The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. IV.—No. 1015.1

ASHBURTON. TUESDAY." AUGUST 7. 1H8!?

[PRICE—ONE FENNY.



Business Notices. STOCK-TAKING SALE, UNAVOIDABLE POSTPONEMENT OF IHE DISSOLUTION OP PARTNERSHIP. In consequence of several large trans actions which cannot be settled for some time, the Dissolution of Partnership of Friedlander Br>a. has been Postponed pending the settlement of same. They have just finished their annual stock-taking, and find the STOCK IN EACH DEPARTMENT EXCESSIVELY LARGE Still, and have, therefore, determined to make a FURTHER REDUCTION and to CLEAR THE STOCK REGARDLESS OF PRICE THE SALE WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY JULY 21ST, AN* WILL CONTINUE TILL EVERYTHING IS SOLD. GREAT BARGAINS IN THE DRAPERY AND CLOTHING Departments. A lot of Remnants of Brussels and Tapestry Carpets to be sold very cheap. A good Tapestry Carpet, any length, Is lid per yard—well worth 3s Men’s and Boys’ Clothing all reduced Blankets and Flannels at wonderfully low prices Ladies’ and Children’s Ulsters and Jackets leas than cost Bonnets and Hats at half price. In the IRONMONGERY AND BUILDERS’ MATERIALS We have also made great reductions in every line too numerous to mention, and we wish to draw the attention of Farmers to the remaining stock of IMPLEMENTS, Which we are willing to CLEAR AT ANY PRICE. We have just landed the old “CIRCLE BRAND” PLOUGHSHARES Which have been so long in de mand, and we cansupply them now in every size We are still prepared to dispose of our Business to suit Purchasers in the FOLLOWING LOTS, separate or together ; Lot 1, DRAPERY & CLOTHING. Lot 2, GROCERY & PROVISIONS. Lot 3, HARDWARE & IRONMONGERY. In conjunction with Messrs R. Wilkin and Co., of Christchurch, Auctioneers, we hold FORTNIGHTLY SALES of Stock of every description, at Ashburton and Tiawald Saleyards alternately. Farmers and Stockowners entrusting Stock to ua can rely on same being dis posed of to best advantage. We*are also prepared to make CASH 1 ADVANCES on Growing Crops. ► Friedlander Bros., AGENTS COLONIAL INSURANCE , COMPANY ,( (FIRE AND MARINE).



Auctioneers, Commission Agents, &c. Auctioneer, . MISSION AGENT, &v- Harrison, VALUER, OOM- Land Sales. Sales of Stock, Merchandise, Furniture ar.d Effects, Pigs, Poultry, C~aeral Produce. WEEKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock" sharp, commencing in the Yards With HORSES. LAND .SALES, IN THE ROOMS, AS REQUIRED. Town and Farm Properties entered on the books. No charge unless sold. for THE NORWICH UNION ' FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. ■Every.data of Risks taken at lowest rates. ’ ■ ALFRED HARRISON. Walter B.Moss, ,Bxjbhbtt Street, Ashbdbton, AUCTIONEER, ACCOUNTANT, LAND :V; AND COMMISION AGENT. _ A UjpTIONS of Land, Horses, Cattle, Pigs. Produce, &0., at his Salerooms and Yards every Saturday. . Auctions of Stock at. Ashburton and Tin Wald Saleyards every alternate Tues day. '' Outside sales as required, and on special ,• Brokerage,and Commission Business in allita. forma. ' and Renta collected and Houses care( l i° r - LOANS NEGOTIATED. JL WHY PAY RENT? A ND have nothing left at the end of J&titheUenh when you have the oppor tunity of acquiring a Freehold of yonr own! without any considerable outlay. WALTER B. MO^S iJ kAS FOR SALE, With many others, The following pick of TOWN SEC TIONS, which are so situated that they every, .increase materially in and which are to be sold cheap if {fejd soon:— , . ( tibn. ?<rql, 338,. corner Moore and ■’ V Wiffiamatreeta, on which is erected two comfortable cottages, both well ‘-^rented,""" ’ ' ,CI 1 street (half' ah acre). Sections Nos., 465, 466, and 467, on the , ’ of Havelock and William ' streets—a most desirable property. 1 Sbf-Toomed house and J acre land, ’ comer of East Town Belt and ’ ' Petbr street’; house well finished ’tiirpughout. Six.-roomed house; thoroughly well *’ ! firiiahed and in perfect order; J acre *' .land ; orchard in full profit and ' capital garden ; every convenience. Large two-storey house of 14 rooms, < , With 2 acres grand land; admirably V'/ adapted for private boarding-house, ‘end within two or three chains of ■- .."the Town Belt. Also, acre of land, with two neat cottages thereon, opposite Cass street, on North Town Belt (a dead gift). FARM FOR SALE—2OO acres at Sea -field, i part of sections 27432 and 27433, fallowed for past three . ; years;’and in good heart- for crop ping; water race runs through the land. To be sold cheap, the o vner >. haying left the district. Apply at once. Section No. 581, corner of Cameron and ; 1 Park, ati eets, with two four-roomed ' cottages thereon ; J-th acre to each ' house; hath rented to good ; i tenants. Sections 1046, 1047, and 1050, each J , . ; , acre, on Peter street, near Town '' , Belt West. A GOOD CHANCE ir'a man bf small means to ACQUIRE a Irsi-chtes BUSINESS. Fot B»ie; a well selected new first-class ock of FANCY GOODS, together with OQDWILI* OF BUSINESS in the lead thoroughfare in Christchurch. , Terms iry easy. Satisfactory reasons given for lling. Apply At s Wice. : «■ WALTER B. MOSS,. d; : HAVELOCK STREET. BANS. OBTAINED TO ASSIST PUR CHASERS WHERE REQUIRED. Housep and Sections wanted for Sale or r ' ' to ReUt. TO FARMERS. Samples of KILN-DRIED WHEAT to he . seen at , i WALTER B. MOSS’S 70g ; A P.-.O T lON ROOMS. Shipping. SHORTEST' AND MOST DIRECT ROUTBTO GREAT BRITAIN AND 'EUROPE. Through America, via Sandwich Islands. The Pacific . |Hail Steamship Company (undeW contract with, the ,New. Zealand and New South Wajea. Governments) will despatch the undermentioned steamers as noflw'f— ' Passengers booked to London, Liver mol, or Paris at a through rate, thus special advantages. * For rates of Freight and ; Passage, and or £uU,informatioD, apply to 5 f ,yfILSQNj WTELL & CO., , .* : . ....Agents, ,. j}; J* Christchurch. ill Bhnroyor, Civil Engineers, &c. ji'iK.o-FOO'KJS.' jtau!o tt . ' . Architects, AND: SONS, p&ii Ejtoinmes, VAinAxons, Licensed aedLaev Brokers, ROAD, ifii ”'t'< '■! AsABTOTOK. '



Business Notices. IN order to keep pace with the times the undersigned begs to inform his numerous patrons in the Ashburton dis trict that he has determined to REDUCE the Price of Shooing and other work from this date. Draught Horses ... ... 7s Hacks ... ... ••• 6s Exercising Shoes, Racing Plates, _ and Entire’s Shoes, during the season, will be extra. Note the address— Philip Jonrneaux, BLACKSMITH, Ac., 1502 Peter street. H. M. Jones Has now on view a fuse STOCK OF PIANOS, FROM £2O AND UPWARDS. ORGANS. ORGANS. A good selection of these Instruments on hand from £l2 12s upwards. HARMONIUMS harmoniums. PH 0 o. o, ;£. 0 N One of the Lmost won derful instru- Ements of the day. Music by the yard. A child M, can play it. Very cheap. Just the Q thing for those who cannot have a KJ piano. E Pianos an hire and for sale at the lowest cash prices, and on TFRMS to SUIT PURCHASERS. A Large Assortment of STATIONERY, BOOKS, TOYS, & FANCY GOODS. Agent for MILNER & THOMPSON. H. M. JONES, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. > Ashburton. 13d DANISH Seed Oats. rnHB Undersigned has a full Stock of 1 COLONIAL CLOTHING DRAPERY FLANNELS &c. Boots and Shoes, Large Stock of Groceries and Oilmen’s Stores. SPECIAL VALUE IN CHOICE TEAS. FEED AND SEED OATS. FLOUR, BRAN, AND SHARPS. All at the lowest prices possible. Genu ine value and no make-believe or sham. Large discount, and other inducements for cash. Families waited on weekly, or oftener if required. D. WILLIAMSON, East Street, Ashburton. 798 CS£i~ E I D 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 Christchurch, Dunedin, In vercargill, Wyndham, Gore, , Oamaru, Timaru, Waimate, Ellesmere, Rangiora, Masterton, Auckland, and Wanganui. Sizes kept in stock —6, 8, 10, and 12ft Reid and Gray’s New Zealand Twine Binder. 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 best 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, Ohaffcutters, Horse Gears, Cambridge Rollers, fc'eed Sowers, etc., etc. Illustrated catalogues free on application to our Head Office, Dune din, or to our Branches at Oamaru, Timaru, Invercargill, Christchurch, Ash rton, or Auckland. Doctor ernest lots Cherry Pectoral, An invaluable Medicine in all the stages of Consumption, and not to be surpassed in efficacy for Coughs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Hoarseness, Loss of Voice, Difficulty of r Breathing, Influenza, Spasmodic Croup, L Hooping Cough, and all affections of the Throat, Bronchi®, and Lungs, Prepared only by H. N. CITRON, ) Chemist, Akauoa, New Zealand. May be obtained from every Chemist in • Hburton and Storekeeper in the Country. au7



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 To R more EMO V B D 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 has purchased a LARGE STOCK of the very best material, viz. : Sadd'e Mosgiel 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 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 Bank of Australia). 1295 DMcFARL A N B , (Late Guard N.Z. Railways), Begs to inform his numerous friends that he has tsiken over the GROCERY BUSINESS lately carried on by Mr James Baker, and hopes to merit a fait share of the patronage hitherto accorded to his predecessor. All goods will be of the Best Quality, and will be sold CHEAP for CASH. Cash Purchaser of Fresh Butter and Eggs. Note the Address— D. McParlane (Late James Baker), HAVELOCK STREET. 286 */TONUMENTS, HEADSTONES, & IVJL 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, I Sydenham (near Christchurch). ! Makers of Carlyle Iron Windmills j Carlyle Seed Strippers ' Carlyle Improved Disc Harrows > Carlyle Drays, Tip Carts, Spring Traps, &c. > Ploughs, Harrows, Cultivators, Broadcast Sowers, &c. ’ Solo Agents for RANSOME’S STEAM THRESHING MACHINERY. t Offices and Stores — 1 213 Tuam street, Christchurch. f Postal Address —P.O. Box 89, Christ church. 473 e i STOP THAT COUGH! DON’T DELAY.—How can you stop it? Where is the Remedy. Bonnington’s P UTORAL OXYMEL OF C vRRA GR 'N or IRISH MOSS (registered), can produce more evidence of real merit than any other article for the purpose. Sold everywhere. —G. Bonninoxon, 7 Christchurch.



Business Notices. A ÜBTRALIAN MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). CAPITAL ... £250,000. (Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Divided Annually among the Policy Holders. LOWEST RATES OP PREMIUM. STACKS, BARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL RISKS GENERALLY, on moat Favorable Terms, Special Notice. —As this Company has been the means of Reducing Fire Premiums, Insurers will best consult their own interests by heartily supporting it, and so prevent a return to the Old Rates. Agents for Ashburton and District, ORR & CO. 13n CANTERBURY BRANCH ju-’ Established 1859. Capital t 1,000,000 Unum/teo Urbiuty of Shareholders fjl H B PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. ASHBURTON AGENT— George Jameson. 24



rnO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON X AND SURROUNDING DIS TRICTS. MRS A. W. WHITE will OPEN a L ADIES’ ART DEPOT on SATURDAY, 23rd June, next to Meech’a Furniture Warehouse, Burnett street. A splendid variety of material for all kinds of Ladies’ Fancy ,W<|dc kept in stock, together with somp o? the latest novelties in Patterns, etc.' Mrs White will open a Class for young Ladies, at which will be taught Crewel Work, Berlin Work, Embroidery, Crochet, Netting, Knitting, etc. Terms on application. Advice on the blending o. ora and the working up of materials g'-.ven gratis. All transactions strictly cash. 1432 JgOOTS ! BOOTS ! ! BOOTS ! ! HAYES & CO. having bought the whole of Chambers’s Stock of Boots and Shoes, are determined to clear them at a Tremendous Sacrifice. Lot of Ladies’ and Children’s Kid Boots, 50 to 75 per cent Discount. Men’s and Boys’ Awfully Cheap. Also, a quantity of Gum Boots, from 155., must be sold At The Arcade, Ashburton. Dressmaking. UNDERCLOTHING. MISS KINGSBURY Begs to announce to her numerous patrons that she has removed to Bakers’ Buildings, next to D. MacFarlane, Grocer, Havelock Street, Ashburton. Orders promptly attended to. 396 e N 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 3id per lb. Side Mutton, 2£d ~ CHARLES INDER, 14G0 South Rakaia. £ “Vrs PRXl** Nkmurray^ SHBUR NZ rnAKE TIME BY THE FORE-1 X 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 Robert 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 time-keeping, are also supplied with extra heavy cases, to resist the wear and tear of colonial life. He vs 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 I authority on mean time to the town. Watches free and safe h T ‘ post on re ceipt of P. 0.0 730c-960



Business Notice. Robert Alcorn, GENERAL MERCHANT. 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, AS FOR SALE, H 90,000 Finns Insignis, 12s per 100; or, if p’anted and guaranteed, 15s per 100 200°000 a ßox Thorn, 12s per 1000 Fruit Trees, true to name Cabbage Plants, Is per 100. Any quan tity ready for planting out for early spring cabbage. Southbridge, May 7, 1883. 1069 T 1 N W A L D STORE. NOTICE. The TINWALD STORE has been RE-OPENED under the management of Mr W. BIGGS, and Customers will be attended to as formerly. 23d O FARMERS. HUDSON, RIDLEY & CO., GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS,' AND FARMERS’ AGENTS. 136, 138, Cashel street, Christchurch. Special attention given to all ascrip 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— Grass Seed, Grain, Etc., Etc. 122 iiiiiiipw wmmmM COACH FACTORY, Havelock street. Established 1876. Baker & Brown, COACHBUILDERS, &c., Manufacturers of all kinds of buggies and carriages of English or American designs. Workmanship Guaranteed. Buggies repaired, re-painted, re-trim med, etc. 19C N OTIOE NOTICE!! Wanted Customers for the Cheap Fur niture Shop in Ashburton. The under signed is selling his Dining-room and Drawing-room Suites at an immense sacrifice—from £lO upwards; some of the best Cretonne and Leather Spring Couches from L2 10s upwards; also, Drawing room Tables and Chairs, Piano Stools. I on Bedsteads and Spring Matrasses for L 4 10s; also some of the best Iron-folding Tables, beautifully painted with ferns and gilded; some of the best Oak Washstands for office use ; Accommodations ; Dressing Tables, Towel Rails, American Patent Carpet Sweepers, Japanese Portmanteaux, Travellers’ Trunks, Chests of Drawers, Cheffoniers of all descriptions. Kitchen Tables and Chairs, Rocking Chairs, Look ing Glasses, Pictures, Lamps, etc. In fact everything in the way of Household Furniture from two-roomed house to-ten roomed house furnished on shortest notice. Agent for J. B. Mansfield’s itone Ornaments and Tombstones. No. o the Address —J. A. PERSSON, Moore street, Ashburton. 1423 ,T F. StRATZ WAT CHE S WATCHES. Greatly reduced in prices J.F. Stratz 261, High street, Christchurch. I am largely over stocked with clocks, watches, and jewel lery, especially watches, having over 400 good strong watches at all prices to select from (which is the largest stock of watches in one shop in New Zealand), 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 wil be re turned, with interest at the rate of six per cent, added. To reduce the stock all goods will bo sold at wholesale price during the next three months. Genuine Rotherham s English hunting levers, capped and jewel led, from L 4 15s ; genuine Waltham watches from L2 10s ; Ladies’ watches, “Hall marked,” English silver cases, from LI 15s ; Peep o' day alarm clocks, 10s 6d. The above are a few of the leading lines ; all other goods are proportionally low in prices. Having such a large and varied stock of watches, cl< cks, 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. STRATZ, Practical Watchmaker, 261, High street, le. Christchurch. 602



Business Notices. QOMPULSOEY SALE. Hayes & Co. MUST HAVE MONET AND WILL HOLD A CHEAP AND DESPERATE SALE. For one Month, commencing SATURDAY, 23kd JUNE. Their Prices must Astonish everybody. Welsh Flannel, B|-d ; Scotch' Flannel- KHd ; Winceys, 3d ; Heavy Union Shirt; ing, 6d ; White Calico (American), 3s 6d, Grey Calico, 2s 9d ; Our Blankets are grand at 8s lid ; French Dress Serges, 4fd ; Costume Cloths, s|d ; Homespun Tweed, 4|d ; Satin Cloths, for bovs’ wear, 10Jd ; Ladies’ Umbrellas, Is lid ; Ladies’ Lementeen, choice, 2s lid ; Cotton Sox, Id ; Felt Carpet, Is ; Hemp Carpet, Good Cotton Tick, 4|d ; Ladies’ Handker chiefs, 2d ; Curtain Net, Children’s Dresses, grand value, 4s lid ; Velvet Hat, Is ; Seal Caps. Is ; 4-button Kid Gloves, black, 2s 6d ; Colored, la 6d; Ladies’ Chemises, Is ; Real Ostrich Feathers, 2s Gd ; Black Beatrice Lace, per yard. Id ; Trimmed Hats, from 3d ; Girl’s Fashionable Aprons, 6d ; Ladies’ Tweed Skirts, trimmed, 2s 6d ; Ladies’ Stays, Is 9d ; Children’s Bibs, 3d ; Ulster Jackets and Wool Goods, Desperately Cheap. Min’s Braces, 1.R., Gd ; Men’s Trou sers and Vests, 10s Gd ; Men’s Colonial Trousers, 8s 6d ; Men’s Moles, 4s 9d ; Lot Men’s Overcoats, to be sold, 19s lid; Men’s Collars, 4 boxes Is. Girls’ Kid E. S. Boots, 2s 9d ; Ladies’ Kid Boots, E. S., 3s 9d ; Ladies’ House Boots, 3s Gd ; Seal Boots, good value, 10s Gd ; Strong Lace Boots, 8s 9d. Boys’ and Men’s Boots of every descrip tion are selling Cheaper than Ever. Observe the Address— BULLOCK’S ARCADE. n2 Christchurch monumentai W tRKS, Manchester street, Christchurch. The undersigned having purchased the Stock at less than cost price, he is able to' execute orders lower than any other yard, and hopes by strict attention to business to receive a continuance of the favors bestowed on the late Proprietor. J. B. MANSFIELD. While thanking patrons for past favors I beg to solicit a continuance of the same for my successor. 511 J. SHERRIFF. Baker Bros., QONTR ACTORS, BUILDERS, AND UNDERTAKERS, Wakanui and Cass Struts, Ashburton, . 167 5® iA-Ss** J? v-v. Messrs Elz Bros., WHILE thanking the public for their liberal support, beg to intimate to their friends and customers that they have greatly enlarged their premises, and wish to notify that they are now in a position to do all kinds of -work—from building new to repairing carriages of all descrip tions. A large and choice stock always on hand, which their friends are invited to inspect. All work is under the super vision of Messrs Elz Bros. • themselyes. Charges strictly moderate. Note the Address— • WILLS STREET (Next Cookson’s Stables), Ashburton. 395 e ALL classes now acknowledge that tea as a daily beverage is indispensable. And if, as I. O. Moody says, “ a cup of good tea will thoroughly refresh the tired or depressed, and often remove headache, being one of the greatest blessings to the women of our race, and an important adjunct in the daily life of all sorts and conditions of men,” then to procure it of good quality is the great desideratum. Nelson, Moate and Co. have earned golden opinions for their SUPERIOR BLENDED TEAS, and I, as agent, can sincerely recommend these to all pur chasers, and warrant them to prove satis factory in the using. Fruits, General Groceries, and Italian Goods as usual, comprising almost jvery article required in the household, and all at as low prices as possible for cash. H. M. Carson, FRUIT & ITALIAN WAREHOUSE, Next Bank of New Zealand, East st., Wholesale and Retail Agent for NELSON, MOATE & C O.’S Pure Blended Teas. si JVf R F, G. THOMAS, Surgeon Dentist, will VISIT Ashburton every month, and may bo consulted at Quill’s Hotel. 1065 rpHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. PRICE-ONE PENN Y. PUBLISH ED EVERY EVENINO. Advertisers are reminded that The Ashburton Guardian is the ONLY DAILY PAPER published between Christchurch and Timaru, and com mands a LARGER CIRCULATION throughout the County of Ashburton than any other Journal. The Ashburton Guardian will be forwarded to any address in the colony for 24s per annum (paid in advance), or 6s 6d per quarter, postage extra. The Ashburton Guardian circulates largely in the'Town and Suburbs, and also in Rakaia, Ohertsey, Seafield, Meth ven, Alford Forest, Mount Somers, Wakanui, Longbeach, Ashburton Forks, Tinwald, Winslow, Waterton, an every part of the County of Ashburton within the reach of postal communicat thus being the best genet al as' well as local medium for Advertising.



Business Notices. BREWERY A. Moore, BREWER, MALSTER, AND (.BOTTLER. Highest price given for Malting Barley. Oats Crushed in any quantity.’ 084 (REASONABLE MEDICINES. Cambridge’s Cough Syrup Cambridge’s Black Currant Cough Elixir Bennington’s Irish Moss Dr Low's Cherry Pectoral . .. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Kay’s Essence of Linseed Powell’s Balsam of Aniseed Bosche’s German Cough Syrup Crosby’s Cough Elixir Baxter’s Lung Preserver. Keating’s Cough Lozenges Glycerine Cold Cream Camphor Ice Chilblain Liniment Steedman’s Whooping Cough Powders Roche’s Whooping Cough Embrocation J. M. Cambridge, PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMIST, ASHBURTON. gOMEESET STABL E|S. P. Husband Wishes to inform his|friends and the public generally that he has taken , the” Livery and Bait Stables lately carried on by Mr .1. Mcßae, and hopes to solicit ft fair share of patronage. Good Paddock Accommodation, with plenty of water. 1042 ALL WHO INTEND BUILDING, Are invited to CALL at the YARDS OB’ J. T. BROWN, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANT, Where they can be fully supplied with everything they require in TIMBER of ; all kinds, and every other trade line at Lowest Current Rates. SPECIAL LINES LANDING. FENCING WIRE, IRON, CEMENT. American Dressed Shelving, and other Timber, large assortment. Special at ion to Country Orders, and shipped direct rom siding. J. T. BROWN, Office : Tuam street. Wholesale Depot: Railway Siding and wmill, South Belt, Christchurch. iU9 Mr Parker, JJAVING taken premises in BULLOCK’S TRIANGLE, Wakanui road, (Next Mr Fooks’ Office), Is prepared to make Artificial Sets in Gold, Platina, Celluloid, , and Vulcanite. Plates re-modelled and re- : paired. Teeth stopped, extracted, etc. First-class work, and at town 1 prices. - , Note the address— TRIANGLE, : ' 7 61 Wakanui road. , ENTIS T R 1. W. J. Sykes, DENTAL SURGEON, Christchurch, Intends shortly visiting this District with the latest improvements in DENTAL INSTRUMENTS and appliances, which are necessary foi the production of high class work, both Surgically and Mechanically. Special Instruments for regulating and. extracting Children’s Teeth. Artificial Teeth from one to a complete set, inimitably mounted on Gold, Plati num, Celluloid and Vulcanite. Teeth plugged with Gold, Platinum, and the newest White EnnameL y TEETH EXTRACTED PAINLESSLY^ By the aid of £ itrous Oxide Gas and Ether Spray* Awarded first order of merit at the Nea Zealan International Exhibition, JILOWER ROOTS. FLOWER ROOTS Ashburton Nursery. ABBOTT & Co., NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS* .. HAVE OR SALE All kinds of P OWER ROOTS and BEDDING PLANTS BOUQUETS, Hand and Table, made up on the shortest notice, cheaper than any other in the trade. Note the Address, , Mill Race Road, Back Sadudem f Mill. W. ' JAILOR AND HABIT MAKER Durham street South, 1 1 Christchurch.