The New Utopia.

♦ __ I WHERE ENGLAND'S PROM | ISKD PARADISE 18 TO BE ERECTED. It is not improbable that before the twentieth century, ii two years old Eng land will boast s town the like of which is at present unknown m this or ar»y other country. It will be a town wherein life will be lived under conditions aa perfect a& science can make them. And whet the twenty first century dawns there may be scores of each towns dotted all over remote districts of rural England. In these paradisical cities every man will have a handsome substantial, roomy house to life m, with extensive gardens for the cultivation of flowers en 1 vege* tables ; he will work m a model factory, workshop, or office ; he walk along tree lined streets broader and cleaner and brighter than an? m the West end of London ; he will take his 'constitutional' m a magnificient, well laid oufc park situated almost at Ms door; he will do his shopping when the weather happens to be inclement m streets covered over with glass. Then, If hs should fee! indisposed, he may retire for a space to A FRBB SANATORIUM, aud when he is too old to work he wiH receive a cosy pension until the time arrives—presumably not before he is about 105 years old—for the pnbl:c crematorium to claim him as his own. This is no Bellamy dream—it is a fact: at anyrate, steps are being taken to m»ke it a fact The work of the Garden City Association has now ar rived at such an advanced stage as to warrant representatives of *he associa* t?on inspecting possible sites for tbeir first model town aid drawing up provincial plans. Estates m Berkshirn and Fss°x Inve been visited, but no d'fini c selection has yet been made, Perhaps it will be m Essex. The achenip, as propounded to a re presentative of the Daily Mail by an enthusiastic member of fcbe association, is as follows :— ■ First of all an estate, unbuilt upon and located m r healthy, uninhab<ted district, will l§ purchased. The re quired acreage is about 6000, and the ( estimatfd price is, roughly, £240,000 Seven eighths of this Bum would be secured by issuing debentures at 3| per cent, interest, and as souii as the major portion of thp money is subscribed oper ations will commence. Numerous pro mises have been rrceived by the association from influential and money ed people. Assuming that Garden Oity be built and the promoters are most s&ngaioe — **hat will i« be like? Briefly it will have tha appearance, and its residents will enjoy the advantages, described at the beginning of this article. The city will be CIRCULAR IS SHAPE and for the Bake of cheapness will be built a short distance from the main line of a railway, for it is anticipated that whpn tha town has grown tn« rail way company will gladly construct a branch line to it. Moreover, the pro moters are great believers m the future of autotnobilisrn, and would send most of their go^ds and agricultural produce to the adjacent towns by means of horseless vans. Garden City would be limited to a population of about 30,000 who for mprely nominal rent would live m houses far snporlor to any inhabited classes nf London. 1 he first thing that, would s'rike the visitor to Oardr-n Oity would be the "circle railway" running round the cuter rim of the town, and connected with the main line by sidings. Then would cornea ring of factories, ware houses, dairies, markets, etc. Grad ually drawing nearer to the hub of this wheel-shaped city would be a number of tree-lined garden»fronttd avenues, the main one, called 'Grand avenue, 1 being 420? b wide and three miles long. Ihe public schools would be situated along the middle of thia great belt of green fields and shady trees. More avenues follow, and then we come to A GIGANTIC ARGABK, covered OV3r with glass, and called the "Orys'al Palace.' Here the citiz3ns would resort m wet weather to look at the shops and listen to the band. Behind the 'Crystal Palace' the 'Central Park' would bo situated, 14S acres m ' extent, and fronting on this would be the Town Hali, the library, the theatre sod other places of improvement and amusement. The bob of the wheel itself ia asother garden, with splashing fountains, sweet-throated birds and a flower-scented air. That ia how the Garden Oity loots on piper. It should be added that the promo ters of this scheme are not Socialists, Communists, or co-operatives. They believe they can build a town m which the residents shdll live as ideal an exigtance as is possible for those who have to work for a livelihood, and that m the course of three yeara from aow England may ht&ve Its first "Garden City."

DON'T

A vice which is peculiar to women is that of gossiping about domestic servants. There are women so con stituted that they cannot meet a friend or po.y an afternoon's call without retailing the houaotuaid's exorbitant demands for extra hours off ] who tail their partners at dinner of the methods of cooking their own cook adopts, and who deplore the ways of modern domestics till their acquaintances are sick of the sound of their voices. Women ought to understand that the general pablic cannot be expected to feel an intense interest m Jan©, the housemaid's, doings, although she should be the worst or the cleverest housemaid m existence. Jane is a personage to her mistress, perhaps, but she is a name, only to mosfe of her acquaintances^ And it is not only the vulgar and the uneducated who are prone to such evil ways. Even people ■who are undeniably well-bred and cul tured m other respects can talk for nearly an hour about the difficulty o£ finding cooks, and the fact that their own particular cook refuses to clean the dining room m addition to her culinary duties. Monomanias take many forms, students of insanity tell ac, and the servant monomania is as common to day as monomanias of grandeur or of pride, Intense interest, such as many women display m one subject, even although it be the important one of servants* delinquencies, is somewhat dangerous when it is unceasing; and

at the least, is apt to prefent more important interests from getting fair play. One cannot bat express ejm pathy for the husbands of those dis ooarsers on servants and their wayct. Their leisure hours disturbed by tales of Jane and their dinner by the pre paration and rehearsal of scoldings for cook, ia it; any wonder that they seek the p-^ace and qmetnew m the clnb which they have every, right to expect m their own homes 1

Tttfi AH -OKTOS CJOA'I )IU s Tl?JilSDi i JANU\K? U } 1001

Printed and published by Ai.fhsc John Tybbkll-Eaxtbb, of Burusttj s&reefc eaeb io<r *ne Proprietors, Robkut Bkll an Henby Adam Maokav, at th«k Priuting Office» Burnett Street, A»hfcnrton, IITEBDAY, JANUARY 22, 1901



BAKER BROS., fJIUBNTSHTNa TrNDERTAKEKS C UHWISHING V NDERTAKERS, DIRKOT Importers of Best and Latest Designs m FONERAL FURNISHINGS, FUNERALS conduced with the I greatest care and s&ttoftotlon, %t most reasonable charges. Corner of Waktmai Road and Oms Streets, and Baker and down's Ooaoh. i Factory. i '""'■"— —.— ■ ~——™< »" •> 'HI • 1. ■!- ' 1 BrjK UNDAIZit... 1 ONDRIU: T H UNDRILL & GO FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS TANORED STREET, ASFBtTRTON EVERY REQuSITB ON HAND* Polished Coffins a Speciality A Choice Assortment of Artificial Wreaths m Stock. —— Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellowis' Hall; also oare « Mr T. Andrews, East Belt. 3 HARDLEY BROS GAS AND SANITARY ENGINEER. llt i 1 *ga % < j m tJ 3 6; a m o a rpHE Trade Supplies always m Stock Large quantity of Tubes and .FHttogw^ - * BATHS, TANKS, SIKKB 15& SINS, Estimates given, HAEDLBY BEOS-, East Street, Ashbnrton THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Ltd. Offices, Warehouses, and Grain Stores : West Street, Ashbuston. EVERY Description of Farmer* 8 Requisites at lowest rates. Groceries, Hardware Saddlery, Gorneackß, Woolpscks, Twins, Oils, Tinware, Horse Covers, Etc. Etc. GRAIN SOLD ON COMMISSION. Having reliable information from on Agents m other parts of the Colonies, we art m a position to obtain highest possible price for all grain placed m our hands for disposal Shareholders should be particularly care* ful to enquire from m and inspect our goods before ordering elsewhere. WE have several really first-class Farms for Bale on our books, and farmerr wishing to purchase would do well to call on us for particulars ;— 1000 Acres Lauriston District 750 „ Wakaoui „ 1031 „ Uhertsey „ . 1958  Drornore „ 1180  Sprisgburn  276 „ 574 „ Waterton „ T. F. GIBSON, Manager A. AGER ARCHITECT. ABOADE CHAMBERS ASHBURTON. TB you want a NEW HOUBB, *i Alter tlons s or Newest Style of Decorations, CONSULT MR AGER. Call and see the NEW FIBEOSE BLIND Imitation of|Venetian, at half the prfce Wade's "Worm Figs are moit effiettvt and not unpleasant; children thrive after taking them. Price, Is ANTED KNOWN—That J. MOIBOK has received a large stock of faihioa able Summer Boots and Shoes of the best material, also about to arrive new stock of the latest French Goods, and Invites the Public for inspection. J. M. being the only reliable and practical Bootmaker ia the town, this gives him superiority and facility t* know the best value and quality* Repairs carried on just the same, m the cheapest, neatest, and most fashionable style. Beat leathers used, and workmanship by the best of tradesmen, at This Hall, East Street, Aahburton, NICHOLAS & PICKFORD TTAVE Just Landed, ex s.e, Waimato their first shipment of SUMMER GOODS, wQivmm Ladies' Croquet and Tennis Shoes. Gentlemen's Tennis, Bowling 4 and Cricketing SHOES & BOOTS, In Canvas, Farramatta, Glace .Kid Back Skin, and Russian, C»IL The Best Assortment ever Shown m Ashbarfcon, Inspection Invited. NICHOLAS & PICKFORD, BAST STBEET.



ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. T OANS GRANTED FROM and upwards, ab current rates. FuJ Particulars on application. Office —Tancred Streeti Office Hours—9.3o am til! 4pm Fim& Tuesday m Month—9 30 am till p m ; and 7 till 9pm ALBERT ROBER Manager NOTICE, ~ Kennedy & Muir BEG to Notify the Farmers and Horse Owners m the Ashhurton County tbafe they have TAKEN OVER Reid & Gray's * f hburton Branch of JOBBING & ENGI-, NEERING, and are prepared to oarry on ail classes of work ps usual ; and also intend to extend the Business by adding HORSE-SHOEING, COACH BUILDING, & GENERAL WHEELWRIGHTING' Both having been employed by Reid & Gray for many years, and having large experience as Horae Shoers, Implement Makers, and Coach Builders, all wjik entrusted to their earn will be executed with despatch and at moderate prices. 10 THE McCORMICK WA S AWAJRDED AID CD H E CHRISTOHURGH SHOW, On November 9,1900, The Certificate of Merit, Which carrieß with ib a SILVEB MEDAL, the highest award given to Harvesting Machinery ab this Show. Ib wins m PARIS mote Awards than any other American Exhibitor there, besides ANNEXING the Grand Field Xrl Trophy of a Gold Medal and 200 Francs, AGAINST ALL OOMERS. and^lnepeob this Superb Machine before buying elsewhere. Morrow, Bassett & Go, ASHBURTON. M. PRIEST, Manager ■■' ' .I,ll'ij THE HOUSEWIFE'S FRIEND. mHE RAPID LIGHTNING GLOSS is pronounced by the Ash burton Public to be the only reliable SHIRT GLOSS m AshburtonJ A (Trial will convince you the difference m qualibyjfrom all others the market. Sold by ell the leading Grocers m ABhburtoa REID <^GEAY. TTAVING PURCHASED CDHE ORANGE HALL,; Intend bo converb the same into the most complete Show room m Canterbury, where a full Line of all Agricultural Implements and Fittings will be kept. Farmers, Contractors, and Agricultura lists generally ate invited to call and inspect for themselves. Engine Belting, Oils, Steam Gauges, &o, " Deer Ing" Ideal Binders, Mowers &o American " Mast '\Drills.&o, RIID & GRAY, BURNEET 6TRKEI',



Dalgety and Company LIMITED. i Head Office— \ 62 Lombard Street, London, E.O. MERCHANTS, WOOL AND GRAIN BROKERS. AUCTIONEERS AND VALUATORS. STOCK, STATION, FINANCIAL, & SHIPPING AGENTS.] BRANCHES : Christeharch, Duaedin, and Napier. ) AGENCIES : Timara, Oamarn, and Gore. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT DALGETY AND COMPANY, LIMITED, desire to intimate to the Farming Community of South Canter bury that they have opc-ned a BRANCH OFFICE m TIMARD. DALGETY AND COMPANY, LTD , are prepared to receive consignments WOOL, TALTOW. A ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE For Local female or Shipment! to t! c EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES MADE on Favourable Terms on Growing CHps of Wool; also Tallow, Grain, Skins, and other Prcdno©, consigned for eale In the London. Australian, and local markets; NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON ADVANCES. j Farmers' Accounts kept free of charge, and financed at lowest current rates o interest). Stock Saks held at the different sale yards throughout Canterbury. Woolpacks and other Station Requisites always on band. TIMAR XT~O E F I 0 E, STAFFORD STREET, Opposite Back of New Zealand G. MJKDDINb, THE P&OPEE'S IRONMONGER. T HAVE JUST LANDED BRASS PRESERVING PANS, ENAMELLED PRESERVING PANS, Al In Quality and Cheap. harvesting tools&materials. Hay Forks, Hay Rakes, Scythe Blades and Handles, Fork Handle?, Reap Hooks, Reaper Sections, Machine Oils, &o. CARPENTERS' TOOLS. Now Landing—AH Kinds of Tools suitable for Carpenters and Farmers. A special line of Dlseton's Saws at reduced prices. Yon are Invited to call and inspect. RANGEkS & REGISTER GRATES. Agenb for Shacxlock's, Scott's, Barn in sham's and Stobrier's Ranges. Register Grates and Mantelpieces reduced m price. LAWN MOWERS. A few left, to be sold cheap to clear, including ;—'New Easy, 1 'Pastime,' Crescent,' «F & N,' and • Philadelphia. Address— Burnett Street, opposite Arcade. Manning & Oo's NEW SEASON'S BOTTLED ALES AND STOUT, IN QUARTS AND PINTS, J THS BESTIn"thE MARKET j Hqual to the Leading Brands of ENGLISH ALES. Agents for Aahburtou—MESSKS Shkab k manßsos i



ASK YOUR SHOE DEALER ! FOR \ EVERY f~/p ENGGUBiGE euAumu. BOOTS & SHOES, »DDSIEY i i MANUFACTURED BY S. ANDERSON, TIMARU. SMOF.E ONLY , NEW VENUS (o)— A PERFECT TOBACCO. MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE IS THE KING OF BOOT SHOPS. Pronounced by the Ashbarton Publb to be the Cheapest and Most Reliable Boot Shop m A&hbur&on. npHE FOLLOWING IS A FFW OF OUR PRICES:— Men's Good Bluchers, great value ... ... ... 6a lid Men's Good Shooter Boots from ... ... ... 9a Sd Men's Light Sunday Boot, good value, ab ... ... 8s 6d Ladles' Pretty Oxford Shoes from ... ... ... 6a 61 Children's Boors from ... ... ... la Od Boys' Strong School Beots, very cheap; only ... ... 4a 6i L&alee' Leather Slippers from ... ... ... 3a lid Men's Canvas Shoes ... . ... 6s 6d And a Thousand Other Lines that Defy Competition at , J. MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANORED STREET,



FOX SALE BUILDING Bites as follows:—T.S 705 | acre Cox Street East good land, 8 i'aers Aitken Street TBULLOCK Dwelling of five roomt with verandah and Boallery, osatfftlSy situated on the eoathalde •f Moore Street ®BULLOOK .



FOB SALE BACHELORS' ESTABLISHMENT* 2 Boods 8J Perches. mOGETHER with Cottage, Small ehed, .1. etc, situated ab Treverton, For p»rtioul»r» apply to Ti BULLOCK, Smoke INewYenna



BAI LANTYNE'S SUMMER SALE t FAS COMMENCED and will contiaue till SATURDAY, 9th Feb. inclusive. SALE CATALOGUES with "Ashbwrton Mail" of TUESDAY, 220 d January, or on application to DUKSTABLE HOUSE, CHRIST OB UROH. BALLANTYNE'S SUMMER SALE HAS COMMENCED. BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST TilOR (TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER CROP. SPECIAL MANURE can be tnad3 for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON.! MANURE CAN BE SUPPLIED IN 1 Owt. or 2 Cvt. SACKS Orders received b/ fTJ*XE:r>I-.A]NI)JKI£ BROH., Limited, OA.VII> THOMAS, OR I*MJE JN.36. .FAIMMOEKS CO-OPERATIVE AS»OCIATION OJE* CAJNTJtSKBCJK,Y, limited., OANTEBBUBY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PBOPUOE EXPOBT COMPANY. LIMITED. 880 F. WAYMOVP Seur«".»r3. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS CURE BILIOUS ATTACKS, FITS OF DEPRESSION, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, GIDDINESS, &c. They possess three grand qualities, being SPEEDY SAFE AND CERTAIN, The Schoolmistress, St. Amie's School, Wandsworth, writes as follows. uMy mother and eldest sister have taken your- Pills for years fcr bilious attacks and sick headaches, and have always found them most beneficial/ Mwu/actiwed only at 78, New Oxford Street,* London. Bold by all Chemists o.nd Mr,l>i.... v :: n .*■!-. ' XMAS PRESENTS. XMAS PRESENTS. r ifV* T?VERYBODY shonld call and see our Grand DißplayßoffNew Goods Hi ?■■ Buitable for IjjT* MAS and New Year Gifts. Fancy Goods of all kinds, Photo Frames, Vasei?, Fancy Baskets, Fancy Crockery m all the latest designs. Also*—A Nice Assortment of the best Silver Plated Goods at greatly reduced prices, CALL AND SEE. NO ONE PRESSED TO BUY AT T. H. UN DRILL & CD'S., OABIHETMAKBRS & UPHOLSTERERS, TANORED STREET.



f^ ABDEN Hose from 4d per foot, Eobber / \JC and Canvas Hose of the best quality, No»el Spray Tape, eto, Lar^e stook to seleob from at the ioweab prices —HABDIiEY Bbos » TMIAD £»jt*iZK comj?Jßi >rnrioj?u , rjIHE "TRIAD" offers a prize of two X guineas to the person who gives the correct number (or nearest to the correct j number) of births iregißtered In the colony I for the year ending 31at December, 1900. To close 20th January, 1901 CONDITIONS. All ihafc is necessary to enter for this com petition is to write down a number (eno'oßing » receipt for s*, or more, from any Tbiad advertiser) to «• The Manager ol the Triao, Dtrnedin.'j Competitors may send any number of guesses, provided each is acco»pftaied with a receipt) for ss, or more, nm a different ' Triad' aSverbioer, aa per list below. AJsx Washing Powders Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Auckland forwarding and Panels Delivery Agenoy Bing, Harris & 00, Arrow Brand Boots Ourfcls, F, Jeweller Qawne's Sauces, Pickles, Vinegar^ eto Gear Meat Co Gregg and Co, W, Coffee, Stareb, eto Hayward'i Pickles and Bauces Jones, H M, Triad Agent Kirkpatrick, S, and Co, X Jama Khatki Cigarettes, Eagla Co's Kozle Teas, all Grocers Lane's Creoaoted Emulsion Meddlns, G., Ironmonger Mrs Miller's Cookery Books Nelson, Moate and Go's (Tea N.Z Express Cullen, aguns Nicholas & Piokford, bootmakers Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corpora tion, Ltd. Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Somerset Hotel, H S Drummond Spring BlosEom Tea Suratura Tea Teed and Cc, Corn Cure Tonking'a Linseed Emulsion 1 Wahoo Loaeby's, • Roolibah Loasby's Waltko's Soap Wills' Three Castles Cigarettes k Tobao Yates & Co, Arthur, eeed merchants NEW ZEALAND INSTJKANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1859, OAPITAL—ONE MILLION fTIHE Premier and Wealthiest Colonial JL Company, Noted for Promptness and Lberalifey Paid-up Capital and Reserves, £400,000. j Fire and Marine Risks, Also,— Risks on Growing Orope. Threshing Machines, etc, accepted at lowest current rates. E. W. Hanmer, AGENT BEEGHAM'S PILLS For BiSlJous and Nervous Disorders, such aa Wind and Pain m the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fuld?bb aM Swelling after Meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold, Chill?, Flushings of Heat, Lrss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Costivmess, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, etc. The Fiest Dose will gitk Relief in-Twenty Minutes This is no Fiction. Ifivery Bufferer is earnestly invited to try ono Bos of these Pille, and they will be acknowledged to be Worth a CJUIWKA a BOX BEECBTAM'S PILL? 3, taken as directed, will quickly re6*cre Females to complete health They promptly remove any obsfenic» tlcn or irregularity m the system Fora WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They aot like msgic—a few doses will work wonders upon the Tital Organs strengthening the Muicular System, rector; ing the lonpiost complexion, bringing back the beat of appetite, and arousing with the robust health the whole physical energy of the human frame For throwing off fevers m hot climates they are specially renowned Theaa are ' facts' admitted by thousands, ih all classes of Society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debilitated is that BEECHAM'S PILLS have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m tne World Have for many years been the popular family medicine throughout the British Colonies, and they now stand WITHOUT A RIVAL. PKbP^BED ONLY BY WBOHAI BJBCCH A Off, St. HELEN'S, E Sold everywhere m ttles—9£d s Is IJd, and Is 9d each LCr M PQW O E. R S; g^Sj^iiJ^BiSH CUTTING TEfTH; i^v^ R?I!EVE FEVEifSH -HEAT, i PEYEKT FITS, CG^OLSIGHS, ETG. Prcc-cxra a lio^ltliy ctatcof the constl* I tution clurir.r; i;-.o i^cviod of Teething. 1 he. w<y.:r.i "JO'riN STEEDMAN, C"."..":3T, V/.'.UV'-.'STK, GUK3EY," f Aii' oT'iavi-l on '.in 1 a ■••.■••tinc.u.l Utamp uffixed H r,,rh lUfUt:t. Kempthorne,, Prosser and 00. Agents OLIDAY SDITS^-Thave a large stock of Men's, Youths', and Boys' Suits, made to my orders, special finish for wear, style, and appearance equal to anything procurable.ffc, Sultß made to measure m best style, fib guaranteed, Genb«', Ladiea' and Children's Bootm and Shoes :,j great variety, aiRoKEBT ALCORN^ KERNARD & WHITE, Ciby Fork Shop, Havelock Street, HAVE just opened New Business m the Pork Line. Small goods of all descriptions always on hand. The public are specially invited to call and inspect Pork Sausages, (fresh. Daily cash buyers of dary fed Pork. FOB SALE. BY PRIVATE TREATY. 1 a Ann acres aaa a 4AJUU acres 4tUUU OF splendid Grossing and Grain growing Land, situated m the far famed dis trict of South Canterbury, one mile from Railway St&tioa; 15 roomed House, 4 roomed Cottage, Woolshed and Dip, Stable and Outbuildings, divided into 15 Paddsoks, all well watered. The property is now carrying 8000 Sheep, also Horses and Cattle. Price £5 per acre. Terms Apply X W HANMER, i Aehburton



Boils. Pimples. Sure Signs of Impure Blood. Do not think that washes and oint ments can cure eruptions of the skin. They cannot. The cause is deeper, even down m the very blood Itself. Purify your blood, and your skin will be smooth and clear. •Mr. James Johnson, of South Forbes, New South Wales, sends us his photo graph, and says : -w "My whole body was almost covered witk boils. Reading about AVER'S I thought I would try it. I took one bottle, and was entirely free from any eruption what eyer. My eyesight was greatly strengthened also." Mr. Johnson's eyesight -was strength ened because the Sarsaparilla is such a wonderful nerve tonic. For impure blood and weak nerves there is no remedy m the world equal to it. You cannot enjoy good health if your bowels aro constipated. Ayer's Pills cure constipation every time. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aver & Co., LoweH. Mans-U.S.A. G. JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCBto£fiJSKAND JBWELLER I TTTAVING taken a lease of one of the new «faop« In DavisV corner, j am now showing a large and varied stook of Watches Clocks, and Jewellery Electroplate, Et c suitable fcr Christmas and Wedding Pr aents'at prices which defy competition, Note.theJAddreGs—Daw' Garner /GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Folicyholders and those about to insuif should note the three essentials of Li'f Insurance, — SECURITY. LIBERALITY. ECONOMY. IN THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE,— SECURITY is unimpeachable; the pay ment of every policy is guaranteed by the State; and, m addition, the accumu lated Insurance Fund, invested m the soundest securities, now amounts to over three millions sterling. T IBERALITY is unequalled. Policing m JLJ arrear aro kept alive so long as the charges on the policy are not m excens of the surrender value. Policyholders are unrestricted as to travel, residence, and occupation. Claims are promptly paid. Premiums are charged for age nearest birthday. Policies are unchallengeable on any ground except fraud, or suicide within six months. TTI CONOMY is insured by direct Parlia- JJJ nientary supervision. Ail expenditure outside payment of claim:;, <fee, hae firs* to receive the sanction of the Legislature. Funds, over. THREE^ MILLION POUNDS. Annual Income, over £400,000. Gash Surplus In 1896 {for three years), £225,000. J. H. KICHABDSON, 6] Commissioner, MBS JOHNSTON TT\ BACKER of the Pianoforte and Singing. Havelock Street KAYE & GARTER ARE CASH BUYERS, highoeb .'current rates, all FARM PRODUCE. Agents ter Button's and Lawson'b Unrivalled Seeds, New Season's Supplies of RAPE, TURNIP, MANGEL CLOVERS. &o, fto, JUST LANDED, LARGE STORES ab LYTTELTON. EXTENSIVE CLEANIK& MACHINERY. COB>N£3AI;KS always on hand KAYE & CARTER, c^sl?™ hEs^jEi_ ? 'JHE DAINTIEST LITTIR WHEEL THAT KYJER WAS" v The Rambler." HAVING sold oat of my old stock of these superior Bicycles, I have esc opened tip a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN " RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD BA.OBBB, & ROADSTERS n all frizes and all fitted with the evet lasfcing Q&3 detachable Tyro> " THE RlLMrajUfßl*.* OALIi AJNI> INSPEOI THE STOCK. Price Easy, Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest en Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK. OTHER MAKES FITTED WITH Q & J TYRES. D. THOMAS. XMiitS iuid New Year cards and Dolls m great variety alt Ma Amobh's, also a varied assortment of arbiclaa imclud is i Needle Work suitable for presents. AU ill , (Doys ogeied at nominal prices to clear, j



Wade b Worm B'ijjß, the wonderful Worm Worriers, sinver fail foi adalt» or ahiidren Prn*e la Smoke New Venus