Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1899. Local and General.

Or? tho first p»ge tc-d»y will ba fouud nolf >>n thß team seleced to represent Aehnurion a,gi>inst Elle*>i:ere m the football match on Thursday nexfc, also spnrtiiig, and Messrs Fletcher Bros. advertisement, wilh others. "Dubbed" by tub Frost.—lt ib said that many of bue fowls that wore b-.dly fio»t bitten a little while ago have so far pulled through, but have completely loßt thtir combs and wattles. 'Jus Marine Commission Report.— Ministers decline to make tho report ot the Marine Commission public at present* The limes states that Ministers are exonerated by i , but not all the persons concerned m the charges.—Press Association telegram. Bogus Notm —At the Dunedin Police Court on Saturday, George FaUer, a hawker, was sentenced to three months' imprison ment) for endeavouring to pass off a N Z Wheelman advertisement as a £5 note at a drapery sale.—Press Association telegram. Hbatkd Axiiß,—On arrival of the express from Chriatchuroh for the south to-day, an axle of the mail van was found much heated* The van was cut out, and the mails trane- I ferred to an ordinary passenger carriage^ The R.P.O. officials would, no doubt, find their temporary quarters less convenient than the wtll-fitted postal van. Street Betting.—At Wellington to-day* Michael Higgins, bookmaker, was fined £15 under the city loitering bylaw. Other charges against him and I). Roes, fined last week, were withdrawn to see whether they would give up the practice. A number of other cases were adjourned till the after noon —Press Association telegram. Personal.—The many friends of Mr R. Minnie, who recently left Aehbarton on a visit to Nelson for the purpose of recruiting his health, will regret to learn that he is a< present m a very critical condition, and his immediate relatives left for Nelson on Friday evening. Property. Sales-—Mr H. W. Barrett re ports the sale of L.S. 336, Moore street, on account of Mr George Worner, at £65; a four-roomed cottage and land m Kormode street, on account of Mrs Hampton, at £150 ; and T.S. 1061, Peter street west, and dwelling-house thereon, for £315, on account of Mr Peter Gourdie. Taranaki Freezing Works.—The an nual meeting of the Taranaki Freez ng Works Company was held on Saturday. The report states that 149,549 packages of butter uud cheese were received into the works during the year. The balance-sheet shows a credit to profit and loss of £3,560. A divi dend of five shillings per sha.ro, rqual to 8£ per cent, was recommended.- Press Asso ciation telegram. Drunkenness.—Before Messrs Aloorn and Thomas, this morning, James Burgese, blacksmith, was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct at the railway station on Saturday, and also with destroy ing property to the value of 133 6d at the railway refreshment rooms. He was con* victed on all the charges, but was let of! with paying the cosb of the damage done. A prohibition order, effective m town and county for a year from date, was issued against him. The Disqualification Act.—At Welling ton to day, Mr Haselden, S.M., m giving judgment mMrT. M Wilford's application to be put on the electoral roll, Baid the judges had deliberately limited Mr Wilford's incapacity to being elected for, or for sitting m the House of Representatives to three years from December 4. 1896, and do other incapacity would be icfl cted on him. The registrar must enrol him. The Magistrate was doubtful whether he had power to allow costs, but he assessed them at £5 5«, and they ought to be paid.-—Presa Association telegram. The " Triad."—The many readers of the 7>*Wwill no doubt hail with pleasure the arrival of the August number, as it is a very entertaining number of an always interest ing journal. The illustrations and the music supplement; are excellent. A prizi com petition of considerable originality is announced m the number before ua, and this will no doubt ba liberally responded to. The qualification for entrance to this com petition with other information respecting same, may be found m another column. Bank Accounts.— The N.Z. Times states that all banks doing business m the colony have decided to make a charge upon every account. Hitherto only the smaller accounts have been charged a fae of ten shillings a year, but the banks have resolved to put all their clients on the same footing m this respect. Tne pharge is made to cover the issue of pass-books, stationery, and the issue of cheque-books. This action, it may be mentioned, brinqa the banks doing busi ness into line with those m Australia, where the practice has been m vogue for gome time past ■ Disabled -—A Napier telegram saya-~The Flora arrived ia port early this morning with the Upolu m tow. The master of the Flora reports picking up the Upolu m a disabled condition about nine miles off the Bast Cape. In all probability the Upolu will be towed to Wellington for repairs to her machinery. A further wire states that an eccentric strap on the Upolu'a engine broke when off the East Cape. The damage was temporarily repaired, enabling the steamer to make about seven knots, but to ensure safety she will be towed to Welling ton, leaving about 1 p.m. Ranjitbinhji lI.—A remarkable exhibi tion of batting was that of a lad named A. E. J. Collins, who, playing for Olifton College, England, m a match against a rival school team, carried out his bat for 628 runs. This lad defied the bowlen entirely, and was at the wicket six hours fifty minutes, during which time be only gave four chances, and two of them difficult ones. He hit nine sixes, three fives, thirty fours, thirty-four threes, and one hundred and forty-six twos. Like the celebrated RaDJitslnhji, Collins is an Anglo-Indian* Will he continue m Ranjitsinhji'i footsteps as a knight of the willow \-Globe. Something Worth Knowing.—At a cer tain racecourse the other day a sharper wagered £5 he could put more water into a black bottle than anybody present; A know ing sport then filled the bottle with water, and passed it to the sharper saying :— " There, i think the is about as full as she can hold. If you can crowd any more water into her, mister, go ahead." Without saying a word the sharper oorked the botble tightly. Then he turned the bottle upnlde down and m the large hollow which is found at the bottom of most bottles he poured aboub a gill of water. '•' I'll trouble you to hand over the money/ he said to the stakeholder when he had done the triejfc. A Curious Statement. —Amongab other curious things said at the meeting of rate payers on Tuesday night (saya the N.Z. Times) was the assertion of Mr T. Orr that dense quantities of vapour gaa rose from the crematoria m England, to such an extent indeed ai to greatly increase the density of the London fog, and thab these vapours eventually found their way down into the lower atmosphere again and into the lungs of the populace with the result that disease waa disseminated m a more virulent form than waa possible before crematoria came into use. Some amusement was caused by thia hypothesis, " but," persisted Mr Orr, " wha£ happens m London is just as likely 1 to^nappen m New $e*laudl False Pretences.— A Maori named Joe Williams, pleaded guilty at the Dunedin Police Court on Saturday, to obtaining £2 10a under false pretences from Bishop Nevill. He told the Bishop he was a Maori clergyman desirous of preaching to the natives at the Heads, and aßked a loan*o cover the expenses of such a mission. Ine Bishop lent the money asked, taking a receipt, which accused signed as Matenga reported the accused as connected with | a theft at Hastings and now await in « trial. On the charge of false pre tences the Bench decided to give him a trip to the Heads, to be kept there m durance for three montha—Press Association tele-

MAYFIELD.

Prom Our Own Correspondent.

bachelors' ball. Favored wi'h a beautiful starlit and frosty uight, the bachelors of Mayfield district and their lady friends, numbering over eighty, met m the schoolroom to pass a few eDJoy able hou-i m dar<c<ng on Friday night. ShorMy »£■ er eight p.m. the ft 'Or was fixed, and the room well lib, and from then until about thrao a.m. the youths aid maidens tripped the light fantastic toe with un flagging zial to well sustained violin music supplied principally by Mesaie R. Bennisou, W. 0 Paterson, and T. *-. Paterson. Everyono ci jiyed themselves immensely, aud I did not hear a grumble throughr uc tho night. As miny as thirty couples weie dancing at one time, consequently the fl>or of our not over largo room was taken up to its utmost capi-ol y. Sup, c was announced at midnight, m the public library, where Mre J. Burgeeß had a well spread board, to which everyone did ample justice. Much oredit is due to the energetia bachelors, and especially their secretary, Mr David Kella han, for the successful arrangements. I understand that, as a set-off, the spinsters of Ruapuna purpose giving a return dance a month henoa- TUB SEVERITY OF THE FROST. I observed m your lasS insue a paragraph it the damage done to gums and wattles by the intense frost lately. I may mention that all the beautiful plantations up here of gum and wattles (the latter being always a notice able feature lor early bloom) have Buffered most severely, the leaves being all shrivelled up and lam afraid a large proportion of the trees are doomed. Even the young pines planted m the Mekeao settlement plantations are drooping, and many are turning yellow, It does not seem to be exactly the amount of frost altogether thab has ciused the damage, ac we had long continued frosts the last two winters, but the being accompanied , with so much enow and rain. The nights continue intensely frosty, but the son cornea out extra strong during the day. HEJtKAO SETTLEMENT All the houses have now been erected on the Hekeao land, the last two being nice roomy houses, fot Messrs Walter Thompson and W. B. Kllery. It is a pleasant sight, indeed, to see the plain all dotted over with comfortable homesteads, around mosb of which trees hive been planted, which m a few years will still further alter the appear* ance of the district. The yield of all crops ha« been entirely satisfactory, and large mobs of sheep have been turned oS prime from the turuip paddocks already. On the roads the shingle it being rapidly beaten down, and m a short time they will be quite smooth and comfortable for traffic m all kinds of weat her. Another couple of fine days will see the shine'ing of all the roads m ths block completed.

THE WEATHER

ALPORD STATION. The following is the meteorological report for the week ending AugUßb 4, 1899 :—

Rainfall during July — Alford Foreit, 6.25 in.; Alford Station, 4.20 in.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Eieotrio Telegraph—Copyright London, August 4, The Standard states that Sir George 0 Brien has resigned the Governorship of Fiji* Berlin, August 4 Owing to the Congo Free State not effectively occupying the territory, Germany has established a post on Like Kivu, midway between Lakes Albert Edward Nyanza acd Tangan yika, and claimed the district lying east of Kivu, between the Free State boundary and German East Africa. Constantinople, August 5 France has decorated several high palace officials here. This, it is believed, indicates a conciliatory policy, with a view to promote commercial conces sions, Sydney, August 6 Heavy rains caused the embank* ment for the new Glebe Island bridge to slip, destroying the old bridge. There were no fatalities. The steamer Larseren* was towed from Broom©, Wett Australia, to Sydney, a distance of 3400 miles, a record for the colonies. Melbourne, August 6 In his Budget speech this week, the Premier expects to announce a surplus of £300,000. Tha Premier states that the Eastern Extension Gable Company's ofer came too late, as the colony is already pledged to the Pacific route and cannot draw back. He also favours a Pacific cabl« because it would provide a second and competi'ive line, whereas another owned by the company would place the public m the hands of a monopoly.

WHO SHALL BE GREATEST?

'•Whosoever shall exalt himself shall he abased."

United Press Aasooiation—By Eleottio Telegraph—Copyrighb (Received W»kapuaka August 7, 9.20 am, Guabduk Office 10-8 a.m) Sydney, August 7 Cardinal Moran recently claimed that the Imperial authorities had settled the question of precedence, de claring that hejin his capacity as a prince of the Catholic church, should take precedence of the Primate at social functions. The Primate, m reply, has published the Secretary of Stated decision on the matter, declaring £hat as the offices of Cardinal and Primate are considered of equal rank, the holders for the time being shall rank according to the dates of their appoint ment,

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND.

MATCH AGAINST HAMPSHIRE,

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, August 4 The Australians' first innings closed for 360—Worr»H 3. Noble 2Q, Gregory fl. Trumble 83, Darling 48, Hill 15, Iredale 69, MoLeed 32, Kelly (not oub) 40, Ho well 2, Jones 26; sundries 18. Llewellya took eight wickets for 132 runs. August 5 The weather was glorious, but the attend ance was small. With a score, of 212 for six wickets, the Hampshire innings was (ieciftted closed—Robson 9, Barton Q, Hill 37, Poore 71, Llewellyn 21, Wynyard 51, Bradford (not out) 6 j sundries 8, Trumbie took three wickets for 72 runs, Howell three for 52. ' ] When play ceased the Australians had ■ scored 92 for the loss of three wicketa— Worrall 6, Trumble 27, Noble 1, Gregory (nob out) 36, Darling (nob out) 17; sundries 5» The mutch w»i drawß.

THE TRANSVAAL.

4 Bribe to {Manufacture Evidence I

Free State and Transvaal.

A Secret Conference

United Press Association-By Bleotrlo Telegraph—Copyright

Puetoeia, Auaust 5 Mr Kruger's son, who is head ot the Spcrot Sprvico Department, on the eve of the Bloemfontein Conference a«ked fchft principal detective connected with the Hand conspiracy to do everything possible to implicate the British Government m the affiiir, so as to strengthen the President's hands. H« promised the detective £200 and a good billet ia bis department if be succeeded. Boer survey officials have been despatched to the western borders to Btudy the country and take note of watering places, m view of eventuali ties. Capetown, August 5 Mr Cecil Khodes, m. the course of a speech m the Legislative Assembly, said that he believed that the Trans vaal difficulty would be aettlei m two months without a shot being fired, if Great Britain remained firm. Mr Fisher, of the Orange Free State, is consulting with Mr Rruger and the Volksraad m secret session relative to the proposed joint inquiry with regard to the franchise,

FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, August 6 M. de Blowitz states that the object of M. Delcasse's visit to Russia is to prevent the Czar's abdication, a step which, it is said, his Majesty contem plated, owing to bis disappointment at being without a son to succeed him.

THE DREYFUS CASE.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right Paris, August 4 Lieutenant-General Baron Fredericks, Russian Military Attache at Paris, has been re-called, it is believed owing to bis auinius against Dreyfus since a private quarrel between them m 1891.

TORNADO IN FLORIDA.

Seven Towns Destroyed.

Loss of Life.

United Press Association—By Eleobrio Telegraph—Copyright) New York, August 5 A tornado destroyed Oarrabelle and six other towns m Florida Many persona were drowned.

The Bubonic Plagae.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) London, August i. The bubonic plague is causing serious ravages at Poona, and there is also a slight recrudescence at Alexandria. (Received Wskapuaka August 7, 850 a.m, Guardian Office 9.21 a.m) Capetown, .August 6 The plague v prevalent m Mauritius. Fifty-two cases were reported last week, thirty-seven of which resulted fatally. _____________

ANOTHER POLICE RAID.

United Press Association—By ESeotrio Telegraph

Auckland, August 6. Detectives Herbert Maddern and Bailey, with other detectives, and assisted by tho Newton police, raided the premises ot Claude Riley, hairdresser, Karangahape Road, at 1.30 this morning, and arresSed Riley and six other young men, one of them a well known footballer and athlete. They were bailed out this forenoon. Riley ia charged with keeping a gaming house, and the others with being found therein.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright.

(Received Wakapuaka August 7, 8 50 a.m. Gitabdian Office 9-21 a-m) The Peace Conference. Berlin, August 6 A serai-official note has been issued m Berlin, commending the efforts of the Peace Conference m the direction of humanising warfare, and it recom mends the exercise of caution, so as to prevent the provision for mediation and arbitration being misapplied, lest it should create the dangers which it was intended to avert, Vaccination m Japan. ! Tokio, August 6 Japan has passed a law making the vaccination of children of ten months old, and revaccination between six and twelve years, compulsory. Struck by Lightning:. London, August 6 Lightning set fire to Llandudno Pier, Wales. A detachment of the Cheshire regiment, marching from Limerick to Thurles, was also struck by lightning and nine men were injured. $he legs of a sergeant were paralysed. The injured ara recovering.

Australian.

(Received Wakapuaka August 7,9.12 am, Guardian Office 10-8 a-m) Conference of Naval Officers. Melbourne, August 7 The conference of naval officers has concluded. Their decisions respecting the establishment of a naval reserve will not be published until considered by the various Premiers,

COLDSTREAM ROAD DISTRICT

Proposed Division into Wards.

A meeting of the ratepayer* of the Cold* a ream road district was called by advertise ment for Thursday lmat. About twenty attended, and the Chairman of the Board (Mr E. H. Dobeoc) stated that the meeting had been called m consequence of the Board, ***> its l»»t meeting, haviug passed a resolution favoring a subdivision oi the district, and to give the ratepayers an opportunity of axpieseing an opinion as to the proposed boundaries of the warda and the proposal generally. Mr Dobaon said the past policy of the Board had been to levy as low a rate as possible. He did not agree with if, but he was only a small ratepajer himself, and did not want to foroe his opinion oo others, and he did not want to strike a heavy rate without oonaulting the rest of the rate payers, as those on the light land, where the roada were easily kept, would think their rate* were being spent m the lower part of the district, where the roads were more 1 ooatly. But if the district were divided iato wards, each ward could levy what rate I it thought £16, and spend it on its own roads. Mr Dobsoa then read a published Utter from ! Mr Wright, which he said was misleading a* I to the rateable value of the several wards. No 1 instead of having the lowest rateable value, as stated m this letter, really had the highest and at the tame time the easiest kept roads. He then read the following comparative statement of mileage of roads, rateable value, etc , which were also shown on a map exhibited :— No. i— Eamng-Hinds Wabd. Miles Chains Boundary roads 13 0 Other roads 44 56 Total roads 57 66 Rateable value £88,150 No. 2—Lowounra Ward. Miles Chains Boundary roads 8 46 Other roads 24 20 Total roads 32 66 Rateable value £80,684 No. 3—COLDSTBEAM WARD. Miles Chains Boundary roads 7 46 Other road* 33 53 Total roads 40 99 Rateable value £56,212 MAIN TRAFFIC BOADS. Miles Chains No 1 Ward 15 67 No 2 Ward 14 29 No 3 Ward 15 54 The No. 1 ward, it would be seen, had the greatest rateable value, and there were 25 miles out of the 57 that were roads runn ing parallel to the railway, or by-roads that would not entail any considerable expense for years to come. No 3 ward fared worst as to the proportion of rateable value to miles of roads and the nature of them. Mr Horsey said it had been just ruled by the Commissioner of Taxes that the rate levied must be uniform all over the district, One Board had been refused subsidy on. theEe differential rates. Mr Dobson said this was a new thing, as various rates had been levied m wards m many districts for years past, and ai any rate whatever was raised m a ward had to be spent m it. Their district required £500 or £600 worth of work done m it very soon, and the ward system would relieve the upper ward of any uneasiness as to their funds being spent elsewhere* Mr Studholme (No 3 ward) said it had been the practice for years past to strike differential rates, and apparently the system was a convenient and reasonable one. Id was not improbable that if the present law did not allow it, the statute might be amended, and he thought that, as they had now mat it would be a good thing for the meeting to express an opinion as to the proposed boun daries of the wards, and the desirableness of aub-dividing the district, subject to differ ential rating being found practicable. He would move that the district be divided into wards as shown on the map. Mr Adam Jackson (No 1 ward) seconded this. Mr Wills (No 2 ward) moved an amend* ment, that the question be deferred until the ratepayers had had more time to con sider the matter. Mr Emerson (No 3 ward) seconded the amendment, which was supported by twelve ratepayers and declared carried. Mr Dobson said the district could not be left m the Btate it was m, and if that was their determination the Board would be compelled to levy a heavy rate over the whole district. The meeting then adjourned.

EXPLOSION AT MAHANGA BAY.

Three Sappers Killed.

United Press Association—By Eleotyio Telegraph Wellington, August 7 Word has jus* been received that un ex plosion has occurred at) Mahanga Bay, near one of the harbor forts. Three men are said to be killed. A number of men were engaged m remov ing the old eleotric light) work*, which were to be abandoned, and m the course of opera tions had to fire some gun cotton m the pit. It exploded prematurely, killing Sergeant Qltve, Corporal Biick, and Sapper Teague, Sapper Head was bo badly injured that he was not expected to live. He was brought to town m a launch and though apparently dead when picked up he was not no bad as at) | first thougho. The bodiea will remain at the fort pending the Coroner's decision. The | Commandant Intends holding a brief official inquiry before making the details public. Teague was for some years stationed at Auckland. Biick bad been In the foros twbnty-fcwo years This is the second similar acoident, as two men were killed and three injured at Shelly Bay torpedo station by a gun cotton explosion on March 4,1891. The men were msmbers of the torpedo corps. Olive was a young man and leaves a wife but no children. Biick was an elderly man, and leaves a wife and three children* Teague was a young man with a wife and lone child. Head is a young single man. | The bodies are being brought to town.

FOOTBALL.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph —Copyright Sydney, August S There was fine weather for the football match England v. Australia, but last night's rain rendered the ground very greasy. Owing to the state of the ground play was chiefly confined to the forwards, and the visitor* displayed excellent form m fchils branch. The ganje elided m favour of the Englishmen by eleven points (two tries, and a goal from a try) to ten points (two goals from tries).

WELLINGTON T. CANTERBURY.

Ohbistchuboh, August 5 Canterbury beat Wellington to-day by six points (a try scored by Forbes, and a penalty goal) to five points (a goal from a try). She weather was splendid, but the ground was a bit heavy. Batch kicked a magnificent goal from a penalty kick. Canterbury's try was the result of Wellington's poor kicking, as Devere kicked across the field right on to hit own line, and Forbes dashed over.

ELLESMERE v. SOUTH CANTERBURY

The match EUesmere v. South Canterbury was played on Saturday afternoon on Victoria Park, Temuka. The weather was beautiful and there was a large attendance. The game ended—South Canterbury eight points (a try, and a goal from a try) to six points (two tries). EUesmere on the whole were superior. Their line-out work was remarkably good, and they carried almost every scrum, but were beaten m the end by the heeling out of South Canterbury. £<• Purchase was the only Ashburton'* repre sentative of the South Canterbury team.

THE ASfiBOBIOH GUABDIAN, MONDaY, AUGUST 7, 18*»



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Be Kind to thb Little Ones.—There is no tyranny so hard t6 bear as the tyranny of parents who, without moaning to be cruel, do not understand their children. How continually do we find a child punished because id is fretful. It does not seem to occur to some parents that m nine casea out of ten a child's fretfuluoßs arises from ill. health or from some temporary ailment. Bub this is assuredly true, and, instead of punishing their children, parents will do well to take steps to keep them healthy and acrong. They will nob find this difficult if they take care to keep Holloway'a Pills and Ointment always by them. These are remedies which never fail.



HOW IS IT DOME, FTIHE BBST HIGH GRADE BICYCLES. 100,000 Fold last Yeah. LADIES' OR GENTLEMEN'S UP-TO DATE 1899— £i 7 10s. _^£ij 1 os. New Shipment jjgfc opened. The Crescent Westwood Rims, Dunlop Tyres, eto ANDREW ORP. SHOULD you be on painting bent, Or renovating rooms intent; Should wear or want of change saggest, That you of papers go m quest; Should snowballs, atones, or romping raeb, Occasion damage to a sash, Gd to WILSOA'A Should klckings 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 silvered plate on show, Call at WILSON'S Should yon want a tasteful sign, Your trade or calling to define ; Should you have a love for palming, On canvas Nature's scenes depicting ; Should you have a print or pioturo, Or photo of some charming creature, (These would all much finish gain From the addition of a frame), Go to Wilson's, Burnett Street. With all suoh requisites replete. His motto is one word—* 1 Complete," And thus can all requirement meet. J. WILSON, SIGN-WRITER & HOUSE DECORATOR Bprnett Street, Opposite Maii. Office.) I g © r—l, 2 L <s « c P S» CD " s3!i'!!lg o 1 pq Eh <3 prt CO S - GO s <j T. H. UnDRIM-j [X, ONDBILL T.H. UNDBILL AiNl) CO, TT^URNISHING UNDERTAKERS, JJ URNISHING UNDERTAKERS. TANOBBD STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins a Speolalty.; Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall; also care of Mr T. Andrews, Kasfa Belt. I HAVING TAKEN OVER THE OF THE ECLIPSE CYCL": WORKS WE ARE HOLDING A GRtfiAT GLEAEIMG SALE OF LADIES'; AND GENTLEMEN'S" BICYCLES, CYCLE ACCESSORIES, ETC. STOCK must be REDUCED by €200 |m Four Weeks. Lowest Quotations m Canterbury, We have Just Landed ei|Knight|Templ&r, a Shipment of the Famous i« 10VEL DIAMOND^ MACHINES, (Admitted to \* the Bes m the^ World,) Which wih- included m the Sale. Mr G. Carson will continue m charge of the Cycle Department. CARSON & CO., GROCERS & IRONMONGERS. Importers of Bicycles & Cycle Accessories* TANCRED STREET & ARCADE, 139 ASJKBURTON. BARRETT BROS' Special Clearance Sale : of Odd Lines and Remnants now on. A lot of Special Job Lines and Travellers' Samples on sale. The whole of our well assorted Stock of Drapery, Clothing, Bootß, etc, at lowest cash prices.—Barrett Bros, Direct Importers, East Soreet, Ashburton, FINEST Roller Flour £6 5a per Ton, or 13s 6d per sack factory Butter Is Id per lb ; good eating Potatoes 2* lid per bag; Onions. 20Ibs for Is; at FuracHHß Bros., Cash Supply Stores,



■ V. FKRKIVUN. ] FOB. BAL'\ PARK STREET. TIIAVE FOR .SALE —Two Good I Dwoliingr Houses, togother with \ an acre of land, m a firht-class locality ; sni'able for either occupation or invest ment Full particulars on application. F FERRIMAN. FOX BALE. dtt)U a good Building Site fronting the Town Beir. The land is ftnoed wiih g-ji-d live fences, and has erected thtreon a substantial shod at d wash-house with pump. F FERRIMAN. ~ y OK SALE. ~ LEASE m PERPETUITY OF 500 ACRES. IHAVK F>R SALE-The Goodwill m lease of 500 Acres of good tussock land, well fenced with seven wires and standards. A comfortable house Is erected on the land. Rental, la per acre. The property has not had Sheep on it for four months. F. FERRTMAN._ TO ENGLAND IN THIRTY-ONE DAYS ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS SERVICE. fl 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 the cold of Cape Horn, and giving passengers the opportunity of travelling m luxury and comfort through the most interesting country m the world. The Steamers of this Line are appointed to leave Sydney and Auckland fir Honolulu and San Francisco every four weeks, Bailing a& under . — Steamers Tnsj Leave Leave Arrive ■Sydney Aucklurd Frieco. Moaoa 3500 July 5 "JuiylCf July 2"8~ Alameda 3000 Aug. 2 V. 7 Aug. 25 Maripoaa 3000Aug30 Sept. 4 Sept. 22 Ticketa are available for 12 months, and Saloon Passengers cm break their journey at Auckland, Honolulu, San Francisco, or any place or call en route to New York, and have also the privilege of travelling acroaa either Canada or the United States SPECIALLY REDUCED RATES. Through fares, Sydney or Auckland to London:— Saloon .. .. £64 2s 6d to £72 9i 2d Steerage.. .. £32 7a lid. P. FERRIMAN, Agent for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited.) ORIENT LINE OF HOYAL MAIL STEAMERS. riIHE following Royal Mail Steamships JL belonging to the Orient and Pacific Companies will leave Sydney on Saturday, at Noon, and Melbourne on Tuesday at 1 p.m, as under for London (Tilbury), via Adelaide, Albany Colombo (Transhipping for all Indian ports), Suez C«nal, Marseilles, Naples and Gibraltar :— Steamerf Tom From From i From Keg Sydney Mel'bn. Adelaide. Ormuz 6587 July 22 July 25 July 27 Amtral 5524 Aug. 5 Aug. 8 August 10 Onrah 6587 *ug 22 Aug. 22| August 24 And fortnightly thereafter. 3FIRES—NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON Saloon .. .. Single £39 to £73 10a Return £70 to £115 Third Class ... £16 16% £1818s & £22 First and Becond class pasaengera secure special advantages by booking through from iNew Zealand, heiris? provided with Saloon Passages to Austra'ia, which are included m •he above fares. Passages can be booked to or prepaid from any of the above ports. F. FERRIMAN, Agent for Uuion Steamship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., Agents m New Zaaland. Friedlander nros. FOB PKIVATE SALE. «ITE have for Private Sale, an Eight-roomed House fitted with every convenience, situate on Carter's Terrace, Tinwald. Full particulars on application to FRIEDLANDER BROS., LIMITED "for pbivatb sale, THE fWELLKNOWN SINGLE-TREE tPROPERTY, Containing 215 0 A C ITE S, Situated near Alford Forest.j For further particulars apply toj FRIEDLANDBR BROS , Ltd., Laad and Estate Agents. TT7E are CASH Buyers of good Hues of MILLING & SHIPPING WHEAT, Also, — OATS, BARLEY, AND RYEBGRABS. FRIEDLANDER BROS.,;LId. FARM FOFSALE." "jl/TESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd, have been instructed by Mr Wm.Sutton, to sell by private treaty, his compact farm of 290 acres, situated at Winchmore, on which is a comfor able four-roomed Dwellißg, large store room, and Bix-atalled Stable, The property is divided into five paddocks, all fenced and well watered, and most of the land is under crop. For full particulars and terms, apply FBHDLAINDER BEOS., Ltd. PRIZF, EGGS for Sale at Pelham Yards. MRS MoGRKGOR has taken over the Refreshment Rooms at the corner of East and Burnett Streets, Ashburton, where she will welcome all her friends and Public Generally. Hob Luncheon Daily from 12 to 2. Hot Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa at all hours. A Choice Assortment of Confec tionery, and all kinds of Fruit m Stock. 612 *



Carraway Seeds 81 per lb ■ Pirm-nto, whole Is   I Pimento, ground Is 2d  „ Mix d Spice I|l per packet PlCKLES—Hayward's Mixed, 101 per bottle, 9a 6d per dtzen Cross and Black well's, Is 3i p3r bottle Captain White's, 2s 3i p?r bottle Curry Powder lid per bottle Borax 8d per lb Alum ... ... . 6d   Saltpetre ... 6d „ „ Tartario Acid Is lOd „ „ Carbonate Soda, 3d per lb, 2s per d z lbs Whole Lfnseed 31 per lb L-nseßd Meal 4d   MVTGHBIS-Platds, 4£d per dot, 4^ per gross 250's la 6d p*r df z^n 1000*8 5d per box, 4s lOd pet dozen Bryanfc and May's Safeties, 8 J per dozen Yarmouth Bloaters, 9 for la Maconochte's Fresh Herrings, 6£d per tin  Herrings m Tomato, 10J per tin „ Herrings m Shrimp, 10.1 per tin  Kippered Herrings, lOd per tin  Preserved Bloaters, lOd per tin Auckland Mullett Id per tin Hysters ... ... ... 8d   Sardines, large Alberts ... Is   Sardines, large 81   Sardines, small ... ... 41   Salmon, Holly leaf ... lOd „ „ Salmon, other Brands ... 81 „ „ OlL—Lucca, 2s 4d per bottls Salad, \ pint 5:1, 1 pine lOd Caetor, \ pint 53, 1 pint lOd Sheeps Tongues, lib Is, 21b Is lOd Corned Beef, Mutton, Spicod Betf, 2lb tin, Is Crosse and Blackwell's assorted Pastes, Is 3i per bottle, 14s 6d per dozen Potted Meats, assorted, 6d per tin Oovril, 2 z, Is lOd. Leiberg's extract, Is 9i per bottle Patent, Groats, Robinson's, lOd ; Har per's, 9d per tin Mcllins' Food, la 84 per tin Nestles* Food, la lid Neaves Food, lid Finest Japan Rice, 2£d per lb, s!b for Is Vermicelli, 6d per lb, 41b for Is 10J Mactroni, bd per lb, 4lba for Is 101 Pearl Barley, 2£l per lb Ground Rice, 3£d par Ib Aulsebrook's Cocoa, Jib 4d, lib Is 3d Ca<ibu>y's Cocoa, f'b lOi, |lb, la 8i Star Cocoa, 3% per lb Casfcle Brand Salt, lewfc 5s Rock Salo cwt 5^ Tablo salt, 7lbs Bi, 141ba la 31 'JL\bJe Salt, 21b j.tre, 8d Edrr.oni's Baking Powder, lid LTsaward's Flag Brand Powder, lOd Cher, lOd Oroi.se and Blackwell's Assorted Eh sence", 9d per Ib, 8s 6d per dozen Colonial Assorted Essences, 5d par lb, 4s 91 per dozen tiickett'a Blue 10-J per lb Kmpire Blue. ... ... 81   Kean's Blue 10d   AuL-iebrooko'e Jelly Powders, assorted, 7 J, 6i 9d per doz vn Djvor'e Jelly Powders, 6i, 5s 9d per dcz Colman's Mustard, D.S.F., Isßi perlb, ib 104.1, Jib 6d Colman's Ma itard, loose, h 3d per lb iIA RC-H—Colman's and Berger's, 61 per packet  Gregg's and Lily, 5d per lb  Glaze Chinese, Is per box  Gl*Zs Japanese, 6d per lb I Symington's Coffen Essence, Is 2d per bottle Turkish Coffee Esser.ce, 10|dpei bottle •VTaypule Soap, 6d per cake, any color Dried Peaches, Apricots, and Apples, 91 per lb Milkmaid's Milk 7£d per tin, 7s 3d per dozen. Nurstry Milk, 5a per dozm Coffje, Fineat, Is 3d, la sd, Is 7d  Special, 2s



SHEEP NETTING, (0.8 ) 3d per yard.  19s €I<l per coil. BARB WIRE (Hok) XT>I . „. „. Os €5d per cwt. NO. 9 FHNOE Wlßfc O.K TUBULAR LANTERNS lH r , „„ .. 14s O<i persg«llon drum BOILED LINSEED OIL 13s Ocl per tin. CASTOR OIL 12 GALLON GALVANISED PORTABLE BOILERS 37« O<i. YEATS' CELEBRATED QARDBN SEEDS JU^T TO HAND •JOHN ORR & CO., ■ASH BURTON,



Van Honten's Cocoa, Jib, lid ; |lb, Is 9J ; lib, 3s 3-1 Fry's Coca, *'b, Hd ; lib, 1« 4|i Real Good (Indies, 4^d per lb ; 83 6i Paratine Carole?, plain and fluted, 6^ per lb ; 12s 61 per box Fairy Night Lights, le 21 per box Flake Tapioca, 7 lbs for la Pear!, 61bs for Is Pago, 71bs for 13 Mixed Peel, Lamou, Orange and Olt ron, 81 p*r lb Lemon Pt-el, 7 b tins, 3s 61 lib Tins Assorted Jams, 5d per lb ; 4s 9ii per doz 21b Jira Afisorted Jams, 14^ 61 per dnz Lea ard Perrin's Sauce, large, 2* bd per botele Mellor's Sauce, Is 3 J per bottle Worcester Saoco, small, 51; large, 9 i Brown's Corn Floor, 3d per lb Mazlna Bi per dozen 5a fid Whiting, /b for Is j Morton's Cream of Tartar, 1* 3 I per !b Preserved Fruit, 2£lb tins, 8i per tin, 7s 6d per doz B;ngli*h Cut Loaf Stigar, 3|d per lb Tomato Sauce, 9.1 per bottle j Golden Sy.up, 2lb 6d, 41b Is, 56tb 11s 3d Treacle, 21b 6i 41b Is, 71b Is 9d Finest Raisius 6|d per lb Finest Sultanas 7£d „  Finest Currann 5d   per ca«e 4|l „  Stewing Figs ... ••■ 7|d ,» », French Plums (choice) ... 1*   Stewing Plams ♦» »» Finpst Mu-catela ... ... Is 4d „ „ Californian Muscatels ... Is   Pates, extra fine, 31b boxes, Is U per Almon Is, J'.rdan 2i 4d per lb Almonds Valencia ... la 6d  „ Almonds. Sicily ... ... 1&41 „,, Barcelona Nuts 8* „  Shell Almonds 10i « .. Day and Martin's Paste Blacking, 4^.i per doz D y and Martin's Jar Blacking, 6.1 per bottle French Blacking, 2d per tin, Ib 9d per doz n , . Nixey'a Bkcklead, Id eiz\ 3d per doz James' Dome Blacklead, 6i per doz feOAP—Pear's, 4 tablets m box. Is box Silkstone Soap. lOd per bar, 10s 6i per box Triuirph, 6J per bar, 7s lid per box Perfect Cleanser, 81 per bar, 83 bd per Pear'!? Undented Tablets, 6d, 5i 6d per duz Cleaver'B Shaving Sticks, 9d each { Brown Windsor Tablets, Is 3d per doz JovenlaSoap, 8 i and 101 each Hudson's Extractof Soap, Is 4d per doz, 5s 9d per box Washing Soda, 141 b Is, 8s 6d per cwt Colonial Vinegar, 2s per gallon English. Vinegar, Champions, 2s bd per gallon Champions Vinegar, 101 per bottle Colon!*! Vinegar, 6i per botie White Wine Vinegar, lOd per bottle Sunlight Soap, Is per box Sapolio Soap, 6d per cake, 5i9l per doz Monkay Brand Soap, large siz-j 6d, 5s 9i per doz Barilla A&h, McCUnton's and Thomp son's, 9d perlb Pear's Violet Powder, 8;1 per box Fuller's Earth, 8i par box Lime Juice and Glycerine, 9d per bottle Glycerine, 6i per bottle Vaseline, 6i per bottle Camphor, 1< z 3-i, lib tins 3* lOd BISCUITS—SnowfI-ke, 5:1 per lb ; 4|d per lb per tin People's Mix, 4|d per lb Albert Lunch, 3^ per lb Balmoral Lunch, 3|d per lb Super Wine, U per lb, 6-ftd per lb per Z^alandia Mixed, 6d par lb, 6|l per lb per tin PEPPER— White ... la 4 I perlb Black ... Is2d „ „ Whole ... Is 2d  » GINGER-Whole ... I^3l „ „ Ground ... J-^*l »» •>



JOHN ORR AND COS REVISED LIST-« 117 E nUim to be the Leading Firm of G ooers, Ironmongers, and Cmkery *V Merchants m Ashburton- We import all our Stotk from the H,mi« Market* for Spot Cash, and are therefore m the best powuon w supply the Duhlio with nnlv eenuine goods at the lowest possible price for c»Bh. We guarantee all our goods foil weight and finest quality. We never charge foe picking and delivery, all goods at the Railway fetation tree. Any person leaving an order with us can get a parcel ticket, and therefore always be sure of having their goods at the station m time. So charge for ticket. | T7IT ATTD && s* ***** Toll ~* Jb JLO Ult PER SACK 13.. — HCJGAI* — SJd per ll> wltn Tea ( MABAVILLA GARDEN TEA- 1.10^2, 2»4d per* m-fTA—I "**" ~ - ■" 16>M> 18s4d>2I<8a J HjiL ) TTO7IE TEA — 101 b Box,S 18s 4d; 51b, 9s 7d ( GOLD LEAF TEA 101 b Box^lSu 4d ; Sib, 9s 7d -PROVISIONS^- FACTORY BUTT HJR-Fern Loaf and Sutto»'s>lways m stock. CHEESE—Finest Factory, 6d per 1b EICON AND HAMS - " Lewis 1," " Morepork." '»p Medium." Mild Cured Bame, Sides and Rolls, 7|d. GORE OATME.iL-25!b Bag,> 6d