The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. IV.—No. 971.1

ASHBURTON. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1888;

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AjftWaeew,Ooimnißsl Alfred Ha A UCTIONEER, ' a MISSION AGEI Laod'Sales, Sales of Stoc Furiutdris imd Efiects, ] <’ General Pr ■ WEEKLY SALE every 6 I2 l o*islcwk sharp, comm Yards With HOI SALES, IN THI pa ; v REQUIRED Towil'atid PahnPropert th^ r ßookk‘ ! Nocharge AGENT for. THE. n6R’ , f Every etons of E)i?l£a tafe>n ALFRED'I — is ate. itil h i&raMfcri i As AUOTIuNEEft,ACCOU IS commision. Auctions- df : Land, 1 ] ; T a’fc and Yarctece very rjS aitutday. Auctidtia i-of'Stock.- at, i Tinwald Salevarda ev«rv r



Seflftpp Ufa,;.338,.; ooyner, hlooreapd; OiHtwftMsh 4? erected a ; tjsio both well, •jxfPßßtod* ;f;-j - <■'■l'. ■' ■ . . aud;426, on Tancred v«atreotiOislf an acre). , ■ S^#pa r N05,n405,406. end 467, nh the, - oorndr.^v7.oß^plpoh streets—a moatxiesirftble property. ’ *• ’■ "J acre land. , ; and, ~,,1- Tsmrn - T.r. - -W4P weir, finished finished J acre &ojsrii&ffiswfwd every £9# ven|ience. VBiffJtfo? land ; , admirably adapted for private and tjwo ;or jhree chains of .sni.ijff] Lob •':■■■ .<•■! • . r i Jpppojsite,,Cass ; . street, ; pp North Town Belt (a dead gift)... r FARM FOB at Sea a,;#e]jd., part, iof ’sections 27432: and , 27438, fallowed for,, past .three years, aad-ia.KOod-iMaisb~for crop 3,^pg^;^ate£^ace(ran3. through the (-(^yijc^,left a 'tho jlistrich- Applyat; corner of ;w«W? *fcssto*iiis feiiwomgd, 5„ 5 ea?hj Jipp»e -j 0 fl?!* ! ~ , to,;, good, >nd, 1050, each J ip Peter street, near Town V:': For hi man pf imaalh means. to AOQ DIRE a Firsticlasa:ißlJSl.NESS. «*■ ■--h*'-': FbosaleyA well selected new> first-class atoofcnfiißASjClEi GOODS, > together* with GOOnWJUb OEBXJSINESsTin the lead ing tirdrdhghfare Terms ▼ery*«(Bjrivi\"-'Mi Satisfactory] seasons given dor selling. - Apply a*once../,' Bolks OBTAIISED TQ ASSIST PUB- C5A8BB& WHERE Houies'&bd Sections *j®auted .for Sale or -M.X • ito Rent-., . / j, /' TO FARMERS. . of IKILF[-D JRIED WHEAT to fce.aMkiet.d Y s *i '■■> i" * -d: WALTER B. MOSS'S - -;i u ;■ ; a;CT_t:i,"l " : >iiu t-i ii



liny, ov h'' Shipping. •-3M Jl'M'-.t 6IU 7'. VVitUl SH DIRECT ■fo, (iloirtu.ii fb Ufa ,:jo;:Co 3t V : :• 'VfOIJ IUI'J ni' ’ fH; ; Tfltefifih Aih&jici, ViaSiri^wi’&l'slands'., (The'lPficni^ 1 S&il'' feteamahip tlombaby, - with the 'New Zealand and^a# 1 Iwuffi^al'ea'Governments)' will ""* ■■■ ' ■" -- . vE‘kJ[ (Hi* h 1&! ..eefy&fi&J <.ol 1 ‘ Si wat od :Hi' -• Am a rTTvTTr ft June,l9( arm M&. Mi Julyi, 3*7. & & fU )<• f ’jS.vlf'z • f VM' rv t w y hUJji C’,;j » *d odf oil L,: ttghtl&flit eit.t 71i.be «7;B0iIsDINO *t*h*>¥AßDa i>H 9 arrfutilw 7d «. t< iwftifbbri iV with < liner; «t f/a-V j eb lui'SjV o>b MM <JfiS



Business Notices. Friedlander Bros. BE DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER , SHIP. JN consequence of not yet having found a'Purchaser for their ENORMOUS STOCK, FRIED LANDER BROS. Have resolved to make ! ' - ■ Still 1 ‘ FURTHER REDUCTIONS, With ft. view to reduces the Stock to at



ONE HALF OF ITS PRESENT I : . V : It’ . :i |,.value, : I f -( , . f , - % ■, ~.~v .. Which, ttey trust will bribg it within, the reach of a f •-”■■■- ; ;■ | SMALLER CAPITA-LISTS;, ; ‘ And they are prepared to dispose of • their Business to suit Purchasers ■’ | in the J . ’ i: ! t ' ‘ " ' ' r - f FOLLOWING LOTS, ■ separate or together:— j •:;< ' - Lot' 1,- ! DRAPERY & CLOTHING. ■ •' Lot 2, :' • I a GROCERY & PROVISIONS. ;■ | ■ ; ;■ ■■ ■ ■■ I ■ Lot 3, ,: HARDWARE. & IRONMONGERY. v I !''.V" THE CHEAP SALE ' ’ ■■ --! ‘ ■ ! Wjll continue until the Business is . ; disposed of, arid GREATER BARGAINS . Thanever will be offered to the Public. ! i SPLENDID SITES



FOB ' -• ; . ■" £ . PRIVATE RESIDENCES, ■ ‘ : Fruit and Vegetable Gardens, etc., TOWNSHIP ' J* I f : t-' ■- ■■■■■ -.-• WE are prepared to receive applications for the' PURCHASE of SECTIONS in K The Seotiboa'range from 1 tq 5 acres, j ( . .rfjsn.'A li’sSivCi v.i 'jt. andarqofrthe > <J i t>u.: io Tit.:- !’ richest' Soil r iN the .countV, amAi i i i f -J'iJ jp : .a,i'i j>.i> ' i< 'j - Ttiphs of Pay ment* Liberal. 9fi* ' 111 7/f uv.v .vrr-'na i 1 1 l ;- We how ON SALE :j !:,J di[TS • | T >■ T '! V 'IJARLBY ‘.ftj T&rmde . offer: at KliOiSSZ’jiiU u o; '{i'T r. in ’h jOASH-ADVANGES madednGrdWmg iroii i.- 3 v;„ '■ _ _ _ _ *» I'J'j: }{J<s A jM 16d Vi i i ‘ - if.ft; . J Jfllii'i *'jj Bi.f jj-: -V.:. £i



Business Notices. BE, E S S M A K I N G. underclothing, MISS KINGSBURY Begs to announce to her numerous patrons that she has removed"to Bakers’ Buildings, next to D. MacFarlane, Grocer, ] Havelock Si reet, Ashhokton. promptly attended t0.396e



DOMESTIC PATTERNS Mrs Modge, DRESSMAKEIf, TANCRED STREET, Thanks the Ladies of Ashburton for their liberal patronage, and begs to inti mate that she-has received a few choice DBESS MATEBIAtS fmm 7|d. KILTING (by machine) Id per yard* American Domestic Pattern Depot. REGISTRY OFFICE FOR FEMALE ‘ SERVANTS. 8b



APRIL, 1883, r. TayJbr's T]> B I C E LIS T Jj ■ OF . - , | TEAS AND GROCERIES. Just received, a few tons of new Dun edin; Oatmeal, price 3b 9J per bag. . ‘, From London, new Marmalade in glass packages, comprising— Goblets containing lib* la - Tumblers ; ~ la Tankards la 2d Glass Jars ~ ■ ~ la Glass Jars ~ 21b, la 6d Sutgar, basinsj Is. 6d Amber sugar basins, Is 8d Covered butter-dishes, ls'Bd / ’ Jelly moulds, Is 6d* Glass Jugs, 21ba, 2a 6d . . ■ Some choice new figSj Is pec box K*ik,oura Shebp’s Tongues, 3a per tin A few caSes of Clams left, 21b tin, Is 2d " Newt Balmoral Biscuits, 3d per lb. . . ■ ' 83, COLOMBO STREET. T. TAYLOR solicits a trial' of hia new brands of Tea; which will be fodnd as strong and good-flavored as ariy inOhrist .phiurch at 6d per lb more money, arid absolutely' pure, no doubtful 'samples being accepted. They are Houqua blend, 2sper lb Caravan tea (Russian favorite), 2s 4d- I • per lb ■ • Pouchong tea (favorite in India), 2s I'Od J : per lb _■ ■ 1 ■Thorigh'not a s K-styled professed tea*' taster (for Ihere are no' Others), T. T; has ,20: yeafd ? London ; 'expefience‘ bf the. tea trride,J'and being. Iris-Own agent, ; the pur chaser has* one profit the less to 1 pay in .short,’6d may be saved-in the purchase of evpry pound of tea at Taylor’s. f : , ‘ : 139, MANCHESTER STREET. 1 A istrong, good-flavored family'Tea, Is i 6d per lb. A redaction of, 2d per lb bn I2lb boxes of ariy of the above ' “ An 111 b box of new season’s tea,: , 13s fid, 1 strong, good flavour, good leaf An 111b-box'of riew season’s tea',2oa. ■'(Compafe;'tlrio : with the 25s box of ,' > other Htirises ; Aii 111 b box df' the finest irriported Assam : | arid Lapsang Souchong Teas,' 28s Half-chests of 401b'a, : £2 10a to £5 Iniiian’ packets, in lead, of pUreAsaatri j Tea, 2a 4d pdf lb * 1 Currants, Raisins/ arid Sultanas, washed 1 j and' dried ready for .use, by patent : machinery j the cleanest f rjuit in New ; j Zealand . New Currants, 6d per lb New Baiaina, 6d and B'd; New Sultanas, 9d Ndtd-Mixed 1 Peel, ls 6d per lb '



REMOVED TO NEW PREMISES. G. J. F. Xublow, MERCHANT TAILOR * OUTFITTER,, BEGS to intimate to his customers and ■ ! the general of AsKburton ( and the ahrrOuiidirig districts that 'he, 'bap' ; • R E M O• V E D OT . - Tq '-mote eitehinye VrOinises, recently.' “ erected by/wm. ; 7 j„ TANCRED STREET, ASB BURTON •(Next Union'Bank;of Außtrilia)l , ; ; J .V, To keepipaoe witlvhiia ing trader die ' has ' .purchased '■&’ B/AR6B’ STOCK of the : very best material, viz? Saddle ; -i o- Whipcord' or Kaiapoi Bedford Cord 5 ' West of England Melton Fancy Ooajtiing , Black Cloth Irish Frieze , Doeskin .. ... And'other Tweeds to 6 numerous to i‘ 1 ticularise. par- 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, A SHBURTON ..(Next to the Union Bank of Australis). 1295.



,r\ Mq F A R . L,. A,.. N E L/, (Late Guard N.Z. Railways), Regs to; inform his numerous friends that hej has taken. ( oyer the, GROCERY BUSINESS lately ; carried' on by Mr. James Baker, and . hopes to merit' a, fair share.of the patronage hitherto accorded to hja ; All gooda will be ,of the Beat Quality, xasid-wilJ,,be BoldxCHEAßifor CASH.! ■ Cash Purchaser of Fresh Butter and Eggs. .1 ; Note tile Address— .! D. McFarlane • (Late James Bake-;), 'fit A Y E L O O K STB E E T. 286



Triangle (la'te davenport). Lejntals, Ejgyptian, 3d per lb ■Lantilsi German, 6d per lb : •Haricots,,3d per lb Mkize MeaL SdpekTb Wpite Crystal Sugar, 4d per lb . Finest Crystal Sugar, 4£u per lb L' : ; ,, Snowdrops, 5d ... Pure Lemon Juice, quarts, Is 9d ; j Oalvfesfoot Jelly, quarts 3s 6d, pints 2s 4d Loose Baking Powder, Is per lb . ' Fowl’s Wheat, 3s 6d per bushel Best Flour, 25lbs 3s 4d ; 501bs 6a 6d Nbw Muscatels, Is 6d per'lb/ French Plums, 21b bottle, 3s 6d ’ Preserved Ginger, 4s 6d per jar High test Kerosene, 8s 6d, 9s 6d, and ; 10s 6d per tin A special discount allowed on all orders of £5 and upwards j 123, LOWER HIGH STREET. ' E ID AND GRAY’S Newly Improved New Zealand Central • - Disc ■ ! Disc Harrow. 280 made and in use. Is the simplest, thb be;st, and the’ most durable in the market,. ■ Last season it took First Prize in com petition, with all Colonial and American i makers,, at Christchuvchi- Dunedin, In vercargill, Wyndham, . Guie,' Oamaru, Timaru, Wairaate. Ellesmere, Rangiora, Masterton, Auckland, and Wanganui. ‘ • isjzep kept in stocks—6, 8/10, and 12ft - ‘ 1 Reid and Gray’s , New Zealand Twine Binder. At the Oamaru trial dr Twine Binders it took the Gold Medal as the best Machine In field, beating Samuelspp’s and This season, afc the Taieri trial, it took j First as the; best Reaper and Binder,, and also a First prize as : . best all round 1 ini ',i.bompeiil^pii'., with Broward’s, and W. A., food’s. 1 J now booking orders; for the fol l ‘ldwipgjharvestj.; and as tjip, demand will -be |{irge. we woulji l|ke' diir friends to order ; !jsft once, to avoid disappointment. „As yrp,will have a wpn-asadrted of Fittings at all pur q?p, , rely oh getting Fittings aV a moment’s ' notice. ... ... ■ .. > - t .. , .. .•> Iu Pqpbletfurrqw plough?, Chaffcutters, Horsp” ,geed [ Sowers, etc., etc. Illustrated catalogues free : on application toourjJEJead.Office, Dune *; din, ppj’tb; our . at Qajparu, , Timaru, Invercargill, Christchurch, Ash burton, or Auckland.



George Liea, 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



Monuments, headstones, & CHURCHYARD CROSSES, Made from the handsome and enduring Stone of this District, either Red or White. Designs submitted. Prices mode rate. Inscription accurate and neat. All Hoods packed and put on the Railway at Anama Station. ARCHITECTURAL STONE CARVER, A. Pollock Mount Somers. 382



Geo. Booth ■&. Sons, li and import- IVL ERS OF AGRICULTURAL IM ' ELEMENTS. CARLYLE IMPLEMENT WORKS, Sydenham (near Christchurch). . Makers of ; ~j : - . . Carlyle Iron Windmills , Carlyle Seed Strippers Carlyle Improved Disc Harrows Carlyle Drays, Tip Carts, Spring Traps, &c. ■ 1 Ploughs, '• •Harrows, Cultivators-, Broadcast Sowers, &c. . ' Sole Agents for V RANSOME’S STEAM THRESHING MACHINERY. ’ Offices and Stores— ; . 21S Tham street, Christchurch. Postal . Address—P. 0., .Box 89, Christ church. 473 e



L XOEtfsiNG AQX,/, Sakuit Office of this Paper



Business Notices. A USTRALIAN MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE . COMPANY (LIMITED). CAPITAL, ... ... ... £250,000. .r., ■ i ' 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 beet consults their own interests by heartily supporting it, and so prevent a, return to the Old Rates. Agents for, Aphburtoh and District, ORR 'Bil CO. 13n m l*s WSfr- EstABliSH ED ISSS s , Capital t.i,onC;.of^ ■ ivUTPO 1 ;, rp .H E PEEM IE R 00t|ON IA L , COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE ’ “ CURRENT RATES. 7 i: ' ; ASHBURTON j AGENT— / ! ’ George Jameson* 24



‘TTEGETABLES' FOk T HE MILLION. V —ln consequence of the splendid season;-the undersigned h^ B about 20,000 P-4-ULIELOWjjjRS, SAVOYS, etc., which b® wishes to dispose of at alarmingly , )ow rafes for* ' CASH, A Good. Supply of O 4 BBAGE and CAULIFLOWER Plants. now t dn ,-aitle- either at the shop of JHitmpW Garden. A large supply of bept quality POTATOES always kept in, at cheapest ‘ Yates. ’Ptm 1 -,' Gon feQtionery, etc., always on hand. j\ Edward Liiig, Wills street (Opposite Fire Brigade Station). 771



TlgTO EMPLOYERS,. STATION : 'll HOLDERS, FARMERS; HOTEL KEEPERS, CONTRACTORS, AND ' ! OTHERS. - Parker’s ; OLD ESTABLISHED LABOR ;; { EKCHANOE, ‘ ! ; ; ARMAGH STREET WEST, - . , , Chrfatcfiurch. . . ; The beet Office ih Canterbury for Em ployers to meet with' good Male and •Feimale Servants.' - ' ‘ i ' • i f; " n First Private Enquiry Office forf dis covery ofr Missing; Friends andi Next of Kin. , , , ■ • Cpmmuqicatiqna .from all parts ,of the cbloiiy punctually attended to. • Address communications'to ' ‘ - J. JULIUS PARKER, i .I."' V. " Agent, V 118 Marketplace, Christchurch;



mAKE TIME, , BY THE; FOR ' 1 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- Bast street, Ashburton, was not: long in learning after his arrival on. these shores, and he at once set his attention upon supplying WATOi<ES, which, while : constructed with , every regard to accuracy and reliableness' in time-keeping, are also supplied with extra heavy cases, to resist the wear arid tear of colonial life. He has just received an other .supply of watches, and invites attention to prices. Celebrated Englian levers, ipade .expressly for 11. Murray, specially suited for colonial wear, with extra heavy cases, all the latest improvements, at L6,L 6 . 6s, L 6 10s ; higher classes, L 7, L 8 10s, LlO TOs, and Ll2 I2a; Rotherhams, L 6 10s. Printed guarantee with each watch sold. Attention,, is called ,to the Clocks,'. Jewellery, and English Plato jn ' stock, and to the' fact. that all kinds of REPAIRING are done on the pferriiaes 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 tpwo- Watches free arid safe h” post on re ceipt of P.O; O' - ! 7300-960 , PUBLICATIONS. The following Governmerit Publics tions, -with others, can be bbtained at the Office of this Paper : . Education Act-, ■ :i ■ ‘ Railway Tariff (revised) Crown Lands Guide . Regulation,pf Local Elections Afit, , Ppblio Libraries. Acts, . r . ,/r . Companies Act. .Fencing Aiit . . i " Efc.VEttt' ■' ■’ -- ’ ■ y.' E; s T, ■OWNERS of THRESBINC 5 CHINES are reminded that Receipt arid Delivery Books for' Machines are printed .expeditiously and ’ cheaply at the Office of this;. Paper,/ next ’JattersalllH,, West street, Ashburton. 83



Business Notice. ; Edbfert‘:Alcorn, GEN ER A L MER CHANT. FOR ’Quality, Cheapness, and , Fit in ' Men.’s, [Yonths’, arid 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 riiy speciality ; —my 3s Tea is unequalled in Christchurch, Dunedin at the price, and unsurpassed,at any price! 589 d A. J. Gardner, H A NURSERYMAN, A S FO R SA, i.,, E* 20,000 Finds Trisighis, jt?s perdOO; or, ; ' if planted and 100,, Macrocarpa 200,000 Box Thorn, l2s per 'iOQO , v V Fruit' Trees," true to name Plants, Is per 100. Any quan tity ready for qd^ntangmd'f ol : spring cabbage. " i*ij- {Southbridge, May 7,188 S . ;. m ■ , : .10(39 rjl°l % W-A L -D ... ;S, T„0 ,R:Ez ; NOTICE, The "TINWALD ' STORE Mis been REOPENED under the management of H/T—. Txr ‘ rixih m ci j ° _?n v. uuuwi kiio uiuungwuiQuv Mr' W. BIGGS, and Customers will-,.be attended to as-formerly. ’ i'23d



• UUBSON, RIDLEY & CO., GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, '■ V. •" AKD v ( : ".FARMERS’ AGENTS, 136, 13c£ Cashel street, Christch arch. : Special attention given -tb' all tesoripi tiorib ol Sefcdj Grainy Cheese dhd Produce in hands for , Safe, and/best, market combined with quiclf. .returns Obtained, a ;■■■[■„ *. _> ■ ■ : Large accdtanrjdatfon'for'Storage, at Low | ( ■" ' ; Rates; 1 ' ’ , v j " WANTED NOW— s j Gkass SEBDy Grain,\ Etc., Eio. '•• < '122



A SHBUBTON- COAkDH FACTORY, A Havelock' street. jlho undersigned Firm wish to.. inform' their numerous Customers that ’’their i I. s. .jr.- •• .■.■■■ . l , Commodious'Brick Premises;,being now completed, they are prepared to Execute .all Orders' entrusted to their care in fniirclaaamanner, and with despatch, ... Baker & Brawn. 169



,;. 9uswessvH9l»i9Ps l <T.r I l ■ . ~~ rr : -p-- .PA f S».(SI !L Gr TJ N S. - GMJ N’ S. i POWDER, CAPS, SHOT, &o. HAVE JUST OPENED UP A 9^G]^A.spOß¥^OT^ com pri sin g's 6me of the bestAttfi&Caof IRe | V’' .!!■■ :i,SW!)» TK'< kipd' manufactured, and would'fad w itfvdtc infepectioh of our stock by all Whd’Wabt'lc^ it M'.'!! pdrcbasa,’-': ; . :i ' ' . .U'Si. rtfwjdivfLA £aiso43 EAST “AND,; TANCRBD STREETS, '' i' ’ ‘ ASBrBURTQH. A J a ,



,t -. v.iy.'jiwnin'. Or/u-. ya mrjn Ironmongery. ** <% .■sl O- J J^ihayeiatdl^ fEO .QERfrjSTOQES;. L AROE |Q,UANT4?ipSY f zia il X Q ?Fh .• ar h *a,> vj i English and American H ;‘A' i, E: !, 3D f 1 W v i ’ R- : Br - vEx i ‘ .J^akaia'* ■ j Thorne City pf Bombay i • ' Luriirie’ ' Ho: •sft r 1 ,.. ■ WT,i. Pleiades ; t) . ■,. ,f Walrpa v,-,...;#™®!? -., v 'fcdbW iihNiJoir:^ ll^0 * •'■ v Ex Amy Mkine' FROM LIVERPOOL. i Silver Lining FROM Apd to arrive,-Tritori, PROMLONOOR • : and NEW-'YORELV ;la V (The following’, arp s.me lately imparted, which .»^lsw|p&at,‘;' t ' * j LOWEST pOSSIBLHPRICES-i* Jl/- { i BINDINGuWJRE;; r, WHITE CROSS SOFT'STEEL, . 11 jßinjjUng Twine, ; i '■ R&M'ERS ! ... OF. JKINH3;SAPPLIED -■> L J .vlrflnom noiiJie cuhbent'iiatb^ 111 Sheet Lead, 3£ to 51ba 1 - - * Sheet Zipc, plain arid perforated n arid A barb “ ; „ "' ,V plain, Nris. 8,9, and 10 ;l (Fencing Staples, ’ k (Little's Sh’eap’Dip X'y.t DO? 1 V (SPERM, OLlYri, LARD, CASTOR,



and .COLZA-OILS. ;* r 'OJpr-, ■Neatsfoot Oil, for harness Oils, Paints, Snd Varnishes, great VarieiS s Wire Nails, 1 to Eubank's Nails, 2jlo Tin, Wire Netting, roesh 1 ' I BICVtt'ES, | ON DEFERjgt) PAYMENTS, *jßar and Sh?6t IroA ‘ / i | | "t iles and Rasp r s,' all kinds ‘ v's - Nails, 7 to 14 Bolts and, flats, all pipes ; ;tj r <i .. j; Ranges, Colonial and English" terates, ground fronts and comiflon: Lamps, !h J great variety, from 2s 6d to | >- ,60aj •; y a pjawn'Mow'ers—“The jManilla Rope, 1 to Sin Plough Line, superior quality iMilk Pans, Churns, and Buckets [Batha;aud-,Sponge3, of- ajl^j^dsy; ,/r tEehders, flbm 6s to L 5 , J tPii-e rrdns/ffcm Ss to SOS " r '~ 51 " i iGuns, from 25s to L3O ‘NEW H AMMERLKSS GUNS. Caps, etc. 1 jCarpenters’. Tools,,a fide assortment, ; o£ • J new. gdoda- !—* PUILIfERS’ IRONMONGERY OF ; EVERY DESCRIPTION 'Pumps and'Piping. .• r, •• ■ -3 ;fu rnishing ' ironmonger^ ■Table Cutlery an I; Plated jGqods,' sape ! rior quality 'Portable Boilers, : ,-jf iPortable Forges (Scales and Weights ; Weighing Machines ’Holloware, tin, tinned, and enamelled PRESERVING PANS, Copper and Enamelled ■ .. Washing Machines, Wringers, and , Mangles y ■ • ;j ,i? {PRIZE FILTERS S Gent’s Tool, Chests, 56 tools ‘ Gorso Knives, Slashers, and Trimming j Hooks V‘V ; • ; U O £ Scythes and Handles y {Grindstones and Fittings.;:, ■; /;, ■,O ’* .Hay,Forks and Hahes ‘Garden Tools, all |dnds . > , Sewing ' Machines, Standard and



T !W. Stpok% :; ;; '■ iIADKAS STREET SOCTItJ ' • - Christchurch.. r .Tlli ./• ! A'very LARGE STOCK; ■ to select from; Prices Revised.



w A T C H; E; WATCHES. T F. Stuatz # / - Greatly reduced irr prices J. F;,.'Sti ? atz; 2ffI,"£TlQH STREET, ChEISTOHOIIOH. . jy lam largely ovor ' stocked with clocks,' patches, and jewel lery, especially watches,. ’having over. 40Q, good strong watches at, all .prices ..to select from (which is the. largest stock :< if, watches in one shop in New Zealand), ai|d|l am expecting about the pamo num-> borpiqro by the coming steamers, so, if' yqu.want $ really good, serviceable time-.' keeper, you will not lose this opportunity of either sending or coining down your selves to get one. All watches are war ranted from two to .five years, and if proved not genuine the money wilt bo 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 montha, Geiiuine Rotherham a English hunting levers, capped and jewel led,. fr.om L 4 15s; genuine Waltham watches from L2 iQs; ladies’ watches, “Hall marked,” English silver cases, from LI, 15s } Peep o' day.alann,clpbkch 10s 6d. The above are a few of the leading lines ; all other goods are proportionally low in pricesJ„rHaving such’ a large.and varied stock of watches, oil,ckp„and,jewellery it. would take too much space to enumerate every article. Qome and inspect. my. stock arid judge for yourselves. Every article marked in plain figures., Efotethe address; j-j S'- STIIATZ, Praetioal Watchmaker Ml, JJign sboet, Trian le> Chriatohurch.' ,\ .. 502 Ball , programme cards m very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printe'djat’the.OxrAiirilAN Oflfce, W<wt street.



Wheeler and Wilson, . ;;j 'Leather Belting GROCERIES AND provisions.’ |Wo hold largo,- ; erf Superior;- Goods, and as quality is the test of value, we do not quote prices, but ,j»*e.ifjll/. undersold by any roagectable house. :i! ; TEA. Wo import this'brahd fjq.'i/., 'Zh**v A , ... 'T’lUYtt ; DIIvECT .FROM CHINA. And, , ’ ’ and flavor. f and" "Co, ■ Irtip'oi'tei'L " EXGLISH AND HAKD W 1 AKBi <•' ■ i «: ! East and streets, ton. i ‘ J - K IHBUBARb^ :i Cbiit^kS i 23



.niL_ v r ft>EGS to inform taa public that no has 1) OPENED the.M6£PTOHERK ( and (rusts by at a ]re f son able .Jgiffi* domWS&fc "" f paltpjmge, ,j v tjib requirements for the inner man, '.in; a radius of twenty.p^jgfg —: .TAUHB'IWT _ r k &&sWJUUhr "xjl- sxnmAA , ; t i brewer, MADS*r«E,q<yift«.n^> 1 i ,ißQTXl*KySj.tloiei ,lUwil 3 «ia; ' >->'*' ..e.B^aoqaflhUJl ' Highest price given for Malting > T ! Oata eruahed In B EASO- Cambridge’s CpqJ- r ~ Cambridge's' 'Black Co^ Mtml Emvr*’ _ JotiuingtOn’s Irish Mina 7 ' r " t , _ . Chefijr Pectoral ' f-jpcllaW- beii*a- & a .**s* a ; netted ,(RTOW«t*T .: JaeoO Seating’a .Cough Lozenges JaaioO ■ pH6t I# r?rn ‘ .co-rsmT- osvmA 6MIII inilffiffif f,T .np«d .attoß jSteedmau’s Whooping Couuh EJwdot^L o** 0 ** ■'''AU 4'. yßyiy PHAftfjQ^ PftMn'fe) IP ?ifi i«il iio>vg ai,-n -rsbnclbsni snceM jib -ibi jjdicfK jtsote bash baa >A <(({i r. m.tr~9fi T- so-lied p r.lT*s?i ' £ajr l shhra : of Ipatro&agel .cailH'O -I ,bnd«dJi(B '(? JO.l : .siv f !tisi:j > ban ,rir.fiiisiH H ,aoe bio. e'jj-’s ,b£ *£ ic «ew9 canons «> J " '■•-»•»•> onhsrn d>»cgg|gtn» ' ' 1 *• - '■ •* 1 T ST t» :'f gr. fttofAa <A-ir. \ .1.1 la-feisafc; £ o i 4*l Jc eissJ* S soieal ©alvamsm.y sir nir ruy tuo t r>iu!fasl> -iici ni sic sjjrf .Mo* bsbis* ■FR.OFESPCR IyfARTTN ** wishes his friendsand thapublipjtOfknow that his “ BATTERIES operate upon Mind' andi'Bhdy chiefly •e pre-eminenljy... adapted to Jie store / S Narfous, - ■ Ehi®gyt4# rj Jii fe, . Affection^Sof vs 'tke y WifSius and M usbular. sisV ' ; fe'a l «kaL‘^B&- - *® 1 Ti n a -ralgia, Sciatica, Rheumatism, #Gout, Men tal.f; Sand-j TPJ^ioalMPebUity, td ii- o 000 d&imeSi —jtiujlo'o I t aisdaiAd3 KCall at oncfe 'affdt ealtl r at VfuoO nonoefrfeA r rr .m e II ; riodmariG w a CUKsnsSf



■ Children, as SyaietiSr, .I :.«axw.. y-cST .«'ii>’k-;.,•/;;?. 4iy; atoltoMlooa & A T ELECTRIC CoU RBI NTS JL u uma | | is attended I N O ! .1 T 1 T Q yV: A 511 ThdwiHousicuireii&slire admini teired Anatomically, and the effects du 1 -mddeA • «ot 7 3 ::A <iaA-)0 mof Will attend Ladies and Children. 177 -Hi V 1 ¥ ri 6 %■ ia i v! si itu'i snui ' ~ .. .-■ to | v TT-r ,n ne elirw. T>. #”Js.3i: s 's<i;;!?i3sSSa r*r .aaohq <■■ »■" y -y i TOO^Ot W. J. Sykes|g^g. D E N T A Ls”tß .eomaSD blai'4 anihaeJ Intends shortly vfeitih^ will 'tf La attwO i DENTAL ENSTREMENTB'* ba* xos:s iu halhiiO atteeawerc and appliwf»B^(W>ijsh s the production :jo{ ; high ' ciasi<wpiic;«bfailA Slirgically-'ahd : 'Mechanicallyi ‘ arftjdieN i mm .‘sititi&.S. v- r -:.i nr nnifiaon«oA»,t extracting Children’s Teeth, Scjcnomaioo and jArtificial Tedth ftoir ‘Onetb'k complete set. on Gold. Plati num, Celling id aiyl Y ulcani(». IT iTeeth. M fr aad 1 A H TfeETH ;:; sN£^CfpfD pjhl 7;Byithe;aid;of inaoiiiuyslfi. A I .»« ,i< ’ yd ataillo bit A Awarded first order of merittatitfie Keew l ! Zealap Exhibition, q q q s& Conveyance I‘A ictnl fon-fefl no If, *)NGBEA(% MAIjC-0 J.V • "COACH ■ VuJkVr ' V'*' B.lon.jtu. ; A^htqii'B v 2s a,nij,| Wheatstone 8.45 a.rn. at Asnbur urton in time for the 10.?4 from r Chw|}#iml| L to: Tihidrq. The.' coach leases ' thojpoiglk,-.- r 1 TVahanui ' Road 1 Xoppdsrie Central Hotel), Ashburton, at 4^Bfl 9nt p.'m., arriving «*t Longbeach at 7.30 p.xn. Parcels or orctets (sft at ally of the above places wiU recite %rict attention Fires—Through-single fares, fiat same day, Bs. \J oJj io \/ |Frdm this Mate RETDRN FABHS at SINGLE RATES, -on Saluiidayi only, between” Waterton and Aah burton. rf. j t l HffiaW. E. pOHP/dsaM kl ■! !j tlWbprietofei If 4s7f.{ . o.N; VriNWALD AND I®NT SOMERS & aoufciT I SokiSs^Ni^^^SmOT 1 ; ROYAL MAIL QOA®. ■i«aj ay .Afcunt tation, at This Somers, for" ret^n W on the arr val of each train* ! Parcels {ifaotaally j :.> ■ i i>l Single fares, WiMM) S§. ■ - .n JOHN HOOD,