The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. IV.- No. 998.1

ASHBURTON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1888.

[PRICE—ONE PENNY.



auctioneers, Commission Agents, &c. Alfred Harrison* A UCTIONEER, VALUER, COM -C3L . finSSTON AGENT, Land Sales, Sales of Stock, Merchandise, Furniture,and Effects, Pigs, Poultry, and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at 1 ; o’clock sharp, commencing in the Yards with HORSES. LAND 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 class of Risks taken at lowest rates. ?:'• ALFRED HARRISON. Walter B. Moss, .Burhbtt Street, Ashburton, I AUCTIONEER, ACCOUNTANT, LAND AND COMMISION AGENT. AUCTIONS of Land, Horses, Cattle, Pigs Produce, Ac.., at his Salerooms and Yards every Saturday. Auctions of Stock at Ashburton and Tinwald Saleykrds every alternate Tues day. ■ Outside sales as required, and on special terms. . >%t , K ■, Brokerage and Commission Business in all its forms. Debts"and Rents collected and Houses and Estaies j cared for.



i. LOANS NEGOTIATED. WHY PAf RENT? AND have nothing left at the end of the term when you have the oppor tunity of acquiring a Freehold of your cwn without any considerable outlay. WALTER~B. MOIS MAS FOR SALE, With many others, The following ’' pick of TOWN SEC TIONS,'which are so situated that they must''every year increase materially in value, and which are to be sold cheap if sold soon Section No. 338, corner Moore and f ‘William streets, on which is erected . two comfortable cottages, both well •rented. Sections Nos. 425 and 426, on Tancred 'street (half an acre). Sections NoS. 465, 466, and 467, on the corner of Havelock and William streets—a most desirable property. Six-roomed house and £ acre land, ..corner of East Town Belt and •Peter street; house well finished ' “throughout. ' Six-roomed house ; thoroughly well finished and in perfect order; J acre - land ; orchard in full profit and capital garden ; every convenience. Large two-storey house of 14 rooms, ‘ with 2 acres grand land; admirably "adapted for private boarding-house, and within two or three chains of the Town Belt. Also, £ acre of land, with two neat cottages i thereon, opposite Cass street, on . North-Town Belt (a dead gift). 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 raca runs through- the land. ■ To be sold cheap, the owner having, left the district. A.pply at once. Section JNo. 581, corner of Cameron and • Park streets, with two four-roomed cottages thereon ; £th acre to each ;house,; both rented to good tenants. Sections 1046, 1047, and 1050, each £ acre, pn Peter street, near Town Belt; West. '



Business Notices. Friedlander Bros. BE DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER SHIP. ~|~N 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 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 disposed of, and GREATER BARGAINS Than ever will be offered to the Public. SPLENDID SITES FOR 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 1 to 5 acres, (i 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. HAVE NOW ON SALE— SEED WHEAT. Minnesota Five Velvet Chaff Milwaukee No. 2 And various other Brands. SEED BARLEY. Chevalier Carter’s Pedigree



A GOOD CHANCE For a.man of small means to ACQUIRE a Firet.®hu» BUSINESS. Foußale,'a well selected mew first-class stock of FANCY GOODS, together with GOODWILL OP BUSINESS in the lead ing thoroughfare in Christchurch. Terms very easy.: ■: Satisfactory reasons given for writing* ; Apply at once. WALTER B. MOSS, 1 HAVELOCK STREET. In the estate of Frederick Pavitt. for sale,— A Piano 10 Shares Cheese and Butter Factory Cp«,-Limited. 6 Shares Ashburton Woollen Factory Co., Limited. Apply - WALTER B. MOSS; or to JOSEPH CLARK, ; i ■ ■ Trustee. LOANS OBTAINED TO ASSIST PUR CHASERS WHERE REQUIRED. Houses and Sections wanted for Sale or -i ; f -• i to Rent. TO FARMERS. Samples of KILN-DRIED WHEAT to be seen,at.> WALTER B. MOSS’S 702 AU 0 T lON ROOMS. Shipping. SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO GR jiAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE. Through 'America, via Sandwichlslands. The Pacific-Mail Steamship Company (under Contract with the New Zealand and New South Wales Governments) will despatch the undermentioned steamers as Ui.deri— 5 Passengers booked to London, Liver pool^‘or’Paris at a through rate, thus securing 1 s^&ial : ad vantages. For tktes,of Freight and Passage, and for full 'information, apply to wilson;sawtell & CO., ■ -j.-virc. Agents, v Christchurch.



SEED OATS. Canadian Tuscan 1 Danish Which we now offer at Lowest Prices. In conjunction with Messrs R. Wilkin and Co., of Christchurch, Auctioneers, we hold FORTNIGHTLY SALES of Stock of every description, t Ashburton and Tinwald Saleyards nately. Farmers and Stockowners entrusting Stock to us, can rely on same being dis posed of to best advantage. We are also prepared to make CASH ADVANCES on Growing Crops, Friedlander Bros., AGENTS COLONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY (FIRE AND MARINE).



Business Notices. IN order to keep pace with the times the undersigned begs to inform his numerous patrons in the Ashburton dis trict that he has determined to REDUCE the Price of Shoeing and other work from this date. Draught Horses ... ... 7s Hacks Os Exercising Shoes, Racing Plates, and Entire’s Shoes, during the season, will be extra. Note the address— Philip Journeaux, BLACKSMITH, Ac., 502 Peter street. APRIL, 1883, f. Taylor’s ICE LIST OF TEAS AND GROCERIES.



Just received, a few tons of new Dun edin Oatmeal, price 3s 9d per bag. From London, new Marmalade in glass packages, comprising— Goblets containing 11b, Is Tumblers ~ ~ Is Tankards ~ ~ 1s 2d Glass Jars „ ~ Is Glass Jars ~ 21b, Is 6d Sugar basins, Is Cd Amber sugar basins, Is 8d Covered butter dishes, Is 8d Jelly moulds, Is 6d Glass Jugs, 21bs, 2s 6d Some really choice new figs, Is per box Kaikoura Sheep’s Tongues, 3s per tin A few cases of Clams left, 21b tin, Is 2d New Balmoral Biscuits, 3d per lb. 83, COLOMBO STREET. T. TAYLOR solicits a trial of his new brands of Tea, which will be found as strong and good-flavored as any in Christ church at fid per lb more money, and absolutely pure, no doubtful samples being accepted. They are Houqua blend, 2s per lb Caravan tea (Russian favorite), 2s 4d per lb Pouchonjf tea (favorite in India), 2s lOd per lb Though not a self-styled professed tea taster (for there are no others), T. T. has 20 years’ London experience of the tea trade, and being his own agent, the pur chaser has one profit the less to pay ; in short, 6d may be saved in the purchase of every pound of tea at Taylor’s. 139, MANCHESTER STREET. A strong, good-flavored family Tea, Is fid per lb. A reduction of 2d per lb on 121 b boxes of any of the above An 111 b box of new season’s tea, 13s fid, strong, good flavour, good leaf An 111 b box of new season’s tea, 20s. Compare th,a with the 25s box of other houses An 111 b box of the finest imported Assam and Lapsang Souchong Teas, 28s Half-chests of 401bs, £2 10s to £5 Indian packets, in lead, of pure Assam Tea, 2s 4d per lb Currants, Raisins, and Sultanas, washed and dried ready for use, by patent machinery, the cleanest fruit in New Zealand New Currants, 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, 6d per lb Haricots, 3d per lb Maize Meal, 3d per lb White Crystal Sugar, 4d per lb Finest Crystal Sugar, 4io per lb ~ ~ Snowdrops, 5d Pure Lemon Juice, quarts, Is 9d Calvesfoot Jelly, quarts 3s 6d, pints 2s 4d Loose Baking Powder, Is per lb Fowl’s Wheat, 3s 6d per bushel Best Flour, 251bs 3s 4d ; 501 ba 6s 6d IS ew Muscatels, Is 6d per lb French Plums, 21b bottle, 3s 6d Preserved Ginger, 4s 6d per jar High test Kerosene, 8s 6d, 9s Gd, and 10s 6d per tin A special discount allowed on all orders of £5 and upwards 123, LOWER HIGH STREET. Reid and 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, at Christchurch, Dunedin, In vercargill, Wyndham, Gore, Oaraaru, Timaru, Waimate, Ellesmere, Rangiora, Masterton, Auckland, and Wanganui, bizes kept in stock—G, 8 10, and 12ft



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 he has REMOVED To more extensive premises recently erected by him in TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON (Next Union Bank of Australia). To keep pace with his largely increas ing trade, he has purchased a LARGE STOCK of the very beat material, viz. : And other Tweeds too i nmerous 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 A GOOD FIT GUARANTEED. Gentlemen’s own material made up. Mos^iel Kaiapoi West of England Fancy Coating Irish Frieze Saddle Whipcord Elastic Rib Bedford Cord Melton Black Cloth Doeskin TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON (Next to the Union Bank of Australia). 1295



DMcFARLA n e , (Late Guard N. Z. Railways), Begs to inform his numerous friends that he has taken over the GROCERY BUSINESS lately carried on by Mr James Baker, and hopes to merit a fair share of the patronage hitherto accorded to his predecessor. All goods will be of the Best Quality, and will be sold CHEAP for CASH. Cash Purchaser of Fresh Butter and Eggs. Note the Address — D. McFarlane (Late James Bake.), HAVELOCK STREET. 286



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 (jJARYER, Mount Somers. 382



Reid and Gray’s New Zealand Twine Binder. At the Oumani trial of Twine Binders it took the Gold Medal as the beat Machine in the field, beating Samuelson’s and Howard’s. This season, at the Taiori 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 Hornsby’s, Howard’s, ami 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, Chaffcutters, Horse Gears, Cambridge Rollers, Peed Sowers, etc., etc. Illustratedcatalogues free on application to our Hoad Office, Dune din, cr to our Branches at Oamaru, Tiraaru, Invercargill, Christchurch, Ash rton, or Auckland,



Geo. Booth & Sons, Manufacturers and import ers of AGRICULTURAL IM PLEMENTS. CARLYLE IMPLEMENT WOHKS, Sydenham (near Christchurch). Makers of Carlylo Iron Windmills Carlyle Seed Strippers Carlyle Improved Disc Harrows Carlyle Drays, Tip Carts, Spring Traps, &c. Ploughs, Harrows, Cultivators, Broadcast Sowers, &c. Sole Agents for RANSOME’S STEAM THRESHING MACHINERY. Offices and Stores— -213 Tuam street, Christchurch. Postal Address—P.O. Box 89, Christ- EATHER DRESSER, 159, ARMAGH STREET (Between Colombo & Manchester streets) CHRISTCHURCH. Straws Dyed and Gloves Cleaned. church. 473 e E. Smith,



Business Notices. MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE COMPAN (LIMITED). CAPITAL £250,000. Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Divided Annually among the Policy Holders. LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUM. STACKS, BARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL RISKS GENERALLY, on most Favorable Terms. Special Notice. —As this Company has been the means of Reducing Fir Premiums, Insurers will best consult their own interests by heartily supportin it, and so prevent a return to the Old Rates. Agents for Ashburton and District, ORR & CO. 13n CANTERBURY BRANCH. \ vj .*yJL: Established !859. Capital t 1,000,000 “Unlimited U/ibility of Shrreholders rpHl PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. ASHBURTON AGENT— George Jameson. 24



Dressmaking. UNDERCLOTHING. MISS KINGSBURY Begs to announce to her numerous patrons that she has removed to Bakers’ Buildings, next to D. MacFarlane, Grocer, Havklock Street, Ashburton. Orders promptly attended to. 396 e



Donald Williamson GENERAL STOREKEEPER, East street, Ashburton, HAS always for sale a large and varied stock, which will be sold at lowest paying prices. Groceries, Wines and Spirits, Iron mongery, Ploughshares, and Drapery, in cluding all requisites of the trade. Men’s and Boys’ Clothing in great va riety, made up toD. W.’sown order, from Kaiapoi, Mosgiel, and Roslyn Tweeds ; also, Colonial-made Flannels, Serges, and Blankets. D. W. would call special attention to his TEAS, so long and favorably known, and now eeouced to 2s, 2s 6d, and 3s per lb. Families waited on for orders weekly. Cash purchasers supplied at wholesale prices. A heavy stock of Boots and Shoes in cluding celebrated make. 798 £Zfl •sauojsquioj; pun tqusuinujo euojg s.pjeg -sunjq aoj juoSv ’pejnoexo .tyduiojd pun ifijnea Bjivde\{ 'eaoud qoanqo -IsuqQ ?n sosimaad eqj uo aspjo oj epnm uoijduosop XiaM jo -suKieep jsaMeu eqj jo eaniiuanj jo qoojs peunA pun eSanj n oaiopj iuojj peAieooa jsnf snq ejrsoddo) jeeijs eaooj^; ‘jeqnm-jouiqno ‘MOSSaSd T T) •3B£IXINHj[IJ T sr/an T MTU!.! a*mxiisnmk£L jsr OTICE to the inhabitants of Rakaia and surrounding districts, that I am pre pared to supply them with prime Butchers’ MEAT at the undermentioned prices:— Beef, lOOlbs, at 3|d per lb. Side Mutton, 2fd ~ CHARLES INDER, 14G0 South Rakaia.



rnAKE TIME BY THE FORE- X LOOK.” The circumstances of social life are widely different in these colonies from those at Home, and therefore the colonial market requires different treatment. This fact Eobert 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 WATCHES, which, while constructed with every regard to accuracy and reliableness in time-keeping, are also supplied with extra heavy cases, to resist the wear and tear of colonial life. He has just received an other supply of watches, and invites attention to prices. Celebrated Englisn levers, made expressly for R, Murray, specially suited for colonial wear, with extra heavy cases, all the latest improvements, at L 6, L 6 6s, L 6 10a ; higher classes, L 7, L 8 10s, LlO 10s, and Ll2 12s; Rotherhams, L 6 10s. Printed guarantee with each watch sold. Attention is called to the Clocks, Jewellery, and English Plate in stock, and to the fact that all kinds of REPAIRING are done on the premises and GUARANTEED. R. MURRAY’S SHOP is CON SPICUOUS by the " REGULATOR ” of his own manufacture which occupies a place in his window, and serves as an authority on mean time to the town. Watches free and safe b” post on re ceipt of r. 0.0 7300-960



Business Notice. Robert Alcorn, GENERAL MERCHANT. FOR 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. EB9d



A. J. Gardner, NURSERYMAN, jg AS FOR SALE, 30,000 Pinus Insignis, 12a per 100; or, if planted and guaranteed, 15s per 100 200°000 a ßox 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



rjIINWALD STORE. NOTICE. The TINWALD STORE has been RE-OPENED under the management of Mr W. BIGGS, and Customers will be attended to as formerly. 23d



HUDSON, KIDLEY & CO., GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, AND FARMERS’ AGENTS, 136, 138, Cashel street, Christchurch. Special attention given to all descrip tions of Seed, Grain, Cheese and Produce placed in our hands for sale, and best market rate, combined with quick returns obtained. Large accommodation for Storage, at Low Rates. WANTED NOW— Grass Seed, Grain, Etc., Etc. 122



COACH FACTORY, Havelock stueet. Established 1876. Baker & Brown, COACHBUILBERS, &c., Manufacturers of all kinds of buggies and carriages of English or American designs. Workmanship Guaranteed. Buggies repaired, re-painted, re-trim med, etc. 196



Business Notices, QOMPULSOEY SALE Hayes Co. MUST HAVE MONEY 4 NO WILL HOLD A CHEAP AND DESPERATE SALE. For one Month, commencing SATURDAY, 23ed JUNE, Their Prices must Astonish everybody. Welsh Flannel, 8M ; Scotch Flannel 10Jd ; Winceys, 3d ; Heavy Union Shirt; ing, 6d ; White Calico (American), 3s 6d, Grey Calico, 2s 9d ; Our Blankets are grand at 8s lid ; French Dress Serges, 4|d ; Costume Cloths, s|d ; Homespun Tweed, 4|d ; Satin Cloths, for boys’ wear, lOJd; Ladies’ Umbrellas, Is lid ; Ladies’ Lementeen, choice, 2s lid ; Cotton Sox, Id ; Felt Carpet, Is ; Hemp Carpet, Good Cotton Tick, 4fd ; Ladies’ Handker chiefs, 2d ; Curtain Net, 2£d ; Lot of Children’s Dresses, grand value, 4s lid ; Velvet Hat, Is ; Caps, Is ; 4-button Kid Gloves, black, 2s 6d ; Colored, 1s 6d; Ladies’ Chemises, Is ; Real Ostrich'



| Feathers, 2s 6d ; Black Beatrice Lace, per yard. Id ; Trimmed Hats, from 3d ; Girl’s Fashionable Aprons, 6d ; Ladies’ Tweed Skirts, trimmed, 2s 6d ; Ladies’ Stays, Is 9d; Children’s Bibs, 3d; Ulster Jackets and Wool Goods, Desperately Cheap. Men’s Braces, 1.R., Gd ; Men’s Trou sers and Vests, 10a Gd ; Men’s Colonial Trousers, 8s Gd ; Men’s Moles, 4s 9d ; Lot Men’s Overcoats, to be sold, 19s lid; Men’s Collars, 4 boxes Is. Girls' Kid E. S. Boots, 2s 9d ; Ladies’ Kid Boots, E. S., 3s 9d ; Ladies’ House Boots, 3s Gd ; Seal Boots, good value, 10s Gd ; Strong Lace Boots, 8s 9d. Boys’ and Men’s Boots of every descrip tion are selling Cheaper than Ever. Observe the Address— BULLOCK’S ARCADE. n2 HRISTCHURCH MONUMENTAI works, Manchester street, Christchurch. The undersigned having purchased the Stock at less than cost price, he is able to execute orders lower than any other yard; and hopes by strict attention to business to receive a continuance of the favors bestowed on the late Proprietor. J. 11. MANSFIELD. While thanking patrons for past favors I beg to solicit a continuance of the same for my successor. 511 J. SHERRIFP.



Baker Bros., QONTRACTORS, BUILDERS, AND UNDERTAKERS, Wakanui and Cass Str oa ts, Ashburton. 167



W. Stocks, MASON, Madras street sooth, Christchurch. A very LARGE STOCK to select from. Pricks Revised.



Messrs Elz Bros., WHILE thanking the public for their liberal support, beg to intimate to their friends and customers that they have greatly enlarged their premises, and wish to notify that they are now in a position to do all kinds of work—from building new to repairing carriages of all descrip tions. A large and choice stock always on hand, which their friends are invited to inspect. All work is under the super vision of Messrs Elz Bros, themselves. Charges strictly moderate; Note the Address— WILLS STREET (Next Cookson’s Stables), Ashburton. 395 e JNTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. ONLY GOLD MEDxiL A WARDED.



T. E. Procter, OCULIST S’ OPTICIAN 150, LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH (Opposite Borough Hotel). Section XYIL, Class 77 Scientific Apparatus. Jurors—A. W. Bickerton, 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, bein',', made in every combination of spherical and cylindrical form required. There sre also exhibited some very well made condensers, and some “ Codding ton,” “ Stanhope,” and oilier lenses. The jurors consider this an exhibit of special merit, and recommend acertilicata of gold medal. d!2 ALL classes now acknowledge that tea as a daily beverage is indispensable. And" if, as I. O. Moody says, “ a cup of good tea will thoroughly refresh the tired or depressed, and often remove headache, being one of the greatest blessings to the women of our race, and an important adjunct in the daily life of all sorts and conditions of men,” then to procure it of good quality is the great desideratum. Nelson, Moate and Co. have earned golden opinions for their SUPERIOR BLENDED TEAS, and I, as agent, can sincerely recommend these to all pur chasers, and warrant them to prove satis factory in the using. Fruits, General Groceries, and Italian Goods as usual, comprising almost every article required in the household, and all at as low prices as possible for cash. H. M. Carson, FRUIT & ITALIAN WAREHOUSE, Next Bank of New Zealand, East st., Wholesale and Retail Agent for NELSON, MOATE & CO.’S Pure Blended Teas. nl



m W »• watches. M Greatly reduced in prices J.P. Stratz |i|r J.F. Stratz 261, High stbeet, Christchurch. I am largely over stocked with clocks, watches, and jewel lery, especially watches, having over 400 good strong watches at all prices to select from (which is the largest stock of watches in one shop in New Zealand), and I am expecting about the same num ber more by the coming steamers, so, if you want a really good, serviceable time keeper you will not lose this opportunity of either sending or coming down your selves to get one. All watches are war ranted from two to five years, and if proved not genuine the money wil 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 15s ; Peep 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 large and varied stock of watches, decks, 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. P. STRATZ, Practical Watchmaker, 261, High street, Trian le> Christchurch, i 502



Business Notices. BREWERY A. Moore, BREWER, MALSTER, AND Highest price given for-Malting Barley. Oats Crashed in any quantity. 024 REASONABLE MEDICINES. Cambridge’s Cough Syrup Cambridge’s Black Currant Cough Elixir Bennington's Irish Moss Dr Low's Cherry Pectoral Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Kay’s Essence of Linseed Powell’s Balsam of Aniseed Bosche’s German Cough Syrup Crosby’s Cough Elixir Baxter’s Lung Preserver. Keating’s Cough Lozenges Glycerine Cold Cream Camphor Ice Chilblain Liniment Steedman’s Whooping Cough Powders Roche’s Whooping Cough Embrocation J. M. Cambridge, PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMIST, ASHBURTON. gOMERSET STABL EJS. P. Husband Wishes to inform hia friends and the public generally that he has taken the Livery and Bait Stables lately carried on by Mr J. Mcßae, and hopes to solicit a fair share of patronage.



Good Paddock Accommodation, with plenty of water. 1042 All who intend building, Are invited to CALL at the TARIDS of J. T. BROWN, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANT, Where they can be fully supplied with everything they require in TIMBER of all kinds, and every other trade line at Lowest Current Rates. SPECIAL LINES LANDING. FENCING WIRE, IRON, CEMENT. American Dressed Shelving, and other Timber, large assortment. Special at* ion to Country Orders, and shipped direct rom siding. J. T. BROWN, Office : Timm street. Wholesale Depot: Railway Siding and wmill, South Bolt, Christchurch. ill 9 Mr Parker, I~~|~AYING taken premises in BULLOCK’S TRIANGLE, Wakanui road, (Next Mr Fooks’ Office), Is prepared to make Artificial Sets in Gold, Platina, Celluloid, and Vulcanite. Plates re-modelled and re paired. Teeth stopped, extracted, etc. First-class work, and at town prices. Note the address— TRIANGLE, 7 61 Wakanui road.



fflBP jQ E N T I STRI. W. J. Sykes, DENTAL SURGEON, Christchurch, In'ends shortly visiting this District with the latest improvements in. DENTAL INSTRUMENTS and appliances, which are necessary lot the production of high class work, both Surgically and Mechanically. Special Instruments for regulating and extracting Children’s Teeth. Artificial Teeth from one to a complete set, inimitably mounted on Gold, Plati num, Celluloid and Vulcanite. Teeth plugged with Gold, Platinum, and the newest White EnnameL TEETH EXTRACTED PAINLESSLY By the aid of N itrous Oxide Gas and Ether Spray. Awarded first order of merit at the New Zealan International Exhibition. Jjjl LOWER ROOTS. FLOWER ROOTS Ashburton Nursery. ABBOTT & Co., NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS, HAVE OR SALE All kinds of F OWER ROOTS and BEDDING PLANTS BOUQUETS, Hand and Table, made up on the shortest notice, cheaper than any other in the trade. Note the Address, Mill Race Road, Back Saunders* Mill. bl 3 W. Pengelly, niAILOR AND HABIT MAKER L Durham street South, i Christchurch,