BILL HOLLINSWORTH’S GHOST.

It is when spurred on by a young member of the crew, who has related, what he takes to be a remarkable per formance, that the champion yarner is at his best. “Why, that ain’t nothin’ ■at all!” he exclaims, as a young sailor •finishes a yarn about a friend of his. that swam the English Channel. “It ainH nothin’ at all; you wouldn’t never' 'think of a-mentionin’ such child’s play as that if you’d a-knowed Bill Hollins ■worth.” •

•-■•“Why, what did he do? Tell us! atrout it,” comes from' all part of the ; ifi’i’sle, and the port watch of the Queen! $f jhe Seas gather about their- favorite’; story-teller. - The old salt rolls his quid-from side; to side in his capacious mouth, as if; recalling the particulars *of the story, clears his throat, and begins : “Me an’ this yer Hollinsworth was' shipmates; on a v’y’ge to Liverpool. Bill were the most entertainin’ chap I .ever met. Couldn’t he spin : a yarn !; 'and weren’t he a jovial fellow, an’ a' honest man from keel to truck ! Ye’ve ; -heard me tell how he were discharged from her Britannic Majesty’s sloop-o’- Who’s Afeard—which he joined to> stand in fur the grog-ration—fur ,a-bein’ drunk on the tops. Well, he were : always the same; an’ no misfortune in life couldn’t change his pleasant sun- i shiny ways and make him down to the starn realities of life.. Now, we hadn’t been out more’n five days 6k the trip to Liverpool when the; glass(barometer) “ began to fall, an’; we knowed we was a goin’ fur to catch if i’iWe! wasn’t disappi’nted. ■ Alb hands was sent aloft fur to take in the royals.an’to’-gallan’ sails, an’ pretty soon We’ got the order fur to reef the topsails. When pur side went below, I missed ; Bill. ’* Where’s Bill Hollinsworth?” says : Tj ‘I ain’t see him since he were out on the fore-topsail yard with me,’ says the bo’s’n. Well, we looked all over the ship, an’ Bill were nowhere to be found; so we came to the conclusion that lie had fallen overboard, an’ he was set down as havin’ lost the number of his mess. A few days after this, when the storm had passed, we began to hear strange sounds down in the ‘’after-hold, which were chock-a-block with prowisions and wine. ‘ Make less noise for’ard there !’ says the cap’n one evenin’, as he looked down into the: ‘ There ain’t no noise ;h,ere; it’s all aft/'.says the carpenter. Just then ‘ We’re a jolly crew that sail the main i’ came from the after bulk head- ' ‘ It’s ghosts !’ says the' cook. ‘Ghosts don’t sing as well as that,’ says the cap’ll; Nevertheless the word wits' passed that there was ghosts aboard;-an’ you can give a good guess that; the soupds of singin’ an' dancin’ that, came up out of the hold every night didn’t do nothin’ to contradict it. Then somebody said it was rats; but tats* couldn’t sing ‘A-Rollin’ Home in the Mornin,’ Boys,’ which was a favor ite, song of Bill Hollinsworth’s. Well, t>i}e night, when the an’ choruses were agoin’ on at a high rate, the mate came for’ard with the cap’n. Both was pale as ghosts. ‘ There’s someone drunk down in the fb’c’sle,’ says the cap’n. An’ he made a dive all round' in the darkness with a handspike. ‘lt’s cur’ous,’says the cap’n one day, ‘ how all these stores are disappearin’, an’ no tfne a-ealin’'of ’em.’ Well, pretty soon ; we got into Liverpool, an’ me an’ my .riiate gob our liberty an’ went ashore. We \yas a strollin’ into a saloon, when I’m- blessed if wc didn’t spp the erhost of Bill Hollinsworth a-leanm’ on the bar an’ a-talkin’ with fhe landlady in a woiceivhich were the wery image, of ‘Bill 1 Me an’ my mate was about to wear around an’ run away, when Bill he sees us, an’ he sings out ‘ Back yer maintopsail and come, alongside!’ * How did yer get here ?’ says I, when I made sure it was really Bill and not his ighost. 1 Swum,’ says he. An’ he never ■•*6uldh’t let on that he got here any other way. Well, the story of Bill’s big swim.po.on got over to Liverpool, an’ he was a great man. Most people believed every word of ic, but most of the chaps aboard!our ship didn’t believe he swum at all, but said he slipped down into the hold where the provisions-were, an’ enj’yed hisself the hull v’y’ge, a-eatin’, a-dnnkin’, a-singin’ and a.dancin’. Such a sight ye never seed as when they broke out the cargo,.. Empty bottles, ham-bones, half-eaten cheeses, an’ cans that had once had fruit an’ wegetable in ’em were thrown around in every direction. The cap’n was like a crazy man, an’ swore he’d get even with Bill or his ghost, or whatever it were that had had like to eat the cargo up. But Bill swore he didn’t know nothin’ at all about it, an’ was took aboard on the return trip. Sing’lar to relate, however, he was really lost overboard in a storm. Some say as how Bill was lost on the last trip, and that it was only his ghost that we see a-talkin’ to the landlady an’ who afterwards shipped for the return v’y’ge.' 5 But, be that as it may, we never again set eyes on to Bill Hollins worth or his ghost.” —Lippincotfs Monthly,

fHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 18b3.

Printed =n > published daily, for The Asii> burton Guardian Company, Limited, by Henry Vincent Sawtell; bf Btfmett Street. Ashburton, at the Company’s Print* ing House, West street, Ashburton,. Monday; September lOtiSSj.



Take Hop Bitters three times a day, and you will have no doctors’ bills to pay. See,— [Advt.) Holloway’s Pills. —The changes of tem pe/attwsjnjJ weather frequently upset persons >vhp .are most careful of their health, and most in their diets. These corrective, purifying, and gentle aperient Pills are the best remedy for all defective actions of the digestive organs; they augment the appetite, strengthen Pthestonjach, correct biliousness, and carry offall that is noxious from the system. Holloways' PilH'are composed of rare balsams, uumixed with baser; matter, and on that account are pe . quliarly well adapted for the young, delicate, ‘itd aged. ‘ As this peerless medicine has gained fame m the past, so will it preserve it in the ? : juture by itsrenovatingandinvigoratingqualities, and its incapacity of doing harm.—[Advt.]



„. J:j . ; Publication. IN: h THE PRESS, AND WILL ! -SHORTLY BE;PUBLISHED, “OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS,” - BY ALFEED BAUNDEES, • This Book, written by an old New Zoa land ooloniit, will'be found tp the ‘moat modern^arid complete’ infoririation upon the Breeding, Rearing and Manage.- tnent of every description of Domestic Poultry; suggestions for the improve- Poultry Shows; all that is known about the principles to be observed in the mating of Breeding Stock; and some well defined .rules for selecting, with certainty, • (He' -mbst economical and beneficiah de acription of food, for any animal, from a fatty a mouse. It will show the best aort of fowls to ’keep, and the rules for ■electing them ; and, whilst condemning the cruelty and mischief of many common . practice?, ; it will- point out how to keep poultry with certain profit, in brilliant health, and producing abundance of eggs §t eveiy season of the year. 8 240



- i'-r-' 4 - v.‘ y ' ■■' x c ’ VALUABLE TRUTH 3. “ If you are suffering from poor health ‘or languishing on a bed of sickness, take ‘ cheer, for Hop Bitters will cure you. “If you are simply ailing, if you feel ‘ weak and dispirited, without clearly ‘knowing why. Hop Bitters will Revive you. “If you are a Minister, and have over * taxed yourself with your pastoral duties, ‘or a Mother, worn out with care and * work, Hop Bitters will Restore you. “If you are a man ■ of business, or ‘ laborer weakened by the strain of your * every-day duties, or a man of letters, * |o|Uhg ovdr your midnight Wor;k, ■- , 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 are in the workshop, on the ; ‘farm, at the desk, anywhere, and feel ‘ that your system needs cleansing, ton ‘ ing, or stimulating. Without intoxicating. 1 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. Hog ,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, Purify and Enrich the Blood with , Hop, Bitters, And you will have no sickness or suffering ’ or doctors’biilS to pay. ' HOP BITTERN - 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. SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, November 15th and 16th, 1883. ' 1 President : ■ E. G. Wright, M. H.R. Vice-President : _• , ;\y,, C. Walker. . . Judge: Matthew Stitt.,- ■ Stewards : C. Ef. Dowding, H, Friedlatader, J. Grigg, T. Leahy, W. G. Boss, W. Saunders, H. T. Winter. Treasurer : C. C, Fooks., Starter: David Thomas. Clerk of the Scales : M. Friedlander. Clerk of the Course : W, B. Denshire. Handxcappers : Open Races—E. G. Griffiths. District Races —E. G, Crisp, C. 0. Fooks, T. Leahy, M. Stitt. First Race each day to start at Ip.m. FIRST DAY. 1. County Hurdle Race (Handicap), qf, 30 aoy^; .over. six flights of iiuTdl'es dbdut''3ft Gitihigh ; nomi-. nation, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. 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 sofs; 1J miles. 4. Ashburton Gup (Handicap), of 160 scvs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; accept ance, 5 sovs ; l£ miles. 5. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 sovs ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders ; entrance, 3 sovs; li miles. District; horses only. 6. The. Post Stages (Handicap), of 15 J SOvsnbrhitiation, 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Ladies’ Purse is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified within ten minutes of declaration of weights ; 1 mile. District horses only, SECOND DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sovs; over eight flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 2 sovs ; " ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; 2 miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 75 sovs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance,. 2 , sovs ;1J miles. . , ( - 3. County‘Plate Handicap; ‘of 40 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; accept ance, 1 sov; 1|- miles. District horses 0n1y.,.. ... 4. Flying Handicap, of 50sovs, nomi nation, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; , ; | mile , '5. Totalisator Stakes (Handicap), of ,15 sovs ; nomination;! sov; accept- 1 j apce, free ; J miie. District horses only. 6. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov, to be ma(4e im mediately after the Totalisator Stakes is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified within ten minutes of declaration of weights. Distance,



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



Consultations. A FORTUNE FOR FIVE SHILLINGS. A FORTUNE FOR sa. A DAMASTOR’S NOVELTY CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1883 To be Run on the 6th of November. Capital £5,000, In 20,000 Shares of 5s each. 431 Prizes guaranteed. To be distributed as follows : Melbourne Cup. Cash Awards. First ... ... £SOO sat £IOO each Second... ... 300 sat £SO each Third 200 10 at £25 each Starters (divided) 500 20 at £l2 10a each Non-starters ...1,000 40 at £6 sseach £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 CO Box 151, P. 0., Dunedin. £3OOO. SWEEP MELBOURNE CUP. THE GREATEST RACING EVENT OF THE YEAR. (Run in Oct.—Close as soon as filled.) 12,000 SHARES, 5s EACH. An even Four Shares, 20s. To be distributed as follows : First Horse £IOOO ( Starters divide £VO •Second ... 500 | Non-Starters 100 Third ... 250 | Total | £2OOO And 10 Prizes at £25 each ... £250 50 Prizes at £lO ~ ... 500 50 Prizes at £5 ~ ... 251 Total in Prizes, £IOOO. Grand total £3OOI. THE THIRD CONSULTATION OP MY laß3 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 leas than pour shares, taken up in one. name. JSS* A pound secures four chances —not one only. The right of declining any particular subscription is reserved. Deducted for expenses, 10 per cent. Probity is guaranteed by good com mercial bona fides. References ; Mel bourne Sportsman and City Journals. Bankers—Sydney : City Bank. Melbourne : National Bank. Applicants are xequested 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 twenty tickets a chance of being a winner with out investing, necessarily, a penny. ■SSS- REGISTER LETTERS Application, as usual, by letter. In tending applicants would oblige by 'writing immediately, to hasten the time for drawing. _s®“Eor the convenience of Sydney Subscribers, “ Australasia’s ” Letter Box will be found at the Offices, 40 Gunter street, Sydney, ADDRESS : AUSTRALASIA, Care of Mr H. J. Franklin, Wholesale Bookseller, Printer and Publisher, 8-223 40 Hunter street, Sydney. Government Notice. The public trust office OF NEW ZEALAND, Atention is directed to the provisions of the Acts establishing this Office, and to the advantages placed thereby within th 3 reach of every colonist. Subject to such provisions, the State offers to every per son I.—About to make his or her Will or Codicil. 2.—lntending to provide for Wife and Children or others by deed of Settlement. 3.—Settling Property by way of Mar riage Settlement. 4.Desiring to renounce the Trusts of a Will, having been appointed Executor or Trustee under the same. s.—Having acted as Trustee, Executor, or Administrator, wishing to be relieved of the burthen of Trustee hip or Adminis tration, the option of us i jg the State ma chinery, and gives an absolute guarantee against loss'of funds by fraud, peculation, or dishonesty. Every information may be obtained from ALEANDER LEAN, Agent at Christchurch; Or from R. O. HAMERTON, Public Trustee Wellington, 12th May, 1882 V. R. PUBLICATIONS, The following Government Publics tions, with others, can be obtained at the Office of this Paper : Mines Act, 1879 Mining Companies Act, 1872 Mines Act Amendment Act, 1872 Canterbury Rivers Gaming and Lotteries Debtors and Creditors Act Debtors and Creditors Rules . Stamp Act Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Cruelty to Animals Protection of Animals Brands and Branding Dog Registration Drainage Sheep Railway Tariff Amendment Companies Road Boards Fencing Act Amendment, 1882 Local Elections Corrupt Practices Licensing Act Licensing Amendment Acts affecting Agriculture and Stock Education Etc., Etc., Etc. Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, Wist street.



Educational. Ladies’ School ~L L COMMENCE JULY 17 th. MRS THOMPSON, Tancred Street. 7 65 Public Companies. "PTTEW ZEALAND LOAN * MER- J» 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. ON JOHN COOKE, Manager, Christchurch. nlO GEO. WILKIN, Agent, Ashburton. W. H. Gundry.



W. H. Grundry, lIOENSED LAND BROKER .J Under the LAND TRANSFER ACT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT As AUDITOR, Books and Partnership Accounts super vised, Audited, and Adjusted. Auditor for the Borough of Ashburton Ashburton Woollen Factory Company Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Ashburton 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



Business Notices. REMOVED TO NEW PREMISES. G. J. F. Lublow, MERCHANT TAILOR & OUTFITTER, BEGS to intimate to his customers and the general , public of Ashburton and the surrounding districts that he has REMOVED To more extensive premises recently erected by him in TANCRED ASHBURTON (Next Union Bank of Australia). To keep pace with his largely increas ing trade, he has purchased a LARGE STOCK of the very best material, viz. Saddle Mosijiel Kaiapoi West of England Fancy Coating Irish Frieze Whipcord Elastic Rib Bedford Cord Melton Black Cloth Doeskin And other Tweeds too numerous to par ticularise. It is therefore needless to state that ho is in a position to supply a first-class article at the lowest possible price FOR CASH, and in all cases A GO JD FIT GUARANTEED. Gentlemen’s own material made up. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON (Next to the Union Bank of Australia). 1295 mAKE TIME BY THE FORE LOCK.” The circumstances of social life are widely different in these colonies from those at Home, and therefore the colonial market requires different treatment. This fact Eobert Murray, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, East street, Ashburton, was not long in learning after his arrival on these shores, and he at once set his attention upon supplying WATCHES, which, while constructed with every regard to accuracy and reliableness in I time-keeping, are also supplied with extra heavy cases, to resist the wear and tear of colonial life. He ? is 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 10s, LlO 10s, 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 ah authority on mean time to the town. Watches free and aaS* b” post on re coin* of P. 0.0 7300-960 shim »■ WBBroBBBBWWBHWIWWWWW rfIHE 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. ... Be van, R. Jephson, 0. P. H... Dellow, 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 Somei* Chertsey • Waterton Alford Forest - Meihven



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



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



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



pHOTOGR A P H Y. Charles Lawrence, PHOTOGRAPHER (Of High street, Christchurch). By special Appointment to the Governor, Begs to informs ihe 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 & STOCKBREEDERS The following Works may be had from THUS. F. FARLEY, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Ashburton, The Horse, with supplement, by Wm. Youatt; Cattle, their breeds and manage ment, by Wm. Youatt; Wheep and Cattle, by 0. Armataga ; Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, by Professor Johnston ; Agricultural Chemistry, by Maclvor; Agricultural Chemistry, by Alfred Gibson; Breeding of Draught Horses, by Reynolds, A large and varied stock of standard literature always on hand—any book not in stock will be procured without delay. Subscribers wanted for all newspapers, pamphlets, and periodicals, by Thomas P. Parley, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. 1041



F. S. Shearer, OF THE May bank works, tinwald, bega to thank the public for theix 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 and water wheels), Combines, Engines, Hand and Foot Freshing Machines ; also, all kinds of Spring Carts, Drays, Traps &o. 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 tho Address— Great South roap, Tinwald. sflfk> Creo. Booth & Sons, Manufacturers and import ers of agricult al im plements. CARLYLE IMPLEMENT WORKS, {Sydenham (near Christchurch). Makers of Carlyle Iron Windmills Carlyle Seed Strippers Carlyle Improved Disc Harrows Carlyle Drays, Tip Carts, Spring Traps, &c. Ploughs, Harrows, Cultivators, Broadcast Sowers, &c. Sole Agents for RANSOME’S STEAM THRESHING MACHINERY. Offices and Stores— -213 Tuam street, Christchurch. Postal Address —P.O. Box 89, Christ church. 473 e E W WORK. Copies of Mr Bowron’s Book “ Cheese, Butter, and Bacon,” can be obtained at this office. Price, la.



Business Notices. 0 N SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED. SEED WHEAT OATS BARLEY GRASS SEED CHAFF FLOUR BRAN SHARPS TEA SUGAR., etc. Agents for Mooke & Co., Christchurch. ROBINSON & TOWNSHEND, 8 295 Havelock street. An evil and its remedy.—To the Editor, —It is ahealthy sign ofthe times when onr 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 3% 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 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 ißs 6d; ladies’ tailor made ulster, £2. All other goods in proportion, for cash only. CRAIGHEAD & CO., TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, Tancred Street. D UNEDIN BREWERY. CELEBRATED xxxx 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 lihds Ale, same as last; very good indeed.” —Bluff. “ I believe your beer is the best in the market.”—Balclutha. “I must congratulate you on the quality of the beer :it is magnificent. If you can keep it up to that you have got a good thing.”—Waimate. KEAST & McCarthy, Limited. Agents for Meukow’s Brandy, Roderick Dhu and Shaughraun Whiskies, and Mars den and Raffley’s celebrated Billiard Tables. 1266 M E T B N. We beg to thank the inhabitants of Methven and surrounding districts for the liberal support accorded us since our commencing Business here. We wish to notify that we have REMOVED into our new and commodious premises, two doors south of our old offices. VVe have intro duced all sorts of General Merchandise into our Business, and are prepared to supply Stations and other largo 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 Sbeaf CHAFF in any quantities ("best quality). We have also on Sale Messrs Booth, McDonald and Co.’s celebrated PLOUGHS, DRAYS, ROLLERS, DISC-fa 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, an 1 New Zealand Insurance Company. Land and Commission Agents. Loans negotiated.—o. J. W. Cookson, Jun. , and Co., General Merchants, Methven. Methven, July 9th, 1883. 7 66



Trees. Trees. Trees. SEALY BROS., NURSERY AND SEEDSMEN, Ashburton, HAVE FOR SALE, at very low prices, an extensive stock of every description. Our FOREST TREES include Pinus Insignia, P. Jefferii, P. lladiata, 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, Nectarine's 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 wo have an immense quantity of Macro carpa grown expressly for this purpose in pots and boxes ; also, Holly, Thorn Quicks, Privet, Matapo, Laurel, African Box Thorn, Osage Orange, etc. Also, Rhubarb and Asparagus Roots, Goose berry and Currants of all sorts,- Quince, Mulberry, Almonds, Walnuts, Grape Vines, etc. Sealy Bros., ASHBURTON. 7 56 STOP THAT COUGH! DON’T DELAY.—How can you stop it? Where is the Remedy. Bennington’s Pp.otoral oxymel of Garba ge '-CN or IRISH MOSS (registered), can produce more evidence of real merit than any other article for the purpose. Sold everywhere. —G, Bonnington, Christchurch. Wanted parties about to furnish to know that J. Meech is selling all his goods at a sacrifice, being over-stocked and wanting the money. Drawing-room Suites from £lO ios, warranted ; Good Bed-room Suites, remark ably low; Drawing-room: Fancy Walnut Tables, Japanese Tables, a splendid Inlaid Walnut Sideboard, Mart ie Slab, with Plate Glass back, to be sold cheap. Iron Bed steads, Crockery-ware, and every requisite for house furnishing etc. Funerals conducted on the cheapest scale. Practical workmen kept in all its branches. Agent for the cele brated Venetian Blind Makers, Dunedin. Carvings and Turnery of every kind. All kinds of furniture exchanged and highest price given for furniture. Note the address—Next Bullock’s Arcade, Aahburton,



Business Notices. OTICE to the inhabitants of Rakaia and surrounding districts, that I am pre pared to supply them with prime Butchers’ MEAT at the undermentioned prices:— Beef, lOOlbs, at 3£d per lb. Side Mutton, 2£d 1460 IHARLES INDER, South Rakaia. Conveyances. LONGBEAOH ROYAL MAh' COACH . i Leaves Long beach for Ashburton daily. ! (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 a. m., Waterloo 8.10 a. m., Ashton 8.25 a. m., Wheatstom 8.45 a.m., arriving at Ashburton in tim for the 10.24 express from Christchurc to Timaru. The coach leaves the coach tables, Wakanui Road (opposite Central Hotel), Ashburton, at 4.5 ; i p.m., arriving Longbeach at 7; 30 p.m. Parcels or orders left at any of tho above places wiU receive strict attention : Fares —Through single fares, 5s ; return same day, Bs. From this date RETURN FARE at SINGLE RATES, on Saturdays only, between Waterton and Ashburton. W. E. BOND, Proprietor, 427 c Longbeach. INWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA ROYAL MAIL COACH. This Coach leaves Hood’s Hotel, Moun-t Somers, for Anama Railway Station, at 7.30 a m. and 5.35 p.m, every Tuesday and Saturday; returning to Mount Sorrier on the arrival of each train. Parcels and Luggage punctually attended to. Single fares, 2s ; return, 3s. , n JOHN HOOD Boarding Houses, &c. PANAMA HOUSE (late a sTbb’s), , Tancbbd street Ashburton. . The undersigned begs to inform the pubic that he has REMOVED from the Prince Albert Dining-rooms 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. ■ 3 3 E I 6 PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND TEMPERANCE HOTEL 0. 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 accommo dation for boarders and travellers to re ceive a continuance of the same. Private rooms for families. C. TRUCKLE, Prince Albert Boarding House and Tem 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. 844 Hotels E a LFORD FOREST HOTEL. I A ! John Tisch, ! Who has again taken the hotel at Alford } Forest, would be glad to receive a call * from his old friends and as many new , ones as can make it convenient to give j a look in. - Good accommodation for horses. 1328 | HBURTON HOTEL. t ARCHIBALD M'COLL (for many s years Manager of the late Sir Oraoroft I Wilson’s Rangitata Station) begs to in , form his numerous Friends and the gene ral public that he has taken possession of the Ashburton Hotel, which has been i greatly improved and entirely re-furnished and re-decorated, and is naw replete with every convenience and comfort. A. M‘ooll would, therefore, assure his patrons that they will have every atten tion bestowed on them. Excellently Furnished PRIVATE APARTMENTS for FAMILIES. All Liquors kept in stock are under the special supervision of the Proprietor, who will guarantee them to be of the best de scription and quality. The Hotel is situate close to the Ash - burton Bridge, and the Stabling (being now under the Proprietorship of Mr ’ James W. M'Rae, late oi the Somerset Stables), is sufficient guarantee that Coun try Visitors will meet with every Ac commodation in that respect, 1330



Metrop olitan temperance hotel, Christchurch. S. Stoddard BEGS respectfully to inform the Public that he HAS TAKEN THE ABOVE HOTEL, And all necessary improvements are being made to ensure the comfort of Customers. Grilled Steaks, Chops, and Hot Meals at all hours. The Hotel Bar is now open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., where Coffee is always ready and all Temperance Drinks can be pro cured. TEA TO ORDER. Tripe and Fish Suppers Every Night (Sundays excepted), from 7 to 10 o’clock p.m. A Green for the use of Families and Children adjoining the Hotel. 1365 Medical. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. EPPS’S OOOOA. 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. ; heavy doctor’s bills. It is by the ad cious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually buiP aj. until strong enough to resist every ten deucy to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladiss 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 pui e blood and a properly nourished frame. See article in the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in packets, labelled : JAMES EPPS AND CO., HOMtEOFATHIO CHEMIST, LONDON. ALSO, EPFS) CHOCOLATE ESSENCE



.Medical >:v VWM* ttWSK DEAFNESS. — Quacks calling them selves ‘‘ Doctors,” are uttarlyruin iug the organa of hundreds aufferingTtom deafness, charging frotn L 5 to L2Q for, so doing. I have two infallible remedies (No, I, deafness arising from colds ; No. , 2, the thickening of the 'parts of " the Tympanum) from recipes sent meby those world-known Aurists, the late and pre sent Senior Surgeons of the Royal Dis pensary fur Diseases of the jEar.-—Spud stamps for particulars to Ti B. Hakna- Ford, Auckland, N.Z. . , ,1270 D R HEILBRON’S WORM OAKifcS These Cakes are principally prepared from Herbs, and do hot contain any‘dan gerously active ingredients.: * wonderful effect in curing children,\aa well as grown persons,, by removing the worms. They have been with grea sue esa introduey into the pripcipai|famihes .1 in Europe, Australia, an i JN*ew Zealand. They are guaranteed to do away, in a very short time, with many serious complaints like Bronchitis, PiKs, Dicers, Ulcerated. Throats, etc., if taken in time, as these sicknesses are often caused by ( worn» of all kinds, especiolly by the tape Worqi, and by the most dangerous Thread, Worpi, which, if not destroyed in time, will soon create the hardly-ourable Worm Fever. The smallest, the Thread Worm, wijlcpora than any other worm penetrate - all the crevices of the body up,,to jihe brain. An example was recently wit nessed, where a child falling continually : into fits (the parents not knowing, ipe cause) at last died with the affected I by the too fatal Thread'Worm.' Still more recently there was a case,; a grown, man whose seat was affected by the, Tljreqd Worm, and who, aft<-r r. mahy of remedies, without oiloot, .was < direotly v relieved by a dose of ~ DR HEILBRON’S ' Worm Cakes. ; f There are cases where the wgrms come away that they almost canj be counted then often they come away in .whole ictois. | and sometimes in a thick and slimy efuff, f and although not so are caused to leave r by Dr fleilbrona | Worm Cakes. And there have been other S cases where children affected, witli Worms, if when coughing or sneezing, doaischarge | them through the mouth and nose,',| The symptom's of Worms, ace gene&lJy I as follows Lassitude, Gi'ddiqeas, f ‘Da- I pression of Spirits, Impaired I (which if not acted against, will engender I diseases of the bile), Disorder of ‘foe I Stomach and Digestive .prgdns,' 11 Sick Headaches, Vomiting, "Disturbed Sleep, and many more serious' complaint)*;, foi eluding Fits, of which last many have been cured by these Worfn (S A No time should be lost in removing i Worms, else the consequence will be? •ous, as they will increase. in siaff quantity; and ultimately spread tl out the intestines. If Worms’ glected for a time theywtll do damage as to make it beyond huop to restore and reorganise tho s; digestive organs. DIRECTIONS FOR USB. •; , The quantity of these Worm Cakes to - be taken at a dose depends mostly oaths, age and constitution of the patient.' k sn most cases a couple of doses will drive tae worms away for many years; if 'not* en tirely. As a standard : A dose for a obild up to 2 years will be half a Cake:;: 'from 2 to 4 years old, one whole Cake ; from 1,( to 8 years, one Cake and a half; froihfi 14, two Cakes ; and so to increase’with the age, but never more than four Oakes at one dose. Grown females may-geae rally take three Cakes at a dose, jjmid grown men four Cakes, according to con stitution. The most effective way of using these Worm Cakes is by taking the dosa before going to bed, and on the following morning to take a cup of hot tea before breakfast. As I am not certain how long 1 may stay in this town, and as thesa.Worm Cakes can be obtained at a, very small ex pense families will do well to have, always a small supply of them at tbe«ir houses.. Orders for the Country promptly- MRS E. HOMBERG, Sole Agent, Ashburton Agents-*- Messrs Andrewes 8r05...... Mr R. Alcorn , 6. KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS. ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM. Composed of the purest articles.' These Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious drug, therefore the most delicate can‘ take them with perfect confidence. Their‘beneficial efLct is speedy and certain. This old, *un. failing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent Physicians. (In usemearly 6o years). MEDICAL TESTIMONY. I July 25th, 1877. 22, Cold Harbour Lane, London. . ' Sir, —Your Lozenges are excellent; )amd their beneficial effect most reliable. I strongly recommend them in cases of asthma. You are at liberty to state this as my opinion, formed from many years’ experience. J. Bringloe, M.R.C.S.L., L.S.A., L.M. Mr. T. Keating,, Indian Medical Service. Dear Sir, —Having tried your Lozenges in India, I have much pleasure in testifying to their beneficial effects in cases of incipient consumption, asthma and bronchial affections. I have prescribed them largely, with thp.,,best results. W. B. G, , Apothecary, H.M.S. KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES are sold by all Chemists, in tins of various sizes, each having the words, “ Keating’s Cough Lozenges” engraven on the government: stamp. Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Worm 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 1 especially adapted for children. Sold in ns by all Chemists and Druggists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London Export Chemist and Druggist.- STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDER FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CA’UTICN TO PURCHASER The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts .of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned 'exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITAj TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANC E so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due'to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefull) 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 Governmen Stamp affix to each packet. 2nd—Eaon Single Powder has directions fo: the dose, and he words, John Steedman Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd—The name, Steedman, is always spell with two EE’s. • ■ 4th —The manufacture is carried on solelv at Walworth, Surrey. ’ . : Sold in Packets by all Chemists ana Medi cine Vendors. Kkmpthorn, Prosser undCo SK for POWELL’S BALSAM „ ANISEED .