Ashburton Guardian Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JULY 24, 1899. Local and General.

On thf- first p-ge to-''ay will be foun'l &n inter- uig article headed " Gas lighting at Boiton," and Messrs Fletcher Bros, advertisement, wi'h others.

Sunday Labor. —A Press telegram states that the Gisboroe Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution requesting the Union Company, if possible, to co arrange their service as to obviate the necessity of Sunday labour at G sborne.

Occident —Mr Harry Kingham, the Me- Cormick expert, msb with a nasty accident on Saturday. While unharnessing hia horse the animal g'we him a violent kick on the pit, of the stomach, in onsequenoe of which Mr Kingham has been confined to his bed, and under the doctor's care. He is pro gressing as favorably as can be expected.

A Mild Winter,—A very mild winter has been experienc3d at Nelson. In fact so favorable haa been the season ihat spring vegetables are now being used. New potatoes have been incise forsone weeks past, and i*i is stated that within the course of a few days green peas will be sufficiently advanced to be picked.

Frozen Meat Export —A Gisborne fcele gram states that the returns of the frozan meat export for the past half year show that Gisborne is the fourth port in the colony in the extent of itß output of maafc, and the exports of mutton exceeded those of Napier, being 6,979,4051b as against 6.953,1461b from the Hawke's B*y port.

The Midland Railway Appeal Case— Mr H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works, will leave for London at the close of the session of Parliament in connec tion with the appeal by the debenture holders of the Midland Railway Company against the decision of the Court of Appeal in reference to the seizure of the line by the Government The case will come before the Pri ?y Council in December,

Death of a Pkt.—The cold weather duricg the past week (says the Press) haa proved too much tor one aninml at leant— the monkey at the Hospital, which has been for the last twenty years the terror and del'ght of the children. The monkey, which was a large one, was brought from the Kasfc Indies by a sailor, about bwenty years ago, and presented to Mr Browi), who was then dresser at the Hospital.

Meteor.—On Saturday afternoon, about half-p»Bt four, a brilliant meteor made its luminous way across the heavens from the zenith southwards. It left in its wake a track of light like a rocket, and rocket-like burst into a ball of brilliant light which shone for some seconds, and expiring left behind a snaky trail of nebulous light. As it was the sight waa a remarkab'e one, but had the phenomenon occurred at night the > ff4ob would have been much grander.

Typhoid, m?C. - Dr. Greaswell, of Mel bourne, haa resolved to initiate a scheme which, he is hopeful, will arouse interest in such tubjects as typhoid, tuberculosis, and hydatids — three preventive but, never theless, very prevalent diseases in the community. His idea ia to try and reach the parents through the children, the reverse policy having given bub litile eatiafacbion, and he has decided to offer two prizes— £2 2s as the first s»ud £1 la as the second— for tho best essays on each of the three subjects mentioned.

Remarkable Rifle Scoring. — Some extraordinary Ecoring took place last month at the War Office ranges >'t Milton, near Graveeend, in a regimental badge competi tion by members of the 3rd V.B. of the Wear Kent R:gimont; and as a regimental shoot of any c?>rp3 it was, beyond doubt, a record one. The conditions were seven shots at 2CO, 500, and 600 yards, N.R.A. targets and mtirkirg, and tho list was headed by Private Lowe, with a grand score ef 104 out of a possible 105, the next being Staff-sergeant Hessey, with 102, Sergeant Philpot 100, Colour-sergeant Gomtn 100, Private Bremner 97, Sergeant; Kvans 95. Several scores of 93, 91, and 90 were made.

Mademoiselle Trgbbli.l,—lf, is pleasing 'o be able to state that, after all, Ashburton will receive a visit from the gifted vocalist, Mdlle. Antoinette Trebelli, who will appear at the Oddfellows' Hall on Fri;iay, August 4. Mddlle. Trebelli would havo given a concert in Ashhurton last week, but her only available date was Friday, on which evening the hall was, occupied by the Pou'try Society, who were holding the annual poultry show. On the return journey, how ever, a date has been reserved for Ashbur ton, and lovers of good music will thus have an opportunity of again hearing the oele brated and gifted cantatrice. Mr John Prouse, the Wellington baritone, Is travel ling with Mddlle. Trebe'H, and a concert of the very highest order is thus in store for August 4.

SHOxy^TOKM.—A heavy fall of snow on Sunday night, that continued for some hours, covered the ground to the extent of some seven inches, and fchia morning residents were more thin astonished to gee what had occurred overnight, as at ten o'clock there was but little sign of snow, and rain had been falling in a thick drizzle. The depth of snow en the ground thia morning was greater than the oldest inhabitant can remeiaber-—three and a-haff inches being the record in anyone's memory, and that occurred in 1893, the yeai? in $rhich skatera revelled for nearly s month on the Domain ice. Of course young Aahburton enjoyed itself in the morning in snowballing battles, and all the trains came in more or leas snow clogged. The fall was very heavy in the uplands, and the coating must have been very deep indeed on the bills.—A Timaru telegram saya—Between midnighb and 9 a.m. there was the heaviest snowfall experienced here in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Two inches were regis tered at the railway station, six inohea three miles out, afc Geraldine eight inches, at Fairlie one foot. The fall ceased hera, and the clouds broke up at 9 a.m.

Be Kind to the Little ONES.—There is no tyranny so hard to 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 ib is fretfui. It does nob seem to occur to some parents that in nine oases out of ten a child's fretfufness arises from ill health or from some temporary ailment. But this is assuredly true, and, Instead of punishing their children, parents will do well to take steps to keep them healthy and strong. They will not find this difficult if they take care to keep Holloway's Pills and Ointment) always by them. These are remedies which aeyer fail.

The proposed Young Men's Club deserves the support of every citizen. And it is hoped that the young men themselves will appreciate the efforts now being made to establish an institution for their own benefit iv Ashburton. As the youths of oar colony become better educated, ani elevated fco a higher moral plane by such helps and associa tions as the proposed Olub will undoubtedly afford them, they will become more respected and betber citizens. They will no longer ba found loitering and wasting their money in questionable ways, and as " the apparel oft denotes the man" fchey will become niore particular in the choice of their tailors. Messrs Craighead and Berryman are evidently keeping "up to date" as The Leading Tailors and Outfitters of Aehburton. Their immense stock of new winter goods comprise the newest styles and materals a? now worn at Home, and of course their long established reputation for fib and workman ship need only be pointed out to visitors and strangers who may wish to know where to find the best tailors and to get entire " satis faction.' Ladies also find their orders for tailor made costumes executed by this .firm in the latest styles most satisfactory, and at the most reasonable prices To tliu PulUlic I wanb to let the people who suffer from" rheumatism and sciatica know that Chamber lain's Pain Balm relieved me after a number j of other medicines ancj a doctor had failed. ■ Ib is the best liniment I have ever known of. : J A Dodgbn, Alpharetta, Ga. Thousands have been oured of rheumatism by thio Remedy. One application relieves the pain. For sale by Ashburton Drug Company/. gtnoke New Venae

Anthrax —It is rumoured that anthrax has broken out amongst the cattle at Te Puke, in the North Island. An old settler, by the name of Fenton, was operating upon an animal supposed to be suffering from this disease, and died from blood-poisoning in consequence.

Trains in Difficulties —The morning train fr^m Mount Homers came through with difnou'ty thii morning, the drifts, espaG-ial/y betweeu Weslerfieid and Tiawald, baiug deep, fully three feet in places. The engine brought the train as far as Tinwald, where she waa uncoupled, and ran on to .'Vsbburton for water, afterwards returning ro Tinwald for the passengers, who conse quently arrived at their destination la>e. The 7.20 train from Ashburton for Christ church found some difficulty in moving out this morning, owing to the snow.

Curling —A eorrenpondetit writes to the 0 maru Mail from the interior, that the winter there has been, so far, the most severe experienced for a good many years. The snowfalls have been unusually heavy, and the ice remarkably thick. Curling has been a general amusement, and men of all nationalities have, for the time, become eons of Scotia so far as they can master the refinements of the tongue. At Naseby the whole town haa gone fairly m\d on the gamti

Small Beer.—We have every respeot of course for the Ministers of New Zealand, but when we are asked by the Presß Association to pay wire charges on a message like the following, we fancy that the Association must bs hard up for news. The people of the co!ony could very well have waited the ordinary course of post for the small beer news the mssaage contains:—The Premier has received a cable from the Hon Mr Ward, who is in London, stating that he had half an hour's chit with the Hon John McKeczie on Saturday, and found him progressing satisfactorily. He is now out of danger.

THE DREYFUS CASE.

A» Extraordinary Story

Official Cruelty.

The Prisoner's Assassination Feared.

United Press Association—By Blectrio Telegraph—Copyright Paris, July 22 It has transpired that when Dreyfua'a captivity had lasted two years, he received a telegram, bearing the Colonial Office stamp, stating that his wife had given birth to a child. The authorities had also arranged a pretended night rescue to test the fidelity of the warders, who had pre viously received orders ro shoot the prisoner if he evinced the least desire to escape, Dreyfus, on awaking on this occasion, found the warder's re volver placed at hia head, but remained passive.

Several correspondents indicate that the Government fears that an attempt will be made to assassinate Dreyfus at Rennes, and are taking preventive measures

FOOTBALL.

ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA.

United Press Association—By Eleobrio Telegraph—Copyrighb

Bbisbane, July 22

In the match, England v Australia, the scores were:—England, eleven; Australia, none. England had the advantage of a strong wind in the first half, and after & hard half hour's fight Ayre-Smith scored a try, which Adamson failed to convert In the second h&'f, contrary to expectation, England kept the game entirely confined to the forwards, despite Australia making desperate efforts to open ir. up. The !oc*l backs played badly, and allowed the English men to add to their score.

A meetint? of the committee of the Ash burton Footb>ll Club was held last Friday evening, the chair being occupied by Mr N, Orr. Mr Robilliard was elected a member of theCiub, A letter wis received from the KSleemere Football Association, asking the Club to arrange a m*fch between the Ashburton and Ellesmere counties, to be played in Ashburton on August 10 Ib was decided to accept the challenge, and to offer the visitors half of the net receipts at the gate. The secretary was instructed to see the secretary of the Pirates Football Club and make the necessary arrangements. It was also decided to try to arrange a match with the Pirates for August 3.

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN

ENGLAND,

FIXTURES: July 24—Oval, y Surrey. July 27—Brighton, v Sussex.

MATCH AGAINST GRACE'S TEAM.

United Press Association—By Electr Telegraph—Copyright

London, July 22 The weather was fine, but the wickeb wag somewhat soft, and the attendance small, The Australians' firßfc innings q!osed for 3§l — Layer 8, Iredale US, Trumper 25, Gregory 48, Darling 22, Noble 35, Kelly 8, Trumble (nob out) 14, McLeod 14, Ho well 0, Johns 0, sundries 12. Quaife took four wickets for 28 runs, Winter three for 62, Martin one for 42, Graoe one for 30, Fosber one for 29. The Australians foliowed on, and when stumps were drawn had lost three wickets for 113™ Layer 29, Trumble 11, Howell 4, McLeod {not out) 32, Gregory (not out) 9, sundries 8. Grace took three wickets for 29 runs. The game was drawn! Howell was presented with a gold watch for his wife and a sovereign purse for him. self, subscribed by Australian friends in recognition of hia capture of ten Surrey wicketa.

Can the Queen do Wrong?

There was a time when Kings and Queens were thought to exist by Divine right, and Erer,e incapable of doing wrong. Bat wekaow nowadays that no person is Infallible, be that person king or cycjeen or subject. As to whether a king or queen wodld do wrong, that is qalte another matter, bat It is certain that they would be doing wrong if they refused to take Bile Beans fer Biliousness when suffering from any ailment arising from impaired djgastire organs. Bile Beans are daily working most marvellous cures through oat the colonies. 7?hey are not a curerall, but; will cure what we claim for them. They hold the palm above all other laxa ti/e remedies of the present day, and they do not weaken or distress the patient, as most other remedies do. They arfl of vegetable composition and are the result of years of patient research on the part of an American nvdjcal man of much eminence. For all complaints BUch as fcilliousnes, Indigestion, constipation, sick and nervons headaches, colds, Influenza, rheumatism, piles, dizziness, fulness after meals, lack of physical tone, and that tired feeling, complaints of women, female weaknesses, etc., Bile Beans areabsolutely the best medicine procurable. They are | prescribed by the first physicians in America, and are sold by all chemists and streekepers throughout Australia, New f Zealand, and Tasmania. The Australia*!

Dep6j of the Bile Bean Manufacturing Company is afc 29 Pitfc Street, Sydney. At the lotv price, thirteen pence half-penny, at which Bile Beans are sold, no one suould be without a box. If Bile Beans ha taken by kings and queens when they are feeling unwell or suffering from impaired digestive organs, they will certainly not be doing wropg.

THE TRANSVAAL.

Mr Sclireiner and President Kruger.

A Remarkable Telegram

United Press AssooiaMoo-—By Eleofcrio Telegraph —Copyright London, July 22 The Standard and the Morning Post's special ciblea state that Mr Schrriner ou hearing of Great Britain's reported disposition to compromise, telegraphed to President Kroner exhorting him to yield no further, but to await the Imperial despatch which would probably open the door to arbitration. Mr Bchreiner concluded hia message with the words -.—Festina lente (hasten slowly). Johannesburg, July 22 Mr Chamberlain's speech has dis pelled the alarm felt here that Great Britain was about to accept a weak compromise. (Received Wakapuaka July 24, S 50 a.m, Guardian Office 1040 a.m) London, July 22 The 3aily Telegraph and Morniny Post special cables state that Herr Hofmeyer, on bearing of Great Britain's disposition to compromise telegraphed to Kruger that the South African Republic was not yet out of the wood. Capetown, July 22 Mr Cecil Rhodes deprecates the proposals of the British South African Chartered Company to tax Cape products entering Rhodesia.

FRENCH AFFAIRS.

The Czar and the Bonapartists

in Exciting Report.

United Press Association—By 'Elecbrio

Telegraph —Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka July 24, 8-50 a,m, Gttabdian Office 10.40 a.m) Paris, July 22 Paris is excited over a report that the Czax sent a telegram to Prince Louis Joseph Napoleon, one of the heads of the Bonapartist party, and at present a colonel in a Russian regiment, cordially hoping that each year would bring him nearer the time when he would realise the best wishes of his numerous French and Russian friends.

THE BISLEY MEETING.

The Queen's Prize.

United Press Association—By Electrio

Telegraph—Copyright

(Received Wakapuaka July 24, 8,50 a.m, GtJABDUN Officello.4o a.m) London, July 22 At the Bisley meeting private Prideaux, of the Guernsey Militia, won the Queen's prize with a score of 336, after tieing with a Welshman and a Scotchman. The Qaeen's Edinburgh mounted infantry won the Lloyd- Lindsay match with 116 points. The New South Wales Lancers were last,

THE SOUDAN.

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(Reoeived Wakapuaka July 24, 8.50 a-m, Guardian Office 10 40 a-m) Cairo, July 22 A recoonaigance of Egyptian troops ascertained that the Khalifa was in desperate straits fur food and ammu nition, and has very few followers.

THE STEAMER WAIKATO.

Uaited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Wellington, July 22 Tho Collector of Customs here his been informed that daring the passage of the Tekoa from Lytteltion to Timaru, about a fortnight ago, a box containing charcoal waa thrown overboard off Banks Peninsula, This :a probtbly the box that was pioked up the other day, and which it waa thought might possibly have belonged to the Waikatol Bluff, July 22 The steamer Awarua has sailed for the Snares to search for the missing steamer Waikaco.

A Philanthropist

(The Agent-General of Vitadatio, Mr S A Palmer, has jueb intimated a most remarkable departure. The works of Charles M Sheldon have sprung into prominenoe, and are attracting the attention of the entire English speaking raoes of the world and probably others. Mr Palmer, in his generosity, hat arranged with the publishers for a quarter million copies of this most noted author's works, and will send to any address in the oolonie-, a copy, on reoeipb of twopence in stamps, or the fire copies on receipt of six pence in stamps, which will only cover postage, packing, etc- Yitadatio's aim is nob only to cure the people of diseases, but also to instruct and lead their minds to the nobler aspirations. The list of books is &a follows!—"In His Steps s What Would Jesus Do?' "The Crucifixion of Philip Strong," " His Brother's Keeper," " Malcom Kirk," " Richard Hardy's Seven Days." Mr Palmer ia oerUinly going out of the usual way to reach the people, and practical philantrophy speaks for itself. At anyrate, he is to be con mended. Letters addressed " Sheldon," care Vitadatio, Melbourne.

CORRESPONDENCE

(We do not hold ourse'ives resprninlble for the opinions expressed by oar correspondents)

WHO PAYS?

TO THE EDITOB. Fib,—l see by a Scottish newspaper that) the Hon. John McKet z; e, Mrs McKenzia, and Miss McKeuzie, and Mr McKenzie's secretary had arrived at Rose. Can you tell me whether we taxpayers have to pay the passage money and salary white away of the secretary, as well as of Mr McKeiuzie',! — 1 am, etc;,

Taxpayer We are inclined to think the i ravelling expenses of the Minister and secretary, a* well a« fcheir salaries, will be the least of the expenses borne by the colony in this connection. —Ed.

THE YOUNG MEN'S CLUB.

TO THB KDITOB.

Sir,—l notice in your reporb of the open ing of the Young Men's Club the remarks made by Hia Worship the Mayor on the Rev L. M. Isitt's leotare. If all the Re* L. M. Isitt'a hearers came to the same conclusion as Hia Worship evidently has—that #c are not degraded enough, that there are not amongst us such scenes an the Rev Mr Isifct pictured, and we are to wait until suoh ft time doea oome before we seek to make oar country pure by act of Parliament—then I pity the land of my blrbh. His Worship is very anxious to make the sals of meat) illegal, unless it is slaughtered in a pnbilo abbatoir. Now I venture to say that there are more lives lost through drink than by diseased meat. In regard to these heart* rending soenes which His Worship thinks we have nob amongst us, in Christchuroh some short time ago a woman, whom some oall " mother," was so degraded by drink that, when her child died ib was covered with filth, and she had nothing decent do bury ib in. Some neighbours made it a shroud, and this the mobher took »nd sold to satisfy her craving for drink* Even in our own country town, a young child was burned to death nob long ago ; left) in charge of the house and family whilst the mother was out drinking. And when our judges say that 75 per cent of our crime is ciused by drink, I and a thousand lives loab annually through drink, surely these are sufficiently heart rending soenes of homes made wretched and I lives destroyed.—l am, etc., ; Amy LiUi.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Eieotrio Telegraph—Copyright

London, July 22 The Muekross Estate, which includes the Lakes of Kiilarney, has been soldi for £85,000 to Mr Thomas Gallagher, of Ballygoland, Green Castle, Antrim, the head of the great tobacco manu facturing firm of the same name.

Newß has been received that a serious exploeioa on board the Bullfinch destroyed the vessel while she was making a steam trial in the Solent. Eight of the crew were killed and six injured. The Queen sent messages of condolence to the relatives and the sufierers.

Tne Treasury will be unable to formulate) conditions for the coinage of silver by colonial mints until they settle whether all mints, or only one, shall undertake the coinage. The Treasury favor the latter plan. They require the colonies to indicate the methods for overcoming the difficulties of over issufl, the checking of undue exportation of coin, and the redemption of warn silver. Eombay, July 21. A British soldier at Allahabad haa been sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and discharged from the army with ignominy, for striking a cooiie. Honolulu, July 21 The volcano, Maunaloa, is in violent eruption. TRIESTE, July 21 A successful experiment in wirele3i telegrapy has been made between here and Tenice, a distance of seventy miles. Amsterdam, July 21 A t the Peace Conference the British and American delegates voted in favor of the use of asphyxiating shells and expanding buHets, The representa tives of all the other Powers opposed the proposition. Ottawa, July 22 The Dominion House of Oomtnoni, by 77 to £1, rejected Sir Charles Tupper's resolution, urging that efforts should be made to secure preferential treatment for Canadian produce in the English markets. Sir William Laurier, in the course of his speech, said that though Canada was unable at present to dispense with the taxation of British goods, be did not despair of eventually realising Mr Chamberlain's idea of Imperial free trade. Hobart, July 22 A barque has sailed for East London with 200,000 feet o£ railway sleepers and consignments of apples and pota toes, with which to test the South African markets,

THE AKHBCRTOS GUARDIAN, MONDAY,. JULY 24, !Bs9



JOHN OUR AND GO'S REVISED LIST-« \\TE n-.-ina to be the Leading Firm of G ocerp, Ironmongers, and Crockery *f in Aehbnrton. We import al! our Stock from th« H>.«raa Markets for Spot Cash, and are therefore in the best posi'ion so supply the public wiih cnly genuine goods at the lowest possible price for cash. We guarantee a'l our g<iods fuU weight and finest qaalitT, We never charge for packing and delivery, all goods at the Railway Station free. Any person leaving an orde." *Uh oh can get a paioel ticket, and therefore always be sure of having their goods at tha ttition in time. No charge for ticket. H JLjU UXI PSR PAOK 13s. — BUGAB — ©Jd per ll> wit** Tea ! MAR A VILLA GARDEN TEA— la lOd, 2s, 2a 4d| perjlb 51b Box M ..« ... 8s 9d, 9a 7d, lla 101b Box .- - — 163 Bd, 18s 4d, 21s 8d KOZIE TEA — 101b Box, 18b 4d ; 51b, 9a 7d GOLD LEAF;TEA 101b Box, 18<j4dj s!b, 9j 7d -PROVISIONS^- 1 FACTORY BUTTER—Fern Leaf and Sutton's^a^waya in stock. 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GORE OATMEAL—2SIb Bag,'2s 6d Van Honten's Cocoa, Jib, lid ; |lb, Is Carraway Seeds .., ... 8d per lb 9d ; lib, 3a 3d Pim-n-o. whole la „ „ Fry's Cocoa, ilb, B|d ; lib, Is U& Pimento, cround Is 2d „ „ Real Good Owidles, 4|d perlb; 8-j 6d Mix d Spice l|d par packet per bos PlCKLES—Hayward's Mired, 10J t>er Parafine CandliiP, plain and fluted, 6^d , bottla, 9s 6d per dozen per lb; 12s 6d p«r box Grots and Blackwell'e, Is 31 p:>r Fairy Night Lights, Is 21 per box bottle Flake Tapioca, 71bs for 1* Captain White's, 2e 3d per bottle Pear 1, 61be for Is Ourry Powder lid per bottle Pago, 7lbs for Is Borax 8d per lb Mixed Peel, Limon, Orar-ge and Cit- Aiura 6d „ „ ton, 8d pwr lb Saltpetre 6d „ „ Lemon Ptel, 7!b tics, 3d 6d Tar'aricAcid lalOd „  lib Tina Assorted Jams, 6d per lb ;4j Carbonate Soda, 3d per lb, 2s per d- z lbs 9d per dcz Whole Linseed 31 per lb 21b Jars Assorted Jams, 14* 6d per doz Linsead Meal 4d   Lea ard Perrin'a Sauca, large, 2s 6d M\TGHES-Plaids, 4^d per doss, 4s per bottle per gross Mellor's Sauce, Is 31 per bottle 250'^ U6l per dcaan. "Worcester Sance, small, 5d ; large v 9d JOOO's 5d per box, 4s 10d por Brown's Corn F;oar, 31 pa? lb doznn Maslna 6d, per dozen 5s 6d Bryant and May's Safeties, 81 per Whiting, 7lb for Is doaen Morton's Cream of Tartar, 1h 31 per lb Yarmouth Bloaters, 9 for 1$ Preserved Fruit, 2^lb tins, 81 per tin, Vlacon< chic's Fresh Herr'ngs, 6|d per 7s 6d per doz tin English Cut Loaf Ruojar, 3|d per lb  Herrings In Tomato, lOi Tomato Sauca, 9:1 par bottl-s pf r tin Golden Syrup, 2ib 6d, 41b Is, 561b lla ,» Herrings in Shrimp, 101 3d p^r tin Treacle, 21K 6.1 41b 13, 7ib Is 9d „ Kippered Herrings, KM Finest Kaisins ... .*. 6|l perlb per tin Finest Sultanas 7| -I „,1  Preserved Bloatera, 101 Finest Currants &d „ „ per tin per case 4\\   Auckland Mullebt 7d per tin Stewing Figs ... ... 7|d „ „ Oysters 8d „ „ French Piams (choice) ... 1«   Sardines, large Alberts ... la   Stewing Plums 3J  „ Sacdines, large 8i „ „ Finpst Mv catels Is 4:1 „  Sardines, small 4i   Oalifomian Muscatels ... Is „  Salmon, H«>lly leaf ... lOd „ „ Dates, extra fine, 31b boxes, 1$ 91 per Snlmon. other Brands ... 8d „ „ box nI-j —Luca, 2-41 per bottle Almonds, Jordan 2s 4d per lb Sslad, | pint sd, 1 pint lOd Almond-:, Valencia ... Is 6.1   CV tor, | pint Sd, 1 pint lOd Almonds, S'"cUy ... ... lfe 4d „,, Shoppi Tongues, lib Is, 21b Is lOd Barcelona Nuts 81   Corned Beef, Mutton, Spic >d Beef, 21b Shell Aimonrls 101 „  tin, la Day and Martin's Paste Blacking, 4|rl Crosae and Blackwell's assorted F*Kteß, por doz Is 3 1 per botrle, 14s 6d per dozen D~-j and Martin's Jar Blacking, 6d per Potted Meats, resorted, 63 per tin bottle Iloviii, 2 z, In lOi. French Blacking, 2d per tin, le 9d per Lt■■.berg's extract, la 91 per b->ttle dnz * PtiM;n; Growls. Robinson's, lOd ; Har- Uisey's Blacklead, Id siz\ 3d per doz por's, 91 per bn James" D.me Blackkad, 6-1 per doz MeiHns' F«d, Is Biper tin SOAP—Pear's, 4 tablets in box, Is box Nestles' "'ood, la lid Silkstone Soap, lOd per bar, 30s 6d per Nfaves Food, lid box Finest Japan Rice, 2|d per lb, 51b for Is Triumph, 6d par bar, 7s 11(3 per box Vermicelli, 6d per lb, 41b for Is lOd Perfect Cleanser, 8 1 per bar, 81 6d per M«c*roni, bd p«r lb, 4'ba for Is 101 box P'Wi Barley, 2\i per lb Pear'o Unseeded Tabljts, 6d, 5j 6d Ground Rice. 3£l per lb per dcz Aulsehrook's Cocoa, |Ib 4d, lib In 31 Cleaver's Shaving Sticks, 9d each Caibury's Cocoa, £ b 10J, Is 8d Brown Windsor Tabletn, Is 3d per doz Star Cocoa, 3s ptr ib Javenia iSoap, 81 and 10.1 each OVsMe Brand Balt, lewr, 5a Hudson's Extract of Soap, Is 4d per Rock Sale . cwt 5* doz, 6s 9d por box Table Salt, 7lbn Bd, 141bs Is 3i Wsshing Soda, 141b Is, 8* 6-1 per cwt T-->Me Salt, 21b j*rs, 81 Colonial v'incgar, 2s per gallon Kdmond's Baking Powder, Hi English Vinegar, Champions, 2s 6d per Heavrar-d's Flag Brand Powder. lOd gallon Chef, lOd Champions Vinegar, 101 per bottle Oioase and Blackwell's Assorted Es- Coloni^l Vicegar, 61 per but le sence-*, 91 p>t lb, 8a 6d per dozen White Wine Vinegar, lOd per buttle Colonial Hsoried Ksseucos, 51 per lb, Sunlight Soap, Is per box 4s 91 per dt xm Sapolio Soap, 6d per cake, 5 91 per doz Rickett'e Biue 101 par lb Monkey Br*nd Soap, large siz*s 6d, 5s Kmpiro Biue 81   9i per doz Kean's Blue ... . lOd  s , Barilla Ash, McCHnton's and Thomp- Auhebrooke's Jelly Powders, assorted, son's, 9d per lb 7^. 6s fid per rlozm Pear's Violet Powder, 83 per box D jvor'b Jolly Powders, 6i, 5-< 91 per doz Faller'n Earth, 8:1 par box Colmnti's Mustard, D.S.F., Isßi perlb, Lime Jnic-and Glycerine, 91 per bottle ib l^Vl J'h6;l Glycerine, 61 per bottle Oobnan's Mutard, loose, 1p 31 per lb Vaseline, 6! pt-r bottle • ', 'All 'H- (Jolmsju's and Berger'a, Camiohor, loz 31, Ib tins 3t 101 6 i p«r packet BISCUITS—Sr:f wflik-?, sJper lb ; 4|] „ Gre«g'» and Ll'y, 5d per lb par lb por tm  (tjpzc Chinese, 1* per box People's Mix, 4| 1 pot Ib  Gl %\ Japanese, 61 per lb Albert Lnncb, 3|-' ptr lb Symington's Cotfa-; Bsaenco, la 2d par Balmoral Lu»nh ; 3|i j;av \h Irmlo Super Wino, *5d p.r lb, 6|l per lb per Turkish Coffee Essence. 10|d pei bottle tin 37iiyp-;li j. Soap, 6d per cake, any color ZealandiaMixtd, 6J por II), 5| 1 per lb l-'iie-i P. aches, Apricots, and Apples, per tin 9 1 por lb PEPPKTI—White ... I^4-1 perlb MilkiUßid's Milk 74d per tin, 7a 3d per Black ... 13 21  „ dvz--n Vvh.^lo ... 3s S-l  „ :.r. ■'i 'y Milk. 53 per doaan OI3SGER—WhoIo ... 1-31 „ „ CYil'^l'srifist' l 3 3d, ls6J, I'i7d Ground ... Is4d „J „ Bvecial, 2s «—__-^_ :o: -——«» SHEEP NETIING, (O.S ) .. .. .. 3d per yard. BARB WIRE (Hog) 1 Ss Od per coil. NO. 9 FENCE WIRE **« Od per cwt. O.K TOBOLAR LANTERNS Is Od. BOILED LINSEED OIL .. .. •• 14s 6d persgal!on drum CASTOR OIL 13s O«J per tin. 12 GALLON GALVANISED PORTABLE BOILERS S^S 6d. YEATS' CELEBRATED GARDEN SEEDS JU^T TO HAND; JOHN ORR & CO.. ASHBURTON,



THE REASON WHY OVR READY-MAD fc. CU. THING IN MEN'S AND BOYS' TS SOLD with the DISTINCT GUAR ANTEE that ifc Mast Give PERFECT SATISFACTION, or the Money will be Refunded. This Guarantee is made, not because HALLENSTEINBROS.&CC Tub Makers, Think you will want your money back, but ra'her b,cause they know you won't. OUR READY-MADE OLOTHTNG Is a Combination of Fine Material, with Fine Cut and Workmanship. It is as Good aa Clothing can Possibly be made, and far Superior to the Cheap, so-called Tailor rci'vde Clothing, so much advertised, and less than one-half the price. See our Men's All-Wool Mosgiel Tweed SUITS .- „» at 268 6d Fee our Men's All-Wool Mosgiel Tweed TROUSERS ... at 8a 6d See our Boys' Golf Knioker Norfolk Suits, in Neat Checks and Heather Mixture! Any Style of MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING Made up to Order at the Ordinary Ready. Made Prices. New Zealand SLOTHING FACTORY, A. G. BARTON, Manager. ■ GO I Q 9 § i h %«5 * i S Jft & I I% > * I O p O S H H S D J g pq <J a tc o o +-> 1 tf o I I Ph go s a> ' 1 "Tl hr, w g - —__ _ * I HAVING TAKEN OVER THE BUSINESS OF THE ECLIPSE CYCLE WORKS WE ARE HOLDING A GREAT CLEABIN'G BALE OF LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S BICYCLES, CYCLE ACCESSORIES, ETC. STOCK must be REDUCED by £200 in Four Weeks. Lowest Quotations in Canteebuby. We have Just Landed ex Knight Templar, a Shipment of the Famous "LOYEL DIAMOND" MACHINE 1?, j (Admitted to be the Beat in the World,) I Which will be included in the Sale. j Mr G. Cakson will continue in charge of the Cycle Department. —- CABSON & CO., GROCERS & IRONMONGERS. Importers of Bicycles & Cycle Accessories* TANORED STREET & ARCADE, 7 139 Ashbueton. MRS MoGRKGOR has taken over the Refreshment Rooms at ihe corner of Fast and Burnett Streets, Ashburton, where sho will welcome all her friends and Public Generally. Hot Luncheon Daily from 12 to 2. Hot Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa at j all hours, A Choice Assortment of Confec tionery, and ail kinds of Fruit ia Stock. ,' 61291.



F. FWRRIMUN. ; FOR SALS. PARK STREET. I HAVE FOR SALT? —Two Good Dwelling Hou ; ;ep, together with | an acre of land, in a fii>t-c!a<ss locality ; suirnble for either oocopUiun or invest ment. Full particulars on application. P. FERRIMAN. FOR SAL ax jrt f\f\ n 6a';y terras w"l purchase dwuU a good Building Site fronting the Town Belt, The land is fensed wiih goud live fences, and h*s erected th.reon a substantial ahed and waah-housa with pump. P. F-BRRIMAN. _______ LEASE m PERPBTOITY OF 500 ACRES. IHAVK FOR SALE-The Goodwill in lease of 500 Acres of good tussock land, well fenced with seven wires and standards A comfortable house is erected on the land. Rental, Is per sere. The propertj has not had Sheep on it for four months. F. FERRIMAN. TO ENGLAND IN THIRTY-ONE DAY* ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS SEKVICS. rjTHE Passenger route to England ie un I doubtedly the Austra'ian am American route (A. and A. Route), avoidinf alike the heat of the Red Sea and the cold o Cape Horn, and giving passengers thi opportunity of travelling in luxury anc comfort through the moat interesting country in the world. The Steamers of this Line are appointee to leave Sydney and Auckland fo Honolulu and San Franeiuco every foui weeks, Bailing as under .— Steamers Tns Leave Leave Arrive {Sydney Auckland Frisco. ' Moatia 3500 Juiy 5 "JulylO" Tuly 28 Alameda 3000 Auc. 2 V. 7 Aug. 25 Mariposa 3000 Aug 30 Sept. 4 Bept-Jjg Tickets are available for 12 mon'hs, am Saloon Passengers) can break their journey a Auckland, Honolulu, San Francisco, or ani place or call en route to New York, and hav< also the privilege of travelling across eithe Canada or the United States SPECIALLY REDUCED RATES. Through fares, Sydney or Auckland t( London : — Saloon .. .. £64 2a 63 to £72 9* 2< Steerage.. .. £32 7s lid. F. FERRIMAN, Agent for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited.) ORIENT LINE OF ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.; riIHE following Royal Mail Steamship! J_ belonging to the Orient and Pacific Companies will leave Sydney on Saturday, ai Noon, and Melbourne on Tuesday at 1 p.m as under for London (Tilbury), via Adelaide Albany Colombo (Transhipping for all Indiat ports), Hufz Canal, Marseilles, Naples anc Gibralta- : — Steamer? Tom From From From Reg Sydney Mel'bn. Adelaide. Ormuz 6587 July 22 July 25 July 27 Austral 5524 \ng. 5 Aug. 8 August 10 Otnnih 6587 Wig 22 Aug. 22 August 24 And fortnightly thereafter. FARES—NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON Saloon .. .. Single £59 to £73 10s Return £70 to £115. Third Cl.au ... £16 16s, £1818s & £25 First and second class passengers secun special advantages by booking through fron Sew Zealand, beina; provided with Saloor Passages to Australia, which are included it rho above fares. Passages can be booked to or prepaid fron any of the above ports. F. FEftRIMAN, Agent for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., Agents in New Zaaland. Fnedlander oros. FOR PRIVATE SALE. f¥TE have for Private Sale, ar Eight-roomed House fitted with everj convenience, situate on darter's Terrace Tinwald. Full particulars oivapplication to FRIEDLA.NDER BROS., LIMETBE FO-TP-EOVATE SALE,™ THE WELLKNOWN SINGLE-TREIi PROPERTY, Containing! 2150 ACRES, Situated near/Alford-Forest. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS , Ltd., L'led and EBtate Agents. TTTE are CaSH.Buyers of good lines ol MILLING & SHIPPING WHEAT, Also, — OAT<S BARLEY, AND RYE GRASS. FRIEDLANDER EROS., Lld. "fairton. ■in i—aa WE are prepared to treat privately for any Unsold Lots in this Township. Apply early, as there are only a few Sections left. Farmers and others would do well to see us regarding a 5 or 10 Acre.Block. APPLY AT ONOE TO FKISDL&NDER BROS., Ltd, LA^SD & ESTATE AGENT 3. %~>^-^M**MK^vrmi mnimmi,m>ummimimiiimmmMmmm&mm FOR SALE-Buggy or Light Trap Horse, Byrs old ; also Light Trap or Saddle iorse, 6yrs. Apply Mail Office. PRIZE EGGS for Sale at ham Yards, j



I Me Mad Can *c «o RkJolcs " A young man came into our Bbore yesterday suffering from a severe attack of cramp colic," writes B F. Hess, miller and general merchant, Diojkey's fountain, Pa. *' He had tried various home remedies with out relief. As I had usei Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy I gave him a dose, and it soon brought him out alright. I never saw a fellow so rejoiced,'' Sol| by ASIOpRTQN DBUG GOMjTANT. The prevalent use of slang by all classes of the community is aa astonishing a,3 it is lamentable. Primarily it implies on the part of ft speaker a poverty of English proper; secondly, a wanton preference for the vulgar and the inornate ; lastly, culp able indolence and want of care. You may do this with more or less impunity with language, bub you cannot thus trise with a cold or cough; for these Wood's Great Peppermint Cure is a tried and sure remedy. Every household should possess it, Sold Everywhere at Is 6d to 2s 6d, He Only Rrpnati What Has JB«»n Said Around the CUol>»: Ib has been demonstrated repeatedly in every state in the Union and in many foreign countries that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a certain preventive and cure for orcup. Ib has become the universal remedy for that disease. M. V. Fisher of Liberty, W. Va,, only repeats what haa been said around the gjobe when he writes : " I have used Chamberlain's 1 Cough Remedy in my family for several years and always with perfeot success. We believe that ifc is not only the best cough remedy, but that it is a sure cure for croup. It has saved the lives of our children a number of times." This remedy is for Bale by Ashburton Drug Co Smoke New Yenua



♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦ Did you ever eco one? It is r.s playiul and harmless as a kitten. You night have on« with you for weeks and not suspect danger. But, beware! Some day it will surely spring, and the fight for life is at hand. Ib is just so with a cough. You may carry one with you for weeks and not think of danger. But the dangs;* is there. Some day the fight will be on, and it is a question which will win, Consumption or You. sffiaaw*BPstas. i«Kß»iiiMtf9B3gi promptly cures all baby coughs: but it caa* not always cure the full grown coughs of lift most advanced stajos cf disease. Yet oven here It, will bring comfort and ease. Then use it early for acuta colds, coughs, bron chitis and all pulmonary troubles. Beware of clie.ii> imitat'oii.-,.. ?■?«"■ <siat j{|2 name, Aver's Cherry Iroinvai. is Ukvv in the class of each bottle. Put up in large and small bottles.



| M Stop Smokino," said a Boston doctor to an ailing patient the other day, " and it will lengthen your days." The patient Btopped. The doctor's prediction was verified. $ha first; day, the patient declares, was as long a| his whole previous life. Prosperity is th a beat protector of principle. Few 1 of us can stand prosperity. Another fellow's, I mean. Nothing succeeds like success. That is why Kingston's shoeing is so successful. Kingston does not say so, ask anyone* He !■ well known, hnvjag beea here nearly tighttcn, eura,