THE FRENCH DETECTIVES.

According to a Home journal,

French detectives are not only per itsohally unknown to the general public, but, save in exceptional cases, even to each other. It is known where they may be found at a moment’s notice when wanted; but, as a rule, they do . not frequent the Prefecture more than ‘ can be helped. They have nothing

whateverto do with serving summonses, or executing warrants. There are among them men who have lived in almost every class of life, and each of them has what may be called a special line of business of his own. In the course of their duty some of them mix ,< u with the receivers of stolen goods ; others with thieves; many with what *«ace called in Paris commercial rascals, and not a few with those whose. ip ‘-’Addstry it Is to melt silver and other pro perty of a like valuable nature. For gers, sharpers of all kinds, house ,V;breakers, and horse-stealers —a very numerous and most industrious class in Paris—-have each and all their dtspfecial agents of the police, who watch thftti, and know where to lay • IMnds on , them when they are k”*‘ wanted.” A French detective who ’“cannot assume and “act up to” any ., 4 Character> and who cannot disguise himself in any manner so effectually as Icnot to be recognised even by tho&e •i-whtf know him best’, is not considered fit to hold his appointment. Their ability in this way is marvellous. One of . them some years ago made me a bet that in the Course of the next few days, address me four times, for at ."least ten minutes each time, and that I i-should not know him on any occasion until he discovered himself. As. a.

matter of course, I was on my guar<p

.and mistrusted anyone who came ne£r. [ ,imei.ii.But the man won his bet. It is needless to enquire into particulars.

v -Let it suffice td say that in the course

of the next four days he presented him self in the. character of a bootmaker’s

assistant, a fiacre driver, a venerable •, old gentleman with a great interest in the Bourse, and, finally, as a waiter in S tbfehotel in which I was stopping. As suredly, the than deserved to win his bet, ’for in ho single .case had I the faintest suspicion of his identity.

MODERN STEAMERS.

The Nautical Magazine remarks that s.ssr«lknow,' 6r--should have learnt from _ the vast experience of the last ten or —ah experience,, perhaps, as and .as unsatisfactory as i,t - the majority of cargo steamers,” as at present con ••stfhctfed! and sent to sea," have already f«Wice—reached the limit of saMy if iqdeed,; many of Hot; gpt' rniich beyond if, bow are we to account ibr The great number of such vessels suffilftnanmiit'afceable evidence to prove ;is_’ Wrong somewhere, •€6r :l matijP dfc mfem 'are comparatively , new ships. After two long centuries' of of all kinds of ships, and over all seas, a vanished school of able and sagacious seamen laid it down that i«j!gocid shfpfairly loaded, and ably com J manded, 4 will live in any. storm—-ex cepting; perhaps, cyclones and hurri can|s, anp .the accidents which ‘ they .'-positively cannot sink, out is as certain to ride over those great rolling mountains of seething • Water as & well built church is of stand ing on its foundation. It is a great, to suppose, as fsome ship builders really do, that because a ship is jb|g;BO heavy seas will ever run on board; -inm consequence of this fallacy, they take all manner of liberties in designs 'and’construction. It is difficult to be lieve there are such opinions in such ‘quarters, yet it is so, notwithstanding. 1 There is doubtless less science im-i ported into shipbuilding now than in •former times, when iron work was-a: ,novelty, and when the worthy black smith, though occupying an indisputable, joositiori, played only second fiddle in fne symphony ; but the merest rivetter. jsho.ula understand that the long, low steamers which are now turned out of. ©or building yards are the wettest, and, in fop many cases, the most dangerous sfiips . which ever put to sea. A .great bcean wave, however high or fast it may run, will ■ lift up bodily any small sjiip/ or boat, but not so some 400- footer ;>ismd as a matter of course, if it cannot lift must run over some part of heti 1 Aljfawingsuch a wave to run at thiffyHve miles, an hour, and a great part of its crest, say twenty-five tons of water, to overwhelm her decks, we have at once a force equal to the charge of a locomotive against every thing in the shape of an obstruction to its course. Yet it is common to see stidi ships putting to sea with all kinds of trumpery and feeble fittings—such as obtained in high-sided ships of fifty years back, feeble, it should be said, in relation to the amount of freeboard, or bird'' weather to be encountered ; and afterwards* doleful accounts in the newspapers about “ terrific weather and fearful damage.”

fflE ASHBURTON GU ARJHAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 18S3.

Printed ..m published daily, for Thh-Asjil burton Guardiap Company, Limited,..by Charles Dixon, jf Wakamii Road,'Ash burton, at the Company’s Printing Hous<S r West street, Ashbuton,: . v \ • , Thursday, August 23, 1883.



Holloway’s Pills.—The changes of tem perature and weather frequently upset persons who are most careful of their health, and most particular in their diets. These corrective, purifying, and gentle aperient Pills are the best rdmedy for all defective actions of the digestive organs; they augment the appetite, strengthen the stomach, correct biliousness, and carry off all that is 'noxious from the System. Holloways’ Pills are composed of rare balsams, uumixed with baser matter, and on that account are pe culiarly; well adapted for the young, delicate,' and aged. As this peerless medicine has gained fam<iin;:the pastj t iso willj.it preserve it in the utirre by its renovating and invigorating qualities, incapacity of doing harm.—[Advt.] >



r/.j. Exhibition. ST EW ZEALAND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, Under the auspices of the CHRISTCHURCH INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION. Fatrqn : Hia Excellency Sir W. F. Drum- Jervois, K. C. M.G., Governor of New Zealand. To be held in Christchurch on ANNIYERSAY DAY, MONDAY, Dec. itii, 1883, atld following- days. Exhibits are desired of all productions and manufactures ,6f New Zealand that may tend to foster and improve the grow ing industries pf the colony, and encourage thadevelopment of the Fine Arts. reserved for a Ladies’ and Juvenile’s Court.' ■ . . Circulars, with full information, will be toWitSbi, by,af)'plication to the under , - OSEPH b, SHEATH, $ 294 See., Exhibition Committee. J .. ... .



Hop Bitters. VALUABLE TRUTHS. “If you are suffering from poor health ‘or languishing on a bed of sickness, take ‘cheer, for Hop Bitters will cure you. “ If you are simply ailing, if you feel ‘ weak and dispirited, without clearly ‘knowing why, Hop Bitters will Revive you. “If you are a Minister, and have over ‘ taxed yourself with your pastoral duties, ‘or a Mother, worn out with care and ‘ work. Hop Bitters will Restore you. .“ If you are a man of business, or * laborer weakened by the strain of your ‘ every-day duties,. or a man of letters, ‘toiling over your midnight work. Hop Bitters will Strengthen you. “If you are suffering from overeating ‘or drinking, any indiscretion or dissipa tion, or are young and growing too fast,; ‘as is often the case, Hop Bitters will relieve you. “If you are in the : workshop, on the ‘farm, at the desk, anywhere, and feel ‘ that your system needs cleansing, ton ‘ing. Or stimulating, without intoxicating. Hop Bitters is what you need. “If you are old, and your blood thin ■ ‘and impure, pulse feeble, your nerves • ‘ unsteady, and your faculties waning, Hop Bitters will give you new Life.am Vigor. “ Hop Bitters is an elegant, healthy,, ‘and refreshing flavoring fornsdek-room ‘drinks, impure water, etc., rendering ‘ them harmless and sweetening the mouth, ‘and cleansing the stomach. Cleanse, Purify and Enrich the Blood mfch Hop Bitters, ’ And you will have no sickness or suffering or doctors’ bills to pay. HOP BITTERS is an elegant, Pleasant and Refreshing ■ • Flavoring for sick-room drinks and Im pure Water, rendering them harmless, sweetening the mouth, and cleansing the stomach.



Sporting. RACING CLUB. SPUING MEETING., THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, November 15th and 16th, 1883. President : J E. G. Wright, M H.R. Vice-President : W. C. Walker. Judge: Matthew Stitt. Stewards : 0. Ef. Dowding, H. Friedlander, J. Grigg, T. Leahy, W, G. Ross, W. Saunders; H.T. Winter. ; ' Treasurer; 0. C. Fooks. Starter : David Thomas. , " Clerk of the Scales : M. Friedlander. Clerk of the Course : W. B. Den-hire. Handicapfers : Races —E. G. Griffiths.; / District Races— E. G. Crisp, C. C. Fooks, T. Leahy, M. Stitt. First Race each day to start at 1 p.m. FIRST DAY. 1. County Hurdle Race (Handicap), of 30 sova ; oyer six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomi nation, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov . . miles. District horses only. > > 2. Free Handicap, of 40 sovs ; accept ance, 2 sovs ; 1 mile. 3. Maiden Plate, of 40 sovs ; weight forage ; entrance, 3 sovs; 1J miles. 4. Ashburton Gup (Handicap), of 150 scvs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; accept ance, 5 sovs ; miles.



5. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 aovs ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders ; entrance, 3 sovs; li miles. District horses only. 6. The Post Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Ladies’ Purse is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified within ten minutes of declaration of weights ; 1 mile. District horses, only, SECOND DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 soys; over eight flights of hurdles about 3ft Gin high; nomination, 2sovs ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; 2 miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 75 sovs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 2 sovs ? I|-miles. 3. County Plate Handicap, of 40 sovs; nomination, 1 sov ; accept ance, 1 sov; miles. District horses only. 4. Flyisg Handicap, of 50 sovs, nomi nation, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; f mile 5. Totalisator Stakes (Handicap), of 15 soya ; nomination, 1 sov; accept ance, free ; | mile. District horses only. 6. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs ; noramafion, 1 sbv, to-be made im mediately .after . the : Totalisator Stakes is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified within ten minutes of declaration of weights.



RULES AND REGULATIONS. ' 1. No will be’received except on the condition that all disputes, claims and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Steward-, or whom they, may appoint ; their . decision on all points connected with' carrying out this programme to be final. ■2. Canterbury Jockey Club Racing Rules strictly adhered to. 3. A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the Ashburton County from July 31,1883, and up to the date of the forth coming meeting, and otorhed by a person who has resided in the said county during the same period. 4. A gentleman rider shall be deemed to'-‘be one'who has not ridden for hire' during the past five years. 5. All entries and nominations to be ac companied by entrance fees; name and age of horse, and colors of rider, and in the hands of the Secretary, addressed to Quill’s Hotel, hot later than 9 p.m. on Thursday, November Ist. Weights for the first day’s Handicaps and Open Hurdle Race will be published on Friday, November 9tb. Weights for other Handi caps will be published at 8 p m. on the evening of the first day’s racing. : 6. Acceptances for the first , day s Handicaps and Open Hurdle Race to be paid to the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13th; ac ceptances for other Handicaps at 9 p. m. on evening of first day’s racing. , 7. Five per cent will be deducted from the gross of all monies payable Jn ac cordance with this programme' for ex penses of the course. ■ 8. All nominations and acceptances go to the fund. S. SAUNDERS, 8 222 Secretary. * 1 ;. >L ■ ;; it ; *1- - : ': THE GUARDIAN is published every evening*, giving every day’s news, Up to the hour of going to press. This is better than buying a sixpenny weekly.



- Consultations-.' A FORTUNE FOR FIVE SHILLINGS. a fortune for ss. a DAM ASTOR’S NOVELTY CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1883. To be Run on the 6th of November. Capital £5,000, In 20,000 Shares ,of 5s each. 431 Prizes guaranteed. To be distributed as follows : Melbourne Cop. First ... ... £SOO Second... 300 Third ... ...‘ 200 Starters (divided) 500 Non-starters ... 1,000, Cash Awards. 5 at £IOO each sat £SO, each ? JO at £25 each 20 at £l2 10s each 40 at £6 5s each 200 at £5 0s each £2,500 - ' ... | £2,500 Each ticket has seven separate chances, Race and Cash Awards being drawn for separately. Please send Post-office Orders, when convenient, or /Bank Notes. /Cheques must be marked “ correct ” by Bank. If Stamps are sent for tickets please add ode shilling in the.pound extra. Notice. Registered letters not ac cepted. Two stamps required for reply and result. Will close on or about the 3rd of November. i Address “ADAMASTOR,” • Care of Lyons and Hart, 760 ..; , Box 161, iP- 0., Dunedin. £3OOO. A USTR ABASIA’S SWEEP MELD IURNE CUP.



TltE GREATEST RACING EVENT | OF TH B YEAR. (Run in Oct. —Close as soon as filled.) 12,000, SHARES, ss, EACH, Ah even Four Shares, 5 20s. To be distributed as follows : First Horse £IOOO | Starters divide £lO Second ... 500 | Non-Starters 100 Third ... ; 250 1 Total, £2OOO , . And 10 Prizes at £25 each ... £250 59 Prizes at £lO ~ ... 500 50 Prizes at £5 ~ ... 25 i Total in Prizes, £IOO9. Grand total ). THE THIRD CONSULTATION OF MY 1883 SERIES. The success and general satisfaction over previous : events 1 may be deemed sufficient introduction for that announced abdve. •• 1 ■ Clients are requested to send for not leds than four sharks, taken up iti one name. A pound secures j’OUR chances —not one only. The right of declining any particular subscription reserved. Deducted for expenses, 10 per cent. Probity is guaranteed by good com mercial bona fides. References Mel bourne Sportsman and City Journals.



Bankers— Sydney : Oity Bank. Melbourne : National Bank. Applicants are requested to enclose bank notes and' regis ■er the L tter (strong registered envelopes obtainable at every post office) ; if crossed cheque, add Bank charge for collection (payable “Aus tralasia" or Bearer); also add 6d on notes when other than N.S.W. or Vic., and in all oases 4d postage for reply and result. Enclose two addressed envelopes un stamped. ; One extra Ticket ‘ (FREE) with every twenty to one address, thus enabling the promoters of Clubs for every twenty tickets a chance of being a winner with out investing, necessarily, a penny. js®-REGISTER LETTERS Application, as usual,, by letter.. In tending applicants ■ would ■ oblige by writing immediately, to hasten the time for drawing. the convenience of Sydney Subscribers, “ Australasia’s ” Letter Box will be found at the Offices, 40 Hunter street, Sydney, ADDRESS : AUSTRALASIA, • * Care of Mr H. J. Franklin, Wholesale Bookseller, Printer and Publisher, 8-223 40 Hunter street, Sydney. Government Notice. The public trust office . „ ,OF NEW ZEALAND. ■ • • Atention is directed to the provisions of the Acts establishing this Office, and to the advantages placed thereby within th<> : reach of every colonist,' Subject to such provisions, the State offers to every per son :



1. —About to make his or her Will 01 Codicil. 2. —lntending to provide for Wife and Children or others by deed of Settlement. 3. Settling Property by way of Mar riage Settlement. • 1 ' * " 1 • 4. —Desiring to renounce,theTrusts.of a Will, having been appointed Executor or Trustee under the same. 5. —Having acted as Trustee, Executor, or Administrator, wishing to be relieved of the burthen of Trustee hip or Adminis tration, the option of us ig the State ma chinory, and gives an absolute guarantee against loss of funds by fraud, petjulatjiori, or dishonesty. > Every information may be obtained from ALEANDER LEAN, Agbnt at Christchurch; Or from R. C. HAMERTON, , . ~ , j ; Public Trustee Wellington, 12th May, 1882 V. R- PUBLICATIONS. The following Government Publics tions, with others, can be obtained at the Office of this Paper : Mines Act, 1879 Mining Companies Act, 1872 Mines Act Amendment Act, 1872 Canterbury Rivers , Gaming and Lotteries • Debtors and Creditors Act Debtors and Creditors Rules Stain p’-Act Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Cruelty to Animals' Protection of Animals . Brands; and Branding : Dog .Registration : , , Drainage ' Sheep • ■ 1 Railway Tariff Amendment Companies Road Boards Fencing Act Amendment, 1882 Local Elections Corrupt Practices Licensing Act Licensing Amendment ~. i Acta affecting Stock Education ‘Etc., Etc., Etc.



Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, street,



Educational. Ladies’ School w ILL COMMENCE ON JULY 17 th. MRS THOMPSON, Tancred Street. 7 65



Public Companies. VTEW ZEALAND LOAN * MER iM CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve, £200,000. Makes LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on Freeholds, on Stations and Stock, and on growing clips of Wool. RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, Grain, Tallow, Leather, Hides, Skins, etc., for sale in New Zealand, Aus tralian, and London Markets. UNDERTAKES INDENTS of British, Continental, East Indian, and Ameri can goods, and Commissions in all branches of Me "'an tile Business. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN SACKS, at Lowest Current Rates. AGENTS xN CANTERBURY FOR— Ruston Proctor and Co.’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to be the Best Machines imported into New Zealand. Felton and Guilleaume’s Patent Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire. Candy’s Patent Cotton Belting. Maldon Island Guano. Further particulars on application at the Company’s Offices, Christchurch or Ash burton. JOHN COOKE, Manager, • Christchurch. GEO. WILKIN, Agent, nlO Ashburton. %. H. Gundry.



W. H. Grundry, I ICE NSiSD L \ND BROKER Under the LAND > RANSFEB, ACT, PUBLIC ACU( tUNTANT & AUDITOR. Books and Partnership Accounts super vised, Audited, and Adjusted. Auditor for the Borough of Ashburton Ashburton Woollen Factory Company Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Ashburton Saloyards Company Ashburton Cas, Coal, and Coke Co. Ashburton Town Hall Company Etc., Etc., Etc. Money to Lend ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECU RITY, repayable by monthly instalments or otherwise. .Agent for STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, STANDARD PROPERTY INVEST MENT SOCIETY. ■ East street, Ashburton. SB4-



F. Ferriman, F. Ferriman ’or sale harrows HAXTON & BEATTIE, Patentees and Sole Makers of the Celebrated SPRING TOOTH FLEXIBLE HARROWS. They combine Lightness of Draught, Practicability, and Cheapness, and meet the approval of all who have examined them. Over 500 at work in New Zealand since 1880. This Patent Harrow has been awarded First Prize at the recent Exhibition held in Christchurch New Zealand, May, 1882, and the following prizes were also gained after competitions, trials, and testings}— Ist Prize Medal at Taieri Agricultural Show, 1880 Ist Prize at the Mataura Show, Gore, 1880 1 Ist Prize at the Invercargill Show, 1880 let Awari of Merit, Ashburton Exhibi tion, March, 1881 Ist Prize Medal, Napier Show, 1881 Ist Prize Medal, Invercar .ill Exhibition, November, 1881 Ist Prize, Launceston, Tasmania, 1882 , Ist Prize for Light and Heavy, Dunedin, 1872 Ist Prize, Gore, 1882 Ist Medal, Taieri Show, November, Irt Prize, Patea Show, December, 1881, Ist Prize, Riverton Show, December, 1881 Ist Prize, Oamaru Show, December, 1881 Ist Award of Merit, Dunedin Exhibition, Ist Prize, Dunedin Show, December, 1881 Ist Prize, Christchurch Exhibition, May, BY 1881 1881



: 1882 _ Ist Prize, Invercargill, December, 1882 Ist Prize Sonthbridge, 1882 FIRST PRIZE, ASHBURTON, 1882. The Principal Advantages op this Harrow are as Follows: It is 25 per cent. Cheaper than any other. Because of its simplicity, it is mare durable. The flexible and spring-tooth working of the Harrows produce a steady strain, which prevents horses from .having sore shoulders. A twelve-foot Harrow can be taken to pieces and put together again by any boy in five minutes’ time.



Every tooth being a component part of the Harrow, the extra labor and expense of tools, bolts, nuts, threads, shoulder pieces, framework, etc., is entirely done away with. Each tooth acts independently of the others, and will do its work thoroughly lovqr level, rough, knolly, or unevenly ploughed ground. It is the only Harrow in the world that can be taken to pieces in ten minutes, and securely packed in a bag ready for ship ment, or that can be taken to a black smith’s and sharpened, at half the cost of any other. It is the only Harrow in the world that will do its work thorough and well in harrowing crosswise over new ploughed ground, without turning overthe turf. Because of the flexible and spring tooth nijvement of the Harrow it is im possible for any of its teeth catching against roots or rocks, thereby making it much easier for the team that is drawing it. It is a perfect Chain or Seed Harrow, when turned on its back, acting an, inch or inch and a-half in the soil, leaviiig'a ( smooth surface. 1132 STOP THAT COUGH! DON’T DELAY.—How can you stop it? Where is the Remedy. Bonnington’s PctOTORAL OXYMEL OP C ARRA GEEN or IRISH MOSS (registered), can produce more evidence of real merit than any other article for the purpose. Sold everywhere. —G. Bonningxon, Christchurch.



business Notice. R I C K E T. The undersigned will offer during the coming season the whole of his enormous stock at Wholesale Prices comprising the balance of last year’s Stock, the whole of Mr E. Fuller’s Stock, and 20 Cases to ar rive per Waikato. HUNDREDS OF BATS, To select from by the following makers:— Cobbett, Duke, Lilly white, Jeffreys, Bart let, Ayers, Bussy, Grimwood and others. Extra large discounts to Clubs and TO ARRIVE—A Largo Stock of Lawn Tennis (good), with all the latest improve ments. W. BRI OE, Opposite Bank of New Zealand, CHRISTCHURCH. 8 338 Schools.



George Lea, JgUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Estimates and Plans furnished for all kinds of Brick, Stone, or Timber Build ings. Funerals furnished at moderate prices. Workshops—Cameron st west. 812



P. & D. Duncan, 4 GRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS A. MANUFACTURERS, Christchurch and Ashburton, Having been appointed AGENTS at Ash burton for the DEERING REAPER AND TWINE BINDERS, We are now prepared to take orders for next season. As only a limited number will be imported, early application is necessary. All orders received after April 30 will be L 5 extra. We are also prepared to take orders for McCORMICK’S REAPERS AND BINDERS. Makers of Ploughs, Drays, Harrows, Rollers, Grub bers, Seed-sowers, Strippers, and newly-improved Direct Draught ! DISC HARROWS (the Latest and the Best), made any size up to 15ft, and every description of Farm Implements. Just received, ex Soukar, A large quantity of HORNSBY’S PLOUGHSHARES, Old Brand. ordered expressly for Ashburton. Also, Some extra heavy Mould Boards (our own pattern), best cast steel, suitable for contractors. REPAIRS of every description of MACHINERY at reasonable charges. 1015



pHOTOGR A P H Y. Charles Lawrence, PHOTOGRAPHER (Of High street, Christchurch). By special Appointment to the Governor, Begs to informs the residents of Ashbur ton and the surrounding districts, that he has OPENED in SAUNDERS’ BUILD INGS, East street, Ashburton, and as all Pictures will be taken by himself, it will be a sufficient guarantee that none but satisfactory Photographs will be sent out of his Studio. INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS of Children taken. Equally good results are obtained on dull days as light ones by this process. Pictures enlarged to any size, andfinished in Oil, Water Color or Crayons. 96q rjIO FARMERS & STOCK BREEDERS The following Works may be had from , THOS. F. FARLEY, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Ashburton, The Horse, with supplement, by Win. Youatt; Cattle, their breeds and manage ment, by Wm. Youatt; Sheep and Cattle, by C, Armatage ; Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, by Professor Johnston ; Agricultural Chemistry, by Maclvor ; Agricultural Chemistry, by Alfred Gibson; Breeding of Draught Horses, by Reynolds. A large and varied stock of standard literature always on hand—any book not in stock will be procured without delay. Subscribers wanted for all newspapers, pamphlets, and periodicals, by Thomas P. Parley, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. 1041 P. S. Shearer, OP THE AY BANK WORKS, TINWALD, begs to thank the public for theii, past support, and talijes this opportunity to intimate that he is ain position to Manufacture' and Repair bn the shortest notice all kinds of Machinery, such as— Flour Mills, Saw Mills, Wheels (cogged and water wheels), Combines, Engines, Hand and Foot Trashing Machines ; also, all kinds of Spring Carts, Drays, Traps &c.,;



Siiearer: : & Lewis, GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, AND Veterinary Shoeing Forge, Having secured the services of a first-class Shoeing Smith, defy competition. Ail orders entrusted to their care will receive prompt attention at reasonable charges. Agents for McCormick’s Reapers and Binders. Note the Address— 1 Great South road, TiNWALn.bQQt 1 Geo. Booth & Sons, Manufacturers and import . ERS OF AGRICULTURAL IM ELEMENTS. CARLYLE IMPLEMENT WOi'.KS, Sydenham (near Christchurch). Makers of Carlyle Iron Windmills Carlyle Seed Strippers Carlyle Improved Disc Harrows , Carlyle Drays, Tip Carts, Spring Traps, &c. Ploughs, Harrows, Cultivators, Broadcast Sowers, &c. Sole Agents for RANSOME’S STEAM THRESHING MACHINERY. Offices and Stores—. 213 'Tuam street, Christchurch. Postal Address—P.O. Box 89, Christ church. 473 e ■jjj" E W WOR K. Copies of Mr Bowron’s Book “ Cheese, Butter, and Bacon,” can be obtained at this office. Price, Is. , f



Business Notices. QN SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED. SEED WHEAT OATS B All LEY GRASS SEED CHAFF FLOUR BRAN SHARPS TEA SUGAR, etc. Agents for Moors & Co., Christchurch, ROBINSON & TOWNSHEND, 8 295 Havelock street.



OTICE to the inhabitants of Rakaia ■ and surrounding districts, that I am pre pared to supply them with prime Butchers’ MEAT at the undermentioned prices:— Beef, lOOlbs, at 3£d per lb. Side Mutton, 2£d „ CHARLES INDER, 14G0 South Rakaia. An evil and its remedy.—t 3 the Editor, —It is ahealthy sign ofthe times when our local papers are beginning to deal in a fearless manner with bankrupts and the bankruptcy laws. The time has come when something must be done either by the legisla ture or by business men themselves to put an end to a state of affairs which is a disgrace to our boasted civilisation. We (the under signed) have been doing business in Ashbur ton about years, and the money we have 1 lost during that period by bankrupts, levan ters, and blacklegs generally amounts to a great deal more than the margin usually allowed for bad debts. If the law cannot pro tect us then we must protect ourselves, and there is only one way to do so, viz., to abolish the credit system altogether. This system has been the curse of other countries besides New Zealand, and past experience has proved it to be rotten to the core. Owing to recent heavy losses we have resolved to sell for cash only in future. The honest man who is willing to pay his 20s in the £, and pay as he goes, will find this no disadvant age but a great gain, as he will be able to obtain a first-class article much cheaper than he would under the old system. We shall exert our selves to the utmost as heretofore to give our customers full satisfaction, and every order will be executed in our usual first-class style—but we shall no longer run any unnecessary risk. Under the' cash system we are prepared to offer a special line of tweeds at the following unusually low prices :—Gentleman’s suit made to order, £2 18s 6d ; ladies’ tailor made ulster, £2. All other goods in proportion, for cash only. CRAIGHEAD & CO., TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, Tancred Street,



JQUNEDIN BREWERY. CELEBRATED xxxx AND BITTER ALE, BITTER ALE. PLEASES BOTH EYE AND PALATE. TONIC AND WHOLESOME. Guaranteed absolutely free from adultera tion. The following are specimens of the com pliments we are receiving frequently : ft Please ship by next boat 3 hhds Ale, same as last; very wood indeed.”—Bluff. “ I believe your beer is the best in the market. ” —Balclutha. “I must congratulate you on the quality of the beer : it is magnificent. If you can keep it up to that you have got a good thing.”—Waimate. KEAST & McOART&Y, Limited. Agents for Meukow’a Brandy, Roderick Dhu and Shaughraun Whiskies, and Mars den and Raffley’s celebrated Billiard Tables. 1266



E T H V E N. We beg to thank the inhabitants of Methven and surrounding districts for' the liberal support accorded us since our commencing Business here. We wish to notify that we have REMOVED nto our now and commodious premises, two doors south of our old offices. We have intro duced all sorts of General Merchandise into our Business, and are prepared to supply Stations and other large con sumers with every description Stores, &c., at wholesale rates. TIMBER ofjevery de scription at lowest current rates. Best Newcastle COAL from trie Old Lambton Mine. Builders requisites in IRON MONGERY, DOORS, SASHES, etc., always on hand. Feed OATS and Seed WHEAT and OATS on Sale. Oaten Sheaf CHAFF in any quantities (best quality). We have also on Sale Messrs Booth, McDonald and Co.’s celebrated ploughs, drays, rollers, DISC-H ARROWS, and other Farming Implements, which we are prepared to sell at Christchurch Prices, with freight added. We are also booking orders for McCormick’s Reapers and Binders, and farmers are advised to make early applica tions. Haxton and Beattie’s flexible Harrows. Grain and other Produce Stored on the most reasonable terms. Agents for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, ani Now Zealand Insurance Company. Land and Commission Agents. Loans negotiated.—C. J. W. Cookson, Jun. , and Co., - General Merchants, Methven. : Methven, July 9th, 1883. 7 66



Trees. Trees. Trees. SEALY BROS., NURSERY AND SEEDSMEN, Ashburton, HAVE FOR SALE, at very low prices, an extensive stock of every description. Our FOREST TREES include Pinus Insignia, P. Jefferii, P. Radiata, P. Austriaca, P. Maritima, Spruce and Scotch Firs, Oupressus, Mac rocarpa, Ash, Elm, etc. Our FRUIT TREES this season are the finest ever offered in Canterbury. The list of Pears, Plums, | Peaches, Cherries, Nectarines and Apples, includo all the old standard sorts as well a s many excellent'new kii.ds. In SHRUBS AND ROSES our stock is large and varied, and contains everything worthy of growth. For FENCING AND HEDGING we have an immense quantity of Macro carpa grown expressly for this purpose in pots and boxes; also, Holly, Thorn Quicks, Privet, Matapo, Laurel, African Box Thorn, Osage Orange, etc. Also, Rhubarb and Asparagus Roots, Goose berry and Currants of all sorts, Quince, Mulberry, Almonds, Walnuts, Grape Vines, etc. Sealy Bros., ASHBURTON. 7 56 John Broom, IGN WRITER, DECORATOR, COACH PAINTER, &c. Orders may be left at McColl’s, Ashbur ton Hotel ; or Husband’s Stables, Hill’s Hotel. 1257



Conveyances- LONGBEACH ROYAL MAIL COACH Leaves Longbeach for Ashburton daih (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 a. ni., Waterto 8.-10 a. m., Ashton 8.25 a.m.. Wheatston 8.45a.i., arriving at Ashbum.-- in rim for the 10.24 express from *<;••«<• - • to Timor a. The nuacb leav.w i tie coa tables, Wakanui R"ad (opposite Central Hotel), Ashburton', at 1.5 p. m., arriving st Longbeach at 7.3i 1 p. m. Parcels or v>rdera left at any of th< above places wi'l receive strict attention Fares—Through single fares, 5s ; return same day, Bs. From this date RETURN' FARE at SINGLE RATES, on Saturdays only, between Waterton and Ashburton. W. B. BOND, j Proprietor, 4270 Longbeach. mINWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS X RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA ROYAL MAIL COACH. This Coach leaves Hood’s Hotel, Moun Somers, for Anama Railway Station, at 7.30 a m. and 5.35 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday; returning to Mount Somer on the arr'val of each train.



Parcels and Luggage punctually attended to. Single fares, ?s; return, 3s. JOHN HOOD Boarding Houses, &c. rnHE GLASGOW PIE HOUSE, X Corner of Dowling and Princes streets, Dunedin, J. DONALDSON, Proprietor. Has opened a place in connection with the above, which he has christened “THE BODEGA,” and can promise to supply his friends with a better Glass of Wine or Beer, direct, from the cask in a cool cellar, than they can obtain anywhere in the city. Dowling Street. Princes street, “THE BODEGA.’ au 17 PANAMA HOUSE (late a stee’s), Tanored street Ashburton. The undersigned begs to inform the pubic that he has REMOVED from the rrince Albert Dining-rooms to the more commodious Boarding-house lately in the occupation of Mr Anstee, where he hopes I to merit the same patronage bestowed upon him as heretofore. Good Bath room. S. LUCAS, Proprietor. PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND TEMPERANCE HOTEL C. TRUCKLE begs to return thanks tc his friends and the public for their patron age since he has taken over the Prince Albert : Boarding House, and trusts bj always keeping a good table and accommo dation for boarders and travellers to re ceive a continuance of the same. Privatt rooms for , families. C, TRUCKLE Prince Albert Boarding House and Tern perance Hotel, near Cookson’s Stables Wills street, Ashburton ; next’ Odd fellows’ Hall, and one minute’s walk fron the Railway Station. Charges stncth moderate.



Hotels FOREST HOTEL. John Tisch, Who has again taken the hotel at Alford Forest, would be glad to receive a call from his old friends and as many new ones as can make it convenient to give a look in. Good accommodation for horses. 1328



H B U R T O N : HOT E L. ' ARCHIBALD M'COLL (for many years Manager of the la'te Sir Cracroft Wilson’s Rangitata Station) begs to in form his numerous Friends and the gene ral public that he has taken possession of the Ashburton Hotel, which has been greatly improved and entirely re-furnished and re-decorated, and is now replete with every convenience and comfort. A. M‘Ooll would, therefore, assure his patrons that they will have every atten tion bestowed on them. Excellently Furnished PRIVATE APA RTM ENTS for FAMILIES. All Liquors kept in stock are under the special supervision of the Proprietor, who will guarantee them to be of the best de scription and quality. The Hotel is situate close to the Ash burton Bridge, and the Stabling (being now under the Proprietorship of Mr James W. M c ßae, late ol the Somerset Stables)', is sufficient guarantee that Coun try Visitors will meet with every Ac commodation in that respect. 1330



Metropolitan temperance hotel, Chkistchdkch. S. Stoddard BEGS respectfully to inform the Public that he HAS TAKEN THE ABOVE HOTEL, And all necessary improvements are being made to ensure the comfort of Customers. Grilled Steaks, Chops, and Hot Meals at all hours. The Hotel Bar is now open from 7 a. m. to 11 p.m., where Coffee is always ready and all Temperance Drinks can be pro cured. TEA TO ORDER, Tripe and Fish Suppers Every Night (Sundays excepted), from 7 to 10 o’clock p.m. A Green for the use of Families and Children adjoining the Hotel. 1365



Medical. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. EPPS’S COCOA. BREAKFAST. BY a thorough knowledge of the naturaj laws which govern the operations ol digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the line properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us ma f heavy doctor’s bills. . It is by the , ad. oious use ol such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually buil* uj. until strong enough to resist every ten dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladiss are. floating around us ready to attack wherever there <is t weak point. We may escape many a fatal ah..-ft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.— Bee article in. the Civil Service Gazette. : Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in packets, labelled JAMES EPPS AND CO., HOMOEOPATHIC CHEMIST, LONDON. Also, EPPSj CHOCOLATE ESSENCE



Medical DEAFNESS. —Quacks calling them salvos “ Doctors,” are utterly ruin ing the organs of hundreds suffering'from d iifness, charging from L 5 to L2O for so doing. 1 h»vf 'w > -.if-.i linie remedies (\>) J, r . i.-.i r >lll Colds ; Nil. ‘2 tin i .i.j.. in ig .e pans of the T> .iiiiiii. ini) fom r c.pai- sent me by those u'orld-k.M'iwn iuria s, the la;e and pre sent jeiiior ::urgouns „f the Royal .Dis pensary f..r Diseases of the Ear.—Send stamps for particulars to T. B, Hanna foud, Auckland, N.Z. 1270 JQR HEILBRON’-o WORM CAKEd These Cakes are principally prepared from Herbs, and do not contain any dan gerously active ingredients. They have a wonderful effect in curing children', aa well as grown persons, by removing the worms. They have been with grea suo ess introduoy into the principal families in Europe, Australia, an t Mew Zealand. They are guaranteed to do away, in a very short time, with many serious complaints like Bronchitis, Pil.s, Dicers, Ulcerated Throats, etc., if taken in time, as these sicknesses are often caused by worms of all kinds, especiolly by the Tape, Worm, and by the most dangerous Thread Worm, which, if not destroyed in time, will fiOon create the oardly-curafcle Worm Fever. The smallest, the Thread Worm, will mpre than any other worm penetrate .through all the crevices of the body up to the brain. An example was recently wit nessed, where a child falling continually into fits (the parents not. knowing, the cause) at last died with the brain .affected by the too fatal Thread Worm/ Still more recently there was a case, a grown man whose seat was affected by the Thread Worm, and who s after trying many sorts of remedies, without effect yras, directly relieved by a dose of



Dll HEILBRON’S v Worm Cakes. There are cases where the worms come away that they almost pan be counted then often they come away in whole-clots and sometimes in a thick and slimy stuff, and although not so perceptible,.still they are caused to leave by Dr fleilbron’a Worm Cakes. And there have been qthfir cases where children affected with Worms, when coughing or sneezing, do discharge them through the mouth and'nosA : The symptoms of Worms are generally as follows ;—Lassitude, Giddiness,( De pression of Spirits, Impaired Appetite (which if not acted against, will engender diseases of the bile), Disorder of the Stomach and Digestive Organs, Sick Headaches, Vomiting, Disturbed Sleep, and many more serious complaints, in cluding Fits, of which last many persons have been cured by these Worm Cakes. No time should be lost in removing these Worms, else the consequence will be Befi ous, as they will increase in size and quantity, and ultimately spread through out the intestines. If Worms ‘are l ne glected for a time they Will do so much damage as to make it beyond hUinan aKill to restore and -reorganise the system of digestive organs! ’ ' DIRECTIONS FOE USB. J The quantity of these Worm'Cakes to be taken at a dose depends mostly on the .age and constitution of the most cases a couple of-closes will drive the worms away for many years, if not en tirely. As a standard : A dose for a dhfld up to 2 years'will be half a Cake ; from 2 to. 4 years old, one whole Cake ; from 4 to 8 >ears, one Cake and a half; fromßto 14, two Cakes ; and so to increase the age, but never more than four Oakes at one dose. Grown females may gene rally take three Cakes at a dose; rand grown men four Cakes, according to con stitution. The most effective way of using these Worm Cakes is by taking the dose before going to bed, and on the following morning to take a cup of hot tea before breakfast. ... As I am not certain how long ! may stay in this town, and as these .Worm Cakes can be obtained at a very small ex pense families will do w-11 to liave always a small supply of them.at their houses. Orders for the Country promptly MRS E. HOMBERG, Sole Agejit. Ashburton Agents—Mr J. M. : Caßl* bridge ; Messrs Andrewes Bros.; Mr B. Alcorn 5



KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES. COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM Composed of the purest articles. These Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious drug, therefore the most delicate 'can 'feMe them with perfect confidence. Their beneficial effect is' speedy and certain. This old, -un • failing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent Physicians.. (In use nearly 60 years). MEDICAL TESTIMONV. July 25th, 1877. 22, Cold Harbour Lane, London. Sir, —Your Lozenges are -excellent, and their beneficial effect most reliable. I strongly recommend them in cases of cough and asthma. You are at, liberty to state: this as my opinion, formed from many years’ experience, J. Bringloe, M.R.C.S.L., L.S.A., L.M. J " Mr. T. Keating, Indian Medical Service. Dear Sir, —Having tried your Lozenges in India, I have much pleasure in testifying to their beneficial effects in cases of ih'cipient consumption, asthma and bronchial-affections. I have prescribed them largely, with the best results, • • ' i W. B. G, , Apothecary, H.M.S. ,KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES art sold by all Chemists,, in tins of various sizes, each having the words, “Keating’s Cough Lozenges” engraven on the government stamp. Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Worm Tablet^ A PURELY VEGETABLE WEETMEAT both in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method’of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild - preparation, ■ and is especially adapted for children. Sold in ns; by - all Chemists and Druggists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London Export Chemist and Druggist. STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDEK FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH, i CAUTION TO PURCHASER, The value of this well-known Family Medi. cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned extent sive sale has induced SPURIOUS I MIT A'" TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANC E so closely resemble thedri ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to ; ,th: public to give a special caution against the usel of SUCH IMITATIONS.



Purchasers are therefore requested careful!; to observe the four following distinct! v characteristics, without which none ar genuine : Ist—ln every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, SURREY, are engraved on the Cover nth eii Stamp affix to each packet. 2nd—Eacn Single Powder has directions fo: the dose, and he words, JOHN Steeduan Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereoti. 3rd —The name, Steetjman, is always spell with two EE’s. , 4th —The manufacture is carried on solelv at Walworth, Surrey. > ' Sold in Packets by all Chemists ana Medi cine Vendors. ' 's' SK for POWELL’S BALSAM of aniseed aors. g Kkmpthorn, Prosser and Co