that it would be ruinous for the colony to adopt a go-slow policy at the present juncture, as it would lead to a wave of depression. The weather cock was a most stationary thing compared with the revo lutionary changes of leading members of this continuous Ministry on the subject of the finances of the colony. Sir W. Eussell went on to say that if we went on spending money at the rate of the last few years it was his conviction that bankruptcy was an inevitable occurrence. Members of the Opposition liad time after time contended that the prosperity of the colouy depended on borrowed money, and Sir J. G. Ward's speech the other day amply justified tint contention. The gross amount added to the public debt list year was ,£3,375,202. That was surely enough to make sane men pause. To quote the words used by Mr Ballance in 1892, he regretted to see that the financial outlook for the current year was not bright. They were told by the Colonial Treasurer in the Budget that our revenue was buoyant, but he had not dared to estimate the revenue for the current year as high as that for the past year. Sir W. Russell admitted that Sir J. G. Ward I was prudent in lowering his esti mate, . but contended that his ac tion could not be reconciled with his intention that the revenue was buoyant. The Government talked about a . strong finance, and yet proposed borrow ing over ,£2,000,000. The amount of our interest was now so great that it took about a million more than the difference between our exports and imports to pay it. The total sent out of the colony an nually in payment of interest was £2,394,900 and when people talked of borrowing more money he asked them if they were sane to pause. It was to meet that interest that the borrowing was going on, and this state of things would continue so long as the Colonial Treasurer would not face the situation. . Surely some day a Government would be found to pursue a course, not of giving up public works, but of prudence. Sir William Russell went on to remark that if England had borrowed at the same rate per head as New Zealand had during the past year her national debt would have increased" by £173,660,068. The debt of New Zealand now stood at £60,023,797, and the taxation per head had increased from £3 7s Id in 1895-96 to £15 19s 6d in 1901-02. In criticising the Railway Department fig ures, he wanted to know why settlers remote from railways should be made to pay at least 1 per cent, for the benefit of those who used them. He believed if the books of the railways were properly kept, they would not show more profit than 2 per cent. Deal ing with railway construction he condemn ed the system adopted by the Government of scattering money on useless works in stead of bringing the main lines to a paying point, and pointed out that in eleven years the present Government had been in office only some 16 additional miles of the North Island Main Trunk railway had been open ed for traffic, at a cost of ,£547,654. (SirJ. G. Ward: "You are quite wrong.") Sir W. Russell went on to adversely criticise the railway policy of the Government in several other details. In conclusion, he referred to the revenue as compared with the proposed increased expenditure for this year; and referred to the fact that interest and sinking fund had increased by over .£86,000. There was no reason for the extra expenditure proposed, but the greater amount of interest they had to pay The Colonial Treasurer summed this up as genuine prosperity; he disagreed with him. The House rose at 12.15 a.m.

THE LATEST. HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright Received July 16, 9.43 a.m.' KILLED BY AN OMNIBUS. London, July 8 John North, a well-known English bil- Hardist, was killed by an omnibus in .London.

LUNCHEON TO THE PREMIERS.

The Colonies and the Navy.

United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright.

Received July 16, 9.46 a.m. London, July 15

Lloyd's Register gave a luncheon to the Premiers and leading shipowners. The Lord Mayor and the Agents-General were present. Sir E. Barton, responding to the toast of "Prosperity to the Colonies," said Lord Salisbury was retiring with a plenitudo of magnificent power. Had any promotion to Mr Chamberlain caused him to quit the Colonial Department, the colonies would have universally mourned the loss of an administrator who made the Colonial Office a symbol of the Empire's power. Empha sizing the desire of the colonies to trade with the Motherland rather than with foreigners, he urged that the Motherland, in return, should prefer trade with the colonies. Her trade with the colonies was increasing by larger proportions than else-1 where. The colonies' message to the Motherland was to look after the whole of trade but friends first. Continuing, he said it was unnecessary for any part of the Empire to sacrifice its fiscal policy, or any principle, but it was possible to bring about a closer cohesion and to abandon extremes all round for the sake of the common good. That was all they were likely to reach in the present Imperial Conference, but in that they would have reached common ground. Lord Selborne, responding to the toast of " The Flag," asked whether the colonies fully realised what the Navy meant to them. Replying to a suggestion that in war time the colonies would give the utmost assistance in their power, he asked, what would that be worth in the time of a naval war, unless there was previous preparation? Such procrastination was a certain road to withering defeat. What would be the position of the colonies if they were separate nations ? Each power the size of Canada or Australia spent at least one million pounds per annum on its Navy, apart from the expenditure on docks, barracks, harbors, and hospitals. Moreover, each colony, as a separate nation, would be within the orbit of the foreign power. The Navy was the Empira's safety.

Cricket.

Australia v. Gloucestershire

■pnited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, July 14 Gloucestershire's first innings closed for 155 runs. Received July 16, 9.59 a,.m, j London, July 15 j T-here was bright weather and an excel lent wicket when the Australians resumed their innings. Trumper, who gave a fault -1 ess display, was caught when his total; was within eight of the century. One for 134. Duff, who had continued hitting excellently, knocked up 62 before he was bowled. Hill and Noble were then associ ated, and the score rose rapidly. At the luncheon adjournment two wickets were down for 270 runs. Hill was badly missed at 87, and reached his century after being an hour and forty minutes at the wickets. Noble just notched his century, andj wa^ then bowled, the score bciu^ thr<ee"w-iokets for 380—Hill not pvs l&T." ;'"J

Trumper heads the first-class batting averages with 45i runs per innings, Ranjit sinhji being second with 44-J. Trumble heads the bowling with an average of 8} per wicket, and Haigh issecond with 9£.

STANDISH AND PREECE.

Photographers under the Royal patronage of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Studio High Street, Cbristchurch,

The King's Illness.

United Press Association —By E octric Telegraph - Copyrignt Received Jxdy 15, 9.43 a.m. London, July 15 Six sailors, under the superintendence of Sir F. Treves, carried the King on a couch to an ambulance, which drove to Victoria station, and transferred the couch to the ' train. The greatest privacy was main-. tamed, the platform being screened. 'i

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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Wairoa, July 16 The Napier mailman had a terrible ex perience at the Waikare river. Three horses and passengers were nearly drowned and'it took three hours to cross. A bridge over the river is urgently needed.

Wellington, July 16 A man named Burman, a wharf laborer, who fell down the hold of the Euapehu on Monday, died in the hospital last night. In the case Penney versus the Wairau Licensing Committee, involving a motion for arliorori to quash the certificate of license granted by defendants for premises to be known as the Central Hotel, the judg ment of the Chief Justice, Judges Dennis ton and Edwards, was declared this morn ing, they were unanimous in quashing the granting of the certificate with £50 costs against the licensee and disbursements. It was stated an appeal would follow.

A nine-roomed dwelling, owned by Mr P. Hannah, and occupied by Mrs Hastings, was damaged by firo last night. The insurance on the building was .£4OO in the Commercial Union Office, and contents .£IOO each in the Commercial Union and Royal Exchange Offices.

Inglewood, July 16 Mr Charles Leech, a prominent member of the Farmers' Union and a member of the Taranaki Executive, has decided to contest the Egmont seat.

New Plymouth, July 16 A rather sharp earthquake occurred about 5.30 this morning; also a remarkably hard frost was experienced.

Sporting.

WELLINGTON R.C. WINTER MEETING

FIRST DAY,

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Hutt Racecourse, July 16 There is magnificent weather for the opening day of the Winter Meeting, and the attendance is large. The course is in fairly good order. Results :—

Maiden Hurdles.—Hippowai 1, Roer 2, Osborne 3. Scratched—Reliance and North Star. Won easily by five lengths. Divi dends—Hippowai £8 15s 6d, Roer .£1 16s 6d

Stewards' Handicap.—St Olga 1, Platy pus 2, The Miller 3. All started. Won fairly easily by a length and a half, a length between second and third. Divi dends— £2 Is and £1 15s 6d.

Wellington Steeplechase ; three miles —Gobo 1, Rufus 2, Shylock 3. All started. Won easily at the fini3h by five lengths. Time—6mins 41 2-sths sec. A protest has been lodg ,d against Gobo for alleged crossing, nn i the dividends withheld.

Parliamentary Handicap.—Will-o'-the- Wisp 1, Loch Erin 2, Oracle 3. All started. Won by half a length, a similar distance between second and third. Dividends— £4 10s 6d and ,£1 4s 6d.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : WEDNESDAY, JULY i 6, 1962



: Wanted. WANTED— -All requiring Venetian Blinds re-painted, old Suites "re xipholstered, or any description of furniture made or repaired, to bring them along to Mobiabty Bros. 7145 WANTED, an Improver for the Boot making. Must be trustworthy and willing to learn all the several branches of ' tiie Trade. Apply T. Young, Tancred, I street, Ashburton. 7 137 WANTED TO LET.-House of six rooms, in Peter Street, with good orchard ; also two Shops in Waknnui Road. Apply Mail office. 7 143 I COKE. COKE.—Further reduction in price for fourteen days; 9d per bag at the Gasworks or Is delivered within the Belt. 7 135 FOUND, at J. T. Cooch's, opposite Kail way Station—Finest factory butter for Is per lb; new dates {id lb ; cooking figs 5d lb; currants, washed, 5d lb; muscatels, table, 9d lb; rice, sago, tapioca, pearl barley, split peas, all 2d per lb. Give me a trial, and you will find I am as cheap as anyone in Ashburton- 7 136 WANTED -1,000 pairs of young and old Fowls ; also Turkeys. All kinds of Fresh Fish and Rabbits by express daily.— J. H. Jewitt. Telephone 96 -^TfTRIGHT'S New Book of Poultry, just IT published, containing 20 beauti fully coloured plates, and the authorised standards of perfection settled by the British Poultry Club. A comprehensive Cyclopaedia of Poultry, a first-class work The International Students' Atlas, The World in Pictures, Dictionaries, The I World's Classics, New Books, cheap edi | tions ; Papateries, great variety; Academy Pictures, The Nation's Pictures, Magazines. —H. M. Jones. DID you get one of H. C. Barrett's Circulars announcing a Special Coronation Commemoration Discount of Two Shillings in the Pound off every Cash Purchase, from the small sum of Five Pence worth, from June 21st to August 9th, at his Drapery, Clothing, and Boot Ware house. 6182 IF you saw a Two Shilling Piece lying on the road, you would most likely think it worth picking up. Just so ! Then what about the saving in connection with the Special Discount of 2s in the Pound at H. C. Barrett's Drapery, Clothing, and Boot Warehouse. * 6 183 nnENPJiNCE worth for Ninepence, Two- JL and-Sixpence worth for Two-and- ' Threepence; Five Shillings worth for Four and-Sixpence; Ten Shillings worth for Nine Shillings; One Pound worth for Eighteen Shillings, and so on, is the way the Special Discount works out at H. C. Barrett's Drapery, Clothing, and Boot Warehouse. YATES' new garden seeds just arrived in hundreds of varieties from 3d packet. Call early to secure novelties.— Cabsow & Co. HAVE you tried the new American ping pong bat ? It is perfect. A. T.H. WILLIAMS, ■ East Street. npGILET Soap (per box of 4 cakes) 6d, JL Moss Rose Soap, Is per dozen; Candles s£d; Cocoa, Is per lb. Try our Shilling Confectionery Mixture. Best in town.-— Carson and Co. H. TEMPEEO for~Tadies' jackets, • fashionable shape from 6s 6d eaoh; ladies' waterproofs from 10s each; black knitted hose from Is 4Jd pair, full size ; cashmere hose l<i£d pair, full size ; knitted vests 9£d to 2s 6d; long sleeves, laces, and embroideries all at cost price ; lace curtains and cretonnes all reduced. CORONATION Medals 6d, Coronation jVy Badges 4d. Medals in white metal, I silvered or gilt, all one price, now 6d each. , The white metal medal is undoubtedly the best value in the market, -A. T. H. Wil liams, East Street. FINEST Clover Honey, 3^d per lb, by 561b tin, or lOd and Is per jar; Factory Butter Is per lb.—Fletcher Bros.' ' Cash Supply Stores. FLOUR at Millers' prices, 251b bag 3s 3d, 501b bag 6s; 1001b bag 11s Gds 2001b bag 22s 6d; Gore oatmeal, 251b bag 4s; corn flour 3dlb; pure fresh ground coffee Is lOd lb; whole roasted coffee beans Is lOd lb ; Fry's cocoa 4sd per packet.— John Orr and Co. LH. TEMPERO for cheap drapery; • blankets all reduced under cost price; quilts from 2s 6d each j towels, white and unbleached, from 6d pair to 2s 6d; white and unbleached sheeting, wide widths, from 9£d yard; pinafore musiine from 3£d yard, 42in wide; flannels from 9d yard, 285 m wide', any colour; splendid assortment of remnants in flannelette, flan nel, calico, selicia, muslins, etc, all reduced; men's sox, 3 pair for 2s. "VTEWS FOR ALL-Kerosene 4s~3d~per _LH tin or 8s 6d per case, Sugar 14s 6d a bag or 2£d per lb, Oatmeal 4s per bag, Oatine Is 2d. Also, Prime Derwent Potatoes for sale at Kebx Bros, Burnett Street. "VTEW Dates, 6d per lb; New Figs, 6d ; .131 New Currants, sd; New Raisins, ssd; Fresh Ground Coffee, Is 6d; Rasp berry Jam, Is per jar.—Carson and Co. 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. fi f? REWARD to anyone who can job t) prove that our Defiance Factory Butter, which we sell at Is per lb., is not the same quality and brand as the Butter that another Ashburton Firm is selling at Is 3d per pound. Remember, our price is Is per lb, which is equal to a 20 per cent, bonus or discount off their prices.—Flet cher Bros., Cash Supply Stores TTtfNEST Timaru or Gore Oatmeal 4s per JJ 251b bag, 51b bagOatinalsH 21b packet Oatina 7d, Quaker Oats lOd, Germina Is per bag, Semolina Is per bag, Try some of our fresh gyownd Java Mocha Coffee, Is 6d per- \b* Nothing better.— Fletcher. Rr.os,, Cash Supply Stores. PICTURE : FRAMING T Ajyj Examing the Cards given School Children as Coronation Mementos at Is 6d to 5s 6d a piece. J. WILSON, PAINTER, Eto., Burnett Street. 1 144 Special. Notice. *T7|TANTE» all about to Plant this Seaaon to inspect my Stock of over 250,000 Fruit and Forest Trees and Shrubs, Before Purchasing elsewhere. All well grown, and will be sure to give satisfac tion. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED JAS. PORTER, Clifton Nursery, Allenton, Ashburton 7 2



Have any of your Neighbours Told You that the Greatest Sale of Reliable Cycles ever held in New Zealand is under way at John Orr and Co.'s, sole New Zea l»nd agents for the celebrated easy running Waverley Cycles. In order to celebrate the salo of 1000 Waverley Cycles, John Orr and Co. are offering six Ladies' and six Men's Machines at the extremely low price of .£l6 10s, complete with lamp and bell. These are not old model machines, but the Latest 1902 Waverleys, and as this offer only remains open for two weeks you cannot afford to delay. The Waverley is no new machine of which you know nothing but one that has stood the test of time and wear, and there are hundreds of Waverleys in use at the present time which -have been ridden by their fortunate owners many thousands of miles over all kinds of country, good and bad, at a cost of next to I nothing for repairs. Bear this in mind, the sale only lasts two weeks.



Henry Stephenson SATURDAYTTtJLY 19th, 1902. I HAVE received instructions from a Client to Sell by Public Auction at my Yards, Havelock Street, on Saturday,— 4—Really Good' Young Cows—4 Springing to Calve. Must be Sold. 7 149 HENRY STEPHENSON. Public Notices. ~£s KEWARD7 riIHE above sum, more or less, according -JL to circunistances, will be the gain of any person or persons who, in the want of any requirements in either the Cabinet making or Upholstery lines, will pay a visit to Moriarty Bros, establishment, opposite C. Baker's, Wakanui Road, GIVING UP BUSINESS. f^i REAT Clearing Sale, commencing \JC Saturday, July 19th, for one month only. The entire stock must be sold. Genuine reductions. Special reductions in Millinery, and. Ladies' and Children's Underclothing,—Miss E. Barnes, corner Arcade and Tancred Street. 7 146 ODDFELLOWS' HALL~ WEDNESDAY, JULY 30th, 1902. THE Ashburton County Brass Band will give their first Popular Concert under the patronage of the Mayor and Borough Councillors. Admission 6d. Good programme. I 7149 . Horace A. Gates, Hon. Sec. Fallen Troopers Memorial. PUBLIC MEETING. A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at the Municipal Chambers on FRIDAY Next, the 18th inst., at 7.30 p.m., to consider the question of erecting a suitable Memorial to the Ashburton Troopers who have fallen in the Sjou,tb, African war, - W. H. ♦COLLINS, y 19 Mayor.



NOTICE. AS the Partnership was dissolved as from the end of March we must now request a Prompt Settlement of all Out standing Accounts. 7 93 MITCHELL and TUIJN.m PUBLIjQ. NOTICE. ! fTHHE inhabitants of Mount Somers and JL district are notified that the Black smith and Wheelwright Business, so long; carried on by Robert Patton, has been tsans. ferred to his son, James Ps^ttoi), as. from, October 18th, 19.01,, and; he will, carry on the bu^nessas formerly,. ?&7. ROBERT PATTON. TO LET, at a low rental—Small Cottage, in Grey Street. 'f\ BULLOCK. Smoke New Venus



_ Tenders [ A SHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL > mENDEES are invited f->r the formation , J- of William Street and Dobson Street, •■'2 chains; Jower end of N.E. Bolt, 10 chains 5 and filling on SE. Belt. Planß and specifications may be seen at the Town Clerk's Office, where tenders, accompanied . with a guarantee deposit of £5, will be received till 4 p.m. on MONDAY, the 21st mat. H. H. FOOKS, 7 148 Town Clerk. David Thomas. Clearing Sale HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, COX STEEET. TO-MORROW. THURSDAY, July 17th. MR DAVID THOMAS has received in structions from Mb James Mahbb, who is leaving the district, to sell by Public Auction at his house, Cox Street, on the above date, viz :— Tron back Piano (by Gors and Kallman), Suite of Tapestry Furniture, Octagonal Table, Overmantel, Wicker Chairs, Ladies' Chairs, Coal Scuttle, Screen, Fender and Irons, brass), Sheepskin Mats, Large Square Carpet, Pictures, Rochester Lamps, lot of Books, lot of Cake and Jam Dishes, Chairs^ Etc. Bedrooms—Chests of Drawers, Occa sional Tables, Washstands and Ware, Duchess Cheat, Japanese Tables, Double Iron Bedstead, Wire Mattress, Feather Bed, Bolster and Pillows, Blankets, Sheets, Quilts, Child's Cot and Mattress, Large Kid Carpet, new Double Iron Beds, Velvet Sofa, Carpets, Hat Racks, Stretchers, Flock Mat tresses, Washstands and Ware, 1 Pair In valids' Easy Chairs, Curtains in Damaßk, Sewing Machine, 6 Kitchen Chairs, Tables, i Cheffionier, Fender and Irons, large lot of 1 Cutlery, Spoons, Forks, etc., beside a lot of Kitchen Utensils, Crockery, Saucepans, Baking Tins, Kettles, Buckets, etc., Lino leum, Carpets, Baths, Buckets, Lamps, etc, Saws, Hammers, Bow Saw, Clothes Lines, Boilers, Rakes, Hoes, Spades, Axes, Etc. Anyone wishing to fnrnish should attend this fixture, and nearly all this lot of fur niture is new, and must be sold as the owner ia leaving the district. Sale at 1.30 p.m. DAVID THOMAS, 7 118 Auctioneer. AECADE IHORSK FAIR. FRIDAY, AUGUST Bth. 1902 MT Next Horse Fair will be held on th« above date, for which I am now receiving entries. I 6 236 DAVID THOMAS. Fredlander Bros. Ltd. Danebury CLEARING SALE Live and Dead Stock, House hold Furniture, &c. TO-MORROW. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1902. I Y| ESSES DALGETY & CO., (in con * 1 junction with Messrs Friediander Bros., Ltd.) have received instructions from ! F. E. Dalgety, Esq., owing to the Estate having been sold, to hold a Clearing Sale as above, at Danebury Farm, near May field. of SHEEP—2IOO Halfbred Ewes, guaranteed i four year old—grand line. 500 Wether Lambs. HORSES—Four-year-old Gelding by Grand Cross (unbroken) 3 Draught Fillies, unbroken, from 1 to 3yrs. Harness Mare in foal 1 Pony by The Curate Shetland Pony. CATTLE.—Three Cows in profit Two 2-year-old Steers 2 Calves IMPLEMENTS.-Duncan Brill, Massey- Harris Drill, Cambridge Roller, Set Leaf Harrows, Chain Harrows, Broadcast Seed Sower, Spring-' Cart and Harness, Woolpress, Weighing Machine. 1 Dog Cart and Harness (almost new). 2 Saddles and Bridles 1 Double-seated Phaeton. 1 Double Set English Harness (nearly new) Quantity Fowls. Fencing Wire, Stakes, Wool, Skins, Three Stacks Oats, Seed Oats (300 bushels) 40 Bags Grass Seed. Also,—The Whole of his Superior House hold Furniture, in good order, including a really first-class Piano. Luncheon at 11.30 a.m. Sale starts at Noon sharp. Dalgety and Co.,Ltd.\ .„..„„ Friedlander Beos., Lm,/ Aucfcloneers- 6 287 V)mG ARK CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT. OATS, BARLEY, AND GRASS SEED. Highest PrioM Glvhd. Storage in oar Ashbacton, Tinwald, and Lyndharab Si ores at lowest rates. FRIEDLANDER BROS., LTD. VITE Have for PRIVATE SALS- Several Blacks of Suburban Property anglng from 6 Acres t» 40 Acres. For foil parfcionlari. »pply to FRIEDLANDER BIOS. f,TD.. T. Bullock. ____^ TENDERS. mENDEES are invited for trimming and JL burning about 100 chains of goree fences, and repairing same, fronting S ea _ field and Smith's Roads, below the Sale yards. To be in by Monday next, 21st inst. The lowest tender not necessarily accepted,, T. BULLOCg. To Let at a Low Rental OFFICE or Room in Victoria Buildings, adjoining Mr D. Thomas' Auction Room, Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK,



PUBLIC NOTICES. Singing, Piano, & Harmony MX J. GILLIES begs to inform the Residents of Ashburton and District that he is prepared to receive Pupils for instruction in the above subjects. The system employed for Voice-Produc tion and Culture will be Italian (Lamperti Method), and in Piano that of the Schumann Conservatoire, Frankfort- a-Hain, Germany. Pupils prepared for the Examinations in the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College, London; also for Trinity College, London. Each Pupil's Term dates from the first lesson. Address:—Care Mrs Pilbeow, Cameron Street. 728 The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, Ltd T) OLiox Holders are hereby notified that Mb Henry Stbphbnson has been appointed Local Agent at Ash burton, vice Mr William Stonyer. The Society is now issuing Policies con taining new and attractive features guaranteed bonuses, etc., full particulars of which may be obtained on application to Henet Stephenson, Auctioneer, Agent for Ashburton, or T. E. Walton, 6 110 District Manager, Christchurch. WHAT You Get^k ijJW for your money ~|~S Just aa important f mM as the amount you pay. BWa IjJQPI BUY A SWIFT, And You'll Get Satisfaction. LATEST PEARCE'S Sale of Drapery. Wonderful success. Shop crowded Saturday Everybody Broiling and satisfied. The reductions are genuine. "VTOW is the time to get a cheap pair of -131 Blankets. Just arrived sample pairs Curtains from 2s lid.—Pearee's Drapery Sale. FOUND at last—A genuine Drapery Sale. If you did not get a circular call and get one at Pearce's Genuine Drapery Sale. ~D EMEMBER its room we want, not £X> profit. Cost price accepted for nearly everything. We must have more room for stocktaking. Call and satisfy yourselves at Pearce's Clearing Sale. SEASONABLE GOODS. "TN consequence of the cold weather, which X i 3 daily making itself felt, we have opened a Large Purchase of White English Blankets ] All sizes White Colonial Blankets > and all Grey Colonial Blankets) qualities At Special Prices Also another Large Lot of COLONIAL FLANNELS All Colours and Prices. We have also purchased for our Winter Trade Rugs at All Prices Bed Covers at all Prices Eiderdown QuiJts at all Prices Kapok Quilts at all Prices Oar Horn* Bayer has sent ns a particularly nice range of LADIES' UNDEBCLOTHING In Merino, Lambs' Wool, and Flannelette All Sterling Value, And from the Kaiapoi and Roslyn Mills we can show Girls', Misses, and Ladies' Knitted Bloomers Warm Gloves for cold mornings. Warm Gloves for Bike Riders We have also secured a very nice lot oi Travellers' samples in Mufflers, Sweaters, Flannel Unders, and Lambs' and Wool Pants and Under Vests. Just Wanted Now, so be early.— 36 Covert and Chesterfield Overcoats, At Manufacturers' Cost .Boots and Shoes and Warm Slippers ir endless variety, at Northcote I Hefford's "The Corner." East and Tancred streets "VTrriRE Netting ! Wire Netting! Jusi ¥ T landing ex' Mamari' Fowl Netting 3ft, 2d; 2ft, U&; lift, Id per yard. Sheej Netting, centre strand, 3d per yard. AI other goods equally cheap at G. Mbddiks The People's Ironmonger.



RU wTN"R* i« NOTIONS _ : =IMPOKTANTi= i I MM 111 II i N ■win** (X • " '""" "" ' "*"* [ OUR ANNUAL STOCKTAKING SALE Will Commence on SATURDAY NEXT, 19TH INST It Will Pay You to Wait. VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN FRIDAY'S ' GUARDIAN.' ASHBURTON DRAPERY €O.



PUBLIC NOTICES. BICYCLES! BICYCLES! i mm oil I . A RARE CHANCE to Buy a Real Good Second-Hand BICYCLE, at a Ridiculously Low Price:— Gent's RELAY, 24in Frame, Westwood steel rims, Dunlop tyres, mudguards, tools, etc., complete, only .£B. Lady's AMERICAN, in good order, strong machine, Westwood rims, Dunlop tyres, complete, only £6 10s. Gent's CRESCENT, 22in. frame, enamelled green, Dunlop tyres, steel rims, only £8. Lady's HUMBER, beautiful machine, just re-enamelled, everything in first-class order } cost .£3O ; Sale Price, £10. I Lady's CLEVELAND in perfect order, I Westwood steel rims, Dunlop tyres, I price .£5 10s. ' Other Makes from £4 upwards. Easy terms arranged. Also large stock of Lamps, Bells, Mud guards, Toe-Clips, Tyres, Health Exer cisers, &c, at Prices io per cent below any other Shop in Ashburton. E. D. JOHNSTON, City Cycle Works, and Rudge- Whitworth Agency, Burnett Street, Ashburton. 724 """clearing sale. : TREES : Giving up Business. THOS. SEALY, NURSERYMAN. TTAVTNG decided to relinquish the Nursery Business, the whole of the large and choice stock is offered at much reduced i prices. The whole must be cleared before ] the end of the present season. • ia nno fritit trees- Apple, Pear, Plum, Peach, Cherry, etc 10,000 Gooseberry and Currant, choice ( | sorts ) 50,000 Macrocarpa 150,000 Larch ■< 200,000 Finns Insignia, one and two years '■ 5,000 Walnuts and Chestnuts ' 10,000 Oregon Pine 120,000 Forest 9cees, all sorts 16,000 Ornamental Trees and Shrubs 5,000 Roses, choicest kinds \ And many other varieties too numerous to mention. In lots at your own Prices Large orders will be executed at a fraction i of usual cost The Nursery must be closed 30th Sept. next 1 THOS. SEALY, Riverbank 759 _ J. SEALY & CO new SEEDS, - NEW SEEDS. "T^tTE beg to intimate to our numerous patrons, that our stock of new season's 6eeds has arrived, in fine order, from the far-famed house of Carter and Co., London, * and include Farm Seeds, > Vegetable Seeds, • Flower Seeds, in endless varieties, and garden requisites j of every description. £ We are still to be found at Sealy's Corner, East Street. I J. SEALY & CO. 7 131 WARD AND CO.'S UNRIVALLED b ; ALES AND STOUT. Superior to English}



BUSINESS^ NOTICE. ; FLETCHER' BROS. TEA COMPETITION Hundreds of Prizes to be given away to the Largest Consumers oi Our Celebrated Teas. FIRST PRIZE ... Handßome Clock and Bronze, or Hand-Paibted Dinner Set>~ Each valued at £5 6s. SECOND PRIZE ... Ladies' Handsome Relied Gold "Watch, value ISs " And Numerous Other Prizes. l The following is an unsolicited opinion of an experienced Tea Taster of th« English Import Market. :—"I have been drinking your Duchess Tea, and find it tew enjoyable} being fully flavoured, yet mild and luscious. I have also examined the Imt ana there is nothing but Tea, a faot which cannot be said of many advertised Blends7^ S0^ 1! 88 EA "• ls 6d Per lb 'or ls 5d fey 61b Tin or 101b Tin A Coupon enclosed in every Packet or Tin of above Teas A White Coupon enclosed in every £lb Packet, a Pink Coupon (equal two White Coupons) enclosed in every lib Packet j a Green Coupon (equal' ten White Coupons) enclosed m every 51b Tin, and a Yellow Coupon (equal twenty White Coupon) endoied in every 101b lin. Coupons may be held over, and sent ia to compete for any futart Competition, if desired. r ™/.»wu» We Hold Large Stocks of Bulk Teas from Is per lb. FIOIBST SNOWDROP SUGAR 2*d per lb, 701b Bag 14s 6d, or £22 15s per torn. HIGHEST TEST KEROSENE, 4s 3d per tin, or 8s 6d per case. •



ALMONDS- • Capers, 9d and ... ... 1 3 T ,„„ - I' ?■ Curry Powder, C. and B, ... Oil ™v*m ? i Corks, per doz. 2d, per gross .... 1 « fn sLlf "* - '" , , E£2 Tm atLoweat Market Bates. LxShell ...  010 Best Boiler, 251b as A"°,r oot o « „ soib ..: ::: is — 1001b ii ik Tartaric, powdered ... ... 110 " 2 001b '" £\ a n 533£55.~ '::: ::: i S IKS? E£*»s? T#-f" lt' p-j. ' fL_ o i.-i o o oact^' -lapiosa, Sice and Pearl -V. Citric, crystal ... ... ... 3 6 Barley per lb n 9 ) Citric, Nelßon's packets 0 Si DRIED FRUITS-New Seasons > Acetic Acid- New Currants ... 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'" 410 OakeysDome ... ...0 6 Safeties, large Bd, small Zos stove Jrolisn ... ...05 MTT.Tr iiriii,»^«:^ X mt ; BEUNSWICK BLACK ...0 8 Sustlrd- °7* BlaokLacquer, Castle ... 0 9 - r» s-p nhics^ ai^ ■ n*n BOBAX, Whole or Ground ... 0 8 £^c B; '" It Birdseed— Mustard Seed, 3d per o^ per lb '.".'. 2 0 f enm* — ° n I Methylated Spirits 9d and • ... 13 £pT ::: v:. ".:: I i Mgweds P irit s , pe r ga iio H ... 5 6 I Mi c xl dusTic soda, lib" ::: °o I *s£T - •••■ -i" I CAMPHOR per lb 8i 9^lol ... 0 3 Shel i A]m onds " ?W Egg Preservative- OATMEAL-251b Bags Z 4 0 NS SPOWDEB •;:. Gdandlo <^> P« ,■" .—- "* ■= *- Essences — q j j— "" ••' ••• l ° Flavouring C^d B. -Lemon, A> Hair Oil Gd d _ o inonds, Ratafia, Vamlia, yo- Salad, Morton's, 6d and Oil . chmeal, Cloves Peppermint Lucca, 2s and . "" j and Ginger, loz botties 0 9 Adela | de , "' J,J Colonial—Lemon, Almonds, Coclu- Gaslor Moi+oti jr «;fl nn /i '"' A -ia neal, Katifia, Vanilla, etc., loz Si's ?£ "* 2 22 bottles ... ... 0 5 Peamfal P n fi Extract of Beef- Plate Powder! Goddard's ."I 13 Liebigs2o Z l S 9d 4oz 3 0 p o ii ßb ing Paste 6 | Bpvnl,l 8 9d,35,53 5 0 Patent Medicines-Pills. " § VYTPAPT OP SOAP- "' Holloway's and Cockle's 1 8 EXTEACi O* bOAP- Reechara's and Seigel'n 13 Hudsonb 141b boxes 510 Dr . William's Pi nkPilk 7 211 EPSOMsImS- Pain Killer 2s 4d and !! 1 " EPSOM SALTS- Siegel's Syrup ]s 8d and ... 2 10 Ssf£™ '" "' '" 2 n Steedman' H Powders ....•■ ... 13' 71BSV CLOTH, sheetlßdo, 1 3 t^^^^^ 1^- '— \ % FLYPAPE-ES- . • tSpSu. .'.V "Vj-S-; Mathers doz ... «... 0 6 BenjaVnin Gum I & Tanglefoot,doz ... ... 0 9 w fl w o • Tanglefoot per box, 50 ... 3 0 B»Xms V •" \ % Preserved Pish- Peppermint Cure ... "' } 6 Salmon, steak 10 Ex^actofMalt - \ | Salmon, flat tins ... ... 010 Eno's Fruit Salt ? Salmon, Californian ... ... 0 9.* 4 °w"t ,S i. i,^"' "* ? i Sardines-Best quality ... 1 0- SgSi^JSS *" lif " SStt 7'™"*8* •" X « iSMXlsand^.. f.g" ,- SS =»¥•.*■-■ ESS Herrings, fresh ... ... 0 7 ■ p ei , t)eP _ A Herrings, kippered ... ... 010 p ure w n it a i i" Herrmgs in Tomato Sauce ... 010 ."' i." ": J J Salt Herrings, 7 for 1 0 Ground Blaok JJ SS rT: Bfor ::: ::: l£ ... of Haddocks ... 010 soAP-Toilet "' -03 Stffi ■ '" '" "' n s Brown Windsor Tablets per doz ... 1• 3 fewi 1 '•' ■•" ° 8 Brown Windsor lib bars each ... 010 n Y ~i ' n k» Glycerine, lib bars, each ... 018 Sf^^L ' •" o fil Glycerine, ilb bars, each ... 0 4 • . K'sNaSalSpenn;" Z0 ? Unscented Tablets each ... Night Light, 8-hour per iwx, 0 7 Soap, per tablet ... 1 4 C™andleß,Bsltfß,Pnoeß... 010 Buttermilk, Box, 3 tabs ... Oil rSI\M OV TAETAIt '" 1 3 Margison, 3 tablets in box ... \Q , CAEBONA.SE OF SODA ... '0 3 i n k ud gd^nd '"VI 'coenflotjr- n \ jams'- "' "•• Brown's „. ... ... 03* nb Tins, assorted ... ... 0 5 Brown and Poison's patent ... 0 7 ^erdo« ... Z4 3 Pollards ... ... ... 0 S lib Tins Easpberry ..." ... 0 6 CLOTHESLINES, 40fi, 1 0 gJ^ SS Apricots CIJ « t-'^id i " r°Pe'6dand 10 6 21b Jars Black Currant ... 16 Candied Peel— 21b Jars Strawberry ... ... i 8 Lemon ... , »• ... ■« / 21b Jars Plum and'»amson ... 18 Mixed, lemon, orange, and citron... 0 8 21b jars GrSngagT .".' "! . 1 S " Coccanut, dessicated ... 0 6 Jelly Powders, assorted ■ ... 0 6 COFFEE-Blended and Ground Jujubes, best hard ... ".Cl 0 «■ *.°si f ?Femp«ff; o ™»th is KEEOSENE, per tin 4s 3d, case 8 6 Finest Plantation Coffee, per lb ... 1 8 Kerosene Pumps/Is and ... I 6 Fine Coffee ... ... • } f Knife Boards ... ... 1 0 Good Coffee... ... ... 1 4 Knife Polish 0 7 Pure Coffee, Groimdi ... ... 110 Kits, 6d, Bd, 9d and ...' ... 010 Whole Coffee, Boasted... ... 110 ■•■. «, . Coffee Essence, 3s lOd and 1 2 LENTILS ■• ». ... 03i Cocoa— Greg^a ... ... 1 0 Liquorice, per stick 6d and Bd, per lb 2 0 w**B ? ? L^" Po: d6t ::: . ::: I ? " Jib ' ' 210 Linseed, Whole 3d, ground ... 0 4 Cadburv'sllb '.'.'. ".!. 010 Linoleum Eenewer. . ... .... 10 LaaDuryß^D g MAOAEONI _ _ Q Van'kouten's. ilb ... ... Oil Marmalade, Keilor's lib Bd, glass Jib ... ... 1 9 jars 21b Is 9d, lib ...010 .'„ lib ... ... 3 3 Tobacco— Fry's Homoepathic, ilb ... 0 4-J Williams' Juno per stick 9d, per lb lib ... 0 8£ „ „ in 221b boxes, lb r 11 „ lib ... 1 4J „ Euby, per stick Is 3d, lb Vi-r*ncoa 9d and ... ... 1 1 „ Golden Eagle, per stick lid CHOCOLATE— and ]s 4d, per lb .... 6 & Fry's Jib ... ••• • «•• ° -,5 Nailrod, per stick 4d, per lb ... t 4 6 Eountree's, ilb ... ... 0 6 Derby, per stick lOd, per lb ... 5 6 COD LIVEE OIL— I Harlequin, per 9d, per lb 5s ... 6 0 Quarts ... ... , — 2 6 Tongues- Small ... ... ... 1 2. Sheep, Is 2d and ... ... 2 2 Hansen's ... ... ... 1 9' ,Ox, 2s Gd,^|_6d and ...43 CONDT'S FLUID ... ... 14'! .".Turpentine/per gal. 4s 6d, bottle 1 0 Carraways ... . ... 08/ Tumeric, per oz ... ... 0 8 FLETCHER BROS. . Cash Supply Stores, East street, Ashburton, and High streetf Christdrarch. h ■ ' " ' ■■ ■