The Ashburton Guardian.

VOb. V,—No. l-;47

ASHBURTON 7 ‘WEDES DAY. MAY '26, 1886.

IP RICE—ONE PENNY



Surveyor, Civil Eusiussrs, &c. 0 E. FOOKS AND SONS, Architects, IVU. EMirNBBKS, VAI/7ATOBB, IiIOMfSBD SuBVKVOBS, AND liAND BBOKKBS, TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, Askbubton. Conveyances. mINWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS I RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND CAVENDISH ROYAL MAIL COACH. The above Caach leaves Hood’s hotel or Cavendish Railway Station everyday, meeting each train. t Passengers by morning tram may pro ■oed by coach to Alford Forest, thence to Metbven in time for the last tram for Chr'tchurch, or may return in time tor train for Ashburton. Seels and Orders will receive every attention. Horses and Buggies on hire. JOHN HOOD P AUSTRALASIAN ARGELS EXFRE Parcels and Packages forwarded to any [dress, at cheap, through, inclusive One charge. No extras. No trouble. No charge for booking or for collecting ckages np to B6lbs weight the y. Daily despatches by Bail, and to •eat Britain, Europe and Australia by Extract* from tariff, including all charges Address of Consignee



I I We are now receiving parcels for Home > despatch per Tonganro, sailing this lonth. Revised cheap rates. Insurance effected if desired. Tariff and all information on application CUFF & GRAHAM, Box 337 Post Office, Christchurch ; and Lyttelton. 8 1572 Telephone 22. Business Notices.



BAKER BROS., Bonders, Under takers, etc., Wakanal road and Casa street 8.8. desire to state that having the mu recent and improved Hkabsk and Mouenxng Coach, are prepared to furnish and conduct Funerals on special and most reasonable terms. Country orders will receive prompt attention, Note the ad dress. comer of Wakanul rcmd and Casa street. Orders may be left at the Ash burton Coach Factory; or Box 16, Fost Office Ashburton. lo * Mount somkrs & methven ROYAL MATL COACH. On and after January Ist, 1885, the undersigned trill run a Coach each Tues day, Thursday and Saturday, starting at noon from Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers, ior Sprlngbmn and Alford Forest, there connecting with Duff s Ooaohfrom Methven returning same evening. Fares Bpring bum, 2s, return, 3s; Alford Forest, 4s, rS?"’ B - T. HIX. Mrs KENNEDY & MISS CAMERON dressmakers* Buildings, Moore street, ' Ashburton.



N.B.— Beglatry Office £o Female Sor Tents. ARRIVAL OF NEW BOOKS. COURT Life Below Stairs, Humorous Works of Theodore Hoot of Theodore nooit, ■ Journals of Major-General Gordon at Rhar toum, Stonehenge’s British Enr a l Spoit3 Newspaper Headers’ Companion, Scottish Life and Character by Dean Ramsay, The Grey hound—by Stonehenge, Book of Thackeray. Macaulay’s and Lays o Ancient Home, Mayhews’ Hone Dwtor, The Horse—by Stonehenge, (>mpiete Worto of Artemns Ward in 1 vol., Choice Mark Twain—l vol., Beligious Anecdote —by Adamson, Sheep, Cattle and Horae—by Youatt, Sunday at Home, Demure Hour, America— by Mackenzie, Nine Untury— by Mackenzie, Madagascar and France, Spcms MAphaiiics Own Book* Short History ot Our Own Times —by Justin McCarthy,The Shadow of a Crime—by Hall Caine, Intrigues of a Poisoner—by B Gaborian, Clarissa s Tangled Weh° Decameron of Boccaccio, Mine Own People—b? L. M. Gray, The Maclise Portrait Gallery, Harrington by George Meredith, The Reporter’s Companion, Bne. THOB. F. FARLEY, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, AND printer, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON. m 11 Ol mrx -G/f per day to be made by per eons of either sex, in own localities, at work for us. New easiness. All meet with wonderful sac sess. Anyone can do the work. Capital not required. We will start you. Outfit ivorth £1 mailed free. The employment particularly adapted to the region In which this publication circulates. Bey and girls earn nearly as much as ® . • 1 A la. nian B V ana girio mnj uo«»/ FaU particulars and Instructions malle re©. Now Is the time—don’t delsy, but ** . A QwnraAU write to us at once. Address Swksom «r Do Finland Maine, .Uni States



Hgkiesseligh AND CO. . WEAVERS’ HALL, WOOL EXCHANGE, LONDON, SHIPPING AND COMMISSION • MERCHANTS, Established 1856. Ship to order any description of British and Continental Goods upon 2J per cent. [ commission, selected by buyers with Colonial experience, and attend to the promp Irealisation of Produce at highest prices upon 1 per cent, commission. 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 Oflice 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 I



J, Ballantyne & Co. DUNSTABLE HOUSE. THIS Old Established firm have now erected Very Large and Commodious Premises, suitable for carrying on a DRAPERY & CLOTHING BUSINESS, The comfort and convenience of customers have been care ally 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 I 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 Own Manufacture. A HAT AND CAP FACTORS' On the premises. Any style made to order. One Shilling off every Pound Cash Discount. DUNSTABLE HOUSE, Established 1854. 4 491 k ales.



Kakaia Bales. WE beg to Intimate to onr clients that for the fu*”,re the SALES of TOOK; MPLEMENTS 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, OOXAOO.



Private Dispensary, Palmerston Buildings, Foot al 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 tha most ex-pert Physician in his specialty in the United States. Young Men and Middle-aged Men, whs tuffer from Nervous and Physical Debility, Loss oj Energy and Memory, Eruptions on the Face, Mental Depression, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Scrofula. Salt Rheum, Paralysis, hit*. Spinal Disease. St. Vitas’ Dance, Liver Complaint, Asthma, Catarrh, Heart Disease, Gravel, Files, &c, and are tired of taking mineral drugs, will do well to come and try the Doctor’s method of cure, as it will, d properly applied, relieve them of their sufferings and restore them to health. The Doctor uses no mineral preparations; his treatment consists wholly in the use of vegetable remedies. Many arc they who have im planted in their systems, by improper use of calomel, aeeds 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 the Doctor examine your case. If it is curable, In mill tell you ta; if it is not, he will tell yen that ; for he will not undertake a case unless he is confident of effecting 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 ire 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 miraculous power. All applying to me will receive my honest opinion of their complaint*. No experimenting. I will guarantee a positive cure in •very case I undertake, or forfeit j£aoo. Consultation In Office or by Letter, Frkb. Charges Modefate. Examination and advice, £i. Call or address : Dr. H. J. Speer, Palmerston Buildings, Auckland, N.Zs Office Hours: 9 to is, 1 to 4* 6 to 8 p.m.; Sundays; jo to xi. N.B. All Medicines necessary for a complete Cure can be seat free from observation on receipt ti Symptom*,



I N~ G” S I N G’ S Twine Binder. WITH LATEST IMPROVEMENTS for 1885 6. REDUCED PRICE—£SO. Every Machine with latest Improvements, two knives and a supply of email 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 1 of dranerht, economy of repairs, strength and efficiency, it stand' unequalled, whilst for excellence of vr ,'k In the field, under all conditions of crop, It cannot be snrpassed. Hu 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, WAKANDI ROAD. CHARLES RAY Repairs Engines, Combines, Chaff-cutters, Reapers and Binders, and all classes of machinery. 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 Mew 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 facts that the Genuine American Co.’s BOP BITTERS Are pnt up in Sqnre, 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 Red Letters, in English and German, and the name of “Dr Sonle ” blown in every Bottle. This Is the only form In which Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS are pnt. Trees Trees Trees THE undersigned has FOR SALE all kinds of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, Pinas Insignis, Austriaca, Maritima, and Macrocarpa, by tens of thousands; other kinds in proportion. All kinds of cabbage plants, etc, on sale. Ml orders by post or otherwise shall receive my best attention. ! N. B.—A grand lot of early strawberry plants on sale, ' JAMES PORTER, :



CLIFTON NURSERY, 4 75 Allenton, Ashburton.



SHBURTON GOAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. B. S. Bean Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ash burton that he bus a splendid lot of Blue Derwent Potatoes for sale. NEWCASTLE. WESTPORT, AND BROOKFIELD COaL at lowest rates. Firewood, Post and Kails, Stakes Etc., Potatoes Chaff, Oats, Bran, Sharps, Etc. R. S. BEAN, 419 West street.



Standard;Sewing Madden



P K 0 I A L NOTICE. THE LIGHT-RUNNING STANDARD SEWING MACHINE. The STANDARD has more Improvements than all the other ijewl Machines pat together 1 Has always been the best and la 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 Z land.



4QENT FOR ASHBURTON- W. C. Page, AST STREET



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 nary 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, Wakanui .Road. Orders may bo loft with Mr J. 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 Ils each by chemists and 'atent medicine vendors everywhere Sole iroprietors, The Lincoln and Midland 'ountles Drug Go., Lincoln, England. 1 16



O W VITALITY DR CHURCHILL’S SYRUP OF HYPOPHOSPHI'JE of lime 1 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 Hypophosphites la real brain food, and in cases 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, Rne Castigllone, Paris. 7 225 | PR IN TING 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 In the LATEST DESIGNS SPECIAL and most favorable terms oflerred to WHOLESALE ORDERS. ASHBURTON GUARDIAN OFFICE, Di {Speer’s ORIVATE DISPENSARY, Palmer -1 stun Buildings, Foot of Queen street, Auckland. Established for tUe Scientific and Speedy Cure of Chronic, Nervous, and Special Diseases. Dr Speer Is a regu lar Graduated Physician, educated at Harvard College, U.S. Ho has devoted a lifetime to, and is acknowledged to be the moat export Physician in his specialty in the Un’tod States. Youug 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, Rheuma tism, Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Paralysis, Fits, Spinal Disease, St Vitus’ 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, lelieve them of their sufferings and restore them to health. 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, come and bo healed. Is matters not what your troubles may be, o me let the Doctor examine your cose. Hlt is curable, ho will tell you ca; if it is not, ho will tell you that; for ha will not undertake a case unless ho is confident of effecting a cure. It will coat you nothing for consultation, so please call and satisfy yourselves that the Doctor understands your case. Dr B. cures Humors and Diseases of the Blood. To ladies who ate afflicted by any of the



following complaints,—Cold extremities, weak stomachs, lame and weak backs, nervous and sick headaches, constipation and indigestion, pain iu the side and back lenchorrea, etc, etc. £ wish It distinctly understood that 1 do not claim to perform impossibilities, or to have a miraculous power. All applying to me will receive my honest opinion of their complaints. No experimenting. I wl'l guarantee a positive cure in every case I undertake, or forfeit L2OO. Consultation in Office or by letter, FKREE. Charges Moderate. Examination and Advice LI, Call or ad dress; Dr H. J. Speer, Palmerston Buil dings, Auckland, New Zealand. Office Hours: 9 to 12, 1 to 4, 6 to 8 p.m.; Sun days, 10 to 12. N.B. All Medicines ne oessay for a complete cure can be sent free from observation on receipt of syrup ms rnOWLE’S pennyroyal and steel pills for j females quickly correct all Irregulari ties and relieve thedistresi ng symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is and 2a 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—L£, L 6, L 6. Agent In town—H. Zander. A Liberal Discount for Cash. F. T. MAYO, Hampstead Manure Factory, 9 6S§ Mibnsto'*



Christchurch Advertisements. Great Blanket Sale The Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company, Limited, have this day disposed of their Entire Stock of First Quality SUPER WHITE TWILL BLANKETS TO L. .BEATH &.CO,, Christchurch, At a Special Discount,fto clear the Line.



> The Stock, consisting of 11 bales, assorted p sizes, as described below, will i Opened out of the Bales and for Sale to-day and follow > Ing days at BEATH & IGO.’S WAREHOUSE, Oashfl^Stkeet, At the following remarkably Low Prices. Size and Weight— -9-4—Bl by 64 inches, usual trade price 25a 6J the pair. 10 4 —90 by 74incheB, 7|tlbs, 22a9d, usual trade price 32a 61 the pair. 11- —99 by 34 inches, 91bs, 27a 9J, usual trade price 37a 6d the pair. 12- by 94 inches, lllbs, 33a 9d, usual trade price 47s 6d the pair. The Reduction is equal to 30 PER CENT DISCOUNT OK SIX SHILLINGS IN THE POUND. At the above Ratos, these Superior Blankets are Lower in Price than the Cheapest Twill Blanket produced by the Company, being marked considerably below the Mill Coat. Where two or more pairs are ordered, Carriage will be paid to any part of Canterbury. Orders by Post, accompanied by P, 0.0. or Cheque will receive the very beat attention, and .Cash will be Returned if Good are not as represented. Gr. Xj Beath & 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 Coat. m 11



His Lordship’s HOTEL AND LARDER, LICHFIELD STREEP, Christchurch. f OHE Propletor cf the above Hotel begs X to notify that he haa 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 nlll of fare will comprise Poultry, Game, Fish, etc., etc., in season. Grills to perfection at any hoar. 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. 014



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



Davis’s Herbal Beer ON account of Persona selling Inferior Herbal Beer and representing It as mine, 1 have to ask the public to see chat BACH BOTTLE BEARS A RED AND WHITE LABEL With My Name and Trade Mark on. None genuine without it. DAVIS’S TON 10 HERBAL BEER la acknowledged by the travelling public to be the best Tonic Sommer DrlnK in New Zealand. NO CHEMICALS USED. Delivered in Ashburton at 2a per Dorm Bottles charged if not returned Families wa.ced on daily. DAVIS’S HERBAL B ER AND ICE DRINK MANDF OTORY, gfBSBX, k m «



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



D.I.C. AUTUMN, 18S6. TOE Draper? and General Importing Company of N. Z, Limited (Co-opentive) beg to intimate the arrival of extensive shipments for the ensuing AUTUMN AND WINTER SEASONS, Comprising the latest London and Paris Fashions in all departments together with every kind of useful and General Drapery and Fur nishings for Household and Family Use, now to hand ex s.s. Ruapehu, Tainnl, Kaikoura, Doric, Tongariro, and Arawa, and sailing ships Wellington, Walmea, to be supplemented by arrival of each direct steamer. fNoveities In all Departments, A Special Season’s Show will be held on Satnrdav, 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. Warehouses — Cashel street ... Christchurch. High street ... Dunedin. See Season’s Circular now issued. SPECIAL SHOW.



Metropolitan Hotel OASHEL STREET, Chrlslohuroh. (Under Proprietorship since April, 1886). above Hotel has been thoroughly Jt painted, papered and renovated, and U equal to any Hotel In Christchurch for sitnation, 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 10a; per 28 days, L 5. (Private apartments by arrangement). Permanent boarders, LI 5s per week. Ordinary, from 12 to 2 p.m. ; Table d'Hdte, at 6.16 p.m. For further pi ’cnlars, apply on the premises ; or, by _ to MANAGER, Metropolitan Hotel, Box 14, 6 18 Christchurch.



PEN IN G New Saleyards. The Undersigned beg to notify that they will hold their Opening Sale at the Royal Saleyards, Moore street, on Farmers and Dealers will find it to their advantage to enter Stock, etc, at those 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. ZOUCH & MACPHKRSON AUCTIONEERS. TO LET.—A capital dwelling house of seven rooms, plastered throughout. Washhouse, with water laid on; also orchard and garden ; rent moderate. ZOUOH A THURSDAY, APRIL 8, Luncheon provided. Sale at 12 o’clock. 3 446 Auctioneers, Ashburton.



mHE CLYDESBALE ENTIRE X Horse, Prince "Victor Will travel the Wakaimi, Longbeach, and Ashburton Forks districts, and will stand at Netherby Lodge (opposite Canterbury Mills) on Saturdays. • For farther particulars and terms ap ly to Groom In charge, or GEORGE POOOOK,



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



WILHELM ZANDER has always on band a good variety of Including—Williams' Baby Twist, Yenas Navy Twist and Nailrod, High Admiral, Signet, Juno, and other best btanda. IN CIGARETTES— Old Jadge, Welcome, Vanity Fair, Opera Faffs, Chancellors, Old Rip, Little Beauties, etc. 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 Wilhelm Zander, TOBACCONIST AND HAIRDRESSER East street, Ashburton. Public Notices. O FARMERS The Ashburton Woollen Manufacturing Company, Limited, is a Cash Buyer of Wool BEST TOBACCO, PIPES Saloons, Apply at the Factory. 11 40



TO FARMERS AND OTHERS ARE PURO HAS KiRS OP Wheat Oats Barley Bye Grass AND OTHER PRODUCE, FORI WHICH WE ARK PREPARED TO GIVE HIGHEST MARKET VALUE. Woolpacks (FULL SIZE) Cornsacks to arrive Friedlander Bros.



W. Fowke, BOOTMAKER, BEGS to Inform his friends and the public generally that he has started business on his own account. Ho hopes by strict attention to business and making a good article, to secure a share ot public P ‘ tr °Add!i«*-BURNETT STREET, 5 rvenlwa oceepled bf J M«wh.



Business Notices °f Clark's a 41 pills ia war •—“* " t *• »* « war* ranted to care all discharge* from the urinary organs in either sex (acquired oi constitutional), gravel and pains in the 3 guaranteed tree from mercury, bold in boxes 4s 6d each, by all chemists and patent medicine vendors. Sole pro pnetors, The Lincoln and Midland Goan ties Drug Go., Lincoln, England. Whole sale of all the wholesale houses. 1 [ For Sowing Grain, Grass, Turnip, t Mangold, etc., and the Turnip Sower be arranged, when ordered, to sow Lucera or other small seeds simultaneously sowing of Kyegrass if desired. It is only Sower in the Market that will sow with absolute regularity on either sively rough or very smooth laud. It will sow any desired quantity of Grain ey Grass by simply changing one wheel. Corn Drills all Sixes. Jointed Pulverising Disc Harrows. The Best—Over 500 In use. Improved Prize Ghaiwcuizebs.—Wit! east-steel mouthpieces, when proper!} handled, make no long straws, oonse quently chaff requires no riddling. Th are in use largely all over Mew Zealan several of the large-sized machines beta lately fitted up at Christchurch. Improved Double and Treble Furrow Ploughs. —The best, and consequent.. 1 the cheapest in the market. 3,4, and leaf harrows. Square linked chain har rows- Mew design of tripod harrows, and 7 tlned field grubbers. Gambrldg rollers, 20, 24, and 26 inches diam. Plata cylinder field rollers. Horse gears for 1 2,3, and 4 horses. Best Iron-bark swingle-trees. Ropes and pully gear foi 4-horse yokes. Threshing machine fit tings Belting all sizes. Iron and brast. castings of all kinds to order. Fencim standards cut and punched to any length and guage. Drays made fi_ji best sea soned timber, with Gilpin axles. Gray's patent standard for folding sheep.



Winners of the Gold Muntr. at the Melbourne Exhibition for their Doubu Fubbow Plough, ride Jurors' Report: — “ Pm:'~sS —In ploughs there « one ex.. Mbit to which we wish to draw special attention as being the best, and that the Doable Furrow Bek and Gray, Dunedin, Hew Zealand, Indnlah and or struotion It la far superior to any other Bakaia. The Hew Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company are now representing nr la this district REID -fe GRAV



TE. KILWORTH, Architecture , and Mechanical Draughtsman, and Building Contractor. Oflice;—Steam Bea Hive, Sash, Door, and Cabinet Factory, Wakanni Road, Ashburton. Workmanship Guaranteed at Lowest possible rates. 11 31 ASHBURTON PERMANENT A BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY. The above Society pays Interest at the rate of 4$ per cent, per annum for De posits at Call, 6 per cant, per «nnnm for three months, and 6 per cent, per annum If fixed tor 6 months or over. J WARD, Manager. Office:- Arcade Chambers, Burnet treat JJ-ORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD If a 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. During the past winta 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 bean saved by Its timely use. Always have bottle in the honse. Soldfeverywhere la 6d and 8a fid per bottle. Wholesale agents, Rempthorne, Prosser and Co Christchurch, and at the proprietor, H Citron, Chemist, Akaroa. Ashburton Agent—Chao. Neate, Chemist.



Government Notice. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND. Atentlon la directed to the provision* the Acta establishing this Officoe, and o the advantages placed thereby within easy reach of every colonist. Subject to each provisions, the State cflers to every pet son : 1. —About to make his for her Will ot Codicil. 2. —lntending to provide for Wife an Children or others by deed of Settlement. 3. —Settling Property by way of Matt riage Settlement. 4. —Desiring to renounce the Trusts Will, having been appointed Executot Trustee under the same. 5. —Having acted as Trustee, Execu xo or Administrator, wishing to be relieved che burthen of Trustee-hip or Adminle ration, the option of uaxag the State me thlnery, and gives an absolute guarantee against loss of funds by fraud, peculation or dishonesty. Every information may be obi»* fvem ALEXANDER LEAN; Agent at Ohrlsiohma Of from 3. 0. HAMEBTON, Public Trustee Wellington. Matchmakers , QhHp Jm m I Vir