The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. IV .-No. 931. T

ASHBURTON. TUESDAY, MAY I, 1883.

[PRICE—ONE PENNY.



Agent3, &c. ; ;J’ ' |||r'f ,■-»*'*' -■'•*• —U ,jfV .iTo»i———— . ti7/ *>’■ <:•■• ■"! - •■ Alfred Harrison, ‘7:l yaluM, COMI " cV • MISSION AGENT, &v... ' Land Sales, Sales of Stock, Merchandise, > -Furniture and Effects, Kgs; Poultry, ' fliVwVr Produpp..' . t *: ■ intS&jJSAWwiay: at .. . .12 o’clock isHarp, o6mmeiicing in the HORSES. ! ■ ■ ; SALES, IN THE ROOMS, AS i ’ l -: required; • ' : Town 1 and Farm Properties, entered on the, \GE3fnF%bii StfejfNdfiWlCH UNION , r FIRiriNSI&RANCE COMPANY. , Every class 6t Risks taken at lowest rates. W. ALFRED HARRISON. J W. H. (riindry, T IOBNSEi> L 4 ND BROKE R ■?•■■■> -’OrKDBR THE .1 > , r-LAND TRANSFER' ACT, I PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT & AUDITOR. -Eooks and Partnership Accounts super rised. Audited, and Adjusted. , ACDITpR ROR THE 1 -4 1; Borough of Ashburton 1 1 Ashburton .Woollen Factory Company .Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory r Ashburton Gas. Coal, and Coke Co. riieJgBWwMTSST *tv >■ __ ibu&on Tdwh Eail Company ii : r‘- Etc.; Hend.. - ON APPROYED freehold, SECU RITY, repayable by monthly ■ instalments : Mother wise. .. r >,v • • j« ■' ; iY( ‘■ n Agent - for ■' i STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, ;, STANDARD PROPERTY .. INVKST MBNT<SOCIETY^ii j.r- I .1 h • Eoststraet, Ashburton. ! 38 4 . ; &c. . E., FOOKS AND SONS, ■ i »V- Arcliitects, ’ Vai'tators,' Lioansed ■/.-I-', . SußWOsa, AKD Imkd Beokbbb, The. triangle,, ‘wAkanuiroad, sz- ao awuan *■ f ■- - - ■' ' •' ■■ AsHBTTEXONi: . r Qifice removed tp. Hereford. street, oppo "w j 0 KIS T.pu EC H. " ! P; S. promptly at o3l



Shipping.. ‘iTRTf ' JBEITAINjAND , . Through America, via Sandwich Islands. ( “The/Pacific -' hfail Steamship .. Company ! (tinder .contract with the New Zealand "sod.jNew/South Wales Governments) will /despatch the undermentioned steamers as A./der: — . pool/: dr. JParis at a through rate, thus / aecuripg Special advantages. ' ' Edr rates of Freight and Passage, apd • for full information,“apply ;to , ! v : ■V*‘ WILSON, SAWTELL.& CO., ' ■/>i ■% v•. ) '■■l. r ii .{.ASOPtS, . :f JI,/■ ii• i:S •,■< ‘.v. Ohrif tppurch.- Business Notices LLi-' WHO INTEND . BDILbING, Axe invited to OALL at the YARDS • . • OP ' ' ‘.I BRQWN. ■ ...; TIMBER AND CO AL - j MERCHANT, f WHere they catt be fully supplied with eidiything' they - require in TIMBER 61 ‘ all kmds, and eviaryother trade line' at 1 ‘Lowest Current Bates. ■ SPECIAL' LINE'S LANDING. CEMENT. , TOiowvfM,; f i American/ Dressed Shelving, and| other biTiml>er, large assortment* ; Special at x tloa to .Country Orders,and shipped direct from siding. ' » TuAM ii sxnK»T.'’ ,r i ! u . /Wholesale Depot: Bailway Siding .and >'BB»mill>igo!a4b Belt, Christchurch. i'J'K:’,;. r dsihJ y:l:J i<’ . i ' ■]! 19



Bin mm. km <J*} iwi— ■jppßri D 'A N D GRAY ’ S Zealand Central •2V/i a lapa'i-'j". i';s - ■ ijapip: ■■■:■■- / Disc Harrow. , 280 made and in use. Is the simplest, : -thebest,and the most durable in the >l market ■ ---d Last season it took First Prize in oom * petition withall Colonial and American '-makers, at'Christchurch, Dunedin, In - ve rear gill, Wyndb'am, Gore, Oamaru, " Titna#a, Waimate. Ellesmere, (Rangiora, -Slasterton, Auckland, and Wanganui. ■ ""■ Sii!eakept in stock—6; 8, 10, and 12ft Bsid '-and- Gray’s' New Zealand ;p; 'i At-the.Gajuaru trial of Twine: Binders U ;It.< took the ■ Gold, Medal ,aa the best i iklaohinoio the field, beating sJtiand Howard’s, . , n , ,, f r Tbt4<*easou, at the T»ieri trial, it took -. First Prize aa the best Reaper and Binder, hHinldhalso :a; First - Prize ..as the .best all rxrotmdl/Maohine, <;ip. corn petition with JB ward’ B ) ;»n- • . s A- Wood’s. £ fl?iW©iace’ Snow, hooking orders for the fol lowing harvest; and as the demand, will * JitrtT Wgei kWe.vHT.ould like : our friends to sf/HJSgdeiy at nonce, ; to, avoid disappointment. -■ we will have a well-assorted stock of out. Breaches,- Farmers can gfltting.-Fittings at a moment’s motloe. .. . !>.<,: ,-4 £ « joyc^^le?fWTpw ploughs,, Qhaffcutters, j.Geers, ■ Cambridge Rollers, Seed 'if Hlustrfitedoatalogues free ,,to .pnrrljead Qfficei Dune* Oim Branches atjOamaru, Invercargill, Ash-, or Auckland. 672



Business Notices.



PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT LOOK A THIS ASTOUNDING NOTICE BEFORE SUPPLYING YOURSELVES WITH ALL YOOR REQUIREMENTS, &Oi y &a., &o. - '< '■ ' » - '*' * * ' <r FARMERS, STOREKEEPERS, AND OTHERS. THE FIRST OF THE MANY ATJG TIO N SAL E S ■ which will be necessary to clear



OUR LARGE AND EXTENSIVE STOCK OP CLOTHING DRAPERY HARDWARE: ahd GROCERY, Also, of the many , and variously 1 divided ;• TOWN AND SUBURBAN SECTIONS, , ' . ;■ !i : f., f Will be held shortly; ' ; Meanwhile the Publio will please note ' that our I CLEARING SALE ' I" . - ' : : IS , ' ’ ;V STILL GOING ON, Having met so far with unqualified success. IMedlander Bros. 16d



Business Notices. Dr e s s m a king. UNDERCLOTHING. MISS KINGSBURY Havelock street (next Court-house), Ashbubton. Orders promptly attended to. 396 e DOMESTIC PATTERNS Mrs Hodge, > DRESSMAKER, TANCRED STREET, ■Thanks the Ladies of Ashburton : for their liberal patronage, and begs to inti mate thi'.t she has received a few choice DBES3 MATERIALS from 7£d. KILTING (by machine) Id per yard. American Domestic Pattern Depot.. REGISTRY OFFICE FOR FEMALE ' SERVANTS. : .85 George Lea, AND CONTRACTOR. , Estimates and Plans furnished for ,all kinds of Brick, Stone, or Timber Build-' logs,, Eunerals at moderate prices. ~ , . • ■ ■ Workshops—Cameron st west. 812 ~ APRIL, 1883, ! f. Taylor’s - PR I 0 E LI;S T OF teas And groceries.



. Just received, a few, tons of now Dun edin Oatmeal, price 3s 9d per bag.‘ : From, London, new Marmalade in glass packages, comprising— : Goblets containing lib, Is ! . Tumblers ~ ~ Is Tankards ~ , ‘ls 2d , Glass. Jars ~ ‘ ~ Is 1 Glass Jars ' 2lb, Is fid • Sugar basins, J.s 6d ; Ambejr sugar basins, Is 8d , Covered butter dishes, Is 8d Jelly moulds, Is 6d Class Jugs, 21ba, 2s 6d Some really choice hew figs, Is per box Kaikoura Sheep’s Tongues, 3s per tin .A few cases, of Clams' left, 21b tin,' Is 2d New Balmoral .Biscuits, 3d per lb. i ' 83, COLOMBO STREET. T. TAYLOR .policits a trial of his new .brands of. Tea, which will be .found as Strong and good-flavored as any in Ghristr church at fid per lb, more money, and absolutely, pure,, no doubtful samples being accepted. ; They are Houqua blend, 2s per lb Caravan tea (Russian favorite), 2s 4d per lb Pouchong tea (favorite in India), 2s lOd per lb Though not a self-styled,, professed tea taster Xt'or there are no others), T. T. has 20 years’ London experience ,of. the tea trade, and being his own agent, the PU r ' chaser has one profit the less to pay ; in short, fid may be saved in the purchase of every pound of tea at-Taylor’s, 139, MANCHESTER STREET. A strong, good-flavored family Tea, Is fid per lb. A reduction of 2d per 1 lb-.on 12ib boxes of any of the-above An 111 b * box of new season’s tea, -13 s fid, strong, good flavour, good loaf! An Hlb .box of new season’s tea, JJOa., Compare -ibis 1 with the 25s box of other houses An 111 b box of the finest imparted Assam and Lapsing Souchong Teas, 28s ' Half-chests of 401bs, £2 10s to £6 Indian packets, in lead, of pure (Assam Tea, 2s 4d per lb ; , Currants, Raisins, and Sultanas,. washed and dried;ready for usey by patent machinery, the cleanest fruit, in New Zealand I i , New Currants,.fid.per lb . . , New Raisins, fid and 8d; New Sultanas, 9d New Mixed Peel, la fid per lb



TRIANGLE (LATE DAVENPORT). Lentils/Egyptian, 3d per lb . Lentils, Germany 6d per lb ■; - Haricots, 3d per lb ' J ; 1 : Maize Mealy'3d per lb ' , , ? . White Crystal Sugar, 4d per lb j Finest Crystal Sugar, 4£d per‘lb : Snowdrops, od ' PUre Lemon Juice, quarts, Is 9d Calvesfoot 1 Jelly; quarts 3s 6d; pints 2$ Ad Lobse Baking Powder; Is per lb ; Fowl’s Wheat, 3s 6d per bushel ‘ Best Fldur, 251bs 3s 4d ; 501bs 6s 6d : New Muscatels, Is 6d per lb 1 French Plums; 21b bottle, 3s 6d , Preserved Qinger, 4s 6d per jar i , High test Kerosene', 8s 6d, 9s ‘ 6d, and 10s 6d per tirf r ... i A ! special discount allewed on all orders of £5 and upwards 123, LOWER HIGH STREET., General store, .Mount S o m.k rs. W., H. PUDDICOMBE, while haying take the management of Mrs Major’s business at Alford Forest, will still carry on business at Mount Somers as hereto fore, and takes this opportunity of thank ing his numerous friends and customers for the liberal support accorded to him since commencing business as a general storekeeper in ■ Mount Somers, add ■ also to assure them that he has just BOUGHT a SPLENDID STOCK in all the LEADING LINES,, .which will be sold at LOWEST SALE PRICES. Having a Large and Varied Stock,'your continued support is respectfully solicited. W. H. PUDDICOMBE, 1 MOUNT SOMERS. CHAFF. CHAFF. CHAFF. £ Jones & Bradshaw, Tinwald, Beg to inform the Public that they have just laid in a Good Supply of Oaten Sheaf and Oaten Straw Chaff of the best quality, prepared tp’ supply the same, with Oats, Bran, Chick wheat, etc., and at most reasonable prices. : 496 e



D .•M c F A R L A N E • ' (Late Guard N. Z. Railways); Begs to inform his numerous friends that he has taken over the GROCERY BUSINESS lately carried on by Mr dairies "Baker, arid hopes to merit a fair shrive of the patronage hitherto accorded to his predecessor. ' " ( AU gbdds will be 6f the Best Quality, and will bo sold CHEAP for CASH. Cash Purchaser of Fresh Butter and 'E&b, ' •. ■ '. i ' Note, the Address— D. McFarlane (Late James Baker). £A Tl li'O C K S T REE T. ; ■' ' ' - ' ' >286



James Gudsell BEGS to intimate to the residents of Tinwald and the surrounding dis tricts that: he has OPENED the old POST - OFFICE STORE, under the management of Mr ,J. M. Reid, where his friends may rely pn receiving every attention.;; Sole Agent at Tinwald for Nelson, Mdate, and Co.’s celebrated Gold Medal Pure Blended Teas. Carts run daily through the distript, 47 JAMES GUDSELL.



Monuments,, headstones, & CHURCHYARD CROSSES, Made from the handsome and enduring Stone of this District, either Red or White. Designs submitted. Prices mode rate. Inscription accurate end'beat. All Goods carefully packed and put on the Railway at Anatna Station. A. Pollock, ARCHITECTURAL STONE CARVER, Mount Sombks. 382



Geo. Booth & Sons, Manufacturers and import ers op AGRICULTURAL IM PLEMENTS. CARLYLE IMPLEMENT WORKS, Sydenham (near Christchurch). Makers of ■ Carlyle Iron Windmills Carlyle Seed Strippers Carlyle Iriiproved Disc Harrows Carlyle Drays,' Tip Carts, Spring Traps, &c. ' Ploughs, Harrows, Cultivators, Broadcast Sowers, &o. Sole Agents for RANSOME’S STEAM THRESHING MACHINERY. Office# and Stores— -213 Tuam street, Christchurch. Postal' . church. ’ ! ‘ ' 473 e mHRESHING BOOKS printed on the I shortest notice, at the Office 6 this nwr-' <



Business Notices. MEROANTIL (LIMITED). UNION INST RANGE COMPANY CAPITAL £250,000. Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Annually among the Policy Holders. LOWEST RATES OP PREMIUM. STACKS, BARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL BISKS GENERALLY, on most Fayorable Terms. Special. Notice.— As this Company has been the means of Reducing Fire Premiums, Insurers will best consult their own interests by heartily supporting it, and so prevent a return to .the Old Rates. Agents for and District, orJr & CO. 13n



William Patching, rilE NT, TAR PA U LIN, <sl HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER. W. P. has always on hand a large stock of Tents, Tarpaulins and Horsecovers, Waggon and Trap Tilts, etc., Men’s and Boys’ Oilskin Suits, Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill,' etc.; Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines ; Flax, Manilla, and Hqmp Rope, of all. sizes, , ' :i Wood and Iron Blocks always in Stock. REAPER & BINDER CANVASES CHEAPER THAN- THE IMPORTED ONES. 'N.P'—Reaper and Binder, Canvases Repaired at Low Rates. Flags of all Nations'Made to order or Lent on Hire. the Address— . WILLIAMP A T 0 H I N G, i■ ■ ' East Stbbbt, Ashburton. . 5300 CANTERBURY BRANCH. w Establish u Capital t I,ooo r ooo LifJSIUTY OF SIffiREHCLD TP” rjl HP PREMIER C 0 L ONIAL. COMPANY. ..FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. ■ _ ASHBURTON, AGENT— George Jameson. 24



rno EMPLOYERS, STATION 1 HOLDERS, FARMERS, HOTEL KEEPERS, CONTRACTORS, AND OTHERS. Parker’s OLD ESTABLISHED LABOR EXCHANGE, Armagh street west, Christchurch, The beet Office in Canterbury; for Em ployers, to meet with good Male and Female Servants. , First, Private Enquiry Office for dis covery of Missing Friends ; and Next of Kin. 1 Communications from all parts’ of the colony punctually attended to. Address communications to J. JULIUS PARKER, ' Agent, 118 Market Place, Christchurch. 7* M / 3 s Take time ; by the for LOOK.” The circumstances of social life are widely different in these colonies from those at Homel and therefore the colonial market requires different treatment. This fact Robert Murray, PRACTICAL watchmaker, East street, Ashburton, was not long, in learning after his arrival on these shores, and he at once set hi?; attention upon supplying WATCHES, which, while constructed . with every regard to accuracy and reliableness in time-keeping, are also supplied with extra heavy cases, to resist the wear and tear of colonial life. He has just received an other supply of watches, and invites attention to prices. Celebrated Englisn levers, made expressly for R. Murray, specially suited for colonial wear, with extra heavy cases, all the latest improvements, at L 6, L 6 6s, L 6 10s ; higher classes, L 7, L 8 10a, LlO IQs, and Ll2 12s; Rotherhams, L 6 10s.. Printed guarantee with each watch sold. Attention is called to the Clocks, Jewellery, and English Plate in stock, and to the fact that all kinds of REPAIRING are done on the premises and GUARANTEED. R. -MURRAY’S SHOP, is CON SPICUOUS by the “ REGULATOR ” of his own manufacture which! occupies a place in his window, and serves as an i authority on mean time to the town. Watches free and safe by post on re ceipt of P; 0.0 730c-960



Licensing act, issi, on' Sait at 'Office of this Paper. ‘ ‘ I



Business Notice. gAUKDERS BUILDINGS. Robert Alcorn Has now on sale the greatest variety ■ of articles to be found, perhaps, in any similar establishment in New Zealand. If you want GOOD TEA, go to R. Alcorn’s Tea Warehouse. Tea is my Specialty, and being imported direct, and selected by one of the best tasters in the world, I can give better value than any other house in the colony. My 3s tea is equal to any to be had in Dunedin or Christchurch for 3s 6d or 4s ; in fact, it cannot be i sur passed. Good tea, 2s per lb. If' you want GOOD GROCERIES, go, to R. Alcorn’s Provision Warehouse, where you can get everything of the , Best' Quality, and at the lowest possible pbicb. If you want IRONMONGERY, go to R. Alcorn’s Ironmongery Warehouse, where you will get everything, except anchors. If you want CLOTHING, go to R. Alcorn’s Corner Shop. A perfect fit and good quality guaranteed. The latest styles at one-third less than frota Christchurch tailors. , If you want BOOTS and SHOES, for all sorts and sizes, and of good quality and every price, go to R. Alcorn’s Corner, Shop. If you are FURNISHING, go to. R. Alcorn’s Furnishing Warehouse for China, Glass, and Earthenware. R. Al corn has now landedy ex Marlborough* a large shipment from the best English,, Scotch, and Irish Potteries, among which are all the latest novelties in FANCY GOODS—suitable for Christmas presents. Ths Whole op the Shops akb At tached in Saundebs’ Buildings. 689 d



IJI INW AL D STORE. NOTICE. The TINWAIiD STORE has been RE-OPENED under the management of Mr W. BIGGS, and Customers will be attended to as-formerly., 23d



T O FARMERS. HUDSON, RIDLEY & CO., GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, AND FARMERS’ AGENTS, 136, 138, Cashel street, Christchurch. Special attention given to all descrip tions of Seed, Grain, Cheese and Produce placed in our hands for. sale, and best market rate, combined with quick returns obtained. Large accommodation for Storage, at Low Rates. WANTED NOW— Gkass Seed, Grain, Etc., Etc. ■ ion



Business Notices. GUNS. GUNS. 1 REVOLVERS, 1 POWDER, CAPS, SHOT, &o. 'y^ r E HAVE JUST OPENED UP A CHOICE ASSORTMENT of the above, comprising some of. the best articles of the kind manufactured, and would now ihvite inspection of our stock hy all who want’ to purchase. Orr and Cb., ■. I - ■ EAST AND TANORED STREETS, ASHRURTON. J; ' ‘..j i



Ironmongery, i We have lately j ADDED TO; OTJJt t STOCKS LARGE QUANTITIES ' r or English and American ' H A R D W A RE ■ , Ex Rangitikei Rakaia Thorne . City of Bombay Lurline Horsa . Ex LutterwoKL. Coryphin Pleiades Wairoa .Waimate Hurunui FROM, LONDON, , Ex Amy Maine, FROM LIVERPOOL. , Silver Lining, FROM NEW YORK And to arrive, Triton, FROM LONDON.; and Bio FROM NEW YORK. The following are some of the; lines lately imported, which we are selling at I: LOWEST POSSIBLE. PRICES— BINDING WIRE, i “ WHITE CROSS ’-SOFT STEEL, Acknowledged to be the BEST MANUFACTURED.: Binding Twine, bLtailla Seaming Twine, 5 ply Reaper and Binder Fittings, reduced • prices . Hornsby’s Plough Shares, Oirple brand Corn Sacks, best quality, 4 bushels REAPERS~& BINDERS OF ALL KINDS SUPPLIED AT CURRENT RATES. j



A SHBURTON COACH FACTORY*' Havelock stebet. The undersigned Firm wish to inform their numerous Customers that their Commodious Brick Premises being now completed, they are prepared to Execute all Orders entrusted to their care ir a first-class manner, and with despatch. Baker & Brown. • 169



W. H. Stocks, MASON, Madras street south, Christchurch. A very LARGE STOCK to select from. Prices Revised.



J.p. Stratz Hr J.F. Stratz, v a '‘SX »" WATCHES. Greatly reduced in prices I am largely over stocked with clocks, watches, and jewel lery, especially watches, having over 400 good strong watches at all prices to select from (which is the largest stock of watches in one shop in New Zealand), 261, High street, Christchurch. and I am expecting about the same num ber more by the coming steamers, so, if you want a really good, serviceable time keeper you will not lose this opportunity of either sending or coming down your selves to get one. All watches are war ranted from two to five years, and if proved not genuine the money will be re turned, with interest at the rate of six per cent, added. To reduce the stock all goods 'will be sold at wholesale price during the next throe months. Genuine Rotherham s English hunting levers, capped and jewel led, from L 4. 15s ; genuine Waltham watches from L2 10s ; Ladies’ watches, “Hall marked,” English silver cases, from LI 15s ; Peep o' day alarm clocks, 10s 6d. The above are a few of the leading lines ; all other goods are proportionally low in prices; Having such a large and varied stock of watches,,decks, and jewellery it would take too ihuch space to enumerate every article. Come and inspect my stock and judge for yourselves. ' Every article marked in plain figures. Note the Address: J. P. STRATZ, Practical Watchmaker, 261, High street; Triangle, Christchurch.. ' •' •• I* •- ; KAO



' Galvanised Iron, oto 10 feet Sheet Lead, 3£ to 51bs Sheet Zinc, plain and perforated j Fencing Wire, 2 and 4 barb ~ ~ plain, Nos. 8,9, and 10 Fencing Staples, IJ, Little’s Sheep Dip . SPERM, OLIVE, LARD, CASTOR, and COLZA OILS. Neatsfoot Oil, for harness'' ' i Oils, Paints, Colors, .and Varrtiphes,' great" Variety ' '" I ' , Wire Nails, 1 to 6in 1 Eubank’s Nails, 2 to 7in Wire Netting, | to 2in mesh -BICYCLES, ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS. ( Bar and Sheet Iron , Files and Rasps, al! kinds Horae Nails, 7 to 14 Bolts and Nuts, all sizes Ranges, Colonial and English Grates, ground fronts and common Lamps, in great variety, from 2s 6d to 60s . ■ - Lawn Movers —“ The Easy ” Manilla Rope, 1 to Sin ■: -i:,v Plough Line, superior quality Milk,Pans, Churns, and Buckets Baths and Sponges, of all kinds Fenders, from 5s to L 5 , Fire Irons, from 5s to 50s Guns, from 25s to L3O NEW HaMMERLKSS GUNS.; Revolvers, Powder, Shot, Caps, etc. , Carpenters’ Tools, a fine assortment of, new goods BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Pumps and Piping FURNISHING IRONMONGERY Table Cutlery and Plated Goods, supe rior quality Portable Boilers Portable Forges Scales and Weights Weighing Machines Holloware, tin, tinned, and enamelled PRESEKVIiSG PANfc>, Copper and Enamelled Washing Machines, Wringers, and Mangles PRIZE FILTERS Gent’s Tool Chests, 56 tools Gorse Knives, Slashers, and Trimmim Hooks Scythes and Handles Grindstones and Fittings Hay Forks and Rakes , Garden Tools, all kinds Sewing Machines, Standard and Wheeler and Wilson Leather Belting GROCERIES AND . PROVISIONS. We hold large stocks of Superior Goods, and as quality is the test of value, we do not quote prices, but we will not b undersold by any respectable house. TEA. We import this brand Ore. & Co.,



DIRECT FROM CHINA> And guarantee it for Purity Strength, and flavor. Orr and Co.* Importers of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN HARDWARE, ' East and Tancred streets, Ashburton. . > Agents for The Australian Mercantile Union (Insurance Company, 22



Bv^UkemlStaaßaM^^, A SHBURTON fcREWBRY &i* 1 M o ore 1 & ni ?Sons, BREWERS, MALSTERERS, AND ' , • i v;«i r. Cameron street, AshbuhtowA' 024 X> V R B„. , D R Jf t G Jl . ■ •' 1 . And PHARMACEUTICAL. PREPARA ‘ v : TTONS, &6. .i v -:o I have just receiveddlreot frottnLondon a consignment as above, ,c for me by Mr Hugo Friedlander, among which are -in.,.'.. v. . rtn Italian Castor Oil, colorless, ■Addurless, •" and tasteless CastoT Oil (Tapsules' Iwv.itA BselFfaif’for DyssataryTHulDiawhoMk Goa Powder, Indian - remedy for ring* Birdlime Pul! weight genuine Seidlite. Powders Keating’s^lnsect powder, jn4lb,;<iilifl (for sale m small quantities),. /’ Fluid Extract Roromiko for Diarrhoea Finest Turkey Nursery’Sponge M ' Airßeds for invalids, 72 xSOinchea J. M, Cambridge, PHARMACEUTICAL flgElklST. •; -'y-rr— —— Conveyances. *i —ft MAIL Longbe^oh ■.COACH. ',U a lie Leaves Longbeach for,! Anbbjarion daily (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 a.in., Waterton 8.10 a.m., Ashton 8.25 a. m., 8.45 a. m.) arriving,at .Ashburton in time for the. 10.24 express from Chpstphurch to Timaru. The coach leaves tjie coach .-tables, hWakapui Central JloteJb,Ashbuftppj. n jat 4.50 pirn.,, arriving at,,-Longbeapft,gt 7.30 p.m. Parcels or orders leftist spy of the above: places receive strict attention Fares—Through, single fares, ,5s {./return same day, Bs. j , From this, date i RETURN FAKE at SINGLE RATE?, . on: Satutdaya only, between Waterton and.AshJbnrton. . W.E.BONfi»; .c o Longbeach. 427 c rnINWALD AND MOUNT°SOMERS X ‘ RAILWA.t?‘, 3Ix i m ” • i■i oilt in MOUNT SOMERS AND°ANaMA ROYAL MAIL ,CO^UH? r Coach leaves Hopei’s H6£bl, Mount Somers,' for Anama Railway. Staton, at 7.30 Am. and 5.35 p.m.’ ‘ bv-ery' Tuesday and Saturday; ret bh the arrival of each train.. ‘ Parcels andLoggagepiimitnaliy , , , r .... attended to. Single fares, ?s'; return, 3s. n - JOHNrHOOD.



BOXING! BOXING!!* BOXINGM! ’*-■ ■ ox DAN LEA, Champions Light Weight of New Zealand, and ex ; Champion of England ,has comraetioedglviilg Lessons in the Noble Art of SelfDefenba, in M. Hill’s Sample Roomaj Hotel every TUESDAY. Nights, from 7.30 to 10 o’clock/ tdt Pupil only. Private OlassLeSsonS, £1 pe month. ■ ■ ; ■•■■ c ~r..r N.B.—The rooms will be ■ thrown open every SATURDAY Night,vforr Public BOXING, under the -superintendence of Han himself. All written /obinmunica tions to be addressed to Somerset-Hotel. i-. 1 ’ ■-, - a -if.iu'i 170 J> R O F E s 's, X ,p.- 3? A L. Medical Galvanism. '* ” i • lUU) V PROFESSOR. wishes his friends and/ the know that his ' ELECTRIC ; BATTERIES operate upon Mind 'ahfd 'Bbdy > chiefly through the agency of rtbe Nervous and Muscular systems. ... They axe therefore pre-eminently ' (adapted to restore Failing Nervdiis * .‘- Energy— Life, Affections of theWervous and Muscular System, Paralysis, .Facial Neu ralgia, Sciatica, Rheumatism;.'Rheumatic Gout, Mental and Physical Debility, rapidly eased and dispelled. , ’’ Call at once and regain iddhs healtl and happiness, at ili ; «; u - iri L; " ■E. : -O.vD,ANN>SjfB CHEspsr, Bishop’s Building®, Joint diseases (Rheumatic), many pair ful diseases common to (Women an Children, as Hysteria, Nervous Exhaustion from youthful indiscretion and ignorance. The Scientific applibilToS Sf'tbe ELECTRIC CDRRENTS is attended by NO SHOCK.' jSSt- The various currents are sdminis tered Anatomicaly, and .the*,effects pro. duced by them most ca-efullybbserved.



MI'S MaRTLN, ■ Will attend Ladies and Children. 177 D E ■ N 1. W. J. Sykes; f>EFT A-L : R UIiGUoN, Christchurch, Intends shortly visiting this I|ft|triot wilL the latest improvements in DENTAL INSTRUMENTS and appliances, which are necessary for the production of high class work, both Surgically and Mechanically. Spepial Instruments for regulating and extracting Children’s Teeth. Artificial Teeth from; > one to a complete set, inimitably mounted on Gold, Flail, num, Celluloid and Vulcanite. 1 Teeth plugged 1 with J G’6ldj "Platinum* and the newest White JlhharaeL —•:?/ i ? k TEETH EXTRACTED PAINLESSLY ;,By the hid . - Nitrous Oxide,Gas and EtheSaSpray. Awarded first order of meHlaVthe New Zeaian International Exhibition. ; , , . : I , ...O'LKj:., OkS