The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. IV.—No. 969.1

ASHBURTON. THURSDAY, JLiYE 14, 1883.

[PRICE—ONE PENNY.



Auctioneers, Oommission Agents, &c. ; Alfred Harrison, ' i .ucTioNEER, Valuer, com 'IpI'^MISSION:AGENT, &</, Land Sales, Sales of Stock, Merchandise, " Furniture'and Effects, Pigs, Poultry, M f and General Produce.' SALE etery SATURDAY, at ~ li- o’clock sharp, commencing in the Yards with HORSES. iAND SALES, IN THE ROOMS, AS n? .-v; REQUIRED.



Tpvtn rind Farm Properties entered on ( , t]fie books., No charge unless sold. AGENT for THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. ' iiL class,of Bisks taken at lowest rates. ■ 8f 1 ALFRED HARRISON. Walter B. Moss, !i.-- Bubjnktt Stbkkt, Ashbueton, AUCTIONEER, ACCOUNTANT, LAND .Cb; ANDiCOMMISION AGENT. jiUCTIGNS of ,Land, Horses, Cattle, jjy Bigs, Produce, &c., at his Salerooms and.-Firds every> Saturday. II Auctions, of Siookat Ashburton and TiawaldiSaleyards every alternate Tues- 'u.i: - . tOtttsideaalea as required, and on special terii.s- ■ u _ ■ ; .n Brokerage and Commission Business in ajlitarforiiiß. 7,‘Debks and Renta collected and Houses audJßstates cared for. tfToi LOANS NEGOTIATED. ; WHY PA IT RENT 1 N£> have nothing left'at the end of A !the term'whan you have the oppor- a Freehold of your an'y considerable outlay. -t’y:? Si t :n . ' WALTER B. MO; S 'ls Ti i; HAS FOR SALE, With many others, Hie following pick of .TOWN SEO -, t- which ‘are so sittiafed" that they ninst " ' ‘ VI SON Jwjb&f year i increase materially in vvhioh'are to be sold cheap if B^ldsdbh 1 : f fl Sßctfefi < 'No, r 33 8 :, corner ! Moore and on*// .'William streets,.on which is erected oi i two'comfortable c'bttages, both well ■' fi rifiteSi-'-” Bectiopa Nos. 425 and 426, on Tailored ' t,r street (half ati acre). . Sections'Nos. 465, '466, and 467, on the bn., .(jqrrie'r of Havelock and William ,; i sttfeets—a moat desirable property. 'Bis-roomed house and J acre land, " corner,'of East Town Belt and ‘' v Peter .street; horiae well finished '* J throughout. <J . • ’ 'Six-roomed, fi'niahCd'and m perfect order; J acre '*/■ land'; orchard in full profit and ■ ; ..every conv'enierice. Larg o’ twp-stbrCy, house of 14 rooms, t- or!~ 'adapted for private boarding-house,; '*' 'ind within two or three' chains of ** “ -'the'Town Belt. \ l/ -' -’'■■■ • Also, ! . V'acte of land, with tw’o neat cottages * therebn, opposite' Caa3 street, bn ---'North Town Belt (a dead gift). •FAtRM FOR SALE—2OO acres at Sea :,J ’_ T -field; part of sections 27432 arid 27.438, fallowed for' past three i.- . 'years, and'in good heart for,crop i# i. pj n g j -water race runs through the ’’laud. " . : To be sold cheap, the o>vner having left the district. Apply at ‘Section No. 581, Corner of Cameron and "''Park streets, with two four-roomCd tA- onoo fliomnn * lilt aril*ft fn flft’oTv 'Cbttages thereon ; g-lh acre to each - f! ' " 'house '; ‘both rented to • good tenants. ' !l ,Beotionfl'lo46,: 1047, and 1050, each f i>o ; acre, on Peter street, n£ar Town ; o bJßelt Wrist : ' . ■ ■ih



SANS.OBTAINED TO ASSIST FUR* CHASERS, WHERE REQUIRED. Houses and Sections wanted for Sale or • to Rent,',; ' » ' 702 TO FARMERS. Job oLKIEN-DRlfeD WHEAT to be seen at WALTER B. MOSS’S A XKCEffl'lfea N• .R 1 0 0-M S* Shipping. 'feWO*!!'. Vi OWJ it SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUT® TO GRiiAT BRITAIN AND (EUROPE.' rr. . •Through America, via Sandwich Islands. ■ Tholfttcific Mail Steamship Company (under contract, with the New Zealand and New South Wales Governments) will deßsitch the Undermentioned steamers as ■ : * ■ -<!'St4amers. •joii . • n*v- Lau..Oi_ ML Zettt&ifdiW. , . >i ', ... Cityit Sidney' ... Australia;!; ’ ... York 3,200 3,500 S2OO, SSOO >s* Sept. 8 June 16 J illy; 14 Aug; 1 11 Sept. 11 June 19 July 17 Aug. 14 booked,,tp, ft*opd<?n,r Liver * at, ~tljro ughj rft te,, thus Ereig)it.* and Ravage, and forTuUinfOTmation,,apply to, . „ SAWTRLL & CO. i i,. ' Agents, , Christchurch. fwir .//business Notices,., ,h ||&S yrko INTEND BUILDING, myitpdf to CALL at thp YARDS t* 7J/t, brown; . jBR'AND- c6aL IkpRQHANT/ pi ‘they eari' be! fully supplied with, iking they) .r { ©quire in of ( “ l im j every. other, trade' line'at, ferßates.’ , -::' LANDING.;-:,■ " .(IRON, .CEMENT.; .Ategrtcafa (JDtressed<Shelving, and other “ rR fiwgio: assortment. .Special at* l and shipped direct ’ ‘u i >i v o L, ioT/'-piiß J.'BiiiO W('■ N, ,r 1 ■ 'tfOnlOB: 1taUB«Bf8IIB».<>t Spot :«Railway - Biding and .'•BeltJ-Christchurch. 1 ; ■ ■ f.jsjVjF. 1 ! I ■' . »jll9 ITON GUARDIAN t.n.lMlbr/' 1 ’from i: the ftfOllOwin vhrfJwilftreceive orders j 4 '- ' Trihngle ' o.r,W’ East-Street fh'T.’f '. < k uyi Ehut bid '' '2AV*' I? .L s G Eaet' H BfVeet ' ; ' " TtdtfSW ,yr “- 1 - hfcoj. Hindi f ' . „ .„ ’ ?fi»e i-.-ti'i'j* y , -Winsiow 1 SdrherS IfWy- H'.U Onertsej. NtiY 1 , * ,:. £ ''^Wdterton 'Alford FOfest ‘



Business Notices. Friedlander Bros. BE DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER SHIP. 'JN consequence of not yet having found a Purchaser for their ENORMOUS STOCK, FRIEDLANDER BROS. Have resolved to make still FURTHER REDUCTIONS, With a view to reduce the Stock to at least ONE HALF OF ITS PRESENT VALUE, Which they trust will bring it within the reach of SMALLER CAPITALISTS, And they are prepared to dispose of their Business to suit Purchasers in the FOLLOWING LOTS, separate or together ; Lot I, DRAPERY & CLOTHING. ( Lot 2, ; GROCERY & PROVISIONS. Lot 3, HARDWARE & IRONMONGERY.



THE CHEAP SALE I , . ' Will continue until the Business is disposed of, and GREATER BARGAINS Than ever will be offexedto the Public. SPLENDID SITES FOE PRIVATE RESIDENCES, : Fruit and Vegetable Gardens, etc., ALLENTON TOWNSHIP WE are prepared to receive applications for: the PURCHASE of SECTIONS in the township. The Sections range from 1 to 5 acres, and are of the RICHEST SOIL IN, THE COUNTY. : 0 ' * Terms of Payment Liberal. ’ We have now ON SALE SEED WHEAT V-bi L ■(. - OATS BARLEY Of'various kinds', which we now offer at ' LOWEST PRICES. "CASH ADVANCES made on Growing ■Crops,''" Priedlajider Bros,, ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. Dressmaking. UNDERCLOTHING. MISS KINGSBURY Begs to announce to Her numerous patrons that she has removed- to Bakers’ Buildings, next to D. MacFarlaine, Grocer, Havelock S.'Eeex, 'Ashburton. Orders promptly attended to. 39Ge



ERIC AN DOMESTIC PATTERNS Mrs Hodge, DRESSMAKER, TANCRED STREET, Thanks the Ladies of Ashburton for their liberal patronage, and begs to inti-' mate that she has received a few choice DRESS MATERIALS from 7hd. KILTING (by machine) Id per yard. American Domestic Pattern Depot. REGISTRY OFFICE FOR FEMALE SERVANTS. 85



APRIL, 1883, T. Taylor’s RIC E L I,ST OF TEAS AND GROCERIES. Just received, a few tons of new Dun edin Oatmeal, price. 3s 9d per bag. From London, new Marmalade in glass packages, comprising— Goblets containing lib, Is Tumblers „ ~ Is Tankards ~ „ Is 2d Glass Jars ~ ~ Is Glass Jars ~ 21b, Is 6d Sugar basins, Is 6d Amber sugar basins, Is 8d Covered butter dishes, Is 8d Jelly moulds, Is 6d Glass Jugs, 21bs, 2s 6d Some really choice new figs, 1s per box Kokoura Sheep’s Tongues, 3s per tin A few cases of Clams left, 21b tin, Is 2d New Balmoral Biacuite, 3d per lb. 83, COLOMBO STREET. P



T. TAYLOR solicits a trial of his new brands of Tea, which will Re found as strong and good-flavored as any in Christ church at 6d per lb more money, and absolutely nure, no doubtful samples being accept d. 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 s If-styled professed tea taster (for there are no others), T. T. has 20 years’ London experience of the tea* trade, and being his own agent, the pur chaser has one profit the less to'pay ; in shprt, 6d may be saved in the purchase of every pound of tea at Taylor’s. 139, MANCHESTER STREET. A strong, good-flavored family Tea, Is 6d per lb. A reduction of 2d per lb on 121 b boxes of any of the above An 111 b box of new season’s tea, 13s 6d, strong, good flavour, good leaf An lllb box of new season’s tea, 20a. Compare th«> with the 25s box of other houses 1 ' - An lllb box of the finest imported Assam and Lapsang Souchong Teas; 28k 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 use, 1 by patent machinery, the cleanest fruit in New Zealand New Currants, 6d per lb New Raisins, 6d and 8d; New Sujtanas, 9d New Mixed Peel, Is 6d per lb iTRIANGLE (LATE DAVENPORT). Lentils, Egyptian, 3d per lb Leiitils, German, 6d per lb * Haricots, 3d per lb Maize Meal, 3d per lb White Crystal Sugar, 4d per lb Finest Crystal Sugar, per lb ~ ~ Snowdrops, 5d Pure Lemon Juice, quarts, Is 9d Calvesfoot Jelly, quarts 3s 6d, pints 2s 4d Loose Baking Powder, Is per lb Fowl’s Wheat, 3s 6d per bushel Best Flour, 251bs 3s 4d ; 501bs 6s 6d Kew Muscatels, Is 6d per lb French Plums, 21b bottle, 3s 6d Preserved Ginger, 4s 6d per jar High test Kerosene,' 8s 6d, 9a 6d, and 10s 6d per tin



REMOVED TO NEW PREMISES. G. J. F.'Xiublow, 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 STREET, ASHBURTON (Next Union Bank of Australia). To keep pace with his largely increas ing trade, he lias purchased a LARGE STOCK of the very Saddle ' Mosgiel KaiapOi West of England Fancy Coating Irish Frieze ' best material, viz. ■ Whipcord Elastic Rib Bedford Cord Melton. r ; " Black Cloth Doeskin And other Tweeds too numerous to par ticularise. It is therefore needless to state that he is in a position to supply a first-class article at the lowest possible price FOR CASH, and in all cases A GOOD FIT GUARANTEED. Gentlemen’s own material made up. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON (Next to the Union )3ank of Australia). 1295



D mcfa rl 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 James Baker, and hopes .to merit a fair share of the patronage hitherto accorded to his predecessor. All goods will be of ,the .Best Quality, and will be sold CHEAP for QASH. Cash Purchaser of Fresh Butter and Eggs. Note the Address— D. McJParlane (Late James Bake'), HAVELOCK STREET. 286



A special discount all© wed on all orders of £5 and upwards 123, LCIWER HIGH STREET. EID AND GRAY’S Newly Improved New Zealand Central Disc Disc Harrow. 280 made and in use. Is the simplest, the best, and the most durable in the market. Last season it took First Prize in com petition with all Colonial and American makers, at Christc'Mirch. Dunedin, In vercargill, Wyndhani, Gore, Oamaru, Timaru, Waimate, Ellesmere, Rangiora, Masterton, Auckland, and Wanganui, feizes kept in stock—6, 8, 10, and 12ft Reid and Gray’s New Zealand j Twine Binder. I At the Oamaru trial of Twine Binders it took the Gold Medal as the best Machine in the field, beating Samuelson’s and Howard’s. This season, at the Taieri trial, it took First Prize as the beat Reaper and Binder, and also a First Prize as the best all round Machine, in competition with Hornsby’s, Howard’s, and W. A. Wood’s. We are now booking orders for the fol lowing harvest; and as the demand will be large we would like our friends to order at once, to avoid disappointment. As we will have a well-assorted stock of Fittings at all our Branches, Farmers can rely on getting Fittings at a moment’s notice. Double-furrow Ploughs, Chaffcutters, Horae Gears, Cambridge Rollers, fc'eed Sowersi etc. | etc. Illustrated catalogues free on application to our Head Office, Dune din, or to our Branches at Oamaru, Titnaru, Christchurch, Ash burton, W Auckland.



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



Vj-ONUMENTS, HEADSTONES, & iVX CHURCHYARD CROSSES, Made from the handsome and enduring Stone of this District, either Red or White. Designs submitted. Prices mode rate. Inscription accurate and neat. All Goods carefully packed and put on the Railway at Anama Station. A. Pollock, ARCHITECTURAL STONE CARVER, ’ Mount Somers. 382



Geo. Booth & Sons, Manufacturers and import ers of AGRICULTURAL 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 Licensing act, issi, on sale at Office of this Paper



Business Notices. /. (I - Australian mercantile union insurance company ■ (LIMITED). ‘ CAPITAL £250,000. Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Divided Annually among the Policy Holders. LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUM. STACKS, BARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL RISKS GENERALLY, on most Favorable Terms. ; ■- Special, Notice.—As .this Company has been the means of Reducing Fire Premiums, Insurers will ; beat consult their own interests by heartily supporting it, and so prevent a return to the Old Rates. - Agents for Ashburton and District, ORR & CO. 13n CANTERBURY BRANCH fiiutmta ■ 'M/mt C-O JhS y* Establis: ■ n !.:nß'!'ufr OF Sh’fffiEV " . CAPITAL i I 000.000 T HE PR E M I E It COLONIAL COMPANY. fire and Marine risks taken at the lowest CURRENT RATES. ASHBURTON AGENT— George Jameson. 24



Vegetables for the million. —ln consequence of the splendid season, the undersigned has about 20,000 CAULIFLOWERS, SAVOYS, etc., which he wishes to dispose of at alarmingly low rates for CASH. A Good Supply of CABBAGE and CAULIFLOWER Plants now oh sale either at the,shop or-Hamp stead Garden. \ large supply of best quality POTATOES always kept in stock, at cheapest rates. Fruit, Con fectionery, etc., always on hand. Edward Ling, Wills street ; (Opposite' Fire Brigade Station"). 771



ftnD fiM PLAYERS, STATION IT holders, farmers, Hotel- KEEPERS, CONTRACTORS, AND, OTHB&V Parker's OLD ESTABLISHED LABOR EXCHANGE, Armagh street west, Christchurch. The; best 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. Communications from all parts of the colony punctually attended to. Address obrnmunications to J. JULIUS PARKER, Agent, 118 Market Placed Christchurch.



“TkMifcitaV^ N'RMURRAY'^ 'j&m iJ^O rnAKE TIME BY THE FOR Jl LOOK.” 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 Robert Murray, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, East street, Ashburton, was not long in learning after his arrival on these shores, and ho at once set his attention upon supplying WATOdES, 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 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 an authority on mean time to the town. Watches free and safe b*' post on re ceip* of P. 0.0 7300-960 QOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. The following Government Publics tions, with others, can be obtained at the Office of this Paper : Education Act ■ Railway Tariff (revised) Crown Lands Guide Regulation of Local Elections Act Public Libraries Acts Companies Act Fencing Act Etc., Etc. 1 1 fj|. H E H A RY E S T, OWNERS of THRESBING MA CHINES are reminded that Receipt and Delivery Books for Machines, are prinkd expeditiously and cheaply at the Office.of this Paper, next Tatteraall’s, West stree’ - , Ashburton. 83



Business Notice. Robert Alcorn, GENERAL MERCHANT. lilOR Quality, Cheapness, and Fit in . Men's, Youths’, and Boys’ Clothing and Boots of all sorts, go to R. ALCORN’S Corner Shop (attached to the Grocery, Ironmongery, Glass, and China Ware houses, -where you will get everything of the best quality and at the lowest possible prices. TEA is my speciality ;■ —my 3s Tea is unequalled in Christchurch or Dunedin at the price, and unsurpassed at any price. 589 d A. J. Gardner, NURSERYMAN, JJ AS FOR SALE, 20.000 Pinus Insignis, 12s per 100; or, if planted and guaranteed, 15s per 100 Macrocarpa 200.000 Box Thorn, 12s per 1000 Fruit Trees, true to name Cabbage Plants, Is per 100. Any q nan *■ tity ready for planting out for early spring cabbage. '• 1 - Southbridge, May 7, 1883. .1009 rjvi N.WA LD • STO R E. ■ - ' NOTICE. : The TINWALD STORE -has been RE-OPENED under the management of ■Mr W.. BIGGS, and Customers will be attended to as formerly. 23d fjl O FARMERS. HUDSON* RIDLEY & CQ., GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS,, -• AND FARMERS’ AGENTS, 136, 1 138, Cashel street, Christchurch. Special attention . given; to all iescrip-: 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, Gkain, Etc., Etc. 122



SHBURTON COACH FACTORY, HaVELOOK ’! STREET. ■ Th§ undersigned Firm wish to inform their numerous. Customers that their Commodious Brick Premised being now completed, they are prepared tb' Execute all) Ofders. entrusted to .their care in hrst-cjasa manner, and with despatch. Baker & Brown. 169



W. Stocks, MASON, - ' Madras street sodth, Christchurch. A very LARGE STOCK - to select from. Prices Revised,



AT 0 H E WATCHES. Greatly reduced in prices J. F, Stmtz, // T.F, St am - !»' f High stbeet, Chkistchohch. I am largely over stocked with clocks, watches, and jewel lory j 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 Nejv Zealand), 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 three mouths. 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 IBs ; 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 much space to enumerate every article. Come and inspect my stock and judge for yourselves. Every article marked in plain figures., Note the address; J.‘ F, Practical ; Watchmaker, 26J., High'street, Trian le» Christchurch. ; " : 502 Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, Wist street.



Business Notices. GUNS. GUNS. REVOLVERS, POWDER, CAPS, SHOT, &a. HAVE JUST OPENED UP A CHOICE ASSORTMENT of the above comprising some of the best articles of the kind manufactured, and would now invite inspection of our, stock by all who want- to purchase. ; Orr and Co., EAST AND TANCRED STREETS, . ASHBURTON-i J 1 i O



Ironmongery.’' We have lately ADDED TO OUR STOCKS 1 LARGE QUANTITIES OF 7 ' English and American t • ’ H A R D W A RE Ex Lutterworth , Coryphin Pleiades. , Ex Rangitikei Rakaia Thorne City of Bombay Lurline. Horsa Wairoa jWaimate, Hurunui FROM LONDON,, Ex Amy Maine, FROM LIVERPOOL. Silver Lining, FROM frEjV YORK And to arrive, Triton,' fR6m LONDON ; and Rio FROM NEW YORK.' The following are s me of the, lines lately imported, which we are selling-at LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES— ; BINDING WIRE.' !i “WHITE CROSS -SOFT STEEL, Acknowledged to be the • , BEST MANUFACTURED. ' Binding Twine, I—,iiilla ■ Seaming Twine, 5 ply , , ' Reaper ahd; Binder Fittingsßfedlibld' prices Hornsby’s Plough Sharea. Cirole brand;. Corn Sacks, best quality, 4 bushels , ; REAPERS & BINDERS J OF ALL KINDS SUPPLIED ' 1 ai CURRENT RATES. Galyanised Iron, 5 to,lo feet , Sheet Lead,'to 51bs ’■ Sheet Zinc, plain and perforated Fencing Wire, 2 and 4 barb ~ v ~ plain, Nos. 8,9, and 10 - Fencing Staples, l£, : Little’s Sheep Dip i SPERM, OLIVE, LARD, CASTOR,, and COLZA OILS. Neatsfoot Oil, for harness Oils, Paints, Colors, _ and Varnishes, ■ great Variety Wire Nails, 1 to, 6in : Eubank’s Nails ,-2" to 7iu Wire Netting, to. .2in mesh / j: r 'L—‘ BICYCLES, ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS, Bar and Sht et Iron . Files and Rasps, all kinds : Horse Nails, 7 to 14 Bolts and Nuts, all shses Ranges, Colonial and English Grates, ground fronts and common i Lamps, in great variety, from 2s 6d to 60s : Lawn Mowers—“ The Easy ” t Manilla Rope, 1 to 3in



; Plough Line, superior quality ! Milk Pans, Churns, and Buckets ! Baths and Sponges, of all kinds i 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 t new goods , BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY OF ! EfVERY DESCRIPTION i Pumps and Piping FURNISHING IRONMONGERY ' Table Cutlery an i Plated Goods,Supe rior quality ; Portable Boilers • Portable Forges i Scales and Weights Weighing Machines Hollo ware, tin, tinned, and enamelled ’ PRESERVING PANS, Copper and Enamelled Washing Machines, Wringers, and ! Mangles PRIZE FILTERS Gent’s Tool Chests, 56 tools Gorse Knives, Slashers, and Trimming Hooks Scythes and Handles • Grindstones and Fittings ; Hay Porks and Rakes Garden Tools, all kinds Sewing Machines, Standard and j Wheeler and Wilson Leather Belting GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. We hold ' large stocks of Superior Goods, and as quality is the teat of value, we do not quote prices, but we will not b' undersoldJry any respectable house. TEA. We import this brand Oku & Co., DIRECT PROM* CHINA, * And guarantee it for Purity Strehg and flavor. Ori" and Co., Importers of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN HARDWARE, East and * Tancred streets, Ashburton.' ~,, , Agents ffcr ‘MIIECANTmE ''Uiftbij . f ’“" 'Ooiftftftv/ 22



B Gr. e; I*rimixier EGS to inform the public'lfiat ho has OPENED the BUTCHERY, and trusts by article at o re: suuaj^,.figure to.; .^wojof patfonago. , Country ! Carts the requirements for ihh in a radius oftwentyjujleS. *“ ‘ i ' ‘I2M A S HB,URT QJSf , B UUtA. ■A. BREWER, ' BOTTLER*. j' L Tg Highest pripegiyen for - Oats, Crushed inany (gEASO N AB LE , M;E D ICIN^iS. Cambridge’s Cough Syrup ' J 1 Cambridge’s Black Currant Cough Elixir ~ / Bonnirigtoh’aTrikh Modi' 7 TJFS Dr Low's Cherry Pectoral Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral • Kay’s Essence of Linseed Rowell's Balsam of Aniseed'' 1 ;i r>‘- ' r >•! = Bosche’s German Cough Syrup-' t.m-w'l ■ Crosby’s Cough’ Blikit '' ~f -- ( *> ’•: '•* slmtig’PriSJbrverJ ■ .«oni Keating’s, Cough Lozenges ; ’’ ml) Glycerine Cold l Creani Camphor Ice ! *• -amtA Chilblain Liniment ■■ ; j«t«0 , Steodman’s Whooping Cough PoirdeWT’’ ! Roche’s Whooping Cough t EriifarecatiOtl l 11 ' .a J. M. CainlnSdi PHARMACEUTICAL OB ASHBURTON. SO M E;>R,^^.T 7A^^BLH! 1 J •SJ.dW— P. Husband ! f Wishes to triform) hiav friends and the puhhb generally {tfeft' he h'a* Livery and Bait Stables lately cagrjei gn iby Mr J. Mcßae, and hopes to solicit a {fair ‘ Share Of patronage.' ■) d | Good Paddock Acoommpdation,,, with, plenty of water. IMS’ IP rrfer EOF E S -S I O N A L. ■../isY ’Medical Galvanistn: | PROFESSOR MARTINii -r< ; wishes his friends and the.public to kno#* that his ELECTRIC 'BATTfel^ ) Operate upon Mind and Body ? through the agency of , ,the ; Nervous bnd Muscular systems. They . areh therefore preremiriently adapted v io restore, , {Failing • life, Affections. ,of ; the : ,NptypH*»’#&#£, Muscular System, Paralysis, Facial Nou-»q ralgia, Rheumatism, Rheuriiatio, Gout, , Mental ’ and ' Physical., ' rapidly eased and dispelled. ... 7



{./I u-'-fi inH I Call at once and regain sound 4nd happiness, at ■ • i i; : i , E-Cl ■i, CsEMisr, ; Bishop’s Buildings. f loint diseases (Rheumatic), ihah^-]&!£ M ful diseases common to Women at£ Children, as Hysteria, Nervous Exhaustion; from youthful indiscretion and ighbianCi. ; The Scientific application of tha < r ' ’ELECT RI 0 CURR K K TS; * 1 is attended by ■ . N 0 SHOO K. ; ' . . : The various currents are admihi . tered Anatomically, and the effects pro. I duced byt hem. most carefully observed* » ; ■ ‘ -MISS MARTIN ’ ' Will attend Ladies and Children; lit - ■>t -M D T I S T * R - ■X»* v s DEN T-A L' r oiß U.BttEOlT*. Christchurch,’ “* *- . • . ; ;. ■ : ii: Intends shortly visiting, this District with the latest improvements in - , -fyn v> DENTAL INSTRUJVIENiTS,, ’ s and which ,arp 5 necessary for the production, of high class wpfk, ~ Surgically and Mechanically. * * ' -,:i .I - -'. >■: i/, i. Special Instruments ipr and extracting Children’s Teetbu : Artificial Teeth from oneta acorn plats set, * inimitably mounted on Gold, Platt- • hum, Celluloid and YUlcaihite. “ -nv; ■ Teeth plugged with Gold, Platinum, 11; ind the'newest White Eunaihel :; s TEBTfi/ EXTRAOTEb By the aid of i h ftrbus Oxide Gas and. Ether Spra£'- Awarded first' order of merit at thh New Zealan International Ejihibition, x ’ Conveyances.



T ONGBEACH ROYAL MAIL 8 J COACH Leaves' Longbeach for Ashburton (Sunday s excepted) at 7. 30 a. m., Waterton 8.10 a.m., Ashton 8.25 a.m.; Wheatatom 8.46 a.m., arriving at Ashburton ‘ in' tin»«> for the 10.24 express from Christchurch to Timaru. The coach leaves the coach*' tables, Wakanui Road (opposite 1 Central Hotel), Ashburton, at^6o k p.m., arriving «t ■Longbeach at 7.30 p.ija, Parcels or orders left at any of above places wi l ! receive, strict attention ' Pares—Through single fares,, fa .rtenmf same day, Bs. . ' , i!t , From this date RETURN PARE at, SINGLE RATES, on Saturdays only, between Waterton and Ashburton • W. E. BOND, r 427 c Longbe^.. miNWALD AND MOUNT' SOMERS L RAILWAY?" ! mount somers and anama‘ c, ° ' ROYAL MhIL COACH) , ! This UiMfhTelvos Hood's Hbts‘ Mdoai Somers, fpr Anktria Railway Siatieh,; 7.30 aa, and, 5.35 pi m. every Tuesdayr and returning to Moimt Sq&sr on the arrival of eachtraih.' 1 Parcels and Luggagepunctually., i. J ; i aftepdedt ttCL'l l 1 Single fares. Pa; return, 3a* s . ** JOHN HOW*