased, but the export of rabbits baa increased in proportion, until the last year tha figures showed—rabbit skins exported 6,607,984, valued at £51,607; frozen rabbits, 4,251,596, valued at £93,886 ; preserved rabbits, 3979 cwt. s valued at £498. From Danedin last ypar the total value of the exports was £57,253, and from Invercargiil £75,701. The value of the frozen rabbits exported from Dunedin was £9184, and from Invercargill £69,869. As the frozen rabbits are exported in their skins, the apparent falling oft in the export of rabbit skins is accounted for. Mr Gilfedder, member for Wal lace, favors the abolition of the Rabbit Department, It was costing the I colony £20,000 a year, and if it were abolished he would devote the money thus saved, first, to giving encourage ment to the extermination of rabbits during the summer months by offering 9 bonus on skins, when the factories are closed down and the rabbits are allowed to increase. The remainder of the money thus saved he would be in favor of expending in the assistance of local bodies and far mers to cope with the small bird nuisance. We consider the member for Wallace made vary sensible remarks in the few lines we have quoted ; for, though there are many people, more especially in Otago and Southland, who would like to see every effort to reduce the rabbit abandoned—thafe is, every effort other than the trapping and hunting of the animal for his fur and carcases for the export trade—the rabbit is still a danger threatening other parts of the colony, and if the rabbit pest did not exist in those parts of New Zealand where a fair living in made by a number of men in rabbitting, the land on which they are caught would be much more valuable, and the districts more prosperous generally. The mere fact that so very large con signments of rabbits are available for export is evidence of the lax ad minis tration of the law, and of an absence of any desire on the part of a large section of the people in the south to Bee the pest exterminated. It is al! rery well to point to the number of men making a living at rabbitting, and to the volume of the export trade, but as a per contra to these have to be placed the losses to settlers of crops destroyed by the pest, and the de creased capacity of the land for stock feeding, in addition to the continual danger that exists of the rabbits spread ing northward and overrunning country as yet comparatively free from them, W© 3aid that Mr Gilfedder made some very sensible remarks in the sentences of his speech above quoted, but we are not in favor of the total abolition of the Rabbit Department unless we can be assured that persistent efforts will be made to exterminate the pest. That such efforts have not been rnaae the figures quoted above certainly prove, and we are nob sure that the chief reason why these figureß are possible does not lie at the door of the Government, who bave large blocks of Crown land in the south, on which the only signs of life are the movements of the immense colonies of rabbits that infest them, and the only efforts made to exterminate them are those of the rabbitters who have no desire to ex terminate, but whose interests lie rather in the cultivation of bunny. Abolish the Babbit Department and the machinery is at pnce removed that insures some effort being made to keep the rabbits in checks and as there is of course no guarantee that the bottom may not at any moment fall out of the rabbit export trade, where would the colony be were such a contingency to eventuate?

Local and General.

Reports of two inquests and the Druids' social and ball, commercial, sporting, and cable news, also Messrs Fletcher Bros, new advertisement, with others, will be found on the first page to-day.

Forecast.—Captain Edwin advises :—• Wind W. to B.W. and 8. heavy gale and much colder weather; glass rise Boon; sea heavy, and high tides.

The Change of Weather.— A Ohrlat ohurch telegram says that the warm wind of yesterday melted the snow ou the hills, and the rivers in North Canterbury are rising and are now running high.

Cbkss.-—The second round of the chess tourney was concluded last evening. Mr DoddjS leads with six wins, Dr. Hunter five wins, Messrs Q. Fripdlander, F. Clark, and V. Steward three wins eagti." This round was rather more interesting than the firßtj and some unexpected results occurred, indi cating considerable improvement in the play of two or three of the contestants. It was decided to go on with the third and last round at ones.

Bc|sway.-~Those interested in the block of lao'd recently out up into building sites on that portion of the Lagmhor estate on the north-west side of the railway line, just over the Ashburton river, will be pleased to hear that the subway leading thereto is now well forward. 'I he railway embankment will be pierced by an opening eleven feet in height by eighteen feet in width. This will be all right for persons riding or driving, but those requiring to use it for waggons or drays loaded with straw, ate, will have to remember the height of the subway when loading.

Board of Edooa^iobi.-—So far six nomi* nations have been received to 311 the vacancy on the Board of Education caused by Mr Alfred Saunders's retirement. They are as follows :—Mr J. Oonnal, nominated by the Woolston School Committee j the Rev. W, Finlayson, Courtenay Committee j Mr J. MoK>ague, Dromore Committee ; Mr J. Bt. Newlyn, Halketb Committee; Mr J. Jj. Soobt, Christchurch East Committee; Mr J. G. E. Winßloe, Woodend Committee. Nominations close on Monday nexb.

Be Kind to the Little Ones.—There is no tyranny so hard to bear as the tyranny of parents who, without meaning to be cruel, do not understand their children. How oontiriually do we find a child punished because ib is fretful. Jt doeu c/jj). seam to occur to some parents that in nine oases out of ten a child's frebfulness {irises from ill health or from some temporary ailment. Bub this is assuredly true, and, instead of punishing their children, parents will do well to ta&e vtepp to keep them healthy and Strong, they will' not land tl»js difficult) if they take care to keep Holloway's Fills aad jpintmeint always by them. These are 'remedies which never fail. '

Tbaction Engine Drivebs -The necesaibv ! for having certificated drivers in charge of j traction engines does nob appear to be generally known. At the Cambridge M&gis-! trata's Court a few days ago George Dinsdale pleaded guilty to beipg in charge of a traction engine without holding a certificate of com petency as required by the Act. Mr Job?on, Government Inspector of M-.chinery, asked for a heavy penally, as the risks involved were very great. If the traction engiDe was in charge of an incompetent man it was a source of danger to both lifo and property, and ha desired to make this case a warning to those who worked such engines without certificates. The Magistrate thought ie could not be too widely known that all offenders ag-inst the provisions of tt-.e Act would bo punished. As, however, the present cisc was the finst of its kind that had been brought in the district, he wonid not inflict the full penalty, which was £5, but would fine defendant £1 and costs, £1 13a.

News in Brief.

A new display of " raw " bicycle fittings, from which Zoalandias are built, is now on view at Messrs Oaten, Lowry and Co'a establishment, Burnett street.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

Uniced Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph —Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka July 29, 9-50 a.m, • Guardian Office 10.60 a.m) The Peace Conference. Amsterdam, July 28 The British, Amsricau, and Italian delegates to the Peace Conference are resisting an attempt to allow the Transvaal and Papacy to adhere to the Peace Convention by means of a side wind.

Australian.

United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright.

(Received Wakapuaka July 28, 9.50 a-m,

Gvabdian Office 10 50 a.m)

Lord Brassey's " Naval Annual" Melbourne, July 29

Lrd Brassey, interviewed, gave General Willis's statement an un qualified denial. The " annual" con tained nothing of a secret character respecting Portsmouth fortifications. General Willis, he says, is assisting the Conservative candidate in opposi tion to the candidature of Lord Brassey's son, and the statement is a piece of electioneering work.

FRENCH AFFAIRS.

United Press Association—By Eleatric

Telegraph—Copyright)

(Received Wakapuak* July 29, 9 35 a,m, Guardian Office 10-24 a-tn) Paris, July 28 General Negrier, in an interview, said he regards himself as no longer belonging to the army, and intends to retire to the country.

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TE&M IN

ENGLAND.

FIXTURES: July 30—Lord's, v M.C 0. and Ground. August 3 —Portsmouth, v Hampshire.

MATCH AGAINST SUSSEX

Uuitsd Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

London, July 27

Six of the Sussex wickets are down in the first innings for 389. The following are the additional scores :~Fry 181, Kiltick 106, Marlow 34, Collins, not oat, 16, Vina 4, Parris, not out, 9, sundries 10. Fry and Killick gave an excellent display, but the latter was missed early in the inning*. Hill is suffering from exhaustion, and IredaSe fielded for him. Howeli, Iredale, and Johns are standing out of the Australian team.

(Raceired Wakapuaka July 29, 9.15 a.m,

Guardian Office, 9-54 a-m)

London, July 28

The weather is lovely and eh» wicket good, and an attendance of 4000. The first innings of Sussex was continued— Collins (not out) 35, Farris 9, late 1, Butt 5, Bland 0, sundries 10; total 414. McLeod took five wickets for 99.

The Australians, in their first innings, have lost one wioket for J.l4—Trumble 26, Worrall (not out) 60, Trumper (not cut) 25, sundries $.

COMMERCIAL.

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Telegraph—Copyright

London, July 27 The Amerioan visible aupply of wheat it 49,174,000 bushels. The wheat market is very dull, with little demand. For cargoes nearly due 29s is asked : buyers offer 28s 93 ; parcels at 28s.

The Bradford wool market is improving; common sixties 261, supers 27f d,

CORRESPONDENCE

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for th« opinions expressed by our correspondents)

UNDER WHICH KING.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—lf there is one thing more than another Whidh might ba expected amongst the party'advocating Prohibition^ ib is the necessity for adhering bo a uniform principle. One would expect that the leaders would be at one regarding the principles to be recog nised in striving to carry out) their views. Whan the Rev. L. M, Isibt was last in Ash* burton, he distinctly affirmed that the party he was representing did nob ask for national or colonial option; He simply impressed upon the public the desirability of support ing Itfal option by a bare majority. Bub the chief representative of the prohibition party in Parliament, Mr T, E. Taylor, has jusb brought in a Bill asking for cg'onial option. As Mr Lewis, member for Christchurch, put it in speaking on the subject, the two things cannot go together. .Mr Taylor'i Bill would abolish local option, and if the bare majority clause were included in it as he proposes, we might have to close all the hotels one year and open them the next. But what strikes me as so preposterous in the scheme of Mr Taylor is that if the North Islaad electors who outnumbed those in the South were to all vote for Prohibition and those in thp South the othor way-^tha latter would have to close all their hotels. Why cannot these extremists give us a little rest ?—I am, 4c, Consistency.

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Uaited Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.

Wellington, July 28 The Council met; at 2 30 p.m THE ELECTIVB COUNCIL.

The question that the members of the Council should be elected was partly dis cussed and adjourned.

BILLS ADVANCED

The N>pier Harbor Board Amendment Empowering Bill passed its final Rtttgej. The L.uid Amendment Ace BLI passed through committee with minor amendments.

The Council adjourned at 4 45 p m The Council resumed at 8.20.

IMPREST SDPrLY

The Imprest Supply Bill ao 2 was received from the House ot Representatives and passed through all its stages. The Council rose at 8 20.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, July 28 The House met at 2 30. TOTALISATOB ABOLITION BILL NO 2.

Mr Flatmnn gave notice to introduce the Totalisator Abolition Bill No 2.

RAILWAY REFRESHMENT BARS

Mr Flafcman gave notice to ask if Govern ment, at the end of the current leases, would refuse to re-issue licenses to sell liquor at the railway stations throughout the colony.

IMPBEST SUPPLY.

An Imprest Supply Bill for £385,000 was introduced, and during its progress Govern ment was blamed for blocking the answer ing of questions and delaying the furnishing of returns.

The Premier blamed tome members of the Opposition for the delay, and for asking for returns that cost thousands of pounds. The debate was interrupted by the 530 adjournment.

The House returned at 7 30 p m IMPREST SCPFLT.

The debate on the Imprest Supply Bill was continued, and the third reading was carried on the voices.

LAND FOB SETTLEMENTS

On the motion for the third reading of the Land for Settlement! Act) Amendment Bill,

Mr G. Hutchison contended that the system of borrowing for the purpose of buying land under the Ltnd for Settlements Act would ultimately lead to the national isation of the land.

Mr Morrison said if the freehold had been the only system under which land could be taken up, very few people would settle oompaied with the large number that had taken up sections during the past few years. Mr Soobie Mackenzie quoted a number of Acts showing that labor legislation had commenced long before the advent of the present Government. Mr Hogg oompared the state of the conn try at the present time with that which prevailed nine years ago, to the great advantage of the former. Mr Duthie quoted statistics in proof of his statement that as far as settlement was concerned, tho country had retrograded during the past year. Mr Pirani contended the Bill did not pro vide a solution for the workmen's homes difficulty.

Mr J W Thompson, while admitting there were soma advantages in cutting up large estates, fai'ed to see that the taking away of the holdings of small settlers would be either just or expedient* Mr Massey was afraid the Land for Settle ment Act would ultimately result in the lands of the colony falling into the hands of the foreign money lenders. The only safe guard against such a thing happening wan to give the people a chance of acquiring the freehold.

Mr Monk complained that trains were not run to suit workmen employed in the towns wishing to reside in the suburbs.

Mr Field did not Bee why the Bill should not apply to other classes besides workmen. He was distinctly in favor of the freehold tenure in the country, but not in the towns or suburbs.

Mr Sligo pave general support to the Bill. Mr O'Rsgan regretted the principle of re valuation had nob besu embodied in the Bill.

Mr McNab supported and Mr Herries op posed the Bill.

Mr Rilleaton said the coun'ry must pro gress ; the State must supersede private rights, but on fair terms. To meet the large amount of money borrowed production must be increased and settlement promoted. He thought that the betterment principle should have been embodied in the Act, and that the land taken oompulsorily should first be sanctioned by Parliament,

Messrs Duncan, Fiat man, Carson and Moore supported the Bill as amended.

Mr Seddon having replied, the third reading was carried by 44 votes to 4.

Tbe House rose at 2 am,

CABLE NEWS.

United PrMs Aaeooiation—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright.

London, July 28

The Hon. John McKenzie, who recently underwent an operation, is now out of danger.

Ottawa, July 2? The idea of raising a brigade for Imperial service is yery popular in Canada,

Sydney, July 28

Two children named McOormack were burned to death in a house near Dapto.

THE TRANSVAAL.

Speech by Mr Balfcur. Uitlanders Dissatisfied* United Press Association —By Eleofrrio Telegraph-—Copyright (Received Wakapuaka July 29, 9 30a.m, Guardian Office 10-10 a.m) London, July 28 Speaking at a luncheon at a gather ing of the Midlaud Conservative Associations,' Mr Balfour said he attributed the difficulties ia the Transvaal to the refusal of the Boer Government to concsde the Uitlanders equal privileges with the Burghers in accordance with the terms and pledges contained in the Convention of 18QJ. If the lesourcea of diplomacy were ineffectual in untying the knot other means would be adopted. He said ii was impossible for freeborn Englishmen to be permanently treated as an inferior rage. Since the principle of immediate representation has been connected he hoped that despite indications to the contrary the Transvaal would not be so ill advised as to withdraw the privi: lege in detai]., Most English newspapers consider Mr Balfour's speech satisfactory and declare it is a plain but momentous warning to Kruger, Pretoria, July 28

At a meeting of 7000 Uitlanders at Johannesburg, resolutions were passed condemning the franchise concessions as inadequate, and demanding workable reforms, imperially guaranteed. The new franchise law as recently passed by the Volksraad has been officially proclaimed and has come into operation

WHERE THE HITCH IS.

SOME FKESR ASTONISHING

FAOfS!

WHY TEMPERANOR BU LS NEVER GET THRO1 TGH PARLI-

MENT ALIVE.

WHO RULES? THE STATE OE TEE LIQUOR TRAFFIC?

Bills in Parliament are never going to make men or women sober it they are determined not to be made sober. Bub laws to make the procuring of liquor less fatally easy, to bring the sale of strong drink into due proportion with the selling and buying of other commodities, are things laws may possibly effect.

But bills touching the sale of drink are just the ones which never get through Parliment and become law. Why ? Because so many pocket* are affected.

Pockets and stomachs—-where the rule of God does not interfere—rule the world.

A very interesting book, containing some remarkable facts, has just been published, in which I find

WHAT A HUGE MOUNTAIN

of vested interest stands in the way how many pockets are touched ; for it is shown that the capital inverted in the trade, on its own estimate (in the Brewers' Almanac) is £230,000,000. A substantial proportion of this capital is held now by limited liability com panies—that is, by the public, many of them persons of influence. In the firm of Guinness & Co,, peera and titled persons and doctors are, after women, the most numerous class. In tha same company are 178 persoog bearing the title of " Bey.," including bishops, deans, archdeacons, ard canons. In other four compinieg there are 133 persons designated as '" Rev." -The trade influence is avowedly and natu rally put forth in self protection. The motto is in effect, " Our trade our politics." Thus, the National Trade Defence Fund has for its objects " to secure by all legal means, regardless of party politics, the return to the House of Commons, and other elected bodies, of candidates favorable to trade in terests,"

Think of it— TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTT MIELION

OF SOVEREIGNS

invested in the sale of strong drinks in Great Britain.

Lord Hosebery has s-iid some words, which I ask every thoughtful man to think over,

He has said not only " there is a great deal too much drink in this country, and that much of the crime, much of the pauperism, and almost all the degradation prevalent in this coun try, are attributable to the curse of drink," but he has also said that v it is becoming too great a power in the .State, Igo so far as to say this, that if the State does not soon control the liquor traffic, the liquor traffic will con trol the St ite."

The working man—and are we not all working men and women ?—-spends more, much more than he pan afford qn beer or other alcoholic drinks. The average per family is six shillings a week. And, as many families spend nothing, it stands to reason many spend more than that. Hqw a man, with say two pounds a week! would stare if he were asked to spend

SIX SHILLINGS A WEEK ON BOOSS

v Why, where would the bread, to say nothing of butter, come froos if I did tint V he would ask.

Exactly. If you spend six shillings a week in things you don't need, you must go without something you do need.

Were our expenditure in drink— estimated at £154,000,000—t0 be re duced to the level of American con sumption per head, it would be only one half this sum, and so there would be a transfer of £97,000,000 a year non-productive expenditure.

A new scheme for effective laws is set forth in this book,

Would it answer do you think 2 A starting point for the new scheme would be found in the general agree ment of temperance wprkerg that there ought not to be more than one public house to 1,000 of the population in towns, and one to each 600 in any rural area. At present, London has (or had in 1896) one to every 4^6 inhabitants, and in certain districts the average was one to every 193. Manchester has one licensed house to every 180 inhabitants, Liverpool one for every 279, Birmingham one to every 215, Sheffield one to every 176, Bristol oue to every 195. The redac tion would enormously increase the value of remaining licensesj therefore, a scheme must be provided for taking the trade out of private hands. The value of public-house property is illustrated by examples, two of which are brought very effectively before the readers by means of photographs of paltry looking houses, one of which, at an l auction "^in ' Newcastle, yielded £15,800, while another, with half an acre of land adjoining, near the gate way of the Armatrong-Wbitworth Co'« new yard, fetched £28,100. This the auctioneer acknowledged tq bg TWJN^I Tmm IT| VAJ^K HTHHQIJT THBj

and it was £3,oQt| mora than an estate in Northumberland, comprising a man sion and 700 acres of land, fetched by auction in the sam.e as the publi^ house sale,. It is proposed, therefore, that suqh enormous values shall not be. allqwed to fall into private hinds, but jth&fc locali ties shall have the power of granting % n^onqpoly of the entire retail traffic within their borders, either to coni panies formed for that purpose upon which the municipal councils shall be directly represented, or, under clearly defined safeguards, to the councils themselves. But whether we have laws on the subject or not, we can ALL EXERCISE LOCAL VETO for ourselves in our own persons and homes. If this were only universal, there would be no need for liquor la^s, for there would be no liquor to legis« %te. a&guk ■*! : '. : < ': '3^

THS A(iHBUKTUjN UUAKJLfIAtf, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1559



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U Sdper tin S()4P-Pear'd, 4 tablets in box, la box Nestles Food, 1* lid Bilkstone Soap. lOd per bar, JOa 61 per Noaves Food, lid PIIH. v r Finest Japan Rioa, 2£d per lb, 6!b for In TVinmifh 61 oar bar. 7s lid per box Vermicelli, 64 per lb, 41b for la lOd KBtti. 81 per ba,V 6d per M^r^« % Ib, 4JJ. for U 101 p ea , D 0 Tablets, 6., 5, « f^L^tCAl «b I. 8d OleaJS. Shavtoß Stleln, 9d each Cadbary'- Cocoa, | b lOi, Jlb,.l^d| Brown Windsor Tablets, Is 3d p«r doz Star Ooooa, 3» p«r lb 11 < nan «1 anH 101 each C»sfc!e Brand Salt, lewt 03 Javenia esoap, oA ana iua eao« H"d|™V9aTrbox SOaP> ta '^ SbtaSl 7ICm: 1411.1.3d wiSJt P6rovrt ssar^S^^ 11* jhtfU'vi:i B.r?Ch. Pmpi?n,, 2 8 6d per Eb»^r. Fl ag Brand Po W d«. lOd rth»St l}nnft Vinegar lOlperbotMe Oroase and Blackwell's Assorted Es- Champions Vinegar, iui per gJ gd dozgn TOS wS?V^r, PlOd b p °er bottle Colonial WtSd Essencos, Fsl per Ib, MoVSif oap*large 8!Z ' Effirffi: ::: ::: iS ;:;: Barilla Ash, McClinton's and Thomp- AulsobrooW^Jrfl^ IWders, assorted, « Bdoerbox Dovor'* Jelly Powders, 6d,5j 91 per doa I7:r^t^t;:rlir^\ Colman. Sr dD S . F ., lsßdperlbl Lime Juiceand Glycerine, 9d per bottle Jb 10 Jl Jin6d G Joerine. 6d per bottle OoJ mJJ^ M n*f r<i > \ ooae \ \ 3l Pef lb vSne, 61 P « bottle 3 I'AROH-Ooiman'a and Bergert, IV ' ■, 50, Tiu.; nH q. 101 61 per packet ke?SIU-' lb ! 4jd „ Gro.g's and Lily, 5i per lb di^imi^ * Gaza Chinese, Is per box t)f>r lb per tin »» _, T ' o \  r. 1 ' iw;\r Ail n^rih ». GifZ3 Japanese, 6d per lb IKlilib.^ X S %,nW r ' S OuHboSta.™.. 1- 2d p. ouptr TTti , t -4 Miy pole Soap, 6d per cake, any color Zwlandia Mixed, 6cl per lb, sji per ib Dncd Peaches, Apricots, and Apples, I j \j'X pt33* IO PffPPFR-White ... Is 41 per lb MUUuiaid'a Milk 7Jd per tin, 7s 3d per J Black ... Is 21 „ „ doz^n. Wh-»le • Is2d „ „ Nu-H'ry Milk, Bsperdozan OISGBR-Wbole ... I^3l „ „ CV!r,a, Finest Is 3d, 18 53, l 8 7d Ground ... la4i „  „ Social, 2s ■in— • ■■■■■■;o; ■■ - "" SHEEP NETTING, (C.S ) 3<l per yard. TT ,,, , T1 , .... 18s O<l per coil. BARB WIRE (Hog) l , _, _ TTric , .  £>s 6tl per cwt. N'A 9 FJiNOE WIRE •• •• " O.K TUBULAR LANTERNS U Odl »-,r,r,nT- «ti .. I 4« OdperSgßllondrom BOILKD LINSEED OIL 13s O<J per tin. OABTOK OIL * 312 GALLON GALVANISED PORTABLE BOILERS 37« 6d. YEATS' OBLEBUATED GARDEN SEEDS JU-fT TO HAND JOHN ORR & CO., AfeHBURTON,



F, FBRHT-U 'N. f FOR SaL^ * PARK sSTRKET. I" HAVE FOR SALE —Two Good . Dwelling Houses, together with £ an acre of land, in a h'ri-t-c'ass locality ; suitable for either occupation or invest ment. fc'ull particulars on application. F, FERRIMAN. ! FOB SALE. jfi jT f\ On easy turms will j*purcba.ee dwfjXJ a good Building Site fronting the Towd Beit. The land ia ft-nsed with g )cd live ftneef, and has erected thereon a cubhtantial shed ai.d wash-house with pump. F. FfIRRIMAN. ________ LEASE m PERPETUITY OF!600 ACRES. rHAVK F-)R SALE-The Goodwill in lease of 600 Acres of good taesock land, well fenced with seven wirea and 1 standards. j A comfortable house is erected on the land. Kental, Is per acre. The property has not had Sheep on it for four months. F. FERRIMAN. _ TO ENGLAND IN THIRTY-ONE DAYS ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS SERVICE. ri IHE Passenger route to England is un- JL doubtedly the Australian and American route (A. and A. Route), avoiding alike the heat of the Red Sea and tho cold of Cape Horn, and giving passengers the opportunity of travelling in luxury and comfort through the most interesting country in the world. The Steamers of this Line are appointed to leave Sydney and Auckland for Honolulu and San Francisco every four weeks, sailing as voder .— Steamers Tns Leave Leave Arrive Sydney Anoklaod Frisco, Moaoa '3506juTjT1f July 10 July 28 Afomeda 3000 A up. 2 v 7 Aug. 25 Mftriposa 3000 Aug 30 i-'ept. 4 Sept. 22 Tickets ire available for 12 tnontha, and Suloon Passengers can break their journey at Auckland, Honolulu, Sao Francisco, or any place or call en route to New York, and hava also the privilege of travelling across either Canada or tho United State - SPECIALLY REDUCED RATES. Through fares, Sydney or Auckland to London:— Saloon .. .. £64 2* 6d to £72 9j 2d Steerage.. .. £32 7s lid. F. FERRIMAN, Agent for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited.)



;/ BALLANTYNE & Go.} OF OASH^L STREET, OHEISTCaURCBi TTAVE FITTED A MOST COMPLETE FACTORY, and Manufaotur FROM START TO FINISH High-Class Furniture ; at very MODERATE RATES, A Visit to Ball/ANtynje's Showroom and r aotory, by any of our Country Client when in Christoharch, will be MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE FIRM. J. V. DE BEEB, THE LEADING JEWELLER & WATCHMAKER, IS NOW SHOWING HEW GOODS NEW GOODS A LARGE STOCK of the [Neweab, j Brightest, and up-to-date Jewellery. INSPECT. — INSPECT. . All articles marked in Plain Figure*. Juat received a line of ; Rothkeham's Celebrated English Lkvbbs, Made Speoially to his order, with Extra , Jewels, and very heavy Cases to suit hard ■ wear. A tew Ladies' Rolled Gold Waielie«i J Ten to Twenty Years' Guakantkk, very . highly recommended. Greenstone ia now very fashion able. A new assortment of Choice Designs. , SPEBTAGLES- SPECTACLES. ' A tull Stock of Lenses, on the inter changeable system. Convex and Concave, ' both in Blue and White. The Latest Novelty in Eyeglasses, "TBE JtifcVLUC." Light and Easy, will not fall off. 1 SIGHT TESTING A SPECIALTY, - j REPAIRS Prompt. - REPAIRS Neat.



J. V. DE BEER, (Ute S. Sftlek) EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. HAVING TAKEN OVER THE BUSINESS OF|jTHE ECLIPSE BYCLE SWORKS WE ARE HOLDING A GRifiAT CLEABIKG BALE OF LADIES' AND .GENTLEMEN'S^ BICYCLES, ;CYCIE ACSESSORiES, ETC.I STOCK must be REDUCED by =€200 in Four Weeks. H Lowest Quotations in Canterbury, We have Just Landed ex|KnightjTemplar, a Shipment of the Famous " LOYEL DIAMOND!" 'MACHINE 9, (Admitted to be the Bes in the World,) Which will be included in the gale. Mb G. Carson will continue in charge of the Cycle Department. CAESON & CO., GROOERS & IRONMONGERS.



ORIEtU 1 LINE OF ROYAL MAIL 8 L'EAMERS. riIHE following Royal Mail Steamships X belonging to the Orient and Pacific G< mpanies will leave Sydney on Saturday, at Noon, and Melbourne on Tuesday ab 1 p.m. as under for London (Tilbury), via Adelaide, Albany Colombo (Transhipping for all Indian ports), aucz Canal, Marseilles, Naples and Gibraltar : — Summer^ Tone From From From Reg Sydney Mel'bn. Adelaide. Ormuz 6587 July 22 July 25 July 27 AuiVrai 5524 Aug. 5 Aug. 8 August 10 Omrah 6587 Aug 22 Aug. 22 August 24 And fortnightly thereaf or. FARES-NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON Saloon .. .. Single £39 to £73 10 a Return £70 to £115. Third Olaaa ... £16 16?, £1818s & £22 First and second class passengers seoure sp-ioia! advantages by bookiog through from New Zealand, being provided with Saloon Passages to Austra'i*, which are included in the above fares. Pipages can ba booked to or prepaid from any of the nbove ports. F. FEKRIMAN, Agent for Union Steamship Gompany of New Zoaland, Ltd., Agents in New Zealand.



Friedlancler oros. FOR PRIVATE SALE. VCTE have for Private Sale, an Eight-roomed House fitted with every convenience, situate on Garter's Terrace, Tinwald. Full particulars on application to FRIEDLANDER BROS., LIMITED FOH PRIVA"M"gALBT THE WELL-KNOWN SINGLETREE PROPERTY, Containing 216 0 ACBPJ3, JSituated near^Alford Forest, Forjfurther particulars apply to* FRIEDLANDER BROS , Ltd., L^nd and Estate Agents.



TT7E are CASH Buyera of good lines of MILLING & SHIPPING WHEAT, Also, — OATS, IBAELBY, AND RYE GKASS. BRIEDLANDER BROS., Lld. FARM FOfSALE. "Tl /TBSSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd, have been instructed by Mr Wm. Sutton, to Bell by private treaty, his compact farm of 290 acres, situated at Winobmore, on which is & comfortable four-roomed Dwelling, large store rotm, and six-stalled Stable, The property is d vided into five paddccks, all fenced and well watered, and most pi the land is under crop. For full particulars and terms, apply FRIEDLANDSR BROS., Ltd. PRIZE EGGS for Sale at Pelham Yards. MRS MoGREGOR has taken ova* fcha Refreshment Rooms at the corner of East and Burnett Streets, Ashburton, where she will welcome all her friends and Public Generally. Hot Luncheon Daily from 12 to 2. Hot Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa at all hours. A Choice Assortment of Confec ttioueryp at} 4 all kiada of Fruit in Stock. 6 129



Importers of Bicycles & Cycle Accessories. TANCRED STREET & AROADE, 7 139 Ashbcrton. SHOULD you be on painting bent, Or renovating rooms intent; Should wear or want of change suggest, That you of papers go in quest; Should snowballs, stones, or romping rash, Occasion damage to a sash, Go to WILSO^'B. Should kiokings juvenile impair, The polish of your furniture ; Should bareness of a mantelpiece; [ Mirrors will the void decrease) Impel you to a-shopping go, To view the silveted plate on show, Oall at WILSON'S. Should you want a tasteful sign, Your trade or calling to define ; Should you have a love for painting, On canvas Nature's scenes depicting; Should you have a print or picture, , Or photo of some oharming creature^ (These would all much finish gain From the addition of a frame), Go to Wilson's, Burnett Street. With all such requisites replete. His motto is one word—' 4 Complete," And thus can all requirement meet. J. WILSON, SIGN-WRITER & HOUSE DECORATOR Burnett Subset, Opposite Mail Office.) PADTTTELLSATALr _ PROVED BY THE FACT THAT NEARLY _ j out of every 4 of the whole population of Men, Women,and Children DRINK



MOAIL&L' <"* illentled Teas. fhe atoov« ft*^nient, after 1b years' trial, •houid convince tjotis the trade arid public that N.. M. $ Co.'* Pure T*a» cannot be equalled. -'' ■ COMPARE Any of our Teas with others costing 4d per Ib. more money, and you will be cony/need ours fian no $qual nr Quality,



•' Stop Smoking," said a Boston doqfcor to an ailing patient the other day, "and ib will lengthen your days." The patient stopped, The doctor's prediction was verified. The first day, the patient declares, was as long as his whole previous life. Prosperity is the besb protector of principle. Few of us can stand prosperity. Another fellow's, I mean. Nothing succeeds like suoqess. That is why Kingston's shoeing ih so successful, Kingston doeg nob say so, ask anyone. He is well known, having be@n here nearly eighteen years. " j We canna a' be Chief Justices and Hon purables, bub we can a' enjoy McKepzie'a 'H6ndai-|Janka Tea •' Wb^Eß a' Jock Tftmson'a bairns," an 1 f»y we Bhould a' gree tae hae naethin' bub Mac's Hocuai-Uckft Unblended Tea .



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'• M 4 Goßscience.'' I tell you there's nap plumbago in McKengie'a Tea, It's gt for % bailie, ia Hondai Lanka e(SOBE, Bridget," an' it's the Hondai Lanka Unblended Tea yell be after buyin'; it's like Ould Ireland itself for quality ■ Smoke New Venuj, j



A oaloulatioo is made that the beer consumed throughout the world in a single year would form a lake suffi ciently vast to ,drown all the English' speaking people,