The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. Y,—No. 1290

ASHBURTON. TUESDAY JULY 20. 18S«

PRICE—ONE PENNY



Surveyor, Civil E] E. FOOKS ivu. Enoikbbbs, Vai>t SrrßvxroKS, and La TRIANGLE, WA Ashburto Oonveyanc TmWALD AND MO RAILWA MOUNT SOMERS AN! ROYAL MAIL ( The above Caach leav for Cavendish Railway St meeting each train. Passengers by morning ceed by coach to Alford I Methven in time for tbi Christchurch, or may ret the last train for Ashbutb Parcels and Orders wi attention. Horses and Bi AUSTRALASI ARO EL S E ] Parcels and Packages fc address, at cheap, thro rates. One charge. No extras. No charge for booking ( packages up to 561bs wei city. Daily despatches I Great Britain, Europe an every steamer. Extract from tariff, inclu to Address'of Consignee Archit* In



Baker bros., Bui taken, eta, Wakannl street 8.8. desire to stal the most recent and Improvi Motjkntko Coach, are prep and conduct Funerals on bj reasonable terms. Couni receive prompt attention, dress, corner of Wakanul street. Orders may be 1 burton Coach Factory; or Office Ashburton. OUNT SOMERS & ROYAL MAIL On and after January ] undersigned will run a Coa day, Thursday and Saturd noon from Hood’s Hotel, I for Springburn and Alford connecting with Duff s Ooacl returning same evening, burn, 2s, return, 3a; Alfo return, 6s. 1 27 MBS KENNEDY & MIS D RES S MAK Compton’s Buildings, M Ashburton N.B.—Registry Office fc vants. ARRIVAL OF NEV COURT Life Below Stairs, of Theodore Hook, Le Journals of Major-General ( tonm, Stonehenge’s British Newspaper Readers’ Compan and Character by Dean Bar bound—by Stonehenge, Boi Thackeray. Macaulay’s Bast Ancient Rome, May hews’ H Horse—by Stonehenge, Coi Artemns Ward in 1 vol.. Cl



HGRIESSELICH AND O') » WEAVERS’ HALL, WOOL EXCHANGE, LONDON, ’ SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Established 1855. , Ship to order any description of British and Continental Goods upon 2$ per cent, commission, selected by buyers with Colonial experience, and attend to the prompt realisation of Produce at highest prices rpou 1 per cent, commission. 1 Ov! -ns 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 most of the Colonial Banks. Current Price Lists. Produce Reports, and any necessary samples or information on application 1_35 J. Ballantyne & Co. DUNSTABLE HOUSE. THIS Old Established Arm have now erected Very Large and Commodious Premises, suitable for carrying on a First-class DRAPERY & CLOTHING BUSINESS, The comfort and convenience of customers have been carefully studied, and the Warehouse, which is spacious, lofty, and well-lighted, Is generally acknowledged to j 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 ihe manu facturers, and thus secure to all the best j value for money—quality and pru. being j 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 StoclE Sales jftakaia Bales. VY E beg to intimate to oar clients that for the fi> < ’”jre the SALES of STOCK, MPLEMENTS and SUNDRIES will be held at the Rakaia the LAST THURSDAY in every month. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MER CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY. 8 306 MATSON, COX A CO.



Private Dispensary, Palmerston Buildings, Foot cf Queen-street, Auckland. Established for the Sciea* tefic and Speedy Cure of Chronic, Nervous and Special Diseases. Dr. Speer is a Regular Graduated Physician, educated at Haivard College. U.S. He ha* devoted a lifetime to, and is acknowledged to be the most expert Physician in his specialty in the United Stales, Young Men and Middle-aged Men, wh* suffer from Nervous and Physical Debility, Loss cl .Energy and Memory, Eruptions on the Face, Mental Depression, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Paralysis, Fit*, Spinal Disease, St Vitus’ Dance, Liver Complaint, Asthma, Catarrh, Heart Disease, Gravel, Piles. &C* and are tired of taking mineral drugs, will 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 preparation*; his treatment consists wholly in the ate 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 matter* not what your troubles may be, come and let the Doctor examine your case. If it is curabls 9 ks will Ull you so; if tt is noi t he will tell / ou 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 ctU 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 the side fluid 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. 1 will guarantee a positive cure is •very case I undertake, or forfeit £too. Consultation in Office or by Letter, Frbb. Charges Moderate. Examination and advice, Call or address : Dr. H, J. Speer, Palmerston Buildings, Auckland, N.2, Office Hours : 9to is, Ito 4,6 to 8 p.m. ; Sundays *0 to jm. N. B. All Medicines necessary for a complete Bure am be sent free from observation on receipt m DE E R I N O’ S BERING’ S Twine Binder. 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 all 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 I surpassed. In 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. AGRICULTURAL ; Machine Shop, r WAKANUI ROAD. 1 CHARLES RAY t Repairs Engines, Combines, Chaff-cutters, i Reapers and Binders, and all classes of 1 machinery. s Special attention given tc Bicycles, • Tricycles and Sewing Machines. * Lawn Mowers repaired, sharpened and fc adjusted. 7 Model work. General repairs.



Public Notices; Caution. SOME unscrupulous firms are trying to force on the New 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- I peotlng people against this DECEPTION, and to call their attention once more to the fact that the Genuine American Co.’s | BOP BITTERS Are pat np In Square, Panelled, Amber colored Bottles, with White Label on one side, printed la Black Letters, and Green Hop Cluster; and, on the other side, follow Label, with Directions in Red 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.



SHBURTON GOAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. R. S. Bean Begs to Inform the Inhabitants of Ash burton that he haa a splendid lot of Blue Derwent Potatoes for sale. NEWCASTLE. WESTPORT, AND BROOKFIELD COAL at lowest rates. Firewood, Poets and Rails, Stakes Etc., Potatoes, Chaff, Oats, Bran, Sharps, Etc. R. B. BEAN. 419 West street. Standard Sewing Machien. gPEOIAL NOTICE. THE LIGHT-RUNNING STANDARD SEWING MACHINE.



The STANDARD tuns more Improvements than all the other Sewing Machines pat together 1 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 Zea land. &.GENT FOR ASHBURTON— W. C. Page, JiiST STREET*



Business Notices. Australian mercantile UNION INSURANCE * The onh Company in Canterbury 8 WHICH DID NOT RAISE RATES 33J PBB cent on Country Risks. ’ Wb ARC VOW, as we have been fob ■ THB PAST THREE YBABS, ACCEPTINO BISKS PER OJ.NT. OFF TARIFF. W, B. MOSS, Agent rot Ashburton District. September 22, 1885. 9 615 FOR the Blood Is the Life. —Clarke’s world-famed blood mixture Is warranted to cleanse the blood from all Imparities 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 4a 6d and 11s each by chemists and 'atent medicine vendors everywhere Sole Vroprietora, The Lincoln and ' onnties Drug Co., Lincoln, E ngland. 1 lo ow VITALITY DR CHURCHILL’S SYRUP OF IHYPOPHOSPHIIE OF LIME la prescribed by the Faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Debility. It contains two of the principal ingre dlents necessary for building up the human frame, and which are considered deficient In the above complaints, viz., Phosphorus and Lime. It cannot bo too highly recommended for delicate children. Dr Churchill’s compound Syrup of Hypophosphltes is real brain food, and In cases of Muscular and Nervous Exhaus tion has acquired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle boars. Dr Churchills signa ture. Price, 4fr. S W rrepareu oniy oy m - CHEMIST, 12, Rue Oastigllone, Paris. 7 226



PRINTIN Gr OF ALL KINDS INCLUDING— Billheads^ Circular* Memorandum Form* 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 offered to WHOLESALE ORDERS. ASHBURTON GUARDIAN OFFICE, TOWLE'S pennyroyal and steel pills for females qniokly correct all Irregulari ties and relieve thedistreu ag symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is ljd 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—Lsf, L 6, L 5. Agent in town—H. Zander. A Liberal Discount for Cash. F. T. MAYO, Hampstead Manure Factory, 656 si >b at ton



Christchurch Advertisements. B T B R IN THE SUPKEME COURT OFi BANKRUPTCY. ■ THIS DAY i Gr. L. Beath & Co. IyILL ofEor the STOCK-IN-TRADE OK THOMAS JACOBS, DRAPER AND CLOTHIER Late of High street, Christchurch, and Akarou. AT A DISCOUNT} or IN THE Also, the STOCK in tlio BANKRUPT ESTATE of SIMPSON AND HARPER, WOOLLENDRAPERS, AT A DISCOUNT or gD. IN THE TOTAL VALUE - £3310 O 8 0 D Unprecedented Bargains, Stock Sheets in course of publication. The above are two of the Cleanest Stocks over offered in Christchurch, Simpson and Harper having been in busi ness only four months, whilst the largest portion of Thomas Jacob’s Stock was purchased by him this winter.



His Lordship's | HOTEL AND LARDER, LICHFIELD STREET, Christchurch. THE Propletor of the above Hotel begs to notify that he has engaged the services of one of the best Chefs in the colonies, with special Instructions to pro vide the best LUNCHEON OR TEA, In the country for ONE SHILLING. The bill of faro will comprise Poultry, Game, Fish, etc., etc., In season. Grills to perfection at any hour. PRIVATE ROOMS FOB LADIES. Books of Tickets are now Issued at reduced rates. A String Band will play all the newest music In dining-room from 12.30 to 1.30 each day. 6 14 BEWAREI BEWARE 11 OF IMITATIONS. ASK FOR HOULT’S TONIC Herbal Beer. None Genuine except that bearing my label. Try It! Try it I ! It Is one of the Best Medicinal and Summer Tonics ever offered to the Public. Delivered in Ashburton at 2s per dosen. Bottles not returned will be charged for. T. HOULT, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 11 8 Davis’s Herbal Beer ON account of Persons selling Inferior Herbal Beer and representing It as mine, I 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 TONWHERBAL BEER Is acknowledged by the travelling public to be the best Tonic Summer Drink in New Zealand. NO CHEMICALS USED. Delivered in Ashburton at 2s per Doran Bottles charged for If not returned Families wa.ced on daily. DAVIS’S HERBAL B BR AND ICE DRINK MANUFACTORY, East Sibehi, Astbubion



Christchurch Advc £(0 UNTRY VISITOR OliUROi Will find the thr Oomfokt I Cheapness 1! AT WALLAI Central f Corner of Gloucester and 10 677 A Night P.Tte Metropolita CASHEL SI Chrlaichurc (Under Proprietor April, 188£ THE above Hotel haa 1 painted, papered anc la equal to any Hotel In < situation, position and i boiifcs' at once close to th and within five mine Railway Station. Terms— Por day, 5a 6d; pe per 28 days, (Private apartments, by ar Permanent boarders, LI Ordinary, from 12 to 2 d’Hdte, at 6.15 For further culara, premises ; or, by to FAN AG Metropolitan Hotel, 6 18 ( ( P E N New Saley



J. Meecb HAYING determined to RELINQUISH BUSINESS. Is following up hfs late Auction sale with a CLEARANCE SACRIFICE of ALL GOODS AT AUCTION PRICES -*s^ The Public can, therefore. VISIT HIS WAREHOUSE 1 AND SELECT ANY ARTICLE TREMENDOUSLY REDUCED PRICE daring the next few weeks ; am? mind you don’t forget it 1 Crockery, Ironmongery, Kitchen Requisites, and Genuine Furniture, -MUST ALL BE DISPOSED OF— FOR SALE. Splendid Hoarse Mourning Ooa* Plumes Velvet Palls Horse Covers Etc. Etc. Oli E A P 1 In the meantime, FUNERALS will conducted from L 6 upwards J MEECH EAST * STREETS. JpRO BONO PUBLIOO Good people all, both great and small, again I come before yon ; and while It’s trne there’s little new, I hope I shall not bore you. Again, this time, I coma In rhyme, and thus my theme pursuing, all may discern, and mark, and learn they should be up and doing. That Is they should, for their own good (and mine ; won’t deny It), deal at my store, I’ll say no more, just take the hint and try It. My general store holds goods galore, In wonderful variety, such value, these are sure o please all classes of society. And, also note, that Nelson, Moate and Co. are still supplying to all who please their blended teas —they’re grand there’s no denying. So come and buy, these fine teas try ; you’ll ne’er regret the action. At various prices, each kind nice is, all giving satlfaotlon. Now let me finish by thanking all my customers for their continued patronage, and by assuring them that I shall always do my best to serve them well, by supply ing genuine goods at the very lowest possible prices. Wholesale and Retail Agent FOK NELSON, MO VTE, & GO’S Pure Blended Teas. Agent for Arthur Yates’s Gar den Seeds Tea, Grocery, Glass, and China. Brnshware and Fancy Goods Warehouse. H. M. Carson, FaatStxee Ahsbuston a CB o ® H 773 eg g-oO « §,§ a 'StBO « § £2 2 -a ° “t ° -g S w ra i S S aT-SP S ® ao Wt w <



Business Notices- NOTICE TO OWNERS OF DOGS. I HEREBY give Notice that all Doga found Interfering with Sheep on this Estate will be destroyed, and the Owners sned for any damage done. DONALD MoLEAN. 1 167 Lagnahor. 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 ts KEATING’S rs imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold in tins, 6d, la, and 2s 6d each, by all chemists. 1 2



WILHELM ZANDER haa always on hand a good variety of BEST TOBACCO, Including—Williams’ Rnby Twist, Yenns Navy Twist and Nailrod, High Admiral, Signet, Jano, and other beat brands. IN CIGARETTES— Old Judge, Welcome, Vanity Fair, Opera Puffs, Chancellors, Old Rip, Little Beauties Durham, 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 desoriotlon kept In stock. Ladles and Gentlemen’s Hairdressing Saloons. Wilhelm Zander, TOBACCONIST AND HAIRDRESSER East street, Ashburton.



Public Notices. T o WARMERS The Ashburton Woollen Manufacturing Company, Limited, Is a Cash Buyer of Wool Apply at the Factory. 11 40



TO FARMERS AND OTHERS ARB PURCHASERS or Wheat



W JJLVVWV Oats Barley Rye Grass AND OTHER PRODUCE, FOR . WHICH WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE HIGHEST MARKET VALUE. W oolpacks (FULL SIZE) Cornsacks TO 4. R RIVE Frledlander Bros. W. Fowke, bootmaker, BEGS to Inform his friends and thi public generally that be baa started business on his own account. He hopes by strict attention to business tfnd making a good article, to secure a share of public patronage. Address—BUßNETT STREET, ■? .remises occupied bf Mr J Ueerh.



Business iso Dices OXE box of Clark's b 41 pills is war* ranted to cure all discharges from the Is urinary organs in either sex (acquired ot '8 constitutional), gravel and pains in the back. Guaranteed tree from mercury. Sold in boxes 4s 6d oaoh, by all chemist* and patent medicine vendors. Sole proj prietora, The Lincoln and Midland Conn* > ties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Whole r sale of all the wholesale houses, o . 3 ' \ New Seed-Sower I i'‘or is owing Grain, izrass, Turnip, I Mangold, etc., and the Turnip Sowar be arranged, when ordered, to sow Luoen* or c.'j-.qf small seeds ifimmtaneoaaly sowing of Kyegraas if desired. It is j only Sower in the Market that will sow with . •-solute regularity on either exces sively rough or very smooth land. It wili. bow any desired quantity of Grain ei Grs? by simply changing one wheel. Corn Drills ail Sizes. Jointed Pulverising DiscHaerows.— The Best. —Over 500 in use. Improved Prize Chappcutiebs.—Wltl cast-steel mouthpieces, when properl) handled, make no long straws, cons* quontly chafi requires no riddling. Th are In use largely all over Xew Zealan severai of the large-sized machines bei" lately fitted up at Christchurch. Improved Double and Treble Furrow Ploughs.—The beat, and consequent., the cheapest Ip the market. 3,4, and [ leaf harrows. Square linked chain har rows- New design of tripod harrows, and 7 tiaed field grubbers. Cambrldg rollers, 20, 24, and 26 inches dlam. Plain cylinder field rollers. Horse gears for 1 2,3, and 4 horses. Best iron-bark swinglo-treea. Ropes and pally gear foi 4-horse yokes. Threshing machine fit tings Belting all sizes. Iron and bras* castings of all kinds to order. Fenolni standards cat and punched to any length and gauge. Drays made fi _ja best sea soned timber, with Gilpin axles. Gray's patent standard for folding aheap.



■Winnoft. jf the Gold Medal at thr Melbourne Exhibition for their Doubls Ftmnow Plough, vide Jurors’ Report;— “ Plc . —as —ln ploughs there . one ex< hibit to which we wish to draw special attention as being the boat, and that the Double Furrow of Ret and Gray Dunedin, New Zealand, ia-inish and o atructicn It ia far superior to any other Rakaia. The New Zealand Loan Mercantil Agency Company are now representing at In this Hatrlct 'n'lT' ft GRAY rn E. KILWORTII, Archil ecturo JL . r.nd Mechanical Draughtsman, and Building Jontractor. Office:—Steam Bea Hive, Saab, Door, and Cabinet Factory. Wakanni Road, Ashburton. Workmanship Guaranteed at Lowest possible rates 11 3 ASESURTON PERMANENT DUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY. The nbovo Society pays Interest at th rate of 4A per cent, per annum for De poa its at Call, 5 percent, per annum foi three ji.onths, and 6 per cent, per annuK If fixer* *">r B months or over. J WARD, Manager. Office ; - Arcade -Chambers, Burnet tree* VALUABLE THAN GOLD If a hilly increasing demand and endless a ember of testimonials are criterion of the popularity of anirtlol then Dr Low’s GAERRY PECTORAI one of the wonders of the present en lightened age. During the past winte and spring diseases of the throat an lungs have been very prevalent, and has been admitted on all sides that where aver this valuable remectv has been oh



numbers of lives have been sr vcd by Its timely use. Always have b> :s ia the house. Sold everywhere Is i l und 2a 6d per bottle. Wholesale ag-'ota, Kempthorne, Prosser and Oo Christchurch, and at the proprietor, H Citron, Chemist, Akaroa. Ashbnrtco Agent Chaa. Neate, Chemist.



ATCH MAKERS WULtRS s'i.l isn Government Notice. mHE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE 1 OF NEW ZEALAND, Atention is directed to the provision* the Acta establishing this Offices, and • che advantages placed thereby within un each of every colonist. Snbject to sneo provisions, the Stat# c tiers to every pet sou : 1. —About to make Ills for her Will y Codicil. 2. —lntending to provide for Wife w Children or others by deed of Settlement 3 —Settling Property by way of Mtf* ■ Settlement. ; Desiring to renounce the Trusts > .1, having been appointed Exeontot ; oa under the same. >. —Having acted as Trustee, Execn W or iJininlstrator, wishing to be relieved -,‘■.3 burthen of Trustee hip or Admlal; ration, the option of the State DMI thlncry, and gives an absolute guaranty against loss of funds by fraud, peculation or dishonesty, i Every Information may be frotm ALEXANDER LEAN Agent at Christchuv\ ■> i Os from B, 0. HAMEBTON, Public T»uata Wellington, ISth May.