THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS BILL.

The Government Railways BUI Intro duced into the Legislature by the Hon. Mr Ml tohelson iß§a measure of 85 clauses, and deala exclusively with the placing of the railways under a Board of Commis - ■loners. Three Commissioners are to be appointed for a term of five years, renew able by Order-In- 0 ounoll for a further term of not exceeding five years The amount to be paid by way of salaries and allowances haa been left blank for the House to determine. The Commissioners are prohibited from becoming iutero.ted m any contraot under a penalty of £500 or three years' imprisonment, m addition 'to vacating office. Tho Gover no r-irv- Connc'l may empower the Oem mission ers to construct any railway at present or hereafter to be constructed, or any work on any part of any such rail .ray, and all aailwaya constructed are to be vested In the Commissioners. The Governor or Minister for Publio Works are to have no control whatever over the railways vested In tbe Commissioners Tho question of \ deolding upon cups for stations, Bheds, jetties, building*, Ac., is left entirely to the Board. The Commissioners may ' a PPIy t° the Minister for Publio Works for Buoh moneys, to be issued ont of imprett, as may be necessary, to provide additional stores, plant, material, rolling atock, stations, sheds, or other accomoda tion, whioh m their opinion may be required to enable them to meet the tr.ffio rrqulrements, or ensure the efficient working of the railways, and the Minister may comply with such request on sneb terms as he thinks fit. Power Is given to the Commissioners to lease refresh* ment rooms, &c, and to grant licenses to ■ell spirituous or fermented liquors at snob rooms. They may also make, alter, and revoke by-laws relating to tbe conduct of the railways. The working of tbe railway telegraph lines la vested ln them, and they and the Postmaster-General may enter Into contracts or agreements with respect to the reoeipt, carriage, and con veyance of letters, papers, a.d parcels, •nd with respect to any other matter In relation to postal servica, the Governor in-Oouncll to be the arbiter m ea.e of any ' difference arising with regard to the conditions of such contracts. The Com mlssloners are empowered to enter into contracts relating to the construction or working of railways, bnt all contracts over £20 must be by public tender. They may appoint or remove employes, and may appoint without examination poisons possessed of special qualifications, pro vided that no such appointment shall be made unlets the Commissioners have previously certified to the Governor that there is no one m the railway service fit to be promoted to such appointment and the Governor gives his sanction thereto. The officer at the head of eaoh branch of the railway service is to have power wfth respect to any employe m his branch who has been guilty of mleconduct to Buspecd, fine, or reduce him In rank or pay, the employe having right of appeal to the Commissioners. In case of aooident or CoUl-lon the Commissioners are to appoint suoh officers aa they think fi* to bold an enquiry Into the matter, and forward ■nob report to the Minister for Publio Woaks; and the Minister, if he thinks that a more formal investigation is neces sary li to notify the same to the Governor, who may direot snch investigation to be held. The remainder of the Bill deals chiefly with the machinery necessary to give effect to the provisions already referred to. Hollo way's Ointment and Pilm. — Colds Coughs, Shortness of Breath. — These maladies require early and unremitting attention, for if 'negleoted they oiten end m asthma, bron chitis, or consumption. The ointment well rubbed upon the chests and back, penetrating the skin, is absorbed and carried directly to the; lungs, whence it expels all impurities. All the blood m the body is perpetually pass ing through the lungs, and there all noxious particles, tending to disease can bo quioklj, thoroughly, and permanently neutralised, ' rendered harmless, or ejected from the system. Holloway's Ointment and Pills per fectly accomplishes tbis purification ; and through tbe blood thus clea.ed, the influence of theae wonderful medicamens reaches the remotest parts oi the human body, and thus cureß all diseased action, whether internal or external. We clip the following important testimonial Irom the " Illawarra Mercurry " (N.8.W.) on the 80th March. It needs no eo_m_t.nt :— " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after sufiering for four years With acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Euoalypti Extract. He says seeing the said Extract advertised m the » Illawarra Mercury,* his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hoskinp, ohemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between the 10th March instant, when he ; obtained the first bottle of the extract, and on the 19th, the use of that medicine oontinued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that ho has found the Eucalypti Extract a care for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests ub to publish this information through the 'Mercury.' We have muoh pleasure m complying with Mr Loveday'B request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object m view other than a pure desire to benefit sufiering humanity." (Adv

THB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1887

p riated and Published by the A.HBOBIOH Pu-tUBH-Na Companx (Limited )$t -'thei : Steam Printing Office, Burnet .>stitel Bhh\urton \ £ri<fcy. Deoember 3, 198



Bnsiness Notices. , Fg&t. the Blood is the Life.— Clark tforld-famed blood • mixture fg ' warrapted to oleanse the bipod- from tl! ' impurities from whatever causes arising For Bcrofnls, scurvy, skin and blood dis* , eases, and soores of all kinds, Its effeots ° are marvellous. Thousands of testi* ' moi-lals. Sold m bottles 4s 6d and lis x eaoh by chemists and patent- medicine * vendors everywhere Sole proprietors. * " The Lincoln and Mid Und Oonntles Drng "1 1 Co., Lincoln, England. 1 iq * XTE-iY little medicine of any other kind , c V required if LAMPLOUGH'S *• PYRETIC SALINE is at hand, and taken J as occasions arise; It is the oure and * PREVENTIVE of most diseases incident to Tropiial and Colonial life. It allaya thirst and cools and vitalises the blood m L a remarkable manner, speedily removing Constipation, if everishness, Fevers, Head- ache, Vomiting, and Liver troubles; Station proprietors, flockmasters, and all residing m up-country stations shonld ba provided with it. Ask your merchant to Bend regular supplies with your other stores, as it is invaluable to all. gold by all medicine vendors. MESSRS GRIESSELIOH AND 153* WEAVERS- HALL, ROYAL EXOHANGE, LONDON. - SHIPPING AND OOMMIfISISk MERCHANTS, JttXOBWX, Established 1855 Ship to order any desoriptlon of British and Continental Goods upon 2 J per oent. commission, aeleoted by buyers with Colonial experience, and attend to tht prompt realisation of Produce at hlghetf H priceß npou 1 per oent. commiss • " Oxders to be aooompanied by Letters of Credit cr part remittance m Bank Drafti or Produoe. Open Polioles of Insurance °> for fl jatlng cargoes to oover sea rlski. 2 References— Chief Office of the London ig and Weßtminster Bank, or Agra Bank 1 , ,j- \ London, and most of the Colonial Banks Current Prioe Lists, Prodnoe. Reports at and any necesaary samples or information _c on application- 1 as a, = -— "* - £I_TO;£4- perd * *<> be made by pei. <? iVr ,, I , a °M of either «ci, fa »• their own localities, at work for us New S . onsiness. All meet with wonderfnl sac* S. oess Anyone oan do the work. Capital S. m>v /equired. We will start yon. ' Outfit g ( irorth £1 mailed free. Tbe emplcymon T ia particularly adapted to the region In which this publication olroulates, Boya be "* d v g*- 1 " 1 earn nearly as muoh as men, or Fall particulars and Instructions malic- ife ree. Now Is the time— don't delay, bat ly write to us at onoe, Address Stoiboh ill and Oo P*»tland Maine United State. n. (XX-- box of Clark's b4l pills wat - \J ranted to oure all disoharges f/om th arinary organs In either sex (acquired o constitutional), gravel and pains m baok. Gnaranteed free from meronrxrl^ Soid m boxes 4. 6d eaoh, by al ohemist] J * and patent medioine vendors. Sole pro prletors, The Lincoln and Midland Coon '■ ties Drag Co., Linooln, England. Fof sale by the wholesale Houses. . A ___________________________ J. ~ — ; ■*-«- ms SPKITO AND SXJMMEB , J ] y FASHIONS, nd Ex "TONOABIB^ARAWA,": 42* D ith _____ rii G. L. Beath & Co, of SPECIAL LONDON BARGAINS in* Selected by our Mr Malcolm m London, IHSPHOTIO-. IKVITJ-D. ter VV enwnerato several aslnrider:-- .DBESS BEPAJRTMENT. -j, _____ id 426 yards Oheck Crep_ Dress Stuffi nana! ra town puce lljd, ;now B_d. irs 416 yards Stripe Cxfepe Dress Btuft nsual price Is 2d, now 9Jd. 515 old* 8 ° hen& Alpaca » nßqal Price fiJ<*,n«w *. 552 yards Shot and Plain Poplinettes. usual ? a price Is 4Jd, now Is O^d. . 810 yards Greyand Brown Belg-i, usual price XOJd, now 6sd. r 278 yarda Grey and Brown Beiff . nsoal price Is OJd, now 7_d. n 2 Oases Black French Merinos and Cash* meres, Is 3d to 3s 3d, , t FANCY DEPAETMENT, al _____ be 185 J doz. Ladies' BUk Handerchiefs from 10_d, all at London price. 66 doz. Guipure Lace, 4id and 6d per yard. j worth Is and Ib 6d. aw- jaswa et 126 doz. Pnre Linen Habit Collars 10id usual price Is 3d. * - 86 doz. Ladies' Fanoy Aprons, one»third under usual price. ..»--»• 84-inch and 40-inch Lace for Dresses, all colors from Is 6d. ■ * s MANCHESTER DEPART- MENT. p 8 Cases Oream and Brown Holland, grand I value, _id to Is. ,B * j | 8 Oases Nottingham Lace Curtains. 2b 6d I upwards. 7 oaaeß0 aaeß New Prints and Galateas; all tha latest colorings and styles from ncr yard. * m S.Oases Strong Ootton Shirtingß. from 4Jd c pei yard. * All tho beat makes of White Calico and Sheetings m Great Variety, and marked at , very small advance. " 8 TAILORING DEPABTMENT 0 — mmmmm , A large selection of the Very Latest Styles m Colorial. Scotch, and English. Tweeds an* . Worsteds for -nits and Trouserings, Suits made to measure m first-class style at most 3 reasonable rates. J " * t _____ A Trial Solicited [ Gr. L. Beath & Co., 1 ABGYLE HOUSE, CHRISTCHURCH. STEEDMAN'S SOOTBINGf POWDER FOB CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH CAUTION TO PURCHASERS, The value of this well-known. Family Mcd cine has been argely tested m allpartsaf »h world, nnd by all grades of society, forunwai of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned, ?*en sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which m OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori gina us to have deceived many purchasers The proprietor thereto." Cjels it due to; i public to give a ipecial nation against the uss of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested to fully observe the four following d , characteristics, without wh.ch none genuine: — ist.— ln every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH SURREY, are engraved on the Governmen Stamp affixed to each packet. and.— Each Single Powder nas directions fo the dose, and the words, John Stbbdman Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd. — The name, Steedman, is always melt with two EE's. r 4th. — The manufacture s carried on sole at Walworth, Surrey, SolO. m Packets by all Cheaist and Mcdi cine Vendors. Kemfj. tfORNK, Prossbr and Co



GBATEFHIj— COMFORTING. EPPS'S OOOOA. BREAKFAST, BT a thorough knowledge of the natnra 1 laws whloh govern the operations oi digestion and nutrition, and by a oarefu application of the fine properties of wel refected coooa, Mr. Epps has provided onr breakfrsst tables with a delioatel; flavoured beverage whioh may save nt many heavy doctor's bills. It Is by the nd'oions nse of snoh articles of diet thai a constitution may be gradually bsiit uj nntll strong enough to resist every ten denoy to disease. Hundreds of anbtl . maladies *.re floating -.?.und ns ready c attack wherever there 7 weak point, ; We may escape many a fatal ehi-ft by i keeping ourselves well fortified with pur< ' food and a properly nourished frame.— » An artiole m the Oivil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk i Sold m Jib packets by Grocers, labeller thus : — JAMES EPPS AND CO., HOMfJ-OPATHIO OHIMISTS, LONDON, ENGLANI KEATING'B POWDBR. KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. KILLS BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES. HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, HARMLESS TO ANIMALS, but is unrivalled m destroying FLEAS BUGS, COCKROACHES, BEETLES MOTHS m furs and every other specie of insect. Sportsmen will . find thi invaluable for destroying fleas m thei dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs, The PUBLIC are CAUTIONED tha packages of the genuine powder bear th autograph of THOMAS KEATING Sold m tins by all Druggists. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS — KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAI ~" both m appearance and taste, furnishing n most agreeable method of administering th ' only certain remedy for INTESTINAL 0 THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly saf and mila preparation and is especial! adapted foi ' children. Sold m tins by al Druggists, Proprietor— THOMAS KEETING, London SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH HOLLOWAY'S FILLS & JINTMENT THIS UNIVERSAL MEDIOINE IS . HOUSEHOLD REQUISITE EVER- WHERE, THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervoi system, and act most powerfully yet soothing] __ on the 10 LIVER AFD BOWELS, J2 Promoting Digestion and Assimilation, an endowing the wholr bodily frame wit Strength and vigor. Nervous Headache; 3 Tremblings, -with Lassitude and Genen Debility quickly yield to the potent force ( 20 these well-known Pills, and they are vi rivalled m theit efficacy m all 35 FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, skin blemishes pimples and_ boils, better than any cth« <. family medicine known. THE OII.TMENT * HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION It heajs every kind •of Sore, Ulcer an _ Wound, more certainly than any other know; salve. Its marvellous penetrating powei » render it invaluable m all __ THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES, Curing Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthma reducing Glandular Lumps, clo*ing am healing Abscesses and Fistulas, fo alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, And Neuralgia it is unsuspassed, faila to remove Scurf and every species 1 diseaas. — The Pills and Ointment are manufacture! No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533 ford street, London), and are .old by a Cidors of Patent Lines throughout tb — vilized World. Directions for use m almost every languag -V Purchasers should look to the Labs! "xVoX :and Boxes. If the address and;str?e aot on they ate sp uiious ; Oriza Perfumery, n 207, Rue St. Honorrf, Paris, )f T" E GRAND'S SPEOIAL PRODUCTS * Savon- Orisa (Orisa Soap)— From the for ff mule of Dr p. Revell. The best soaj for rendering the skin white and eoft. Sweetly and refreshingly scanted (rose, green and white). Savon-Oriza- Veloute, exquisitely per- ,| fumed for the toilet and baths n Savon-Oriza Oriza Soap)— No. 2, extra , fine, m boxes, 6 oakea, 12 exquisite , perfumes, No. 1 Orlsa-Savon-Inoorore, superior qaallty, t rose tea, white heliotrope and white t violet > Orlia-Tonlca (extraot of plants) to oleanße * the hair— new mown hay, mossrose, ' violet, eto. Ori_a-Powder— Flowers of Carolina rice ; for Boften.ng and refreshing the ' Bkin ; m excellent boxes, with powder ! puff ' Orisa- Veloute— Flowers of rice powder, adhering to the skin, with the per- fume of new moon hay Orlsa-Flowert. (white and ambered) — An exoellent toilet water, tonio to the skin, sweetly and delioately per* fumed _. qua-Orlsa— New toilet water, refreshing the skin Orlsa-Hay — A toilet water with the per- fnmo of new moon hay Orisa- Aoldnline— Toilet vinegar, aromatlo and dblnfootant, specially adapted for ladies' toilets Orlia-Scotoh-lavender— Sprigs of Soo oh lavender flowers j a rloh toilet water Eau-de-Oologne.Oriia— The high-life tol* let water Orlia- Water— Concentrated and distilled. Extraot of superior Ean de Cologne Goattes-Oriza-Dentifrloe — An exillr for preserving the teeth and gnms ln good health and preventing deoay Oriia-Dentaire, m paste or powder, for whitening the teeth withont affeoting the enamel ! Ess Oriza et Orixa-Lyß — Perfumes for scenting linen and the handkerohief 1 wlthont staining I Orisa*oll— Variously perfumed ; for ren- dering the hair soft and brilliant, and preventing om falling off Orlsa-Laote (Orisa Milk)— An emulsive lotion refreshing tonlo to the skin, removing red spots and preventing wrinkles on the face Oreme Orisa (of Ninon de Lonoloß) — For prodnolng a beantifnl whito complex* , ion with the olearneas and velvety softness of youth Orisallne-Oolorante (the best hair dye)— For Instantaneously dyeing the hair to any shade, and with no danger to j health. In boxes, eaoh with brash, I < oomb, prospectus, and bottle ; ar ln l boxeß, the bottle only without aooes* I , sorles I Eas Orlsa-Inoolore Violette of the Osar, fj a most exquieite perfome; qnlte a nosegay of violets Ess Orisa Suave white hellotiope— Bon- quetpf the flower, Jf $94



T)AILWAY TIME-TABLE-^OHRIST- Ii OHUROH, OAMARU DUNEDIN. South, Week Days. Exp. a.m. a.m. p.m, p.m. Ohristchurch depart 7.20 8.10 1.1 4.15 Addington Jun.  7.27 ... 1.23 , Middleton ... „ * ... * Sockburn ..,  * ... * Hornby ... arrive .7.45 ... 1.4 Hornby depart 7.58 ... 1.45 ' Templeton ... „ 8.2 ... 1.58 ■ Weedon's ...  * ... * f Rolleston Jun. arrive 8.22 837 2.171 ' Rolleston Jub. depart ... 8.39 2.21 Burnham ... „ .... ... 2.34 5.9 Selwyn ... „ 2.56 5.2S Dunsandel ... „ ... * 3.5 5.3. ' Rakaia ... „ ... 9,33 3.47 6.15 ' Chertsey ... „ ... * 4.2 6.3* Dromore ... „ ... * * * Ashburton ...arrive ... 10.15 4-35 7. 1j * Ashburton depart] ... 110.251 4-451 — Tinwald ... „ ... ... 4,54 , Winslow (for 1 I ' Longbeach... „ ... j * $.1$ Windermere ... „ * ... * Hinds ... ... „ ... * 5.40 . Ealing * *i * ? Rangitata Island „ * ... * t Rangitata t ...  8.20 * 6.27 tf Orari (for Geral* ra dine „ 8.45 * 6.51 .0 Winchester (for.j Geraldine) ... „ 9.0 11,55 7.11 Temuka 9.14 12.6 7.26 3j Arowhenua .„ „ * ... * j B Seadown ,„ „ * ... * Washdykejun. „ 9.44 ... 7.59 Timaru ...arrive 9.5512.37)8.10 id _. .1 P- m -l Timaru... depart 7.20 12.57 4- 2 5 Normanby ... „ * ... * St Andrews'' .« „ 8.0 1.25 5.5 D P, ta f io , v. "* »» o' 14 c S ' l9 ? a Makikihi .. „ 8.32 1.44 5.37 . H00k... ... „ • .. * ■ Studholme Jun. „ .« 2.3 6.10 «' Waihao ... „ * ... ' \ lB Waitaki North „ 9.52 ... 7.0 oe Waitaki South  10.3 ,« 7.10 In Hilderthorp ... „ * ... * n, Richmond , M „ * ... * de Pukeurijun , 10.40 ... 7.40 Town Belt ... „ • .... * — Oamaru ... „ ii.iq 3.10 8.0 Oamaru... depart 725 3.22 1.0 Hampden ... „ 9.8 4.36 3.20 Hillgrove ... „ 922 ... 3.40 Q o Palmerston .„ „ 10.30 5,23 4.45 °y Waikouaiti ... „ 11.5 5.55 P Waitaki ... „ 12. 1 1 6.40 ,£. Dunedin ... ar ye 1.20 7.40 "Sf ~ ne North. Week Days. ia* a.m. a.m. p,m. p.t — Dunedin ...depart 7.0 8.10 4.12 or Port Chalmers „ * 8.34 * rf. Waitaki ... „ 8.25 ... 5.26 H0 Waikouaiti ... „ " 9.35 9.58 6,36 a< | Palmerston ... „ * 10.22 7.15 u_ Hampden .« „ * 11.17 8.17 c> oarriaru "• i> * i2.y>\ 9.50 j e Oamaru ...depart 7. a0 19.50 4.20 an Town Belt ...  * .- * _ Pukeuri Jun. ... „ 7.43 ... 4.43 Richmond ,_,  * ... " XI Hilderthorp ... „ * ... * )n Waitaki S. ...  8.12 ... 5.15 Waitaki N. ... „ 8.20 ,« 5.25 D, Waihao ... „ • ... * k 0 Studholme Jun. „ 9.15 2.0 6.20 Hook ... !, * ... • nt Makikihi ,_, „ 9.42 2.16 6.47 1 Otaio.,, ... „ 9.56 c 7.1 * St. Andrews ... „ 10.14 2.34 7.19 nd JJprmanby ... „ * ... * vJ Tlm *"> ... „ 10.50 3.3 7*55 Timaru ...depart 7.30 3.17 ... 5.: . Washdykejun. •„ 7.43 ... .., 5. m Seadown ... „ • ._,.„"* n * Arowhenua * * Temuka ... „ 8.14 3.49 .„ 6. en Winchester (for Geraldine) ... „ 8.30 4. 1 ... 6. Orari (for Geral* (k- dine ... „ .4 * .„ 6. Rangitata S. ... „ 1 • ._, __, Do. Island ... „ Ealing ... „ • * ... .. Hinds ... „ 9.57 * Windermere ...  * ,„ ...  Winslow (for Longbeach.-. „ 10.17 * „_ „ Tinwa ,_, 10.31 Ashburton arrive 10.40 5,27 . a.m. Ashbuiton depart 10.55 5.37 7.10 Dromore ... „ * * • Chertsey ,„ „ 11.34 * 7.49 Rakaia ... „ 11.53 6.19 8.9 Dunsandel ... „ 12.30 * 8.46 Selwyn ,„ „ .2.40 * 8.57 Burnham ... „ 12.57 * 9.1$ Rolleston Tun, arrive 1.8 ) 7.11 .„ Rolleston Jun. depart 1.1 l 7. 13 ~b Weedon's .„ „ * b b Templeton _», „ I. b b Hornby ...arrive I. 3 Hornby depart 1. 44 b ~b\ Sockburn ... „ * b * Middleton .-.  * b 10.9 Addington Jun. „ 2.4 b Christchurch arrive) a.io 7.55 l * Platforms only. Trains do not stop i these unless required. Notice should be giv . to the guard at the previous slopping static by any passenger wishing to alight at one < these platforms. b Trains stop to put down passengers oni] c Stops on Saturdays only, if required. + Starts from Rangitata on Saturdays oni] on other days it starts from Orari. CHRISTCHURCH AND LYTTELTOK Passenger trains leave Christchurch at 6.5* 7-3°. 8.5. 9-5 i 10.25, a.m., 12.0, 1,25, 2.4 c 4.0, 5.30, 6.15, 6,50. 8.15, p.m,, arrive i Lyttelton 7.20, 7.55, 8.30, 9.30, 10:50, a.m. 12.35, 1.50, 3.5, 5.5, 6.40, 7.15, 8.4 c p.m. Trains leave Lyttelton for Christchurch a 6-SO, 7.30, 8.35, 9.35, 11.20, a.m„ 12.4 c 3.0, 3.25, 4.30, 5.15, 6.0, 7.20, 9.0, p.m. arrive m Christchurch 7.15, 7.55, 9.0. io.p 11.45, a.m., 1.5, 2.25, 3.50, 4.55, 5.40, 6.25 7*45. 9.25. P.m. Extra Trains. An extra train on Thursdays leaves Christ church for Lyttelton at 11.15 p.m., and 01 Saturdays at 10,0 p.m. An extra train leavei Lyttelton for Christchurch on Thursdays al 11.45 P.m.. and on Saturdays at 10.30 p.m. RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS BRANCH. To Methven i a,m. p.m. Rakaia ...depart! .on 6.40 Hatfield ... „ IO $ Somerton ... „ j X Z ' Mitcham ... „ Z Z Sherwood ...  Z Z Lauriston ... „ ZS3 7-33 Urrall .. ,„  10. J Lyndhurst ... „ Z Z Cairnbrae *>• > . Z t Methven ... arrive jo] 8.10 To Kakaia I a. in. f a.m. p.m. Methven ... depart 1.6.40 .7.55 04.35 Cairnbrae ... „ Z Z .X Lyndhurst .- „ + X j Urrall ... ... „ X i X Lauriston ... „ 7.17 8.32 ' 5.12 Sherwood , „ J X X Mitcham ... M X t , t Somerton ... „ . Z t Hatfield ... „ Z t X I Rakaia... ... arrive 8.0 9.15 5.55 X Platform only. a Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. b Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridaye. The others run daily. MOUNT SOMERS BRANCH, I To Mount Somers . p.m. Tinwald Junction _«, ...depart 5.21 Chelmsford .» ... .... „ J Westerfield ... ... ... „ $ Hackthorne Road ... .... „ J Valletta ... .~ ... „ Anama _. ,_, ... „ J Cavendish , „ , • J Mount Somers arrive 6.45 To Tinwald a.m, .Mount Somers .« ...depart Cavendish .„. ._. ... „ % Anama , ... <.* .„ t Valetta .. , m ... „ Hackthorne road ,m . M ,1 Westerfield •• , „ Chelmsford ._, . ... „ \ . Tnwald JiwcUon . f _ «•• arrive ?|<s 1



Public Notices. .1 Ha_MORBHOIDIOON A SURE OURE for PILES. A ne w discovery. Forwarded to any addresß - on receipt of 7s 6d. Communications strictly confidential. , WALTER B. MOSS, ' Ashburton. ] jn TT A W XI N 8 : While thanking his Customers for tho ■ success, already obtain_d m his new enter- ' prise, has just received a freßh supply and is prepared to Sell as Cheap aa any ; House m Ashburton. Also,— A new line of Men'B, Ladieß' and Chil- dren's Boots aud Shoes, ju 3t m from the Manufacturer. ' O H earnestly solicits a call. Motto : Email profits and quick returns »T.O MEET THE TIMES ' C. TRUCKLE, PROPRIETOR of the Prince Albert Boarding - House, Wills Street j Ashburton, next Oddfellows' Hall, while thanking his many Friends and Customers 1 for their liberal support for the past 10 , yeaiß, solicits a continuance of the came. * Board and Lodging, 14s 16s, 18s per week ; or 3s per day. Board only, 10s per week. Dinnero only, 4s per week. 6 ««__m^_» l " Good accommodation for Families, and '* private rooms for Ladies. 7 52 »> n mOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND !■ J. STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly oorreot all irregularities, Bnd relieve the distressing symptoms bo pre- valent with the sex. Boxes la lid and Is " 3d, of all Ohemlsts and Patent Medicine S Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholerale of all the Wholesale EL Houses. Beware of Imitations. BLANOARD'S IODINE OF b1 IRON PILLS 4 PPROVED by the Academy of Medicine ___L of Paris, are specially recommended by '• the Medioal Celebrities of the World fcr JO Scrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc), ths etaly >r stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weak* )r ness, Poorness of Blood, and for stimulating and regulating its periodic course. None genuine unlesß Bigned " Blancard, 40, rue Bona- T parte, Paris." Sold by Druggists and Chemise throng-ion. he Colonier - mOWLE'S pennyroyal and steel pills for X females qulokly corre. tall Irregulari- ties and relieve thedlstresi ng symptoms so prevalent, with the sex. Boxes Is lsd and 2b 9d, of all ohemlsts. Prepared only by ie E.T, Towle, ohemist, Nottingham, Eng- ? land. Wholesale of -al the wholesale 0 Aousea. — Beware of Imitations. 1 12 EOR COUGHS, OOLDS, Brokohiti Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, &o, D TRAY'S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, - J\_ Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &o with Ohlorodyne. KAY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expeo*orant, for Coughs, Colds, - and Ohest Oomplaints. R JT AY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs, md " XV Oolds, Is eqaally serviceable for Horses and Cattle. ttt TT^AY'B TIO PILLS, a speoifio In L _l\_ Neuralgia, Face-ache, &o. Con- f tains Quinine, Iron, &o. o /^OAGULINE.— Cement for Broken ■ \J A rtloles, g [ Sold Everywhere. 18 , Sole Makers:— KAY BROS., Stock- ist port, England > ie ■ — .... -. ie rs >c m is ie « PRINTING Off ALL KINDS JNOLTJDINU- Blllheada Clroulars • Mem..andu_i Formi Agreements Llon< Conditions o Sal*' Cataloguer Posters, &0.,' And every desoriptlon ot LEGAL AND OOMMERO AL \ c i \ LETTER-PRESS I C » exeouted ot file shortest notice and Iv the C LATESTjDESIGNS { i L S S SPECIAL r and most favorable terms ouerect to Si Fi WHOLESALE O^PrfiRSJ ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Ti Cl "W OFFIOK g



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Business Notices. - !....,. . i .  ■ I' I . ■  ■ 11 - ill I TO LET— A Five-roomed Houbo m Cox Street, at present m the occu- pation of Mr Claridgo T BULLOOK. TO LET — At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain and ohaff store. T. BULLOOK. . A SHBURTON PERMANENT i\, BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOOIET*. The above Society pays Interest at the . rate of 4$ per oent. per annum for De posits «t Oall, 5 pe* cent, per annum foi three months, and 6 _/or oent, per annua lf fixed for Smonthi or over, J WARD, M&rsgor. E Office: — Arcade Ohacuoers, jJnmei S stroß* KEATING'S POWDER destroys oth fleas, moths, bedtles, and all nseots, whilst quite harmless to domestl animals. In exterminating beetles th g„ uocess of this powder is extraordinary g. la perfeotly olean ln application. ne artiole you purchase Is KEATING'i Imitations are noxious and ineffeotoa Bold ln tins, 6d, Is, and 2s 6d eaob, by shemists. 4 ___ ~ MOUNT SOMERS & METHVEI ROYAL MAIL OOAOH. On and after January Ist, 1885, ti undersigned will rnn a Ooaoh eaoh Moi LE day, Wednesday and Saturday, starting t noon from Hood's Hotel, Mount Somer for Sprlngbum and Alford Forest, thei connecting with Duffs Ooaohfrom Methve T, returning same evening. Fares— Sprini burn, 2s, return, Ss ; Alford Forest, . return, 6s. 1 S7 T. HIX. ,ri, mINWALD AND MOUNT SOMEB L RAILWAY. WOUNT SOMERS AND OAVENDIS! ROYAL MAIL OOAOH. The above Ooaoh leaves Hood's hot or Oavendish Railway Station every da meeting each train. Passengers by morning train may pr eeed by coaoh to Alford Foreßt, thence Methven m time for the laßt train f Ohristchurch, or may return m time f the last train for Ashburton. Parcels anC Orders will receive eve] attention. Hcrses and Buggies on hire In JOHN HOOD E. S. BEAN, * d COAL AND FIREWOOD MBBOHA_.T, by k_>EGB to inform hia Friends and the Pool tor J-* generally that he haß Borne Ilia, j Bridge Timber on hand, and is prepa .tr y take orderß for Timber Either for Bridge or House Building u'posc BEBT NEWCASTLE, MAL'VERN, AS "WESTPORT COAL m Btock, delivered — CHEAPEST BATES. R. S. BEAN, West Street, Ashbuiton, MYARD AND BLAYN PAPE }N CJ*^ T^ years of great bucccbb proclaim O superiority m the treatment of Viole Colds, Irritation of tho Chest, Aohing, Spraii Sprains, Sores, Scalds, Corns, Bnmons, S< Corns, etc. This medicine, tbo property .it. which has been established more than half century by thousands of cures, iB of an inval to able use m many inflammatory diseases again ull which there are not many effi actons remedii ;ho and is therefore jnstly considered by a gre a number of our most eminent physicians as t -j most active and least irritating agent m I bove affections. In order to avoid counterfeiting, Mest Fayard and Blayn's signature haa to'i required on every roll of paper and < che box. Wholesale 30, Rue Baint-Merri, Pai (France) and sold by all Chemists m t olonies: H. Matson and 00. m FOR SALE •as • te Woolpacks m Woolpacks ze * iy ►s, Woolpacks re al JTHE HEAVIEST AND BEST IN ASHBURTON. H. MATSON & CO. Money to Lend IN jLARGE {OR SMALL SUMS. Apply H. MATSON & CO. r i U - iii. i ... I HAVE BEEN ;APPOINTED AGENT _Turf TUB MERCANTILE FINANCE [CO., GH;RIST i OHUI.C__. / Who are prepared to'advane^MoneyJupon BILLS 03? SALE,, MORTGAGE OP STOOK, CROP LIENS* OR OTHER SECURITY. Da THOMAS.



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The Stud. mHE AMERIOAN TKOTTING HORSE Blackwood Abdallati, Will stand this season at Lyndhurst, Dun- das, and at owner's Stahle, Ashburton. For particulars apply to MAX. FRIEDLANDER, TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN TFI METHVEN AND LADRISTON DIS TRIOT& mHE CLYDESDALE COLT,— Diplomacy, 3red by John Grigg, Esq., of Long- beach, Diplomacy's sire is Lord Beacons field, dam Pleasant by Prince Charlie, For particulars and termß apply to D. MoKENDRY, 10tl8 ' Cairnbrae. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THI ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. mHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE COLT Johnny's Taney. Bred by Mk James Gow, of Taier by Lord Salisbury, dam Sally 2nd. "* For particulars and termß, apply to MAX FRIEDLANDE 9f148 Propr TO STAND THIS SEASON, AT OWNER'S LIVERY STABLES, ah BURNETT STREET. ds te, mHE THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE Athlete , ad Bred by Mk Sibbald, of Burkes Pass. -6 ATHLETE is a beautiful brown, an , stands 15 hands 3 inches high. Ho is b Detraotor, dam Promised Land. Detractc is by the celebrated Traducer, Promise Land by The Pier. For extended ped gree see N._s. Stud Book. For particulars and terms apply GEO. F. SOOTT, Proprietor. 10t97 Bazaar Livery Stables. TO STAND THIS SEASON. mHE THOROUGHBRED STALLIO: Wizard, >S By King of Clubs, dam Charnij bot imported. WIZARD is half brother t Spado Guinea and Stonyhurst, and fu brother to Charmer, nnd waa bred by th Middle Park Stud Company, He iB beautiful whole-colored chestnut, an shows grand power and quality. -• For full particulars apply to O. KEAKNS, Or Wm. HEALY, Proprietors, 9*12 Ashburton. TO TRAVEL THE ASHBURTON AN] LONGBEACH DISTRIOTS. mHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE, Young Major. YOUNG MAJOR is by Major, who wa imported to Tasmania from England b; R. Q. Kermode, Esq He took first priz' at thp Boyal Society's Show m England and many first prize, m Tasmania. YOUNG MAJOR was bred by Mr Jame £tark, his dam, Smiier, imported fron lasmania, where she waa a first prizi [j! taker, and her progeny gained mani m awards. «, Teems : One Mare £3 ; groomage, 6s payable first service. For 3or mon 6 mares, property of one owner, epecia ' terms may be agreed on. I_ ANDREW DAWSON, jo Proprietor, 131 Waterton. j. — ___ — TO STAND THE SEASON' * AT , GROVE FARM* TINWALD, * mHE THOROUGHBRED HORSE, • Perkin Warbeck ll, PEDIGREE. {j _ Touchstone . s Newminster _ ' n _ - * /-v « •"" Beeswing r ri ?> CO .-5 • — CO E Palma Emilius d '" r __T rrancesca I 4J H -£ ~ I H_. . Voltaire ";p Voltigeur  , r Ujj7 Martha Lynn n.2 — U^ 6 Swec -briar £| (g Stockwe Cn Eglantine J p. _===_ __ g Touchstone /» 15 ?J Newminster _ J>£ 3 Beeswing je I \7 A 5; Palma Emilius H J3 Franccsca Md it ■- -J Melbourne P«"j Prime Minister „ |lj « tj, Pantalonadc w'i p — S a Candlestick Prime Warden Maid of . I I Mu-glileyj PEBKIN WARBECK 11. lia'slpkndid action, possesses great strength, i a as handsome as they are made, and is a horse calculated to throw a moat valuable class of racing or other stock, An examination of his pedigree will show that he possesses a double strain of the celebrated Adventurer blood, and is one of the very beet bred animals m the bouthem Hemisphere, The sons of Newminster have, as a family been more succes-ful at the stud than any family of modern days, and with the exception of Hermit, who is now standing m England at 200 guineas, Adventurer, the grandsire of Perkin Warbeck 11. has produced the most winners of them all. For further particular apply to |EDWABD GATES, I Grove F»rm, TiawaJdc



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Public Notices 00 .wi <D , _ 1 b rr s« ah § h Hg g ! r, g H S H . if) Eh fc i «i:»iSai«s EJSH'^E rA hgs g*.sU * lt I « o » ' I ■ '- 111 I _■■_-! I ■» ■ I. 1.. 11.l — _^_— -I I ASHBURTON WOOLLEN FACTORY CO. ANDREW ORR RECEIVED First Prize for the Ash j burton Woollen Factory Co's Goods at the Annual Show for Tweeds, Blankets, Flannels, Fingerings, Bugs, &o. j Why send for Goods Manufactured elsewhere, when we have First-class Goods made up m the plaoe, and about J £6000 Spent annually on woges, benefiting hundreds of people directly and indirectly Support Local Mnitr*, LSD PTJECHASE YOUE GOODS KOM ANDREW ORR. ISald racing club. ANNUAL MEETING. JANUARY 2ki>, 1888. President. Donald Mclean. VICB'PnESIDKNIS. J. O; N. Q-.igg :-jld (i. J-. Strachey Jcdgb. Matthew S titt Stewards. Jame-n Beg», Gro. J9u>{>,H_ Fowler, M. (■cott.i,. Jephßci-. Treabureh. M. Scott. Star i eh. J.avid Thoa-ae, Clerk of the Folks. Stephen Glarßr, , ULKRK t F THE COURBB. B.Bnnke. Hakdicappbrs. Ttie Comn_itt.o. First Kace to stait panctnally at 12.80. 1. Handicap Hurdle Bace, of 15 .ovs; oyer 6 flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in bigh. Second horae to receivo _0s -from the stake. Nomination, 10a j acceptance. db. 1 1 miles. 2i Novel Hcrdle Bacb, of 20 boys ; over 6 flights of hurdles, .bout Bft 6in high. i_ n ?.°_ be EpW b y anction, and the whole of the pioeeeda to go to the fnnds of theClnb. Weight l'Oat. Post entrance 10s. 1 J miraa. 3. Tinv^al^ Ci-i? Hai.dioap, ef 30 soys. Eecond horse to reoeive £6 from the stake. il?"** 1 "" 1 - -to l acceptance, 15a. 1£ 4.. -Trottinc- Baoe, Time Handicap, of 15 soys. Second horse to receive 50a from t*e Btake. No weieht under lOst, Nomina- j tion, 10b ; acceptance, ss. Poll and go. 6. Maiden Bace, of io bovb. Weight /or age. Entrance, 10a; 1 mile. S. Flying Handicap, of lOsavs. Entrance 6 furlong?. WIDQeC '"^ 71b P enalt y« 7. Novel Bage, of 20 soys. Winner to be sold by aso turn, and the whole ot the pro- ceed? ls> go to the fnnds of the Olub. entry, 10a. Weight, Bat up. 6 fur- longß. 8. Consolation Handicap, of 10 eovs. En- trance, 1 Oh. l mile. 9. Hurry B curry, for entrance money. En- trance, 10s. For horses that have never ' won pablic money. Catch weights. BULES AND BEGULATIONS. 1. W» entry for the above Eaces will te re- ceived except on the condition that all dis- putes^claunß, and objections arising ont of the roeiag shall !>_ decided by the Bhw? B m waom they may appoint, their decision on all fomts connected with the earning ont of this programme to be final. 2. C. J.C. rules will be m force. 3. The races are open to any horao com- monly resident m the district from the Ist of October. 1887, to the date of meating, and SKf £ y - a *?F on who bM teßi<J ed m the dietnet dnnng the came period. -.- 4 ;T. The d A ßt . ict » bovo mentio ed ia bounded b? the 52ri 7 BeIWJn ' " nd ° n the 80n^ h 5. Five per cent will be deducted from the K 8 ?l 0 " monieß P a yabl. m accordance with this proeramme for expenses of the conrse. 6. No i protest wi»b ? received unless lodged S_ ?• I ?i mnt <x «it«r the race hos been run, to which the r.rot. et rcfera, nnd mußt bo ao sompaDied by £2 ia eas __ 7. Horees breaking im tbo Trot must pull Wards. t0 th ° Batißfa ction cf the hJfutds'SroiSb: aPd acee P ta "es[got<, - . NOMINATIONS. a Fr« „i? 1 f minatlo I 8 mDSt b 9 accompanied by h Pees, age name, description of hor.,, colors of ci rider, to be m tbo bandß of the Secretary ad ol iresßed Scott's HoM, Tinwald, bofore 10 d m m fiatmday, December 10th, 1887. P _ . _. WEIQHTJ?- f| .eS_-|etl^. bedeCiared on Saturday, 17th ' J| ACCEPTANCES. S( H An efficient Band will be on the ground also 8 « , totaluator of the most approved make of CJwgef-Adultß, l_ each, chiSren, half m moo j carriages, 2a 6d each j horßes to sad<% 0 OYRIh JEPHSON, v Sooretary,



Story of a Postal Card. '■ i was affected with kidney and urinary " For twelve years I" After trying all the doctors and patent medicines I could hear of I used two. bottles of Hop " Bitters •" u^, l^ 130 P erfe c«y cured. I keep ifc "All the time I" - Respectfully, 13 p. Booth, S^lsbury, ' Term., May 4, 1883. y ' t* t. 3 Bbadfobd, Pa., May 8, 1875. It has cured me of several diseases, such as nervousness, sickness at the stomach, monthly troubles, etc. I have not seen a ; ... »ck day. m years since I took Hop Bitters. All my neighbors use them. Mbs Fannie Gbeen. "t i_ A * HBUBNnAM . Mass., Jan. 14, 1830. l Have been very sick over two years. They fill gave me up as past cure. I tried tho most Skilful physicians, but they did not reach the worst part. The lungs and heart would fill up ©Very night and distress me, and my throat was very bad. I told my children I should never die m peace till I had tried Hon Bitters. When I had taken two bottles tho* helped.me very much indeed. When- 1 bad taken two more bottles I was well. There was a lot of sick folks here who have 3een how they cured me, and they used them and . were cured, and feel as thankful as I do that • there is so valuable a medicine made. Yourß truly, Mbs_ Julia G. Cc shing. ; $3000 Lost. « A tour to f-urope tbat cost roe 3,000 do is done " lees good than one bottlo of Hop Bitters ; they also " cured my wife of fifteen years' nervous weakne*., ••sleeplessness and dyspepsia."— Mr It M. Auburn, N.Y. ■ ■ ■ Baby Saved. We are thankful to say that our nursing baby was permanently cured of a danger- ous and protracted constipation and irregularity of the bowels by the uee of Hop Bitters by its nursing mother, which at the same time restored her to perfect *a*M.l*-*--' n - Parent " . Prosecute the Swindlers! If when you oall for Amerioan Hop Bitterß ' ?_f CT_Ti* w^ of H °P* *» the wU te label and \ ;Jfr SotOe'e name blown m the bottle), the ] w«f «--? andß . on * aQ yt hi °g but American Hop Bitters refuse it and Bhun the vendor as yon would a viper ; and if he has taken your ' •raoney for anything elw indict him for the i fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle imalolh m y ° U hberal1 7 iox tbe COD