establishment ? Mints of money are not absolutely required to make a beginning, and if some of those gentlemen who seem to be in earnest in advocating the cul tivation of local industry were to take the initiative, we doubt not something might be done. A* least, information might be obtained that would be useful for guidance as to what success may be hoped for.

It is, of course, an easy thing to write in the strain we have done, because the want of manufacturing industries is patent to every eye ; it is quite another thing to act in the matter cf their insti tution, and not being experts in any of the industries at which we have hinted, we cannot very well advise ; but there can be no harm whatever, when we hear the industry subject talked of at every street corner, in urging the ventilation of the question, and the taking of steps to ascer tain what prospects would lie before any enterprising enough to take a progressive step. , ■

THE STORY-TELLER.

THE DISRUPTION: A TALK OF TRYING TIMES.

CHAPTER II — continued.

“ Preserve’s a’, Mr. Jimes, but ye’re early up !” exclaimed Jean ; and added, In a half-protesting, half-inquiring manner, “ Ye’re surely no guan far at this time o’ the mornin’ withoot your breakfast, and your shoes no brushed ?” She looked hard at him as she spoke, and seemed to gather from his perplexed and excited appearance some idea of his real intentions, though he evaded her scrutiny with as much dexterity as he could com mand. Under cover of some jocular remark, he made a hurried retreat, though, in escaping from Jean’s concerned inquisitive ness, he did not by any means get clear off. In passing the end of the house, he wab intercepted by Robert Afleck, who was at the moment employed in yoking a horse to take a load of grain to the mill. Robin was as much astonished as his fellow-servant to see the student afoot at such an hour, and equally forward to express his surprise. “O ho! Maister Jimes ! what sets you astir sae early, I wonder ? ” ' “ The morning is pleasant, Robin, and I feel inclined for a walk ; surely there is nothing wonderful in that ? ” “Weel, aweel, sir, ye ken best; it’s no for me to. dispute wi’ the like o’ you ; but I can tell you it wad be a gay bonnie mornin’ that wad bring me oot frae among the blankets at this hour if I hadna better reasons to gar me steer my feathers.” “ Ay, Robin, what may be the weighty reasons you allude to 1” “Deed, sir, I’m thinkin’ they’re no un like your ain, if a body may use the free dom o’ sayin’ sae. It’s partly needeesity and partly for the sake o’ a bonnie lass that I got up this mornin’ wi’ the break o’ day.” James felt a little nettled at the rustic s freedom, but could not resist asking some further explanations of his meaning. “My meaning’s plain eneuch. It’s haflins* necessar for this corn to be at the mill as sune as possible, and it’a a’thegither necessar for servants to keep to their mettle under the e’e o’ si a mistress as that auntie o’yours—beggin’ your pardon, as 'she happens to be your auntie. Then again, ye see it’s worth a body’s while to be up at ony hour to see sic a trig lass as Jean Broun there at her wark like a lintie. If onybody thinks me a fule for that, I’m no sure, Maister Jimes, but they might ca’ you my neebour.” “Well, I don’t know if they would be far wrong,” replied the student, half offended and half amused with Robin s freedom of speech, and at the same time turning to move away as if impatient of being detained. But it was not so easy to escape from the honeßt ploughman, for he had at once surmised Mr. Duncanson’s purpose in getting up so early, and was not by any means satisfied of its prudence, or dis posed to let it be carried into effect. “Stop a wee, sir, if you.please,” he said, “ what for need ye be in sic a fell hurry ? I’m sure ye aye before used to gie us your crack and hear oors as freely as gin ye had been ane o’ oorsel’s. I houp ye hae na begun to despise us noo, though you be cornin’ nearer the pu’pit, and may sune be preachin’ like a dust storm. ” “ Really, my good fellow,” replied the student, “ I would rather hear your crack some other time, for I am more inclined for a walk at present than for conversa tion.”

“ Weelj Maister Jimes, jusfcalloo me to tell you ye maunna tak’ yon owre sair to heart. I can see weel eneuch ye’re doun i’ the mooth about it. But ye’re wrang to fash your thoom.”+ “What ia it you allude to, Robin? What is it you mean by yon?” “ Oh, Maister Jimos, it’s needless to gang aboot the buss. The fact is, every body aboot the hooso kens o’ the row that the mistress raised on you yestreen for takin’ up wi’ Miss Migummery. Ye see whan your auntie’s in an ill key, she gars folk hear that’s no hearknin’ ; an’ ye ken yersel’, if she did nae gi’e you your kail through the reek,+ Maister Jimes.” “ Well Robin what if she did }

“ Na, sir, there’s nae if i’ the matter. She cow'd you like a colly, that’s beyond a’ doat. But ye sudna heed her, man. Just joox || and let the jaw gae by and tak your- ain way after a\ Pegs, Maister Junes, if I had the guid-will o’ a lass like yon, I wad ne’er be driven demented or gang by my mind for the gloomin’ or flyt in’ o’ a randy auntie—not to say that oor mistress is a randy, as she happens to be your auntie.” “Robin, I cannot permit you to speak of my aunt in that manner. She is entitled, as your mistress, to respect, and it would ill become me to countenance you or anyone else in treating her other wise.”

“ I grant it, Maister Jimes, I grant it; so I’ll no say a word against her; but this I’ll say—though I'm but her puir plewman—l would neither hang nor droon my gel’, nor rin awa’, nor yet do her biddin’, if her wull was that I sude for sake the lass I like. Jean Broun, the outty, mak’s fun o’ me, and if I hang or droon mysel’, ava, ye’ll ken wha to blame; but, man,if she wad blink on me as I saw Miss Migummery do on you yonder whan you tuk down by the burn, there wad ne’er an auntie but whist ! there she’s

* Partly, tTo trouble yourself. J Soup through the smoke —an unpleasant dish. II Just stoop and let the wave pass over you.

—there’s oor mistress.” And Mistress Deborah it was, indeed who at this mo ment made her appearance at the door, muffled in her morning dress, and wear ing a look of alarm. Jean Brown had slipped into the house unnoticed, while the dialogue we have de tailed above was proceeding, and aroused her mistress with an intimation convej 7 ed in the form of a question —“ Mistress, div ye ken that Maister Jimes is takin the road at this time o’ mornin ? “Takin’ the road is he ?—what for is he lakin the road I—what1 —what road is he takin’ ” All these questions Mrs. De borah put in a breath as she hurriedly got out of bed. Without waiting for an answer to any of them, she ran into the student a vacated chamber to see if he had left any of his equipments, that she might thereby judge whether or not there was any occa sion to be alarmed at his absence. Here she found the letter he had left for her. To tear it open and read its contents was but the work of a moment. In another moment she bolted out of the house, and was in in time, as we have seen, to prevent the departure of her nephew. She impatiently beckoned him to return, which he did at once, though in an agi tated and reluctant manner. When she had him fairly within the door, and seated in her lecture-room —the little green parlor already mentioned —she burst into a flood of mixed reproach, entreaty, and remonstrance.

“What is this you mean noo, Jimes? Are ye mad, or div ye want to drive me oot o’ my Benses ? I’m sure I hav’na said onything to gar ye breck lowse in this way, and fling up your heels at me. If ye’ll no hearken to reason on the subject we spoke o’ last night, ye may just please yoursel’, and coont the profit. But ye canna bring yoursel’ through the college withoot mair help frae me. It’s no possible, and ye need never try’t. Hoo could you get the means o’ payin’ class fees and buird wages, no to speak ’o cleedin and pocket money ? ” “ You mistaka me, aunt. I know my inability to accomplish what you speak of, but 1 shall be content with a more humble lot. I have made up my mind to abandon, for the present, at least, my pre paration for the ministry, and do what I can to obtain a living by teaching.” “ Made up your mind to gie up the ministry ! Jimes Duncanson, are ye daft ? Is a’ the gude siller that’s been laid oot on your yedication to be lest, and am I no to see ye a minister o’ the Kirk ’o Scot land, after the expense and trouble ye ha’e cost me ? ”

“ Why, aunt, the education I have got already, through your kindness, will not be lost, though I should never obtain a preacher’s license, or be another day at college. It will carry me decently through the world, if I make a good use of it ; for teaching is an honorable pro fession, and is sometimes a pretty lucra tive one. I can, therefore, perfectly well reconcile myself to become a teacher.” “ A teacher ! a scheulemaister! a domi nie ? Na na, Jamie lad, it wasna to male ye a dominie that I spent mony a pound, that might ha’e been lying in the bank gathering interest, and sent mony an ora cheese and pickle meal to ye whan the cart gaed to Embro’ forbye keepin’ ye up in stockings, sarks, and pocket napkins. Wad I ha’e done a’ that to mak ye a dominie ? Na, truly ! It was a minister I spent my gear for, and a minister ye maun be—a minister of the ancient Kirk o’ Scotland. Ye may be as daft as ye like in a’ ither matters —but in this ye maun act like a wyse man, for I’m no to be cheated oot o’ my part o’ the bargain, and that ye ken was just to be the plee sure o’ seein’ ye a parish minister. ” “Well, aunt, you certainly have done a great deal for me, and you Bhall ever have my warmest gratitude for it. But though you should be willing to assist me further, and I should continue to receive your aid till I have completed the regular course of study, and obtain a license, still it is quite possible—perhaps I may say probable—that I shall never be a minister of the Established Church.”

“ What do you tell me ? Get a license, and yet ne’er be a minister ! What is it ye mean, Jimes ? Are ye expeckin, to turn oot a trimmer preacher then, or what for should ye no be a minister ? ” “A minister of the Established Church, I mean, aunt.” “ Weel, then, so do I. But what wad hinder ye frae gettin’ a parish if ye had ance the license.”

“ Why, you know, aunt, there are dis putes going on at present regarding the rights of the Church, and the difference between the opposing parties is every day becoming wider, and I fear can never be adjusted. It is contended, on the one hand, that the Church is, or ought to be, secured in certain privileges by the law of the land, and that unless she is allowed the free exercise of these, her Christian freedom is gone, and her character is dis honored. I confess I lean a good deal to this side, though I have not yet fully made up my mind on the subject. On the other hand, what is called the moderate party in the Church, and almost all the sects who are not within her pale, declare that she has not, never had, and ought never to have, the privileges of Non-intrusion and Spiritual Indepen dence. They maintain that the Church can only claim the advantages of an Establishment by having her freedom hampered in the appointment of ministers, and in other matters in which Dissenters are under no restriction. Now the Govern ment have been appealed to on the sub ject, and given no satisfaction to those who stand up for the Church’s freedom. Another effort is to be made to induce our rulers to grant the privileges de manded. If that fail, there will be nothing for it but for all who are conscientiously attached to the principles of Non-intrusion and Spiritual Inde pendence to leave the Establishment, and I may perhaps feel it my duty to take that course myself ; indeed, I rather think I shall. ” [to be continued.!

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1880.



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I Edmiston, Gundry & Co. TO RUN HOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. Messrs, edmiston, gundry & CO. have ON SALE Farm <& Station Stores, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. GRASS & CLOVER SEEDS. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. FARM DRAYS. We have juat received a well-assorted shipment of BUILDING TIMBER, INCLUDING WHITE & BLACK PINE TOTARA KAURI T. & G. FLOORING MATCH LINING, &c. ALSO 500 TONS BEST NEWCASTLE COAL. We would draw special attention to our stock of BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY FURNITURE, Ac., &c. ASENTS FOR JOEL’S CELEBRATED DUNEDIN BEER. In case, kilderkins, barrels, and hogsheads. All orders left at our office will be punctually attended to. LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH. EDMISTON, GUNDRY & CO. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY (fire and marine). Capital - - - £1,000,000. THE COMPANY is prepared to take risks on all kinds of Property at CURRENT RATES. EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & Co., Agents, Ashburton. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PRO VIDENT SOCIETY. ESTABLISHED 1849. LIFE ASSURANCE on the MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. ACCUMULATED FUNDS, £3,000,000, This Company offers special advantages. For particulars apply to EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO., East Street, Ashburton. TITLES UNDER THE LAND TRANSFER ACT. MESSRS. EDMISTON, GUNDRY & Co., Licensed land brokers, Under the Land Transfer Act, East Sheet, Ashburton. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY. 106



T. Bullock. rjlO LET FOE CROPPING, 160 Acres on the Wakanui Estate EOR SALE OR TO LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, 439 Acres, all fenced, and partly improved situated in Wakanui 266 ~ A compact Farm, all fenced, well-watered, and partly in English Grass. Improve ments consisiof acomfortable Five-roomed Cottage, Stable, Stockyard, &c., &c. TOWN PROPERTIES. That Valuable TOWN SECTION, 159, Tancred Street, will be Sold very cheap, and on easy terms. 639, (part of) } of an acre, terms same as as above. 341, Kermode Street. 77 , 37, (Lot) Mayo’s Block. 78, (Lot) with Dwelling-house of Seven Rooms, near the Parsonage, East Town Belt. Lots 503, 504, 509, 510, Tinwald, con taining One Acre. TO LET, ONE of those Newly Erected COT TAGES in Tancred Street, near Mr. Anstee’s Private Hotel. Commodious BOARDING-HOUSE in East Street. Shop and Office in East Street. That old established Blacksmith’s Work shop, next the Horse Bazaar, Burnett Street. Also, Cottage, near the above, lately occupied by Mr. H. J. Edwards. 571 c T. BULLOCK. Business Notices. IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,-- PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE.



Alfred Harrison. FRIDAY, 30th JULY. 12 sharp. ALFRED HARRISON lias been favored with instructions from Mr. E. A. Garnett (who has disposed of his business) to sell, on the Premises, Cameron street (just behind the Railway Engine-shed), The whole of his FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, Comprising— Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads, Bedding, Pictures, Crockery, Glass, Plated Goods, Kitchen Utensils, and Sundries. Also, TOWN SECTION No. G9B, Cameron street. Sale at 12 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON, 704 c Auctioneer. Public Notices EDUCATIONAL. IN retiring from my School Duties, I I beg to inform my friends and the public that I have DISPOSED OF my my interest in my SCHOOL to Mr. Buchanan, who will from this date re ceive Pupils on his own account. DAVID DAVIDSON. Concerning the above advertisement, I beg to say I can take a few more scholars, and shall be happy to receive the names of intending Pupils. JOHN EDGAR BUCHANAN. Ashburton, July 26th, 1880. 71g-701c I Business Notices. “A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOR EVER.” THE advertiser wishes to remind the re sidents of Ashburton Town and County that his Studio is open every day for the taking of Photographs, and that his apparatus for this purpose is very complete. Carte-de-viste, and cabinet size portraits, views of buildings, landscapes, etc., can be taken in all weathers, and an inspection of his show cases and studio walls is invited. The advertiser is prepared to guarantee a satis factory portrait of the sitter, inasmuch as he has supplied himself with all the latest improvements in the Photographic art. He makes a specialty of COPYING Pictures also, and parties having a por trait of a friend can have it multiplied to any extent. , Having secured the services of an artistic colorist, patrons’ tastes can be satisfied on this point. Prices are reduced to a minimum, and are now within the reach of all. G. F. Henry, PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASH BURTON. 730-702 c



LATEST STYLES FROM LONDON & PARIS. Graighead & Go., Merchant Tailors, TANCRED STREET, (Next Orr & Co.) PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. 982a-445a NEW PROPRIETOR, CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Havelock Street. THE undersigned, having taken the above Hotel, hopes by strict atten tion to business to merit a fair share of Public patronage. Board and Lodging, Ll per week; Meals and Beds, Is. GEORGE WATTS. Proprietor. 644 c Ashburton Bakery, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. rp HOMAS pAYLOR, BAKER, PASTRYCOOK, AND CON FECTIONER. ALL ARTICLES GUARANTEED TO BE OF THE BEST QUALITY. Soiree, Picnic, and Wedding Parties supplied on the shortest notice. HOT TEA, COFFEE & PIES -te* From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.: Saturdays, 9 a.m. till 11 p.m. THOMAS TAYLOR, Ashburton Bakery. 492 c Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons printed at the Herald Office East street, near Railway Station,



Business Notices CONTINUATION OF THE Great Sale AT ORR AND CO.’S., W E Have made still further reduc tions in various lines of Goods, as we desire to clear out all our old Stock FOR GASH In preference to carrying it over to another season. Our motto is SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RE TURNS, and we are glad to find the public ap preciate our efforts to serve them ; hence the EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS since coming to Ash burton. Prices of Goods at Home are greatly advanced, but we having purchased largely previously, our Customers will get the full benefit. Drapery. Lot of Japan Silks, at Is. per yard, worth 2s. 6d. Dress Goods, as low as fid. per yard. Winceys, at from sd. to 9d. Black Goods, at all prices. Stays, at. 2s. to 7s. fid. Wool Shawls, at 7s. fid. to 12s. fid. Flannel, heavy, at lOd. to Is. 3d. Colonial made Flannel, from 13. 2s. to Is. fid. A Job Lot of Ladies’ Jackets. Collars and Cuffs, from fid. per pair. Real Welsh Homespun, at Is. lOd. ; all wool. 25 Costumes, dark colors, at 20s. each. 1 Lot of Childrens’ Costumes, at 4s. to 7s. fid., to clear out.



Millinery. 6 doz. Straw Hats, at 6d. each. 2 ~ ,) X ®t Is. ~ Trimmed Hats, at half usual prices. Trimmed Bonnets very low. Blankets, Etc. Bine Blankets, at 10s. 6d to 15s. 6d. Superior Blue Blankets at 17s. 6d. Kaiapoi Blankets, at 20s. Towels, at 6d. each. Turkish Towels, at Is. to Is. 6d. Boots. A few dozen Children’s Boots left, at Is. per pair. Boys’ Heavy Lace-ups—a Bargain —at 4s. Ladies’ Kid Boots, from ss. per pair. Gents’ Boots, at our usual low prices Clothing, Etc. Men’s Overcoats, from 355. to 555. Men’s Waterproof Coats, as low as Bs. 6d. Men’s Heavy and Leather Bound, from 16s. to 255. Men’s Suits, from 395. 6d. to G7s. 6d. Mens’ Tweed Pants, from 10s. 6d. to 15s. Gd. Men : Hats, at 4s. 9d., ss. Gd., to 7s. 6d. Carpets. A great variety of Brussels Carpets, at 2s. under usual prices. Best Tapestry Carpets, at 3s. Gd. Best Kidder. Carpets, very cheap. Felt Carpets, from 2s. Bd. to 3s. Gd. per yard. Floor Cloths, in great variety. Cocoanut Matting, all widths, very low. China Matting, unusually Cheap. Dressmaking. Dresses and Costumes made to order promptly. Prices moderate, and perfect fit guaranteed. ORR AND CO. ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Business Notices W. WHITE, CONFECTIONER AND BAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, * BEGS to announce that lie lias taken the business lately carried on by Edward Taylor, Baker, &c., Saunders’ Buildings, and trusts by supplying a first class article at a moderate price, to merit a continuance of public support. Best Bread, 4rb. Loaf, Od.'Cash. W. WHITE, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS. 928g-550c EVERETT BROS. AND CO., CHEAP DRAPERS, HAVELOCK STREET, ASHBURTON. E. B. and Co. are now showing their Vi TIN T E R R A P E R Y, Comprising EVERY NOVELTY IN EACH DEPARTM ENT. NEW GOODS ARRIVING MONTHLY. 505 c



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FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED W DAVIS.. MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. 529 c DON'T PASS THIS BY !! S' I TOP before you give your next order for a Suit of Clothes. F you want Style, Fit, and Quality, try the Undersigned. READ the following, then call and in spect the Goods. 1 YARDS READY 1 500 T 0 ‘SOO f CUT. ) JUST ARRIVED—The best Stock of Winter Cloths to be got for money SUPERIOR in quality to anything ever yet shown in Ashburton. 7 OsAMPLES TO SELECT FROM H 0 Comprising the following : German Cloths, plain and fancy, the most fashionable Beaver Cloths, suitable for Winter Scotch Tweeds, assorted Mosgiel ~ ~ Kaiapoi ~ ~ West of England Cloths Bedford Cords Irish Frieze, &c., &c. , THIS IS THE MAN FOR ym MY MONEY. \\o! GO TO b\oy D» f. Triangle, Between Post Office and Baldwin’s Central Hotel. CALL and inspect this Splendid Assort ment before you order. MOTTO: Small Profits and Quick Returns. Terms—Cash. (JNTYLE and Finish second to none. ( £1 Is. Cash for a Pair ECONOMY ) of Trousers \ £3 15s. Cash for a Tweed f Suit. 780g-390c GLORIOUS NEWS. One Week More! AND POSITIVELY THE LAST OF THE MONSTER CARNIVAL, FANCY FAIR AND BAZAAR, IN FOWLER’S NEW BUILDINGS, Tancred street. STOCK MUST BE DISPOSED OF. FURTHER GREAT REDUCTIONS. VERY Purchaser will be presented with the NEW AND WONDERFUL ABORIGINAL PUZZLE. Tremendous Bargains. 614c-Gg



Business Notices. CASH IN DEMAND AND CASH ON DEMAND AT T. Si HODDER & COMP OS ASHBURTON, A REAL GENUINE CASH SALE OF • •-v Drapery, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Sewing Machines, Crockeryware and General Merchandise. FOR ONE MONTH ONLY Commencing THURSDAY NEXT, JULY 22nd. T. R. H. and Co. deem it the most prudent Course under present circum stances to quickly clear off about WORTH of their well bought and well selected Stock. The few quotations now made should convey to the public some idea of the IMMENSE REDUCTIONS in their different departments. OBSERVE THE PRICES!!! FOR NET CASH ONLY. Drapery, Winceys, 3jd. per yard to Is. 9d. Wide crisp Saxony Wincey, reduced from' 10M. to 6fd. A lot of Dress Stuffs reduced from Is. to 6|d. All Wool Serges, Cloaking, &c., reduced from Is. 9d. to Is. French Merino, Russel Cords, Persian Cords, Alpaccas, Cobourgs, Baratheas, &c., &c., all reduced Rochdale Flannels (our own importing from the Manufacturers), reduced from Is. 6d to Is. -|d. per yard Grey Calicos, fine and heavy, reduced from 6s. Cd. to 4s. per dozen Super Wide Mexicans, reduced from 7id. per yard to 6d. Heavy Twilled Unbleached Sheeting, Is. 9d., reduced to Is. 4Ad. Do. Do. White, reduced from Is. Bd. to Is. 2d. Colored Counterpanes, 3s. lid. Horrock’s Long Cloths, 4s. 7ld. per dozen The above Cotton Goods, splendid value, being old stock A large lot of Children’s Black Cloth Jackets, about half price, 4s. lid. to 10s. 9d. Women’s ditto, 13s. lid. to 485., about 30 per cent, reduction A lot of new Costumes, reduced from 30s. and 255. to 18s. lid. Colored Cotton Shirtings, reduced from Bv> to 5 Id. per yard Crimean Shirting, reduced from Is. 2d. to. Is. -gd. per yard Men’s Colored Fancy Regatta Shirts, reduced from 3s. 6d. to Is. 9d. Men’s Strong Working Shirts, reduced from 3s. 6d to 2s. 6d. Felt Carpets, Is. 3d. per yard Hemp Druggetts 8| per yard White Blankets reduced from 16s. to lls. 6d. Super. Whitneys, Kaiapoi, Roslyn, Grey, Blue, and Scarlet, equally reduced A large lot of Women’s Dressed and Rough Brown Stockings, wortli Is. 2d., reduced to 83d. per pair 60 dozen Plain, Striped, and Fancy Cotton and Merino, at and under cost price A splendid assortment of Millinery Hats, Bonnets, Feathers, Flowers, Ribbons, Laces, Fancy Goods will be sold REGARDLESS OF COST. Berlin Wools, Is. 9d. quarter * pound packet; outside colors, Is. 3d. per packet. Ladies’ Linen Cuffs and Collars reduced from Is. to 63d. Clothing. 85 Men’s Tweed Suits from 275. 6d. Victorian Heavy All-wool Extra-finished Suits, I deduced from £4 to £3, guaran teed Tweed and Doeskin Trousers from 7s. 9d. per pair A job lot of 50 pairs heavy Tweeds, original price, 16s. 6d. and 14s. 6d., all reduced to 10s. 9d. per pair Men’s Strong Tweed Coats from 15s. 9d. Men’s Blue Diagonal fast-color, 205.; Trousers and Vests, 18s. 6d. Men’s heavy Beaver Munster Coats, worth 425.; reduced to 295. 6d. Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing equal bargains Men’s Heavy Colonial Wool Socks, re duced from 2s. to Is. Bd. Men’s Heavy Colonial Wool Socks, re duced from 2s. 6d. to 2s. 2d. Men’s Wool Shirts, Drawers Tweed and Felt Hats, Tweeds, Doe skins, &c.—Bargains Boots and Shoes. A large lot bought from an overstocked market at LESS THAN ENGLISH COST PRICE. Ladies’ Kid, Elastic-side, Buttoned, and Lace, worth from lls. Gd. to 14s. 6d., all at Bs. lid. per pair Ladies’ Strong Imitation Kid, 4s. lid. per pair Men’s Strong Elastic-side, 10s. 6d. Men’s best make Colonial Shooting, 15s. Gd. Men’s Heavy Watertights, los. 6d. Men’s Bluchers, Bs. 6d. Sewing Machines, . Hand and Treadle, best makers, Wanzer, Wertlieim, Singer’s (for which we are Sole Agents in Ashburton). Liberal Reductions on List Prices. Inspection invited of our prices and qualities of Groceries and Provisions, Crockery, Brushware, Glassware, Hard ware, and Cutlery. Horse-covers, bast quality, 225. 6d. NOTICE. The whole stock clean, recently-bought, and well selected. No Patterns cut or Goods sent out on approbation during Sale. Net Cash only at the re-marked and greatly reduced prices at T. R. HODDER & COMP™