CAPTAIN WEBB’S FATAL SWIM.

Captain Webb, who swam the Eng _„iish Channel in 1875, and who was drowned a few days ago while attempt ing to swim through the: terrible whirl pool rapids below the Niagara,Falls, was born in Shropshire, England, and was the son of a physician. He took to the sea early, and became the cap tain ot .a, merchantman. Many years ago he jumped from the deck of

the Cunard mail steamer Russia a to save a sailor who fell overboard. .. For this act he received from the hands qf the Duke of Edin burgh the first gold medal ever . given by the Royal Humane Society. So daring was he.as a ship captain that he get ..'a crew to go to sea with “him a second, time. After his Ihyilllng swittt across the Channel, the 24th Regiment, which was afterwards almost annihilated in Zululand, gave ' him a Burmese cup taken in battle: He

had a trunk full of decorations and trophies. In an interview with one of the staff of the iViw York Herald, last month, he discussed the perilous feat which has ended so tragically, and ex pressed himself v quite confident of suc ceeding. ' “ Yes,” he said, “ I’m going to swim thiC whirlpool rapids, and I will say that it is the angriest bit of water in the world. I came over from Eng land two weeks ago to make the trial, and I went tp the rapids last week and made . a critical”'examination. They the whirlpool yLa grand one, but I think f am strohft_enough and skilled enough to get tErbugh' J alive. The people at Niagara Falls tell me that I will be simply committing suicide. You ought to hear the blood-curdling stories that 1 we're‘retkiled for my : benefit. A year er two ago a boy who was paddling arduiid in the shore water was drawn ifito the rapids and had his head cut

off. A girlfellinto them last summer trow'tnfe Suspension bridge, and when j' hir d<&d body was picked up, at the other end of the rapids, it was bereft of all clothing but a pair of stockings. In twenty-three : years ' they say that eighty persoras., have lost their lives in the rapids,” “But what is your object in at , ~tpißpttDg such a terrible feat ?” h ‘f ien; thousand dollars.” 1 “ How do you propose to pass through the rapids ?” v ’ **lll explain my plan. The current, they say, is thirty-nine miles an hour, and the liver is 95ft deep. It is wide just below the falls and narrows at the rapids,. ,1- am>only afraid of two awful ledges' of pdiUted rock, which jut out from the shores into the whirlpool. ‘ The water fairly shrieks and hisses as it boils OTer . . Now, T want to avoid Ihe Sides; 1 and -yet I dare not go iipUo, the-middle for there lies the vortex, and that means death. I will go into the middle of the' river in a small boat, jultlaboWthe Suspension Bridge. 1 The only,clqthjpg 1-shall wear will be the silk trunks 1 had on ( when I swam the English Channel. At the time ap i pointed I- Will leap into the river ahd float into the rapids. Of course I will make no attempt to go forward, for. the ifearfurspeed-Of this water will carry me f through. • Wheh, lhd' : water gets very 1 ma j Twill* gjo tinder the surface, and remain beneath until I am compelled to.comp up for breath.... That, will be e jpretty l, oftCQ,ii’il wager. When I strike tire whirlpool I will strike out with all ; and try to keep away from c ithe!r suck-hole in the centre. I Will begm with the breast' strokes and y»<s»?UßUis oyer-hand strokes. My life vritllheft' depend Upon. ray muscles and ififjrlSrteSth, with a little touch pi, science u It may. take me two or 'three hours to get out of the whirlpool, Which about a quarter of a mile lonjg. -When lido get Through I will try to land on the Canadian side ; but if the current" is too swift, as I think it is, : I 'Will down to Lewiston, on the American side.” , adds The feat will probably be performed on July 21, The various railway companies which tun to Niagara Falls have subscribed 10,000 dels for Captain Webb, and it that 100,069 persons will under taking, .Preparations ijUp 1 being made to have special. excur sions from every town and city within reafeb of. the railways.”

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1883.

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*ry . ters <6riiy 8 ' Rea<J,and behove,-—[Advt.] 7 . Don’t Die in the. House on Lats ’■* clears out ratS{ mice, beetles, reaches, 'flies', ants, insects, moles, jack t Moses, Moss and Co., , Poll's;—the sudden changes, fcequent fbgSj'and pervading dampness sorely impede the vital functions and conduce to ill h j.Tbe remedy for these disasters lies in Seme purifying medicine, like these; Pills, which is competent to grapple with the mis iitlifefist’itd source/’ ’add stamp it out -yyithout fftitting Ofe nerves, or : Weakening the systeipl HeHoway*^Pills* extiract from the blood' al, noxious matters, regulate the action : of every dteorcje’red organ, stimulate the liver and c ' ft r|sto-tthe-'bo.welsi ; >ln curing npla’ ’ ’ 1 &iest“ramiplaints Ihes’e fills are remarkable effective, especially when aided by friction of the Ointment oh its walls. ’ ’This double treat meßt'wiil ensure a certain, steady, andbene flcentprogress, and sound health Will soon be tfoestah^ed.— Adyt: • • v and Co., aND' pianoforte . . WAREHOUSEMEN, fRpfN’OES; »tkbet, Dunedin -Hsfve grdat' pleasure in announcing that it-ftt-tnerr intention to cater for the Muaic ldvii^':pdpulation of Ashburton in such a mamer as has never before been at tbribthd; - . siwMH R/'Wesx i& Co. are the Cutest* DirePl Importers of PIANOS,’ ORGANS, HARMONIUMS, -w*™-* .RRAsS[ J V?tND, AND, , INSTRUiVIENTS Ip th#’Colony, -Bind a large and 1 varied stoc&ofithC abovecan always be found. : "Mr Q. R. West, being at present in Enghbldr ieshipping dlreot to Dunedin all tba lafest novelties in • Arid Ithe firm respectfully solicit a call from their friends, teachers, and the public ip general to, inspect their ibagnifi - oeni? stock of Music', personally selected. ; dl following Government Publics,- tions, w be obtained at the Railway %ri& Cfeyised) Orswn LandsGdtde Companies Act *r/nu s‘X' ! ■ 1



Hop Bitters. VALUABLE TRUTHS. *or languishing on a bed of sickness, take 'f cheer, for ‘ Hop Bitters will cure you. s v “ If you are simply ailing, if you fee! '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 over eating; *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 arc 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 and ■ ’ Vigor. , “ Hop Bitters is an elegant, healthy, ; ‘ and refreshing flavoring for sick-room ‘drinks, impure water, etc., rendering! ‘ them harmless and sweetening the mouth,; ‘ and cleansing the stomach. Cleanse, Pnriftr and Enrich the* Blood with ■ Hop Bitters, > ■ t And you will have no sickness or suffering ; or doctors’. biUs to pay- i 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. M SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, November 15th and 16th, 1883. President : E. G. Wright, M H.R. Tick-President : W. C. Walker. Judge : Matthew Stitt. Stewards : C. H. Dowding, H. Friedlander, J. Qrigg, T. Leahy, W. G. Ross, W. Saunders, H. T. Winter. Treasurer : 0.0. Fooks. Starter ; David Thomas. Clerk of the Scales ; M. Friedlander. Clerk of the Course : W. B. Den-hire. ; Handicappbrs Open Races— B. G. Griffiths. District Races —E. G. Crisp, 0. 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 sovs; over six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomi nation,’ 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 aov . 1£ miles. District horses only. 2. Free Handicap, of 40 sovs ; accept ance, 2 sovs ; 1 mile. 3. Maiden Plate, of 40 sovs ; weight for age ; entrance, 3 sovs; 1J miles; 4 Ashburton Cup (Handicap), of 150 ; sCvs ; nomination, 2 sovs-; accept ance, 5 eovs.; 1J miles. 5. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 sovs ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders ; entrance, 3 sovs; l£ miles. District ■ horses only., 6. The Post Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sovs ; nomination, 1 aov, 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 sovs; !■ over eighti flights of. hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; 2 miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 75 sovs ; .nomination, ;2 soys ; acceptance, 2 sovs ,• miles. 3. County .Plate Handicap, of 40 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; accept , ance, 1 sov; 1J miles. District horses only. 4. Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs, nomi nation, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; f mile 5. Totalisator Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sovs j nomination, I sov; accept ance, free ; f mile. District horses only. i • 6. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov, to be made im mediately after the Totalisator Stakes is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified; within., ten minutes of declaration of weights, r rules and Regulations. 1. No entry will be received- .except on the condition that all disputes, claims and objections arising out <>f the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, 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 jadhered, to. '3. A district horse shall mean any hurse that Has been commonly resident in the Ashburton County, • from July 31,1883, and up to the date of . the forth coming meeting, and owned by a person who has resided in the said county during the same period. 1 ' ■ • 1 • ! 4. A gentleman rider shall bo deemed to be one who has not ridden for hire during the past five years. . 6. 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, not later than 9 p m, on Thursday, November Ist. Weights for the first day’s Handicaps and Open Hurdle Race will be’published on November 9th. Weights for other Handi caps will be published at 8 pm. 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'bther Handicaps at 9 p.m. ofa evening of first day’s racing. i J. Five per cent will be deducted from the. gross of all monies payable in ac cordance with this programme for ex penses of the course. 8. All nominations and acceptances go to the ftind. S. SAUNDERS, 8 222 Secretary. Ball programme cards ‘in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guaroian Office, f.afreet, .• ■•■ i-



Publication. IN THE PRESS, AND WILL SHORTLY BE PUBLISHED, “OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS.” BY ALFRED SAUNDERS. This Book, written by an old New Zea land coloni t, will be found to contain the moat modern and complete information upon tbe Breeding, Rearing and Manage ment of every description of Domestic Poultry; suggestions for the improve ment of Poultry Shows ; all that is known about the DrinciploS;to be .observed in the mating of Breeding Stock; and some well defined rules for selecting, with certainty, the moat economical and beneficial de scription of food for any animal, from a baby to a mouse. It will show the beat sort of fowls to. keep, and the rules for selecting them; and, Whilst condemning the cruelty and mischief of many common practices, it will point out how to keep poultry with certain profit, in brilliant health, and producing abundance of eggs at every season of the year. 8 240



Consultations. A FORTUNE FOR FIVE SHILLINGS. A FORTUNE FOR ss. ADAMASTOR’S NOVELTY CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1883. To be Run on the 6fch of November. Capital £5,000, In 20,000 Shares of 5a each. 431 Prizes guaranteed. To be distributed as follows : Melbourne Cup.. Cash Awards, First ... ... £SOO sat £IOO each Second... ... 300 sat £SO each Third-,.. ... 200 10 at £25 each Starters (divided) 600 20 at £l2 10a each Non-starters ...1,000 40 at £fi 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 one 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. Address—. “ADAMASTOR,” . Care of Lyons and Hart, 7 60 Box 151, P. 0., Dunedin. £3OOO. A ,USTRALASIA’S SWEEP MELBOURNE CUP. THE GREATEST RACING EVENT OF TBE YEAR. (Run in Oct. —Close as soon as filled.)



12,000 SHARES, 5s EACH. An even Four Shares, 20s. To' bo distributed as follows ; First Horse £IOOO I Starters divide £l5O Second ... 5001 Non-Starters 100 Third ... 250 | Total | £2OOO And 10 Prizes at £25 each ...£250 50 Prizes at £lO ~ ... 500 50 Prizes at £5 ~ ... 250 Total in Prizes, £IOOO. Grand total a3OOO. THE THIRD CONSULTATION OF MY, 1883 SERIES. The success and general satisfaction over previous events may be deemed sufficient introduction for that announced above. Clients are requested to send for not less than pour shares, taken up in one name. ■ ,••,:,v y/ > ; 1 . A pound secures four chances—not one only. The right of declining any particular subscription is reserved. Deducted for expanses, 10 per cent. Probity is guaranteed by good com mercial bona fidos. References : Mel bourne Sportsma7i and City Journals. Bankers^— Sydney : City Bank. Melbourne : National Bank. Applicants are requested to enclose bank notes and register 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 cases 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 twentv tickets a chance of being a winner with out investing, necessarily, a penny. pSf 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, i ADDRESS : AUSTRALASIA, Care of Mr H. J. Franklin, Wholesale Bookseller, Printer and Publisher, 8-223 40 Hunter street. Sydney. |



W. H. Gundry. W. H. Guudry, Licensed land broker Under the LAND TRANSFER ACT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT & AUDITOR. Books and Partnership Accounts super vised, Audited, and Adjusted. Auditor por the Borough of, Ashburton Ashburton Woollen Factory Company Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Ashburton Saleyards Company Ashburton Gas, 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. 384 rpHB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, I - - Published Daily, Can be obtained from the followin AGENTS, who will receive orders Jones, H. M. Clark, F. . Andrewes, L, F. Carstens and Co. Bevan,R. Jephson, 0. P. H Dollow, James Schoolmaster Lambie, J. Harris, W. Hood, J. Patterson, W. Hudson, M. Knight, H. Hitchcock, H The Triangle East street East street East street East street Tinwald Mayfield, Hinds Seafield Kyle Winslow Mount Somers Ohertsey Waterton Alford Forest Meihven mHE GUARDIAN is on every Tea iJ- table in Ashburton.



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Educational. Ladies’ School ILL COMMENCE JULY 17 th. MRS THOMPSON, Moore street, Trevorton. 7 65 Public Companies. ZEALAND LOAN <Sr MER 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 Mercantile Business. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN 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 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. Business Notice- ' George Lea, JJUILDER 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 GRIOULTURAL IMPLEMENTS A MANUFACTURERS, Christchurch and Ashburton, Having been appointed AGENTS at Ash burton for the PEERING 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 80 will be L 5 extra. We are also prepared to take orders for MoCORMIOK’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



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. 96g



rjlO FARMERS & STOCK BREEDERS The following Works may be had from THOS. P. FARLEY, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Ashburton, The Horse, with supplement, by Wm. Youatt; Cattle, their breeds and manage ment, by Wm. Youatt; Sheep and Cattle, by O. 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 E. Earley, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. 1041



F. S. Shearer, OP THE May bank works, tinwald, begs to thank the public for thei* past support, and takes this opportunity to intimate that he is ain position to Manufacture and Repair on the shortest motice all kinds of Machinery, such as— Flour Mills, Saw Mills, Wheels (cogged and water wheels), Combines, Engines, Hand and Foot Treshing Machines ; also, all kinds of Spring Carts, Drays, Traps &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, 590 d MR LAUREiNCE OXLEY has been Appointed Agent for the Ashbur ton Guardian at South Rakaia.



Business Notices. yICT OR I 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



An evil and its remedy.—t 3 the Editor, —It is ahealthy sign of the 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 2,'/i years, and the money we have 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 cask 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.



J-J UNEDIN 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 : “ Please ship by next boat 3 hhds Ale, same as last; very good indeed.”—Bluff. • ft 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 & McCarthy, Limited. Agents for Meukow’s Brandy, Roderick Dhu and Shaughraun Whiskies, and Mars den and Raffley’s celebrated Billiard AND Tables. 1266



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 into oar new 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 of every de scription at lowest current rates. Best Newcastle COAL from the 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, DISO-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 New Zealand Insurance Companv. Land and Commission Agents. Loans negotiated.—o. J. W. Cookson, Jim., 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. Jeiferii, P. Radiata, P. Austriaca, P. Maritima, Spruce and Scotch Firs, Cupressus. 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, include all the old standard sorts as well as many excellent new kinds. 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 aorta, Quince, Mulberry, Almonds, Walnuts, Grape Vines, etc, Sealy Bros., ASHBURTON. 7 56 John Broom, SIGN WRITER, DECORATOR, COACH PAINTER, &o. Orders may be left at McColl’s, Ashbur ton Hotel; or Husband’s Stables, Hill’s Hotel. 1257 WANTED KNOWN—Every descrip tion of Plain and Fancy Pointing executed on the shortest notice, at the Guardian Office, next Matson, Cox, and Co. ’s, West street.



Conveyances. Longbeach royal mail COACH Leaves Longbeach for Ashburton .daily (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 a. m., Watertoi > 8.10 a.m., Ashton 8.25 a.m., Wheatstoh 8.45 a.m., arriving at Ashburton in tim for the 10.24 express from Christchuro to Timaru. The coach leaves the coach tables, Wakanui Road (opposite Central Hotel), Ashburton, at 4.5 p.m., arriving at Longbeach at 7. 3< - p.m. Parcels or orders left at any of th> above places wiU receive strict attention Fares —Through single fares, 6s ; return same day, Bs. , _ From this date RETURN FARE at SINGLE RATE?, on Saturdays only, between Waterton and Ashburton. W. E. BOND, Proprietor, 427 c Longbeach. TINWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA ROYAL MAIL COACH. , This Coach leaves Hood's Hotel, Moun- Somers, for Anama Railway Station, at 7.30 am. and 5.35 p.m. every Tuesdaj and Saturday; returning to Mount Somer on the arr'val of each train. Parcels and Luggage punctually attended to. Single fares, ?s; return, 3s. .n JOHN HOOD



Boarding Houses, &c. rnHE GLASGOW PIE HOUSE, JL Corner of Dowling and Princes streets, Dunedin, J. DONALDSON, Proprietor. Has opened a place in r 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 stbe’s), TaNCRED STBJ3ET ASHBURTON. The undersigned' begs to inform the pubic that he has REMOVED from the Prince Albert Dining-* oo * llß to the more commodious Boarding-house lately in the occupation of Mr Anstee, where he hopes, to merit the same patronage bestowed upon him as heretofore. Goon Bath room, S. LUCAS, Proprietor. ' PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND TEMPERANCE HOTEL C. TRUCKLE begs to return thanks to his friends and the public for their patron age since he has taken over the Prince Albert Boarding House, and trusts by always keeping a good table and acoommo : dation for boarders and travellers to re ceive a.continuance of the same. Private rooms 1 for. families. C. TRUCKLE, Prince Albert Boarding House and Tem r perance Hotel, near Cookson’s Stables, Wills, street, Ashburton ; next Odd fellows’ Hall, and one minute’s walk from the Railway Station. Charges strictly moderate. 944



Hotels LFORD FOREST HOTEL; Who has again taken the hotel at Alford Forest, would be glad to receive a call from his old friends and as many hew a look in. Good accommodation for horses. 1323 SHBURTON HOTEL. ARCHIBALD M'COLL (for many years Manager of the late Sir Craoroft Wilson’s Rangitata Station) begs to in form his numerous Friends and the gene-i ral public that he has taken possession of the Ashburton Hotel, which has been greatly improved and entirely re-f urnishedj 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 tin special supervision of the Proprietor, wh< 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 Mi 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 Metropolitan temperance HOTEL, Christchurch. BEGS respectfully to inform' the Public that he John Tisch, ones as can make it convenient to give S. Stoddard



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 natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us ma j heavy doctor’s bills. It is by the ad. clous use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built until strong enough to resist every ten dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is s weak point. We may escape many a fatal sh..ft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.— gee article in the Civil Service Gazette , Made simply with boiling water or mil. , Sold only in packets, labelled : JAMB!'* EPPS AND CO., HOMtIWx’ATHIO CHEMIST, LONDON. ALSO, EPPSi CHOCOLATE ESSENCE ,



Deafness,— Quacks caning them selves “ Doctors,” are utterly ruin ing the organs of hundreds suffering from deafness, charging front LB to L2O for so doing. I have two infallible remedies (No. 1, deafness ansing from colds ; No. 2, the thickening of the parts of the Tympanum) from n cipes sent me by. those world-known Aurists, the late and pre sent Senior Surgeons of the Royal'Dia pensary for Diseases of the Ear. 1 - I —Send stamps for particulars to T. B. HAKNA fokd, Auckland, N.Z. 1270 R HEILBRON’S WORM OAKBS



These Cakes are principally prepared from Herbs, and do not contain, any idpn gerously active ingredients. , They have a wonderful effect in curing children, as well as grown persons, by removing worms. They nave been with grea irac cess introduey into the principal famuies in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. They are guaranteed to do away, in a very short time, with many serious complaints like Bronchitis, Files, Ulcers, Ulcerated Throats, etc., if taken in time, as these sicknesses are often caused'by worknS' of all kinds, especiolly by the Tap®‘Worm, and by the most dangerous'Thread Wottn, which, if not destroyed in time, will soon create the nardly-curafcle Worm* Fevbr. The smallest, the Thread Worm, will mbre than any other worm penetrate through all the crevices of the body up to* the brain. An example was recently Vrit 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 itoore recently there was a case, a grown min whose seat was affected by the! Thread Worm, and who, after trying many of remedies, without effect was directly relieved by a dose of ■ DR HEILBRON’S Worm Cakes. . There are cases where the worms COme away that they almost can be counted then often they come away in* wHoJe dots and sometimes in a thick; apd slijpoty:stuff, and although not so perceptible, istUlitbey ate caused to leave by Dr Heilbr.C#'s Worm Cakes. And there have been ether cases where children affected with jP-pstsp, when coughing or sneezing, dpdischwgo them through the month and, * r ■ The symptoms of Worms afe generally as follows .—Lassitude, Giddiness, De pression of Spirits, Impaired Appetite (which if not acted against, will engender diseases of the bile), Disprder of - ; tho Stomach . and Digestive ' .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; those Worms, else the consequence will b® seri ous, as they will increase .in..siza 7 ju*d quantity, and ultimately spread through out the intestines. If Wprms.are,-[ne glected for a time they will do so much damage as to make it beyond humanskill to restore and reorganise ; the systqnv pf digestive organs.



DIRECTIONS FOE USE. ; : The quantity of these Worm Gakoft-to be taken at a dose depends mostlyomthe age and constitution of the , patients ,-;In moat sases j a couple of. .doses will, drivethe worms; away, .for many,, years, ,ii t f»- tirely. As a standard : A;do|j&f9?i% o fefl4 up to 2 years will be half a Cake; from 2 to 4 years old, one whole Cake ; to 8 years, one Cake .and * 14, two Cakes; and so to increase wjth the age, but never more than fooir Cakes at one dose. Grown females may gene rally take three Cakes at a doae,ahd grown-men four Cakes, according'! to 'con stitution. The most effective'itay of using these Worm Cakes is by taking the dose before going to bed, and on'the f6ll<Twmg morning to take .a cup of hot tea before breakfast. I am not certain how'long| I may stay in this town, and as these Worm Cakes can- be obtained at a very htnalt 1 ex pense families will do well to have always a small supply of them at. their Housed Orders for the Country .’promiptfe executed. ’ * ■* MRSE. HOMBERG, Sole Agent. Ashburton Agents^—Mir’ Cam bridge ; Messrs Andrewea Bros.; Mr R. Alcorn , , , s .



SEATING’S OOUGH LO^ENGESi*^ COUGHS, ASTHMA BRONCHITIS. ACCUMULATION OF' PHLEGM. Composed of the purest articles,' {/'These Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious drug, therefore the most delicate cairn 2aKe them with I have prescribed them largely with the best results. ■ , ■ ' W. B. G, —, Apothecary, H.M.S. KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES arc 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* L Keating’s Worm Tablets. 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 J Export Chemist and Druggist. , STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDER, FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASER S V I" The value of this well-known Family Me&i. 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, exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS. IMITA TIONS, some of which. in OUTWARD APPEARANC E so closely rese2abie ori ginal as to have deceived many The proprietor therefore feels it due to rtfis public to give a special caution against the qse of SUCH IMITATIONS. ; i- ' ’ ■’ Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none ar 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 for the dose, and he words, John Steedman Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon.: 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always 'spelt with two EE’s. "''' ’ * 4th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and M(dl cine Vendors. * Kempthorn, Prosser and Co; '] SK for POWELL’S BALSAM U of< ANISEED.