MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—MONDAY.

(Before C. A. Wray, Esq., S.M.)

RIDING WITHOUT LIGHTS.

"F. W. Johnston was charged with riding a "bicycle in Moore 6treet without a light. Constable Fry gave evidence to prove the offence.

Defendant was finpid 5s and costs. Horace Johnston was similarly cl.sirgeri and was fined in a similar amount. : CIVlt. CASES.

H. C. Shrimpton v. Alfred James. Claim 11s 4d. Judgment for plaintiff. Jas. Mellor v. Henry Taylor. Claim £1 6s 9d. Judgment for plaintiff. MAINTENANCE.

Mrs Smith v. M. and I. Cunningham. Claim for maintenance. This was a case adjournec^from last Court day. Mr Wild ing said that he had not received instruc tions from Tapanui. Cunningham was a shepherd earning £1 per wpek, and had a wife and family to support # out of that. Counsel recognised that it was a hardship for Mrs Smith to have to support the child.

The Magistrate thought that the ca=ie was a hard one, and the mother was the proper person to support the child. If the plaintiff could prove that the father was in a position to support the child, he (the Magistrate) would grant an order. Under the circumstances he could not do so.

A CLAIM FOB CONTRACT WORK,

. T. Cronin V. Penny. Mr Wilding for plaintiff; Mr Purnell for defendant. This ■was a claim for .£lO 5s 6d. A counter claim for £10 Is fid was put in.

T. Cronin said he was a farmer and con tractor at Rakaia. The claim was for the amount stated for ploughing, stooking, etc. To Mr Purnell—Hier farm adjoined Mr Penny's and the land belonged to Mrs Cronin. Was not an undischarged bank rupt. Was sueing in his own name. (Counsel then closely questioned the witness at length on the various items contained in his account.) To Mr Wilding—Penny had lent a trap to Mrs Cronin on one or two occasions. A charge of 5s a day was not unreasonable for the use of a heavy horse, especially when it had to be fed.

Mrs Cronin said that the land'she oc cupied was her own. Remembered the work bein» done, and dates were put down when the "work was done. Penny was a schoolmaster, and not a practical farmer. Why an account of £7 was charged after wards, instead of was because an allow ance was made for services rendered by defendant's boy with horse and trap.

Cross-examined by Mr Purnell—Penny had done work for herself and her husband. Never got any vegetables from Penny. Grew more than sho required herself and did not need any.

Patrick Cronin, son of plaintiff, said that he had done work from time to time for defendant. He and his brother did the stooking and stacking mentioned in the account. They charged 7s per day. They could get this price from other farmers. The pitchfork was never return ed. Defendant got two live sheep from plaintiff, one of which he caught on the road.

To Mr Purnell—lf he was only 17 years old, he could get 7s per day at harvesting.

John Cronin, another son of plaintiff, gave corroborative evidence. This closed the plaintiff's case, and Mr Purnell briefly addressed the Court on behalf of his client. He called

Alexander Penny, defendant in the case, who said he could only crop 20 acres ac cording to his lease. He occasionally in a friendly way borrowed a horse from Cronin, and he always entered this in his diary- Witness and his. son did all the stacking and stooking on the farm. Another man did the reaping, Cronin doing none of it. Witness borrowed a pitch-fork from Cronin, but he re turned it. He did not hire a horse from Cronin on June 18th. Wit ness could hire a horse for about 7s per week, but it would be more for one day. Cronin did some harrowing for him, the market price for which was then ab mfc 8d per acre. Witness did not buy two sheep from Cronin. Cconin lent him the dray and harness, and witness did not c - pect to have t® pay for it. He did not u-e it longer than a week. Did not buy any ohaff from Cronin. The letter produced was the first formal claim that was made. Witness asked Cronin to send in his account on May 7th i!ast. Witness was accustomed to let his trap and harness out on hire. WitnßS3 then detailed the accounts at length. To Mr Wilding—At the time he lent his trap to Mrs Cconin, he never thought of charging for it. Denied receiving .£! for ohaff.

Margaret Penny, wife of the previous witness, said that Cronin and his boy re paired a stack in about 3 hours. There was no talk of payment at all, and it was looked on as a, mere neighbourly act. Never bought two sheep from the Cronin's. Knew that Cronin did some harrowing for her husband. He got half a ton of oat shoaf chaff, which was to stand against the ac count.

WiMe Penny, son of defendant, said that Mrs Conin asked him to remove two dead sheep. David Penny, another son of defendant, said he remembered Mr Cronin coming to reap the oats. He worked for three hours. The same evening witness went and worked for Cronin. Timothy Cronin, recalled by Mr Wilding, said they only got seven bags of chaff, and M was paid in the presence of witness and his son. Witness denied the whole of the counter claim.

To Mr Purnell—Did not get a receipt for the money. His Worship said this case bore but one interpretation. These people were neigh bours and had done small services for each other. There had been no talk of payment till they quarrelled. If thera had been no quarrel they would never have had the case jh the Court. Neither party was entitled to their claims, and the case' would there fore be dismissed.

MAYFIELD.

(From our own Correspondent.)

People here are beginning to take keen interest in the coming election, and are thatching names of possible candidates, who we hope to hear speak on their views in due time,. They must be prepared to hear of the " railway to Magfield" scheme when they come here to speak; for that is a sub ject much in the minds of the Mayfield people. If a detour could be made from the tanks—with station at cross roads near Mr Tretheweys, and back to mnin line at about Cavendish—it would be of wonder ful benefit to a very large number of people, and practically one house only would bo in convenienced by it. The cost of this would not be great, as the " Mayfield station" would be the other side of the Hinds, so no expense of bridging the river would be incurred.

The School Committee intend to train the children to respect their flag, for they ha"ye had the flag pole fenced with a neat picket fence, and a little gate, the ground inside being dry and laid off into garden plots round the Coronation oaks. Those plots the children are to cultivate, and for sonii feme'past, under the supervision and lelp of the teachers, they have been gar dening in preparation for this, growing seeds in little boxes, ready to be trans planted when the ground is ready. The children are greatly interested in this work, and the flag pole, with the oaks and garden fenced in, will thus be a pride and pleasure to them.

Correspondence.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by our correspondentp.]

THE MUSICAL UNION.

TO THE EDITOR,

Sir,—ln your report of the Musical Union meeting appearing in last evening's "Guardian" you have the following: — " It has been suggested that the Society go round carol singing on Christinas eve," or words to that effect. Now, Mr Editor, T should liko to know who is responsible for suoh a remarkable suggestion; surely no self-respecting member of the Musicfi! Uuiou ? The objects for which thu Society was formed are two-fold—to encourage local talent and to cultivate good music; certainly not to descend to Christmas earolß. As no mentiou of any such thing was made at the meeting, and would uot have been considered for a moment if it had been, I trust you'will mako this public to prevent misapprehension. I am, etc., :

Leonard McClueg.

(The suggestion came from a ineiubt)! 1 of the Musical Union, and we gave it for what it was worth.—Ed.)

The Education Bill.

London, October 8,

L Out of 489 Councils of the Evangelical [Free Churches, 412 favour refusal to pay rates under the new Education Bill while 29 oppose the proposal, and 48 are neutral. Cardinal Vaughan, in a letter to Mr Red mond, strongly appealed to tha Nationalists to support the Education Bill, declaring that the triumph of the Government over the Nonconformists' opposition would be a strong guarantee for the liberty to edu cato Catholic children in the Catholic re ligion in Catholic schools.

Mr Davitt, in a letter to Mr Redmond, ■while confident that the party would not be influenced by a desire to retaliate on the rascally conduct of the G-overnment in subjecting Ireland to coercion, asked him to remember that the English Catholic leaders were not their political friends, but the deadly malignant enemies of the Na tionalist movement.

The Nationalist party at Dublin discus sed the Education Bill, but the result was not announced. It is understood that it is intended to watch for any advantage for Nationalist purposes. One section favoured opposing the Bill, in the hope of embarras sing the Government.

THE LATEST.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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Received October 9,9.1 a.m. The Boers and Madagascar. London, October 8. Commandant Erasmus reports that Mada gascar is totally unfit for Boer settlement. The French refused to perpetuate the Tael. Phrasmus visits the Argentine.

Women's Franchise in New South Wales The National Union and Women's Suff rage Societies have congratulated the Syd ney Womenhood Suffrage League on the Parliamentary enfranchisement of New South. Wales women.

Cricketer's Marriage Mr Gilbert Jessop, the cricketer, has mar ried Miss Milhcent Osborne, of Mossvale, Sydney.

Shaw, Saville Company. The Shaw, Saville and Albion Company have chartered the Corinthic. Death of John Kensit „ John Kensit, the anti-Ritualist, has died in the Liverpool infirmary from double pneumonia. His son was permitted to visit his father.

President Roosevelt and the Strikers New York, October 8 President Roosevelt has offered, if the strikers resumed work, to secure a com-_ mission to investigate their claims. Ho would strive to effect a settlement on the basis of the report of such Commission. Mr Mitchell, the miners' representative, refused the offer, considering it too in definite. Defeat of the Cape Ministry. Capetown, Oct. 8 In the Assembly, Mr Douglas, Com missioner of Public Works, moved the third reading of the Thebus Irrigation Bill. Mr Merriinan, a bondite, moved the ad journment of the Assembly, with a view of obtaining the opinion of a competent hy draulic engineer.

The division placed the Government in a minority of two.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Feuding, October 9.

There are a large number of cases of measles and influenza here, a hundred children being absent from the school. It is believed that returned troopers have introduced the diseases.

Invercargill, Oct. 9

A prisoner, who was out with the labour gang 1, made a dash for liberty under cover of the bush this morning. The police were promptly on his track, and withm an hour he was recaptured.

Dannevirkb, Oct. 9

Mr J. J. Forayth, a well known and highly respected Waipatiki settler, was found lying in the yard of the Club hotel this morning, with a bullet wound in his fore* head, and a revolver by his side, His re covery is doubtful. Forsyth has suffered for some months past from insomnia.

New Plymouth, O«t. 9

At the annual meeting of the" Taranaki branch of the Liberal Federation League, Mr E. M. Smith was choson as the Liberal candidate for the Taranaki seat. The branch decined to secade from the Colonial Federation.

Mr Manning, the well-known moun taineer, one of the very few who have scaled Mount Cook, with three companions ascended within 800 feet of the top of Mount Egmont on Wednesday. Over 3000 steps were cut through snow, but a heavy wind near the top made it unsafe to pro ceed.

Timaru, Oct. 9

At a meeting of the Board of Education to-day, a country school committee sent in their resignation as a protest against action of the Bcnul in upholding the action of the school-mistress for alleged excessive punishment on-, little children. The re signation was accepted, and a new com mittee is to be elected.

Oamarct, Oct. 9 Mr A. Hesketh, railway stationmaster at Kurow, died last night, somewhat suddenly. Dunedin, Oct. 9.

Mr Musgrove has cabled, pencilling Jan uary 14th. for Madame Melba's concert in the King's Theatre, late Agricultural Efali, Dnnedin.

Sporting.

D.J.C. SPRING MEETING. Per Press a flsonutf. n— Hy Ele-tric Dunktitn, Oct. 8 The Dunedin Jockey Club's S >riu«f Meet ing was held in bountiful weather, with a faii^attendance. The c'urso was in good j order. Tho sum of £303! 10d was put '■ through the totalisafcor, as compared with ,£4143 It's last year. Results: Hurdles.—Sultana 1, Tufto 2, Vanquish 3. Dividend—£2 Bs. ; Hack Handicap.—Lady Kosslyn 1, Sar , chedon 2, Hiirhetto 3. Dividend —£2 18s. Mosgibl Handicap, o£ lOOsovs ; [\ u;ila. —Canteen 1, Welbeck 2, Pampero 3. Time ■—2.13, Welbeck made the running to the distance post where Canteen passed him, an-! won by a little over a length. Div—£s Maiden Plate.-Secret Society 1, Tur coman 2, The Maltster 3. Only three started. Won easily. Dividend— £\ Bs. Electric Handicap. G ildspur 1, Ayr dale '2, NoMhsrb 3. F..ur others ran. Divi dends—£3 2s and 12s. Sellimg Race.- Maremma-1, Picket % Amazement 3. Won easily. Dividend— .£1 16s. Welter Handicap.—Glenelg 1, Vladi mir 2, Cherrystone 3. Three others ran. Won by three lengths. Dividend — ,£6 4s HAWKE'S BAY J.C. SPRING MEETING Hastings, Oct. 8. Concluding results, first day : — Hurdles —Cobra 1, Abergellie 2, Wai wera 3. Scratched—Gobo. Won by a length. Dividend -£5 14s. Hawkk's Hat Stakes. — Sans Peur 1, Starshoot 2, Kamo 3. Scratched—Enna, Idea, and Eose Madder. Won by a length. Dividends—Straight-out, £2 11s; firsthand second .£1 17s and £2 12s. Welter Handicap—la I, Inspan 2, "■. Camelot 3. Dividends—J33 15s and £1 3s. ! First Hack HANDicAP.—Aroha 1, Com- ! fort 2, A.B.N. 3. Dividends—£2 15s and < £1 7s. j Flying Handicap.—Oingo 1, Laureate 2. Windwhistle 3. Dividends—£3 5s and. £3. i

SECOND DAY.

October 9. The weather is again fine for the second day of the Jockey Club's meeting, and there is a good attendance. Eesults: j Second Hack.—Andree 1, Defoe 2, Aroha j 3. Scratched — Kowhete. Magnificent J finish. Won by a bare head. Dividends— ; Straight-out .£5 17s; first and second, £3 j Is and £6 13s. j October Hand/cap.—Ballyneety L, Mela McCarthy 2, Kiwa 3. Scratched—Grey Seaton. Won by a bare head. Dividends- Straight-out, £G 11s; first and second, £6 8s and £3 12s. Guineas.—Golden. Vein 1, Porirua 2, Orloff 3. Scratched—Kelburn. Grand finish, Golden Vein winning by a bar^nose, Orloft half a length away third. Dividends —Straight-out £23 17s; first and second £7 12s and 13s. HußDriES.—Pearl Shot 1, Gryphon 2> Master Model 3. All started. Dividends— Straight-out £6 3s"; first and second, £4- 8s and £2 145. Chkistchurch, Oct. 9 Dundas was scratched for the New Zea land Cup at 11.55 this morning.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: "THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 1902.



IS YOUR STOMACH STRONG ?



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Lovely Ties and Sunshades afc St range's. I SAY Friend: Where is the best shop to buy a pair of Boots ? Why, Mel lor's Zealandia Boot Store! I always get good value at Mellor's.



) David Thomas j. ■ ARCADE' j Saturday, October 11, .1902 ! Jewellery, Cutlery. B.P. Ware, etc Mlt DAVID THOMAS has received instructions to Sell as above a big Consignment of Jewellery, E.P. Ware, etc., consisting of— ( English Lover Watches, Alarm, Musical, ---; 'Gongand Striking Clocks, Jam and I Butter Dishes (E,P.,) Cutlery, 4 1 pairs Field and Marine Glasses, I Musical Instruments, Batteries, Weather Glasses, and a host of : sundries. Sale at 1 p.m. 10 98 . R. F. CUR US, Auctioneer. PUBLIC NOTICES. FOR SALE, HEAP % ~H~\WELLING of 5 Rooms, Half-an-Acre H 9 real good land, well pluntud with fruit trees, good glass house or vinery and i carpenter's shop, situato off Wakanui Eoad, j Hampstead. ■ j For full particulars apply C. J. STYCHE, 10 78 Burnett Street, j BARING SQUARE SUNDaY SCHOOL ! Anniversary Festival. SUNDAY, 12th OCTOBER, 1902 Preacher—Eev. C. H. Laws. • CHILDREN'S CONGEST—Thursday, 16th October, 1902. 9 90 j SPEING CLEANING. Wanted to Buy, In any quantity, qECOND-HAND FURNITURE. Homes visited and estimates given. All business strictly private and confidential Apply by letter or otherwise to GEORGE SMITH, FURNITURE DEALER, 10 90 Arcade Building. WHERE did you get that at? Why, Gibbabd's, the Ready Money Draper, of course. Just arrive I—Another lot of Men's Suits, Trousers, Tennis Shirts, Sweaters, Hard and Soft Felt Hats, Ties, etc., all at bedrock prices for "spot " cash. Come along Sammy, and see the value. Make no mistake. Just' opposite Arcade, Tancred Streat. VAEiCOSE VEINS CUKED. Plantekoa Again Victorious nnHE Ointment this time, but the same JL result—completely cured. The re markable heading properties of these wonderful plants that form the basis of this modern remedy are folt just the same whether applied externally in the form of the Ointment and Soap, or taken internally in the form of Plantekoa. To use an everyday expression, "I never saw any thing like it." Eead this letter : — Holly-road, .St. Albans, ChrisMuirch, Ist October, 1902. Dear Sirs, —I wish to testify to the bene fit I have received by using your Plant6koa Ointment. For months I have suffered with VAEICOSE VEINS (BROKEN), and have tried many remedies, but without success. I got two tins of your Plantekoa Ointment, and have not had occasion to use it all, as I am pleased to pay I am now COMPLE i'ELY CURED, thanks to Plantekoa. I cannot speak too highly in praise of this wonderful remedy, and have recommended it to my friends. Publish this note so that other sufferers may be benefited. Yours very truly, ANNIE WOODHAM. Ask your Chemist or Grocer for it. Take no substitute. Remember the Name, and remember it CURES. J. JACKSON, EastSt, Agent. Great Boot Sale. . THOM A~S~ YOUNG WISHES to Thank his numerous Friends and the Public for their patronage for the last twelve months, and informs them that he has secured the old standing business carried on by Mr Nokes, in East Street, which he will have possession of by 18th October. To obviate the expense of removal, all Boots will be sold for one month fc .at a reduction of two shillings in the pound. Sale commences Saturday next, October 11th. T. YOUNG, Ulster Boot Shop. " T. Bullock TO LET. COTTAGE in Princes street, Netherby, together with of Land. T. BULLOCK, Agent. MONEY. TO LEND, .£SOOO on approved Freehold Securities, in one sum.or in sums of jSIOOO and upwards. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET. SMALL Cottage, fronting the Beach Road, together with half an acre of land. Apply to T. BULLOCK. BOTCHER'S SHOP. To Let, at a Low Rental, BUTCHEE'S Shop, formerly occupied by Mr W. H. Robinson, situated in the Triangle, fronting the Wakanui Road, and not far from the Post Office. Possession in a few days. T. BULLOCK.' TINWALD TO LET /COTTAGE, together with small stable V 1 and shed, situated at corner of Archi bald and Agnes Streets. T. BULLOCK. d?QR SALE ""* Suburban Property 5 ACRES 0 roods 20 Perches, near the North-East Town Belt, and being Lots 8 and 9; part of E.S. 5800. The owner I leaving the district. Liberal terms of pay men^Applyto lIMII^^^^IMIII Helpless with n Rheumatism > You've tried liniments and prescriptions without result. Now . . . CUBE YOURSELF with THE GREAT . .. CANADIAN . . . SEAWEED CURE, A medicine and Not a liniment. A Quick and Permanent Cure. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS At 3/6 fir Bottle. Sole Agent for Australasia: GEO. W. WILTON, Wellington. jL ' Furniture—The best place in Ashburton is Stbangb's



Tendars LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD. finENDERS are invited to be sent in not A. later than FRIDAY, October 10th, for formation of Beach Road, Longbeach, about 1 mile (more or less). C. E. FOOKS & SON, Surveyors to the Board. TENDERS. nnENDEB.B wauted to erect Horse Bazaar JL in Tancred Street. Plans and particu lars to be seen at iry Office. Tenders close 17th instant. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 10 95 W. STONYER. FUNERAL NOTICE. npHE Friends of the late Mr George JL Easton Nicholas, are respectfully in formed that his Funeral wi'l move from his late residence, Harelock Street East, on SATURDAY, 11th inst., at 2.30 p.m., for the Ashburton Cemetery. BAKER BROS., 10 96 Undertakers. Public Notices. ASHBURTON ELECTORATE. Mr William Brock -rrriLL ADDRESS the Electors TO-MORROW, Friday, October 10th, at 8 p.m., in the Oddfellows' Hall, Ashburton. His Worship the Mayor will preside. __ 10 36 NOTICE A LL Outstanding Accounts not paid by November 15th will be sued for without \ further notice. Unfinished quarters by December 6th will be charged pro rata. 10 97 LLEWELLYN OWEN. HAMPSTEAD TOWN BOARD. THE above Board invites offers for a Room in Hampstead District for use as a Board Room, to be left at Mr Bell's Office, Ashburton, by noon on FEIDAY, October 17th next. (Signed) G.W.ANDREWS, 10 99 Chairman Hampstead Town Board HAMPSTEAD TOWN DISTRICT. Public Notice. ANY person lighting fires on the roads in the Hampstead District without a permit will be prosecuted. G. W. ANDREWS, Chairman Hampstead Town Board. 10 100 ] WATER GLASS. THE Latest and best preservative for Eggs. Will keep them for a year or more quite equal to new laid. No trouble ■—and posts only SIXPENCE PER GALLON. ! Ashburton Drug Coy., Ltd. j 10 103 j66-CT|7-HO IS GOING TO WIN?" j H Great diversity of opinion exists regarding the efficiency of the present Ministry, and the result of the approaching Elections. All agree A however, that the New Season's Goods at "THE READY MONEY SHOP,'^ Tancred Street, are surprising value, and that it pats to buy there. -wttt ANTED KNOW N,— That J. T. COOCH is selling 3 bottles of Sauce for Is, 3 tins of Jam for Is, 3 tins of Sardines for Is, 3 doz Wax Matches for Is, 3 packets B. and P. Corn Flour for Is, 3 bottles English Curry Powder for Is, 3 bars IXIi Soap for Is, 3 do Cold Water Soap for Is, 3 Packets Macks' Starch Is, 31bs Raisins for Is. Bring along the Cash and I will give you value second to none in Ashburton,



Friedlander Bros. Ltd. WEST STREET SALE ROOMS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1902. WE are instructed by Mrs R. B. JeS to offer on the above date, at out West Street Sale Rooms,— HER PEOPEETY situated at Tinwald, containing 1| Acres, with well built eight-ioomed House thereon; good orchard and garden. This property is situated within a few chains of the Tinwald Railway Station. Full particulars at sale. Sale at 1.30 p.m. E, FEIEDLANDEE, 10 16 Auctioneer. WEST STREET AUCTION MART. OUE NEXT TAKES PLACE ON FRIDAY, 17th October, 1902, For which we shall be pleased to receive entries. FRIEDLANDER BKOS. Ltd. R. FRIEDLANDER, I 9 301 Auctioneer. ; OFFICES TO LEl\ Y'V E have conveniently sifcunted Offices *"* to Let, in West Street, at low rental. , FRIEDLANDER BROS./Ltd. TSTE have for PRIVATE SALE—. Several blocks of Suburban Properties ranging from 6 acres to 40 acres. For full particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS. Ltd. CHAFF. I TT7ANTED — OATSHEAF, for'Tmme y v ■• j diate Delivery. Friedlander Bros , Ltd. PUBLIC NOTICES. T^TO Tongue T have, no niouth, nor yet a JL^I voice. Yet talk, or sing, or play, which is your choice,, No amusement of modern times equals the Phonograph. Every pleasure that sound can give is con densed on its cylinders. The privilege of boxing your own, or your friend's voices for future use, is a never ending source of delight. 'Come and hear the 1902 machine. A; T. H. WILLIAMS, East Street. : WE : THANK YOU. FOR TITTE are accomplishing our yv object and are speedily selling out our BOOTS AND SHOES AT You secure TWO PAIRS for the pric^ ot ONE and also spend your Surplus Cash (really money in hand from your o.vn foresight) in buying our new ! Drapery & Millinery NOW OPEN FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER. Northcote § Hefford THE CORNER, _- We guarantee our Tew lfi|ik better value, better grade \hM^ than any sold. '' EVttN COMPARE OUR , w^n m 2/-CHAMPIOM WITH ANY TEAS IMPORTED IN ARESAJp I'-^ to be ft JUST AS GOOD I^k Mo^y MOATE&Co.V™ Tmk WHY BUY THEM? lH| <£78 FOE £s>Qm JUST arrived—Case Sample Clothing, contains Men's and Boys' Suits, Trousers and Knickers, Vests, Shirts, etc. Bought at 15s in the* £, for immediate sale. Single article at wholesale price. All plain figures. W. H. PEAECE, Cash Draper and Clothier. T> EMNANTS and odd lines to be cleared JA/ Cheap to make room for new goods. 1 W. H. PEAECE, Draper. Corner Burnett and East Streets. LOVELY Laces 4fd and 6fd. Lot trimmed Aprons (soiled) from Is 4d Hem stiched Handkerchiefs 6 for Is. W. H. PEA'RCE Cash Draper & Clothier. Don't Forget rro Call at AEGYLE BEOS, and order your Coal and Firewood. WESTPOET, •) NEWCASTLE, f Coal always and [ on hand. MOUNT-SOMEKS ) Westport and Nowcastle Slack. Orders Promptly attended to.



Wanted, WANTED Known—Th«»t we are sole agents for the N.Z. Acetylene Gas lighting Company. Carbide quoted in lib to 1 ton lots. Estimates given for Acetylene : Lighting.—Haedley Bros. 10 102 EOE SALE-Fowl Netting, 36 x 2, at 2d per yard for 50 yards, and lgd for : 100 yard lots.— Hardlby Bros. 10101 BOYS' Knicker Odd Pants from 3s to 4s 6d, in all sizes.—Grant and Moobe, Saunders' Buildings. Y$J ANTED to Sell Good farm of 200 ' V V acres, really good buildings. Land in capital ordnr. I can soil this cheap and on very easy terms. For particulars apply W. Stonyer. WANTED, for a client — About 50 Acres of first-class land, near Flemingtou preferred. —W. Stonyer. WANTED— Strong Y«>uth, to drive express cart. VV. stonter. T7IEESII Gaffi.sh, Soles, Groper, also JO Crayfish, by express To-night, at J. H. Jewitt's, Havelock Street. Tele phone 1)5. rg-EY HAEDLEY BROS, for up-to-date] I Fishing Tackle at lowest prices. j 9 334 HAVE you tried Mellob's new Ameri can boots they.are simply wonderful, there is nothing to equal them in Ashbur ton, BUN LOP Vulcanised Tyre Covers 25s j Eclipse Hand-made Silverton Covers, 223 6d; second quality, guaranteed bis. months, 15s; Tyres rerubbered, 14oz, 10s. All repairs equally cheap.—Eclipse Cycle Co., Swift Cycle Agents. FinHE Alexander Hymn Book (a few JL copies only). Orders taken for any number required. A splendid selection of 3s 6d popular editions in cloth, offered at 2s 6d, just received from the publishers. A lot of cheap editions by popular and standard authors at published prices to clear from Gd upwards. All Colonial Libraries, paper or cloth, at published prices. New Books, Stationery, and Fancy Goods; Tennis and Cricket material. —H. M. Jones. -TVTEW SPRING GOODS now showing. _13l New Prints, New Blousings, New Dress Materials, and a general assortment of New Lines in each department. Cash Discount at the rate of one shilling in the pound off all purchases from ninepence worth upwards, at H. C. Barrbtt's Drapery, Clothing, and Boot Warehouse, East street. CASH for Skins, Hides, etc., at Henry Gaenee's. Best price given. Attends on Tuesdays and Saturdays; premises behind Hitching and Milsom's, West St. LAWN MOWERS, in great variety, just landed at 22s 6d, 255, 27s 6d, 32s 6d, 37s 6d, 40s, 455, 50s, and 555, including New Easy, F and N, Eclipse, Mouark, and Steams, with ball bearings. Gardening Tools of every description.—G. Meddins The Peoples' Ironmonger. 1 FINEST Fresh Separator But " ter, Willowby Factory; equal to other brands at. Is 2d. —Caeson and Co., Sole Agents WANTED — All Tennis Players Cricketers, and Sportsmen, to try a pair of our new Combination Brace Belt. This has all the quali ties of an ordinary Brace, and can be adjusted at will into a Belt.—Geant ~& Mooee, Saunders' Buildings. HRvTO more ill-health if you wear the X>| famous Health Flannel suitable for Ladies' and Children's Summer wear at Is, Is 3d, Is 6d and Is lOd per yard. - Grant & Moore, Saunders' Buildings. nnHE " Steams" Ball Bearing Law JL Mower; a child can push it. Price from 35s.—Eclipse Cycle Co., Agents, Tan cred Street. WANTED —Evei-3'onorequiringGeneral Drapery, Clothing, etc., to try the Ready Money Shop, Tuncred Street. N.B.—The business is run on ready money lines throughout. Best teims are secured when buying, losses by book debts are avoided, and woi'king expenses being very small, I cau and do sell at the finest margin of profit, thus ensuring to custo mers 1 BEST all round value. E. GIBBARD, Ready Money Draper and Clothier. ANTED Known—That Ker"r~Bros. are giving a handsome Teapot away to the purchaser of a olb box of Suratura Tea. Come early, as there are only a limited supply left. Don't forget—Kerb, Bros., Burnett street i£7'ANTED Known—John Orb and Co ire giving the highest prices for Eggs and Butter in any quantity. HENRY GAENEE, late Woollen Mills, gives cash for sheep skins, hides, etc. Tuesdays and Saturdays. Behind Hitching and Milsom's, West Street. Give him a trial. 9 8 /^TV AIR-TIGHT Bottles of Willowby OJL/ Factory Pasteurized Separator Cream for sixpence; every Wednesday and Saturday morning. — Carson and Co., Agents. \ EARLY Rose, Beauty of Bath, Beauty of Hebron, Robin Adair, and Sutton's Flour Ball Seed Potatoes in any quantity.— Carson and Co. j "CRATES' Reliable Garden Seeds. Season JL 3902. Collection of Choice Flower Seeds, 13 packets for a Is. Vegetable Seeds —Beans, Peas, Carrot, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Lettuce, Onions, Parsnip, Tomato, Pumpkin, Turnip, Cucumber, Beet, Vege table Marrow —3d per packet, at John Orb and Co. WHY go to Christchurch for your Groceries, when you can buy them as low, and in" some cases lower, than Christchurch Prices. Please Note.—Finest Seeded Eaisins, lib packet Cd, Choice New Currants 5d per lb, New Valencia Eaisins 4d per lb. New Eleme Eaisins, 5Jd per lb., 71b Tins Lemon Peel 3s 9d, Sicily Almonds Is 2d per lb, and all other goods equally cheap.—Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores. LARGE Size White and Gold China Cups and Saucers, 4s lid per dozen, 2s 6d per half dozen j Earthenware Cups and Saucers from 33 9d per dozen; Plates from 3s per dozen 3 40 piece China Tea Sets from 18s 6d per set.—Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply \ Store!. OO EEWAED to anyone who gives c^W—■ such information as will lead to the conviction of the person or persons who deliberately let our horses out of paddock corner of William and Tancred Street.— Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores. -m/T ESSES FLETCHEE BEOS, are giving JJIL sevenpence per dozen for Fresh Eggs, until further notice. -r^T ANTED KNOWN,— Where are you going with your Eggs and Butter? Why to J. T. COOCH'S of coixrse. He always gives the top price in Ashburton for all Dairy Produce, and I find he is the Cheapest Grocer to deal with. His shop is just opposite the Railway Station, and so handy to all Trains. FINEST New Natural Figs, 7d per lb ; New Layer Figs, 8d per lb; Good Old Figs, 5d per lb, 31bs for 1s ;Extra fine new Arabian Dates, 6d per lb, l^lb packet, lid, very choice; Splendid Dessert Prunes, 8d per lb; Choice Evaporated Apples and Pears, 9d perlb; Apricots, lOd per lb,; 2£lb tins Preserved Apricots, 8d per tin; Extra quality Peaches and Pears, lOd per tin,.-— Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores. Smpke New V^nus



[BUSINESS NOTICES — — —— ~> Finest Fern Leaf Factory Butter, Is per pound, Is, EGGS. EGGS. EGGS. FLETCHER BROS. A RE giving yd-per ddzen for Fresh Eggs in any -quantity until further notice : 'REDS. CE STK SEEDS. : — Nimmo & Blair's Standard Seeds.— Vegetable seeds 3d per packet, or 2s 6d per dozen Flower seeds, 100 varieties, I d pßr packet Mamouth long red Mangol seed lOd per lb Yellow Globe Mangol seed J.Od per lb Brown Spanish Onion seed 5s per lb James' Scarlet Intermediate Carrot, 3s per lb f White Belgian Carrot, 2s 6d per lb • < Beauty of Hebron, Beauty of Bath, and Early Ruby Seed Potatoes 121b a Is, or 7s r>er cwt. — We hold bulk stocks of most varieties of Vegetable 'Seeds at Nimmo and Blair's Prices. almonds- ~^~~ c^^^r~~. Tl SSkr ::: ::: ™.i£ Be SSrS we?tMarketß^,, i^L oot ° 6 . « soib ._.:;• ::: I ; Tartario, powdered ... ... 110 " gOOlb - "" «,' li % ANCHOVY PASTE- SClSws Z '" § ? ?- in a s ndß> - H Jew Muscatels, Bd, is and lli ALUM ::: ;- -o 5 Fr^ Potable 010 "^ST^ "o c ?°i *k "tESA^::: ! I xiuiu ... ... ... ... v d Cooking Figs n 9 Parley "' * 4 New Preserved GilW" Z o 2 PeSl 0 9 J^s Ginger, 10d and .-■ Jo c^ X -; ° ?' Peaches, dried 0 9 Robinson's 0 9 Apricots *" nia BAKING POWDER- v iKs ■ '" - • £*2 Edmonds' s|dand 11 £ lefl tes "": ' :■"•" "' £ ! BATHBEECKS ... ... 0 4 GOLDEN'Uvpttp iiV*- mWu ° 8 BLUESTONE32s6dpercwt ... 0 3* tin 1, -^ ! I\l lb BEgSEMEAL P... ... 06* &&#&* "* ** v 0 Eifkette" 010 Treacle'2lbTin6d,4lbtinl 8) 7!b - p:£ba g ::: . ::: ::: 2£ W^l^*™***"? I packing ::: :::::; V% ~ ° 6 Pla T d f °HES~ . £S" ~ •■•' :" S'» S^r - ■■•■■• ::: * • ?«»Sr v.: ::: tl S^T* 11" -J" BETTNSWICK BLACK ... 0 8 Ef^ Mllkmaid '•" -° 7* Black Lacquer, Castle 0 9 nS F l«iT a »i' xik BORAX, Whole or Ground ...0 8 Loose J '" -0 10 Birdseed- Mustard Seed, 3d per oz, per lb '.V. 2 0 Srv '" '" "' 0 I Methylated Spirits 9d and ... 1 8 Miclijstic'soda, lib" :::' SI- jsa ••■ •••.'.• .■••• 5 8 CAMPHOR, per lb 3s Od, loz .., 0 3 «u*i?ai '" . - •" ° 8 Egg Preservative- ni^S???- t> °l 0 Norton's ... ... ... 1 9 n A [M^-S^b Bags - ... 4 0 EGG POWDER ... 6d and 1 0 Xf^ per ba§ - "' 1 2 Essences — ■ © L—: "" •'" 1 ° Flavouring, C. and B.—Lemon, Al- -u ai ' n n pa „„* - monds, Ratafia, Vanilla, Co- ? n T> ft ?? «j ' "' ° * chineal, Cloves Peppermint, S ttf S< 6d "" °H and Ginger, loz bottles ... 0 9 5333,?? ?i' Colonial —Lemon, Almonds, Coohi- fuat-nr.'-M^^' a ka "A '" f»^ neal, Ratifia, Vanilla, etc., loz pfc S? '" « 2° bottles ... ... 0 5 PEAS-S P ht ... r ... 0.2 i Extract of Beef- ■ pfT^ 1 ,-«  .•;• -° 6 Liebig's 2oz is 9d, 4oz 3 0 Powder Goddard's ... 1 8 . Bovril,ls9d,3s,ss ... ... 5 0 *o^™B Paste ...0 8 Gear Co 13 Patent Medicines—Pills. EXTRACT OF SOAP— "' HoUoway's and Cockle's / ... 1-8 Hudson's 141b boxes ... ... 510 S^Sr n- * a? dt?o^; "X 3 Hudson's 9 packets for ... 1 0 ? r: WJ- f ml s uk llla ...2 9. ■■■ EPSOM SALTS- £"* er 2s f d . ...13 PerDoz. ..r ... ... 0 5 | iegfs ?yrnp-l8 6dand.. -■-... 2 9 71b Boxes 2 0 Sfceedman a Powders ... ... % a 1 EMERY CLOTH, sheet lid, doz 1 3 fcott's Emulsion 2s 4d and ' ....4 0 hJS^ c»s- ... ... .. «5S»' •••••• :-:tl Tanglefoot, doz 0 9 Bwnamm Gum' ... ... 1 6 Tanglefoot, per box, 60 ... 3 0 ™fj,o° „ ••" —2 3 Preserved Fish- ? lle Bea? s. „ — ». 1 3 Salmon, stsak ... ... 1 0 fcm 0.? "' ;" X 6 Salmon flat tins ... ... 010 EnS^f<St — "' 2 ! Salmon, Californian ... ... 0 9 S°, % f? 1* .- ■ ■••• 2 f Sardines-Best quality ... 1 0 Eucalyptus 6d, Is, and ... 1 4 „ - Best quality, smoked ... 0 6 Lung Preserver Is and ...111 r* n ~A in^« n no Irish Moss, Is and ...- ... 1-in " GoodsnSV" *" 0 ! Embrocation island , 21? Herrings, kippered ;;. ... 010 - p^w^T, •■ . . . . SSSS^Wr--- :.:■.«■ HSI, ::: •" ::: { * £L^ !ta ::: ::: U gy^«.^««. -lit Haddocks ... ... ... 010 Tiilat ° * JE •" *" "" oft Bro^n Winder Tablet? p«r d OS! ... IS VAwmirq' '" •••"■» Brown Windsor lib bara each ... QlO Colonial 0 5' G^cerine, ]lb bars, each ... 0 8 Fluted Wax" '. I:: % » Glycerine^lb bars, each ... 0 4 PrXSnal Sperms ... 0 ? Pears'Unscented Tablets each ... 0 6. London Wax 0 7"" » Per "oz ■•• ® • Piano, self-fitting; 12 ma box Z 010 r '!A" s f ?rt^ d™eS' 1 *i? - 1 0- Piano! self-fittinl, coloured •» 1 0 Calvert s Carbolic Tablets ...0,8. Bedroom, self-fitting, 16 in a box ... 010 «, » . ri(? kly Heat, pel bar ■ ... 0.8 Night Light, 8-hour, per box ... 0 7 f^erme and Cucumber, per tablet 0 6 Carriage Candles, B'slO-s, Price's... 010 Ut'cura Soap, per tablet ... 14. CHICORY 0-8 Buttermilk, Box, 3 tabs ■ ..-. 0 11-- CRBAM OF TARTAR '.'.'. 1 3 3 tablets in box ... 1 0 CARBONASE OF SODA ... 0 3 tJTm STS* '" » ! CORNFLOUR- JaMS- ' '" '" Brown's ... ... ... 0 3i nb Tins assorted a X Brown and Poison's patent ... 0 7 ."& ±ms, assorted .. ... 0 5 Pollard's OS » „ per aoz ... ... 4 3 clothes: LiNEs^t lo* g£ JESSES Ap** ;;; } • Candied Peel-" 21b Jars Black Currant 1.6' Lemon 0 7 21b Jars Strawberry ... V," S,.^ 1 ». Citron ".'.. ".'.. !!! 1 4 21b Jars Plum and»amson \ .'. B . 1,8 Mixed, lemon, orange, and citron... 0 8 21b Jars Gooseberry 5; . , .... 1 2 Cocoanut ,dessicated ... 0 6j 21b Jars^reengage ; .., 1 2 COFFEE-Blended and Ground Jelly Ponders assorted ... 0 6. on the premises Jujubes, best haM ..; ... 1 0 Finest Plantation Coffee, per lb ... 1 8 KEROSENE, per tin 4 3 3d, case 8 8 Fine Coffee ... l 6 Kerosene Pumps, Is ftnd ... 2 « Good Coffee... 1 4 ?n^ c| 0,^ s - - * 2 Pure Coffee, Ground 110 Kf/^f m , J,J Whole Coffee, Roasted ... ... HO Kits, 6d, Bd, 9d and ... .. 010 Coffee Essence, 3s lOd and 12 LENTILS ... ... 0 3| Cocoa—Gregg's ... ... 1 0 Liquofice, per stick 6d and Bd, p«r lb 2 0 Auslebrook's *lb ... ... 0 9 » ' Powder ... ... 2 0 *lb ... ... 1 6 Lard ■•» — .» 0 7 lib ... ... 210 Linseed, Whole 3d, ground ... 0 4 Cadbury'silb ... ..'. 010 Linoleum Renewer ... ... 1 0 £lb ... ... 1 8 MACARONI ... - ... 0 Van Houten's, £lb ... ... 011 Marmalade, Keilor's lib 8d f glass „ |lb ... ... 1 9 jars2lbls9d, lib ... 010 lib ... ... 3 3 Tobacco- Fry's Homcepathic, Jib ... 0. 4£ Williams' Juno per atick 9d, per lb & ■«.J0 8* ■„ „ in 221b box«s, lb I Ub ... 1 4J „ Ruby» per stick Is 3d, lb Vi-Cocoa 9d and ... ... 11 „ Golden Eagle, per stick lid CHOCOLATE— • and 3s 4d, per lb ... 6 © Fry's ilb ... ... ... 0 5 Naikod, per stick 4d, per lb yi.. 4-6 Rjauntree's, ... ... 0 Q Derby, per stick lOd, p«r lb ' ... 56 COD LIVER OIL— Harlequin, per stiok.9d, per lb 5s ... 5 0 Quarts ... ... 6 Tongues— "- Small ... ... ..... 1 2 Sheep, Is 2d and ... ... 2 8 Hansen's ... ... ... 1 9 Ox, 2s 6d,3s 6d and 4 3' CONDY'S FLIFID. ... ... 1 4 Turpentine, per gal. 4 3 6d, bottle 1 0 Carraways .... ... 0 8 Tumerkvper ox •" ... ... 0 3 FLETCHER BROS. Cask Supply Stores* East street, Ashburton, and; High street, Christchurch.