A PECULIAR FRAUD.

One of systematic swindles | perpetrated in Victoria for some time} Las just been brought to light. It ap-| pears, according to report, that some twelve or eighteen months ago a cer tain young grdcer established busi nesses in three distinct places, viz., one Sa Madeline street, Carlton, one in| Courtney street, Hotham, and the Other in Errol street, Hotham. The last earned he made his head quarters ; and his custom was to trade as Riordan and Co., wine and spirit merchants. | He stocked his three establishments to fepletion with 'goods such as grocers deal in, obtained from some of ilie leading wholesale houses in Melbourne. With these he made a brilliant show as a tradesman, and soon drew to him self a large share of public patron age. Thus he flourished, and con tinued to do until lately. Having once made a good start, however, the brilliant idea occurred to him that he Gould trade better upon a stock of empty tins and sham packages than upon a large reserve of genuine articles. It would make as great a show and would not diminish business. He traded mostly tor cash, his princi ple being “ small profits and quick re turns,” with the addendum “no credit to be allowed if possible.” Conse quently as his stock of genuine articles diminished he replaced the packages by boxes of sawdust, and the pickles and sauces by bottles of water, each, however, being duly labelled and bear ing every insignia of the geuuine article. This process went on until very lately, and it is wonderful how ap pearances were kept up at the expense of honesty and economy. Latterly the youngCTOcetshpwed up he the winding-up arrangements in the same masterly fashion. One of his first trans actions was to negotiate with a pawn broker—a Jew —and, strange to say, he got quite the better of him in a mone tary, a Thep pawnbroker bought thadcemunfng one of the shops as a clearance transaction at what he thought an advantageous figure. But when, some days after wards, be came to-examine the pack ages he found sawdust and water where there should have been sugar and sauce. He was thus the lqser by about L3O instead of a 50 per cent profit. In the meantime the young grocer decamped. When his de parture became known there were anxious enquiries in many quarters. It Soon transpired that the delinquent had left cregito»&,jt!9 Ilarge: amount, and that when all these were added to gether. the sum total equalled about Nearly every case in each of the three places where he car ried on business to be filled with some spurious 'matter Legal proceedings have been instituted by several persons., ~

ELECTRIC “SHOE-BLACKS.”

Professor Ayrton,! iouifelivering the Second of bis lectures at the London Institution, dwelt on the future uses of electricity &b> - traWsriiiifting power, working tools and machines, end propelling trains, carriages, cars, JKfefifilnarkhd—“A%ip re sent much household work is done by hand simply because there are no easily worked, it. The Old knife board has given way to the rotary knife-cleaner; but even that re quires a certain amount of grinding to give the knives a-polish, so that for large establishments a knife-cleaner boy is still accessary. The blacking of boots, the blacking. of r gra.tes, and the cleaning of doorsteps arb all'done in a most laborious way by hand. Now, there can be no doubt that very shortly as gas is now, to bouses for lighting purposes, and when this has been accomplished the conveys i the; elec tricity for lighting will be employed to convey the power to work electric motors, to turn rotaty-knife-cleaners, to turn a wheel for the blacking of boots, and a small motor carrying a brush ali over the grate for the purpose of giving it a good black polish. The black-lead brush will then be tasen r off ahct' Replaced by the blacking brush for the boots, and later on in the day a rotary flannel will officiate for the doorsteps.” There is indeed scarcely a limit to the possibili ties of electricity in the driving of small the class that can be taken to the work instead of the work being brought to them, in many cases this will be effected with stored electricity. “ Two years ago,” said the professor, “ the storage of electric energy in black boxes, and their power taken opt of b f have passed before the minds of the public as one of those mere seven days’ wonders which in ..these, latter . times/ hav£ bwSme soedfemdh. Hiit to the .men, whpj jcqu.ld. foresee the possibilities connected with the electri cal storage of power, these experiments of Sir William Thomson were of pre eminent importance. The two latest employments of electricity stored in Faure - Seilen - Volckmar accumulators are in the boat Electricity which may have been seen running at Kew, and the electric tricycle of Professor Perry and myself. In the tricycle no work is done by the rider, but little black boxes, carried on the base-board, con tain the stored electric energy, pretty much in the same way as a horse’s body contains its breakfast of oats and hay, with the difference that with the accumulator it is the receptacle which has weight, so that neither in receiving its feed in the morning nor discharging I its power during the day does the ac cumulator gain or lose in its weight. By means of a tap the rider can turn on more or less electricity and go faster or slower.”

fHE ASHBUETON GUAEBIA

k MQNDAt, , JUNE,.. 18, : 1883

Printed and published daily, for the Proprietors,*’ 4 by Angus! K; - , Chapman,* iof Ashbuitdn, at The; Ashburton Guardian Printing Office, West street*, :Ashbnrtop,v > Monday* June 17, 1883* -V 4 <‘



Thu is truly an age of busy brains and wonderful inventions (exclaims the Bal limit Star), The secretary of the Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society is now in communication with an original and in ventive mechanical genius in New South Wales, who has made a plough and self flflfrning spade attached to it. The maker of this Implement says that it will ere feng supersede all double and triple fur ’’ kw plough" He could not get it oom last year, but he intends to have it ■' «t work at the ensniug Intercolonial Champion Ploughing Match at Bnrrum ,'heeb 'What adds interest to this new Implement is the fact that its maker is not n f gp agricultural implement maker.



, Tha J oL the United States, from Michigan ,to Alaska, has been distinctly marked by the British and American Commissioners, and some interesting details have been published of the way in which this diffi cult task was accomplished. The boun dary is marked by stone cairns, iron pillars, wooden pillars, earth mounds, and timber posts. These structures vary from sft in height to 16ft, and there are 885 of them between the Lake of the Woods and the base p£ the Eooky Moun tains. That portion of -.the boundary which lie# east'^^d- thd \ Red y River .■■VallajT'ia 'marked - by*-; cast iron pillarlgat even hale intervals. The British place two jniles'and[,tho United States one between each British post. The pillars are hollow iron castings, and upon the opposite faces are cast, in letters 2in high, the inscription “ Convention of London,” and “October 20, 1881.” The average ’weight of each pillar when com pleted is 85lb. With regard to the wooden posts, the Indians frequently cut them down for fuel, and nothing but iron will last very long. Where the line crosses lakes, mountains, of. stone have been built, the bases being itt some places 18ft under water, and the tops pro jecting some Bft above the surface of the lakes at high-water mark. In forests, the line is marked by felling the timber a rod wide and clearing away the underbrush. As might well be imagined, the work of cutting through the timbered swamps was very great, but it has all been carefully and thoroughly done. The pillars are all I set 4ft in the ground in ordinary cases, [with their inscription faces to the north [and south, and the earth is well settled I and stamped about them. The iron posts {afford little temptation for dialodgment land conveying away by - the Indians and



- Prospectus R O S P E OF THE 0T U S ILion Brewery Co. (LIMITED), ASHBURTON. ' ' In 4,000 shares of £5 each, __ Of which only 2,000 shares are now 1 offered to the public. j Provisional Directors : ! Joseph Ivess, Esq., M. H.R, ■ | H. T. Winter, k Edq ;IJ.P. ' : 1 ■ Donald Williamson, Esq., Mayor of [ Ashburton. | Esq. (Messrs. Fried ‘ Darid Thomas, Esq. [(Messrs. Matson r i Cox and Co ) John Carter, Esqi*‘( Messrs. Wilkin and j Carter). | William Horne, Esq. (N.Z. Grain ; Agency Co.) ' | Dr. W. G. Ross. ' ‘ ‘ ‘ I Joseph Clark, Esq. ! Octavius Digby, Esq. I Bankers —Bank of New Zealand, j Solicitor— C. W. Purnell, Esq. j Secretary, pro tem—W. H. Giindry. i The Company is proposed to be formed for the purpose of purchasing the pro perty and business of the Lion Brewery Company in Ashburton, j The very extensive agricultural district,- ip the centre of which the town of Ash burton is situated, is one in which a very large private as well as hotel trade is parried en, and the facili ies for brewing! all that could be wished, and the water of fetter quality for the purpose than can be found elsewhere in the Province of Canterbury. j The Lion Brewery is situated on T.S. 366 and 367, at the corner of Dobson and Jass streets. The building is of brick, ith a concrete cellar, which can be extended underground at a very small dost, and is quite new, having been ejected about twelve months. | The Building and Plant is all of first class quality, well arranged and very com plete, and with the connection already established it is anticipated that there will be no difficulty in extending the business/ with the influence of the Company and capital throughout Canterbury, but particularly throughout the Ashburton County. ; The ; success 'Which has attended the Brewery Companies in every part of the world r offers a great inducement to ckprtk’fistl ancf investors to take up shares in Companies of this description, and the promoters have the greatest confidence' in the success of the proposedj Company, and have agreed' to take One Thousand Pounds’ worth of fully paid up shares should the Company desire them to do so. I It is further proposed to obtain the ser vices of a first-class brewer, to ensure a large and profitable trade being done. | Although the nominal capital of the Company is £20,000, a comparatively small sum is required to purchase the pre sent premises and plant of the Lion Brewery, viz., £3,000, the stock being taken at a valuation.



\ The increased capital is required to ex tend the present preinises and business, add also to erect a malthouse. It is be lieved that .malting will be a very profit able brah'ch of 'the Company’s business, owing;tp the quantity of barley grown in the immediate district. lit is proposed to issue shares only at present, but it will be left to the dis cretion of the Provi ional Directors to issue as many shares as, .they think desir able. , jit proposed tb call up £2 per share, as required, iuoallaofnot more than lOa’ per share, and, at intervals, after the allot ment, of not less than three months. .The remaining shares will be issued to the public'(preference . being ’given to ft® the requirements of! tnb Company develope, 1 and it is confi dently believed that a substantial premium ;.will be obtained bh-them, as in the case of other Brewery Companies, such premiums tojbe placed to a reserve fund, and there by strengthen the position of the Corn 1 psiny., ,„> ■ ■'l If the Company is not floated, the de posits will be returned in full to the appli cabts.l'-' ■’ ; ■■ , ' The Share lost will be closed on Mon day, the 18th June. 1172 Boarding Hbuses, &c. |1) RIN OB ALBERT BOARDING IT, M M HOUSE. In consequence ot insufficient accom modation at the Echo Dining Rooms, the proprietor has taken the PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE, where a good table always be kept. Meals Is! each. Good Accommodation for Boarders and Travellers, at 16s, 18s, and £1 to'meet the times. ‘ Private Rooms for families - .Remember the ad drpus— Charles Teucklb, Prince Albert Bdarding House, Wills street, near the Railway Station. .b&T/. J i ‘i - V > '»i ‘ 944-



PANAMA HOUSE (late a stee’s), i S.XBEKT ASHBUETON, £he undersigned begs to inform the pubic tljat from the rrfnce Albert Dining-rooms to the more commodious-Bearding-house lately in the occupation of Mr Anstee, where he hopes to, merit the same patronage bestowed appn him as heretofore. Good Bath- EOOM. .A . ' - S. LHOAfc/ • 3 Proprietor. 0 Y .0 L ; IJ N T E B B. S., . 808 SALE at the Guardian Office, the “ New■ Zealand Volunteer Drill Manual for 1883.” Price Is each. 1211.



UTUAL F 1 RK - 1N.,-RANOB. Lowest Rubes of Premium. Insurers Sba r o Profits "ithout any Llabilbv whatever. THE AUSTRALIAN MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, ’ LIMITED. Capital £250,000, -u '‘■'With power to increase. Twenty per cent, of the profits divided annually amongst the policy holders. Directors : John Blytb, Esq., of Mo.srs John Bljth and Co,, President Alfred Sh w, Esq., of Messrs A. Shaw and Co., Vice-President Joseph Webster, Esq., of Messrs Joseph Webster and Co. Robert P.eid, Esq., of Messrs Warne and Reid Stanford Chapman, Esq., of Messrs Vir goe, Son and Chapman. .'! ’’ ■ * List of Shareholders : John Blyth, Esq.. J.P., of J»hn Blyth and Co.', merchants, Melbourne Alfred Shaw, Esq , Wm. Hughes, Esq., Matthew Gill, Esq., < f A. Shaw and Co , importers, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gavin Shaw, Esq., J.P., merchant, Mer bourne W. McLean, Esq , O. McLean, Esq., of McLean Bros, and Rigg, iron mer chants, ■ tc., Melbourne A. Currie, Esq., of A. Currie and 00. merchants and shipowners F. S. Roberts, Esq-, Henry Meeks, Esq. of Briscoe and Co., iron Melbourne, Sydney, etc. Q Whittingham. Esq.-, J. Whittingham, Etq , merchants and millowners, Melbourne t? Edward Duckett, Esq., wholesale iron monger, Melbourne W. F. Molfitt, Fsq., Win. Pea-ock, Esq., of Robertson and Moffatt, drapers, Melb u.no Joseph Webster, Esq., of Joseph Webster and Co., Melbourne J. S, Peterson, Esq., John Whiting, Esq., of Wm. Peterson and Co. ,tea:mer< chants, Melbourne James ,Dodgshun, Esq., Mayor elect of .Melbourne . Joseph Dodgshun, Esq., of James Dodg, -,shunand Co., warehousemen Robert Reid, : Esq., of VVarne and Reid, warehousemen James McDougall, Esq., D. Mo Dougall, ~ Esq., of Messrs Sands and McDou gall, wholesale statibnero JLJtowan, Esq., J.P., of Da Castella and Rowan, wine growers William Brooks, Eaq., 'Melbourne Paper Mills John Thompson, Esq., of Kilpatrick and Co., etc. Hon. James Service, James Ormond, Esq. of James Service and 00., merchants Melbourne. a Thomas Swallow, Esq*, J.P., RT. Der ham, Esq., of Swallow anq Atieil, ■biscuit manufacturers, Melbourne, mas Miller, Esp of James Miller and Cc jute manufacturers, Edi Baines', Esq. .wholesale, Ironmonger, Melbourne J. A.Davies, Fsd., miller, Rlchmonb Wm. Dean , Esq.,of Wm. Dean and 00., oil and colour merchants. F. 0 La* ge, Esq., of Lange and Thone-



man, merchants O. Beath, Esq., of Beath, Schiass and Co., warehousemen and manufac turers O, Smith, Esq., J.P., J. A. Fielding, Esq., of Smith, Winn and Fielding, malt-, sters and merchants Thos. Alston, Esq., J.P., of Alston and Br wn, drapers t, H. Moore, E«q., J. Christie, E q., F. J, Spinks, Esq., of Moore, Christie, and Spinks, merchants, Melbourne Geo. R bertson, Esq., publisher, Mel bourne Sydney, etc. Gco.;Raaisden, Esq , miller, Melbourne; H. N. Alcock, Esq., J.P., of Alcock and Co,, billiard table manufacturers John Larimer, Esq., W. Graham, Esq., of Connell, Hogarth, and Go., mer chants, Melbourne ( G. B. Traill, Esq., manager Oriental Bank Hastings Ounninghand, Esq.,, John' JE. Smyth, Esq., of Australian Mort gage and x* gency Company, limited P. Nettleton, Ksq., J.P., wool merchant A. Newell, Esq., of Newell and Co., mer chants S. Chapman, psqi of Yirgoe, Son and Chapman, merchants. P. Throssell, Esq., of Throasell and Tan*. hard, maltsters A. and R. Coughey, wine merchants, Melbourne J, A. Kitchen, Esq., of J. Kitchen and . Sons, candle manufacturers R. T. Blackwell, Esq. of Brooks, Robin* ■on and Co., glass, oil, and color merchants F. J. Sargood. Esq., H. Butler, Esq., of Sargood Butler and Nioholl, ware housemen, Melbourne andKew Zea land J. Paterson, Esq., J.' R. Laing, Esq., John M. Bruce, Esq,, of Paterson, Laing, and Bruce, warehousemen, 1 Melbourne O. Fenwick', Esq. , J.P., of Fenwick Brop. warehousemen W. K. Thomson, Esq., J.P., S. Renwiok, Esq., of James McEwan and Co. iron merchants, Melbourne. Davies and Campbell, solicitors, Mel bourne R. Harper, Esq., of R. Harper and 00., spice merchants and millers 0. R. Parsons, E q., Melbourne agent South British Insurance Company James Thomson, Esq., shipowner, Mel- ; bourne ■ f. E White, Erq., of A. Shaw and Co. merchants, Brisbane W. G. Stephens, Esq., of Stephens and Watts, drapers A. Parker, Esq., of R. Goldsbrough and Co., Limited W. E. Adcock, Esq., of Adcock, Bros., merchants Hon. J, 0. Francis, 0.M.G., of Francis and McPherson Charles Campbell, Esq., of 0. Campbell and Co., lime and cement merchants John L. Roberts, Esq., director City ol Melbourne Bank A. B. Robinson, Esq,, commercial editor of the Age J. 8.. Simmons, Esq., commercial editor of the Telegraph Wiseman Brothers, woollen warehouse*



men • A. Jack, Esq. , of A. Jack and 00., whole* •ale stationers H. J. Langdon, Esq., J JP. f of H. J. Langdon and Co. , drysalters 3. T. Bussell, Esq., manager Melbourne Exchange Hugh McNeill, Esq., of Briscoe and 00., Dunedin ' 0. Forrester, Esq., Victoria Sugar Com pany John Binnie, Esq.,, of Georgs Webs tea and Co., merchants Ac,, &c., &c. Christchurch Board of Directors: William Pratt, Esq., Chairman Henry Thomson, Esq., M.H.R. William 8 range, Esq. ( , John Frith Huberts, Esq. H. Hobday, Esq, J. McVEY BAIRD, Manager for New Zealand. Offices: Horefoul street West, Adjoining Union Bank. , Insurances against Kiie effected on almost every desfci i) tion-of property. - ' ~ Alt Bosses piunqilly rettled in Christ *’ chuich. Agents for As'd urtor and Dis riot: OS.B. <&



METE,6p >LITAN TEMPER ANCE HOTEL, ChRISTCHUKCH. S. Stoddart BEGS respectfully to inform the Public! that he i HAS TAKEN THE ABOVE HOTEL,! And all necessary improvements are being made to ensure the comfort of Customers. Grilled Steaks, Chops, and Hot Meals at all hours. The Hotel Bar is now open from 7 a.m. to 11 p. m., where Coffee is always ready and all Temperance Drinks can be pro cured. TEA TO ORDER. Tripe and Fish Suppers Every Night (Sundays excepted), from 7 to 10 o’clock p.m. A Green for the use of Families and Children adjoining the Hotel. '1365



LFORD FOREST HOTEL. Who has again taken the hotel at Alford Forest, would be glad to receive a call from his old friends and as many new ones as can make it convenient to give a look in. Good accommodation for horses. 1328 John Tisch,



H B U R T O N HOTEL. ARCHIBALD M'COLL (for many years Manager of the late Sir Cracroft Wilson’s Rangitata Station) begs to in form.his numerous Friends and the gene ral public that he has taken possession of the Ashburton Hotel; which has been greatly improved and entirely re-furnished and re-decorated, and is now replete with every convenience and comfort. A. M‘Coll would, therefore, assure his patrons that they will have every atten tion bestowed on them. Excellently Furnished PRIVATE APARTMENTS for FAMILIES. All Liquors kept in stock are under the special supervision of the Proprietor, *who will guarantee them to be of the, best de scription and quality. The Hotel is situate close to the Ash burton Bridge, and the Stabling (being now under the Proprietorship of Mr James W. M‘Hae, late of the Somerset Stables), is sufficient guarantee that Coun try Visitors will meet with every Ac commodation in that respect. 1330 THE GLASGOW PIE HOUSE, Corner of Dowling and Princes streets, ’ Dunedin, J. DONALDSON, Proprietor. Has opened a place in connection with the above, which be has christened “THE BODEGA,” and can promise to supply his friends with a better Glass of Wine or Beer, direct from the cask in a'cool cellar, than they can obtain anywhere in the city, Dowuino Street. Princes street. “THE BODEGA” au 17 Business Notices. DEAFNESS. —Quacks calling them selves “ Doctors,” are utterly ruin ing the organa of hundreds suffering from deafness, charging from L 5 to L2O for so doing. I have two infallible remedies (No. 1, deafness arising from colds ; No. 2, the thickening of the parts of the Tympanum) from recipes sent me by those world-known Aurists, the late and pre sent Senior Surgeons of the Royal Dis pensary for Diseases of the Ear.—Send stamps for particulars to T. B. Hanna eord, Auckland, N.Z. 1270



JQ U NED IN BREWE RY. CELEBRATED XXXX AND BITTER ALB, BITTER ALE. PLEASES BOTH EYE AND PALATE. TONIC AND WHOLESOME. Guaranteed absolutely free from adultera tion. The following are specimens of the com pliments we are' receiving frequently : “ Please ship by next boat 3 hhds Ale, same as last; very good indeed.”—Bluff. “ I believe your beer is the beat in the market.”—Balolutha. .“I must congratulate you on the quality of the beer :it is magnificent. If you pan; keep it up to that you have got a gqod thing.”—Wairaate. KEAST & McCarthy, Limited. Agents for Meukow’s Brandy, Roderick Dhu and Shaughraun Whiskies, and Mars den and Raffley’s celebrated, Billiard Tables. 1266



JT IS ALL IBS RAGE. S. S E A R L E ’ S Drapery Sale, THE NEW SHIP, BARGAINS East street. BARGAINS tThe New Shop. The New Shop. 1347



John Broom, SIGN WRITER, DECORATOR, COACH PAINTER, &c. Orders may be left at McOoll’s, Ashbur ton Hotel; or Husband’s Stables, Hill’s Hptel. 1257



TO STATIQNHOLDERS, FARMERS, TRADESMEN, & THE READING PUBLIC. Ex s.s. Te Anau, a large Assortment of good and useful Books to suit all classes, among which—The Horse, by Youatt, Cattle, by Youatt, Cattle and Sheep, by Armatage, Birdkeeping, by Dyson, Smiles’ Scotch Naturalist, and a large as sortment of Tradesmen’s Manuals ; also, a laige Stock of first-class STATIONERY, comprising Handmade Drawing Papers, Banker’s Handmade Note, Ladies’ super fine Repp, Ladies’ Social'Note Paper and Envelopes (in boxes). Envelopes from common to finest quality. Stationery in boxes. Architects’ and Engineers’ materials supplied. TJiomas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Saunders’ Building, Ashburton. 1041 QENTRAL SHOEING FORGE. J. H. Stephens (Late with P. Journeaux), Begs to inform the Farmers and general public of Ashburton that he has taken over the premises adjoining the Central Hotel. i i,,: : Y':- SHOEING AND GENERAL JOBBING WORK executed with care, and at . reasonable rates. ■ ■ 637 ■,



' Notices. An evil'and "its remedy.—'Tj| the Editor,—lt js 3 heal thy sign ofthe times! when our local papers are beginning to deal] in a fearless manner with bankrupts and the I bankruptcy laws. The time, has come, when something must be done either by the legisla-; ture or by business men themselves to put an; end to a state of affairs which is a disgrace to our boasted civilisation. We (the under-' signed) have been doing business in Ashbur ton about years* and the money we have I lost during that period by bankrupts, levan ters, and blacklegs generally amounts to a great deal more than the margin usually allowed for bad debts. If the law cannot pro tect us then we must protect ourselves, and there is only one way to do so, viz., to abolish the credit system altogether. This system has been the curse of other countries besides New Zealand, arid past experience has proved it to be rotten to the core. Owing to recent heavy losses we have resolved to sell for cash only in future. The honest man who is willing to pay his 20s in the £, and pay as he goes, will find this no disadvant age but a great gain, as he will be able to obtain a first-class article much cheaper than he would under the old system. We shall exert our selves to the utmost as heretofore to give our customers full satisfaction, and every order will be executed in our usual first-class style—but we shall no longer run any unnecessary risk. Under the cash system we are prepared to offer a special line of tweeds at the following unusually low prices :—Gentleman’s suit made to order, £z 18s 6d; ladies’ tailor made ulster, £ 2. All other goods in proportion, for cash only. CRAIGHEAD & CO., TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, ; Tancred Street.



C. Ryel, Q Y S TEE, S A L OO N. Fresh and Smoked FISH always on ,hand. Tea and Coffee at all hours. Also, ( Fried, Fish; Note the address—Wills {Street, next Cookson’s Stables. 1213 i I*JTONDERS WILL NEVE CEASE I " WHILE ; Hayes & Co. | ' -Jf_ . ABB j SLAUGHTERING THEIE GOODS At the following prices : offering at IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. OUR BOOT STOCK IS GRAND At Prices that must,please aIL Observe the address— ! HAYES & CO., n 4 Bullock’s Arcade. P. & D. Duncan, 4 GRIOULTURAL IMPLEMENTS A MANUFACTURERS, CHRISrCHUKCH AND ASHBURTON, , Having been appointed AGENTS at Ash burton for the DEERING EEAPEE AND TWINE BINDEES, We are now prepared to take orders for next season. As only a limited, number will be imported, early application is necessary. All orders received after April 30 will be L 5 extra. We are also prepared-to take orders for MoCORMICK’S REAPERS AND BINDERS. Makers of Ploughs, Drays, Harrows, Rollers, Grub : bers. Seed-sowers, Strippers, and newly-improved Direct Draught DISC HARROWS (the Latest and the Best), made any size up to 15ft, and every description ■ of Farm Implements. J ust received, ex Soukar,



A large quantity of HORNSBY’S PLOUGHSHARES, Old Brand, ordered expressly for Ashburton. Also, Some extra heavy Mould Boards (our own pattern), best cast steel, suitable for contractors. REPAIRS of every description of MACHINERY at reasonable charges. 1.015 yICT OR I A HOV SB, EAST STREET. Dimant & Coe, Are still selling at prices which have gained for their establishment such an immense popularity in the past. All goods marked in plain figures, and sold at a profit calculated to afford such advantages as no other house in town can permanently offer. Our WINTER STOCK recently re ceived is Extraordinary Good Value. ( DIMANT & COE, REAPY-MONEY DRAPERS CLOTHIERS, &0., Victoria House, East street, ' Ashburton. 816



JpHOTOG R A P H Y Charles Lawrence, * PHOTOGRAPHER (Of High street, Christchurch). By special Appointment to the Governor, Begs to informs the residents of Ashbur ton and the surrounding districts, that he has OPENED in SAUNDERS’ BUILD: INGS, East street, Ashburton, and as all Pictured will be taken by himself, it will be a sufficient guarantee that none but satisfactory Photographs will be sent out of his Studio,. INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS of Children taken. Equally good results are obtained on dull days as'light ones by this process, pictures enlarged to any size, andfinished in Oil, Water Oolot qr Crayons. 966



Business Notices. | ROOTS. FLOWER ROOTS 5 Ashburton Nursery. ABBOTT & Co. y ; ( NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS, I HAVE’ OR SALE , All kinds -of F OWER ROOTS and l BEDDING PLANTS ; BOUQUETS, Hapd and Table, made up on the shortest notice, cheaper than any other in the trade. Note the Address, Mint Race Road, Back Saunders’ Midi.. s!3



O FARMERS. The undersigned are CASH PUR CHASERS of And are prepared to offer the highest market price for prime samples. Gashi advances made against Grain placed in our hands for Shipment to Lon don or Foreign n? resets. Cornsacks (full weight) and Twine at the lowest current rates. GRAIN STORED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. C. J. W. COOKSON, Jonr,, & CO., WHEAT OATS BARLEY General Merchants, nl Methven.



W. Pengelly, AILQR AND HABIT MAKER, JNTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. ONLY GOLD MEDAL AWARDED. OCULISTS’ OPTICIAN 160, LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH (Opposite Borough Hotel). Section XYII., Class 77 Scientific Apparatus. Jurors—A. W. Bicker ton, R. R. Robinson, A. E. Edwards. Thos. R, Procter, Christchurch : For excel lence of workmanship and great variety of spectacle glasses suited for every descrip tion of optical defect, These are shown in all stages of manufacture, both in quartz and glass. The local manufacture of these glasses is of considerable import ance, being made in every combination of spherical and cylindrical form required. There are also exhibited some very well made condensers, and some “ Codding ton,” Stanhope,” and other lenses. The jurors consider this an exhibit of special merit, and recommend a certificate of gold Durham street South, Christchurch. aul2 T. R. Procter, medal. dl2



rjIHE KING IS DYEING, First Order of Merit and Silver Medal International Exhibition. G. KING begs to inform, the public of Ashburton that he has appointed Messrs. ANDRE WES BROS, as SOLE AGENTS for this .district. Ladies and Gentlemen can’have their Clothes Dyed to look new,, at a reasonable price, by leaving them with Andrewes Bros. They will be in a week. • Damask Curtains, Table Covers, French Merinos, Silks, Ribbons, Velvets, Lace, and Feathers Dyed or Cleaned. Kid Gloves Cleaned. G. KI N G, 98 Madras Street, Christchurch. F. S. Shearer,



OF THE May bank works, tinwald, begs to thank the public for theii past support, and takes this opportunity to intimate that he is ain position to Manufacture and Repair on the shortest notice all kinds of Machinery, such as— Flour Mills, Saw Mills, Wheels (cogged and water wheels), Combines, ■ Engines, Hand and Foot Treahing Machines ; also, all kinds of Spring Carts, Drays, Traps &c. ' Shearer & Lewis, GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, AUD Veterinary Shoeing Forge, Having secured the services of a first-class Shoeing Smith, defy competition. All orders entrusted to their care will receive prompt attention at reasonable charges; Agents for McCormick’s Reapers and Binders. Note the Address— : Great South road, Tinwald, 690 d r|THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. PRICE ONE PENNY. PUBLISHED every evening. Advertisers are reminded that The Ashburton Guardian is the ONLY DAILY PAPER published between Christchurch and Timaru, ’ and com mands a LARGER CIRCULATION throughout the County of Ashburton than any other Journal., The Ashburton Guardian will be forwarded to any address in the colony for 24s per annum (paid in advance), or 6b 6d per quarter, postage extra. The Ashburton Guardian circulates largely in the Town and Suburbs, and also in Rakaia, Chertsey, Seafield, Meth ven, Alford Forest, Mount . Somers, Wakanui, Longbeaoh, Ashburton, Forks) Tinwald, Winslow, Waterton, an every part of the County of Ashburton within the reach, of postal communicat thus being the best general as well as local medium for Advertising. A————— Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c.



CE. FOOKS AND SONS, . , ■■■'■■ Architects, ivil Engineers, Valuators, Licensed Surveyors, and Land Brokers, iHE TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, Ashburton. fjTjH EODORE B. JACOBSEN, Architect, Office removed to Hereford 1 street, oppo . . site “ Shades*” i OHI ST O HURO H. uP, S.—Communications promptly at tended tb x 031,



Public Companies. \TEW ZEALAND LOAN & MER CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). ’. ( s Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve, £2100,000. Makes LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES r ,. on Freeholds, on Stations and Stpck, and on growing clipsof Wool. RECEIVE & CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, Grain, Tallow, Leather, Hides, Skins, etc., for sale in New Z ’-land, Aus tralian, and London Markets. UNDERTAKES INDENTS of British, Contipental, East Indian, and Ameri can goods, and. Commissions in all branches of Mercantile Business. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN SACKS, at Lowest Current Rates.



AGENTS IN CANTERBURY FOR— Ruston Proctor and Co. ’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to be the Best Machines imported into New Zealand. Felton and Guilieaume’s Patent Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire. Candy’s Patent Cotton Belting. i Maldon Island Guano. Further particulars on application at the Company’s Offices, Christchurch or Ash burton. JOHN COOKE, Manager, Christchurch. GEO. WILKIN, Agent, nlO Ashburton. AMBDRG ■: MAGDEBURG FIRE INS ORANGE COMPANY. Sub scribed capital, £3,000,000. Mr Stkphbn E. Poyntz has been appointed agent for the above, Company •in Ashburton, and will be prepared to accept risks at lowest current rates. Prompt and liberal settle ments. Jambs Hbndsrson, 178, Hereford street, Christchurch, chief, agent for Can terbury. . 1022 Medical jyjONK’S NEW ZEALAND Herbal Remedies. DIARRHCBA, DYSENTERY, &0., Completely conquered by Monk’s Herbal Extract (Registered), Price 2s 6d and 4s per bottle. The above “Extract" is one of the most marvellous , discoveries' of the age. Its effects are instantaneous, and never fail in chronic or acute cases, however severe. The great properties of this medicine, consist in its never producing costive# ness, no matter how freely used, and its being perfectly harmless and purely her bal, yet curing Diarrhoea, Dysentery; Eng lish Cholera, etc., with the greatest cer tainty. TESTIMONIALS. Rangiora, July 7, 1881. ‘ Sir, —Having carefully examined the N.Z. Herbal Extract, I. find it to be skilfully prepared vegetable preparation, possessing the properties of the plants from which it is derived in a highly con centrated state, a fact which I have veri fied by evaporating a fluid drachm placed in a watch glass over,a spirit lamp. On weighing, the result, a dark green extract, I found the weight to’be 14£ grains. On further submitting the extract to analysis I found it to be rich in tannin. In a large number of cases, of ordinary diarrhoea, as well as 2 in many chronic cases and ' in dysentery, Ihaveprovedit to possess great specific control, added to the unusual feature in a majority of diarrhoea medi cines, that it does not subsequently con-‘ stipate the bowels. >1 feel satisfied that from the number of trials 1 have been enabled to make of it in a somewhat ex tensive practice; it is al most valuable addition to modern therapeutics. i The following oases are taken at ran dom, from my note book : I Case No; X—Mrs M •, WeatEyre ton, suffhripgfor two’ years from, chronic dysentery, which had reduced her almost to a After, a; fortnight’s trial; not only had the diarrhoea stopped/ but she coththenced eating meat without pain, and the usual concomitant vomiting. ..In tjWO months she had gained lßlbs weight. ; Case No.2—A 6.,child, aged fiveyeqrs. Fortnight diarrhoea. Was effectually'cdrbd on third day; ■ Case No. 3—A soldier who had con tracted’dysentery in India got a small two ounce phial, and was well before he had finished half of it. ’ J



- ' (signed) ’ ' Ohakle'h DeLacy McCarthy, M. A., M. £., etc., Trinity College, Dublin., Surgery, Rangiora, July, 1881. MONK’S NEW ZEALAND HERBAL MIXTURE V ' -FOR : N EUR ALG IA, Price, 3s 6d per bottle. . ■ The Mixture acts like a charm in the above painful disease, and gives almost instantaneous reliet. Testimonials, to ppove the efficicacy of the “New. Zea land Herbal Mixture,” can be seen at the Agents. • From Gapt. Kennedy, U. S s. Hauroto, Pqrt Chalmers, Feb. 7th, 1883. I Dear Sir, —Thanks.tor the medicine you were kind enough to send me., I have only to say that in my. case;—a . severe attack of neuralgia in the head—it afforded me considerable relief. It has also the. advantage of not being in the least nau seous, like most remedies. I remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, A. Kennedy. Mr H. D. Monk. Sole Wholesale and Retail Agent for Ashburton County, , J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Pharmaceutical Chemist. IQSB Sole Proprietor, H. D. MONK, Dunedin, New Zealand. TH E Marvellous Remedy for HOARSENESS, COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS CONSUMPTION, AND Chest Diseases. General Agents for New Zealand— KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, A CO. . 696 e a jQOCTOR ERNEST L O V7’S * Cherry Pectoral, • Ap invaluable Medicine in all the stages of ( Consumption, and not to be surpassed in efficacy for Coughs, Bronchitis, Asthma, v Hoarseness, Loss of Voice, Difficulty of Breathing, Influenza, Spasmodic Croup, a Hooping Cough, and all affections of the Throat, Bronchi®, and Lungs. c : Prepared only by „ i H. N. CITRON, p . Chemist, Aearoa, New Zealand. May be obtained from every Chemist in Ashburton and Storekeeper in • the Country. au7



d;*ilfciNPlfCr to) aUafflipted . with ,’. ;tjlQers, ( Scurvy,; Wounds#! any ' descript.on, PATENT BRITISH HEHBOINTMENTS ,pwpar»ii only by Mraßprns(flaughtetspf late Mr , Yates)', Christchurch, j. - War ranted to cpre Burns/,Scalds, .Cuts, or Woundaof any kind) eto,„pf ; everso.lopg standing, i Red for yicera; cur,9 for Scrofula or King’aEyß ; MM& .Ointment,, a certain outp, jfor; ftreßlftgStftr ip. ppy psrtifif rr £hflj,lwteß? limbs, .Lumpr.ip; the sosft nip ples, Gathered Breasts, etp.j.Bipactiqpp for use—Spread, thp Red. {&$() Oinfc* mepts lightiy on linen rag noJagger than the wound /the. Whit? Ointtpept-iis,-tO'.bp rubbed,by the hand over the.parbaffected:- Also, Yates’ RURiRYiifG OROm&f Gravel ? dr ,Baina in the Gravel, froip , 30,vt0 30 , dropa, in % tjsblffr spoonful of. ppld watpr abbedjtime. The Ointments are sold ip pots at Od each, and the Rropa the • same, pnce,2a 9dper bottle. ■ These' Ointments and; Drops have effected astonishing cures in;NewZealanjd? Names and over .50 persons cured, some of diseasesof 30 years standing, may* be obtained by applying to Mbs BURNS, at the above address. Agents for Ashburton—ANDKEWEs Babs. ,Ui ‘ 'Ob



GRATEFUL COMFORTING !• Epp s; s, .o, 000 a . : BREAKFAST. BY a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operatipnaof digestion and' nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast.. tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save ns many heavy doctor’s bills;': Xt is by ; the judicious use of such articles! of dietthai a constitution may: be gradually l built up until strong enough to ; resist. every' 1 ten; dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladiss are floating around us, to attack wherever there is ?, weakppini. We may escape many V fatal shaft ;'by keeping ourselves well fortified, with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.— See article in the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or mjTlr' Sold only in packets, labelled i—' , - EPPS AND CO,, ; , / HoarmJraTHio oiraadsxi ' " ’■ EPPS



JJR HEILBRON’S ‘WORM, These Cakes are principally prepwcf,' from Herbs, and £lo hot cpntmnjmy'dan. u gerously, active It' wonderful effect in curing childTOU.; aft; well as grown persona, byremoyingihftL worms; . They have been; with.grea.Bad-: cess infcroduey into the. principal 'families : in Europe,. Australia, and Now Zealand. - They are guaranteed to do away; in a vOty short time, with inany serious - doihplaints'' like Bronchitis, Piles, Ulcers, Ulcerated Throats,': etc., ir taken in iime,'as; sicknesses are often' caused by worms .of: allkinds, especially by , the W^m, ( . and by' the. moist.. s^pref^^RH!iki n which,'if hot destroyed im tiinei wilksooni create, the nardly-curable Wprm rFe ver.- The smallest, the Thread Worm, will more . than any other worm penetrate , through 1 , all the. crevices of the. body*hp r to- tiro* brain. An. example was recently wit- r nessed, where a - child falling continually * into - fits' (the parents not knowing 1 cause) at last died with the b|rain iaffected \ by the too fatal Thread Worm. Still more recently there . was a case, ’ a grown -man : - whose seat was affected by the Thread Worm, and who, after trying manysofts of remedies, without effect was directly relieved by a doaeof DR HEILBRON’S Worm Gakes. There are cases where theiwocms>comei away that. they almost can be con nted p then often they come away in wholeclots, and ssometimes in a thiokaud slimyistuff,; and although not so perceptible, still-they- - are caused to leave by Or Heilbron’a Wprm Oakes.. . And there have been othijrf cases where children affectedwith.Worms,. . when coughing, or sneezing, do discharge : them through the mouth and' nose. The symptoms of. Worms are generally as follows . —Lassitude, Giddiness, I pression of Spirits,-Impaired AppetiteD, (which if not acted against, will engender diseases of the bile), Disorder of tho r Stomach and Digestiver' OrganS,Siot'f Headaches, Vomiting', > Disturbed -Sleep, and many more seriohs camplaiatq, in cluding Fits, of which, laatmanjh persona have been, cured by these Worm Oakes. No time should be lost in removing these ■ Worms, else the consequence will be seri ous, . as they will increase in size and > quantity, and ultimately, spread through-. - out .the intestines. —lf Worms. arh ne- , glected for a time they-will; do so much' ‘ damage as to make it beyond human skill -* to restore and reorganise the system of digestive organs. .. tr vl?' T ; ; T j.j



DiBEOTioNa for USE. . The quantity of theseLWorm; Oakes t 6 be ,taken at a dose depends mostly ontWe - age and constitution of the patient. In most cases a couple of doses wilt drive the I worms away for many years, if. nofejen-* tirely. As a standard: A dqae.fpr a child . iup to 2 years will be half a'Oake' 1 ; ■ froth 2 to 4 years old, one whole Cake?, from ; ;4sib ■to 8 years, one Cake and a half; from Bha ! 14{ t#6 Oakes ; and so‘to increase with the age, but never more than four Cakes at one dose. Grown females may gene* rally take three Cakes at a dose, and grown men four Cakes, according to con* stitution. The most effective way of using these Worm Cakes is by taking the ddae before going to bed, and on the following morning to take a cup of hot tea before breakfast. •" - As I am not certain how long I may stay in this town, and as these Worm Cakes can be obtained at a very small ex* pense families, will v dQ Wjdi.to have always a small supply of them at their houses. , Orders for the Country promptly executed; MRSE. HOMBERG, Sole Agent. Ashburton Agents—Mr J. M. Cam* bridge' Messrs Andrewes Bros.; MrR.. Alcorn , 33S "■ STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDER FOR ; CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS - The value of this well-known Family Medi. cine has been largely tested in ail parts' of-the' ' world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten jive sale has, induced SPURIOUS IMITA HONS, some of which OUTWARD» APPEARANC E so closely resemble the ori rinal as to have deceived many purchasers. Fhe proprietor therefore feels it due to the Dublic to give a special caution against the use >f SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully o observe the four - following ’■ iharacteristics, without which none ar fenuine : . . . Ist —ln every case the words JOHNI. STEEDMAN, CH.EMIST, WALWORTH, ' SURREY, arc engraved bn the Government Stamp affix. to, each packet. t . , and—Each Single Powder has directions for he dose, and' he words, JoiiN Steedman Shemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always spelt nth two EE’s. 4th— The manufacture is carried on Solely t Walworth, Surrey. • ‘ Sold in Packets by all Chemists anq Medi* , , ;ue Vendors. ’ vi ' Kempthorn, PrOSser and Co.. ■*, Sobyld ' 1