The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. IV.—No. 968.1

ASHBURTON. WEDNESDAY, JTjNE 13, 1883

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,„Anctloneerß, Commission Agents, &c. Alfred Harrison, A UCTIONEER, VALUER, COM -1 MISSION AGENT, &v. Land Sales, Sales of Stock, Merchandise, Furniture and Effects, Pigs, Poultry, and General Produce. i',:;. , f; , '■ r: ■ - .... i. ; 1 . ■ WEEKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at , o'clock sharp, commencing in the •! Yards with HORSES. .AND SALES, IN THE ROOMS, AS . REQUIRED. Town and Farm Properties entered on * ‘ ‘ the books. No charge unless sold. Agent for the Norwich union FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Every clnflft of Risks taken at lowest rates. • 87 ( ALFRED'HARRISON. lltWHlter B. Moss, ji-K il Burnett Street, Ashburton, .AUCTIONEER, ACCOUNTANT, LAND , .. AND COMMISION AGENT. jiyAnttOTIONS of Land, Horses, Cattle, i -'l/jL Pigs,. Produce, &c., at his Salerooms r and Yards every Saturday, ff /Auctions of Stock at Ashburton and i Ttowald Saleyards every alternate Tues day.,‘ if- : i ; Outside sales as required, and on special ".terms.; _ j f -i. Brokerage and Commission Business in jdlita. forms. Debts and Rents collected and Houses ...and Estates cared for. 1 v. I i LOANS NEGOTIATED. ‘ /WHY PAY RENT? *■'' r AND Have hcthing left 1 at the end of the term when you have the bppor . Vtunity ‘bf acquiring a Freehold of ybur •' ovitn‘without anyconsiderable outlay. ■ walteiT b. MOtS MAS FOR SALE, rt -V. With, many, others, ...; The. Allowing' pick of TOWN, SEO j-riTIONS, .which are so situated: that they .., must every year increase materially in nValue, and which are to be sold cheap if oj'sold soon , hii-Section; No. 338, corner Moore and t ‘c. William streets, on which is erected a '\:. ~ -,twq comfortable cottages, both well „ , .tented. . .... /rejections Noes. f A2s and 426,..0n street (half an,acre). f; : 3l^'Boctiona ; Nos,46s,466, and 467, on the y;j . ..corner of ..Havelock and William u. ! ) ■?treet»--ra, most desirable property, i vißix-roomed house and J acre land, corner of . East Town Belt and Peter, street; jkouae well finished , throughout.', C) ; Six-roomed House ; : thoroughly well ", j . finished and in perfect order; J acre .u.il- Jand; orchard in full profit and -j-,, . Large two-stor,ey house of 14 rooms, , , v .with 2 acres grand land; admirably . adapted for.private boarding-house, .... : .and within two or three chains of •j., the Town Belt -Ox- Also, j .: ;i acre of land, with two neat cottages J.ii.j. ; thereon, opposite .Cass street, on s North Town Bejt (a dead gift).,, f,. r j FARM,,FOR SALE—2OO acres at Sea field,. part of sections . 27432 and 27438, fallowed for past; three . ... ■ years, and in good.heart for. crop '. ping ;, water race runs through, the , ;r . ~ land. •To be sold cheap* the o vner haying left the district. Apply at. , .. once. , Section No, ,681, corner of Cameron and V J,. ' i Park stieets, with two fo ir-roomed ; .cottages thereon ; |th acre to each >tl house; both tented to good ? ) r . -• tenants. rn. Sections, 1046, 1047, and .1050, each J a* .7 3 acre, .onjPeter street, near Town ; . -Belt West. , - r ~ 1 tibaNs obtained to assist pur- CHASERS WHERE REQUIRED. •c Houses and Sections wanted for Sale or ■.! : ■ ;toßent. .702. iwM- -i TO FARMERS. en - Samples of KILN-DRIED WHEAT to ” ’ WALTER B. MOSS’S p A'U OTI O N ROO MS. Shipping, it;. SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT “ , ROUTE TO GREAT BRITAIN AND " EUROPE. , Through America, via Sandwichlslanda. ; ;The Facifio. Mail Steamship Company ■ (opder contract with, the New Zealand . and New South Wales Governments). will 1 ifcapatch the undermentioned, steamers as ,'ftddar,;—. ■ Steamers. Zealandia... iOity oi Sydney Australia ... ■ City of-New York 3.200 3,500 3.200 3,600 £ Sept... fc June 16 July 14 Aug. 11 Sept. 11 June 19 July 17 Aug., 14 'Passengers' booked to Loddoii,' Liver- or"Paris at a'thfotfgh rate, thus securing Special advantages. r ■ ’For rates bf Freight and Passage, bud “'fob' ftill'iiifonttationV apply to WILSON/SAWTBLL & 00., Agents, ■ 4‘' r Christchurch Business Notices f!i ALL WHO INTEND BUILDING, - Are invited tb GALL a,t the YARDS /.7u'- - -OF '> ' J. T. BROWN, ,!i[TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANT, • Where they can be fully supplied' with ! "'everything they- require in TIMBER of - (’allHinds, and: every other trade line at - "Lowest Current ’Rates. jm:, special lines landing. ' FENCING WIRE, IRON, CEMENT. ui ifitessbd Shelving, and other . .- THuper, large assortment. ..Special at- A Jiion ib Countjry Orders, and shipped,direct ..from siding! , \ ■y' l : VJ., T. BRO wN, .Office: Timm "‘‘ WH(fiesale Depot/ Railway Siding and Sawmill, South Belt, Christchurch. Id '■ ■' V':: i ll 9 */! hnHE, : ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. ..PUBIiSHED DaU,T,‘ obtained from the follow in who- will jreceive qrdeiih. .. .JbneSjH. M, . .1. The Triangle Jplark, F. , ' ... East, street ,1 , ’ 'Andrewes/L P. ... . East street ! n n‘. Eagt street | w East street Tinwald : Mayfield,, Hinds Seafield : Kyle ' ' Winslow - Rqddiqombe & 00... Mount Somers , r ... Onertsey • i.... • ••• Waterton, !: : '{j Alford Forest * anil jttibhs .Methyen apd Ob S * '‘ ' ir -“ < "7n, ,0. P. H... Dellbw ihpohaaster. pbie^J. [ rj/iJ



Business Notices. Friedlander Bros. BE DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER SHIP. JN consequence of not yet having found a Purchaser for their ENORMOUS STOCK, FRIEDLANDER BROS, ; Have resolved to make still FURTHER REDUCTIONS, With a view to reduce the Stock to at -'least j . ONE HALF OF ITS PRESENT VALUE, Which they trust will bring it within the reach of . SMALLER CAPITALISTS, And they are prepared to dispose of their Business to suit Purchasers in the * FOLLOWING LOTS, ■: separate or together : Lot 1, DRAPERY & CLOTHING. Lot 2, GROCERY ■& PROVISIONS. Lot 3, HARDWARE & IRONMONGERY. ' THE CHEAP SALE Will continue until the Business is r disposed of, and GREATER BARGAINS Than ever will be offered to the Public. SPLENDID SITES PRIVATE RESIDENCES, Fruit and Vegetable Gardens, etc., ALLENTON TOWNSHIP WE are prepared to receive applications for the PURCHASE of SECTIONS in the above township. The Sections range from I to 6 acres, and are of the RICHEST SOIL IN THE COUNTY. Terms of Payment Liberal. We have now ON SALE SEED WHEAT OATS BARLEY Of various kinds, which we now offer at LOWEST PRICES. CASH ADVANCES made on Growing Crops. Friedlander Bros., ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. Dr e s s making. UNDERCLOTHING. MISS KINGSBURY Begs to announce to h#r numerous patrons that she has removed to Bakers’ Buildings, next to D. MacFarlane, Grocer, Havelock Street, Ashburton. Orders promptly attended to. 396 e 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 7£d. KILTING (by machine) Id per yard. American Domestic Pattern Depfit. REGISTRY OFFICE FOR FEMALE SERVANTS. • 85 APRIL, 1883, P f. Taylor’s RIO E L I OF . , TEAS AND GROCERIES. S T 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 ~ ~ la Tankards ~ ~ Is 2d Glass Jars ~ ~ Is Glass Jars ~ 21b, Is 6d Sugar basins, Is 6d Amber sugar basins, Is 8d Covered butter dishes, Is 8d Jelly moulds, Is 6d . ' Glasi Jugs, 2lba ? 2s fid Somp really choice new figs, Is per box Sheep’s Tongues, 3s per tin A few cases of Clams left, 21b tin, Is 2d : New Balmoral Biacuite, 3d per lb. 83, COLOMBO STREET. 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 are Houqua blend, 2s per lb Caravan tea (Russian favorite), 2s 4d per lb Pouchong tea (favorite ,in India), 2s .10d, per lb Though not a s If styled professed tea taster (for there are no others), T. T. has 20 years’ London experience ,of , the tea trade, and being his own agent, the pur chaser has one profit the less to pay ; in 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 fid per lb. A reduction of 2d per lb on 121 b boxes of any of the above An J.llb box of new season’s tea, 13s fid, strong, good flavour, good leaf An 111 b, box of new season’s tea, 20a. Compare th.a with the 26s box of other houses An 111 b box of the finest imported Assam and Lapsang Souchong Teas, 28s Halfrchests of 401 bs, £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, fid per lb New Raisins, fid and 8d; New Sultanas,- 9d New Mixed Peel, Is fid 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£u per lb „ „ Snowdrops, 5d • Pure Lemon Juice, quarts, Is 9d Calvesfoot Jelly, quarts 3s fid, pints 2s 4d Loose Baking Powder, Is per lb Fowl’s Wheat, 3s fid per bushel Best Flour, 25lbs 3s 4d ; 501bs 6s fid New Muscatels, Is fid per lb French Plums, 21b bottle, 3a fid Preserved Ginger, 4s fid per jar High teat 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. ] 8 1 g .A I \ I I t it a C 1 t I J 8 t a I 1 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 moat 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, ahd 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 Samuelaon’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 t Hornsby’s, Howard’s, and W. A. Wood’s. We are now booking orders for the fol lowing harvest; and as the demand will 5 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 I notice. Double-furrow Ploughs, Chaffouttera, Horse Gears, Cambridge Rollers, Seed j Sowers, etc., etc. Illustrated catalogues free on application' to our Head Office, Dune diu, or to- our Branches at Oamaru, Timaru, Invercargill, Christchurch, Ash -1 burton, or Auckland.



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 be has R EM O V E D To moire extensive premisfa recently erected by him in TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON (Next Union Bank of Australia). "V ■ To keep pace with his largely increas ing trade, he has purchased a LARGE STOCK of the very best material, viz, Saddle Whipcord ■' Elastic Rib ' ; Kaiapoi Bedford Cord Westof England Melton : 1 - i | Fancy Coating Black~ Cloth | Irish Frieze ■ Doeskin j • i And other-Tweeds-too -numerous to par ticularise. It is therefore needless to state that he is in apposition to fsupply 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 D MoFA RL A N E • (Late Guard N.Z. Railways), Begs to inform his numerous friends that he has taken over the GROCERY BUSINESS lately carried on by Mr James Baker, and hopes to merit a fair share of the patronage hitherto accorded to his predecessor, All goods will be of the Best Quality, and will he sold CHEAP forCASH. Cash Purchaser of Fresh Butter and Eggs. Note the Address— . D. McFarlane (Late James Bake ), HAVELOCK STREET. 286 George Lea, gUILDER 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 Goods carefully packed and put on the Railway at Anama Station. A. Pollock, ARCHITECTURAL STONE CARVER, Mount Somers. 382



Geo. Booth & Sons, li /TANUFACTURERS and IMPORT iVi. 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, &o. Ploughs, Harrows, Cultivators, Broadcast Sowers, &p. Sole Agents for RANSOME'S STEAM THRESHING MACHINERY. Offices and Stores— -213 Team street, Christchurch. Postal Address—P, O. Box 89, Christ church. 473 e LICENSING ACT, 1881, on Sale at Office of this* Paper



Business 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 must Favorable Terras. 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. as a m &M 1 flPyWl . .... nss* ■j&i Establi T H E Capital i 1,000,0.00 - ( of. Sf/ffft£ff s. f . o £'?.■? PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. ASHBURTON AGENT— George Jameson. 24



VEGETABLES FOR THE MILLION, —ln consequence of the splendid season, the undersigned has about 20,000 CAULIFLOWERS, SAVOYS, etc., which he wishes to dispose of at alarmingly low rates for CASH. A Good Supply of CABBAGE and CAULIFLOWER Plant* now on sale either at the shop or Hamp stead Garden. A large supply of best quality POTATOES always kept in stock, at cheapest rates. Fruit, Oon r fectionery, etc., always on hand. i > - - E dwardLi^g, Wills street (Opposite Fire Brigadestation). 771 TO EMPLOYERS, STATION HOLDERS, FARMERS, HOTEL KEEPERS, CONTRACTORS, AND OTHERS. Parker’s OLD ESTABLISHED LABOR EXCHANGE, Armagh street west, Christchurch. ' . The best Office in Canterbury for Em ployers to meet with good Male and Female Servants. First Private Enquiry Office for dis covery of Missing Friends and Next of Kin. Communications from all parts of the colony punctually attended to. Address 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 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 WATCiiES, which, while constructed with every regard to accuracy and reliableness in time-keeping, are also supplied with extra heavy cases, to resist the wear and tear of colonial life. He has just received an other supply of watches, and invites attention to prices. Celebrated Bnglisn 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 Englisji 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 post on re ceipt of P. O. O ' 7300-960 Q_OVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. The following Government Publics tions, with others, can be obtained at the Office of this Paper : Education Act Railway Tariff (revised) Crown Lands Guide Regulation of Local Elections Act Public Libraries Acts Companies Act Fencing Act Etc., Etc. rjl H E H a R V E B T. OWNERS of THRESHING MA . CHINES are reminded that Receipt and , Delivery Books for Machines are printed . expeditiously and cheaply at the Office of b this Paper, next Tattersall’s, West stree’ , Ashburton. 83 M MURRAY^ 4V, m



Business, Notice. Robert Alcorn, GENERAL MERCHANT. I7*OR 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 8s Tea is unequalled in Christchurch or Dunedin at the price, and unsurpassed at any price. _ 689 d A. J. Gardner, NURSERYMAN, •jpqr 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 j tity ready for planting out for early spring cabbage. Southbridge, May 7, 1883. 1069 rp INW AL D ST ORE. NOTICE. The TINWALD STORE has been RE-OPENED under’ the management of Mr W. BIGGS, and Customers will be attended to as formerly. 23d rp O ‘FAR M, E R S. HUDSON, RIDLEY & CO., GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, AND I FARMERS’ AGENTS, , 186, 138, Cashel street, Christchurch, i Special attention given to all lescrip tions of Seed, Grain, Cheese and Produce placed in our hands for sale, and best market rate, combined with quick returns obtained.' i Large accommodation for Storage, at Low Rates. WANTED NOW— Gkass Seed, Gkain, Etc., Etc. 1 ■ 122



i i. i , COACH FACTORY, HaYEW)OK - 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 in a first-class manlier, and with* despatch. Baker & Brown. ’ - 169 W. Stocks, MASON, Madras street south, Christchurch. A very LARGE STOCK to select from. Prices Revised. 121 I* j p. Stratz WATCH E WATCHES. Greatly reduced in prices J.F.l§tratz 261, High street, Christchurch. ff£ lam largely over '/? stocked with clocks, -.- watches, and jewel lery, espec ia 11 y 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 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 Ifis ; Peep o' day alarm clocks, 10s fid. 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 watcheq, ch 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. STRA.TZ, Practical Watchmaker, 261. High street, Triart lei Christchurch. • 1 602 Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, i Ws«t street.



Business Notices. GUNS. GUNS. REVOLVERS, ! POWDER, CAPS, SHOT, &o. HAVE-JUST OPENED; CHOICE ASSORTMENT 'of the above comprising some of the best articles of the kind manufactured, arid would now invite inspection of our stock by all who want to purchase. Orr and Co., EAST AND TANCRED STREETS, ASHBURTON. R O N M, O N. G E R Y. Ironmongery. We have lately j ADDED TO ; OUR STOCKS i LARGE QUANTITIES j op ■ - i English and American > HARD W 1 R ® Ex Rangitikei Rakaia Thorne City of Bombay Lurline Horsa Ex Lutterworth Coryphin Pleiades , ; Wairoa : ,Waimate Hurunui ? FROM LONDON. Ex Amy Maine* FROM LIVERPOOL. 1 ~ Gilver Lining, PROM NEW YORE. And .to arrive, Triton, PROM LONDON .: and Rio PROM NEW YORK. The following are s me of the lines lately imported, which we are selling ; at ■ ; LOWEST POSSIBLE FRIGES—: ! : BINDING WIRE. r ; ! “WHITE CROSS ’-SOFT STEEL, i .' Acknowledged to be the ‘ BEST MANUFACTURED. 0 j Binding Twfoe, ILuriillft | Seaming Twine, 5 ply ~>• : Reaper and Binder Fittings, reduced prices | Hornsby’s Plough' Shares, Circle bran 4 Corn Sacks, best quality, 4 bushels REAPERS & BINDERS: OF ALL KINDS SUPPLIED j AT ■ . ; CURRENT RATES. li I Galvanised Iron,. 5 to 10 feet ; Sheet Lead, 3£ to slbs Sheet Zinc, plain and perforated Fencing Wire, 2 and 4 barb ' ; ~ ~ plain, Nos, 8,9, and 10 > Fencing Staples, I£, 1| Little’s Sheep Dip SPERM, OLIVE, LARD, CASTOR* and COLZA OILS. Neatsfoot Oil, for harness Oils, Paints, Colors, and great Variety ■ 1 Wire Nails, 1 to Gin , . Eubank's Nails, 2 to 7in Wire Netting, £ tp 2in mesh i BICYCLES, ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS. Bar and Sheet Iron Files and Rasps, all kinds : Horse Nails, 7- to 14 Bolts and Nuts, all sites . Ranges, Colonial and English Grates, ground fronts and common ; Lamps, in great variety, from 2s 6d to 60s 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 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 new goods BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Pumps and Piping FURNISHING IRONMONGERY Table Cutlery an l Plated Goods, supe rior quality Portable Boilers Portable Forges Scales and Weights Weighing Machines Holioware, 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 Trimipjng, Hooks . Scythes and Handles Grindstones and Fittings Hay Forks and Rakes ' Garden Tools, all kinds Sewing Machines, Standard and Wheeler and Wilson Leather Belting R; ’ GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. We hold large stocks of Superior Goods, and as quality is the test of value, we do not quote prices, but we will not b undersold by any respectable house. TEA. We import this brand Orr & Co., DIRECT FROM CHINA, And guarantee it for Purity Strengt and flavor. Orr and Co., Importers of ‘ ENGLISH AND AMERICAN. HARDWARE, East and Tancred streets, Ashburton. Agents for The Australian Mercantile Union Insurance Company, 22



B Gr.Gi trimmer i t£inforri» the' pSj&S'that ha has OPENED theOITY BUTCHERY, utata Ktt InAAnAIW o. ffAAi) ftfft/tIA E and trusts by keebnri a. good artiola at a ret aonable figure' ttr 1 receive a, share ef v.,no/Tf* h patronages.Cbufiti/y ;Catf& vplMSlth all the requirements fbi; ib a tadiUs'of twetii^mi!^ 1B « ! V7. ,a MM f»l r.lnnm A SHB’URTON: B'! ■ i . i-;ii .*■ "i.: ~:\m ,«twill '‘‘-''a ' ■ ’ M m . ; >'i A. jM.O-Oil f ©j'’d>»o - f: BREWER.MALSTBR. AND I'.,' JID.J BOTTUIEI'IIEB Highest pricegiven for Malting Barley. Oats Crashed in any qutetliy.*- oil . ■■) ,ITCH A IS?ntUST jgEASON ABLE MEDICINE& - .Cambridge’s Cough Syrup. t» Cambridge’s Black .OurtantafKikißgh ■■ ; Elixir . t >' *■' Bennington’s IriahMoetf: ; itiniojj'jj -■ -, Pectoral . Ayer's. Cherty -Fectrital'i’ -'bohari Kay’s Essence of Linseed;.! J;nr A ,v Bowell’fl Balsam of Aniseed Bosche’s German; Gough: Syrup ■■> f Crosby’a 'Cougb’ Eiixiri; .i - , •■*,& Keating’s Cough Loze'ngea Glycerine Cold Cream Camphor Ice ' ! * Chilblain Liniment' '' ; mjl Steedman’s Whooping CoughPowdhrs Roche’s Whooping Gough';Embr#bation J. M. CarubtklJfee, ph armaoeuticaL Chemist, r iCTrnrmmAfir •a JR ASHBURTON.. ■>tW s OMEREST STABLE P. Husband , Wishes to. inforio. ht» friends and the public generally that he has the Zi J. f j.;;.;,: i. 'J;! no MUCTI»J£« Livery and Bait Stables lately sagrisd on by Mr J.' Mtßae, and hopes to solicit a fair' ihate : of patronage.,; , f Good Paddock Accqmmodatiou ( >with plenty of water. ‘ ■<"' 'PRGFESS^Mi^iftN^ 0^ wishes his friends Arid the public to know that ■'his BkWfiitifes operate, upon .Mind' and i.Bqdy rohiefly though •; the Agency ,<pf^ ( and . Muscular systems. They .are therefore pre-eminently adapted so restore , ( ; Ner;ijpuSj, Life,' Aftectiops ; of 7 and Muscular System, .Paralysis, Facial Neu ralgia, Sciatica,*Rheumatißm.Rheumatic f.Gouty; i [Mental and r : Physicafcnßibilitjr, rapidly eased and dispelled. !fiJ« nemo* bite (O.liodud Call, a);, regain soiji^. arid happiness, at , f‘*(3 y ; Li An ‘ i :■! /■* * Bishop’s EuU^ngs. Joint diseases (ktieumaticj, many pau. ful diseases ; common, to. r }7p*swi an Children, as Hysteria, Exhaustion from youthful indiscretion an^i^nq^^e. The Scientific application of the ELECTRIO C U BRENT S iaatten'ded by NO ; S H 0.0. K.. various currents*"are a&nuni, tered Anatomically," and: the effects pro duced by them most carefuUy-ebberved. miss '■ x R Will attend Ladies arid Childiefl. (M 7 . , r : 1 .i" ,,, -:TTA~:rrr.n'T!l o D E N T S T R Y. i :i H ■,b! • W. J. Sykes, DEN TA L ! S'ITR i G EON, ; • Christchurch, ;■ ■■■■.,. b i In ends shortly visiting .this vjSh the latest improvements in ' '' ‘ ’ .DENTAL INSTRUMENTS and appliances, which are necessary‘ foi the production of high class work, beftb Surgically and Mechanically. L ; , 7 ‘' Special Instruments for regulatii|g and extracting Children’s Teeth. ; . Artificial Teeth from ode to a complete set, inimitably mounted oh G6ld^ ! M4ii rium, Celluloid and Vulcanite. Teeth plugged with Geld, Platinum, and .the newest White EnnatpqL TEETH EXTRACTED PAINLEJSS.I.T By the aid of V| ■ 'I F itrpus Oxide Gas and Ether Spray. , ' "Lv' ■* Awarded first order of merit at tbe Nsw Zealap 1 tnternational Exhibition. f ,‘ a uh.9 q syepaoi Conveyances. *; i s < riOD LONGBEACH. ROYAL MAIL COACH ;:&8 Leaves Longbeach for. (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 a. nr fWa&Aon 8.10 a.m., Ashton 8.25 a s 8.45 a.m., arriving at Ashbhrtoh in rim* for the 10.24 express from Christchurch to Timaru. TSie coach leaves the coach stables, W|kahui . Road (opposite Central Hotel), Ashburton, at ABO p.m., amvingf at :at 7.30 p.m. ParcehS pr orders left at any of the ■ above places strict attention Fares—Throng single fares, 5s ; same day, Bs.. From this* date RETURN FAKE at SINGLE RATES, on Saturdays only, between Watertou and Ashburton. W. E. BOND, 4270 Probrieijpr,,^ Longoeach. nhINWALD AND MOUNT 1 SOMERS X RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA ROYAL MAIL COACH. This Coach leaves Hood’s Hote),Monnt Somers, for Ariaitna Railway Station! at 7.30 a m. and 6.35 p.m. every !Tuesday and Saturday; returning te Modut Smaer on the arrival of each train. Parcels fmd Lug^g^puriotually ’ . „ Single fares, ?a ; telam,"3«.~ 1 .n JOHN HOOD