THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1885.

Printed and published daily, for Th* ASH burton Guardian Company, limited,by Henry Vincent Sawtrll, of Bum Street, Ashburton, at the Company’! Pria mg House, West street, Ashbarton Saturday. May Bs, iBB£



Matson, Oox & Co. ■myr ATSON COX 'AND CO. S LIST OF Properties FOR SALE. LONGBEAOH— -157 Acres First-Class Land, throroughly Improved ; easy terms 1872 Acres First-Class Land, could be subdivided . ~ , .. 400 Acres best Land in district, all swamp land) WAKANDI— -558 Acres good Land in grass; good improvements 285 Acres fair Land, improved, 100 acres in grass, plenty o water 90 Acrea first-class Land, good garden, 2 miles from Ashburton CHEUTSEY— -715 Acres fair Land, improved in grass well fenced, plenty of water 596 Acres first-class Farm, thoroughly improved . SO Acres splendid Land, all in grass, adjoining township 526 acres good Land, fenced and im proved. 500 acre Farm, between Ohertsey and JDromore, well watered, good build ings, now in stubble, part R.B} 27276 ALFORD FOREST— -2424 Acres fair Land, 800 acres in grass, fr** —-balance tussock, well fenced, plenty i of water 20'Acre* bush Land, R.S. 31131 - 44'-Acres splendid Land, all in grass, ■ good house, orchard- fenced OOALGATE— -500 Acres good Land, first-class house, orchard, largo portion English grass MATAURA— -2200 Acres first-class agricultural Land, Riverview Estate MOUNT HUTT— -2190 Acres within 4 miles of Methven Railway Station MAYFIELD -44 Acres, well fenced, good grass Land; easy terms XOOO Acres fair Land, unimproved, it. B. 30748 and 30749 600 Acres fair Land, well fenced, R.B. 31919 , . , ig4o acres Lund thoroughly improved, good house, largo plantations, gar den, orchard and necessary out buildings. DDNSANDEL— -1600 Acres good sheep Land, thoroughly improved, plenty of water k 97 Acres tussock Land, 2 miles from Backside, R.B. 32161 1108 Acres fair Land, adjoining Tram way Reserve, R. S. 3205 and 32060 BE AFIELD — 242 Acres good Land, subdivided into 2 paddocks, fronting Beach 937 Acres, ring-fenced, good Land; low price, easy terms HINDS— J 69 Acres in tussock, 6 miles from Rail way Siation, plenty of water, R-S. 28829, 28867, 28868, 28828 tOO Acres, fenced, plenty of water, R.S. 27646, 27647, 27648, 27649 L 36 Acres, in tussock, near A. Moore and Co., B.S. 30809 LOO Acres, fenced and improved, R.S. 27795 KANGITATA ISLAND -808 Acres first-class Land, improve ments very good, all crop or grass 180 Acres very fair Land, fenced, school house on property, all in grass EALING— -1090 Acres fair La-ad, ring-fenced, sub divided, plenty of water 265 Acres fair Land, all in Engsh grass and turnips, well fenced and watered 898 Acres lair Land, part improved, R.S. 32666 and 32593 837 Acres in tussock, very good Land, adjoining station, R.S. 32935 WKSTBRFIELD— -160 Acres fenced and all in English grass adjacent to Railway, R.S. 26009 SHEPHERD'S BUSH— -100 Acres, good Land, 18 inches soil, to be let or sold WINS LOW - 837 Acres fair Land, some of it been broken up, B.S, 27882, 27883 480 Acres, fair Land, some of it been broken up, B.S. 27884, 27886 RAKAIA SOUTH -58 Acres In tussock, good Land, B.S. 32114 BAKAIA NORTH— Lores in tussock, plenty of water, R.S. 30073,32289. 322810. 322811, 32384, 32385, 32156, 33238 SHERWOOD— -300 Acres good Land, all In English grass, securely fenced, plenty of mater MARONAN— -838 Acres in tussock, R.S. 27929, 27930 MOUNT SOMERS— -00 Acres in tussock, R.S. 31469 DUNDAS— *BS7 Acres good Land, plenty of water, splendid improvements, plantation, etc, all in grass BARRHILL— -2808 Acres first-class agricultural Land, well fenced, all in grass WATTAKI— -200 Acres splendid Land, Reclaimed swamp, good improvements LIMEHURBT -85 Acres good .Land, fenced and sub divided, good improvements EASTCOTE— VJ36 Acres good Laud, fenced and sub divided, good improvements WINOHMORE— Acres good Land, only one crop fofenn off, large stable and cottage ASHTON— fBO Acres good grazing Land, close to each- improved, would be let MITCHAM — Acres first-class Land, late J. T. Brown’s, well fenced and watered, all in grass or crop, magnificent feed, good improvements. .Mwteoh, Cox & Co., 9&T STREET TON



Friedlander Bros. DISPOSAL OF BUSINESS. IMPORTANT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. Friedlander Bros. beg to announce that they have disposed of their IRONMONGERY AND GROCERY BUSINESS TO MR. HENRY ZANDER who has now taken possession, and will conduct the same solely on his own ac count from this date. Selling Off! Selling Off!! Selling Off!!! DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. FRIEDLANDER BROS. have also resolved to dispose of their Drapery and Clothing Business, but as the stock in these Departments is much in excess they are determined to reduce it, and in order to do so everything will be re-tnarked at Astonishingly Low Prices. This la a rare opportunity for Cash Boyers, and one we feel confident the inhabitants of Ashburton and surround ing districts will take advantage of Come prepared to buy ; we are prepared to sell, as NO REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE REFDSED-FOR CASH. THE DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT is still under the management of Miss GREEN, and dresses will be made up during the Sale at da fid, 10s fid and 14s fid. Style and Fit not to be surpassed. BOOTS. BOOTS. We keep only the BEST TVTAKTC IN COLONIAL BOOTS, viz, “Lightband and Allan’s," which are acknowledged to be the moat durable boots manufactured in the colony, and onr PBIOES WILL BEAR FAVORABLE COMPARISON WITH ANY HOUSE IN TOWN. Ashburton, May Ist, 1886.



Business Notices I ASHBURTON TIMBER AND COAL YARDS, WEST STREET. Tucker and Restell. 1 Joshua Tucker [John G. Restell J I HAYING made very favorable arrange ments with proprietors of Sawmills 3 in Southland, we are in a position to make j special quotations to those about to bnild or to those who may require timber for | 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, Farmers and others a continuance of their esteemed orders. We have now arriving Large Stocks of well assorted lines, suitable for all require me , including— Rusticated Weather Boards Feather-edge do do ; 8 x f • Weather Boards and Rough Lining T. and G. White Pine Lining and Flooring Also, A quantity of attens and Scantlings Wo 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 we keep stacked under cover, so that they are fit for immediate use, being clean, dry and thoroughly seasoned. We also beg to call attention to our other stocks, consisting of— Y.D.L. 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 RAILS and STAKES STRAINERS & SHEEP YARD RAILS and Sell at LOWEST PRICES Tucker and Restell. 4 493 JMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. McCallum & Co, TIMBER AND IRON MERCHANTS, IMPORTERS, Respectfully beg to announce to the public of Ashburton and District, that they are NOW OPENING A BRANCH BUSINESS IN ASHBURTON, TIMBER YARD, EAST STREET, Opposite Bank of New Zealand, Offices and Stores adjoining Bank of New Zealand, and being DIRECT IMPORTERS & PRODUCERS Can offer SPECIAL ADVANTAGES To Purchasers of Building and Fencing Materials, etc., American Galvanised STEEL BARBED WiRE, Very Cheap, STANDARD?’, FENCING WIRE, STAPLES, And all requisites for Fencing purposes. Y.D.L. TIMBER POSTS, L 3 & PALINGS, HURDLES & ES. FENCING MATERIALS At Specially Low Prices. Standards are Punched to any required guage by the Automatic Feed Gear Stan dard Puncher recently patented by us. We land the iron direct from themanu, faoturers, and can therefore offer our cus tomers materials of first-class quality at a low price. ■gSJ-For price lists for all material please apply to — McOALLUM & CO., TIMBER & IRON MERCHANTS, SASH & DOOR MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, Of all descriptions of building material, general , IRONMONGERY, 1 PAINTS, OILS, AND COLOR , Large and complete Stock of Tasmanian Hardwood Palings and Posts Galvanised Corrugated .Hoofing Iron Portland Cement Baltic Deals, American Clear Pine, and j Shelving Galvanised Steel-Barbed Wire, 4-pronged, American Fencing Wire, 6to 9, annealed and oiled j Helmet, Rylaads and other brands Wire Nails, Galvanised Roofing Nails j Wrought Nails, etc. Sheet Lead, Sheet Zinc, Ridging, Spout- j ing, etc. American Jlear Pine Doors f Register Grates, and all kinds Builders’ and General Ironmongery and ( Brasswaro White and Red Leads, Liquid Paints and j Colors Law and Boiled Linseed Oils Always on hand, large and complete stocks of Kauri, Red, White, and Black Pines, Architraves, Mould ings, Skirtings, Doors, Sashes, etc. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR WHOLESALE SUPPLIES OF TIMBER PROM OUR SOUTHLAND MILLS. Agents for Benhar Stoneware Glazed j Pipe Factory, Stirling, Sole Importers of the celebrated HEL- j, MET BRAND Steel Oval Fencing Wire. McOALLUM AND CO., Ashburton, Oamaru and Invercargill. Bash Mills—Seaward Bush and One-Tree Point, Southland. JOHN ORAWSHAW, Braseh Manager.



Public Companies. UTUAL FIRE INSURANCE. _ Lowest Rates of Premium. ® Insurers Share Profits without any Liability whatever. THE AUSTRALIAN MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, limited. Capital £250, 00(^ With power to increase. Twenty per cent, of the profits divided annually amongst the policy holders. Directors: John Blyth, Esq., of Messrs Jahn Blytb and Co., President Alfred Shaw, Esq., of Messrs A, Shaw and Co., Vice-President Joseph Webster, Esq., of Messrs Joseph Webster and Co. Robert Reid, Esq., of Messrs Warno and Reid Stanford Chapman, Esq., of Messrs Vir goe, Son and Chapman. List of Shareholders: John Blyth, Esq.. J.P., of John Blyth and Co., merchants, Melbourne Alfred Shaw, Esq., Wm. Hughes, Esq., Matthew Gill, Esq., of A. Shaw and Co., importers, Melbonme, Brisbane, Gatin Shaw, Esq., J.P., merchant, Mer bourne . W. McLean, Esq., O. McLean, Esq., ol McLean Bros, and Rigg, iron mer chants, etc., Melbourne A. Carrie, Esq., of A. Carrie and 00. merchants and shipowners F. S. Roberts, Esq., Henry Meeks, Esq. of Briscoe and Co., iron merchants, Melbourne, Sydney, etc. G. Whittingham, Esq., J. Whittlngham, Esq., merchants and millownert, Melbourne © , Edward Duckett. Esq., Wholesale Iron monger, Melbourne W. F. Moffatt, Esq., Wm. Peacock, Esq., . of Robertson and Moffatt, drapers, * Melbourne ® Joseph Webster, Esq., of Joseph Webster and 00., Melbourne J. S. Peterson, Esq., John Whiting, Esq., of Wm. Peterson and 00., tea mer chants, Melbourne James Dodgshnn, Esq., Mayor elect Melbourne Joseph Dodgshnn, Esq., of James Dodg* shun and Co., warehousemen Robert Reid, Esq., of Warns and Held, warehousemen lames MoDougall, Esq., D. Mo Dongall, Esq., of Messrs Sands and McDou gall, wholesale stationers A. Rowan, Esq., J.P., of De Oastella and Rowan, wine growers William Brooks, Esq., Melbourne Paper Mills John Thompson, Esq., of Ellpatrlokand 00., jewellers, etc. Hon. James Service, James Ormond, Esq. of James Service and 00., merchants Melbourne. Thomas SwalUw, Esq*, J.P., F.T. Der ham, Esq., of Swallow anq Arlell, biscuit manufacturers, Melbourne, mas Miller, Esp of James Miller and Oo jute manufacturers, Ed. Baines,Esq.,wholesale, Ironmonger, Melbourne J. A. Davies, Esd., miller,Rlohmonb Wm. Dean , Esq.,of Wm. Dean and Oa., oil and colour merchants. F. 0 Langs, Esq., of Lange and Thons man, merchants D. Beath, Esq., of Beath, Sohless and 00., 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 Brown, drapers €) H. Moore, Esq., J. Christie, Esq., F. J, Spinks, Esq., of Moore, Christie* and Spinks, merchants, Melbourne Geo. Robertson, Esq., publisher, Mel bourne Sydney, ete. S Gao. Ramsden, Esq., miller, Melbourne H. N. Alcock, Esq., J.P., of Aleook and 00., billiard table manufaoture.ri John Lorimer, Esq., W. Graham, Esq., of A Connell, Hogarth, and 00., mer ' chants, Melbonme S. H. Traill, Esq., manager Oriental Bank Hastings Cunningham, Esq., John K. \ Smyth, Esq., of Australian Mort fgage and Agency Company, limited P. Nettleton, Esq., J.P., wool merchant A. Newell, Esq., of Newell and 00., mer chants B. Chapman, Esq. of Virgoe, Sob and Chapman, merchants. F. Throssell, Esq., of Throssell and Tan* kard, maltsters A. and R. Coughey, wine raarohants, Melbourne J. A. Kitchen, Esq., of J. Kitchen and Sons, candle manufacturers © R, T. Blackwell, Esq. of Brooks, Bobln ■on and 00., glass, oil, and color merchants F. J. Sargood, Esq., H. Butter, Esq., of Sargood Butler and Nlcholl, ware houseman, Melbonme and New Zea land J. Paterson, Esq., J. R. Laing, Esq., John M. Bruce, Esq,, of Paterson, Laing, and Bruce, warehousemen, Melbourne O. Fenwick, Esq., J.P., of Fenwick Bros. warehousemen W. K. Thomson, Esq,, J.P., S. Renwlck, Esq., of James McEwan and Co. iron merchants, Melbourne. Davies and Campbell, solicitors, Mel bourne E. 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 £. E. White, Eaq., of A. Shaw and Co. £> merchants, Brisbane 3 W. G. Stephens, Esq., of Stephens and Watts, drapers A. Parker, Esq., of R. Goldebrough and Go., Limited W. E. Adcock, Esq., of Adcock, Bros., merchants Hon. J. L. Francis, C.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, Eaq,, commercial editor of the Age J. B. Simmons, Esq., commercial editor of the Telegraph Q Wiseman Brothers, woollen warehouse men A. Jack, Esq., of A. Jack end Co., whole sale stationers H. J. Langdon, Esq., J.P., of H. J. Langdon and Co., drysalters J, T. Russell, Esq., manager Melbourne Exchange Hugh McNeill, Enq., of Briscoe and Co., Dunedin 0. Forrester, Esq., Victoria Sugar Com pany John Binnie, Esq., of George Webster and Co., merchants &c., &c., <fec. Christchurch Board of Directors: William Pratt, Esq., Chairman Henry Thomson, Esq., M.H.R. William Si range, Esq. J John Frith Roberts, Esq. H, Hobday, Esq, ! J. McVEY BAIRD, < Manager for New Zealand. 3 Jffices: Hereford street West, s Adjoining Union Bank, insurances against Fire effected on almost every description of property. j All Losses promptly settled in Christ- 1 church. Agents for Ashburton and District: QRR * «©> taS



Business Notice. ENGLAND Jan. 1885. JUST PUBLISHED. STEWART DAWSON AND CO.'S NEW ILLUSTRATED | WATCH PAMPHLET. 60 Pages Cr. 4to ! 200 Illustrations ! The most important, the most interesting, and the best Illustrated Book ever issued in England on the ENGLISH LEVER. STEWART DAWSON AND Ca, f 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 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 evoked among watch dealers on all sides. These are only the evi dences of the reforms that STEWART DAWSON & CO. have effected since they inaugurated their system of 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 of the English Lever, its invention and development into 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. ;£i,ooo REWARD Offered t» anyone who can point out in any of our pamphlets a testimonial that is not genu -1 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 -1 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 ai 1 illustrations 1 of all our celebrated watches, and many hours* reading, of highly entertaining nformation ; together with a MOST INTERESTING EbSAY by a Customer, on the Value and Quality of STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S High Class English Watches, and the System a of Business originated and carried out by them throughout England, Ireland, S the Australian C ;. NOTICE 1 NOTICE! 1 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, I 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 j 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 3 103, most won derful value. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Renownld 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 full * 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 1 handsomest watch ever made. Just 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, 1 never equalled at any price. Every railway employee in New Zealand should see particu , lars of this watch in our new pamphlet, r STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Ladies and Gents Sterling Silver Defiance [ Watches, open face, Li 7s fid ; hunter, Li , 15s; perfect timekeepers. Not half Colonial , priefes. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Ladies’ English Levers, open face, L 3 10s 1 Hunters, L 3 15s ; positively worth L 7 7s. | TEWABT DAWSON & CO.’S Ladies’ highest quality English Gold Levers, all 18 carat cases, L 8 10s ; v Hunters, Lll 10s, worth Ll2 ios and Ll 7 10s. I STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Gentlemen’s English Gold Levers, open face, and hunters, all fully illustrated in their new watch pamphlet, Ll2 ios, Ll 5 10s and LlB ios, worth from Ll 7 ios to L3D; comparison invited. STEWART DAWSON & CO.’S Magnificent English Gold Paragon Chrono graph Levers, see pamphlet. Watch Illustrations to select from, ALBERTS—New designs, gold and sterl ing silver, ladies’ and gents’, all illustrated and at one-half Colonial prices; sterling silver; Government Hall marked alberts, 9s fid, 13s fid and 15s fid, worth 21s. See also our new speciality in Gendemen’s Sterling Silver Double Alberts—“The Hartington ” and “ The Salisbury ” —Li Ss each, worth L2 2s. The handsomest 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 be 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 our watches, and also learn what can be done by organisation, enterprise, capital, perseverance and honorable straightforward dealings. We will forward you a copy per re'urn post free, for 4d in stamps, the cost of postage only. Other Colonial Branches:— 19S, Queen street ... Auckland 390, George street... Sydney 3, Collins street... West Melbourne MANUFACTORY t LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND



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Medical. An old established and POPULAR MEDICINE. Baxter’s Lang 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, Golds, 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 say*your 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 recommending your specific have spoken of it as invaluable. In one case when every remedy tried was powerless tc give relief (the cough was so distressing] the first dose of your Elixir proved mosl effective. In another case (sore throat) i cure was soon brought about that the patient resolved in the future to ..take no thing else. Other cases could be cited, but thes( will be sufficient to show that your Pul monio Elixir is a remedy of no meat order. From 0. F. Salieb, Esq., Barrister am Solicitor— Inglis’ Buildings, Christchurch. March 20,1884. I have used your Pulmonic Elixir in m; family for some years past, and havi found it very efficacious in chest am throat complaints. From William Rseo, Esq., r Shippin] and Customs Agent— Lyttelton, Nov. 28. 1883. I have used your Lung Preserver in nr family for the last fourteen years, there fora have the greatest pleasure in bearing testimony to its efficacy in the treatmen of coughs, colds, bronchitis, croup whoop ing cough, etc. I have recommended i to my friends, who have also proved it i very palatable and speedy cure for chea and throat complaints. I have uniformly found a single dose of “ Lung Preserver,’ check a severe paroxysm of coughing, shall on all occasions have great pleasnr in recommending it to sufferers, as I con aider it a boon to mankind. From Isaac Allen Esq., Commissioi Agent— Hereford street, Christchurch, December 5, 1883. After seven years’ experience 1 hav great pleasure in testifying to the efficac of your “ Lung Preserver,” having prove it in my family to be a specific for coughs colds, etc., a few doses invariably snbdt ing the nasty harassing cough, while « lieving the throat and chest, it does noi like other nostrums, disorder the digestiv organa by inducing nausea, constipatioi headaches, loss of appetite, etc. I oa heartily recommend it as the best cheapest and most palatable mixtui known for coughs, colds, bronchitis whooping cough, etc. bo highly do v esteem it that we always keep a suppl on hand. From W. B. Scott, Esq. , Builder, etc Peterborough street, Christchurch, December 4, 1883. Some years ago I was recommended i try a bottle of your “ Pulmonic Elixir an Lung Preserver,” for tightness in tl chest I did so, and from that time I ha) never been without it In the house, have found it to answer in every respei j for coughs, colds, and sore throat an would strongly advise those that are su fering from such complaints to try it. To be had of all Chemists and Stor< keepers, in bottles, Is l£d, 2s 9d, 4s 6 and 11 s each. Wholesale Agents—J. Baxter, Chemia 21, Victoria street, Christchurch ; Messi F. Hayman and Co., Sainsbnry, Elliado » and Co, and Kempthorne, Prosser an Co., and may also be obtained of me chants throughout New Zealand. are requested to ask f< Baxter’s Lung Preserver. Be cautiot against being put off with some oth< medicine, which dealers may recommenc solely on the ground of having more pr« fit. DR. ROOKE’S MEDICINES. DR. ROOKE’S ORIENTAL PILLS DR. ROOKE’S SOLAR ELIXIR. 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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. ROOKE’S ANTI-LANCET. Con oerning 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 -1 Goughs, Influenza, Consumptive at Sweats, Spitting of Blood, Short of Breath, and all Affections the at and Chest. Id in bottles, at Is dd, 4s 6d and Ils t by J. Baxter, Chemist, Victoria ;, Christchurch, and wholesale by s M. Crosby, Chemist, Scarborough. should read Crosby’s Prjse ise on “Disease of the Lungs and sssels,” a copy of which can be had i of all Chemists. Agent: R JOHN.BAXTER, Pharmooeutioal Chemist itoria street (corner of Durham at.), apposite Britannia Hotel, Christ church JHABLES NEATE, Agent |Swt Street, Ashburton, 089



Scholastic /TONASTERY HOLY NAME OF i-T-i JESUS. SELECT SCHOOL, ASHBURTON. Conducted bt the Religious of “ Not Dame des Missions,” Terms : Board and Tuition ... £25 per annum Day Pupils ... ... £6 per annum Extras : Music £2 2a. per quarter Dri ;Ing and Painting £2 2s. per quarter Laundress’s Fee ... £1 Is. per quarts No extra charge for the ordinary Lessee in Drawing and Singing Payments to bo made quarterly in ad vance, and one quarter’s notice to b« given prior tc the withdrawal of any Boarder or Day PupiL For further particulars apply to the Rev. Mother Prioress, or, in the mean* time to Father Ohastagnon i lu I connection with the Monastery there will be Free School ) I I r i t t t [ 3 1 e 7 1 e > n i e e y 0 d ie r e 1 !t d E- Medical. F. G. THOMAS, Surgeon Dentist, will VISIT Ashburton every month, and may be consulted at QullT Hotel 106 GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. E PPS'S 000 0A« BREAKFAST. BY a thorough knowledge of the natnrs laws which govern the operations o: digestion and nutrition, and by a earefu application of the fine properties of wel selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provide* our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save ui many heavy doctor’s bills. It is by tin nd clous use oi such articles of diet tha a constitution may be gradually built ni until strong enough to resist every ten denoy to disease. Hundreds of subtil maladies -we floating around ns ready < attack wherever there is t weak pdint 'Ve may escape many a fatal alusft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pnri food and a properly nourished frame.— An article in the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or mill Sold In £lb packets by Grocers, labelled thus;— JAMES EPPS AND CO., HOMOEOPATHIC CHEMISTS, LONDON, ENGLAND. Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Kills Bugs, Fleas, Moths, Beetles. This Powder is quite harmless f< i- ANIMAL LIFE, but is unrivalled in destroy 1 mg fleas, bugs, cockroaches, beetles, moths ii furs, and every other species of insect. Sports . men will find this invaluable for destroy inj ’ fleas in their dogs, as also ladies for their pe a dogP ’ d —— THIS ARTICLE has found so GREAT i SALE that it has tempted others to vend a so ir called article in imitation. The PUBLIC ar is CAUTIONED that the tins of the genuin ir gwSm l <h,,- Ut . ograph . -THOMAS Keating’s Worm Tablets. ” Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Worm Tablets >. A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT both in appearance and taste, furnishing a mo agreeable method of administering tie on! - certain remedy for INTESTINAL o s THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly saf 3 and mild preparation, and is especially adaptei j for children. Sold in tins by all Chemists an* 1 Druggists. r Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, Londoi 9 r The Bad. and Worthless - are never imitated or counterfeited. This is es , pecially true of a family medicine, and it i 1 positive proof that the remedy imitated is o r the highest value. As soon as it has beer . tested and proved by the whole world that Hof Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuabh ’ family medicine on earth, many imitation: sprung up and began to steal the notices ii which the press and the people of the country », bad expressed the merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting to make money on the credit and good name of H. B i Many others tarted nostrums put up in simi iar style to H. 8., with variously devise ; names in which the word “ Hop ’ or “Hops were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those with the word “Hop” or “Hops” in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Be* ware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the w* 'te label, and Dr Soule’s name blown in th glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and chemists are warned against dealing in im ta ions or counterfeit 1 ' TEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS > FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASER The value of this well-known Family Midi cine has been largely tested in all parts of h. world, and by all grades of society, for Howards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned cxlcs. sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUT WAR APPEARANC B so closely resemble th s or ginal as to have deceived many purcha rs The proprietor therefore feels t due to tht public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none genuine : Ist— ln every case the word* JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH SURREY, are engraved on the Governmen Stamp affix 'to each packet. and—Eaca Single Powder has directions tax the dose, and he words, John Steedman Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always el with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on sole V at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Meat cine Vendors. Kkmpthorn, Prosser and C