The busi ness oE tho Association in Wnnganui hits in creased rapidly during tho timo it has been established, and tho stock is one of tho largest ana best selected on tho coast, com prising farm and household requisites of every kind which are offered at who'eoale prices fov cash,

WJssn wo consider tho distance wo aro from the manufacturing ceDtros o£ England and the high, cuotom duties, beaidos freight, etc., wo are sometimes astonished at the very low prices oil goods which wo nee ticketed at the chop doora, The following is a caeo 'i point : Ilss-rc Jl. W. White and Co. havo at th^ir sho,) d^o» a pilo of warm looking dark "von'lan material at the low prico of 4 t d, heiag awno o£ the firm's recent importation;,

Tick growth of the above evil has been of alarming rapidity, and has now assumed such magnitude aa to seriously menace the safety of pro perty in every part of the colony. The " spieler " is a natural product of our overgrown racing calendar, and is a dangerous member of the community, inasmuch as he is, as a rule, posßeseed of some educatkm,an easy address, and in many cases a taking manner. He ia quite a dif ferent person to the old stylo of cheat and thief, but ho ia twice aa clever and eqnnlly as daring. He knows tho police tar better than they know him, a» llie head of the depart ment is good enough io have all the members or the i'o'"*c dress.cd in blue and obliged to wntr a conspicuous head-gear, instead of having tho smartest men told off for plain clothes duty, It is truo there are a few detectives who are not obliged to wear uniforms, but they are as well knowu to the spieling fraternity as though they had to don the tunic and helmet of Policeman X., and tramp up and down tbeir weary beat in all weathers. This is why the spielers have, as they would put it, 6 to 4i the best of the police, who seldom succeed in catching one of these clever gentry red-handed. 