The Ashburton Guardian.

V()|j. V,— No. 1116

ASHBURTON. FRIDAY. MAY 14, IHB6.

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Surveyor, Civil En C. B. BOOKS £ Archite JjVXL IifIOIOTEES, VACT SUBVKTORS, AND LiAJ triangle, wai ASHBUKTOT! Convey anc< mINWALD AND MOI 11AILWA MOUNT SOMERS AN! ROYAL MAIL



AUSTRALASIAN PARCELS EXPRESS. Parcels and Packages forwarded to any address, at cheap, through, inclusive rft ()ne charge. No extras. No trouble. No charge for booking or for packages up to B6lbs weight within the city. Daily despatches by LwJ. to Great Britain, Europe and Australia by tariff, Including all charge, to Address of Consignee :



* 3* S W S. JL £; TO r H r i i We ate now receiving parcels for Home o despatch per Tongariro, sailing this aonth. Revised cheap rates. Insurance effected If desired. Tariff and all information on application CUFF & GRAHAM, Box 837 Post Office, Christchurch ; and Lyttelton, telephone 22.



Business Notices. & BAKER BROS., Builders, Under takers, etc., Wakanul road and Cass street —B.B. desire to state that having the mti recent and improved Hearse and Mourning Coach, are prepared to furnlsn and conduct Funerals on special and most reasonable terms. Country orders will receive prompt attention. Note the ad dress. corner of Wakanul road and Cass street. Orders may be left at the Ash burton Coach Factory; or Box 16, Post Office Ashbnrton. Mount sombrs & methven royal mail coach. On and after January Ist, 1885, the undersigned will run a Coach each Tues day. Thursday and Saturday, starting at noon from Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers, for Sprlngbmn and Alford Forest, there connecting wlthDuff s Coach from Methven returning same evening. Fares Spring burn, 2s, return, 3s; Alford Forest, 4s, Bl T. HDL



M RS KENNEDY & MISS CAMERON DRESSMAKERS, Compton's Buildings, Moore street, Ashburton, N.B.—Registry Office fo Female Ser vants. ARRIVAL OF NEW BOOKS. COURT Life Below Stairs, Humorous Works of Theodore Hook, Liters _ fr °“ Journals of Major-General Gordon at Rhar tonm, Stonehenge’s British P f > Newspaper Readers’ Companion, „ and Character by Dean Ramsay, The Orrey hound-by Stonehenge, Book of bnobs-by Thackeray, Macaulay’s Essays and Lays o Ancient Rome, Mayhews’ Horse Doctor, The Horse—by Stonehenge. C °“^ v 'Yk s Mark AitemnsWard in 1 vol.. Choice W Twain— l toI,, Religious Anecdotes of Scotland —by Adamson, Sheep, Cattle and Horse by Youatt, Sunday at Home, Hour, America—by Mackenzie, Nineteenth Century j by Mackenziei Madagascar and France, Spons Mechanics Own Book, Short History ° f Own Times—by Justin McCarthy, The Shadow of a Crime —by Hall Caine, Intrigues of a Poisoner—by B Qaborian, Clarissa s Tangled Web, Decameron of Boccaccio, Mine O People—by L. M. Gray, The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Harrington by George Meredith, The Reporter’s Companion, Ene. THOS. F. FAELEY, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, AND PRINTER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, m 11 Ol A pe f day to be made by per &JL TO gens of either sex, In own localities, at work for us. New business. All meet with wonderful suc cess. Anyone can do the work. Capital not required. We will start you. Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The employment particularly adapted to the region in which this publication circulates. Boy and girls earn nearly as much as Fall particulars and instructions malle ree. Now is the time-don t delay, but write to us at once. Address Stinson Do Portland Maine, Uni States



Hgriesselich and c>. • WEAVERS’ HALL, WOOL EXCHANGE, LONDON, SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Established 1855. Ship to order any description of British and Continental Goods upon per cent, commission, selected by buyers with Colonial experience, and attend to the promp irealisatlon of Produce at highest prices upon 1 per cent, commission, i Orders to be accompanied by Letters of Credit or part remittance in Bank Drafts or Produce. Open Policies of Insurance for floating cargoes to cover sea risks. References—Chief Office of the London and Westminster Bank, or Agra Bank, London, and m of the Colonial Banks. Current Price Lists. Produce Reports, and any necessary samples or information on application 1 35 J. Ballantyne Co. DUNSTABLE HOUSE.



rnOIS Old Established firm have now i erected Very Large and Commodious Premises, suitable for carrying on a First class DRAPERY & CLOTHING BUSINESS, The comfort and convenience of customers have been care ully studied, and the Warehouse, which is spacious, lofty, and well-lighted, is generally acknowledged to be the best of its kind In New Zealand. J. B. & CO. are in a position to place before the public goods bought on the most advantageous terms from the manu facturers, and thus secure to all the best value for money—quality and price being the reliable test for cheapness. NEW AUTUMN & WINTER GOODS Are now shown in all the departments. Millinery, Mantle, and Dressmaking In First-class Styles. A Large Stock of MEN’S AND BOY’S CLOTHING Now on hand, so well and favourably known for Excellence of Quality, Fit, and Workmanship. Our I Own Manufacture.



A HAT AND CAP FACTOR V On the premises. Any style made to order. One Shilling off every Pound Cash Discount. DUNSTABLE HOUSE, Established 1854. 4 491 Stock Sales. Rakaia Sales. WE beg to intimate to our clients that for the future the SALES of STOCK, IMPLEMENTS and SUNDRIES will be held at the Rakala the LAST THURSDAY In every month. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MER CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY. 8 306 MATSON, QOX A v CO.



Private Dispensary, Palmerston Buildings, Foot oI Queen-street, Auckland. Established for the Scien tific and Speedy Cure of Chronic, Nervous and Special Diseases. Dr. Speer is a Regular Graduated Physician, educated at Haivard College, U.S. He has devoted a lifetime to, and is acknowledged to be ths most expert Physician in his specialty in the United States. Young Men and Middle-aged Men, wh* suffer from Nervous and Physical Debility, Loss <* Energy and Memory, Eruptions on the Face, Mental Depression, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Paralysis, Fits, Spinal Disease, St. Vitus’ Dance, Liver Complaint, Asthma, Catarrh, Heart Disease, Gravel, Piles, &c, and are tired of taking mineral drugs, will do well to come and try the Doctor’s method of cure, as it will, if properly applied, relieve them of their sufferings and restore them to health. The Doctor uses no mineral preparations; his treatment consists wholly in the uta of vegetable remedies. Many are they who have im planted in their systems, by improper use of calomel, seeds which produce an annual crop of disease. To such he would say, come and be healed. It matters not what your troubles may be, come and let tha Doctor examine your case. If it is curable , he will tell you so; if it is not, he will tell you that ; for he will not undertake a case unless he is confident of affecting a cure. It will cost you nothing for consul tation, so please call and satisfy yourselves that the Doc tor understands your case. Dr. S. cures Humours and Diseases of the Blood, and Ladies who are afflicted by any of the following complaints:—Cold extremities, weak stomachs, lame and weak backs, nervous and sick headaches, constipation and indigestion, pain in tha side and back, leuchorrea, etc., etc. I wish it distinctly understood that I do not claim to perform impossibilities, or to have miraculous power. All applying to me will receive my honest opinion of their complaints. No experimenting. I will guarantee a positive cure in every case I undertake, or forfeit £2 00. Consultation in Office or by Letter, Frbb. Charges Moderate. Examination and advice, £l. Call or address : Dr. H. I. Speer, Palmerston Buildings, Auckland, N.Z, Office Hours; 91012, 1104, 6to 8 p.m.; Sundays* xo to xa. N.B. All Medicines necessary for a complete cure can be sent free from observation on receipt el



1) E E R I N G’ BERING’ Twine Binder. s s "WITH LATEST IMPROVEMENTS for 1885 6 REDUCED PRICE—£SO. Every Machine with latest Improvements, two knives and a supply of small extras. The agents being desirous that the Deerlng Twine Binder should retain the position which It has obtained as the FAVORITE MACHINE WITH THE FARMERS throughout New Zealand, and that the price should not stand In the way, we have determined to sell al machines for coming season at FIFTY POUNDS. For simplicity of construction, lightness of draught, economy of repairs, strength | and efficiency, it stands unequalled, whilst for excellence of work in the field, under all conditions of crop, it cannot be BU ln*'confirmation of its superiority, we refer to the many prizes obtained each year, and also to the testimonials from practical New Zealand farmers, as well as satisfaction expressed by every purchaser of machines. D. WILLIAMSON, Agent for Ashburton.



grioultural Machine Shop, WAKANCI ROAD. CHARLES RAY Repairs Engines, Combines, Chaff-cntters, Reapers and Binders, and all classes of machinery. t . Special attention given to Bicycler, Tricycles and Sewing Machines. Lawn Mowers repaired, sharpened and adjusted. Model work. General repairs. S



Public Notices: Caution. SOME unscrupulous firms are trying to force on the blew Zealand people a Nostrum, under the cloak that it is made in the United States— WHICH IS NOT TRUE, Under this pretence they are trying to deceive the Public and Incautious Pur chasers into the belief that they are the Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS. We wish to warn all honest and unsus pecting people against this DECEPTION, and to call the attention once more to the I facts that the Genuine American Co.’s BOP BITTERS kre put up In Squre, Panelled, Amber colored Bottles, with White Label on one side, printed in Black Letters, and Green Hop Cluster ; and, on the other side, Fellow Label, with Directions in Rod Letters, in English and German, and the name of “Dr Soule" blown In every Bottle. This Is the only form In which Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS are put.



RACING CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING. THURS DAY AND FRIDAY, MAY 13 AND 14, 188 G. President—E. G. Wright. Yice-Preaidont —W. C Walker. Judge—M. Stitt. Stewards—W. B. Denshire, C. C. Fooks, H. Friodlandor, R. Eriedlander, John Grlgg, 0 G. Hawdon, T. Leahy, W, G Ross Treasurer—C. C. Fooks, Starter—T. Leahy. Clerk of the Scales— M. Ftiedlander. Clerk of the Course —A. Llewson. Handlcappera— The Handicapping Comm too of the Club, First Race to start each day at 12.30 p.m. FIRST DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race of 45 sovs ; over eight flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 1 sov ; accep tance, 1 sov. The second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. Two miles. 2. District Welter Handicap of 25 sovs; nomination I sov ; acceptance 10s ; minimum weight 8 stone ; district horses only ; one mile. 3. Ashburton Autumn Handicap of 80 sovs; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. mile. 4. Foal Stakes of 2 sovs each with 25 sovs added. For two-year-old colts, fillies, and geldings, bred, owned, and trained by residents in the district defined by rale 2. Colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 81b. Nomi nation, 1 sov. Second borse to ro celvo 5 sovs from the stake. The sweep to be paid by 9 p m on May 12. Five furlongs. 5. Flying Handicap of 30 sovs ; nomina tion, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. mile 6. Post Stakes of 15 sovs ; entrance, 1 sov, to bo made to the Secretary immediately after the Flying Handi cap is run. No weight under 10 stone. £ mile. The winner to bo sold by auction immediately after the race for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. District hcises only.



SECOND DAY. 1. County Hurdle Race (handicap) of 25 buys ; over 0 flights of hurdles about 3ft Gin high; nomination, 1 bov; acceptance, 10a. iJj mile. District horses only. 2. Grand Stand Handicap of 50 sovs ; nomination, Isov; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Seven furlongs. 3. Harvest Handicap of 30 sovs ; nomi nation, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. mile. District horses only. 4. Open Welter Handicap of 40 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov ; minimum weight 10 stone. 2 miles. For horses that have never won more than 25 sovs in one event on the flat. 5. Scratch Selling Race of 15 sovs ; entrance 1 bov, to bo made to the Secretary immediately after the Open Weller is run. Catch weights, f mile. The winner to bo sold by auction immediately after the race for 16 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. 6- Consolation Handicap of 20 sovs ; nomination,l sov, to bo made to the Secretary immediately after the Scratch Selling Race is run ; accep tance, free; to be notified to the Secretary within 10 minutes of de claration of weights, 1 mile.



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, claims, and objections arising out of the racing shall bo decided by the Stewards, or whom *hey may appoint; their decision on all points connected with carrying out this programme to be final. 2 A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the district lying between the rivers Selwyn and Waltaki from January 15, 'BB6, and up to the date of the forthcoming meet ing, and owned by a person who has resided in the said district during the same period. 3. Five per cent will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable in accord ance with this programme for expenses of the course. 4. All nominations and acceptances go to the funds of the Club.



NOMINATIONS. All nominations to be accompanied by fees, name, age and description of horse, and colors of rider, and in the hands of the Secretary (address —Ashburton) not later than 9 p,m. on Thursday, April 15, 1886. WEIGHTS. Weights for the first day’s handicaps will be declared on Saturday, May 8, 1886. Weights for the second day’s handicaps will be declared at 8 o’clock on the evening of the first day's racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day’s handicaps must be made to the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, May 12, 1886. Acceptances for the second day’s handicaps at 9 o’clock on the evening of the first day’s racing. S. SAUNDERS, 2 231 Secretary.



Business Notices. HAVING purchased the Asphalting Plant and Business formerly carried on by Mr James Bradley, I am in a posi tion to execute any orders 1 rosy be favored with. All asphalt work guaranteed. Ranges taken out and re-set In the bes possible manner. Jobbing work in gene ral done.



J Crum, OPPOSITE CONVENT, Wakanul Road. Orders may be loft with Mr.l. C. Duncan, Old New Zealand Bank. 10 799 FOR the Blood Is the Life. —Clarke’s world-famed blood mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities from whatever cause arising. For scrofula, scurvy, skin and blood diseases, and sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thousands of testimonials. Sold in bottles 6d and 11s each by chemists and 'atent medicine vendors everywhere Sole tropriotors, The Lincoln and Midland I ' ounties Drug Co,, Lincoln, England. 1 16



VITALITY DR CHURCHILL’S SYRUP OF HYPOPHOSPHITE OF LIME I prescribed by the Faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Debility. It contains two of the principal ingre dients necessary for building up the human rame, and which are considered , deficient in the above complaints, viz., Phosphorus and Lime. It cannot be too highly recommended for delicate children. Dr Churchill’s' compound Syrup of Hypophosphitea is real brain food, and in oases of Muscular and Nervous Exhaus tion has acquired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle bears Dr Churchill’s signa ture. Price, 4fr. Prepared only by SWANN, CHEMIST, 12, Hue Castlgllono, Paris. 7 225



PRINTING OF ALL KIND" INCLUDING— Billheads Circulars Memorandum Forms Agreements Liens Conditions of Sale Catalogues Posters, &0., And every description of LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL LETTER-PRESS executed at the shortest notice and lu the LATEST DESIGNS SPECIAL and most favorable terms olierrod to WHOLESALE ORDERS. ASHBURTON GUARDIAN OFFICE, Di Speer’s



PRIVATE DISPENSARY, Palmer ston Buildings, Foot of Queen street, Auckland. Established for the Scientific and Speedy (Jure of Chrome, Nervous, and Special Diseases. Dr Speer is a regu lar Graduated Physician, educated at Harvard College, B.S. He has devoted a lifetime to, and is acknowledged to be the most export Physician in his specialty in the Un'ted States, Young men and Middle-aged Men, who suffer from .Ner vous and Physical Debility, Loss of Energy and Memory, Eruptions on the Face, Mental Depression, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Neuralgia, llhouma-



tism, Scrofula, Salt lihoum, Paralysis, Fila, Spinal Disease, St Yilua’ Dance, Liver Complaint, Asthma, Catarrh, Heart Disease, Gravel, Piles, etc., and are tired of taking mineral drugs, will do well to come and try the Doctor’s method of cure —as it will, if properly applied, relievo them of their sufferings and restore them t»heahh. The Doctor uses no mineral preparations; his treatment consists wholly in the use of vegetable remedies. Many are they who have implanted in their sys tem, by improper use of calomel, seed, which produce an annual crop of diseasd. To such he would say,comeand be healed. Is matters not what your troubles may be, o mo and let the Doctor examine your cose. If it is curable, ho will tell you ca; if it is not, he will tell you that; for he will not undertake a case unless he is confident of effecting a cure. It will cost you nothing for consultation, so please call and satisfy yourselves that the Doctor understands your case. Dr S. cures Humors and Diseases of the Blood. To ladies who are afflicted by any of the following complaints,—Cold extremities, weak stomachs, lame and weak backs, nervous and sick headaches, constipation and indigestion, pain in the side and back leuchorrea, etc, etc. I wish it distinctly



understood that I do not claim to perform impossibilities, or to have a miraculous power. All applying to mo will receive tuy honest opinion of their complaints. No experimenting. I wl)i guarantee a positive cure in every case 1 undertake, or forfeit L2OO. Consultation in Office or by letter, FEEEB. Charges Moderate. Examination and Advice LI. Call or ad dress: Dr H. J. Speer, Palmerston Buil dings, Auckland, New Zealand, Office Hours: 9to 12, 1 to 4, Cto 8 p.m.; Sun days, 10 to 12. N.B. All Medicines ne- I C essay fur a complete cure can be sent (ree from observation on receipt of symp mt



TOWLE’S pennyroyal and steel pills for females quickly correct all Irregulari ties and relieve the distrust ng symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is and 2s 9d, of all chemists. Prepared only by E. T. Towle, chemist, Nottingham, Eng land. Wholesale of all the wholesale houses. —Beware of imitations. 1 12 FOR SOWING with Turnips to secure a Good Crop, nothing succeeds like MAYO’S BONE MANURE. Price—L7, L 6, L 5. Agent in town—H. Zander. A Liberal Discount for Cash. F. T. MAYO, Hampstead Manure Factory, 9 666 Ashbnito’n



(Christchurch Advertisements. Great Blanket Sale The Kalapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company, Limited, have this day disposed of their Entire Stock of First Quality SUPER WHITE TWILL BLANKETS TO MESSRS G. L. DEATH & CO., j Christchurch, At a Special Discount, to clear the Line, The Stock, consisting of 11 balsa, assorted sizes, as described below, will be Opened out of the Bales and for Sale to-day and follow ing days at BEATH & ICO.’S WAREHOUSE, Cashel .Street, At the following remarkably Low Prices. Size and Weight— -9-I—Bl by G 4 Inches, usual trade price 25a 6d the pair. 10 4—90 by 74 inches, 7*lbs, 22s0d, usual trade price 32s Gi the pair. 114—99 by 84 inches, 91bs, 27s 9d, usual trade price 37s 6d the pair. 12-4—loß by 94 inches, IHbs, 33s 9d, usual trade price 47s 6d the pair.



Tho Reduction lu equal to 30 PER CENT DISCOUNT OR SIX SHILLINGS IN THE POUND. At tho above Rates, these Superior Blankets are Lower In Price than the Cheapest Twill Blanket produced by the Company, being marked considerably below tho Mill Coat. Where two or more pairs are ordered, Carriage will be paid to any part of Canterbury. J&f' Orders by Post, accompanied by P. 0.0. or Chtque will receive the very best attention, and Cash will be Returned if Goods are not as represented. G. L. Heath & Co., DEPOT FOR SALE OF KAIAPOI MANUFACTURES, IMPORTERS. AND MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS, Cashel Street, Christchurch, Autumn and Winter Shipments are now to hand, marked as usual at a small advance on Landed Cost. mil



His Lordship’s HOTEL AND LARDER, LICHFIELD STREEP, Christchurch. THE Proplotor of the above Hotel begs to notify that ho has engaged the services of one of the best Chefs in the colonies, with special instructions to pro vide the beat LUNCHEON OR TEA, In the country for ONE SHILLING. The bill of fare will comprise Poultry, Game, Fish, etc., etc., In season. Grills to perfection at any hour. PRIVATE ROOMS FO LADIES. Books of Tickets are sued at reduced A String Band will play the newest music In dining-room from 2.30 to 1.30 each day. 614



BEWARE! BEWAREJ! OF IMITATIONS. ASK FOR HOULT’S TONIC' Herbal Beer. None Genuine except that bearing my label. Try It! Try It 1 ! It Is one of the Best Medicinal and Summer Tonics ever offered to the Public. Delivered in Ashburton at 2s per dozen. Bottles not returned will be charged for, T. HOULT, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 11 8



Davis’s Herbal Beer N account of Persona selling Inferior Herbal Beer and representing it aa mine, 1 have to ask the public to see chat EACH BOTTLE BEARS A RED AND WHITE LABEL With My Name and Trade Mark on. None genuine without It. DAVIS’S TON 10 HERBAL BEER Is acknowledged by the travelling public ! to be the beat Tonic Summer Drink In New Zealand. NO CHEMICALS USED. Delivered In Ashburton at 2a per Doff an Bottles charged if not returned Families wa.ced on daily. HERBAL B ER AND ICE DRINK MANDF OTORY, SXBUX, AHS 19 DAVIS’S



Christchurch Advertisements. QOUNPRY VISITORS TO CHRIST OHUROHfI ! Will find the three O’s— Comport 1 Cheapness !! Convenience AT WALLACE’S , Central Hotel, Corner of Gloucester and Colombo street, 10 677 A Night Porter Kept.



D.LC AUTUMN, i: THE Drapery ant Importing Oompa Limited (Co-op»r >tive Intimate the arrival oi shipments for the ensn AUTUMN AND W SEASONS,



|Noveltles in all Departments. SPECIAL SHOW. A Special Season's Show will be held on Saturday, February 20, and whole of following week, during which the public are cor dially invited to Inspect the im mense and entirely new stock, without being pressed to purchase All Goods at Wholesale Ware house Prices. E. 0, BROWN, Manager. Warehou-ea— Cashel street ... Christchurch. High street ... Dunedin. See Season’s Circular now issued. D. 1.0.



Metropolitan Hotel CASHEL STREET, Chrlalohuroh. (Under Proprietorship since April, 1885). THE above Hotel has been thoroughly painted, papered and renovated, and is equal to any Hotel in Christchurch for situation, position and accommodation, being at once close to the Centre of the City, and within five minutes' walk of the Railway Station. Terms—Per day, 5s 6d; per week, LI 10s; per 28 days, L 6. (Private apartments by arrangement). Permanent boarders, LI 6s per week. Ordinary, from 12 to 2 p.m. ; Table d'Hote, at 6.16 p.m. For further jx 'cnlars, apply on the premises ; or, by .ter, to MANAGER, Metropolitan Hotel, Box 14, i 6 18 Christchurch,



P E N I N G New Saleyards. The Undersigned beg to notify that they will hold their Opening Sale at the Royal Saleyards, Moore street, on THURSDAY, APRIL 8. Farmers and Dealers will find it to their advantage to enter Stock, etc, at these Yards, as their central position will, no doubt, be of great convenience to the trade. As a large number of entries have been promised, clients will oblige by entering their stock, etc, as early as possible previous to the day of sale, in order that they may be duly advertised. Present entries comprise Horses, Cows, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Furniture, Produce, and Sundries. Luncheon provided. Sale at 12 o’clock. ZOUCH & MACPHERSON AUCTIONEERS. TO LET.—A capital dwelling house of seven rooms, plastered throughout. Washhouse, with water laid on; also orchard and garden ; rent moderate. Apply to— ZOUOH AND MACPHERSON, 3 446 Auctioneers, Ashburton.



The olydesbale entire Horse, Prince 'Victor Will travel the Wakanul, Longbeach, and Ashburton Forts districts, and will stand at Netherby Lodge (opposite Canterbury Mills) on Saturdays. For further particulars and terms ap ly to Groom In charge, or GEORGE POOOOK, o OSPcJidlOOl



Easiness Notices. NOTICE TO OWNERS OF DOGS. I HEREBY give Notice that all Doga found interfering with Sheep on thia Estate will be destroyed, and the Owners sued for any damage done. DONALD MoLEAN. . 1 167 Lagmhor. KEATING’S POWDER destroys bnga, fleas,'moths, bedtles, and all other I insects, whilst qnite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly dean in application. See the article you purchase is KEATING’S rs imitations are noxious and Ineffectual. Sold in tins, 6d, la, and 2s 6d each, by all chemists. 1 2



WILHELM ZANDER, has always on hand a good variety of BEST TOBACCO, Inolndlng—Williams’ Ruby Twist, Venus Navy Twist and Nailrod, high Admiral, Signet, Juno, and other best brands. IN CIGARETTES— Old Judge, Welcome, Vanity Fair, Opera Pnffs, Chancellors, Old Rip, Little Beauties, etc. PIPES— A Splendid Assortment, both In case and without. CIGARETTE & CIGAR HOLDERS— A large variety to choose from. Fishing Tackle, Cricketing Material, Footballs, Lawn Tennis, and a large stock of Fancy Goods of every description kept in stock. Ladies and Gentlemen’s Hairdressing Saloons. Wilhelm Zander, ; TOBACCONIST AND HAIRDRESSE R i East street, Ashburton. ' Public Notices. rjlO FARMERS The Ashburton Woollen Manufacturing Company, Limited, is a Cash Buyer of Wool Apply at the Factory. 11 40



TO FARMERS AND OTHERS ARB PURCHASERS OJ Wheat Oats Barley Rye Grass AND OTHER PRODUCE, FOR| WHICH WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE HIGHEST MARKET VALUE.



Woolpacks (FULL SIZE) Cornsacks , TiO ARRIVE Friedlander Bros.



W. Fowke, BOOTMAKER, BEGS to Inform hla friends and the pnbllo generally that he has started business on hla own account. He hopes by strict attention to business and making a good article, to secure a share of public patronage. Address—BUßNETT STREET, i premises oooapled bp Ms J Meeoh.



Business Notices ONE box of Clark’s b 41 pills is war. ranted to care all discharges from the urinary organs in either sex (acquired 01 constitutional), gravel and pains in the back. Guaranteed tree t from mercury. Sold in boxes 4a 6d each, by all chemists and patent medicine vendors. Sole pro prietors, The Lincoln and Midland Conn ties Drug 00., Lincoln, England. Whclo sale of all the wholesale houses. 1



For Sowing Grain, Grass, Turnip, Mangold, etc., and the Turnip Sower be arranged, when ordered, to sow Lucera or other small seeds simultaneously sowing o£ Ryegrass if desired. It Is only Sower in the Market that will sow with absolute regularity on either slvely rough or very smooth land. It will sow any desired quantity of Grain or Grass by simply changing one wheel. Corn Drills all Sizes, JOINTED PraVKRISINQ DisoHaHROWS. The Best.—Over 600 In use.



Improved Prize Ohappouttebs. Wltl oast-steel mouthpieces, when properh handled, make no long straws, oonae quently chaff requires no riddling. Th are In use largely all over .New Zealan several of the large-sized machines bein lately fitted op at Christchurch.



Improved Double ahd Treble Furrow •Ploughs. —The best} and consequent. | the cheapest in the market. 3, 4 and' leaf harrows. Square linked nh«in h^ r rows- New design of tripod harrows, and 7 tlned field grubbers. Oambridc rollers, 20, 24, and 26 Inches diam. Plain cylinder field rollers. Horse gears for 1 2,3, and 4 horses. Best Iron-bark swingle-trees. Ropes and pully gear lot 4-horse yokes. Threshing machine fit tings Belting all sbes. Hon and bras*, castings of all kinds to order. Fencim standards out and punched to any length and gnat's. Drays made ft.* best sea soned timber, with Gilpin axles. Gray's patent standard for folding sheep. '



Winner*, af the Gold Mbdal at the Melbourne Exhibition for their Doubly Fukkow Plough, vide Juror*’ Report;— " Pl<k ~hs— ln ploughs there . one ex., hlblt to which we wish to draw special attention as being the best, and that the Double Furrow of Reid’ and Gr»* Dunedin, New Zealand, InJinish and or struotlon it is far superior to any ctfag, Bakaia. The New Zealand Loan MAiwanijfo Agency Company are now representing or in this district [Caed.J Miss Carson, TEACHER OP MDS (Plano and Organ) BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON 2 253



Ashburton permanent . BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY. The above Society pays Interest at the rate of per cent, per annum fcr Be posits at Call, 6 per cant, per annnm fg p three months, and 6 per cent, per atinnm If fixed tor 6 months or over. J WARD, Manager. Office:- Arcade Chambers, Barnet tree* JJORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD If a <3ally Increasing demand and an endless number of testimonials are a criterion of the popularity of an article then Dr Low’s CHERRY PECTORAL one of the wonders of the present en* lightened age. Oaring the past wlnte and spring diseases of the throat an* lungs have been very prevalent, and has been admitted on all sides that where ever this valuable remedy has been ob talnable, numbers of lives have saved by Its timely use. Always have bottle in the house. Soldgevetywhere Is 6d and Ss 6d per bottle. Wholesale agents, Kempthorne, Prosser and Co Christchurch, and at the proprietor, H Citron, Chemist, Akaroa. Ashburton Agent—Chaa. Neate, Chemist.



Government Notice. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND. Atentlon la directed to the provisions the Acta establishing this Officce, and o the advantages placed thereby within easy reach of every colonist. Subject to such provisions, the State offers to every per son ; L—About to make his for her Will ob Codicil. 2. —lntending to provide for Wife an Children or others by deed of Settlement. 3. —Settling Property by way of Mat* riage Settlement. 4. —Desiring to renounce the Trusts Will, having been appointed Bxeonto> Trustee under the same. 6.—Having acted as Trustee, Bxeon ao or Administrator, wishing to be relieved che burthen of Trustee;hip or Admlnla ration, the option of using the State ms thlnery, and gives an absolute guarantee I against loss of funds by fraud, peculation or dishonesty. Every Information may be obtal from Or from R. Q. HAMEBTON, Public TnisteO i Wellington, 12th May. 1889 ALEXANDER LEAN, Agent at Ohrlstchurl



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