The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. IV.—No. 936."!

ASHBURTON. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1883

[PRICE—ONE PENNY.



Commission Agents, &c. Alfred Harrison, „ ..A hgtioneer. valuer, com- OL. MISSION AGENT, ' 'Land-Sales, Sales of Stock, Merchandise, .Furniture, and Effects, Pigs, Poultry, ,sand General Produce. WEEKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock sharp, commencing in the 1 : Yards with HORSES. £AND SALES, IN THE ROOMS, AS \ T ! Required. *ijpw» and Farm Properties entered on the hooks. No charge unless sold. AGENT 'for THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Every, class of Risks taken at lowest rates. 87 ALFRED HARRISON. Y , NOTICE, Y,The undersigned) in. view of their re aring .from the retail business, have determined, at the request of numerous jvklubd J constituents, to combine with 'Grain hasiness that of :! ! Auctioneers, :iJStATE COMMISSION AGENTS. They have, witffitfais object in view, made . arrangements for the conduct of their J AUCTION SALES WITH Mr W. B. Moss rant of the N.Z.Loan and Mer __ tile ..Agency Co.), whose 28 years’ in this particular branch will : hk sufficient guarantee that the interest of constituents w;ill bo well conserved. ERIEDLANDEB BROS. 702 • T - ••^■‘HDkLOSSrAictloneer, Engineers, &c. ]ffi,s;.'and sons, Architects, Omii Engineers, V-anATOiis, Licensed THE' 1 TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, mty.-Ki L; li /!'. ; AsHBUETON. HE;6,D OR E B.; j a OOBS EN, Architect, Office removedto Hereford street/ oppo eil; rl: site ‘‘ Shades,” w„! iC H ISTCHURCE . promptly at* tended to. ■ 031 Shipping. SHORTEST t : AND MOST DIRECT 0 ROtJTE Td GREAT BRITAIN AND /EUROPE. ’ ’ Through America, via Sandwichlslands. ThAßabific 1 Mail* Steamship Company with the New .Zetland Hew'South Wales Governments) will abSdatbhthe undermentioned steamers as U d der :



T 3 a 03 <r May 22 June 19 July 17 Ang. 14 Passengers booked to London, Liver* pool,, or Paris at a through rate, thus securingspecial advantages. ' Fof fates of Freight and Passage, and tot' full information, apply to . WILSON, SAWTBLL & CO., Agents, 4 • Christchurch. 0 ll] I ' j:., , . Business Notices A : LL , WHO INTEND BUILDING, Are invited to CALL at the YARDS J, T. BROWN, ftfpaSßand COAL MERCHANT, Where! they can be fully supplied with eygnthing they require in TIMBER of ajyi kinds, and every other trade line at Lowest Current Rates. SPECIAL LINES LANDING. FENCING WIRE, IRON, CEMENT. ’ American Dressed Shelving, and other : large assortment. Special at t|qn to Country Orders, and shipped direct frdm siding. . . X T. BROW N, ' Office : Tuam street, Wholesale Depot: Railway Siding and Sawmill, South Belt, Christchurch. jl 19 E ID AND GRAY’S Newly Improved New Zealand Central v. ’■ ' Disc Disc Harrow. 280 made and in use. Is the simplest, the. best,'and the most durable in the market. :Laat season it took First Prize in com petition with all Colonial and American makers, at Christchurch, Dunedin, In vercargill, Wyndham, Gore, Oamaru, Timarn, Waimate, Ellesmere, Rangiora, Mastecton, Auckland, and Wanganui. Sizes keptjn stock—6, 8,10, and 12ft Reid y 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 held, 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 Firs t Prize, as the best all round ■Machine, in competition with Hbriuby’s, 1 Howard's, and W. A. Wood’s. WirStfe now 1 bbbking 'orders for the fol lotritfg hi#vest; * and' as the' demind will be-large we would like our friends to ordflma&!oncej to avoid disappointment. A% JJftfWjU jhave a;well-assorted ■ stock of par Branches, Farmers can rely oh getting Fittings at a moment’s notice. Double-furfbw I ,' Chaffcutters, Horse- Gekfs, ‘ Cambridge Rollers, Seed So*Wti;eto. ,etc. Illustrated catalogues free otr,«pplioationtoour Head Office, Dune' dig* yOT , ,to, our Branches at Oamaru, Tiim^i^ 7 lnMf cargill, Christchurch, Ash burton, or Auckland. .



Business Notices.



iRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT LOOK AT THIS ASTOUNDING NOTICE BEFORE SUPPLYING YOURSELVES WITH ALL YODR REQUIREMENTS, &0., &c., &0. TO FARMERS, STOREKEEPERS, AND OTHERS. THE FIRST OF THE MANY AUCTION SALE S which will be necessary to clear OUR LARGE AND EXTENSIVE STOCK OF CLOTHING DRAPERY HARDWARE and



GROCERY, Also, of ihe many and variously divided TOWN AND SUBURBAN SECTIONS, • Will be held shortly ; Meanwhile the Public will please note that our CLEARING SALE is STILL GOING ON, Having met so far with unqualified success. Friedlander Bros. I6d



Business Notices. Dressmaking. UNDERCLOTHING. MISS KINGSBURY Havelock street (next Court-house), Ashburton. Orders promptly attended to. 396 e DOMESTIC PATTERNS Mrs Hodge, DRESSMAKER, TANORED 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 7£d. KILTING (by machine) Id per yard. American Domestic Pattern Depot. REGISTRY OFFICE FOR FEMALE SERVANTS. 85



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



APRIL, 1883, f. Taylor’s PRICE LIST 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 11b, Is Tumblers ~ ~ Is Tankards ~ ~ ■ls 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 Cd Some really choice new figs, Is per box Kaikoura Sheep’s Tongues, 3s per tin A few cases of Clams left, 2lb tin, Is 2d New Balmoral Biscuits, 3d per lb. 83, COLOMBO STREET. T. TAYLOR solicits a trial of his new brands of Tea, which will be found as strong and good-flavored as any in Christ church at fid per lb more money, and absolutely pure, no doubtful samples being accepted. 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 self-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 short, 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 111 b box of new season’s tea, 20s. Compare this with the 25s box of other houses An 111 b box of the finest imported Assam and Lapsang Souchong Teas, 28s Half-chests of 401bs, £2 10s to £5 Indian packets, in lead, of pure Assam Tea, 2s 4d per lb Currants, Raisins, and Sultanas, washed and dried ready for use, by patent machinery, the cleanest fruit in New Zealand New Currants, 6d per lb New Raisins, fid and 8d; New Sultanas, 9d New Mixed Peel, Is 6d per lb TRIANGLE (LATE DAVENPORT). Lentils, Egyptian, 3d per lb Lentils, German, fid per lb Haricots, 3d per lb Maize Meal, 3d per lb White Crystal Sugar, 4d per lb Finest Crystal Sugar, 4£d per lb „ ~ Snowdrops, 5d Pure Lemon Juice, quarts, Is 9d Oalvesfoot Jelly, quarts 3s fid, pints 2s 4d Loose Baking Powder, Is per lb Fowl’s Wheat, 3s fid per bushel Best Flour, 251bs 3s 4d ; 501bs fis fid New Muscatels, Is fid per lb French Plums, 21b bottle, 3s fid Preserved Ginger, 4s fid per jar High test Kerosene, 8s fid, 9s fid, and 10s fid per tin A special discount allowed on all orders of £5 and upwards 123, LOWER HIGH STREET. General store, Mount Somers. W. H. PUDDICOMBE, while having take the management of Mrs Major’s business at Alford Forest, will still carry on business at Mount Somers as hereto fore, and takes this opportunity of thank ing his numerous friends and customers for the liberal support accorded to him since commencing business as a general storekeeper in Mount Somers, and also to assure them that he has just BOUGHT a SPLENDID STOCK in all the LEADING LINES, which will be sold at LOWEST SALE PRICES. Having a Large and Varied Stock, your continued support is respectfully solicited.



DMcFARLA 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 CASH. Cash Purchaser of Fresh Butter and Eggs. Note the Address— D. McJParlane (Late James Bake ), HAVELOCK STREET. ,286



James Grudsell BEGS to intimate to the residents of Tinwald and the surrounding dis tricts that he has OPENED the old POST - OFFICE STORE, under the management of Mr J. M. Reid, where his friends may rely on receiving every attention. Sole Agent at Tinwald for Nelson, Moate, and Co.’s celebrated Gold Medal Pure Blended Teas. Carts run daily through the district. 47 JAMES GUDSELL.



W. H. PUDDICOMBE, MOUNT SOMERS. CHAFF, CHAFF. CHAFF. Jones & Bradshaw, Tin wat.d, Beg to inform the Public that they have just laid in a Good Supply of Oaten Sheaf and Oaten Straw Chaff of the beat quality, and are prepared to supply the same, with Oats, Bran, Chickwheat, etc., and at most reasonable prices. 496 e n



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 Goods carefully packed and put on the Railway at Anama Station. A. Pollock, ARCHITECTURAL STONE CARTER, Somers. 382



Geo. Booth & Sons, Manufacturers and import ers op AGRICULTURAL IM PLEMENTS. CARLYLE IMPLEMENT WORKS, Sydenham (near Christchurch). Makers of Carlyle Iron Windmills Carlyle Seed Strippers Carlyle Improved Disc Harrows Carlyle Drays, Tip Carta, Spring Traps, Ac* 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



riIHRESHING BOOKS printed on the j shortest notice, at the Office o this Paper. •



Easiness Notices. 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 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



William Patching, TJTENT, TAEPAULII, & HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER. W. P. has always on hand a large stock of Tents, Tarpaulins and Horsecovers, Waggon and Trap Tilts, etc., Men’s and Boys’ Oilskin Suits, Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, etc.; Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines : Flax, Manilla, and Hemp Rope, of all sizes. Wood and Iron Blocks always in Stock. REAPER & BINDER CANVASES CHEAPER THAN THE IMPORTED ONES. N.E —Reaper and Binder Canvases Repaired at Low Rates. Flags of all Nations Made to order or Lent on Hire. the Address— WILLIAM PATCHING, East Street, Ashburton. 530 e CANTERBURY BRANCH. MS? & i Established !&5S Capital % 1,000,003 " ro LiffaiUTY of SHoß£!tcf. r- IJI H?E PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. ASHBURTON AGENT— George Jameson. 24



TO EMPLOYERS, STATION HOLDERS, FARMERS, HOTEL KEEPERS, CONTRACTORS, AND OTHERS. Parker’s OLD ESTABLISHED LABOR EXCHANGE, Armagh street west, Christchurch, The beet 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 communications to J. JULIUS PARKER, Agent, 118 Market Place, Christchurch.



rnAKE TIME BY THE FOR 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 Eobert Murray, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, East stkeet, 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, fie 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 by post on re ceipt of P. 0.0 7300-960 Licensing act, issi, on Sale at Office of this Paper.



Business Notice. BUILDINGS. Bobert Alcorn Has now on sale the greatest variety of articles to be found, perhaps, in any similar establishment in New Zealand. If you want GOOD TEA, go to R. Alcorn’s Tea Warehouse. Tea is my Specialty, and being imported direct, and selected by one of the best tasters iti the world, I can give better value than any other house in the colony. My 3s tea is equal to any to be had in Dunedin or Christchurch for 3s 6d or 4s ; in fact, it cannot be sur passed. Good tea, 2s per lb. If you want GOOD GROCERIES, go to R. Alcorn’s Provision Warehouse, where you can get everything of the Best Quality, and at the lowest possible price. If you want IRONMONGERY, go toR. Alcorn’s Ironmongery Warehouse, where you will get everything, - except anchors. If you want CLOTHING, go to R. Alcorn’s Corner Shop. A perfect fit and good quality guaranteed. The latest styles at one-third less than from Christchurch tailors. If you want BOOTS and SHOES, for all sorts and sizes, and of good quality and every price, go to R. Alcorn's Corner Shop. If you are FURNISHING, go to R. Alcorn’s Furnishing Warehouse for China, Glass, and Earthenware. R. Al corn has now landed, ex Marlborough, a large shipment from the best English, Scotch, and Irish Potteries, among which are all the latest novelties in FANCY GOODS—suitable for Christmas presents. The Whole op the Shops are At tached in Saunders’ Buildings. IJIINWALD 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 fjl O FARMERS. HUDSON, RIDLEY & CO., GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, AND FARMERS’ AGENTS, 136, 138, Cashel street, Christchurch. Special attention given to all descrip 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



Business Notices. GUNS. GUNS. REVOLVERS, POWDER, CAPS, SHOT, &o. 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 RONMON G E R Y. Ironmongery. We have lately ADDED TO OUR STOCKS LARGE QUANTITIES ; OF English and American HARDWARE Ex Rangitikei Rakaia Thorne City of Bombay Lurline v Horsa FROM Ex LutterwoK. Coryphin Pleiades Wairoa Hurunui LONDON. Ex Amy Maine, PROM LIVERPOOL. Silver Lining, FROM NEW YORK And to arrive, Triton, PROM LONDON ; and Rio FROM NEW YORK The following are sme of the lines lately imported, which we are selling at LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES— BINDING WIRE. “WHITE CROSS ’-SOFT STEEL, Acknowledged to be the BEST MANUFACTURED. i Binding Twine, hoailla Seaming Twine, 5 ply Reaper and Binder Fittings, reduced, prices Hornsby’s Plough Shares, Circle brand; Corn Sacks, best quality, 4 bushels REAPERSBINDERS ! OF ALL KINDS SUPPLIED AT ■ CURRENT RATES. Galvanised Iron, 5 to 10 feet Sheet Lead, 3£ to 51bs Sheet Zinc, plain and perforated Fencing Wire, 2 and 4 barb ~ ~ plain, Nos. 8,9, and 10 Fencing Staples, IJ, 1£ Little’s Sheep Dip SPERM, OLIVE, LARD, CASTOR, and COLZA OILS. Neatsfoot Oil, for harness Oils, Paints, Colors, and Varnishes, great Variety Wire Nails, 1 to Gin Eubank’s Nails, 2 to 7in Wire Netting, i to 2in mesh BICYCLES, ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS. Bar and She et Iron Files and Rasps, all kinds Horse Nails, 7 to 14 Bolts and Nuts, all sizes Banges, Colonial and English Grates, ground fronts and common Lamps, in great variety, from 2s 6d to 60s Lawn Mowersr—“ The Easy ” Manilla Rope, 1 to Sin Plough Line, superior quality Milk Pans, Churns, and Buckets Baths and Sponges, of all kinds 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



m COACH FACTORY, Havelock street. The undersigned Firm wish to inform their, numerous Customers that their Commodious Brick Premises being now completed, they are prepared to Execute all Orders entrusted to their care ir first-class manner, and with despatch. Baker & Brown. 169 W. H. Stocks, MASON, Madras street south, Christchurch. A very LARGE STOCK to select from. Prices Revised, , 121 Stratz WATCHES 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 will be re turned, with interest at the rate of six per cent, added. To reduce the slock all goods will be 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 Gd. 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, cb 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 J. F. STRATZ, Practical Watchmaker, 261, 1 High street, Trian le> Christchurch. 502



new goods BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Pumps and Piping FURNISHING IRONMONGERY Table Cutlery an I Plated Goods, supe rior quality Portable Boilers Portable Forges Scales and Weights Weighing Machines Holloware, 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 Giindstones and Fittings Hay Forks and Rakes Garden Tools, all kinds Sewing Machines, Standard and Wheeler and Wilson Leather Belting We hold large stocks of Superior Goods, and as quality is the test of value, wo do not quote prices, but we will not b undersold by any respectable house. DIRECT FROM CHINA, And guarantee it for Purity Strength, and flavor. Importers of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN HARDWARE, East and Tancred streets, Ashburton. Agents for The Austeaxjan ~ Meecantile Union y-22 GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. TEA. Wo import this brand Orr and Co.,



Business Notices HB URTON BREWERY A. Moore & Sons, BREWERS, MALSTERERS, AND BOTTLERS, rrk 7 f Cameron street, Ashburton. < 024 PU R E D R U O AND . PHAR MACE tJTIOAL PREPARA ‘ TIONS, &o. 1 I have just received direct from London a consignment as above, carefully selected for me by Mr Hugo. Friedlander, among which are Italian Castor Oil, colorless, odourless, and tasteless Castor'Oil Capsules ; Baal Fruit for Dysentery and Diarrhoea Goa Powder, Indian remedy for ring* worm Birdlime Full .weight genuine SeidUtz Powders Keating’s Insect Powder, in 41b. tins (for sale : in small quantities) Fluid Extract Eoromiko for Diarrhoea , Finest Turkey Nursery Sponge ; Air Beds for invalids, 72 x 36 inches- J. M. Cambridge, PHARMACEUTICAL Conveyances. ( !— ; :; ' I —.. tv .'i-> LONGBEACH i : ROYAL MAIL ; ; COACH Leaves Longbeach for Ashburton 1 daily (Sundays excepted) at 7; 30 a.m. / , 8.10 a. m., "Ashton 8.25 a.m., Wheatstone 8.45 a. m., arriving at'Ashberfotf 1 in r for the 10.24 express from. Chriatcttjcch to Timaru. The coach .‘tables, . Wakanui Road ,(6ppqaße Central Hotel),. lAshburtonj ;at %4»so p.m., arriving at, Longbeach p.m. Parcels or orders left at any of the above places wi l ! receive strict attention Fares—Through single fares, 5s ; return' same day, Bs. ■ From this date RETURN FARE at SINGLE RATES, on Saturdays duty, between Watertoh and Ashburton. W. E. BOND, ;; Proprietor,. 427 c Longbeach. TIN WALD AND MOUNT SOMERS RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA: ROYAL MAIL COACH. „ . This Coach leaves Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers, for Anama Railway Station, at 7.30 a.m. and 6.35 p.m. every Tuesdtty and Saturday; returningto Mount Somer on the arrival of each train. Parcels and Luggage punctually attended to. Single fares, ?s; return, 35.- . n JOHN HOOD. Boxing i boxing ij, boxing m DAN LEA, Champion Light Weight of New Zealand, and ex Champion of England, has commenced giving. Lessons in the. Noble Art of Self Defence,, inM. Hill’s Sample Booms, back "of Somerset Hotel every TUESDAY and FRIDAY Nights, from 7.30 to .10 o’clock, for Pupil only. Private Class Lessons, £1 pe month. N.B. —The rooms will'he thrown open every SATURDAY Night, for Public BOXING, under the of Dan himself. All written communica tions to be addressed to Somerset. Hotel. 170



PROFESSIONAL. Medical Galvanism, PROFESSOR MARTIN : wishes his friends and the public to know that hia ELECTRIC BATTERIES operate upon Mind and Body chiefly through the agency of the Nervous and Muscular systems. They are therefore pre-eminently adapted to restore Failing Nervous Energy- Life, Affections of the Nerydus and Muscular System, Paralysis, Facial Neu ralgia, Sciatica, Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, Mental and Physical Debility, rapidly eased and dispelled. V Call at once and regain .sound healtlf and happiness, at • > : E. 0. D ANN’S, Chemist, Bishop’s Buildings. ,i - loint diseases (Rheumatic), .many pain ful diseases common to Women ah . Children, as Hysteria, Nervous Exhaustion from youthful indiscretion and ignorance. The Scientific application of tha* ELECTRIC CURRENTS is attended by NO SHOOK The various currents are adminfa tered Anatomically, and the effects pro* duced by them most carefully observed. MISS MARTIN -i Will attend Ladies and Children. 17? pENTI S 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 for 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 TEETH EXTRACTED PAINLESSLY By the aid of Nitrous Oxide Gas and Ether Spray. Awarded first order of merit at the New Zealan International Exhibition.