GHOSTS AS DEBT COLLECTORS.

The necessity for increasing the! severity of the Bankruptcy Law, which! has compelled Administration after! Administration to propose fresh legis-j lation in order to secure the payment of just debts, would not be felt if the! debtors could be thoroughly convinced j of the truth of one of the Ulster super stitions which Mrs Damant describes! in her pleasant paper in the currents number of the “Antiquary.” In the northern province the common people have a belief, or perhaps it would be better to say had a belief—for Ulster, like all the rest of the world, is exposed | to the dissolvent forces of this sceptical! century —that the soul could not rest! ; in peace if any of the debts incurred whilst it was in the body were left un-| paid; Mrs Damant tells two stories | illustrating the operation ot this super stition, in both of which the defunct debtor haunted the homes of the sur viving relatives until they paid his; creditors that which was owing. The; first was a tale of three brothers, who lived together for years on the confines of a great bog. One of them died, and one night some years after, as one of the survivors was looking out at the Starlit sky, the spirit of the dead man spoke out of the darkness and told them that he had lingered there year

after year, till cockcrow every night, trying to get a word with them, but • they never had noticed him. He had wanted, he said, to make one very urgent request: —‘“He told them if they fulfilled it he would surely be freed, and would wander no more near the dreary bogs. Speech had been given him to rin a towffiPwiwe3eMd ort& s&yM Msell some cattle at a fair should be paid. The money had been spent, on himself, and he had ‘thought shame’ to tell his brothers, who would pay it with difficulty. Till it was paid, the gates of Paradise QQdd neverhim; if before Ea«ep»st%fts fiScMrged, they might think of him on Easter Sunday, when released souls go home to heaven. As he spoke his voice grew fainter, and with ucrfarewell he seemed to melt away 'into air. Of course the money was scraped together and faith fully paid, and on Easter morning, as the brothers 6ofe£ii Mifl T waft passing near them told of the release of one spirit in prison on its way to happiness.” The other story relates to a widow whose husband had died of fever in the hospital. Her husband’s spirit could cd£aartifo*l3Phte time owing to the cock which roosted over the porch; but one night, when she the door slowly opened and some one entered. The rest of the story is told as followsnpijpr made her powerless to spdat, till in the darkness she heard the heartbroken sigh that pleads for some sign from .the living, and then lHg^l^(f?Mrate 7 To i ask and hear that the soul of her husband was beside her. He came.tp, tell of a debt he had 'on his return from England. Unless it was paid he must bi ?e in vain. #( Next * morning she walked again to the distant town and shopkeepers wondered at her knowledge of what her husband said was a secret from ‘the Wifef the debts. They were very small. She sold all she possessed, and was paying the few shillings towards the account, when the shopkeeper suddenly asked her . the cause of her miserably altered looks. She told her tale, and he was so moved by I?#’ tore up the receipt in part and wrote one in full, which sent her from his presence happy and con^ted. r ,, !^ut^s-tl^i 9n>y means of a livelmooa 'ihemad were gone, she had'to go to the workhouse, where she ended her davs: not, however, till she ha2Hflfe i feeling once again the * cold waft’ telling of her husband’s freedom, while she knelt at mass among the other paupers ~6ti Easter morning.” -The supernatural sanction, however, is than the prayers of a tormented ghost, and, perhaps, considering the immense number of in these latter days, it is as well for the living that they are subject to no “ cold wafts " from the other world. If “cold wafts” were added to the existing draughts, the Stock Exchange would become a cave of yEolus , ,

m&, ASgBUfIT.QN GUABpiAfi[^<gjj!g42ja. /1883

Printed and published daily, for the Proprietors,. : by Angus K, Chapman, of Ashburton, at Thk Ashburton Guardian Printing; '• ; Office, We it street, Ashburton,. Friday, June 22 1883



Nearly 300 Maoris have passed through Opunake on their way to Parihaka, Fifty Occupied buggies, aijijt.be remainder were on horseback. A’.l were well dressed, and none pulled up at the hotel, but marched straight through like a cavalry regiment. They were prevented from coming-througn on Saturd|oAaf to be the date for holding the meetings at Parihaka. Many have come from Wanga nui, Waitotara, and other places down the a&tf# at'iftw head of the procession. It is believed tmyftrill only be .perint&W l to remain at Parihaka twenty-four hours. A St Petersburg correspondent of the JlTeto York Sun dwells upon the curious fact that Nihilism has an almost irresis tible fascination for women. Among the recent arrests is that of Vera Figner, about which he says:—“ If Mrs Langtry should be arrested and proved to be a Fenian agent, London would not he more stirred by the news than the people here have been by the arrest of Vera Figner. I have before me the pictures of both beauties, and am at a loss to say which is the more charming and perfect, the Jersey Idly or the Nihilist Faith (Vera means faith). Vera has received the best pos sible education. She is an accomplished musician, a charming singer, and a good actress. While moving in society in this city and elsewhere, she knew no equal among her sisters. The highest rank and Wealth were at her command, hut she preferred the dangerous life of a Nihilist agent. Sophy Porovsky, who could have been a Court lady if she had wished, will be known in history as the chief of the regicides, I could name many families of princes, noblemen, clergymen, and rich merchants who have lost their daughters in the Nihilist cause.’’ Holloway's Pills.—Health or Wealth, No sane person would hesitate an instant in the choice between these two conditions. Now is the season to secure the former either by restoring or confirming it. These Fills ex pel all impurities from the system which fogs, fhnl vapours, and variable temperatures in .gender daring winter ; this medicine also acts most wholesomely upon the skin by disgorging the liver of its accumulated bile, and by ex citing the kidneys to more energetic action ; the appetite for food and strengthens the digestive process. The stomach and liver, ' which most disorders originate, are fully under the centrol of these regenerative Pills, which CCt very kindly yet most efficiently on the kindly yet mosi bowels—[Advt]



sassssssss^saasK-MBSi^^ - The Salvation Army was the subject of discussion at the Convocation ot li Canter bury} which assembled for the despatch of business on 10ch April. The Arch bishop of Canterbury, in referring to the matter, stated that no report had been prepared by the Committee appointed some months ago on the subj’eot of the Salvation Army. The Committee had met; but in the face of overwhelming business which had been presented to the members in other affairs, there had been no time for the research which would be necessary before the report could be en tered upon. ;He considered it would be well for the Committee to bo constituted as a Committee of enquiry only. The Bishop of Winchester .thq A?my seemed to be doing an important work in some parts; but the Bishop'of Exeter stated that the Atffiy w]as not pursuing holiness of life in all respects, and that their action in holding meeting? at jiight of both sexes led to deplorable conse quence*, and .<to unholiness of life. The Bishop of Lichfield said that he was con vinced that the Army was doing no solid good, and that it, was likely to lead ta a terrible reaction, and one which would be dangerous to religion. The Bishop of Hereford concurred in the view that the Army was doing woric which, W,a r s dangerous. The Bishop of Exeter said that there was sufficient evidence to* justify the Church declining to work with the Army. It was eventually determined that the Committee should be withdrawn, and that the reference should be -dis ■ charged, and that a Committee should be formed to consider all questions referring, to the spiritual needs of the masses, especially in all large towns.



Prospectus P ROSPE C T U S OF THE Lion Brewery Co. (LIMITED), ASHBURTON. CAPITAL £20,000 In 4,000 shares of £5 each, Of which only 2,0Q0 shares are now offered to the public. Provisional Directors : Joseph Ivess, Esq., M. H.R -H. -T. Winter, Esq , J. P: Donald Wiliamson, Esq., Mayor of Ashburton. i;Hugo Friedlander, Esq. (Messrs. Fried lander Bros.) David Thomas, Esq. (Messrs. Matson, Cox and Co.) John C;irterjrEsq.-(!Vle»ar3., Wilkin and '■ - > William Horne, Esq. (N.Z, Grain , . Agency Co.) t Dr: W. GV Ross. ' Joseph Clark, Esq, Octavius DSjjhyj Esq; " ' Bankers —Bank of New Zealand. ; ( • W. Parnell, Esql Secretary, pro tern—W. H. Gundry. The Company is proposed to be formed for the 'purpose of purchasing the pro perty Egad business of the Lion Brewery Company in Ashburton/ The very extensive agricultural district, in the centre of which the town of Ash burton is situated, is one in which a Very large private as well at hotel trade is carried on, and the facilities for brewing all that could be wished, and the water of better quality for the purpose than can be found elsewhere in the Province of Canterbury. ;■/; The Lion Brewery is situated on T.S. 366 and 367, at the corner of Dobson and Caps streets. ' The building is of brick, with a concrete cellar, which can be extended underground at a very small cost, and is quite new, having been erected about twelve months. The Building and,Plant is all of first class quality, well arranged and very com plete, and : with the connection already established it-is anticipated that there will be no difficulty in extending the -business, with the influence of the Company and capital throughout Canterbury, but particularly throughout the Ashburton County.., ‘ The success which has attended the Brewery Companies in every part of the world /offers a ' great inducement to capitalists and investors to. take up shares in Companies of this description, and the hive" the greatest confidence .in,the success of the proposed] Company, land hive Agreed to take One Thousand -Pounds’ worth of fully paid up shares should*the’ Gbrapany desire them to do so. «I(j.i»: further proposed to obtain the ser vices of a first-class brewer, to ensure a large and profitable trade being done. ■Although' thV. nominal capital of the Company is £20)000, a comparatively small'sumus-required to purchase,the pre sent premises and plant of the Lion Brev?ery, rr £3,000, the. stock: being taken*at Evaluation, The increased capital is required to ex tend the present premises and business, and also to, erect a (Ujalthouse. It is be lieved that malting will be a very profit able branch of the Company’s business, Jowing to the quantity of barley grown in lj ;he immediate district. 7 It is proposed to issue 2,000 shares only t present, but it will bo left to the dis cretion of the Provi-ioual Directors to Issue as many shares as they think desir able. .. v , r . ' I If proposed to call up £2 per share, as pequired, in calls of not more than 10s per fehsre, and at intervals, after the allot- not than.threeitnontbs. 'ThVreinaining shares will be issued to the public being given to existing shareholders) as the requirements pf the Gbpapajuyideveloive, aiidlic is confi dently believed that a substantial premium will be obtained on them, as in the case of other Brewery Companies, such premiums to be placed to a preserve fund, and there by strengthen the position of the Com h*ny. If the Company is not floated, the de posits will be returned in full to the appli cants. ;



Boarding Houses, &c. Fringe albert boarding tl - HOUSE, j Ip consequence .ol insufficient acodm g’ition at the Echo Dining Rooms, the rietor ;; has . taken ! the PRINCE !ERT HOUSE, where id table always be kept. Meals ti . Good Accommodation for oVrjdsrs, and Travellers, at 16a, 18s, and to meet the times. Private Rooms for ‘families. Remember the ad d^GsttTT-O^AKpES'Tbuokle, Prince Albert Boarding' 1 House, M'ills street, near the Railway Station. Lin i: 944 fr A 1 -Ai' : A" ; h o 0 S E, Jr.- - . 1 -/ , (late a stub's), T’.'i STREET AsHB^RTON. TJie undersigned, begs to inform the phbic.thaVhe,,has. REMOVED from the rjrihbeAlbert,piping-rooms to the more commodious Bc«^<Rng'' lately in the occupation of Mr Anstee, where he hopes t<| merit the_same, patronage bestowed upon him as heretofore. Good Bath room J ioi ' , :oh sj . -8. LUCAS, # ■ I v l- : ‘I ; :vii ■ • Proprietor. Oj:~.-c]r i-->| : ju:rr.; f'> oil I i'-’: X-,frcnTi...^: f|>o: ■ V O L U N T E B R S. w..\ -Ai-n. -.y ’ ■' - at‘, the iGuAßpipt Office, bib NeAr Volunteer Drill for 1883;-’r Pride Is each. Ctfi ii A ld.l -b > ■ 1- j ■ ! * A 1211



M UTUAL F 1 B-®—JNfciUUANGB- Lowest Rates of Premium. Insurers Share Profits without any Liability whatever. IHE AUSTRALIAN MERCANTILE; UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital £250,000, With power to increase. Twenty per cent, of the profits divided annually amongst the policy holders. Directors: John Blyth, Esq., of Messrs John Blyth and Co., President Alfred Sh-w, Esq., of Messrs A. Shaw and Co., Vice-President Joseph Webster, Esq., of Messrs Joseph Webster and Co, Robert Reid, Esq., of. Messrs Warne and Reid _. Stanford Chapman, Esq., of Messrs Vir goe, Son and Chapman. List of Shareholders: John Blyth, Esq., J.P., of Jehn Blyth and, -Co., merchants, Melbourne 'lifted ShaW, Esq., Wm. Hughes, Esq., Matthew Gill, Esq., of A. Shaw and Co., importers, Melbourne, Brisbane, GaviruShaw, Esq., J.P., merchant, Mer ■bourne _ < W. McLean, Esq., O. McLean, Esq., of McLean Bros, and Rigg, iron mer* i bhaiits, etc., Melbourne A. Currie,. Esq., of A. Currie and 00. merchants and shipowners F. S, Roberts, Esq., Henry Meeks, Esq., of Briscoe and Co., iron merchants* Melbourne, Sydney, etc. G. Whjttinghara, Esq., J. Whittmgham,: Esq., merchants and millowners, Melbourne Edward Duckett, Esq., wholesale iron monger, Melbourne W. P. Motfatt, Esq., Wm. Peacock, Esq., of Robertson and Moffatt, drapers, Melb nine Joseph Webster, Esq., of Joseph Webster and Go., Melbourne J. S. Peterson, Esq., John Whiting, Esq., of Wm. Peterson and Co., tea mer. chants, Melbourne James Dodgshun, Esq., Mayor elect of Melbourne Joseph Dodgshun, Esq;, of James Dqdg shun and Co., warehousemen Robert Reid, Esq.,of ; Warne and Reid, . warehousemen,,, .... , James McDougall, Esq., D. McDougall, t Esq. ,;of Messrs Bands and McDou gall, wholesale stationers A. Rowan, Esq.., J.P., of Do Castella and . Rowan, winegrowers ? -A - William Brooks, Esq., Melbourne Paper Mills • . John Thompson,-Esq., of Kilpatrick and : ■ Co., jewellers, etc. Hon. James Service, James Ormond, Esq., of James Service and Co., merchants Melbourne. * Thomas Swallow, Esq*, J.P., F.T. Der ha n, ,Esq , of Swallow .anq Ariel], biscuit manufacturers, Melbourne, mes Miller, Esp of James Miller and Oc jute manufacturers, Ed* Baines,Esq.,wholesale, Ironmonger, Melbourne J. A.Davies, Esd., miller,Richmonb Wm. Dean , Esq.,of Wm. Dean add 00., oil and colour merchants. 1 F. G Large, Esq., of Lange and Thone man, merchants D. Death, Esq., of Be&th, Schiess and Go., warehousemen- and manufao iv .. turertt i ■ O. Smith, Esq., J.P., J. : A. Fielding, Esq., of Smith, Winn and Fielding, malt* sters and merchants Thos. Alston, Esq,, J.P., of Alston and Brown, drapers " , V H. Moore, Esq., J. Christie, Esq., P. J. Spinks, Esq., of Moore, Christie, and Spinks, merchants, Melbourne Geo. R bertson, Esq., publisher,’ /Mel bourne Sydney, etc. Geo. Ramsden, Esq , miller, Melbourne H. N. Alcock, Esq., J.P., of Alcoctand Co., billiard table manufacturers John Jjorimer,Esq., W, Graham, ESq.,of Connell, Hogarth,. and, Co., mer chants, Melbourne 6. EL Traill, Esq., manager Oriental Bank Hastings Cunningham,, Esq., John E. Smyth, Esq.', of- Australian Mort gage and Agency Company,.limited P. Nettleton, Esq., J.P., wool merchant A Newell, Esq., of Newell and Co., mer chants - - ,•' ' : A ■ 1 ■ S. Chapman, Esq. of Yirgoe, Sob and Chapman, merchants. F. Throsseli, Esq., of Throasell and Tan kard, maltsters A. and R. Coughej, wine merchants, . Melbourne u : J. A. Kitchen, Esq., .of J.i Kitchen end Sons, candle manufacturers R. T,. Blackwell, Esq. of Brooks, Robin son and 00., glass, oil, and color merchants F. J. Sargood. Esq., H. Butler, Esq., of Sargood .. Butler and Nicholl, ware-, ' housemen, Melbourne and New Zea- : - land . : 3, Paterson, Esq., J. R. Laing, Esq., John M. Bruce,. Esq., of Paterson, Laing, and Bruce, warehousemen, Melbourne O. Fenwick, Esq., J.P,, of Fenwick Bros. warehousemen W. K. Thomson, Esq., J.P., S, Renwick, Esq., of James McEwan andiCo. iron merchants, Melbourne. Davies and Campbell, solicitors, Mel bourne B. Harper, Esq., of R. Harper and Ca, spice merchants and millers O. R. Parsons, E-q., Melbourne agent South British Insurance Company James Thomson, Esq., shipowner, Mel bourne r. E. White, Esq., of A. Shaw and Co. merchants, Brisbane W. G. Stephens, Esq., of Stephens and Watts, drapers A. Parker, Esq., of R. Goldsbrough and Co., Limited W. E. Adcock, Esq., of Adcock, Bros., merchants,. Hon. J. C. Francis, 0.M.G., of Francis and McPherson OharlesCarnpboll, Esq,, of O. Campbell and C0..,' lime and cement merchants John L. Roberts, Esq., director City of Melbourne Bank A. B. Robinson, Esq,, commercial editor of the Age J. B. Simmons, Esq., commercial editor of the Telegraph, Wiseman Brothers, woollen warehouse men A. Jack, Esq., of A. Jack and Co., whole sale stationers H. J. Langdon, Esq., J.P., of H. J, Langdon and Co., dryaalters 3, T. Russell, Esq., manager Melbourne Exchange Hugh McNeill, Esq., of Briscoe and Co., Dunedin O. Forrester, Esq., Victoria Sugar Com pany John Binnie, Esq., of George Webstei and Co., merchants Ac., &c., &c. Christchurch Board of Directors: William Pratt, Esq., Chaiitnan Henry Thomson, Esq., M.H.R. William S. range, Esq. John Frith Roberta, Esq. H. Hobday, Esq, J. McVEY BAIRD, Manager for New Zealand, iffices: Hereford street West, Adjoining Union Bank. Insurances against J ire effected on almost every desci i; I ion of property. All Losses promptly M-ttled in Christ church. Agents' for-Ahhl at d Dia rict: : : L : fc ;o;.u As oo . j .



M 1 Hotels : ' ;■ t f ." ' BTROP'-'I ITAN TEMPERANCE HOTEL, : CHRISTCHURCH. * b.' Stoddard BEGS respectfully to inform the Public, that he ; HAS TAKEN THE ABOYE 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. in , 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 FOREST HOTEL. John Tisch, Whc 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 HBURTON HOTEL. ARCHIBALD M‘COLL (for many years Manager of the late Sir Cracroft Wilson’s Rangitata Station) begs to in form his numerous Friends and the gene ral pnblic that h'e 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'Coll would, therefore, assure his patrons that they will have every atten tion bestowed on them.



Excellently Furnished PRIVATE APARTMENTS for FAMILIES. , , All Liquors kept in stock are under the special supervision of the Proprietor, who will guarantee them to'be of the beat 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'Rae, late of the Somerset Stables), is sufficient guarantee that Coun try Visitors will meet with every Ac commodation in that respect. 1330 rpHE 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 Business Notices. DEAFNESS. —Quacks calling" them selves “ Doctors,” are utterly ruin ing the organs of hundreds suffering from deafness, charging from L 5 to L2O for so doing. I have two infallible remedies (No. 1, deafness arising from colds ; No. 2, the thickening of the parts of the Tympanum) from recipes sent me by those world-known Aurists, the late and pre sent Seniqr Surgeons of the Royal Dis pensary fur Diseases of the Ear.—Send stamps for particulars to T. B. Hanna ford, Auckland, N.Z. 1270



JQ U NEDIN BREWERY. CELEBRATED 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 : i *• Please ship by next boat 3 hhds Ale, ■same as last; very good indeed.” —Bluff. “ I believe your beer is the best in the market.”—Balclutha. I “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 & McCarthy, Limited. Agents for Meukow’s Brandy, Roderick Dhu and Shaughraun Whiskies, arid Mitrs den and Raffley's celebrated Billiard AND Tables. 1266



JT IS ALL THE RAGE. S. SiARLE’S Drapery Sale, THE NEW SH DP, BARGAINS East street. BARGAINS The New Shop. The New Shop. 1347



John Broom, SIGN WRITER, DECORATOR, COACH PAINTER, &c. Orders may be left at McColl’s, Ashbur ton Hotel ; or Husband’s Stables, Hill’s Hotel. 1257



OENTRAL SHOEING FORGE. J. H. Stephens •[Late with P. Journeaux), Begs to inform the Farmers and general public of Ashburton that he has taken over the premises adjoining the Central Hotel. SHOEING AND GENERAL JOBBING WORK executed with care, and at reasonable rates. 637



THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. Published Daily, Can be obtained from the follow in AGENTS, who will receive order*.



Business Notices. An EVIL AND ITS REMEDY.—T y the Editor,t—lt is ahealthy £%n ofthe times! when our local papers are beginning to deal! in a fearless manner with bankrupts and tlfej 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 tOi 'Pur ..boasted. civilisation. ; We (the under signed) have been, doing business in Ashbur-; ton about years, and the money we have, lost during that period by , bankrupts, levan-j 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. C. Byel, Q Y S f E E SALOON. Fresh and Smoked FISH always oh hand. Tea and Coffee at all hours. Also, Fried Fish. Note the address—Wills street, next Cooksdh’s Stables. 1213



ONjDERS WILL NEVE CEASE WHILE Hayes & Co. ARB SLAUGHTERING THEIR GOODS At the following prices : The above are Special Lines we are offering at IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. OUR BOOT STOCK IS GRAND At Prices that must please all. Observe the address— HAYES & CO., n 4 Bullock’s Arcade.



P. & D. Duncan, 4 GRIODLTURAL IMPLEMENTS lx MANUFACTUBERS, CHRISrCHUKOH AND AsHBUBTON, Having ; been appointed AGENTS at Ash burton for the LEERING REAPER AND TWINE BINDERS, We are now prepared to taka 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 MoCORMICK’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 oU every description of MACHINERY at reasonable charges. 1015



y ICTORI A HOUSE, EAST STREET. Dimant & Coe, Are still selling at prices which have gained for their establishment such an immense popularity in the past. All goods marked in plain figures, and sold at a profit calculated to afford such advantages as no other house in town can permanently offer. Our WINTER STOCK recently re ceived is Extraordinary Good Value. DIMANT & COE, REAPY-MONEY DRAPERS CLOTHIERS, &0., Victoria House, East street, Ashburton. 816



HOTOGRAPHY 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. 966



Business Notices. Jp LOWER ROOTS. FLOWER ROOTS -s Ashburton Nursery. ABBOTT & Co., ‘ i NURSERYMEN AND. FLORISTS,' HAYF OR' SALE j All kinds of P OWER ROOTS and' BEDDING PLANTS .1 BOUQUETS, Hand and Table, made up on the shortest notice, cheaper than any other in the trade. Note the Address, Mill Race Road, Back Saunders’ Mill. s!3 (J 0 FARMERS.’ The undersigned are CASH PUR CHASERS of WHEAT OATS BARLEY And are prepared to offer the highest market price for prime samples. Cash advances made against Grain placed in our hands for Shipment to Lon don or Foreign mrrkets. Cornsacks (fait weight.) and Twine at the lowest current rates. GRAIN STORED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. C. J. W. COOKSON, Junr., & CO., General Merchants, nl Methven. W. Peugelly, rjUILOR AND HABIT MAKER, Durham street South, Christchurch. au!2 JNTERN ATIONAL EXHIBITION. ONLY GOLD MEDAL AWARDED. T. E. Procter, l OCULISTS’ OPTICIAN | 150, LOWER HIGH STREET, I CHRISTCHURCH [ (Opposite Borough Hotel). Section XYII., Class 77 Scientific; I Apparatus. Jurors—A. W. Bickerton, j R. R. Robinson, A. E. Edwards. Thos. j R. Procter, Christchurch : For exoel l lence of workmanship and great variety of i spectacle glasses suited for every? descrip tion of optical defect, These are shown in all stages of manufacture, both in quartz and glass. The local manufacture of these glasses is of considerable import ance, being made in every combination of spherical and cylindrical form required. • There sre also exhibited some very well madp condensers,, and some “ Oodding ton,” “ Stanhope,” and other lenses. The jurors consider this an exhibit of special merit, and recommend a certificate of gold medal. dl2



rjIHE KING IS DYEING. First Order of Merit and Silver Medal International Exhibition. G. KING begs to inform the public 5 of Ashburton that he has appointed 1 Messrs ANDRE WES BROS.’ as SOLE AGENTS for this district. Ladies and - Gentlemen can have their Clothes Dyed to look new, at a reasonable price, by ji leaving them with Andrewes Bros. They J will be returned in a week. Damask Curtains, Table Covers, French Merinos, r Silks, Ribbons, Velvets, Lace, and r Feathers Dyed or Cleaned.. Kid Gloves s Cleaned. G. KING, 98 Madras Street, Christchurch. ■ > F. S. Shearer, OF THE May bank works, tinwald, begs to thank the public for theii past support, and takes this opportunity to intimate that he is ain position to Manufacture and Repair on the shortest notice all kinds of Machinery, such as— Flour Mills, Saw Mills, Wheels (cogged r and water wheels), Combines, Engines, Hand and Foot Treshing Machines J also; : all kinds of Spring Carts, Drays, Traps j &c. ■ ■ • ' ' Shearer & Lewis, GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, AND Veterinary Shoeing Forge, Having secured the services of a first-class Shoeing Smith, defy competition. All orders entrusted to their care will receive prompt attention at reasonable charges. ; Agents for McCormick’s Reapers .and Binders. Note the Address— Great South road, Tinwald. 690 d rjIHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. PRICE ONE PENNY. published evert evening. Advertisers are reminded that The Ashburton Guardian is the ONLY DAILY PAPER published between Christchurch and Timaru, and com mands a LARGER CIRCULATION throughout the County of Ashburton than any other Journal. The Ashburton Guardian will be forwarded to any address in the colony for 24s per annum (paid in advance), or 6s 6d per quarter, postage extra. The Ashburton Guardian circulates largely in the Town and Suburbs, and also in Rakaia, Chertsey, Seafield, Meth ven, Alford Forest, Mount Somers, Wakanui, Longbeach, Ashburton Forks, Tinwald, Winslow, Waterton, an every part of the County of Ashburton within the reach of postal communicat thus being the best general as well as local medium for Advertising. Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. Q E. FOOKS AND SONS, Architects, ihviL Engineers, Valuators, Licensed Surveyors, and Land Brokers, THE TRIANGLE, ‘WAKANUI ROAD, Ashburton. rpHEODORE B. JACOBSEN, Architect, Office removed to Hereford street, oppo site “ Shades," OHISTCHUROH. f P.S.—Communications promptly at- \ tended to, I



X Public C^pawas.- EW ZEALAND, LOAN «&■ MER-; CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). .... i ■ : i : Makea :LTEEBAL CASH . ADVANCES . : i ®n ; Freeholds!, ioa Stations and Stock, , Wifi on growing: clips of : Wool. .REGIES-,CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, : Grain, Tallow,:Leather, IL.les, Skins, etc., for.sale-.in New Zealand, Aus- : traliair, and London Markets; UNDERTAKES INDENTS of British, Continental, East Indian, and Ameri can goods, and Commissions in all branches of Mercantile Business. Supplies, WOOL PACKS and COHN SACKS, at Lowest Current Rates. AGENTS IN CANTERBURY FOR— Ruston Proctor and Co.’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to be the Best Machines imported into Now 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, n lO - Ashburton. Medical. OKI’S NEW ZEALAND Herbal Remedies: Completely conquered by Monk’s Herbal Extract (Registered), Price 2s 6d and 4s per bottle. The above “Extract” is one of the most marvellous discoveries of the age. Its effects are instantaneous, and never fail in chronic or acute cases, however severe. The great properties of this medicine consist in its never producing costive nesa > , no matter - how freely used, and its being perfectly harmless and purely her bal, yet curing Diarrhoea, Dysentery; Eng lish Cholera, etc., with the greatest cer tainty. Capital, £3,000;000. • Reserve, £200,000. DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, &d.



TESTIMONIALS. Eangiora, July 7, 1881. Sir,’— Having carefully examined the N.Z. Herbal Extract, I find it to be skilfully prepared vegetable preparation, possessing the properties of the plants from which it is derived in a highly con centrated state, a fact which I have veri fied by evaporating a fluid drachm placed in a watch glass over a spirit lamp. On weighing the result, a dark green extract, I found the Weight to be 14J grains. On further submitting the extract to analysis I found it to be rich In tannin. In a large number of cases of ordinary diarrhoea* as well as in many chronic oases and in dysentery, Ihave proved it to possess great specific control, added to the unusual feature in a majority of diarrhoea medi cines, that it does not subsequently con stipate the bowels. I feel satisfied that from the number of trials I have been enabled to make of it in a somewhat ex tensive practice, it is a most valuable addition to modern therapeutics. The following cases are taken at ran dom from my note book : Case No. I—Mrs M , West Eyre ton, suffering for two years from chronic dysentery, which had reduced her almost to a skeleton. After a fortnight’s trial not only had the diarrhoea stopped, but she commenced eating meat without pain, and the usual concomitant vomiting. In two months she had gained 181bs weight. Case No. 2—A Gr.,child, aged fiveyears. Fortnight diarrhoea. Was effectually cured on third day. Case No. 3—A soldier who had con tracted dysentery in India got a small two ounce phial, and w»a. well before he had finished half of it.



(Signed) Charles DeLacy McCarthy, M. A., M. 8., etc., Trinity College, Dublin. Surgery, Rangiora, July, 1881, MONK’S NEW ZEALAND HERBAL MIXTURE FOR KURA LG I A, Price, 3s 6d per bottle. The Mixture acts like a 'charm in the above painful disease, and gives almost instantaneous relief. Testimonials to prove the efficicacy of the “New Zea land Herbal Mixture,”, can be seen at the Agents. From Capt. Kennedy, U.S.s. Hauroto, Port Chalmers, Feb. 7th, 1883. Dear Sir, —Thanks tor the medicine you were kind enough to send me,. I have only to say that in my caserr-a severe, attack of neuralgia in the head—it afforded me considerable relief. It has also the advantage of not being in the least nau seous, like most remedies. I remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, i: A. Kennedy. Mr H. D. Monk. Sole Wholesale and Retail Agent for Ashburton County, J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Pharmaceutical Chemist. Sole Proprietor, I H, D. MONK, 1058 Dunedin, New Zealand.



h 3 ■ 03 Oh « O°M B*" O Sh VH a. a a g 3 8° W ad HH fcM 0° * TH E Marvellous i Remedy for I HOARSENESS, COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS CONSUMPTION, AND Chest Diseases. General Agents for New Zealand— KEMPT HORNE, PROSSER, A 00. 696 e & w o° 35 Q S ■^CC * 2 St ?w jQOGTOE ERNEST LO U/’S Cherry Pectoral, An invaluable Medicine in all the stages of Consumption, and not to be surpassed in efficacy for Coughs, .Bronchitis, Asthma, Hoarseness, Loss of Voice, Difficulty of Breathing, Influenza, Spasmodic Group, Hooping Cough, and all affections of the Throat, Bronchise, and Lungs. Prepared only by H. N. CITRON, : Chemist, Ababoa, New Zealand. May be obtained from every Chemist in • hburton and Storekeeper in the Country. . au7 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.



ml buz . ■ IMPORTANT to all affl«td<J wWh . Dicers, Scurvy, Sores, ! or Wcuiids-6f any deacript oa. i YATES’ II iPcvTENI? BRITISH prepay only by Mrs BUr ua(d atigh teroftb b Mb Mr Yates), ranted to cure Burns, Scalds;' CbtsP'br Wounds of any kind, atm; of ever sb long standing. • Red Ointment, a certain Witt for Ulcers ; Green Ointment, fa’certain cure, for Scrofula .or King's Evil; : White Ointment, a.certain- cure;;foriSwetlidgs nr Inflammation in any, part of ithe -bodYor limbs, Lumps inothe 'Thrpaft,i Hdra ISip ples, Gathered Breasts; etc. at Directions for use—Spread the Red and Green Oint. mentslightly on^inea,rag no bigger rfchan the wound’’; the White Ointipent uL.tipibp rubbed by, the hand over the part affected- Also, YATES’ PURIFYING DRQP&for Gravel or, Pains in the Loins; dpaorfof Gravel, from 20 to 30 drops in’, a, table spoonful of cold water at bedtunp+u,The Ointments are sold in pots at 2sj9d.e&ch| and the Drops the. same price,? 2»9djper bottle. These Ointments anfLDropsi.haVf effected astonishing cures ip New,Zealand. Names and addresses of over 60 persons cured, some of diseases of 30 years standing, may be obtained by applying tq Mu BURNS, at the above address, ~ Agents for Ashburton—AsDßEWEa Baps. :9c GRATEFUL COMFORTING EP P S’S 000 OA. BREAKFAST; BY a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operational digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties jof ; well selected cocoa, Mr. Eppa,,Jhas provided our breakfast tables with -a - .delicately flavoured beverage which may have us many heavy doctor’s bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of ! diet’ thkt a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough; to resist every ten dency to disease. Hundreds of'subtle maladiss are floating aroundua ready to attack wherever there is s wbakpoint; We may escape many a fatalabaft hy keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and. a properly nourished See article in the Civil Service Gazette ;



pJMade simply with boiling water or miSc; Sold only in packets; labelled : EPPS AND CO., ; HOMOIOi'ATHIC CHEMIST ' LONDON. ‘ !< ■ ■ J Also. ■ : ' EPPS CHOCOLATE ESSENCE :; JQR HEILBRON’S WORHf UAKST; These Cakes are principally prepared, from Herbs, and do not contain any .dan gerously active ingredients, ,u They a wonderful effect in curing children, i an ' well as grown persons, by removing, .the, worms. They have been ,with, grea;jsaor cess introduey into the principal families, in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, They are guaranteed to do away, in a very short time, with many serious complaint?, like Bronchitis, PiL-s, Ulcers, Ulcerated Throats, etc., if taken in time, as these sicknesses are often caused by Worms all kinds, especiolly by the Tape Worm, j and by the most dangerous Thread ‘which, if not destroyed in time, will soon* create the nardly-curable Worm Fever. The smallest, the Thread Worm, will more 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 i ; whose seat wa < affected by the Thread, Worm, and who, after trying many sorts of remedies, without effect was directly 1 relieved by a dose of , ' - ‘ DR HEILBRON’S Worm Gakes. There are cases where the worms come away that they almost can 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 Heilbron’a Worm Oakes. And there-have been other cases where children affected with Wdrms, when coughing or: sneezing,do discharge '’ them through the mouth and nope.: - . j;d The symptoms of Worms are generally i as follows . —Lassitude, Giddiness, De pression of Spirits, Impaired Appetite (whicft if not acted against, will epgender diseases of the bile), Disorder of, the Stomach and Digestive Headaches, Vomiting, Disturbed Sleepfi and many more serious complaints, io-u eluding Fits, of which last manypersops : - have been cured by these. Worm Oakes..". No time should be lost in removing tnese Worms, else the consequence will be seri ous, as they will increase in size and quantity, and ultimately spread through out the intestines.- If Worms are- ne glected for. a time, they will do -po much damage as to make it beyond Human skill toi restore and reorganise the system ,ot digestive organs. .' ,



DIRECTIONS FOR USE. . The quantity of these l Worm Oafcea tb be taken at a dose depends mostly bd the ‘ age and constitution of the patient. In most cases a couple of doses will drive the worms away for many.years, if not ea- ; ’ tirely. As a standard ; A dose for a child, up to 2 years will be half a Cake; from 2 to 4 years old, one whole Cake ; from i' to: 8 years, one Cake and a half; from 81’ 14, two Cakes ; and so to increase With . tha age, but never more than four Oakes'* at one dose. Grown may gene* , rally take three Cakes at a-dose, and grown men four Cakes, according to con* stitution. The most effective way of using these Worm Cakes is by taking the dose, j before going to bed, and oh the following’ morning to take a cup of hot tea before ' breakfast. As I am not certain how long 1 may stay in this town, and as these Worm - Cakes can be obtained at a very small ex pense families will do well tb have always, a small supply of them at' their houses. Orders for the Country promptly executed. MRS E. HOMBERG, Sole Agent. Ashburton Agents —Mr J. M. Cam bridge ■ Messrs Andrewea Bros.; Mr R. ; Alcorn ,335 STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDER FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS; 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 upward . of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD : APPEARANC E so closely resemble the ori- - ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. : - The proprietor therefore feds is due to. tha • public to give a special caution against the usd of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully . to observe the four following distiactiwa . characteristics, without which none 4r . genuine : ■ ; ist—ln every case the words JOHN .STEEDMAN, CHEMIST. WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affix to each packet. 2nd —Earn Single Powder has directions fb_- the dose, and he words, John Stkedman ■ Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name. Steed man, is always spelf - with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on solelv at Walworth, Surrey. j ' Sold in Packets by all Chemists ana Medi I cine Vendors. Kempthorn, Prosser and Ox. Sobyld