My Lady's Satchel

[By T. X.]

So far, my polioy of masterly inactivity has been without result. When the grey nure takes the bit in ber ieeth, ihare is nothing for it but to let her run till she is tired. Coaxing and petting is of no use, tho wh'p is out of the question, tagging »t the reins even if you happen to have them in hand, only makes her more headstrong, ■o all one can do is to wait. While waiting, I cultivate my gerden, and stu^y. Tu^n'my out my desk lately I found among my papers a translation made some time ago by her ladyship, which she was pleased to fl'tttnr m«i by sending to me f< r correotion. It was from the French a d> Boription of " W <tei loo" as seen by a great French poet and statesman in 1351 It contains remark»b<e words especially interesting jusb now, whi'e we have War on the brain and heart

After a matchless description of the fhld of battle as it may be seen to-day, the old Chateau farmhouse of Huegomont in ruins in and around which the fierce dispute of nations, whioh we oall Wreioo rag*d fiercest, standing ia tbe spring sunshine amid its wrecked orchard, with its poor

aughtered, hacked, bullet-torn trees put' ting forth blossoms struggling to smile io (pit® of their memories with its awful well without windlatl or bucket from which no man has drawn waer since that 18bH of June 1818 Why? Because it is full of skeletons. Our writer goes on to say. " If it had not rained on the night of the 18th of June 1815. the future of Europe would have been changed. Some drops of water more or less caused the fall of Napo* leon. Ia order that Waterloo should con* olurln Amterli'z, Providence only required a little rain. A o'oud crossing the sky out of season, haa sufficed for the overthrow of a world. In oops-queroe of ths rain, the battle did not commence until half past twelve. vVby ? Because the earth w-s soaked. It was abnolute'y necessary for it to dry a little before the artillery could be mat teuvred. Supposing the gronnd had been firm tbe artillery could have bran got to work at once, the action would have begun at six o'clock in the morning. The battle probably gained finished in two hours, lot g before the arrival of ths Prussians; How mucH fault must have been attributed to Na« poleon in the loss of this battl« ? Do we bUme the pilot for the wreck of the ship ? Had Napoleon begun to decline. , . . . Was he disguising from hin^elf his own incapacity by mere frensy ? Had he become —-a serious thing indeed, in a general— unconscious of danger ? Ia this class of material, non-spiritual, men thafc are termed •• Giants of notion," ia there an age for the par-blindneßH of genius ? For our Dantes and Michaol Anglos to grow old is to increase to grow ; for Htnnibals and Bona partes, it ia to decrease, to fail. Had Napoleon lost his ln'uition of victory? Could he no longer see the quicksand, nor penetrate the snare, no longer perceive the crumbling edges of the abyss. He, who formerly knew all the roads to triumph, and who from tho height of his chariot of light nings pointed themoof.u f. with his finger, was he now overtaken with that portentous hal uoination which tercu tod him to drive the restive team of his legions*, upon the very edge of the prfcipice. Was he over taken, at forty-six years of age, by a supreme midness ? This Titanic driver of destiny —hiits he become only a great break neck ? We think not. His plan of battle was, to all eyes, a masterpiece, but. . . we a;l have seen him on the morning of the 18th of June, 1815 We recognise that oalm profile unrfer tho Brienno Chapeau, thafc green uniform with white revers, the greai-aoat hiding the epaulets, tho white horss with its housings of purple velvet, having at the corners the N crowned and the eagl*n, the riding boot", the nilvcr spjA, tha sword of Ajnreng-. This figure of tho last of the C»w still stinds in the imagination— cheered by some, regarded severely by others, . , . rI he light of history is

pitiless, precisely bfoiuse she is tight; She oft»n throws a shadow where formerly we only uriw siinlight. As people have clearer find clearer vision, Bibylon drvrt^ted diminishes Alexander ; Rome en ft^ed ri'ininiß es C» nr ; Jerusalem slaughtered diminishes Titus ; tyranny pursues the tyrant. Wol to the man who leaves behind him a black shadow which haa hia Bhape ! Af-er a graphic aroount of the events of that event fu' day cnlminating in the terrible dimeter in the hollow rr<»d crossing: the pla'ean of M'-unt Saint Jean—the hollow road of Ohaiu, he says "This began the lo - ing oi the battle. Tradition says th t two thousand horpe and fifteen hundred men were caught in ths trap of that ditch-like road to Ohaiu. Napoleon having given the erdor to charge to Milhand's Cuirassiers scrutinized tho pround. hut siw nob that, hollow ro*d, which showed only as a wrinkle in r.he»urfaci of tho ptetenu. He was seen to bend and question the guide (probably falsp) Lieosti who rep ied by a shi\ke of the head, we might almost say that a shake of the* head of a peasant brought a'most the downfall of Napo'eon Was it possible that Napoleon could hive gained this buttle? Wproply.no. Why? Bf-cause of Wellington ? Because of Blochur ? no. Because of God. Tin time hod oomc when this hugo figure must full. The excessive we ght of this man in human dealing threatened its equilibrium. . . . The

time hid enme for incorruptible righteousness to warn men. . . . The blood which

smoked, over-flowing graves, weeping mo*h°rß are fearful petitioners, When auifjririg earth is over-burdened, his myste rious groanings from the gloom are heard in Immensiiy, Napoleon had been accused to the Infinite, aud his fall was determined. He had wearied God. Waterloo was net a battle ; it was the changing of the aspect of the universe !

The Salisbury Government Criticised.

Mr Birrell, M.P,, writing in the Liberal Magazine, saja • —The darkness thickens. Nobody even pretends to be cheerful. The outlook is too tremen dous. Look where you will you can see nothing but fresh fields of expen diture. Bad trade is advancing upon us with steady stop*. The price of coal, the cost of freights, a disorganised cotton trade, icilfi mills, discharged hands—grim things these ; and already they are th?! topics of men's talk. And in tha midst ot all this, Her Majesty's Ministers are thinking of nothing but an appeal to the country. What about, one wonders. Is the country to be a^ked to approve of the diplomacy of Mr Chamberlain before the war and the administration of Lord Lansdowne after it? Ihe bravery of our common soldier?, who, again and again repulsed, have again and again taken trie field, and the good generalship of Lord Uoberts, have together saved us from disasters too terrible composedly to contemplate. What have Her Majesty's Ministers saved us from ? Mr Chambor- i lain may bent the big drum with a vigorous hf»nd, but he will live in his tory as the foolish man who thought Kruger would not fight; and, aajfor Lord Landsowne, the truest kind ness to so inefficient a nobleman is to try hard to forget that he is responsible for five wasted years at the War Office. Whatever may be the result of the general election, it will not be a verdict of "Well done—good and faithful servants."

Tfffl ASHBURTON OTARWAtf • FRIDAY OCfOßltt 0. 1900

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" THE DOCTOR SCRPRIBKD AT TUB IMPBOVE-



MENT."



Richmond Straefc, Poton", September 28,1899 The Proprietors of " Plantekoa."



Sirs.—For some time past I have been a martyr to Indigestion, Chronic Liver Trouble, and General Debility. Fur days at a time I used to be in agony with pain in the region of the stomach, and all the medicines 1 tried gave me no relief. I was attended by the doctor for aome time, with no permanent result. Being advised to tako your Botanic Remedy, I am pleased to say I acted on this advice, and Ono Bottle has made a complete change in me. My friends (the doctor included) are all remark ing about the wonderful improvement in my appearance, and I c*u honestly recommend Plantekoa to all who puffer as I have done.



Yours sincerely, MRS J. SMITH



Got his Thumb j mmcd in the door of the Guard* V»n. hut '« PlanUkoa" Oint ment healed it in a Fortnight. Taita, October 15,1899 Proprietors "Plantekoa." Dear Sirs,—l am writing to inform you that I have used your Plantekoa Ointment with most gratifying results. About five monthß ago I had the misfortune to get my hand caught in the door of ths guard's van at the Lower Hutt Railway r-tation. My thumb wan badly crushed, and in a few hours it was terribly swollen and as black as my hat. Some of my friends stated that it* would be necessary to have my thumb taken off, and I 'thought myself that I would require surgical aid. Having your Plantekoa Ointment in the House (we always keep it), I had my thumb bandaged with it, continu ing the application for several days. The rebult was astounding In a fortnight it was completely healed, and as sound as it was before the acoldent. It is with pleasure I Bend you this note that other sufferers may be induced to try Plantekoa.



Yours truly, WILLIAM WHITTINGTON Ask your Chemist or Storekeeper for it. Agents~AUBTSALBOTANICOo.,EastSt. and Carsow k Co, Tanored Street



OWING to a great increase in bush ets we have arranged for extension o premises, and to avoid removing and storm a lot of our Stock, will hold a Genu in Clearin Sale For One Month, previous t the build rs commencing operations. Thi is an opportunity rarefy met with of obtain ing New and Seasonable Drapery and Oloth ing at Greatly Reduced Prices.— Bob_b_ Alcorn.



«cs___BK_w GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Established 1870. EVERY POLICY GUARANTEED BY THE STATE. For the following amongst many reasons New-Zealanders should support their national office :— 1. Its Security is absolute. 2. Its Premiums are low. 3. Its Bonuses are high. 4. Its Funds are all invested In the colony. 5. Its business is restricted to New Zealand, the HEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. New-Zealanders -who insure in offices which obtain the bulk of their business from tho Old World and the other colonies (including Western Australia and Fiji) have to pay for tho LOSS ARISING FliOM THE. HEAVIER MORTALITY OF THOSE COUNTRIES. The death-rate in New Zealand was under 10 per thousand in 1898, while in the other colonies it ranged from 12_ per thousand in New South Wales to 16 per thousand in Western Australia. AccumtjijAthd Funds at present date amount to over THREE MILLION POUNDS. ANNUAL INCOME, over £400,000. J. H. RICHARDSON, l t Comm iasioner.



MONEY TO LEND. I HAVE Trust Monies for Investment in sums of £500 to £5000 on First Mortgage at lowest current rates. DAVID ZANDER, Tancred Street mONKING'S Unseed muJsion, whioh JL has oome to stay in Ashburton is a certain cure for coughs, colds, and all chest complaints. Sold by all local chemists and rocere i- bottles, Is 6dand 2% 6d. ' TO~BkKEhS. "** TO LET at a reduced rental—Triangle Bakery and Hiop situated near the Railway Station. Apnly to T. BULLOCK. FOB SALE, QEOTIONS No 85and 86, each containing k^ i acre, McMurdo Street, Tinwald Very easy terms can he arranged T BULLOCK



Marian Kooko, manager for TM Thompson, a large importer of fine millinery at 1658 Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, says : ' During the late severe weather I caughr a dreadful cold, which kept me awake at night and made me unfit, to attend my work during the day One of my millioers was taking Chamberlain Cough Remedy for a severe cold at i hat time, which teemed to relieve her sn qu'cklv that I bought some for myself It acted like magic aud I began to improve at occe lam now ! entirely well, and feel very pleased io acknowledge its merits ' For sale by Ashburton Drug Company HARDLEY BROS, Ashburton, supply windmiii and stand for £12, Well Sitting moderate rates,



TO LET, Centrally Situated, 11 WO Upstairs Rooms, in the new Victoria Buildings, adjoining the Arcade; rental, 10s 6d per week T. BULLOCK. TO LET, /COMFORTABLE Dwelling House of rfx j Kj rooms, with verandah, situated on I Wakanui Road. Possession can be given next week j CD BULLOCK '



MISS BESSIE SIMMOiSDS. 1%/ i USIO Seller and Teachernf the Violin, iVX Musical instruments of eve,/ desorip tion VIOLINB a SPECIALITY. Music and Songs by every mail. First-class Quad rille Band. Burnett Street, Oppo« te Fublishiwg ompany KAYE <& UAIfFF" ARE CASH BUYERS, highest current rates, all FARM PRODUCE. Agents tor Sutton's nr;d Lawson'b Unrivalled Seed?. New Season's Supplies of RAPR. TURNIP, MANGEL, CLOVERS. &0, &c, JUST LANDED, LARGE STORES at LYTTELTON. ' EXTENSIVE CLEANING* MACHINERY. CORNBAUKS always on hand, KAYE & CARTER. CHRISTCHURCH. 9 57 THE DAINTIEST LITTLR WHEEL THAT EVER WAS"! "■The Rambler J* I J'aVING sold out of my old etock of iJL :hcte superior Bicycles, I have ui»r. o one J up a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN " RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD RACERS, «fe ROADSTERS n all 'izes and all fitted with the i-ve- aeting O & J detachable Tyre, » „CJ**£! JtfcAMBJuIGI*.' JL. AJND INSPECT THE STOCK. Price Easy. Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest on Earth. 4CCESSOKIBB IN SI'OCK. OTHER MARES FITTED WITH G & J TYRES. D. THOMAS. liii_ii__!iMi!iiro -«om This Oats NELSON MOATE A CO.'S CELEBRATED PURE TEAS WIM. BE PACKED AS UNDER : *Our No. 4 at 3/- will be He | 9 j *N«W T.rIB-.CHAMrioH Blend, 2/- per lb. 1 Our No. 1 at 2/-_ will be No 11/10 /♦Note-N0.4, No.a -Champion are new Blends. J ""——-a IN INTRODUCING OUR ■_ ■\vedo so with confidence, knowinglt to be the finest quality procurable at the ptlce. ASK FOR OUR TEAS HAVE NOTHING ELSE. All other Brands not mentioned are reaueeu 2d per lb.



NICOLL BROS, F Nicoll. E F|Nicoll, L A Nicoll. Merchants & General Agents, BUYERS OP FAT SHEEP & LAMBS. AGENTS FOR— Christchurch Meat Coj, Ltd Islington Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Aooidentand Guarantee Corpora tion, Ltd United Insurance Co,, Ltd. (Fire and Marine.) GRAIN BOUGHT AND HOLD ON COM MISSION Wo shall be pleased to receive samples from farmers who have parcels for disposal. Station Books Kept and Audited. We have received sums of Trust Monies. ranging from £100 to £1000, to lend on Freehold Securities at 4^ and b per cent. F R VI T. We receive regular Consignments from Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands, and j have in stock Apples, Pears, and Fruit in season all the year round. SEEDS. We stock Clovers, Ryegrass, Rape, and Turnip Seed of reliable quality. rpHE CHRISTCHURCH MEAT C 0.,, 1 Limited. ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for WHEAT, TOHNIPa, RAPE and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. Greatly increased production wherever used. Satisfaction given everywhere. Nicoll Bbos. store five varieties of this celebrated fertiliser. Price on application. Allowance made for quantities. Letters will reoeive prompt attention. NICOLL BROS, District Agents.



WANTED KNOWN. J. L. HIOGS HAS Paints, Oils, Turps, Glass, Scrim, &c, also choice Paperhangings. PRICES LOW. High Class Decorative Work a Speciality, Don't forget. —— 764 Coleman's Building, Tanored Street. ACETYLENE GAS—Without doubt the L'ghfc of the nineteenth century Hardlby Bros aro prepared to give esti* mates to light up private residences and business premises, with this most economic and beautiful light. JUST OPENED—Fishing Taokle, Pers.s. Karamea from London. The latest Rods, Minnows, Lines, G*ff Hooks etc. etc Early inspection invited.—Hardlby Bros WANTED KNOWN—Ladles' Jackets formerly 27s 6d now 4s lid, Ladies gapes formerly 30s, now 5s 6d, Ladies Macintoshes 4s lid, Girls' 2s lid, Children's Ulsters from 2b 6d, Ladies' Corsets from ls Id, Holland Aprons Ib.—Andrew Orr's Cheap Sale. 7 YTTANTED—Everybody to read the advertisement re Cheap Sale in another part of this issue—A H Williams, TancredStreet ANTED KNOWN-A very large im portation of New Floorcloths, Linoleums, Rugs, Mats, and ' Carpetings just opened for tbe Spring Season—NOßTH' I COTE k HUFFORD. I



OfcOWDBD WITH NEW GOODS. FROM FLOOR TOifCERING. Having just opened 25 oases ex s.(>- ' Gothic ' and ' R-ingitira,' we are iiow^abb to ask onr Clients' Inspection of a WONDERFUL VARIETY OF FRKHH NOVKL'IIES! COMPRISING :~New Mantlea, New Jackets, New skirts, New Blouses, IN DRESS GOODS We have the latest Black and White Eflxots, Lustre, and French Fuulls. In BLOUSE FABRICS We chow Fancy Muslins, Valenciennes Muslins, Organdie Stripes, Mercerised Sa'eens, Silk Zephyrs, Crepe and Chiffon Stripes, also a very pretty range of NEW PRINTS NEW MILLINERY I NEW MILLINERY 1 Mast be inspected to be appreciated. (We make a Speciality of Children's Head Gear.) WHITE AND CREAM HQTJE COSTUMES In the|LUeat Shapes, Cowee, Marlow, Keswick, eto. LOVELY LACES Very choioe ; in Valenciennes, Guipure, Torchon and Oriental, and Insertions to match, FANCY OVERALL LACE (very chaste) UP-TO-DATE VEILINGS I In Magpie Cream, White and Black), finest lot yet shown at The Corner. NEW BKAID TJKIMMIN.GS (specially selected) The Lite?* in Fisohus, Scarfs, Ruffa, Bows, Vests and Fronts. A smart lot of Child's KHAKI BLOUkES and CAPS to match. . NEW SUNSHADES. Pretty White Kid Boots and Shoes for Infants, Tastful Tsn Shoes in Strap or Lace Mimes. Lndiea' Glaoe Kid Shoes (French and American), in Lice, Button and Strap JUST ARRIVED from the famous Mosgiel and Wellington Factories .— BOYS CLOTHING Of Khaki (regulation doth), Serge and Tweed, in Transvaal, Baden-Powell and Sailor Shapes LADIES NOTE THAT « OUR DRESS-MAKING DEPARTMNT/' r Under Miss Obbbib (from Wellington); is now in full swing.- Kindly place yo« Ord re o the Show and Raoes EABLY, to avoid disappointment G-ar.den Tool a Grarden Took OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Lawn Mowers Law a Mowers Cheaper Than Any Other House SPADES. FORKS, TROWELS, RAKES, HOES, SCYTHES. Fowl Netting Fowl Netting 10,000 YARDS JTJST LANDED COME EARLY AND SECURE YOUR REQUIREMENTS W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER AND (TAI MERCHANTS AGENTS ROYAL INSURANCE CO, iM_M_MMPM_g«iMaaaM_B_B_i_i»i»_«Mßiii_»«w_»iiiiii_»ii mimii i m mi__i i iimi i iiiiiihiihihi-iiii miuw—nnnm imurn m > M KLLO RS ZEA LANDIA JK)OT STORE _T I |h I■■ w*^^" '  . _^___FV^n jfH ■ --*"**** '':' _H_R_P_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^Hk* Ai^t /—>/fy^**r* /v Zr _^_^_____H______________l_____v ' f" "I / \i\ \ X ~__ . JJrf I >S. / //_K_l_Hß_lH^_l_^_^_^_^_l_r 1 X_pL V"^ )"'_'£ / I \ \ ***V^ ''f p_^L^3S________________^ \f mmmmmm wmmmmmmmmmmmmmSmmSSmm.. npHE only Up-to-date Boot Shop in Aehbarton. For real good Value, Style, and Fitting try the «• ZEALAN IA BRAND. Every pair gnaranteed* Remember onr Price s the CHEAPEST, and oar Stock the LARGEST in Canterbury. If yon want good Value for very little Money, then be sore yon goto *ji/r Cji T T AT^'Q zealandi a boot store, TANORED BTFEFT, ASHBUFTDN SMOKE ONLY NE W _ w _ VENUS PERFECT TOBACCO.



W. STJHtATVOiiJ Folk Partnebs aho T, «"X>VISJK».AJLJBD Proprietors. THE CHEAPEST '-AY, THE BEST WAY, THE M3ST SATISFACTORY WAY When buying anything is to PATRONISE A LARGE E&TABLISHMENT, such as our own. We boy ENORMOUS QUANTITIES F EVERYTHING AT A TIME, AND WE BUY FOR HARD CASH. * Consequently wo can offer Patrons a very wide range of goods AT PRICES TO SUIT ALL PURSES. For up to date Drapery, Stylish Dresses and Dress Goods, Fashionable Mantles and Jackets, exquisite London and Continental Model Millinery, &c., &0., House Furniture and Furnishings, Wire Mattresses, Pure, Sweet Bedding, First rate Venetian and other Blinds, Ready Made Clothing (all these lines being manufactured by ourselves) WE ARE UNRTVALIED IN NEW ZEALAND WE ARE ALSO BESPOKE TAILORS, This great Department of onr Business being conducted on West End of Londo lines, STYLISH. PEPFEDT FITTING SUITS FROM £3 3 IT MAY NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU To come to Town to see Us ; if yon cannot spare the time to come, you c_n WRITE _TO US. PATTERNS, PRICES, AND PARTICULARS past free on application to any addresd. HUNDREDS OF LADIES NOW SHOP WITH US BY POST, THIS SYSTEM WE FIND WORKS SMOOIHLY, EASILY, and PLEASANTLf AND GIVES GENERAL SATISFACTION. STRANGE~&~COMPANY; OHRISTCHtiROH. ASK YOUR SHOE DEALER FOR EVERY S^V? . . ENCOURAGE PAIR / COLONIAL ODABANIBED- BOOTS & SHOES, «*'« MANUFACTURED BY S. ANDERSON. TIMARU. LINOLEUMS. LINOLEUMS. f\VR FIRST SHIPMENT FOR THE SPBING NOW LANDED, EX S.S oOTHIO Choice and Novel Designs in all Widths. Remnants of Last Season's Goods at Reduced Prices. CARPETS, CARPET SQUARES, RUGS & MATS. MITCHELL AND TURNER. CHARMING SPRING NOVELTIES. JUST OPENED: | 50 CASES NEW GOODS. 7^ E W MILLINERY, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, RIBBON, &o. New Dress Fabrics, Serges, Costume Cloth; will not shrink or spot with rain. Novelties in Zephyrs, Prints, Fancy Piques, Spotted Muslins, Lusties, plain & figured. Special Value in Black Dress Goods of all kinds. Magnificent Assortment of Plain and Figured Silks, Mantles; Corsets, FD and 08, ■ and also various other makes; Lace Curtains, White Counterpanes! Umbrellss and Sunshades, all prices. Up-to-date Millinery, very styliih. i DRESSMAKING.—Ladies leaving their orders are getting every satisfaction |in fit and style. TAILORING.—A thoroughly up to date Stook of Suitings and Trouserings in English, Scotch, Irish, and Colonial Tweeds. Satisfaction Guabansxbd. 10 Oases of LINOLEUM and CARPETS just opened. - I ANDREW ORR.



ALL Loasby's Preparations—Cinnamon Cure, Koolibah, Wahoo, and Beojamaa Gum—at J T Ooooh <**«*• keeperl MRS ALCORN is having a dlep'ay of Fancy Art Needlework- the newest and latest for two weeks, during which she will give 10 per cent discount on it, and. all materials for working. As it te laid out for inspection she will feel obliged if ladies interested in needle work oould n find see it. Mccormick O TILL leads the World in Harvesting Machinery, being awarded the "GRAND PRIZE ,y AT THE PARIS BXPOSITION AND MORE SPECIAL AWARDS than all other Competitors put together Farmers are requested to ace thii Machine before ordering elsewhere. Morrow, Bassett 4Go 9 ASHBURTON M. PRIEST, ,______ m ______ -^____v Manager FOR SALE, A GRAND LITTLE FARM OF 1 XCi ACRES, situated 1£ miles from JIOXJ Tinwald Yards, splendid home stead, well divided, with water lo eaob paddock. Price low and easy terms Also, — O'YA A£RES, in the beet of order, good &§ \J homestead, Tinwald. Very low pries will be accepted for this Farm E. W. HANMER. MRsToHNSTON~~ rYIEACHER of tbe Pianoforte and Hinging. Havelock Street. UY Direct from England ~ Famous "Khaki" Cycles. Great cat in the trade ; first-class quality at bedrock prices for oash ; single machines at £4 18 j two machines, £8 lis ;' three machines, £12 2s freight and duty paid to Wellington) Ladies' cycles 10i per machine extra; Quo tations for ten bicycles and over on appll cation. — Johk Hubs., Khaki Company Stedall's Buildings, Portsmouth, England. ossorn"~coombe, PIANO TUNER k EXPERT (Late of London), VISITS Ashburton and surrounding die trfots every four months, viz—Marc.', July, and November.! ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELL.N OWEN at his Musle Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashburton, or at Commercial Hotel. ILtWELLYN OWEN, M«C.S.M. CERTIFICATED TEACHER. LOCAL Representative of the Ixmdoß College of Music, and of the Musica International College. PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, VIOLIN, MAN DOLINE, SINGING. HARMONY AND COUNTERPOINT. JOLm _-3LVXXyJLV ARCHITECT. ARCADE CHAMBERS ASHBURTON. TF you want a NEW HOUBE, orjAltera tlons, or Newest; Style of Decorations, ! 1 LT MR AGER. Call and see the NEW FIBROSE BLIND Imitation of Venetian, at half the price. J. V. DE DEER WATCHMAKER * JEWELLER TTAS just received a Large Shipmen OP WATCHES, WATCHES 6 Dozen Nickel Levers at 27l 64 Specially made to order, Strongly built to suit hard wear, 2 Years Guarantee. 8 Dozen NICKEL WATCHES at 20ft! ' The best value in the Colony, 1 years Guarantee. i A New and Full Stock of Gent's and Ladies Gold and Silver Watehea to hand. SPECTACLES New Frames and Lenses on the Interchangeable System. To meet the requirements of those usim; the famous "LAZARUS' Spectacles a special importation of hii Frames and Lenses to band. »1 Gr JEC X X£2BT IIN G A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. T ~\T T\Til T_ "Ti^TTA T_ WATCHMAKER k JEWELLER, ■ ■■: , Ashbttrton .- . • 1