The Ashburton Guardian.

ASHBURTON. THUESDAY, DECWMBEti 8. 1887

PRICE-uNE PENNY

VO.L. VIl.-No. 1730



E; McCallum , (LATE F ORR AND ALOORN) BEGS moßt reapeotfally to inform the inhabitants of Ashbutton and Sar. roanding Dlatriots, tbat he will open on SATURDAY, 15th INST, /hose premises m Tanored Street, known as Fowler's Baildinga, with a large and well Assorted Stock of GROOERIEB of the beat eeoriptionß, at Lowest Prloea Noik Addbess, — - K. McGALLTM, FAMILY GROOER, Next MITCHELL AND TURNER. io y TUCKER & RESELL TIMBER ANB COAL 3OECHANTS,; West Street, HAVE received, ex " Annie WilßO© Jfroin Auckland, a oargo of , SUPERIOR KADRI TIMBER, CONSISTING OF MNCH AND i-INCE SHELVING, T & G FLOOEING AND LINING. MOULDINGS, ABCHITRAV , A SKIRTINGS, Of Vakious PATTBKfrs, v> This Cargo will bo fitbrsd In'our Shed/" ao tbat Customers can receive it f dry ij seaaonedj aa they require it. ALSO,— BEST Newcastle Ooals v Es "Loongana and other vessels now landing. Shipments of X.ysaght t s Orb Qalvaoils Iron are now being landed, ex "Otago" and "Loch U On wn assortment. r-wmmm Westport and Mount Somers Goals ALWAYS IN STOCK, [Aud delivered at any Station at LOWEST POSSIBLE QUOTATION Tucker & Hestell



W. F, FANNAFORD. TINSMITH AND METAL- PLATE WORKER, BURNETT STREET, opposite II Mail," T/'EEPS m Btock and can make to order IV all varieties of TINWARE for DAIRYING aid FARMING pai poses, All Goods sold at lowest remunerative prJees. Repairs of any sort promptly executfd In a skilful manner. Please give a call . HORSE HAIR and~BEES-WAX pur- chased for CASH. 10 SADDIEEY I SADDLERY ! 1 MR A. IBELAND, haviug started m above Business, m premises next door to Ma Patching, Tent Maker, East Street, hopes, by strict attention to Busi ness, to merit a share of public patronage. THS LOWEST PEIOES CHARGED. Evwy iecjoisito m the Trade kept m Stock. P.S. — In order to encourage BueineFs, I intend to give a valuable Astronomical Telpecope, to be drawn for m 6 months. Each purchaser of goods, to value of £5, will entitle buyer to a ticket. 11°19 Wool. Wool. Wool. WE ARE PRFPA.BED TO MAKE LLBBBALS CASH- ADVANCES ON |TH£ ENSUING CLIP OP Wool Placed m cur bards for SALE,! Cur Premises, being well Lighted, afford epeoial advantages for displa.^^g Wool. No Commission charged on Advances, and no Commission charged for offering Wool unless a Sale is effect. d. WOOLPICKS AT LOWEST CURRENT BATES. FEIEDLANDEE BEOS., PETEE AUCTIONEER



"1^ /I\i Ai /^\ KIZI^DTJSTBIAL GAZETTE InHSL § PrfS IF £dmSk %"j T1 i ie bl f ncHn f? is entirely atten- J JrVMV S VWV i]^^^^ % ded to by Mr.. Ne'son himself, jfll' 2?yF : f;!i2ts2*>!% wk who is a Taster of great experi- ..._.._ Jy /O3'^Jef\ «k enc ?'. ant ! has ha d a special IN THE Iff jrr<MfSs&s&3k Y& training m the art." . |>9 M' /^sKK\ \ TIMAB^ HEHALD. Vl/ f\ e«\ a fl # nriX^'ffP^ »," T&& *3«n deserves the siio- L J IP? I V' £S # \ «l port tf all purchasers of Tea r\ V- /o f!Ml|^t-A %as*eartidetheyoaeria EM Bit rWZZw^M^t f\ m s "P erior t0 anything we ■rtO IS Bfiz U^^p^s^Q r ?ja have seen m this Colony." c b°v pi all ifeKaMsNk O/- ■• /^pfo^a^^gsga^tJA^^^^ \I Ji LP />£?' (Oft' 'AUOKUND,W£ I! GTO?J, CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN AGENTS EVERYWHERE, .' / SOLD IN ASHBUBTON BY H. M. CARSON And the principal storekeepers.



WAITED KNOWN.—That JAMES _BAKER has returned to ABh- burton e.ud opened a Cabinet Factory and Showrooms m his own premißeß, Havel ock street, opposite Harrison's Auction Miart; J.B. Saving a thorough knowledge of the trade is m a position to execute all orders entrusted to his care. By strict attention and moderate charges he will endeavor to merit a share of public patronage. Second-hand Furniture Bought, Sold, or ."Exchanged. , b!k3eiT bkos BUILDERS, UNDERTAKE as, &0., Corner Wakauui Boad and Onsa stieet, (Next Central Hotel,) Or at Baker and Brown's Ooach Factory Have ock Btreet; 11 $10 ill* LOOK HERE ! THE PEEMTEE TAILOE, Town Hall, IS making Tweed Suits m first class style from £2 10s Od. Trousers from 18a 6d (specialty). Heavy Saddle Tweed Suits, j&lOaOd, I GENTS' OWN MATERIAL MADE UP. Trousers, 7s 6d £Sac Suits, 355 ; Pagets, 40s, Terms OashJ TOWN~~HALL, EAST STBEET, ,;



MO.nEY TO LEND. I I HAVE £200, £400, £1,400 and other Bums, waiting investment on good freehold security at current rates of interest. JOHN A. CAYGILL, 10t58 Solicitor, Tancred Bireet ■F.Evon SCHOENEBERG, FRENCH POLISHER, CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTBREB, AND UNDERTAKER, HAS opened In Premises (next W, Patching) East street, and hopes to receive a fair share of public suppoit, being prepared to MAKE FURNITURE any design to order at OHRISTCHURCHf RATES. Planoß and Furniture re- polished at very low rates. 11*87 HEW SUMMER TWEEDS. IN thanking our Customers for pist favors received, and hoping fa j continuance of the came, we beg oa announce that we have just received t large assortment of Summer Tweede, , comprising all the latest designs, and of the Best Quality. These Tweeds consist principally of Ashburton Manufacture, and the sucoess the Ashburton Goods obtaiuod at the recent Show is a sufficient guarantee to their quality,! WE HAVE ALSO IN STOCK- HEAVY SADDLE TWEED?, WOBSTED COATINGS, SERIES, etc. Customeiß may rely on gettiDg the latest style, first-claaa fit and workman- ship. H.&E. CEAIGHEAD, Tailors, TANCREDISTREET, ASHBURTON,



10tl60 W. PATCHING. TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HOBSEOLOTH MANUFACTURER. j A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON Ha5L OF TENTS OF ALL SIZES CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. \ R Manilla .Hope Plongh Lines, Fißhing Linos, Clothes and Garden Linei*. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, JSpeoial attention is called to the well-assorted] STOCK OF HORSE OOVEES All made on the Premises, ! Tarieoimß from 6xß to 2«lx 30 always m stock. . , 1 " Oilskin Clothing made on the Premises, MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON EIRE. All Orpebs by JLetter ob Telegram Promptly Attended to, W- PATCHING^ 108B'x EAiST STREET, ASHBURTON} New Zealand Fire and Marine .Insurance Company Established ... . ... *.*• 1859. CAPITAL-— ONE MILLION THE PEEMIEEX&iWEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOiaiPRO:MPTNKSS_AND LIBERALITY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, also RISKS ON GROWING CROPP, THRESHING- MACHINES, &c, accepted at toweat current rat eg. QEORGET JAMESON ] AGENT, ASHBURTON.



BON A FI_DE SALE. GIVING UP BUSINESS IN ASHBURTON. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. MESSRS HALLEISTEIN BROS, HAYING DECIDED TO GIVE UP THEIR ASHBUETON BBANCH, WILL CLOSE THE SAME ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THXTBSDAY, November 29th and 30th and December Ist, FOE THE PURPOSE OF EEJIAKKING THE STOCK. To lose no time m winding up, all Goods will bo sold at and BELOW COST PRICE. * NOTICE is drawn to the fact that the LARGE STOCK consists of the Very Best Class of Goods, comprising,— MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING OF COLONIAL TWEED. Hosiery, SMrts, Scarves, Ties, Hats, Underclothing, Umbrellas, Portmanteaus, Ac, k. THE COMMODIOUS PREMISES ARE FREEHOLD, AND ARE FOR SALE. HALLENSTEIN BROS. SALE TO COMMENCE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1887 NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. EXTRAORDINARY DRAPERY SALE. ■ HAVES AND COS GREAT SALE ' FOR TWENTY-ONE DAYS, IS NOW ON. i TFHE Whole Stock wilHe oSfered at jracU 6TAKXIiIHfa REDUCTIONS as must command the attention of BTorjrone. J BARGAINS. BARGAINS. , BARGAINS. ! AS UNDER:- . MANTLES, Jackets, Costumes, Sun Shades, Millinery, Trimmea Hals ; and Bonnets, Flowers, Feathers, Laces, &o. I •AN ENORMOUS STOCK /j OF NEW Season's Dreggeß and Prints m the Newest Designs, at prices lower than ever before offered m Asbburton. SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF Ladies' and Children's Underclothing*. : Just Received-- A Special Line m Doctor Bennett Celebrated Corsets. Particular attention is called to the following part of the Sa!e]: — SLeelinge,' Calicos, FUanels Blankets, Qnilts, Curtains, Towels, and every requißite for Family ÜBe._ 9m^ GL-O I HilNlGi* MEN'S Youths' and Boy^ Clothing m A&hburton, Kaiapoi, Mosgiel, Wellington, and English Tweedß m all the Latest Styles, much belowpi ice " M "* i BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. THE Whole of our Superior Stock of Colonial and English BOOTS and SHOES we shall sell at prices never before>eard s of. HAVES AND CO- will during the Sale also give Is m the £ DISCOUNT, COME ONE. COME ALL. to the Great Sale of your old friends, HAVES AND CO. REMEMBER- POR TWENTY-ONE DAYS ONLY.



Public Notices. IMPERIAL TEA COMPANY MOKTEN'S BUILDINGS, CHBISTOHUBCH, Imperial Tea Company's Pure Blended JUBILEE GIFT has been awarded to Mrs Warten, South Belt, Woit Ghristchurch, value, £15 10s, Christmas and New Year Gifts, very Chaste, Handsome, and Valuable Christ- mas and New Tear's Gifts, six m number, now on view m the Company's Window, and drawing for which will take place on Januar 7th, 1888. Get COUPON with each Packet of Tea purchase d ; to be had of all Grocers and Storekeej ?rs m Town and Country. Over £40 given away m Gifts daring the last eight months. The best TEA m the Colonies. Try it once and you will nse it always. These Grand Teas are sold byj Mb D. McFarlane Ashburton Ma Wm. Baylis Aahburton Mb John Daly Eakaia Mb Wm. Cox Rakaia Mb Jas, Pattebson ... Chertßey is Byron says — I never, no, I never, Saw any man so yellow, How's yonr liver ? I (Yellow Dwarf.) TAKE MOOBE'S PILLS, Christchurch, March 9th, 1887. lam happy to testify to the value of yonr Liver and Stomachic Pills, having uted. I them for the last fourteen years, and can recommend them to every household with every confidence. — J. G. Gabfobth. Sole Agent for Aehburton,-— CHAS. NEATfi, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 7 166 HAVES & CO.'S Great Sale. OBLIGE BY READING THE FOLLOWING :— BLACK Btraw Hats only 3d Felt Hats were 8s 6d, now la Grey Calico, l£d | White Twill, 2|d Blankets, from 2s s£d Lot Velvet Buttons, all lz dozen for Id Cashmere Gloves, from 2d Men's Good Waterproof Ooata, from < 7s 6d I Lace Curtains, Is BoyB 1 Caps, 4£d Men's Black Felt Hats wera|6a^d now 2s 3d Heavy Dress Goods, s|d Lot of Wide Bibbons, Id Good Shirtings, 4£d Wool Squares, 6d Let of Diagona Coatawee2ls now 10s 6d A Grand Lot of Overcoats awfull Cheap, and a quantity of otLer goods J numerous to mention m this adverti ' ment. — -*> . In addition to the above, H. & Co. wi j during the Sale, give a Discount of One Shilling m the Pound. Only call and see the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND CO. S WILDING AND LEWIS, T>ARRISTERS AND QOLIGITORS P. WITbING, NOXABY FXTBUOi Offices: Next "Mstl" Otfico, Barnett-nt. Aehburton. Mr Whdino will attond the of the Aahburton Courts on Tuesday"! Friday*, *nd may be consulted persona on these days. The firm la now represented In Ash- burton by Mb Clayton, an English Solioitor of considerable experience, who will be m daily attendance at the offioe o receive Instructions *nd confet with clients LOW VITALITY. DR. CHURCHILL'S Syrup of Hypophospbite of Lime' prescribed by the faculty for the care of Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Debility. IT contains two of the principal in- gredients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are con- sidered deficient m the above complaints, viz., Phosphorus and I&me, It cannot be too highly recommended for Delicate Children, Dr. Churchill's Compound ISyrup of HYPOPHOSPHITES Is real Brain Food, and m cases ol Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion has acquired a world-wide reputation, Each bottle bears Bv v Churchill's signature, Price, 4f r. Prepared only by Swan, Chemist f 12, Rue OAjtTx<3uotrc ( Paris*



Public Notices FISHING SEASON. W. ZANDER HAS jnat received and opened up hie Now Stock of ANGLERS' GOODS, comprising Split Cane and other Bods, various prices, with Minnow and Fly Tops, Flies, Minnows, Lines, Hooks, Keels, Gut ■nd Gut Lines, W.P, Stockings, Fishing Bags, «nd every requisite for the Fishing {Season. Fishing Licenses for the Ash* burton County can ulao be obtained from him; Also m larger snppIy—ORICKET and LAWN TENNIS materials, Just opened up several cases of New TOBACCONIST WARES and FANOY GOODS, which will be sold at very low prices. Note the Address :— W. ZANDEB Hairdressing and Shaving Saloon. Billiard Boom with 2 first-class Tables upstairs BAST BTREBT, ASHBTJBTON. 9°70 q » a ■ •■> ■■■**? >- 1 E '. sgWg [R » XH » a 3 . O 3 IO f tlj ■g 1 I & • 2 OB TKWALD RAGING CLUB. ANIrtJAL MEETING. JANUARY 2nd, 1888. Pbssidbnt. Donald McLean. VIOB-PEEBiDBSTB. J. 0: N. Grigg and C. M, Strachey Judge. Matthew Stitt. Stewards. James Begg, Geo. Jatues, H. Fowlw, M. Scott, O. Jephson. Treasurhb. M. Bcotl. BTABTKR; David Thomas. CfcSRK or thb Scales. Stephen Clarki Ci"BBK of thb COURSE. B. Hanks. Haitdicappees. The Oommittee. First Bace to start punctually at 12,80. 1. Handicap Htjrdlb Bace, of 15 sots; over 6 flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6 in high. Second horse to receive 60s from the staka. Nomination. 10s : acceptance, Be; 1| miles. 2i Hovbl Huedle Eacb, of 20 soya ; over 6 flights of hnrdles, abont 3ft 6in high. "Winner to be sold by auction, and the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of theOlnb. Weight lOut. Post entrance 10e. H miles. 8, TnrwAU) Cup Haitdicap, ef 80 bots. Eecond horse to receive £5 from thettake. domination, 1&3; acceptance, 15s. 1£ miles. 4. TBOTTiNa Baob, Timb Handicap, of 15 cove. Second horse to receive 50s from the stake. No weight tinder 103k Nomina- tion, 10s ; acceptance, 53. Poll and go. Three miles. 6. Maidbn Baob, of 10 boys. Weight for age. Entrance, 10s; 1 mile. 6, Fi/ting Handicap, of 10 soys. Entrance ICb, Cop winner to carry 71b penalty. 6 furlongs. 7. NoTEii Baob, of 20 soys. Winner to be gold by auction, and Ihe whole of the pro* ceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Poet entry, 10a. Weight, Bst up. 6 far- longs. I. Consolation Handicap, of 10 boys. En. trance, 10s. 1 mile. 9, Hubby Ecubbt, for entrance money. En< trance, 10s. For horses that have never won public money. Catch weights. Hiif a mile. BQUES AJitß BEGTJLA.TIOTSB. 1. No entry for the above Baces will be re« oelved except on the condition that all dis- putes, claims, and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewarts, or whom they may appoint, their decision on fill points connected with the carrying out of this programme to be final. 2. O. J.O. rolea will be m force. g. The races are open to any horse com* atonly resident m the district from the Ist of October. 1887, to the date of meating, and owned by a person who has resided m the district daring the same period. 4. The district above mentiq ©d is bounded on the north by the Belwin, and on the south by the Qrari. i. five per cent will be deducted from the gross of all monies payable m accordance with this programme for expenses of the «* oonne. 6. No protest will be received nnleia lodged within 16 minutes after the race hos been run, to which the protest refers, and must be ac- iompanied by £2 m caabu 7. Horses breaking m the Trot mnst pull »nd go. and trot to the satisfaction of the gtewuda; 8. All nominationa and acceptances 'go to the lands of the Glub. NOMINATIONS. All nominations must b? accompanied by fees, age, name, description of horse, colors of rider, to be m tho bands of the Secretary, ad* dressed Scott's Hotel, Tinwald, bofore 10 p.m. on fiatwday, December 10th, 1887. WEIGHTS - Weights will be declared on Saturday 17th December, 1887, c Aspcptancee and Meidea entries must be m the hands of the Secretary, at Scott's Hotel, Tinwald, net later tban 10 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27th, 1887. An efficient Band will be on the ground, also • totaliflator of the most approved make, Charges— Adolte, le each , children, half price ; carrUgee, 2a 6d each ; horses m sad r 'lf f CYRIL JEPHSON, S^oretary,