The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. IV—No. 970.1

ASHBURTON. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1888

[PRICE—ONE PENNY.



Auctioneers, OommissioA Agents, &o. &lfifed Harrison, *. UtfIIONEER, VALUER, COM- C3tV : MISSION AGENT,. &/.' t-an«|’§alps, Sales of Stock, Merchandise, Furniture and Effects, Pigs, Poultry, fV. and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at lff ' ( o’clock sharp, cojnmencing in the ~. • Yard* with HORSES. _,ANX>. SALES, IN: THE ROOMS, AS L.i‘i in REQUIRED. Town and Farm Properties entered on the books/ No charge unless sold. AGENT for THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Every class of Risks token at lowest rates. 87«. ■ ' ALFRED HARRISON. Walter Moss, aOBKETT. Street. Ashburton, ... OMEER, ACCOUNT ANT, LAND , agent. : , Of/Land, Eppses,. Cattle, Produce, &9I , at hja Salerooms and isatpfjipy.. Auctions 'of .Stooge at Ashburton and Tin wplst Sftleyarda every alternate, Tigesp -I', ‘?,.■ • Outside, sales as required, and on special term^ ; '-V.V ’ 'j- Brpppraga arid Commission Business in all *. ~. * Rents collected and Houses and cared, for.‘ / ans negotiated. e -WHY PAf RENT? AND have nothing deft at? the end r of thenerm when you have the oppor- Acquiring a Freehold of your own wSthoutany-'Considerable outlay. WALTER” FPR SAfiE,; ; J With-inanv others^. The following pick of TOWN SEC TIONS, which are sa-situated that they must every ..year increase? materiallyin; value, and ,.^e E pjQld, .cheap if sold sopij :,T77j, | ( v - ; , S^Otjmpy-pSflv ,338,carper. Moore, and .. wluiito is erected' “ IJ tWtr cofiifoitable'cottages,both Wdll . hi<*ented: li ‘ { = •: ("*<>; ' r ' ! SeCti6bs ! NnW. 425 and 426;' on Tancred ' street (halftkn acna). • i Sections Nos. 46fi, 4jL6|5,.*??{!:467, on , t^le qcjiusr/ of PaVelodk~and William ....^etgeqU— .desirable property., Six-roomed J acre ;l«md, corner ’of 'East Toj/m' Belt ’and F&mf'iiitmi ; house 1 ; well finished' , - ■ ■ ■ ; !0 • Six-roomed home; thoroughly well finished apfim perfepturder; J acre fiy^udtjji'prchafdjriu'full profit, and;, garden ;.epeiy convenience. Lurge‘;,w r i?T»tprey house of 14 rooms, ' i<P wKn'2'acces .grand land; admirably <ida^B ; ’foi $Vi vifte bdarding-housei/ andlwitKtrt:;twoOoi'three 'chains of Oiithei Townißelt. 1 fi-. l '’(i ;> ; s Also,, r ' i- : - r £ acre of (land, .with fvvo neat cottages thprdojn opposite; Cass street, on • North Town Belt (a dead gift). FARSI FOR SALE—2OO acres at Sea ■’‘field; 1 part of sections 27432 and - : 2f7438V' fallowed'- for past three .' in 'good heart for crop . ping j > water race runs through, the -.flanip. To be,eold/cheap, the o *ner ~ having loft .the district., Apply at ..once. .Section No.’ 581, corner of Cameron and a 'Pafk with two four-roomed. cottages thereon ; J-th acre to each house; both' rented to good ,-A.'Aenants:.' Sections 1046, 1047, and 1050, each J acre, on Peter street, near Belt. West. . w



LOANS OBTAINED TO ASSIST PUR CHASERS WHERE REQUIRED. Houses and Sections, wanted for Sale or . h it - to .Rent. 708 TO FARMERS. Samples of ■■ be seen at u WALTER .8., MOSS’S; /> a V'.c t/i o n;: j r o o m s. .Shipping. >: SHORTEST, and MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO GREAT BRITAIN AND Europe; 4 Through America, via Sandwichlslainds. The Pjacifio Mail Steamship Company (under, contract with ,the New Zealand and New South Wales Governments) will despatch the undermentioned-steamers as if Hi--:■> ''Steamers. Zealandia... City of Sydney Australia ... . City, dfNjBW , York 3.200 3,600 3.200 3,1601 Sept. - r fe June 16 ifuly f 'i l 4 ‘ a«r;ii 0 A Sept, It June 19 July 17 Aug. li Pas^pger#.;booked, ,to London, ;Liypr pool," or Faria tbiis securing specialanvantages. ' J ' ' For ratesS'of.Freight and* Passage, and tor full to ... . WILSON, SAWmi &0. , i: '(l.tf.’i if , ~)> -Agents,; 4 ..i f . ' - , / Christchurch. 1 Basiiifess Notices iLL WHO INTEND BUILDING* XX- rAre invited to, CALL at the YARDS : ! ’ j: t. J L TIMBER 4ND bCGALivMEROHANT, Where they, can .be fully supplied "with everything they require in all kinds, and every other trade ,ljnej at Lowest Current Rateal ' /SPECIAL LINES LANDING. . FENCING' WIRE, IRON, CEMENT. American Dressed Shelving, and other Timber, large assortment. Special at tion to Country Orders,,and shipped direct from siding. , < , }M .... ~ , J. T. B ,R 0 W N, Grtr<sh: 1 “ Whblesale Depot: Railway Siding and . SafHbilfySodth Belt, Christchurch. * -O! 1-jhA, > y:«. - . ■- mgE ABHBjjrton guardian; . '<• Daily, , ,oto be/ obtaineii frpty ' the followhi srfio''will 'receive orders - ,} dimes, v v« Thb'Trikhgle v/-J <3ltek,‘P. Edst street Bant street East j street -,:i! Jflas^street fends 1 ‘ Kyle ' WfnWoHir J * v Mount Someu ■ Cnertaoy : & ; AjiMfiyorest ■ Andrefresy : X . <3aretena.and Ob. ... i‘t jswi&b;#' 1 * ■v.*. , HatfiM, W, -■ ... ’M Whddicotnbe &> C 0... ' ... >- MS 81 Opt" v - ,'



Business Notices. Friedlander Bros. RE DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER- I SHIP. ~|~N consequence of not yet having found a Purchaser for their ;■ ■ enormous stock, FRIEDHANDLER BROS. . . • .1. k e . • t .c ■' / * • J j Have resolved to. make j •* .10-'-U .Ivvir’t-t < - ij - still- ■ j ,r, I further Riea)udTitoNS, Wilth a. -view to reduce the Stock to ,at | _ j ’ least ioNE HALF 6f ITS PRESENT | ! VALUE, , Which they trust will bring it within the i ■ ■ I I .. reach of >•> i SMALLER CAPITALISTS, I , . , And they are prepared to dispose ol ! their Business to suit Purchasers I v ■ I in the j FOLLO WING LOTS, j.' ' separate or together : I •, Lot 1, DRAPERY & CLOTHING. j 1 Lot 2, i GROCERY & PROVISIONS. I ■■■ • ,i . ■ ’ . : .f. ■ • i V ■ , ■.i : ’ Lot 3, HARDWARE & IRONMONGERY.



THE CHEAP SALE IT-:" " ■ • Will continue until the Business is ■a j• . . , , , ; disposed of, ■ and i • ■• • - . ” *■, • ■ GREATER BARGAINS Than ever'will be offered to the Public. ■ / / '■ : • / ; • ■ ■ • • • / . - SPLENDID SITES FOB 1 ' ,1 ! B Private residences, Emit and Vegetable Gardens, etc., ALLENTON TOWNSHIP WE are prepared to receive applications for the PURCHASE of SECTIONS in the above township. 1 The Seotipps range from 1 to 5 acres, and are of the RICHEST SOIL IN THE COUNTV. ’ . Terms of Payment Liberal We have now ON SALE SURD WHEAT OATS BARLEY Of various kinds, which we now offer at LOWEST PRICES, - I CASH ADVANCES made on Growing O^ops. T’riedlander Bros., ; * , f. ; , , ~ : ASHBURTON. '■ 1 ■ 16d



Business Notices. Dr b s s m a k i n g. UNDERCLOTHING. MISS KINGSBURY I Begs tO' announce : to her ."numerous patrons (hat she has > removed to Bakers’ Buildings, next to D. MacFarlano, Grocer, Havelock Sikeet, Ashbde±o:n. ‘ Orders promptly attended to. 39Ge 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 7i<3. KILTING (by machine) Id per yard.' jAmerican Domestic Pattern Depot. REGISTRY OFFICE FOR FEMALE ; , SERVANTS. 85 I APRIL, 1883, - r. Taylor’s <T> R 1 G E , L I S T iU of j TEAS AND' GROCERIES. Just jreceived, a few tons of new Dun edin Oatmeal, price 3s 9d per bag. From London, new Marmalade in glafes packages, comprising— Goblets containing 11b, Is 4 Tumblers ~ ~ Is Tankards ~ ~ Is 2d Glass Jars ~ ~ Is Glass Jars ~ 21b, ls6d Sugar basins, Is 6d Amber sugar basins, la 8d Covered butter dishes, Is 8d . Jelly moulds, Is 6d Glass Jugs, 21bs,'2s 6d , Some really choice now figs, 1s per box K ijk'oura 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 accept d. ' They arc ’ Houqua blend, 2s per lb ( ..(Jaravan tea (Russian favorite), 2s 4d • 1 per Ih ' n ■ Pouohong tea (favorite in India), 2s lOd ’ per lb - ; though not a s. lf-styled professed lea taste* (for there are no others), T. T., has 20 years* London experience of the tea trade, and being his own agent, the pbr chaiser has one profit the less to pay ; in short, fid may be saved in the purchase of every pound of tea at Taylor’s. 139, MANCHESTER STREET, A strong, good-flavored family Tea, Is fid per lb. A reduction of 2d per lb on 121 b boxes of any of the above 1 An 111 b box of new season’s tea, 13s fid, ■ Strong, good flavour, good leaf An lllb box of new' season’s tea, 20s. -• • Compare thus with the 25s box of , other houses An lllb 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 Cutrants, Raisins, and Sultanas, washed 1 ’ ! and dried ready for use, by patent ■ ‘ machinery, the cleanest fruit in New : Zealand , New Currants,, fid per lb New. Raisins, fid and 8d; New Sultanas, 9d Netv Mixed Peel, Is fid per lb . > TRIANGLE (LATE DAVENPORT). Lentils, Egyptian, 3d per lb Lentils, German, fid per lb Haricots, 3d per lb Mqize Meal, 3d per lb White Crystal Sugar, 4d per lb Finest GrystulSugar, per lb ~ ~ Snowdrops, 6d Ppre Lemon Juice, quarts, Is 9d Cajvesfoot 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, 2ib bottle, 3s fid Preserved Ginger, 4s fid per jar High test Kerosene, 8s fid, da fid, and 10s fid per tin



REMOVED TO NEW PREMISES. G. J. F. Lublow, MERCHANT TAILOR & OUTFITTER, BEGS to intimate to his customers ; ans the general public of Ashburton and the surrounding districts that he has J R E M O V E' D To -pore. expensive recently erected by him in r i TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON i (Next Union Bank of Australia)., rl To keep pace with his largely infcreas-' ing trade, he, has purchased a LARGE STOCK of the very best material, viz. —• Saddle Kaiapoi West of England Fahey 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 ' i A GOOD FIT GUARANTEED. Gentlemen’s own material made up. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON (IjText to the Union Bank of Australia). 1295



rj\ ,;M <! F A E L A N B L/, (Jjate Guard N.Z. Railways), Begs tp, inform ,hia 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 jhis 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. McFarlane (Late James Bake:), HiA VELOCK; STREET.



A special discount allowed on all orders of £5 and upwards ; 123, LOWER HIGH STREET. E I D A N D 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, atChristchurch. Dunedin, In vercargill, Wyndham, Gore, Oamo.ru, 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 heat Reaper and Binder, and also a First Prize as the beat 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, Ohaffoutters, florae Gears, Cambridge Rollers, Seed Sowers, etc., etc. Illustrated catalogues free on application to our Head Office, Dune din, cr to out Branches at Oamaru, Timaru, Invercargill, Christchurch, Ash burton, Or Auckland, ‘



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 VyTONUMENTS, 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 Sombhs. 382



Oeo. 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, &o. Sole Agents- for RANSOME’S STEAM THRESHING MACHINERY. Offices and Stores— -213 i’uASr street, Christchurch. Postal Address—P.O. Box 89, Christ church. 473 e Licensing act,' issi, on s a i* at Office of this Paper r M (.



Business . Notices. A 7 : * : . ‘j', :• ir , i $.." ' : —: USTRALIAN MERCANTILE UNION INSt RANGE. COMPANY ' ■ (LIMITED).., CAPITAL ... £250,000. Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Divided Annually among the Policy Holders. LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUM. STACKS, EARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL SISKS GENERALLY, on most Favorable ! Terras. Special Notice.—As this Company has been the'means of Reducing Fire it, and so prevent a return to the Old Rates. Agents for Ashburton and District, ORR & CO. ' ■ ■ ■ ' • ' : .... 13n ' : BRANCH* tv lam Established ; . CapitaL'% 1000.000 ’ ’ ' srs a Ufiß.'^frY,pf Sh'nmrh' JHB PREMIER CO Ll ONI A L CO MP A NY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT TtTE LO WEST 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 alartningly low rates for CASH. A Good Supply of CABBAGE and CAULIFLOWER Plants norir on sale either at the shop or Hanip i stead Garden., A large supply .of i best quality POTATOES always kept in ißtoik, at cheapest, rates, i Fruit, Con fectionery, etc., always on hand. | ..Edward Ling, ; j Wills street , . i ! (Opposite Fire-Brigade Sfatibh). 771



TO EMPLOYERS, STATION HOLLERS, FARMERS, HOTEL KEEPERS,' CONTRACTORS, AND , . ' OTHERS. Parker's OLD ESTABLISHED LABOR . EXCHANGE, Akmagh street wrst, Christchurch. The beet Office in Canterbury for Em ployera to ; meet with good Male and Fetnale Servants. yirat Private Enquiry Office for dis covery of Missing Friends and Next of Kih. Communications from all parts of * the colony punctually attended to. Address communications to . ‘ J. JULIUS PARKER, Agent, 118 Market Placei Christchurch.



mAKE vTIME BY THE FOR 1 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, ■ Bast street, Ashburton, was not long in learning after his arrival on these shoresj and he at once set’his attention -upon supplying WATC WES, 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, itp prices. Celebrated Engfisn' levofs, made expressly for Tt.'* 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, L6‘ 10s. Printed guarantee with each watch ' sclld, 1 Attention is called to the Clocks, Jewellery, and English Plate in stock, arid 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 V" post on re ceipt of P. O. O 730c-960 QOYERNMENT 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 ’ ' ' l i! ‘ Fencing- Act i ■ Etc., Etc. >



| H E' H a R V E S T. OWNERS of THRESHING MA CHIiSES are-reminded that Receipt and Delivery Books if or. Machines are printed expeditiously, and cheaply at; the Office of; this, Eaper,. next Tattersall’sji stree' - , Ahhburtpn. n : ' 83



Business Notice. Robert Alcorn, GENERAL ME EC HA NT, 17X011 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 Insignia, 12s per 100; or, ■: if planted and guaranteed, 16s per 100 • Macrocarpa 200.000 Box 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 fjl INW AL D STO RE. NOTICE. The TIN WALD STORE has been RE-OPENED under the management of Mr W. BIGGS, and Customers will be attended to as formerly. 23d



T o farmers. HUDSON, RIDLEY & CO., GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, AND . farmers; agents, : 136, 133, Cashel street, Christcharch. Special attention given to all descrip tions of Seed, Grain, Cheese and Produce plabed in our .hands for gale, ! and 1 best market combined with quick returns obtained. Large accommodation for Storage, at Low ... Rates. WANTED NOW— Gkass Seed, Grain, Etc., Etc. ' 122



FACTORY, Havelock street. The undersigned Firm, wish to inform thedn numerous Customers that their Commodious Brick Premises’ being now completed, they are prepared .to Execute all Orders entrusted to their care in ! first-class manner, and with despatch. Baker & Brown. ,/ . 169



W. Stocks, jyj-QNUMENTAL MASON, • Madras street south, Christchurch. A very LARGE STOCK to select from. • : Prices Revised. 121 m T.F. Stratz w H WATCHES, Greatly reduced in prices J.EJStratz 261, High street, Christchurch. I am largely over stocked with clocks, •Watches, and Jewel lery, e sjie ci ally watches, ' ’ having over- 400;, good strong watchesat 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 hf 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 genuipe the money will 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 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 15sPeep 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 largo and varied stock of watches, cb oks, 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, Trian le, Christchurch. 502 BALL PROGRAMME CARDS in neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the, Guardian Office, street. ,



Business Notices. «j : :GUn’ Si' GUITSi ;: '; REVOLVERS,., POWDER, CAPS, SHOT, &o. E HAVE JUST OPENED DP 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 wahlt to purchase. Orr and Co., east and tanceed struts,. ASHBURTON.



RONMON G E R Y. Ironmongery* We have lately ADDED TO. OUR STOCKS i '■ ’ LARGE QUANTITIES f ’ 'or ’' 5 English and American HA R D W A R E Ex Rangitikei . ! Rakaia. Thorne , i;i .-,. ■ City of Bombay . Lurline : Horsa . ; , FROM LONDON. Ex Lutterworth Coryphin Pleiades : "Wairoa , ,Waimate Hurunui Ex Amy Maine, FROM LIVERPOOL. Silver Lining, NE,W YORK. And to arrive* Triton, FROM LONDON. : i and Bio FROM NEW' YORK; The following are s me of ithe lines lately imported, which we are selling at t LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES— i BINDING WIRE. V “ WHITE CROSS SOFT STEEL, Acknowledged to be.the , V ‘ ; BEST MANUFACTURED. l‘ Binding Twine, L__nilla n ■ Seaming Twine, 5 ply Reaper and Binder Fittings, reduced ■ , ’ prices - { : ( i *■ _ ■. ,J l I(} Hornsby’s Plough Shares, Circle brand iOorn Sacks, bqst quality, 4 bushels ; REAPERS & BIn£)ERS OF ALL KINDS SUPPLIED’ ,J i /■ ; ;At . CURRENT RATES. Galvanised Iron, 6 to 10 feet ~ 'Sheet Lead, ,3J to 51bs Sheet Zinc, plain and perforated Fencing Wire, 2 and 4, barb ~ ~ plain, Nos, 8,9, and 10 : Fencing. Staples, Little’s Sheep Dip SPERM, OLIVE, LARD, CASTOR, .0 | f and COLZA OILS. ' - ' i Neatsfoot Oil, for harness Oils, Paints, Colors, and Varnishes, great Variety Wire Nails, 1 to Gin Eubank’a Nails, 2’to v 7ii> .*• Wire Netting, i tdi;2m mesh BICYCt’ES, ON DEFERRED- PAYMENTS, H " 'iir , Bar and Sh et Iron biles and Rasps, all kinds Horse Nails, 7to !4 ; -. ■ Bolts and ‘Nuts, all Ranges, Colonial and English f Grates, ground fronts and common Lamps, in great variety, from 2s 6d to 60S .J ; Lawn Mowers—“ The Easy ” Manilla Rope, 1 to 3in Plough Line, superior quality Milk Pans, Churns, and Buckets Baths and Sponges, of all kinds Fenders, fiom 5s to L 5 Fhe Irons, from 5s to 50s , Guns, from 25s to L3O NEW HAMMERLWS3 GUNS. , Revolvers, Powder, Shot, Caps, etc. Carpenters’ Tools, a fine assortment of



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 Grindstones and Fittings ’■ 1 ' 1 ■ " Hay Forks and Rakes . Garden Tools, all kinds ’ Sewing Machines, Standard and' Wheeler and Wilson ”' ' Leather Belting GROCERIES, AND PROVISIONS. We hold large stocks of Superior Goods, and as quality is the test ol value, wo do not quote prices/ but we will not b undersold by any respectable house. TEA. We import this brand Obe & Co., .•• \ A \ DIRECT FROM CHINA, And guarantee it for Purity Strength and flavor. Qrr and Co., . Importers of ENGLISH AND-AM'ERIC A 1 HARDWARE, East and Tancred , streets, Ashburton, : , Agents for . The Australian Mercantile Unioj (>: iMsußAHcir Company,-



Gr. C. Primmeas Mp«p BEGS to inform-*he-p»btio4b<**e has OPEKBB.IteCITJ and trusts by keeping a good article at a na;-.sor. able figure to ' receive a share of patt.u.age. Country, ;Garta;..run with all the| requireraentsiOr C*e ipngu ; tsan,;fijrthiT jn d radius of twenty miles. ?tt<n ]s9mttafS A ; SHBURTON A. Moore, nsvasfsu . 1 BREWER, MALSTER,, AND, u\U*Vi ■ BOTTLER. . ■> 10: djuoai ■■ > .d'-:-/ .httiil oswO ; Highest price given for MHtiug JJatta&W ! Oats Crushed in any-quantitys-r,, ojjfc i' ■'? ent .1/00 jgEAS O JSt'%B LE r #E ■ 1 Cambridge’s, Cough 'Syrup , . , . . ‘ ’Cambridge’s Black T Currant 7po6ti£J£' _ 1 Elixir ■ ' /V’ 1 ' ' ' •“«’ ;• Bennington’s Irish Moss Br Low's Cherry Pectoral . ( ; " Ayer’s pherry; Pectoral Eay’s Eaaence of Linseed'' _ oiio,i as-»'j, Powell’s Balsam of Aniseed ' Bosche’s German Cough Syrup . . Crosby’s Cough Elixir ' ! ‘ Baxter’s Lung Preserver. | •< w Beating’s Gough'Lozenges " '■* 'V.d.-m: ,7W ’ "■ Camphor Ice ! j •. Chilblain Liniment ’ 4 ’ Steedman’s Whooping Gough Powders .Roche’s Whooping .Cough Embreo&tion J t M, PH AQEDTICA L OBlbflS!*; 5 ,7 i ; , j . ashbbrton. ; 'M ! E■ R S : B T -7S V- : • • '} .Jsft P. Husband { to inform his friepds and , generally that ho has take<f ' , thar' ,E ■' and, Bait Stables JL’Mcßae.ahd hopeh to solicitA* j - w of patronage, , , JJ; ~3 rn.fi of by fait public I4v ecy Mr’ vo- ■ .mi-j’ixa Oi,’j iii Uuh Good Paddock Accommodation? [’tfiHSp’do pl«hty of .water. _ ,/Wili9j«d.:ii, .Trrt"- 1 '' iM —“—. a-bocro ,Tt> !. B o*¥ E:.S S' I;jO N?iAr.lL#;on» jLI ' ;-4T ■ bins .-Aiico f« bc-jd Medical GialvaoiSidli



wishes his friends and the f 4 fchaifc> his- 1 operate ; 'iipbii; !f Mihd', ahcT 1:> thrppgh • the, agency ]ot tte, and Muscular systems. -1 the refofe , pre-Amihefatljr adaptied'‘ ! tk) -*>«. res ;pre Failing' - ikWipjf/’ Lifay-- Affections of the Nervous irand- ; ' Mu Facial Tfea^ l «» s Rheumatism, Gout, -! Mental and" Physical Debilityji- ir. rapidly Baseb and'du|illed;’^' 5! ; Call once and'regain psouii^^ f an 4 happiness* at •!,.. <<■.,■.{ .< /»■/ coo,i I i ;‘iL:r(£D.f_M | ■ Qaiobte, xk joo.v ''u.nii!li ■t'i j. : Bishop’s., pßuildi^gaV 3 ’ f .;'f ' 3^^ „ Joint ,difsases (Rheumatic), iajslnjf i ; ful diseases -commoni- toi WomenManii/ l.iir. Children, as Hysteria, NervFus Exhaustion , frpta youthful indiscreti^.and'^gW^^j I The Scientific application of the ' .* . ELECTRIC OUR RE N T S*‘v“;, i ' >is attended by .. ,-w -.a.i * ~ N 0 sH b OK, jg?- The various currents are admmi 1 tered Anatomies ly, and the effects pro r duced by them.most'carefully bbßetrei\* u r!J .^, 1 : ■ MISS MARTIN '• ■ V’>' d.w" Willnttend Ladies and Children^ =(H Mfi <iU: ..t •ir*.. r;: &: N T I s. .’.T /iiilit i.U' •'! r *>i V nuih .5u i i-fir'e.: iiiWf-.i . j. ' 'j-iiri..) di f.l i <>i a; :d e et 4 a t r ’ ' ;:christihiK(^. ; ; Intends shortly visiting this District Will 13 '* the latest improvements'in:.. ' 'dental instruments and appliances, which are necessity ~fdf'v ;? the production of high class work,, bot^ 1 \ ; Surgically and - ’.'...j'v.Jut-.S



Special Instruments fpf extractingChildren’a TeetlL ' Artificial Teeth from ope tDacomplota set, inimitably mounted 6ti num, Celluloid and Vulcanite;. •. Teeth plugged ’ with Gold; 1 P&tinuai. and the newest White EnnameL, ■■■ ■ •• • «..! ■l«9d'« TEETH EXTRACTED PAINLESSLY* By the ! aia’pf •" s 1 :1 * f itroua.Oxide Gas apd, Ethw,.Spf*>.K i( * ' t.. i,»o.a :n Awarded .first Order of mertt-htthe New Zejalan International E3ihibitipn^ !}; j^^;^ Conveyances. IT ; »™d«Mfir) LONGBEACH ROYAL , MAIL. > COACH Leaves Longbeach f or, Ashburton | (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 Am., Waterton 8.10 a.m., Ashton B'.M iJtnfc/ Wheatstone 8.45,a,*n,, arriving qt Aahburtonin 7 4hw | # for the 10.24 express from Clmrtchnrph T( j-; to Timaru. , The coach leaves, the jqoaphj > tables, Wakapui Road .foppomtaj Central Hotel), Ashburton, at p,m., arriving at Longbeach, a$ 7 7-Sl); 1 p.m. Parcels or orders left at anyof above places wiU receive strict atjjsn|iisp|.‘) Fares—Through single fares, 6s ; same day, Bs. ~-r Aft) Li-iFd From this date RETURN SINGLE RATES, on lSaturdaya’ only* between Waterton and Ashburton;! ! , W. a-.Bjgpw, bmKiao ,„L bill; 427 c mINWALD AND MOUNT 1 RtfMHtjHp 1 RAILWAY. i'”™ • •• r • ■ ytM MOUNT SOMERS AND 'minr/ ' f i' ' Wt :co4^^‘';, jrhia Coach leaves Somers, for Anahia Railway' Station, «L,. 7.80 a ni. and - 5.35 .p.'m. every add Satu'day; returning to MountSomer oq the breath traifif : -rUs; , Single U«ArA • a JOHNHOCK*