THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1885.

Printed and published daily, for Turn a«» burton Guardian Company, Limited, b* Haney Vincent Sawtbu, oof Bam* Stnet, Ashburton, at . tha Ooaaoam Pria HauaWat ait,



Business Notices. ASHBURTON TIMBER AND COAL YARDS, WEST STREET. r Tucker and RestelL Joshua Tucker [John Q. Rkstbll HAYING made very favorable arrange ments with proprietors of Sawmills In Southland, we are in a position to make special quotations to those about to build or to those who may require timber foi any purposes whatever. Acting as we are entirely for the sawmiller, we can Sell at the Lowest Figure named, and therefore hope to continue to receive from Builders, Formers and others a continuance of their esteemed orders. We have now ‘arriving Large Stocks of well* assorted lines, suitable for all require xne, i'ia udi n g Rusticated Weatfce B ards Feathenedga do do 8x J-Weather Boards and Rough Lining T. and Q. White Pine Lining and Flooring Also, A quantity of aliens and Scantlings We have just received from Auckland, “ ex Pelican, an. assortment of Kauri Tim ber from the Union Company’s Mills— -1 inch and £ inch Shelving T. and G. Flooring and Lining Mouldings Architraves Skirtings These Timbers wo keep stacked under cover, so that they are fit for immediate nse, being clean, dry and thoroughly seasoned. Wo also beg to call attention to our other stocks, consisting of— V.D.LI Timber Deal Hurdles Doors and Sashes Gates GALVANISED IRON, Lysaght’s “Orb” brand, the best imported Gal. Nails and Screws Lead in Sheet and Lead Washers Sheet Zinc Wire Nails and Staples Steel Fencing Wire Barbed Fencing Wire Having a piece of well-timbered land at Alford Forest, we can produce First class POSTS BAILS and STAKES STRAINERS & SHEEP YARD BAILS and Sell at LOWEST PRICES Tucker and Bestell. 4 493 JMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. McCallum & Co,, TIMBER AND IRON MERCHANTS IMPORTERS, Respectfully beg to announce to the public of Ashburton and District, that they HAVE NOW OPENED A BRANCH BUSINESS IN ASHBURTON, TIMBER YARD, BAST STREET, Opposite Bank of New Zealand, Offices and Stores adjoining Bank of New Zealand, and being DIRECT IMPORTERS & PRODUCERS We can offer SPECIAL ADVANTAGES To Purchasers of Building and Fencing Materials, etc., American Galvanised STEEL BARBED WIRE, Very Cheap,



STANDARDS, FENCING WIRE, STAPLES, And all requisites for Fencing purpose*. At Specially Low Prices. Standards are Punched to any required Migg by the Automatic Feed Gear Stan dard Puncher recently patented by ns We land the iron direct from themanu, fact or era, and can therefore offer oar cus tomers materials of first-class quality at[ a low price. jffP'For price lists for all material please apply to — MoOALLUM & 00., TIMBER & IRON MERCHANTS, Sash & door manufacturers ; ' IMPORTERS, Of all descriptions of building material, general IRONMONGERY, PAINTS, OILS, AND COLOR Large and complete Stock of V.D.I* Hardwood PALINGS & POSTS Galvanised Corrugated Roofing Icon PORTLAND CEMENT JTenclng Wire, 6 to 9, annealed and oiled Helmet, Rylands and other brands Woe Noils, Galvanised Roofing Nails Wrought Nails, eta Sheet Lead, Sheet Zinc, Ridging, Spout * jpg) otOs RTEmsTTCR GRATES, RANGES, And all kinds of BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY AND BRASS WARE WHITE AND RED LEADS HQUID PAINTS AND COLORS RAW AND BOILED LINS ED OILS Always on hand, large and complete stocks of Kauri, Red, White, and 1 Black Pines, Architraves, Mould* ings, Skirtings, Doors Doon and Sashes from our own Factory SPECIAL arrangements for WHOLESALE SUPPLIES OF wuniCß FROM OUR SOUTHLAND MILLS. POSTS, RAILS and STAKES Always in Stock. of the celebrated HEL MET BRAND Steel Oval Fencing Wins. MoOALLUM AND CO., i Norton, Oamaru and Invercargffl. ■a. fttille flnairii"' 1 Bush and One-Tree Point, Southland. . JOHN OfiAWSHAW, H ? *; > 1 * Bnmh Manager.



Matson, Cox & 00. T O FARMERS WB ABB Gash Bayers OF WHEAT OATS AND BARLEY. 517 MATSON, COX & CO. Rakaia. WE have much pleasure In intimating to our clients and . others in the I Rak->ia District that we have made ar ran aments to attend the Regular FORTNIGHTLY SALES OF STOCK There, and we have every confidence tn soliciting a share of their patronage. MR L. OXLEY, RAKAX&, Has kindly consented to receive entries for the present. 413 MATSON, COX & 00.



Matson. Cox & Co. Auctioneers & valuators, LAND, STOCK, AND ESTATE AGENTS. LOANS NEGOTIATED LOWEST* RATES AND OK MOST FAVORABLE TERMS WOOL, GRAIN, SEED AND GENERAL MERCHANTS. We have now on hand for sale— Woolpacka and Cornsacka Fencing Wire of all sizes, B trbed Plain Green sad Fellow Tanored Turnips Skirvin Swedes and other Turnip Seeds of all descriptions Mangolds, etc. Clover Seeds of all descriptions Cocksfoot Rye-grass Tea in boxes and half-chests Bran, Oats, ' Chaff, &c. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY REAPERS AND BINDERS, &c. Wool Purchased IK uARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES OB CONSIGNED TO XHK CANTERBURY WOOL SALES, OB IBS HOME MARKET. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS.



WEEKLY SALES OP HORSES, OOWS, PIGS 4.ND ATX KINDS OF STOCK AND PRODUCE ON SATURDAYS AT 11 O’CLOCK SHARP. FORTNIGHTLY SALES or STO C K Will &e held it ASHBURTON AND TIN WALD Alternately. NEXT SALK TIN WALD YARDS ON TUESDAY, JULY U IJTQ BACON PIGS. AGENTS FOR National Mortgage and Agency Co Messrs Wood, Sinclair and Co. Robey’s Threshing Machin*"*. MATSON, COX, & OO WEST STREET, Ashburton 7,1 WE HAVE FOR SaGB-OHBA DRAYS STRIPPERS PORTABLE WHARE ALSO Howard’s Twine Binders. MANILLA & HEMP TWINE COLZA, NBATSFOOT & CASTER OILS CORN SACKS, Largo sice. Everything of the Best Quality and make and at the Lowest Prices. Matson, Cox & Co.



I-'.' C-r::. " "UTUAL F 1 U E i: R a: ?| Lowest P.rvtes of Prev.niTij. Insurers Share Profits without any Liability whatever. IHE AUSTRALIAN MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, * LIMITED. Cap XT it ... £250,000;. With power to increase, twenty per cent, of the profits dividoV annually amongst the policy holders. Directors: John Blyth, Esq., of Mosers John Blyth and Co., President Alfred Shaw, Esq., of Mossre A. Shaw and Co., Vice-President Joseph Webster, Esq., of Messrs Joseph Webster and Co. Robert Reid, Esq., of Messrs Warns and Reid _ Stanford Chapman, Eaq. * Mwira goe, Son and Chapman. List of Shareholders: John Blyth, Esq., J.P., of John Blyth and Go., merchants, Melbourne Alfred Shaw, Esq., Wm. Hughes, Esq.. Matthew Gill, Esq., of A. Shaw and Co., importers, Melbourne, Brisbane etc. (Savin Shaw, Esq., J.P., merchant, Mer bourne _ , W. McLean, Esq., O. McLean, Esq., ol McLean Bros and Rigg, iron mer chants, eto., Melbourne Currie, Esq., of A. Currie and 00. merchants and shipowners F. S. Roberts, Esq., Henry Meeks, Esq. of Briscoe and Co., iron Melbourne, Sydney, eto. O. Whittingham, Esq., J. Whitt Ingham. Esq., merchants and millownera, Melbourne Edward Docket*. Em., wholesale Iron monger, Melbourne I W. F. Moffatt, Esq., Wm. Peacock, Eaq., l of Robertson and Moffatt, drapers, Molb* urna Joseph Webster, Esq., of Joseph Webetei and 00., Melbourne J. S. Peterson, Esq., John Whiting, Esq., of Wm. Peterson and 00., tea mer. chants, Melbourne James Dodgshun, Esq., Mayor eleok Melbourne Joseph Dodgshnn, Esq., of James Dodg> shun and 00., warehousemen Robert Reid, Esq., of Warns and Bald, warehousemen Tames McDougail, Esq., D. Mo Dougall, Esq., of Messrs Sands and McDou gall, wholesale stationers A. Rowan, Esq., J.P., of De Oaatella and



Rowan, wine growers William Brooke, Esq., Melbourne Paper Mills Job. Tnompson, Esq., of Kilpatrick and 00., jewellers, etc. Hen. James Service, James Ormond, Esq. of James Service and 00., merchants Melbourne. & Thomas Swallow, Esq a , J.P., F.T. Dur ham, Esq., of Swallow anq Ariell, biscuit manufacturers, Melbourne, mas Miller, Esp of James Miller and Oo jute manufacturers, Id, Baines,Esq.,wholesale, Ironmonger, Melbourne /. A. Davies, Esd., miller,Rlohmonb Wm. Dean, Esq.,of Wm. Dean and Oe., oil and colonr merchants. W. 0 Lange, Esq., of Lange and Thone man, merchants D. Beath, Esq., of Beath, Schless and 00., warehousemen and manufac turers 9 0. Smith, Esq., J.P., J. A. Fielding,Esq., of Smith, Winn and Fielding, malt sters and merchants Thoa. Alston, Esq., J.F., of Alston and Brown, drapers 3. Moore, Esq., J. Christie, Esq., F. J. Spinks, Esq., of Mooro, Christie, and Spinks, merchants, Melbourne See. Robertson, Esq., publisher, Mel bourne Sydney, et«. 9 Geo. Bamsden, Esq., miller, Melbourne H. N. Alcook, Esq., J.P., of Alcook and 00., billiard table manufacturers John Lorimer, Esq., W. Graham, Esq., of Connell, Hogarth, and 00., mer ~ chants, Melbonrac Q. H. Traill, Esq., manager Oriental Bank Hastings Cunningham, Esq., John K. \ Smyth, Esq., of Australian Mort> /gage and Agency Company, limited F. Net tie ton, Esq., J.P., wool merchant A. Newell, Esq., of Newell and 00., mer chants B. Chapman, Esq. of Virgos, Son and Chapman, merchants. W. Throssell, Esq., of Throssell and Tan* kard, maltsters A, and R. Ooughey, wine msrokanta, Melbourne J, A. Kitchen, Esq., of J. Kitchen end Sons, candle manufacturers B> T. Blackwell, Esq. of Brooks, Bobln . son and 00., glass, oil, and oolor merchants F. J. Sargood. Esq., H. Butler, Esq., of Sargood Butler and Nioholl, ware housemen, Melbourne and New Zea land J. Paterson, Esq., J. R. Lalng, Esq., John M. Bruce, Esq,, of Paterson, Laing, and Bruce, warehousemen, Melbourne 0. Fenwick, Esq., J.P., of Fenwick Bros. warehousemen W. K. Thomson, Esq., J.P., S. Renwlek, Esq., of James MoEwan and 00. iron merchants, Melbourne. Davies and Campbell, solicitors, Mel* bourne B. Harper, Esq., of R. Harper and Co., spice merchants and millers 0. R. Parsons, Esq., Melbourne agent South British Insurance Company James Thomson, Esq., shipowner, Mel* bourne T. E. White, Esq., 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. b, 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 of Melbourne Bank A. B. Robinson, Esq., commercial editol of the Age J. B. Simmons, Esq., commercial editor of the Telegraph Wiseman Brothers, woollen warehouse-



men | JL Jack, Esq., of A. Jack and Co., whole sale stationers H. J. Langdon, Esq. v J.P., of H. J. Langdon and Co., drysalters T. Bussell, Esq., manager Melbourne Exchange Hugh McNeill, Esq., of Briscoe and Co., Dunedin 0. Forrester, Esq., Victoria Sugar Com pany John Binnle, Esq., of George Webstei and Co., merchants &c., &c., &o. Christchurch Board of Directors: William Pratt, Esq., Chairman Henry Thomson, Esq., M.H.R. William Strange, Esq. John Frith Roberts, Esq. H. Hobday, Esq, J. MoVEY BAIRD, Manager for New Zealand. Offices: Hereford street West, Adjoining Union Bank. Insurances against Fire effected on almost every description of property. All Losses promptly settled in Christ church. ▲cents for Ashburtonaud District;



v#-< The Standard Company. PEOIAL NOTICE. THE LIGHT-RUNNING STANDARD SEWING MACHINE. The STANDARD has more Improvements than all the other Sewing Machines pat together I Has always been the best and is now the cheapest. That it meets every require ment of a critical public is shown by its great popularity and in creasing sale throughout America Europe, Australia and New Zaa land.



WALTHAM AGENT FOB, ASHBURTON— W. C. Page, EAST STREET



Thos. Bullock. EOB SALE, CHEAP A Portable Chaff-cutter, complete, by Andrews and Bevan. Apply to y T. BULLOCK FOR SALE—A Bargain—Lot 23, con taining 2 roods 5 perches fronting the Alford Forest Road, same side at Woollen Factory Terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. fTIO LET—Five-r.omed Cottage in Tan ored Street- recently occupied by Mf W, Hicks. 6 35 T. BOLLOCK. TO LET—A Small COTTAGE at Tre vorton. Rent 6a 6d per week. T. BULLOCK. |7IOR SALE A BAHGaIN. —Mr Jj Thomas Greenaway’s Plains Farm, containing 242 acres, subdivided into paddocks and all laid down to English grasses, also well watered. Situated about a mile from the Elgin school, Wakanui. On account of his leaving fdr the .North Island this property must be sold. Terms liberal. For full particulars apply to T. BULLOCK Revised list of properties For Sale and to Let, etc. SUBURBAN. Lot 86, North-weai Town Belt, con taining I acre, capital site for a private residence Lots 94, 95, 96, fronting the Wakanui road, good site fur a house Lots 62 63, corner of Wakanui road and Town Belt Lot 22, containing £-acre, with five roomed house, Alford Forest road Lots 42, 43, 44, 62, 63, together with house, Allenton, near the Woollen Factory TOWN PROPERTIES. 777, Corner of Cox and William street 778, Adjoining fronting Cox street. 1090, Wills street, with five-roomed house, well situated 636, Peter street, with dwelling-honse and blacksmith’s shop. 645, 554, 565, To let only, at a nomi nal rental. 118, 119, Moore street west Five acres, first class building site, corner of Middle and Allan road TINWALD. Lot 43, fenced and .planted, with three roomed house thereon Lota 366, 359, 360 Lots 8, 11, 101, McMurdo street Lots 234, 235, 236, 237, Anne street TO LET . Seven-roomed House on the Town Belt east, near the Parsonage, at a low rental , Commodious premises in r ant street Blacksmith’s shop, together with dwelling-house, in Peter street Five-roomed house at Trovorton Four-roomed house at Trevorton Four-roomed house, Graham’s road, Tiuwald Shop and boarding-house in Triangle Office in Arcade ° Shop and dwelling in Moore street. 12s 6d per week—commodious boarding house to let at the above MISCELLANEOUS . FOR SALE. Eight-horse power portable engine, cheap Spring carts, new . Ploughs, harrows , Quantity of mixed Firewood, from .Pal mate, cheap Second-hand Drays Thomas Bullock, 4RO*J>B. ASHBURTON,



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Business Notice. JJTVERPOOL, ENGLAND Jan. 1885. JUST PUBLISHED. STEWART DAWSON AND CO/S NEW ILLUSTRATED WATCH PAMPHLET. 60 Pages Cr. 4*o i 200 Illustrations I The most important, the most interesting, and the best Illustrated Book ever issued in England on the ENGLISH LEVtR, STEWART DAWSON AND CO., t Liverpool, have much pleasure in placing fore their thousands of Colonial Customers and the Colonial Public generally, their new Watch Pamphlet, feeling confident that a perusal of it will highly interest every intend ing watch buyer. In the same you will find j STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S System of Business versus Trade Opposition, Jealousy, Vindictive Mendacity, and Imitation, shown up in their true sense. STEWART DAWSON &■ CO. need hardly remind the public that it is the prero gative of those who are hurt to cry out, and S. D. & Co. are neither surprised or disturbed at the medley of discordant cries that their system of business has evok-d among watch dealers on all sides. These are only the evi dences of the reforms that STEW.aRT DAWSON & CO. have effected since they inaugurated their system ot selling their cele brated watches direct from their Manufactory to the public at half Colonial prices. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S NEW ILLUSTRATED WATCH PAMPHLET



Also contains a brief history ot the English I Lever, its invention and development into I the unrivalled watch as manufactured by them, together with a concise outline of S. D. & Co.’s Factory Organisation and Methods of Production. It also contains hundreds o Australian and New Zealand Testimonials from every part of the Colonies, together with Colonial and British Press Notices, and many pages of the most wonderful and interesting British Testmonials ever testified in favor of any article or commodity. j£i,ooo REWARD Ottered t« anyone who can point out n any of our pamphlets a testimonial that is not genu ine, or one that has been solicited. DON T FAIT. TO READ IN OUR NEW ILLUSTRAEED WATCH PAMPHLET How it is done, and how we have distanced all competition, and left our rivals bewildered at the rapidity of our progress, and utterly as tounded at the merits and value of our watches and, still more, indignantly astounded at the miraculous prices at which we sell them. You will also find full particulars at J < (lustrations of all our celebrated watches, and many hours’ reading, of highly entertaining nformation; together with a MOST INTERESTING EsSAY by a Customer, on the Value and Quality of STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S High Class English Watches, and the System of Business originated and carried out by them throughout Eugland, Ireland, S the Australian Coionies NOTICE! NOTICE!! Every intending watch buyer should write at once for a copy of our Magnificent New Watch Pamphlet, in order to secure the same, and be in time, as only a limited number of this edi tion has been sent, and these, it is expected, will soon be all sent out. The published price of the book is is per copy, but to intending customeis we will send it gratis for 4d in stamps, the cost of its postage only. See Illustrations and full particula the Mechanism of all the following Unrivalled Watches ; STEWART DAWSON & CO. S Six Guinea English Levers, in open-face Cry stal Front, sold direct for L 3 ios, most won derful value.



STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Renowned L 7 10s English Hunting Levers sold direct for L 3 15s. 50,000 of these in wear in the Colonies, with satisfaction unequalled. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Highest quality Eight Guinea English Hunt ing Levers, with three pairs extra jewels, and real chronometer balance. Price, L 4 15s, never approached STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Magnificent Keyless English Levers. For fall particulars, with directions for winding and setting hands, see new pamphlets. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Superb English Silver Chronograph Levers. Crystal front, LS 15s; Hunter, L6ISS; the handsomest watch ever made, fust half Colo nial prices. SEE OUR NEW MODEL WATCH, The official English Keyless Railway Lever, as supplied to the leading English and Indian Government State railways. Price, L 6 10s, never equalled at any price. Every railway employee in New Zealand should see particu lars of this watch in our new pamphlet. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Ladies and Gents Sterling Silver Defiance Watches, open face, Li 7s 6d; hunter, Li 15s; perfect timekeepers, .ft ot half Colonial prices STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Ladies’ English Levers, open face, L 3 10s Hunters, L 3 15s; positively worth L 7 7s. TEW ART DAWSON & CO.’S Ladies’ highest quality English Gold Levers, all 18 carat cases, L 8 10s ; Hunters, Lll 10s, worth Ll2 ios and Ll 7 10s. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Gentlemen’s English Gold Levers, open face, and hunters, all fully illustrated in their new watch pamphlet, 1.12 10s, Ll 5 10s and LlB 10s, worth from Ll 7 10s to L3O; comparison invited. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Magnificent English Gold Paragon Chrono graph Levers, see pamphlet. too Watch Illustrations to selectf om.



ALBERTS—New designs, gold and stori ng silver, ladies’ and gents’, all illustrated and at one-half Colonial prices; sterling silver; Government Hall marked alberts, 9s 6d, 13s 6d and 15s fid, worth 21s. See also our new speciality in Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Doable Alberts—“ The Hartington ” and “ The Salisbury ” —Li 5s each, worth L2 2s. The handsome-t albert ever made. These are new registered designs, and wear from pocket to pocket, with drop piece in centre. INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING WATCHES. Ashburton Guardian. Cut this Square out, and forward it with P.O. Order, payable to S.D. and Co., Dunedin, with 2s fid added to pay post and registration, or send cash in registered letter; and we guarantee to forward watch on a week’s free trial, and conditions as stated in pamphlet, by first post. (Signed) Stewart Dawson & Co. Note—All Letters and Orders to he addressed STEWART DAWSON & GO. 34, PRINCES ST., DUNEDIN. Write at once for a copy of our Splendid New Illustrated Watch Pamphlet, and read what your neighbors say of out watches, and also learn what can be done by organisation, ente jrise, capital, perseverance and honorable straightforward dealings. We will forward you a copy per return post free, for 4d in \ stamps, the «wt of postage only. Other Colonial Branches:— 195, Queen street Auckland < 390, George street... Sydney ‘ 3j Collins street.„ West Melbourne MANUFACTORY! LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND



Medical. An old established and POPULAR MEDICINE. Baxter’s Long: Preserver has been es tablished over a quarter of a century, and patronised by all ranks of society, and enjoys a success unparalleled. Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, and all affections of the Chest and Throat, EFFCTUALLY RELIEVED & CURED BY BAXTER’S Lung Preserver. TESTIMONIALS: From Rev. Charles Penny— Reefton (Late of Christchurch), March 17, 1884. I am happy to sayjyour Pulmonic Elixir afforded my wife and children almost im mediate relief in coughs and colds, and many to whom I have had the pleasure of recommepding. your specific have spoken of it as invaluable. In one case when every remedy tried was powerless to give relief (the cough was so distressing) the first dose of your Elixir proved most! effective. In another case (sore throat) a cure was soon brought about that the patient resolved in the future to v take no thing else. Other cases could be cited, but these will be sufficient to show that your Pul monic Elixir is a remedy of no mean order. From O. F. S alter, Esq., Barrister and Solicitor— Inglis’Buildings, Christchurch. March 20,1884 1 have used your Pulmonic Elixir in my family for some years past, and have found it very efficacious In chest and throat complaints. , From William Reed, Esq., Shipping and Customs Agent— Lyttelton, Nov. 28. 1883. I have used your Lung Preserver in my family for the last fourteen years, there fore have the greatest pleasure In bearing testimony to its efficacy in the treatment of coughs, colds, bronchitis, croup whoop ing cough, eta I have recommended it to my mends, who have also proved it a very palatable «nd speedy cure for chest and throat complaints. I have uniformly found a single dose of “ Lung Preserver, check a severe paroxysm of coughing. 1 shall on all occasions have great pleasure in recommending it to sufferers, as I con sider it a boon to mankind.



From Isaac Aims Esq. , Commission Agent— Hereford street, Christchurch, December 5, 1883. After seven years' experience I have great pleasure in testifying to the efficacy of your “ Lung Preserver,” having proved it in my family to be a specific for coughs, colds, eta, a few doses invariably subdu ing the nasty harassing cough, while re lieving the throat and chest, it does not, like other nostrums, disorder the digestive organa by inducing nausea, constipation, headaches, loss of appetite, etc. I can heartily recommend it as the best, cheapest and most palatable mixture known for coughs, colds, bronchitis, whooping cough, eta So highly do we esteem it that we always keep a supply unhand. FromW. B. Soorr, Esq., Builder, eta, Peterborough reet, Christchurch, ' December 4, 1883. Some years ago I was recommended to try a bottle of your “ Pulmonic Elixir and Lung Preserver,” for tightness in the chest. I did so, and from that time 1 have never been without it in the house, t hare found it to answer in every respect for coughs, colds, and sore throat } and would strongly advise those that are suf fering from such complaints to try it. To be had of all Chemists and Store keepers, in bottles, Is l£d, 2s 9d, 4s fid and Us each. Wholesale Agents—J. Baxter, Chemist, 21, Victoria street, Christchurch ; Messrs P. Hayman and Go., Sainsbury, Elliadoa and Co, and Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., and may also be obtained of mer chants throughout New Zealand. Purchasers are requested to ash for Baxter’s Lung Preserver. Be cautious against being put off with some other medicine, which dealers may recommend, solely on the ground of having mote pro fit. DR. BOOKE’S MEDICINES. DR. BOOKE'S ORIENTAL PILLS. DR. BOOKE’S SOLAR ELIXIR. These well-known Family Medicines have had a continually increasing sale throughout the United Kingdom and the British Colonies, since their introduction in 183 C, and are especially noted for their Strengthening and Restorative proper ties. Hence the invariable success in the Relief and Cure of Indigestion, Liver Complaints, Asthma, Bronchitis, Pul. monary, Consumption, Rheumatism, Gout, Scrofula, General Debility, and all Diseases of the Nervous System, whether arising from a sedentary mode of life, un healthy occupation, nnsalnbrious climate, or other cause what-ever. DR. ROOKE’S ORIENTAL PILLS



Are sold in boxes at Is 1 Jd and 4a 6d each, ’ DR. ROOKB’S SOLAR ELIXIR ~ j la sold in bottles at 4s 6d and 11s each. 1 DK ROOKE’S MEDIO IN E S may be obtained of all Ohemiata and Patent Medicine Vendors; and of my Agent J BAXTER, Chemist, Christchurch. ■ DR. ROOKE’S ANTI-LANCET. \ DR ROOKE’S ANTI-LANOET. ; Every Household should possess a Copy. 1 All who wish to Preserve Health and ; thus to prolong life should read Dr. Rooke’s “ Anti-Lancet,” or “ Handy , Guide to Domestic Medicine,” which con tains 172 pages, and is replete with anec dotes, sketches, biographical matter, por traits of eminent men, etc. DR. ROOKE’S ANTI-LANCET may be obtained Gratis of J. Baxter, Chemist, Christchurch; or, post free, from Dr. Rooks, Scarborough, England. DR. HOOKE'S ANTI-LANCET. Con cerning this book, the late eminent author Sheridan Knowles, observed:—“lt will be an incalculable boon to every person who read and think. CROSBY’S BALSAMIC COUGH ELIXIR Is specially recommended by several eminent Physicians, and by Dr. Rooke, Scarborough, author of the “ Anti Lan cet.” It has been used with the most signal success for Asthma, Bronchitis, Consump tion, Coughs, Influenza, Consumptive Night Sweats, Spitting of Blood, Short ness of Breath, and all Affections the Throat and Chest. Sold in bottles, at Is 9d, 4s 6d and 11s each, by J. Baxter, Chemist, Victoria 1 | street, Christchurch, and wholesale by * James M. Crosby, Chemist, Scarborough. should read Crosby’s Pr-za ' Treatise on “ Disease of the Langs and Air-vessels,” a copy of which can be bad 1 Gratis of all Chemists. Agent: c MR JOHN BAXTER, Phabmoosxthoal Chemist 21 Victoria street (corner of Durham ah), 1 an* opposite Britannia Hotel, Christ cbrumh CHARLES NEATS. Asm East Street, Aihberioo, JM



Medical |\fß *• <V THOHAB. Surgeon Dentiat. will VISIT Ashburton nvy month, and may ba nonsuited at QuOT Hotel log PUBLIC NOTIOB, T BEQ to inform my friends and ena tomera that I hare disposed of the business as Chemist and Druggist, which I have carried on in this town for the past twelve years. In retiring therefrom 1 thank most sincerely my large of friends for their kind and consistent patronage extended to me for so long a time. My successor (Mr A. Kamniteer) will, L trust, meet with the same favorable support. 4 „ J * M - Cambridge. Ashburton, May 1885. In reference to the above A in succeeding to the business, hopes to be favored with a continuance of the patron ago so long enjoyed by Mr Cambridge Kamnitzer, K.G.A. and M.O.AU. has had large experience In some of the largest Apothecaries on the Continent o Europe, and has made complete arrange* meats for a regular supply of drugs, chemicals, medicines, etc., from the prin cipal oudo and Continental booses Everything will be guaranteed to be o the finest quality obtainable, and by direo importation in large quantities, he will be in a position to sell at most moderate prices. fi 816 Mr Cambridge will, for the present, attend to cuatomera as heretofore. GRATEFUL— ' EP P S’S COCOA. BREAKFAST. BY a thorough knowledge of the natural '' laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a oarefn application of the fine properties of wel selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a deUcatob flavoured beverage which may save m many neavy doctor’s bills. It is by the ad eious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built m. until strong enough to resist every ten dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladisa ue floating around ns ready c attack wherever there Is r weakpoint. Ve may escape many a fatal shrft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pur* food and a properly nourished frame.— An article In the GwU Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or miiy Soid In ilb packets by Grocers, thus:— JAMBS EPPS AND CO. HOMCKOPATme CHMOSIB. * LONDOB, ENGLAND. , Keating's Powder. Keating’s Powder. » Keating’s Powder. ‘ Keating’s Powder. j p Kills Bogs, [ Pleas, Moths, Beetles. mg bugs, cockroaches, beetles, moths i: every other species of insect. Sport] men will find this invaluable for destroy in fleas in their dogs, as also ladies for their p< _ ARTICLE has found so GREAT a SALE that it has tempted others to vend a so tbo“as



Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Worm Ta&fcfis A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT both in appearance and taste, fumisluajr a »■*. agreeable method of adminlsteriiiK&e certain remedy for INTESTTKAtTi THREAD WORMS. and mUd preparation, and is especially for children- Sold in tins by all Chemists and. Druggists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, Lon*** The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or counterfeited. This is es pecially true of a family medidne, and it i positive proof that the remedy imitated is o As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices i» winch the press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of H. 8., and & every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stufi Instead, expecting to «»-«»» money on the credit and good name of H.' B Many others tailed nostrums put up in . lar style to U. 8., with variously devhtT names m which the word *• Hop ’ at •‘Hons 1 were used in a way to induce people to behave they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cores, no matter what “Sf ■f» Je « “g® $ and especially those with the word “ Hop ” or •• Hops * in their nameor many way connected with rhon, og their name, are imitations or «wm.»» T frjp L ware of them. Touch none of Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or duster of green Hops on the w -te label, and Dr Boulezs name blown in th glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and ch-mists are warned against dealing in im ions or counterfeit' ' SOOTHING POWDERS CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURC&ASER. The value of this well-known Family Jfcrf, cine has been largely tested in all parts of h, world, and by ail grades of sodety, fca upwarc' of FIFTY YEARS. Its sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUT WAR ' APPEARANCE so closely resemble th e or ginal as to have deceived many porch* p* The proprietor therefore feels t due to th- Purchasers are therefore requested to observe the four following distiactiv characteristics, without which genuine:— tst—ln every case the words FOKK I sSII CHEMIST, WALWORTH SURREY, are engraved on the Goveramec I Stamp affix to each packet. and—Bam Single Powder has directions fe uw dose, and h« words, John s Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed 3rd”*The name, Steed man, is always with two EE’s. 4th—The manufacture is carried on sole v at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists ana Medi cine Vendors. Kempthosn, Pxossxk and C