THE LATEST

Ar rival of the s.s Monowai.

TOWED BY THE MOKOIA,

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—-Copyright. Invercargili Oct 24

Just, after 3 o'clock today the signalman at B:i>ff Hill reported three steamers, fifteen mi'ea to westwards and shortly afterwards made oub two to be the Mokoia with the Monowai in tow, the third being the Rimii, froing ' 0 B'ofi, which had fallen in wji h them eff Puysegur this morning. Icatruotionß ware figealled to the Mokoio to proceed to Port Chalmers, and the shipa passed Dog Island at 8 o'clock. The Mokoia is making good progress with her tow, and should reach Port early t( morrow forenoon. The Qiute of the breakdown is not known, but the Monowai signalled 'AH well,' It is sartnißed that the tail uhaft is broken, or the propeller gone, necessitating docking Sydney, Oct 24

Theaewaofthe safety of the Monowai was bailed with satisfaction throughout the States.

A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.

The mishap to the Monowai recalls the Perthshire incident of 1899. It is a curious coincidence that the disabled Mnnowai ahniald be picked up arid towed to port by a ateamar uodar the command of Captain Bploks, for ib was that officer who tventualiy discovered the s.«i Perthshire after she had been drifting about of the Pacific for nearly two months. It waa on the evening of April 28th, 1899, i hat the Perthshire broke her tail shaft', while voyaging from Sydcey to Naw Zaaland. Every effort waa made to ke?p the alup on the tra k of vessels, but she drifted about 180 miles before the propellar vat got into position, and the coupling made: Two days after repairs wore effected the Taiune, Captain gplnks wan sighted, t.nl after conaidsrable difficulty the disabled vee tel was towed safely into f Sydney Harbour on June 17tb, |

ENGINEER PATON'S ACCOUNT.

United .Preia Association —By Electric Telegraph

Dunebin, October 25

Bhortl; before nix this marning the Mokoia arrived tff the Heads with the Monowai ia tow» Ob the Harbour Board's tugi reaching the ktter, tho followiog meaeage from Engineer Paton was handed aboard:—' At 130 am oa Thursday the S7eb, we struck something with the propellor, and after that we felt a peculiar and vibration, and at 6 30 the engine got away at hard speed, Oq examination it wan found thab about half 1h.3 boss had gone and lw«s bladee with it, while tha shaf b was running round without the boss.'

CAPTAIN SPINKS' STORY.

Captain Spinks told a very simple narra tive. 'We leto the Bluff at fiva o'clock oa Monday afternoon, with instructions to •pend at laast three days looking i'or the Monowai. We steered along about neTenty or eighty miles) to the north of oar usaal course, and sighted her at 825 p m on Tuesday, about 8 xteen miles north. When we got near, we received & message from Captain Chat field, saying he bad beenilriited since Thursday mornirg at 10.16. We took her in tow. When we started from the coast we had a thick fo^, which hated until ha'f an hour after noon on Tueaday. There was & light brerzs with a emooth aea and fine clear weather when we picked her up* She aent ub her lines fo tow with, as she had linea all ready. The tow W»B with a 120 fathoms wire bent on to a sixty fathoms chain cable. It is good scope but not unusual, and wh»t I consider a good Bafs tow line. After catching hold of her, we had fine clear weather un'il Wednesday forenoon, Iv the afternoon of Wednesday we experienced a heavy sooth west swell, Which gave us a little anxiety m to whether the wire haußer wouli stand, but it stood all righ\ We passed Slanders at 10.20 on Ti ursday morning, thence had a following wind with a smooth sea,and passed the Bluff at 5.15. WetigEallad and received orders to proceed to Port Cltalmstß. We bad the same wind and sea during the night, with pasßing rafn showers, anl piaged the Nuggets at 11.57, arriving tft thi Heads at 6.1Q this morning, fi iding there two tugs in readiness, if their servics -.^ere wanted. When we pi kail her up the Monowai waß 290 milaa west of Puyseger. I: was an uneventul tow. There was a little excitt 1 meet among the pateangera whin the two abipa met, and they started Honing: I am not a musical man myself and can sfc tell what they were singing but it was a hymn of some sorts Tno first thing we saw when looking for the Monowni wis a rocket. We replied with another rcokat and then ateered straight lor her. Whilst Captain Spinka was talk lug, a bundle of telegrams waa put into his hand among them one from the Premier cocgratu'ating him on ooce more saving a disabled vessel. The MoHOwai was taken to the Georga street pier preparatory to docking.

A MOKOIA PASSENGER'S ACCOUNT.

A Mokoia passenger (Mr SueSdoa of MoraingtOD), atatea in a letter he had written far hie wife :~- f We are on the way bftok to New Zealand with thi Monowai in low, Tim s.a Rimu has jusb cima ou'< of Preservation Inlet and 3s alongside us. The 83a is choppy,, but W8 are getting <n well. The Monowai had a lot of sail on whensho J was drifting aboab and this is now doing good service. Qa Tuesday night shortly after 1 o'clock, when out from the Bluff 330 m%\m 'in lat. 4448 8 long. IQB-6J B.our look-out) reported a vessel on the right towards New Z3ftlan3, and shortly after a rooks! went up from the direction indicated, which was hardly disoernib'e; The skipper immediately sent op a rocket in reply, whtch was uaswereu. We then turned on varied colored lijzhts, and so did the vessel in distress. We steered rapidly towards her, and aha proved to be the Monowai and was soon at hai ing distance. The nigh!) was bright moonlight and, had it net been ior the delay oauaed by the fos;, it is probaVle wo would have missed eaoh other. We were off cur track about 30 degreeß at the tima of picking her ap, and got alongside at a quarter to tea. The njoicing on board the Monowal was tremendous everyone singing ' Praise God from whom all blessings flow, 1 We learned the vessel had two blades of her propeller broken and ths * Boss' partly brokenJ She wan perfectly helpless. The Monowat was 67 miles cut of her course.

MONOWAI PASSENGER'S STATE MENTS

A Monowai passenger states that every body vied with everybody eSao to amuse and entertain bia fellows. The officers and orew did everything possible for the comfort ol the passengers. No sickness nor mishap occurred

Mr Wbifce, oca of the Jubilee Singers, iajfa be never spenb a bappier tim 6so hia life. When they heard of the aorident they resigned themaelvea to eojiytneot with a hesnlacGiJ and good nature' that cou| i not b'a ejoelfed Qaptain SpiDJi? haa been oomplimsnted on all sides, and the remark ia frequently heard ' When iost abaca send for Spinka,'

SOUTH AFRICA.

BUMDBY ITEMS FROM THE FRONT

iMted Press Association—«By Elecfcrlo Telegraph—Copyright (Received October 25, 8 52 a m) London, Ocfc 24 Colonel Oolenbrander, with Kitohener ls Fighting Scoots, captured 42 Boera on the wpetern border of the Z'jutapanb?rgs J6 !b reported that Botha is at pietersdorp. 4 Qumber of Boers are hiclinw in the Winbarg forest. General Walter Kitchener Is trying to surround therm OftsipbeU's Column recovered at Slangapies Qough'i two gucs captured by ths Boers at SobpspursneSi*

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association—By Eleotrlo Telegraph—-Oopyright

Received Ootober 25, 940 am COREA AND JAPAN London, October 24 Advices from 8t Petersburg announce that; Cor?* has obtained 10 per cent of a loan from the first Japanese Bank of ebven million sterling for a year. The Oorean Government have stipulated to , spend a portion in rifles and guns with Japan. ADULTERATED COLONIAL BUTTER The Recorder ot Folkestone, has quashed the conviction of Pearks for selling; Colonial butter containing .3 per cent of boracic acid, SHIPPING INTERESTS The Liverpool Shipowners' Associa tion has asked Mr Chamberlain to request the OommoHwealth not to legislate against British shipping until the shipowners have had an opportunity of expressing their views. Received October 25, 9 10 a m THE ARGENTINE AND CHILI The Daily Mail states that Chili has occupied the disputed territory in the Cordilleras without awaiting for the award of Great Britain, to whom the dispute was referred. The Argen tine seeka an explanation of the action PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Washington, C-ct 24 Owing to tho Southern denunciation of President Roosevelt's entertaining Booker, numbers of northerners have invited him to their house?.

Interprovincial

United Press Association—-By Electrio

Telegraph —Copyright

Auckland. October 24 Joha Jamsa Mitchell, who has relatives in Palmerslon North, attempted to commit Buicide yesterday by shooting himself in the head with a revolver* He was taken to the hospital, and ia now progressing favourably, though the bulle has not) yet been extracted. Mitchell has been unemployed for some time, and it is alleged had bsen drinking lately, Nelson, Oo'obei 24 A young rmn named Charles Edmondson was[killad at Mxtupipi this afternoon. He was chopping down a small tree when the axe B'ipped and cub hi 3 thigh. He bled to death in a few minuter Hi was a member of the Takska Mounted R E*-. Naheb, O^t 24 A:s a result of the severe frosts great damage has been done to tha early spring cropl? in Hawke'B Bay. Potatoes in pmicu* lar h*ve Buffered, in addition to damaee to vineyards, whils r. stone fruits have suffered considerably. It is estimated that the icss to growirs is fully £5000. The season p omised bo well thab great hopes had been built up of a very profitable output, At) a meeting of tsmparanco people this evening a resolution wbb carr'ed in the form of a petition to the Houeo of Representatives praying that certain alteration be not made in the licensing law, and the chairman waa instructed to sign the petition and forward it to Parliament. Dwedin October 24 With the Blight) modification of having only onfl panel instead of two panels the Q teen Victoria Memorial Statue Committee accepted the design of Mr Hampton, of Enghn/1. 7.'he statue will have a height of Bft 6in and the pedestal 9;t 6in. The sta'ue will be of marblo with an Aberdeen grinite pedestal. The figures and panel wiSI ba of broi ?3. The subj^c ■. of the pmel w1! hi the arrival of the first settlers in Otago,

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

United Press Association—By E'cctric Tfllegmph Palmerstox North, Oot 25 At a meeting tf itfljential oiiiz^ns, hell last nigbfi, it svs>B decided io petition the Borough Council to take a poil for a loan for the erectiop of a Municipal Opera Ho«?e. The matter waa taken up with great spirit, and money has been subscribed forezpen-es. Wellington, Oct. 25 Anew form <f money order telegram Is about to bs issued ; it w 11 have both order and advice oh the 6-»me slip. The advice portion is to bo torn off at the parforated line. Also a new sysu m wi!l be Introduced dealing with instruction* to C üba for totalisator Investments, under which, all iaatructiona for big meetings will be received in the city i offices, and handed over to the officials appointed by the Ractrg Clubs, who will, twenty minutes before each race, tabulate the number of investments for each horse, which wiii then ba telegraphpd to the course, and rung on the machine. The Bystem will fjrab come into operation in connection with the New Zealand Cup Meeting.

Fire at Temuka.

Uaited Press Association—By Electrics Telegraph TiftURU, Ocb 25 A fire broke oab at Mttosrs Buxton & Go's Stores, Temuka, on Thursday afternoon. The tack portion of the buildings were completely destroyed, and the front portion considerably damaged. But for the Fire Brigade the whole building mU3b have been destroyed. Buxbon's lo^s ie very heavy, but it in impossibe to estimate it yet. The at«ck is insured in the Victoria Insurance Offioe for £600, and the building in the e&too office for £280. Thecaase of tho fire is a complete mystery

The Ariadne Wreck Case

United Press Association—Bj Eleccrio Telegraph

Christchurch, October 25

At the Magistrate's Court this nroraing, Thomas Kerry and Eric Freke, arrested in Sydney, appeared to answer threa charges in connection with the stranding of the Ariadne. Bail was lefa to the Magistrate to ffpoide tomorrow. Accused were remanded til Thvrsday next, wbeu all the chargta will be heard together, before Dr McArbhur;

Bandeb & Sons Eucalypti Extract,— Under the distinguished patronage of Hia Majesty the King of Italy, awarded Diploma at the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni versitiea all over the globe. That the crude, resinous oilo, which are now foisted upon the public undor the name of Eucalyp Extracts, may not be mistaken for Sander & Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Sztraci k we state :-=»lt is proved by testa made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and GSriefswald (Prussia), that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and other substancea adherent to primary distillation, will develop the curative properties possessed by the plant: To avoid the appalling coneequencea resalfc ing from the application of substitutes, etc., in croup, bronchitls s diphtheria, dysentery internal inflammation, etc., ins'it Jn getting Sandbr and Fons' Pure Voi wine Euoa MfPTi JGxtbact, and be safe

THE ASHBUKTOB GOARDIaN :. FEIDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1903



A VALUABLE MEDIOISE For Coughs and Ooldo la Ohijdrep. •| have nob the slightest hesitancy la W pommendlng Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to all who are suffering from coughs or ooldß,' says Chae M Cramer, Eeq , a well known watchmaker, of Colombo, Ceyloo, it has been some two years since the City Diepansary first called tny attention to fchifl valuable medicine and I have repeatedly used ib and it has always been beneficial. It) has cured me quiokly of all cheat colds. Io is especially efifeotive for children and seldom takes more than one bottle to cure them f haareet!9Hß. I have persuaded many to try this valuable medicine, and they are oil act well pleased u?j myself over the lesulbs,* for »l# by Asbburton Drug Co.



Wapr's Worm Figs are moat effective and isofc unpleasant; children thrive after fcakiog them price, Is Smoke Now Venus



HENRY STEPHENBON, SPECIAL ENTRY TO-MORROW SINGLE and Double Iron Bedstead Mattreseec, Cheats Drawers, Table Easy Chairs, Sofas, Crcckery, fcundrie &c, &O, No Reserve 10 237 H STEPHENSON PUBLIC NOTICES. ASHBURTON PU.BLIO LIBRARY OWING to alterations being made to th Library, the Reading Room will fc closed to the Pubic from FRIDAY, 25 inst, til MONDAY, the 4th Novembf ptoxs H H FOOKtf, 10 236 Librarian LOOK OUT ! LOOK OUT FOB MELLOR'S SPECIAL BOOT SALI IB NOW ON BOOIDS, Good Boots, and won iV^ derfal Value for the Coming Show rbk Holidays. Compare cur Prioee, Compar the Value with aoy other Boot Shop Prioi Liata in Aehburtoo. We are determlaec to make things tr-erry for a few Days. THE FOLLOWING PRICES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES: Childs' Black, White, orT*n Straps 2s 6d Girls' good Sohool Boots, Special 4s 6d Men's real good Boots, very e»9y fitting 7s 11( Ladies' very pretty Walking Shoe going at 5s lid Men'a Bluchers, best Value In Canterbury 53 lid Gent's English Boo! 8, great Value 10s 61 Lidies' Walking Jjhoee, vary ohoioe a! 63 lid Boys' Boots, usual Price 83 9d, now 4» 9d Lidice' Slip ere, only a few Paiis left 3s lid Girla' Boys' and Maids Ankle Straps from 2a 3d to 49 9d REMEMBER, if you Shop with us you save Money. We ask you again to Compart our Prioeßi and we are sure you will bs eoD' vioced thai MELLOE'rf is by far the Bsbl House for Value in Canterbury Note the Address — JAMES MSLLOB, Tailored Street, Ashburton



f Tenaers. TEtfDEBS. fTIENDERS will be received aft Messrs 3, 1 Fooks & Fons v Office until 4pm p. THURSDAY, 31at, for erection of a Cottage 'i at Longbeaoh, for EF J Gbigg, Ksq J. O. MADDISON, FR.I-8.A., 10 219 Architect iiJJ'L 1 ILJi JgJ.L!"' "LL J^LIIJI"! 1"!?"! DAVID THOMAS SATURDAY, 26th OCTOBER, CLEARING SALE OF IRONMONGERY. c . — _ 6 I\/TR D THOMAS has received instruo- IYI tions from Mr A MacpheksoN to sell r by Poblio Aaotion TBE WHOLE OF BIS STOCK, On the premises, Tancred Street, on the , above date. Sale at 12 o'clock. J 10 214 akoade; HORSE^ FAIR. ; FKIDAY, NOV. 15, 1901. MY NEXT HORSE FAIR will be held on the above date, for which I am now receiving entries. 10 91 D. THOMAS. (p— mm ■ nun n .in.—w»«—— 11 i _ i • _ ,iiMiiii m THE NZ FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE A tSOOIA'JION OF CANTERBURY. Ltd. TT7E have received Sußtructloi s fiom tr« V t Executors of the late James McKeage, to Se)l ati the Homestead Lowc!»ft<), on MONDAY, OCTOBER 28th, 1901, THE WHOLE OF THE LAND, . LIVE & DEAD STOCK, as under:— pro ACRES FREEHOLD LaND at O O L .wcliffe ACRES LEASEHOLD LAND; t}\J\J Education Peaerva, on which thero is the homestead, con. siating of Dwelling House, Stable and Outbuildings ; the lease has 11 years to tun at an anuuftl rental A i\ ACRES FREEHOLD LAND at ~Jt:\J Oioda, with good dwelling home and outbuildings feTt-OK,— QKAC' sibred EWES with 80 per cenl tJrjXt L»mbH at foot T| i RAMis A iy HEAD FAT & STORE CATTLE A DRAUGHT HORSKS q HACKS 1 Three Yaar Old Unbroken COLtB (hack) | PIG IMPLEMENTS,— 2 D.F Plouxhs (R?id And Gray), 1 i?.F Pioußb, 1 Set Tine Harrows (5 leaf), 1 Set Disc Harrows 1 McSherry Grain Drill, 1 Duncan Roller, 1 Broad Ctao and Chain Harrows (Reid and Gray), 1 Piano Reaper, 1 Brantford Reaper, 1 Reid and Gray Tiller, 1 McCormick Daisy .Reaper, 2 Drays and Frameo, 4 Sets Draught Harness, 2 Sets Trap Harness, 1 Set Pony Harness, 1 Wool Prees, 1 Water Trough, 1 Chatham Seed Cleaner, Blacksmith's Bellows, Anvil and Tools, [I Dog Cart, 1 SpriDg Cart, I Daisy Cart. Also, — 10 shares in Hinda Ssbyarde Company 2 Shares in N.Z Farm°ra' Co operative Association -| Shire in Pishing Hut at Raagita'a | Shire in Sheep Dip at Lowcliffa HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Ac, &c Full particulars concerning Land, etc, may be had from the Agents. Sale to start at 12 o'clock noon Luncheon provided T F GIBSON, Manager 0 185 HA LLOYD, Auctioneer



T. Bullock. ___ FOB SALE, ALLENTON HALF AN ACRE, being Lot 22, fronting Charles Street near Woollen Factory, on whiah is erected a Gotiege of SB oma and Scullery, good Land j fenced ail ro md with macrooarpa fence and planted with Ftuit tte s Inspection invited Easy terms if nqulred T. BULLOCK, FOR BALE?"" GOOD Building Sit* sear oentre of Town, being Section 825, containing 1 rood fronting Cox Street East. First Class L<»nd, Particulars on application to T BULLOCK BUSINESS NOTICKP SPECIAL NOTICE. WE have jastlandedexs.s * Wakanui the largest shipment of Gent's Fashionable H*fs and Caps we have hitherto imported ; comprising full ranges of the famous " COOL SPRING " HATS, for which we have secured the sole agency in Athburton. STRAW HATS ) AH *op to FRAME FELT HATS (date,' from FLEXIBLE FELT HATS flsop to 14s NOVELTIES IN CAPS J6ieach. OKAIGHEAD & JBERRYMAN The Leading Tailors and Outfitters, ASHBTJRTGN NOTICE.



Public Notices, asbborton presbyterian~ CHURCH. ffIHE ADnivereary Servloee in the above JL Charch on SUNDAY, 27ch October, wiH be conducted by the Eev J. Kbnksdt Elliot, of Wellington, f morning and evening. 10 25/| ST. STEPHEN'S CBURCH, ABHBUR TON. QUKDAY NEXT, OCTOBER 27tb, Rev W. 8. Bban, Tioar of St, Mary's, Church, Addington. Ho-y Communion „.  8.30 am Moroins Prayer and Sermon .. li am SEAFIELD 3 pm Evening Prayer and Sermon.. 630 pm 10_222 ~ WANTED. WANTED by the Australian Widow's Fund Lifo Aaaurance Society, a travelling representative for Aehburtoai Previous ex^erieuce not necessary. Terms —Salary with Commission. Apply to LAVIO THOMAS, 10 223 Ashburtoo. ASBBURTON BOROUGH SCHOOL 4 PPLICATIONS for the position of Sec jL'jl retary to the Ashburton Borough School Committe will be received at my office up till spm on MONDAY, 28t,h October, 1901, Particulars of duties on application. 10 193 OHAB J SaJgQHE JPIANO TUNING. OUR Tuner, Mb W Hoenk, Is In Ash burton THJS WEEr>. AHorders left 1 with OUR AGENT, M$ Henry ?s!ephenson wiil reoeive prompt attention* THE DRESDEN PIANO MANAGING & AGENCY COMPANY, \Q 225 J. A. :%. REIDLE, Managers NOTICE, ALL DEBTS owing to Sha undersigned must be paid by NOVEMBER l«t, 1901, otherwise proceedings wiil be taken for the recovery of same JAMES BAKER, Furniture Warehouse, Havelock Street 10 216 ASHBURTON A. & P. ASSOOIA.- TION. mflE TW£NTY-^QUR.TH ANNUAL SHOW of Live Biock, Produce, Implements, Etc, will be held on the Grounds of the Associa tion, Aabburton, THUESDAY & FBIDAY, October 31st and November let, 1901, Substantial Prize Money tn each Glass, also numerous Valuable SPECIAL PRIZE? offered for Competition, Class Programme and *U information on applioabion to W SIMPSON, 0 88 Secretary CM \ 1



WE beg to inform the public of Ash» burton and surrounding district that fche business of Butohery and Grocery on the East Belt, Aahburton, is cariied on by ve t and that all goods are supplied at the lowest) remunerative price possible. Contractors and others waited on daily, fresh sausages every morning, fresh bread kept, all sorte of tea to choose from Give us a call and try our new Ceylon TEAS, __ HUSTON & SON, CHEISTCHURCH, TiEG to announce that they have opened UP TO DAIE SAMPLE ROOMS in BURNETT STREET, or the convenience of their many Customers in the Ashburton County. MR GEORGE SANDRY, our Represen tative, who in in attendance all day on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, will be pleased to meet hia old Customers and others and show them tha very many new attractions our Sample Room affords, COMPOSING— Latest Novelties in SPRING GOODS. Just arrived from our London buyers—- Colonial, English, and American BOOTS and Shoes, the beet value in town China and Glassware of all descriptions Beddings, Bedsteads, aod F.urnltar.e—our own



Eatimates gfyen for Farniahlng Houses vißJted and measures tafcen for Tenetian Blinds, Pooleum, snd €arpete, JPBEB 0? CHAHOE 9 191 <! A THING OP BEAUTY IS A JOY FOR EVBB." npHBREFORE Procure the Services of TO DECORATE YOUR HOMES With hia Beautiful Designs la Paper and Paint Work. Ab Spring la coming, apply early tq a^oid the rueh of work, WINDOW GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, * PAPERINGS IN STOCK. J. L. HIGGS. Tanobxo Stbeht. WANTED 50 or 40 working men to inspeeb Oae Strong Working Boots. If you see them you cannot help buying, at D Stock's Bin® Boot Store



BUSINESS NOTICEB IMPORTANT. T. DESIRE to THANK my Customers for Fust; Fctvorß, and to intim&te that; as I am LEAVING THE DISTRICT, ra is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS BE \ SETTLED FORTHWITH. For Absolute Sale, AT ANY SACRIFICE, AU, MY FURNITURE <b FANCY JGOODS. JAMES BAKER Furniture and Fancy Goods Warehouse, Havelcck Street. 10 105 whether; you are assured ornot TOO CANNOT DO BETTER THAN APPLY FOB Combined life & Accident Policy, XT7 BICH overs an Assurance payable In YY event of Death from any cause in apy part of the world, and also Oompenaa* tion for Disablement by Accident. This is the Twentieth Century Speciality f ffored by the Mutual Life Association of Australasia. HUGO FRIEDLANDER, District Agent ; JOHN TOTIY, Representative for New Business, 9 51 Aehburton 6 g ASK FOR q L . H tA 0 ATE & Cos Lva I ' wvsmr^ / f io' NEW TARIFF CHAMPION BLEND ' OTHER PRIpES: db COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD, LONDON. ACCIDENT, MORTGAGEES' INDEK NITY, FIDELITY GUARANTEE, FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. TOTAL ASSETS FXOEED £3,000,000. ft!HIS Company is now accepting proposals J_ for Insurance bg»inst Personal Aeoi denb and f r Indemnifying Employers against liability under — The WoikerV Compensation for Accident* Act, 1900 The Employers' Liability Act, 1832, eni Amendments, Employers' Liability at Common Law. LOWEST RATES CHARGED. FRIEDLANDER BROS, LTD, 1Q199 Agents for AshbuFton AT LAST! ALTERATIONS COMPLETE PREMISES ENTCBELY REMODELLED. BLOCKED FROM FLOOR TO CEILING WITH NEW AND UP-TO-DATE STOCK of GENERAL Drapery & Clothing, BOOM SALE WILL START ON FRIDAY^OOT- 25- Bead Circular for Further Particulars. TRY THE READY MONEY SHOP. Note—-Our aim is not to quote very low prices but to supply BEDROCK VALUE ia goods of RELIABLE QUALITY for SPOT CASH. —.O_ Note Address— Edward Gibbard, READY MONEY DRAPER, Tancred Streeb (opposite Arcade) (LATE G. DUNO&N & CO.) I 10 125



WANTEDS, Etc. ' - ; \T, TANTKD-A Strong Bay. — T H VV Ukdbill &Co , Cabinetmakers 10 235 WANTED— Young Girl to assi-t wiMi Housewosk~Apply Mrs Pebcy, </) Walker and trfter Strteta. , 10 2^B CHUMS, Bo Peep, just ~pablished~a Modern Slave Dealer, God the King My Bro her, Iho Continental Dragoons, Great Battles of the Word, The Coward, Five years of my Life, Hockiugs Works, Ths Marked New Testament, 9d ; Cricket; and Tennis teauisites, Ping Pong, Photo Frames, Albums an J Leather Goods—H M Jones i YATES' and Nimmo & Blair's garden and j farm seeds in any quantity ; Iron Ajje Seed Drills and Garden Tools of ait Borteat lowest prices—Gabsoi* & Co, NEW Be*BOD'«j Currantie just to hand (extra fine aample) 6d per lb • Good Cooking Figs 5d per lb, or 3bs for als j Jars Raspberry Jam 9d per jtr; lib tins Jam 4d per tin, 3s 9d per dessan ; Preserved Apricots .8d per tin j Preserved Pineapple 9i par tin ; 2J b tin Tomatoes 9d per tin ; Dessioatcd Coooaout 6J per lb, at FLETCHaa Broi, Cash Supply Stores rn'oMATO " PLANTS- Finesb . euTlloor X varieties, well hardened off, 2 dczsn in a box Is 91 per box, or i dtzin ia a box la per box. If you wanb to have good isaultß, plant out straight) from the box* Blue Dcrwent Potatoes 6a 9d per bag, delivered ; Bed Chaff, 3 bsgs fnr 2s 3d at Fletcher Bros, C*ah Bupoly Stores MONARCH Lawn Mowers 12n, 22^ 6d ; 14in25i; AmericaßCharnafrom 10a; Milk Pane from 2b 6d ; Wood Frame Wria gera 13a 6d atCABSON & Co, Tanored Sreet. A KB] your Boots worth Repiiring ? Gret th> ra do»8 at Stock's ! Best leather and Workmanship SCRIM, T7IOR Covering Fruit) Trees frcm^lhe.late FROSTS, at JOHN WILSON, Burnett Street >mO SCHOOL COMJUII'TESS AND JL teachers. Just unpacked, direct from the publidhere, nearly 1000 volumes of New Reward Books, also Presentation Volumes of the Poete, Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Bocks, Sunday c'ohool Cards, Wall Texts, Fountain Pens, etc. A, T. H. WILLIAMS. fv/iA BlKl'HDrtY Cukrdß to choose from t/ Xj\J new Designs from Id to 5i each —A T H Wuliams 250 GOOD ADVICE LADIJTS ! FOR THE RACKS, See Our New Millinery LUHES! FOR THE SHOW, See Our Naw Costutneß LADIES ! FOR THE RACES, Sac Our New Mantles LADIES! tOB THE SHOW, Nee Our Gloves (Beat Value in Town) LADIES ! FOR THE RACES, See Our New Blouses LADIES ! FOR THE SHOW, See Our New Scarfs & Neokwear LADIES ! FOR THE RiCE.«, Sea Our New Veilings L&DIES & GENT 3 ! FOR THE SHOW, See Our Boots and Shoes GENTS J FOR THE RACES, See Our New Ties {V ry Choio'} GENTS ! FOR THE SHOW, See Our New Straw & Felt Hats L4DIES & GENTS! BUY YOUR GOODS AT



; THE COBNKB," NORTHCOTE & HEFFORD PROPRIETORS. , i „__ „ „ —„_„ __ SPECIAL & nnounoement—-During this mouth yon can get a suit to measure for 55a, at W H Peabcb, Cash Draper HATS —Special purchase of two Ware housemen's Samples in Ladies' sad Children's Sailor Hats, all marked low at W H Pbakce, Cash Draper BLOUBEB-BeaatJf ul MubHhb, Mercerised Sateens, and Cambrics and Fancy Piques, made up for 2a 6d~W H Pearcb, Cash Draper BELTS— Jasfc arrived large assortment of newest makes. Pulley belts la 6d, Is lid, 2a 6d. The New Queen Alexandra Belt Is lid, 2s 3d, Fast Prints 4fi, Luge Hearth Rugg 2s lid—W H Pearch, Corner East and Burnett Street, WE have a beanMfal rangi of Ladies Tan Shoes for the coming season at D Stock's Bine Boot Store 9 79 BOWLB rfioWLsTTBOWLS!! season juefc opened. SHKEP SHEARS— T U.S. 8<8.A.. etc, Oil Stoves, Oil, Lamp Blaok, Raddle and Branding OH; LAWN MOWERS in greab variety, all at Bedrock prices, at G Medpisjs' The Peoples' Iron monger: WANTBD^^Yo^g~Ma^Vo takeTll Watches and OJooks to be repaled ; or old Jewellery to be remodelled, to be made as good as new, to fa: JEJ. COUCH, TheOheapeat and Most Reliable Watchmaker and Jeweller, Tanored Street -_-__-_______ 9 288 FOR SAIE—Town Sections 818, £ acre, Aitken Street, north aspect; and 955 and 956, Town Belt NE, north aspect— *pply Misses Pasb, Ariel Confeotionery, East Street WANTED — Any quantityj of young Roosters and Pigeons. Apply J H Jewitt, opposite Mail Office. HOW to get a beautiful Library for nothing. Use the famous BOOK GIFT Tea and select your Books from Catalogue of 600 books that are given away free. WANTED fifty smart Ladies to try oar Kangaroo Cali Shoes, easy, fitting, at d will wear like brass. Apply to Mkilors Zealandla Boot Store W~ AmETlinl^r-^ Shooter Boats only 8s Dd, at Mkllob's SSealandla Boob Store FOR refl Good Value In Boots and Shoes, Melsok's ZealandSa Boob Si-ore leads WANTED KNOWN^TiaTfcwT^liai^ opening up Novelties for the Spring In every Department* Exquisite goods in Ladies' Oape«, Millinery, and underplothing. —MisoHßiL & Tbrnbßs the Drapew THK Knqulrer's Oracle, th^ besi referenoe book op ©ler^UrsttbTeets, ia given aw*y "with lOtbs BOOK GIFT •"h



MRS ILCORN is now Bhowing a beauti ful Assortment of New Dress Qoods, Silks, Mnsllns, Prints, Laces and Trimmings. Also a lovely selection of Parisian Mil Hnery in Hats, Bonnet?, Stswws, Fioweiru, Qviille, and Feathers, Having secured the services of a first class Milliner and Dressmaker, satisfaction is guaranteed to all. Newest depigns in Aft Needle Work, Silk« s Ataieos^. Wooli, iriDifon, &o, tlwayg Id stocks



BUSINESS NOTIOF, ____' FLETCHER BROS., SECOKP TEA COMPETITION. CLOSES FRIDAY, Fi BKUAEY 28th, 1902 20 VALUABLE PRIZES -. 20 TO BE GIVEX AWAY To the 20 Largest Consumers of our Caleb rated TKAS FTRST PHlZtfi— Handsome Marble Clock and Bronze Also 19 other Prizes, including Tea Sets, Electro- Plated Tea and Coffee Set, Dinner Bet, etc, A Coupon is enclosed in every packet or tin of our well known Teas, FLETCHER BROS. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER PRICE LIST A Few Special Lines we wish to draw your attention to :— V. H. Cocoa lib lid, fib Is 9d, lib 3s 3d Highest Test Kerosene 3s 9d per tin, 7s Anlsebrooke Cocoa fib 9d, £lb Is 6d,11b It 6d a oaae lOd Finest Japan Rice 2d per 1b Vi Cocoa lOd and Is Id per tin Finest White Sb go 2d per lb COFFEE Finest Now Currants 6d per lb „ _ . Finest New Sultanas 6£d per lb ™™ £ ? VZI ,v Finest New Valenclas Bd per lb %>%* Bea J D^ l- 8 lOd ? eris ,OJ k « New Cooking Figs 6d per lb GoSee '^ ™°$ SFASONABLE GOODS Symington's Coffee Essence Is 2d bottl* 2|lb Tins Pres. Apricots 8d per tin Greggs Coffee Essence Is bottle 2|lb Tins Pres. Peaches, 9d per tin CHEESE 2|lb Tins Preß. Pears, M per tin Finest Akaroa 6d per lb • Paramatta Lime Juice, 9d bottle Choicest Factory 7d per lb Lemon Squash la bottle CONFECTIONERY Black Bottle Ship Lima Juice, Is bottlel Q Q bow!* RSBpbe"y Yine 8ar' lsl9d: P er Offiam Dftteg nd p £ lfc ° New Scon's Hops (loose), Is lb l^t r.^ 6\ l%f Pe^ b Evaporated ApplS V/lb jfhiSß&'tf*"* Evaporated Peaches 9d per lb r»»s/« n tut t oa n. Evaporated Nectarines 8d per lb m ftnnl . v»- \ t F «. iv Finest Stewin, Prunes Sdklb %s££?%££ Ib .. 21b Tins OornMt'Xi * U *" * 21b Tins Brawn, lOd tin Etc Etc Etc 21b Tins Preserved Rabbit, lid tin DRIED FRUITS Herbal Beer Extract 7d£bottle New Eleme Raisins 6d per lb Etc. Etc. Seedless Muscatels 5d per lb ACID deeded Raisins 7fd per lb Tartaric, powdered, Is lOd per lb Evaporated Pear** 9d perlb Coutc's Acetic (pints), Is 93 per bottle Desert Prunes lOd per lb Coatt's Acetic (quarts), 2s',9d per bottle lib Boxes Figs 6d and 8d per box Citric Acid (Nelson's), 3|d per packetj Dates 6d per lb t a « o aa ALM,? NDS FLOUR, OATMEAL, ETC Jordan^ 2s 4d per lb \ . Valencia, Is 6d pervjb Finefct Bo]ler Flour 20 0lb bag 14s, lOilb «. »«a ,ABJ, MO^IA bags 7s 6d, 501b bag, 3i lid Fiud, 6d per bottle Timaru or Christchurch Oatmeal 261b Carbonate, Is 4d per lb bags 3s „ ' .o , 1721 Wheat Meal 251bbags 2s 3d Powdered, 6a per »b. Neaves Food lid per tin BLACKING D r Brandt's Food le per tin ■■'- . Day and Martms, cakes, 4fd per dozen Mellin's Food Is 9d per tin • > BLACKLEAD, ETC Patent Groats & Barley 9d per tin i James's Dome, 6i per doz Benger's Food Is 9d per tin Nlxeys, lOdperdoz Frown's Corn Flour 2|d per lb Move Polish 5d per tin Poland's Corn Flour 3d per 3b Enamehne 5d per tin Pearl Barley 2d per lb Black Lacquer 9d per bottle Split p eas 2 d per lb Brunswick Black Bdi« Egyptian Lentils3|d perlb' . n , , CLUE Haricot Beans 3Ad"per lb Recketts, Eqaare, lOd per lb Quaker Oats lOd, Rolled O*ta 7d «nd Is Reckett s, bag, lOd per doz TTTSH Keen's, sqnare, lOd perlb - tm no *. m...- i -• Royal Blue 8d nap Ih' I Inest Outlet lib tins la per tin Koyallslueßdpe^ A^ Fine Outlet lib Una lid per tin Powdered 8d perlb -Colombo Biver lib tinalOd per tin BiKING POWDER B.!m M fttl fi aib tiu^per^ Edmoond'a, small, 6d per tin Sardmes, femoked 6d and..l ß per tin Edmond's, large, lOd per tin nX n I™* \?%, U\ a aia Rim wv Other Brands Small Tin 4d and 4*d • earl ?d per lb^ Large Tins 8d ■BrcwMeal^per'lb.— ■-..-■... Free!h Herring Id-and S.l^er tin • n *a 11 .BloHter IOd", Lobster Is ' - ; ■■" Canary 3d par lb N.ZMulletVd, OyatercW Hemp 3d perlb iunMn,nn ; Uib Bags, mixed anc? sifted 6d _, ,,,V L, lPf' «« /«<-»* " BISCUITS (Auleebrooke, Etc) Gunman e|ib b-i, |lblf|d, lib tittle Sd Fancy Lunch 3|d by tin or 3|d per lb Keen Blb !in for p^|f Arrowroot Milk 6W by tin or7d perlb %k . . , IMI' ,-.^. ' g; ■■s. Ginger Nats s|d "by tin or 6d per lb Mixed, l.emoa, Or*Dg« Citron Bd Ib Garabaldl s£d by tin or 6d per lb £ b tlB8 n Lc I m, o°^!. 3s 9d Per tla Fancy Mixed 6|d by tin or 6d per lb Cltron Feel Is 4J'?,thh> V " Peoples' Mixed 4d by tin or 4M per lb _ '..__.. , r&rrMi Super Wine 6jd by tin or 6d perlb guroJ[ bl I ttel 8e 1 l8 o '*d Per, Jb Plain Wine 4|d by tin or 5d per lb P»re ? lack ls _B. d Per lb Sultana s|d by tin or 6d per lb Paro Cayenne 3d cz Smfe^nT^^fidSrb - Fi«e ß t Castle Brands 3d cwt WateS by^i/or 6d p.r lb " ?lh Bag Table Sa!fc 8d eac«' OraeknellßlVldbytlnorlß 2dperlb 21b Jars Table Salt 8d jar A very large assortment at low prices BYRUP AND :TREAOLE CANDLES • Golden Syrup 2lbtin€d, 41b tin Is, ?Ib Way Candles Plain and Finted 6^d tin Is 9d, 141b tin 3s 3d,-281b tin 6s Price's National 7d" 3d, 561b tin lls 6d .„ Piano Candles lOd Brown Treacle 21b tin 6d, 41b tin Is, 71b Price's Carriage lOd t?il ls 9d« 141b tin 3s« 281b tln 5" Price's Night Lights 9d %. „ ,BBlb-' tln,P s6d CHEMICALS „_*. Molasses 8s odewt Morton's Cream Tartar Is 3d per lb „ . ■ SJJ?f? *, « aJ ' ■«/ „ Tartarlo Acid Is lOd per lb Snowdrop Sugar 701b 16s 6d or 2|d per lb ! :,V Powdered Borax 8d per ib Loaf Sugar 3M per lb „ Pondered Aluip 6d per lb Brown Sugar 2|d per lb Carbonate Magnesia 3d per oz Icing Sugar 63 per lb ' 1 Flul4 Ammonia 6d per bottle Oastor StJgar 5d Pf J^ Lump Ammonia la 4a per lb JJ± MS. -. .... Powdered Sulphur 6d per lb llb Tla § Gl orge i am t 8 6A d? Z SJ tJ. tt i Parana Wax Is per lb llb tm Raspberry Jam 5s Qd doz 6d tin French Chalk lOd per lb 21bTins Plum Jam B|d] COCOA 21b t:ns Raspberry Jam lid tin ■ra i n hi. iv „.„,, ,„ ,  , 2lb Jars Plum Jam Is 2d jar Fry a Cocoa Jib 4*J. |Jb Bjd, lib Is 4Jd 2 lb «Jars Peach and Apricot Is 3d ja* : Oadbury's Cocoa Jib lOd, Is 8d I NIMMO & BLAIR'S ! STAN DAB D SEEDS, — | VEGETABLE SEEDS 34 PER PACKET OR 12 PICKETS FOR gg 0& PEAS 1 Veltches' Self Protecllng American Wonders I Wa'cheren Karly ! McLean's Little Gem I Wilcove's La'e White S Stratagem BRUSSELS SPROUTS | Veitches 1 Perfection Scrymger's Giant Wm Harst CABBAGE Yorkshise Hero s Drumhead BEANS Early Large York Early Long Poet Enfield Market • Green Windsor Red Dutch Harllngton Windsor Limb's Earliest of All Canadian Wonder Blait's Phenomenal : Early Golden Butter PARSNIPS Pale Dun Hollow Crown Champion Scarleb PUMPKIN BBEU Iron B»rk Blood Eed Yellow Mammoth Nutting's Crimson RADDISH LEEK French Break faac London Flag Long Scarlet Large Mueselbursjh Mixed Turnip LETTUCE TOMATO All the Tear Round Large Red Drumhead A cme Grianb White Cos Trophy WATERMELON President Garfieft Mixed Varieties Pomkrosa Mustard Fine Water TURNIP ONIONS Rarly Saowball Brown Globe Early White Stone Brown Spanish Golden Ball James Keeping Laing's Garden Swede White Spanish CAULIFLOWER Silverskln Earl L d Sarly Golden Globe , Waloheren PARSLEY Walv-heren Triple Curled _ , ov CARROT BORECOLE OR CURLY KALE Early Short Horn Dwarf Green Curled James Intermediate Tall Green Curled LonS Red Altnngham BROCOLI Blevua Stump Root Adams' Early CELERY Carter's Champion Henderson's White Plume Leamington Cole's Crystal White Snow's Winter White Cress—Extra Curled Beauty of Hebron Seed Potafe°e s, 241bs for Is, or 4s &i per erwfc FLOWER SEEDS—Id per packet—Bo Varieties—FLOWEß SEEDS FLETCHER BROS. CASE SUPPLY STORES, ASHHURTtIN So* 67 Teiiphco^