entire correspondence is distinguished by modesty and good sense. This is another reason why we are proud of them* Premier William John Lyne is off to his native Tasmania for fresh air, and freedom from the work and worries of office, if any man wants recuperation and rest, ib ia Mz Lyne. He has been plunged ia toil ever since he assumed office, and he has been at his post early and late, wibh scarcely a day's intermission. It ia no sinecure being Pre mier-Treasurer cf New South Wales since the downfall of the Reid regime, aud it must always stand to Mr L\ne'a o edit, that he i promptly proved himse'f a bold, practical, and productive Premier, when a!! his critics i anticipated failure, just because Mr Lyne doesn't happen to be '• as fluent as a water spoui, iifte-r rain,' as the late Purkea phianed the peculiarity of an ex*. rtmiet-Treasurer, "Curse it,"— e)ej»;\nt language of the long political knight-, Giorge Di'bb , on the Draft C institution Bi'l shortly lo engage the attention of the Imperial Parliament. Curse the will of the overwhelming majority of the people of Australia ! However, the people were Vtry glad of an opportunity of putting the etop-g.-p ex Premier not only out of office, but out, of the House. Yet he now drawa public pay as manager of the Government Swings B*nk. One would have thought) that) gratitude would have prevented him using such language. I

WAR AND BLOOD.

A WORLD'S CHALLENGE

BILE BEA.NS STAND

UN RIVALLED THE

WORLD OVER AS

THE REMEDY OB' THE AGE

THEY DO MORE THAN

RELIEVE TEMPORARILY.

THEY CURE FOR KEEPS.

THE PROPRIETORS CHALLENGE ANYONE TO PUODUOE AS GOOD A MEDICINE AT TEN TIMES THE

COST.

Snme people thick that k is an nt'er im possibility to produce a remedy, such as Bile Baana, at Is l|d per box, and some of our competitors claim {because we have taken all their business nearly) that no good pre paration can be sola atsuoh a very low price. Now, to prove that such a thing is possib'e, we will first of all draw the reader'satteQtion to the millions upon millions of beans that are sold annually* Does it not seem strange that when ouch quantitiea are sold that the producing of the ingredients that go to make np the success would not be cheapened and cheapened until the oott of some would be almost infinitesimal ? Bile Beans are com posed of the best and most expensive herbs and drugs that are obtainable, and experience baa proved that they are a specific for all digestive ailments, each as liver trouble, con stipation, headache, fu'ness after eating, dizziness, heartburn, buzzing in the head, piles, etc. Debility, lack of physical tone, White and colorless faces, female troubles, soiatioa, rheumatism,.gout,etc., will also be cared by this great remedy that is revolu tionising the science medical of to-day. Bile Beans are sold by all chemists the world over. Used by the rioh and poor alike.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold onraeives responsible for cpinioQE expressed by oar correspondents

WAR IDEALS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —An idea is prevalent that Mr G. G> Stead, the weli-known breeder of racehorses" and produce exporter, who ia Eaid to be cjf ting up a troop of mounted men for a Canter bury troop of the third contingent, has setup a new standard for both men and horses—a standard which, up to the present time, has not been realised; There are soms who are disposed to grumble at this, but there are others who think that the ac ion of such an infl jential person as Mr Stead ia the direction indicated cannot fail to confer great benefits, not only to the breed of horse*, but upon the human race. Mr Stead has long been a suc cessful breeder of racehorses, and although I do not knqw what his experience of the human race may be, he must have road up Darwin and other authorities to be able to settle in theoffhand manner he doas, whether a man is fit to be a trooper in the Canterbury troop or not. If Mr Stead would take in hand after the departure of the third con tingent, the question of forming an anthro pomorphous and equine improvement society, there is no knowing what the human and equine rases might not eventually attain to. At present, however, it sesrna that) we have all (except Mr G. G. Stead) a lot bo lea.ro about both. By the way, la it not fortunate for Westralia that her contingent did nob have to pass a Stead I— l nn, etc., HIPPOGRIFF

THE ASHBUBTON GOAEBIAN .• SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1900



PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH —To-morrow's Services conducted aa follows :—Mr Evans, morning ab H • R ev , Raine, Evening at 6.30. Sulrjeob " War." Also Seafield at 3 p. m. 2 125 11^ ANTED, for the Country— A StroDg » » Lad, who can drive a hor^e and make himself generally inefuU—Apply thia Offi-je. 2 129 rf^OXON'S Polishing and Stiffening Pow- KJ der for Shirts, Cuffs & Collars. Simplest and best ever placed before the pi blic. To be had at John Orb & Co., ftaat Street, and Shearman Bros., Burnett Give it) a trial. 1 28 PRIZE POULTRY —For sale, ohe*p, to reduce stock —Pure-bred Golden and Silver Wyandotte, Andalusbn and Orpington cull chicks aboub three months old; as good aa show birds for breeding and utility purposea. Apply office of this paper or Pelham yards, Peter Suet .r. I PARLIAMENTARY Decision againßt Trading Coupons. No such legislation I neceaßary in the case of a straigh-out system 1 of giving Cash Discount at the rate of la in tne found off every purchase of Ninepence worth and over. The same all round sterl ing value aa usual in General Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc., at H. C. Barbktts (iate Barrett Bros.) "The Ball," East Street. riIHE Enoyolopsedia Britannici 9bh Edi" X bion is the standard work of reference' " The Nations Gre*t Book." Ib is uni* versally acknowledged to be the beat work of reference ever published for Divines, Scholars, Professional Men, and the general reader Orders now being booked.—A. H. Williams, Tancred Street. MRS AUX)RN* hopes by Selling for ft few weeks at and in some cases below Wholesale Prices to make more room. Several cases New Goods bought; at large discounts will be iroludeJ, bo that customers may rely on getting genuine bargains at this S*le. Funeral r ottces. FUNiRITNoTiOii!' * THE Friends of Mr and Mrs William Bruce are respectful'y informed tha f. the funeral of their lato beloved daughter, Mitilda Christina will move from their residence, Dobson Street, on SUNDAY, February 18, 1900, at 1 30 p.m., for the AshbuEton Cemetery. T. H. UN DRILL, & CO:, 2 133 Undertakers. E. W. HANMER. UNDER BILL OF SALE. WEST STREET AUCTION MART SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 1900 I HAVE been favoured with instructions from the Holders of the Bill of Sale to sell on the above date at the Wesb Street Mart,— | 5 Good Draught MARES A GELDINGS from 5 to 7 years old IFOAL by Sir Colin. 1 D.F. Pough. 1 Reaper and Binder, and Quantity of Harness. Sile at 1 p.m E. W. HANMER. Per J. R. BLAND, 2 123 Auctioneer. E. W, HANMLErt. FOR SALE, PRIVATELY, JOO ACRES, near Methven; sweet waim land, with six-roomed Houbo, Stable, Woolshed and Yards; all ie first-class order. FOR SALE, PRIVATELY, AT ONCB. /COMFORTABLE HOME, comprising \J 10§ Acres of good land, five roomed Hooso with outbuildings, stable, etc ; situated about half-mile from North Belt. Easy Terms. Apply F. W. HANMBR 2 51 A PUBLIO TRIAL OF XTIOHOLSON'S PATENT HERCULES IN SPRING STEEL TINE OULTIVA TOR, and New Farmers' Favorite ALL STEEL GRAIN AND MANURE DRILL (with steel ribbon grain tubes and roller bearings), will be held at MR R. BAXTER'S FARM, DORIE (in paddock opposite dwelling house) ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, At 2 p.m. Farmers and others interested are cordially invited to attend. Do sob fail bo inspect the new favorite. Turnip and rape feed—a perfect sower. N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, Sole Ag«n»s. 2 132 THE ETJD&E^WHITWORXE 1 LINE. M.i* IS n clmgr < "y o 11st» — You have had hard luck lately paying out lots of entry foes and travelling expensss and getting no return. Notice how the riders of rewdgce-Whifrwoi*tJhiss have boen faring. At the 1900 N.Z. Championship Meeting; nioo out of ten Championships (ell to riders of the Rudoe-Whitworth. Did these ridera ever meet with such phenomenal I success on any other wheel ? Ask them how the Rudge-Whitworth stood on the bumpy track ut Wellington, and they wiil tell you that their mounts were full of life when the final st&uggle came. The Rudoe*Whitworth has only been on the path a few months, yet ib now stands alone as *,he racing man's wheel, Are you satisfied io be an "also ptirteiV or will you lead on a Rudgb- Whitworth? Mr 'J.'ourSst,—You want a wheel I that is nob too faeskvy bub stro'g enough to ; carry you over bumpy streets and rough i ro*dg, and at the same time, can show p^ce when the going ia good. Ike Bvvgk- Whwwobth answers this description. What is England's experience ? The battle of the high-grade wheel has ended in a complete viotory for the RuPGE-Wmrworth, which ie now right on top in the Old Country. Come and inspect the 1900 Model. I am SOLE AGENT for Ashburton for RUDGE-WHITWORTH & TRIBUNE BICYCLES. All Kinds of Machines Repaired. BICYCLES ON HIRE. STOCK OF ACCESSORIES, JR. D. Johnston^ BURNETT STREET, Next Grange Hall. Smoke New Venus



Wanted. WANTED at once—A Gcod Boy to make himself generally useful, ia a • c private house ; must be able to milk.— Apply this office. 2 106 WANTED,— Kitchen Maid, Apply at once, Commercial Hotee. 2 113 WANTED, at once — Qjod Shepherd, with good Dogs. — Apply to D. Mobhow, Montalto. 2 102 «-'.-.' ' ■ ' ■ ■ ■■ ■ "' ■ ■ i NEW BOOKS—Livingstone's Missionary Travels Tales of Time and Space, Wells ; Great Boer Trek; Impressions of South Africa ; How Kngland Saved Europe ; ' Buskin's Woiks j Hooking's Works (Silas and Joseph) ; Sis Redvers Buller ; Life and Compayres ; New Dictionaries ; Atlases ; cheap edition, Biefc of tha Hurly Burly; Study in Scarlet; While the Billy Boils; Aurora Fleyd; Miners' Right; Carols; Moody's Words j Magazine*. — H M Jones WANTED KNOWN, — That anything you want in Drapery or Clothing can be bought; very cheap at Mitchell AND Tubneb'S removing Sale. Remnants of all kinds and Nibbles in every Department. C*U early. Lota of Unas already cleared. First oome first served. 1 AT the Bequest of a number of Ashbur ton Ladies, Mr Coxok will give free Exhibitions of Shirt and Collar Ironing, in the premises next Mr Ssger'a shop, for a fortnight. Everyone invited. Ladies are requested to bring their own collars, &c. ANTED KNOWN—'lhafc ours is a Rbal Livb Sale, bcoauae we make a substantial reduction off nearly every article in our stock. Ladies Jackets and Macintoshes aro the specialty this week, an i are marked at prices that would aston ish the makers."Mitchell & Turner. ANTED KNOWN — Nokthcotk~& HEFKmD will give you New Goods at Startling Cash Pr ces at their Cleaiung Sale. BOARD and Residence.—Comfortable Board and Residence is offered to Ladies or Gentlemen, at very reasonable charge. For particulars apply Guardian Office, 2 39 ANTED KNOWN-Thab those who want cheap Drapery or Clothing should pay us an early visit, as we Bhall Boon be " Moving on." — Mitchell & Tpbk&Bj rpHB height of the rock of Gibraltar is X about 1437 febfc.— The height of every tea-drinker'a ambition should be to use Mo- Kanzie'a G.o!den Tipped Pekoe or Broken Orange Pekoe Ceylon packod Tea, not be cause we say bo, but because it is the beat tea and goes furthest. OW IS IT the ALOOBN's can oheap '!. Easy, when you know that their rent is leaa than one-third it would be in East Street, and that they do most of the work themselves. If you want a nice Suit for yourself or your boys, or Boots o Shoes for wife or daughter, come to Robkk Awob^j'Bj Havelook Street, where you wil get them good aa well as oheap.



ASHBURTON YARDS. TUESDAY, iTbkUAjRY -.0, 1900 BPFCHL ENTRY. AKf\ GOOD MEBINO EWB?. THE N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OPERA TIVB ASSOCIATION OF CAN ii£R BURY, Ltd. T. F. GIBSON, Manager. 2 127 H. A. LLOYD, Auctioneer i * ARCADE" i SATURDAY, FEBRUARY U 1900. MR DAVID THOMAS his received inatrucions from a northern Client, to Sell by Public Aujlion at the ibove fixture, viz,, 1O USEFUL DRAUGHT MARP:B & GELDINGS D THOMAS, 2 126 Ashburton ASHBURTON YARDS." TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1900. I SHALL hue for eale at the above fixture the following lines of Good Sheep, viz. : — *700 G°°d Croß(bred LAMBS flf\(~\ OoodStoie LAMBS Gi~\f\ Two-Tooth Crossbred O\J\J WETHERS 1 Qf^n Half"bred Pareora EWES, lOvv/ ■ound moathed ClKl~\f\ Lincoln Cross Two-Tooth 1 4lO\J\J WKTBERS 1 f\r\/~\ Half-bred Two-Tooth \L\JKJ\J WETHERS ofOßßbred WETHERS | Also, — i Fat and Store Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs. D. THOMAS, 2 124 Auctioneer. SATUBD VY, FJBBUU.\KY 24 COTTAGE & SECTION, Eton Street, Hampateid, juat off W&kanui Road. MR T. BULLOCK h*s received in etructiona from Mrs Andrews (in consequence of their removal to their new premises juat over the Traffic Bridge) to dell by Public Auction at the Arcade on the above date,— Lot 95, containing 38 perches, fronting Eton Street, Hampatead, on whioh ia erected a four-roomed Cottage, ic cently painted and otherwise improved. Liberal ternu of payment. Note Time—ll.3o a m. T. BULLOCK, 2 121 Auctioneer SATUHBAY^-EBKuIrY 24 HINDS DISTRICT. GOOD SHEEP COUNTRY. 209 IS2II 209 MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from Mr R. Thnmpaon to Sell by Public Auc'ion at the Arcade on the above date— R.Se. 33453, 33456, 52459, anl 33461, situated a short distance above the H-.nda Railway Station ; fenced and well watered with County water r cess E «ey terms of payment. Bale at 11 30 s.m T. BULLCCK, 2 123 Auctioneer. SA'iOKDAY, FEBRUARY 24 SUBURBAN PROPERTY ACRE Tj* Portion fronting Allan's Ro&d, Allenton, with Dwelling, etc., thereon. MR T. BULLOCK will Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade, on the above date,— 7 acres 1 rood 18 perches, together with Dwelling House of 4 rooms, with verandah, and other improvements, AUenton Suburban District, being Lots 1. 2, 3, 5, 6. 8, 9, 10,11. 21,22. 23, 24, 26, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, part R.B. 8767, fronting Allen's Road and Allison Street. To be sold m a whale or separately, to suit purchasers. Particulars furnished on application. Terms at Sale« Note time—ll.3o a.m. T. BULLOCK, 2 122 Auctioneer. r—, -= 01 =r=z RANGITATA ROAD BOARD. TNVITE Tenders for Re-forming about 1 four miles Hinds-Maronan Road. Stonepiokini; about 3£ miles Ealing- Moutalto Road. Specifications may be seen ab the Board's Office, Lismore, where Tenders will bo recoiled not later than 11 a.m., on THURS DAY, 22ad inst. ] Wm, BRYAN3* 2 120 Clerk. | WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. ITIENDERSare invited up toll a.m. on J_ March 3, 1900, for the purchase of two Cottages for removal j also a quantity of Blue Gums for Firewood. 2 130 Particulars at the Office. RANGITATA SPORTS, MARCH 1, 1900 SURPLUS TO GO TO WAR FUND. The following are the haadicaps for the above fixture:— Maiden Trot-—Transit Royal Boratch Cindsrilla 3sec, Miaa Emerson 6aec, Jemina 6aec, Black Angel 6seo, Larlysmith 98ec. Blue Stone lOaec, Vixen 12aec, Pretoria 12jes, Why Not 12sec, Jacko 158ec. Fakmess' PLATE;~Lord Stansburj 11 8, Actor 11.6, Inchcape 11.6, Soubriquet 11.2, Little Tim 10.12, Pausey 10.10, Lord Hope ton 10.0, Fanny 10.0. Peelj Foeest Tbot.—Spotwood ecratoh, Myra Tracey 2^ec, Jock McQuilla 6sec, Fairohild 9aec, Rambler llsec, Young Berlin 15sec, Ishulet 15sec, Gillie Riabach 15aec, Fannywood 17sec, Cinderilla 193 ec, Ladj- Bmith 27seo, Yet 27sec, Pretoria 30sbc, Jauko 37eec. Abundbl Cup.—Aldershot 11.7, Tele meter 11.0, Actor 10.12, Inchcape 10.12, Little Tim 10.10, Wild R*ta 10.9, Pftnsey 10,9, Perkinette 10.3, Lord Hopeton 10.0. Hack RACK.--Grand Cross 11.0, Soubri quet 10.12, Surprise 10.5, Fanny 10.3, Lord Hopeton 10.0, colt by Pheaton 10.0. Acceptance on February 24. 2 131 -TJARLIAMENTARY Decision againut JL Tiading Coupons. No such legislation necessary in the case of a straight-out system of giviDg Cash Discount at the rate of la in the Pound off every purchase of Nine-pence worth and over. The came all round sterling value as usual ia Genera! Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc., at H. C. Babbbtt's (late Barrett Bros,) "The Hall," Eaßt Street),



[SALE OF SURPLUS SHEEP AT THE OTEKAIKE YARD 3, near Oam»ru, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1900, AT 1 0 CLOCK P.M. rr\EE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND 1 MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., Ltd, in conjunction with Messrs Wbight, Stephenson & Co. (Dunedin), have been favoured with instructions from Meshfs BoßhiiT Campbbll & Sons, Ltd, to Sei! by Pubiic Auction at the above time and place, the Annual Draft of SURPLUS SHEEP from their O;ekaike, Station Paak, acd Benmore Stations, as follows :— AAAA Four-tooth Hflfbred EWES UUU WETHERS QC)C)Cb F«W Month HallbredßWßß OAAA FuU Moutn HALFBRED &\J\J\J WETHERS f\{~\f\ Sis-tooth Halfbred EWES UUV and WETHERS OAA HALFBRED Twc-tooth QKJKJ WETHERS 2200 HaHbred lambs K^A/^ Full Mouth MERINO O\J\J\J EWES C)f\f\ MERINO EWES (Cull f£\J\J Studs) i af\r\ Full Mo«fch merino IOUv/ WEIHERB (\f*{\ MERIJVO RAMS, ohiefly 4>\)\J Two-tooths Q (~\ Twc -tooth Border Lliceßter O\J RAMS 1 Af\ Border Leicester EWES, X4tU four, cix, aud eight-tooth The A;c'ioneers are instructed by Messrs R. Campbell and Sons to state that the above described Sheep will hot be disposed of privately to anyone in the meantime, and that on the salo day every lot {Merino R»ms ii!oau excepted) will be Bold to the higheeb bidder absolutely without reserve. Hence uyors will have the opportunity of Be urng their n q'lirtmiuis straight from the Station A Speoi'-il Train will leave O^mnru on the morning of the Sale, returning same day. Lunoheon at 11 a.m. Sale starts at 1 sharp. Catalogues are now in course of prepara tion, and will be available shoitly. Join* Auo'ioneers— N Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., Ltd (Oamatu). WRIGHT, STEPHSN^ON & CO., Dunaclin 2_Bo ANNUAL DRAFTS OF STATION SHE HP. To b3 Sold in Lots to Suit. WE SHALL OFFER on account of the Executors of the late <J. G. Tripp, F.tQ , Orari Gorge, at next Oeraldine Sale— W tfDNKSDAY, 21si' FEBRUARY, OOOA Half-Bred Ewea, 6 and 8-^ooth f£\J\J \J guaranteed, being first cross by K.L. Rams out of Meriuo Ewep. F>M> Meria°Eweß> Also,— ---CN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th, On Account, Mount P?el Fstate— O/~\iT\f"\ Ha!f-br,d Ewes, 6 and 8- O^.'v^V-/ tooth guaranteed, being first cross by K. L. Rams out of Merino Ewes. The Auctioneers have much pleasure in inviting the attention of farmers and gn ziers to the above well known linea, and have every confidence in leoommending them to thoße desirous of obtaiciug good, straight lires of breeding ewe . MAUNG & SHALLCitASS, 2 103 Auctioneers. ~~ T EN J)E R S . riIENDRRS are invi'ed for building House _L at Netherby, for Mr X, Thomas. Plans and spec fictvtnns at my offioe. 'J en dors CLOSE on 'J UESDAY, February 20, at NOON. The lowest or any tender not necea a i y accepted. R. BIRD, 2 75 Architect < ■■ § °gas |s GG New Zealand CLOTHING FACTORY Stocktaking Eeductions. Tren.endous Bargains. HARD and Soft Falta 7s 6d, 10 6d, re duced to Is and la 6d. Straw hats, la 9d, 2s 3d, all reduced to Is A few odd Jinea in Shirts reduced to 2s 6d Boys' Tweed Cape, reduced to 3d Boys' Paper Collars Id per box Men's Ties, le 9d, 2a 6d, reduced to 6d and Is Men's Sac Suit?, Good Lines, 233 bi Boys' S«c Suite, 25s 6d, reduced to 19d Boys' Washing Suite, 4s 6J, 3s 6d, reduced [ to 2* 91 j Bovb' A!p«ca Coats, 7.1 6d, 9s 6d, reduced i to 3^ 6d and 4s 6d I Men's Tweed Trousers, 6a, 7s 6d, 9i 6J, BOOTS! BOOTS BOOTS Canvas Tennis Shoes, 5a 6d, reduced to 2s 6:1 Women's and Children's Boots and Shoes reduced about half. We must clear out these odd lineß to make room for New Good, etc. fJA.IL.JL, HJAJEWL.Y AND GJ-3ST FIJESSST CHOICE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOBY. j F. H. BKCKINGSALB, I Manager



New Premises. New Premises. SALE! SALE! SALE! THE OLD MUST GIVE FLACF- TO THE NBWi nHHE BUILDERS being 'ready to commence operations to build OUR NEW PREMISES, we have decided to clear several LINES of GOODS in lieu of removing them. For one Month we will give such rebate to our Cus'omers that vvill eventuate in clearing the lot. ELECTRO-PLATED WARE.-—All Genuine Goods. BOHEMIAN GL\SBWARK. FENDERS & FIRE IBONS.—Splendid Value ALSO—The Whole of our Stock of WALL PAPERS at present in fche rack?. To those who wish to decorate their homes, now is the time. W. H. COLLINS & CO., HARDWARE EMPORIUM, EAST STRBET, ASHB(7HTON. TBLEpnosK—l4 sod 15. P.O. 80x—35. MELLOR'B ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE THE LEADING BOOT SHOP, TB the Most RELIABLE Houaa lor GOOD AND CHEAP BOOTS. 0 aim is to give you the best valck for little money. HONESTY is oat .Polio We wil cot Guarantee you>n article unless we know it will'give you everyVSatis v action. One Trial,is all we ask—Our Goods Sell themselves. "■■l""'~>- J. MELLOR, TANOBED BTPFET, ASHBUFTDJ* WILLIAM PATCHING, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKEK. TjIARMERS AND OTHERS WHO REQUIRE RELIABLE HAND SEWN SADDLEKY & HARNESS Should remember that I have a competent staff of harness makers and saddlers in my employ, and that all work is done on the premises. FIT AND WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. HORSE COVERS.—AII horse covers supplied by me are made on the premises, and their construction only the best materials are used, and all are hand-sewn, A LARGE STOCK OFj Oilskins, Machine Belling, Rope, Tents, Etc ALWAYS IN STOCK. REPAIRS EXECUTED PROMPTLY & AT MODERATE OHARGI-S,



DAVID THOMAS. ARCADE. j HORSE FAIR. THUftSDAT, MARCH 15, ' — 1900 — I WILL hold my Nexb HORSE^FAIR en the above date, IDR WHICH I AH NOW RECEIVING ENTRIES. D. THOMAS, 55 Auctioneer. ALFGRD FOREST SPORTS. riIHE Annual Sports and Races will be held as usual on the 17th of March, 19Q0. J W CHAPMAN, 2JLI4 Secretary. SPRINGBURN. FEBRUARY, 5, 1900, WE, the undersigned, beg to inform the Public generally, that owing to the increased expense in getting Stakes, the prices in future will be as follows. Sap Stakes 10s per 100 Heart Stakes 17a 6d per 100. At the Bush. BHARPLIN & CO. B EVANS P EVANS J ELLEN WILL FITTOCK . JOHN A CARNEY 8 109 WILLIAM GILHAM.



CHKRTSEY SPORTS. IMP&OV&i) PKOGKAMMB FJX TOASTER MONDAY, APRIL 16th. OPEN HORSE & ATHLETIC EVENTS Programmes issued in a few days. 2 10° JQHN SHANNON, Secretary. \ N OPENING for a Smart Young Man in an Auctioneering and General Sbock Buainess—ei&her As &n Employee or can acquire an interest in the Business. Must havo a knowledge of Stock, aud, if suitable, could act as Auctioneer. Apply, in the first place, giving full information aa to capacity, etc., to P.O. BOX 152, 2 iol Cfrrißtchurch. l Reid and Gray T*\ ESI R E to notify Purchasers of RUDGE-WHIT WORTH Bioyoles, WHITB PLY3R Bicycles, HUMMER Bicyoles, and FAIRY Bicycles, That MESSRS W H LANDELLS & SON are NO LONGER authorised to collect Monies for Time Payments on these Machines, and request that all Payments in future be made to their Representative, MR JAB. H. PAULING, whose Receipt will be binding 2 ill BBID & GRAY,



1899. Clik. »****>*• [finest new fkuit. AT FLETCHER £k CASH tUPPLr STORES. v Let the Bniall voice in'your pocket-book speak and it will carry you straight tc Cheapest Store on earth. • . ALL oar FRUITS are Cleaned by Machinery. in New Zealand, perlb 7 naihrfti /t  , „ H»Bp«U.T-Llhl*. 1"* Finest French Prunes, per lb 0 10; " {533 p£lC? " ... jewing Prune, \ 07* iCJSdGtaS?" " „ 0 *"£ dLnttrT 86' l6moD ' 0 8 M™°*' * Per packet, *lb 71b Tins Beat Lemon Peel, per tin 3 9 Umon s b j - BareelonaNuts „ 0 8 Peppermint Sy^up,, 1 0 Finest Icing Sugar, per lb 0 8 Pine Apple Syrup P ' i o „ Castor Sugar, per lb 0 5 L*mon Sauash t « Finest Cab Loaf Sugar, pec lb 0 3* Tjmo JnitL n^Ai^"* v i , « Orosse and Blackwell's Essences 9d * •* nice Cordial, per bottle 1 0 over w™?. T OANE SNGAF ' 7°lb bag ' U9 P6r l>ag ' {Auckland No-1*) guaranteed °VernN«ST CANE SUGAR with TEA, 13s 3d per 701b b™ AUCKLAND No. 2 CANE SUGAR, with TEA, 18. lll'per 70:b bag. «n?S? H?i? EA (Tt ß T* n WayS °if c,d) \ 8 9i per Ib by sto l°lb Tins, a Blena of the Finest Ceylon and Indian Orange Pekoe). w CEYLON ORANGE PES OE (Golden Tipped) 2. per lb or Is 9d by the Tin CEYLON PEKOE, from Is 3d per Jb by 101b Tin 7 STATION TEA, in Chests and Half Chests, from Is l|d per lb. 251b B^ E 2 S a T6d!° LLEBrFL°UR ' 2°°lb Bag "* 10°lb Bag 7a M ' mh B *« * 1Od ' Finest Factory Cheese, per lb 0 6 «,,„„.. Lewis' Prize Bacon, by roil or side old??,u ?«? 2lb 6d ' 41b *8 ' 71b la d perlb 0 7| , 141b 3s 3d, 281b 6* 6d, 561b 11s 3d Lewis' Prize Hams, per lb 0 8& b«P<»«» Treacle, 21b 6d, 41b Is, 71b Is 8d Sr Georges German Sausage, per lb 1 0 j „ 141b J? s 3d« g8 b 6s, 561b 10s 9d Finest Kefined Lard, per tia 0 6' l r sse*™ Rennet 8d and lOd bottle D.ssicated Coaoanut „ 0 8 ? eave d, Food lid, Mellin's Food Is 9d Edmond'a Baking Powder, 6d and e"? er 8 f o°d 1" Hd and 3s 6d per fcin lid per tin Robinson s patent Groats and Barley 9d Walunta  0 8 w . PeJ *»?, Pea Nuts „ 0 5 eIso& s Gelatine loz. packet 6d lib Tins St George's Jams, 4s 6d « " » I BinglaSB» lt)Z packet 8d dozen, per tin 0 5 Browns Corn Flour 3d lb lib Raspberry Jam, 5a 6d doz , tin 0 6 tV°. Wn 8 ? ?T lour 3d lb lib  Cros?e and Black well's Mar- ?? ajfna ,BdJ b» Queensland Arrowroot 6d malade 0 9 bury's Cocoa Jib lOd, |lb Is 8d Concentrated Jellies—Lemon, Rasp- an, Houten's Cocoa 3s 3d per lb berry, Vanilla—pint packets, ry,8 L ooc°a, *lb 4^d« i!b Bi d» llb !■ 4|d 5s 6d doz. per packet 0 6 Auslebrook's Cocoa Jib 4d, Jib 7*d De Vere's Jelly Powders, assorted a^ 4d »nd 6<i Per cake flavours, per packet 0 6 [l l 's maL d r Mi, k ?* 3d d «z, ?id «n? Bird Seed—Hemp,Raps, Canary, lb 0 3 »ft'den Vale Milk 5s 6d doz, 6d tin Linseed, whole, 3d, crushed, per lb 0 4 biscuits. chemicals. Fancy Lurch 3Jd lb by tin or 3Jd lb Morton's Cream of Tartar, perlb 1 3 £ olle 8 c ■ ■• ». „ „ Carbonate Soda „ 0 S 1/ lne Ib by tin, or 6d lb „ Tartaric Acid „ 110 ™n£ Wine m .» „lb „ Citric Acid, 3d oz. „ 3 6 ™cbT, ea. *A lb by tin, or 6d lb „ Alum, powdered „ 0 6 People s Mixed 4d lb  or 4£d lb „ Refined Saltpetre „ 0 6 an°y Mixed s|d lr- „ O r 6d lb „ Borax, powdered „ 0 8 Dessert 9d lb „ or lOd lb „ Sulphur „ 0 6 2 a, ribaldl s *d lb »• ' ■<* 6d lb Wa t hing Soda „ 0 1 Sultanas „ , b Snowflakes 4^d lb  er 6i Water o „ „ „ Ginger Nuts s|d b „ or 6d lb Day & Martin's paste Blacklng.doz. 04* %ZS» 1 ?t5 IK " FH 5 Niiey-B Black Liad per doz. 0 9 Cracknels Is Id lb „ or Is 2d lb Peerless Glo^s per bob. 0 8 ■ ! ' Black Lacquer, (Castle Brand) bot. 0 9 2Jlb Tlm Preßerved Frait io3tg „ ». .„, .in tmf. " L peaches, 8d per tin Brunswick Black per tin 0 7 2 | lb Mounfa Hamilton pears lOd fc!n Keen s Oxford Blue, per lb 010 p 2 eari s oop T io(Ja g fc £* Reckitt's B B £ Blue, „ 010 J apan R f ce sl bß Is. or 2^d ib St George s Bine, 0 8 Ground Rice Bid Colman'sD,S.F- Mustard, lib tin. 1 8 gf^Peas 6?bsTs, or 2d lb it, tins 10|dilb tins 6d Pearl Barky s!bs Is, or 24d lb Keen's Mastard Condiment perlb 1 3 Enyptian Lentifc 3sd lb 5 71b tins 6s 9d H A rlf»ofc Rfians <Urf Ih Gi. gtf'who^l, 3d, groand Is 4d Ib '°k'eß 9a M** A<" «1M Whlte Pepper (guaranteed pure) Is 4d lb n«r%nn»i fl p n »^.in j Belfast Sheep Tongues, lib Is, 2lb Is lOd ° WdW lOa pWdoZ Ot lld Small, 4d and 4^d, large 7d and; TobiOOO . WUIIMM . j^ D 05jlb . Nai|rod SardSes, In tomato sauce, 4jd per tin &£ i^^ 5a 6d lb '> Golder Morton's Fresh Herrings, flat 7d, kip- "*gie oa per lb persd lOd, Herrings in tomato aaoee Candles— Paraffine Wax (plain orflated 10J per tin 6^d per lb ; National Sperm by Red Herring 9ab Is, or 1 j ft ih 10s 84 box ?|d lb ; Bedroom Candles Star Brand Mullet 7d per tin self-fitting, 12 in box, lOd ; Price, Preserved Bloaters lOd per tiu Carriage Candles 8 and 10, lOd packe Matches Plaids 4s p?r gross, 4id doz " 1000 Vestas, Bell's, 4s lOd doz, 5d m ™ * fIJ oj j .a,,, . , box 5 100° Vestas, German, 3s lOd Table Vinegarjed, 9d, and lOdJbotble dcz, 4d box ; 250 Vestas, Bell's, Is 6d White Wine Vinegar 9d bottle dcz , 2 d box ; Safety's, B and M, 8d Washing Soap—Sllkstone lOd bar orJIOs packet, small 3d packet «ceTb^ , a * J(o , v , ft Staroh» Oolman'a, 6»b pkl. BJ3 lb McLeod's ftlmond ecented,9d bar. 10s sJ Lily, per lib box 5d 6d,bo^ i a *j nJ -» B»rax Sta"saGhzfy Is doz. ;l*d packet I Rowling's almond scented, 9d t»»r, Us Pears' Fuller's UJarth and Violet Powdw^ lid box gd box Domestic, 6d bar, 7s lid box Camphor, lt)z blocks 3d, or 2a 3d do* Bond s Cleanser, 5d bar, 6a 3d box Vaseline 5d and 9d yw, lib tins Is 9d Barilla Ash 9d bar . p Dre Glycerine 6d and 9d bottle Sunlight soap Is per box, 4Jd bar Glycerine and Cucumber lOd per botbla Lifebuoy (Carbolic), Is 4d box, 6d^bar Hudson's Extract of Soap 9 packets Is Toilet Soap—Pear's assorted tablets, 4in p a in Killer Is 4d box, Is box Bonnington's Irish Moss Is and Is lOd Pear's anscenbed tablets, 6d eacb, 5s 6d Seigel's Syrup 1r 9d and 3s bottle _ doz , „, . v ., , n . • Pills—Holloway's and Cockle's Is 4d box Oieaver s Shaving bticks, 9d each Beecham's and Seigel's h 5d box Brown Windsor, lib bar lOd, 10 tablets Sonna 2d packet, Epsom Salts 64 doz for Is Encs'Fruit'Salts 3s 3d bottle Glycerine Soap, fib bars 4d, lib bars-8d Fluid Magnesia Is bottle Whiting Id per lb, 7s 6d owt. Hood's and Ayer'a Sfttsaparilla 4s 8d boti Hops, loose, Is 4d, and Is fd ?b pressed Gondy's Fluid Is 6d, Lun^ Preserver 11' Bovril Is 9d and 3s bottle Barry's Tricopherus Is 5d bottle J Liebig's Extract Meat la 9d par jar Waßhboards, wood, lid, zinc Is 2d • SUNDRIES Amei B Tld br°°mß UlMi 'U 6d '§ Um§ Sta.P les 3d lb ' 51ba 1" I Fresh Ground Coffee| Is 4d, Is 6d " Und n^rt^l^ % v ' Is 8d lb k Lanterns la 3d each Full Illustrated Prico List, containing 29 pages, free on'applicationS Terms : Prompt Nett Oasli with tlie Orders] No charge for packing-cases,- and all orders delivered free atlrailway 'station and'within a two miles radius of Asbburtoa. " FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES AS STREET, ASHBURTON AND HIGH STREET, CHRISTOHUROB Wholesale and Betail Agenfcg forJNimrao aai Blair'a.Seed'fl.