AUSTRALASIA'S NATIONAL DEBT

The Australasian colonies oolleot'vely owe the respectable sum of £163,209,998, New South Wales heads the list with £41,034,249, New Z <»land taking second plaoe with £.7,687,776. The hat named colony, however, has incurred much of this liability through the Maori War and taking over the debta of the provincial governments whloh formerly existed there. ViotorU owes £30,114 203, and Queensland £20.820,850. Sonth Austra lia if indebted ro theamountof £18,340,700; Tasmania, £4,026,720; a.d Wesiern Australia, £1,286,000. New Sooth Wales has increased h«r indeb ecm'Sß by £30,000,0C0 slnoe 1874 Now Zealand has inoreaeed hers £17 OC O,OOO during tbe same period, while Victoria has on'y Inourred about £13 000 0)0 m the same time. Taese £30 000,000 of British money spent m New Sou h Walej do not, of oiiurse. cover the money advanced from EngUid to promote pastoral, mining, and other enterprises. Probably thirty million p' uude more « onld uot be too high a figure to set down for tbat.

THE WORKING MAN OF VICTORIA.

HOW HE LIVES.

("Australian Star.") Interviewed by our Melbourne repre sentative on Wednesday, Mr Bennett, secreUrr of tbe Viotorla Trades Hall 0 unci), said :— " You ask me for details of the oost of living for the workirg man m 'his oolony. We I, I will give thun te britg.. an 1 c»n. Ftr.t kb to rent. V v mo» know that the working man m Mel bourne generally r wm the h use m whioh hi live*. Th»> is his aim. Hut. m o*««n where he rev • his h- m<> he pays 5s or 6* per week f>r a t*o-roomei hous_, np to lOi or 12-» fur one larger, *ccord:ng »<i the number f his famly. The inndl >rd gtnera'ly p>ys all r&t< s &nd t _i. which he chsrgi'S for m the rent. Iv this Oilooy, a man "Ught to bo >ble to prov-d* himself aud wife, and i«y three or f' nr ohildren, with the neeesmtries of life for 26« per week, including re t. Of o< U'»e some have to manage with less, but that Is about the usu*l figare la the mining districts a man can have a piece of groond large enough to serve as a site for a cot'.sge, with a piece cf grcu.id over for a garden, as a freehold, as long as he holds lhs miner's right, but he has to pay licaljsxes. "Yoa want partfeu'ars as to the neoes aarlea of \if_ 1 Ab r-gsrd« food, then, »hs price of beef varies from 3 1 per Ib to 8.-1, tbe latter prloe lm the very best ramp steak j good ro*t<tag beef oan be got for fiorn 3jd to 6d per lb. Mutton oan be bough by tha aide at 2d to 2£ i per lb, and n herwise from the latter price op to sd. Bread is sold at from 4d to 6 J per 4 b loaf. The lower prioe Ij oharged to those who tetoh tbe artlole themselves from the baker and pay ossh . The bakers, of oourse, charge more for delivering according to distance, and alsi for givlog credit, Oandles of colonial mcke can be bought vtry cheaply— Ds tc 7si per lb. Butter joit oow is sola retail at frcm 6d to ls per lb ; at and about the higher prloe a really gcod quality is procurable, Milk is delivered at 6d to 6d a quart. " You think olothlng must be dear be* oauie this ls a protectionist oolony. Well, all I osn say, and I oan a%y It truthfully, U that you oan buy olothes more cheaply now m Viotorla than when Freetrade pre vailed. The imported ol'^h is .cheaper than that manufactured In the colony. If you want Viotorlau tweed, yon will have to psy more for It, but you will get a more lasting artlole. The lowest prioe for a suit of olothes made of Imported material is about £2 2s, and for a suit of colonial tweed about £2 15j. Navvy boots, for rough work, are sold a* from 7s 6d per pair upwards, and the generally used elastlo side boots at from 8s 6d. " About tbe price of tco's and imple ments I can say little, that matter not being In my line. Very few tools are made In the oniony, beoause we have not yet learned to turn out good steel. Nearly •11 the tools used are, therefore, Imported. I c*n only say that I luve never heard a complaint from the men as to the prloe tbey bave to pay for these articles. I must tell you we are not Indiscriminate Protectionists. Protection does not mean that yoor are to ex tot duties on artlolßß whloh are not produced or manufactured In tbe country, It is not part of ou; fiscal system to mak» a man pay m r tban the duty free price for any thi- .re to support the principle. We ' 8 J uat be practical aud rational &> profess to " No, practically *' , ; OVB * l J l bi"g*. nouneroplojefi > . ir *f l ? klf '&> there a ' e Is, no such ol' • Ma'bourne nuw-that a fe* md' •* BB » there may ' <-'f cows-, bo _o la-' ,vl ' u * ls oat of wok ' ba t h ' ,ro ,d iy ofemploymenc I can s.iMy pay • <'*^t':ere is not a carpenter, br cklayor, or mason out of w.rk at pr* *_rit, Bui'd mg Is golu_ on brsky, S "d the preosra ti.-ns f.ir the Ctntennial KxVb»t.i<>n are emp'oying a large number n/ hanrg pwti cuUrly crrpento-s. Du^ng last winter when wet matter pevailed, and tha buUdinq tmde was slack, there were a few a- employed bere; but not m»ny. Ff« the last eight ye*r«i the working men of Viotorla have had no real reason to complain of want of employment "Yes I hav ' net<n m Sydney. Nothing there struck me mor^ tian that, with sooh a fioe natural harbor, thpre shonld be bo lirtle amp ba ldmg nod repairing going on. Beaunfu. Well yes, the harbor is p-etty enough, bot I was thinking mora uf the use 'hat ou_ht to be made of its splendid natural advantages. Why if Melbourne had «U3 a harbor as that, where you can bring the largest ships rljjht up, she wonld be 20J> per cent farther ahead of Sydney. That's all we envy Sydney for —-the harbor. Ob, we are cot afraid of any competition with New South Wale* and we shall not be jealous of her even if she adopts proteotion. When I was m Sydney, a little time ago, th&re seemed to be a feeling among the workmen there of considerable antagonism to ns of Victor!*. Perhaps when New Sonth Wales adr pts Protection, and we all stand on the same I otlng, we shall be more brotherly. That will certainly be the case, should Int. roolonlal Freetrade follow with Protection, against all non Australian impo ts ..uc:i a pohcy would bind us altofither to cur mutual ad vantage. Of course, if New Houth Wales put duties en imp^rtß from Victoria, wo shall have to fight her ia a tariff war ; but we look forward to a mors friendly arrangement of fiscal reoiproolty.

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL ON FREETRADE.

A TSRbTBLE INDICTMENT.

The following extract from a speech . delivered m the Princo of Wales Theatre, at Blackpool by Lord Randolph Churchill, on the 24th January, 1884, will serve to throw some light upon the tendency of the Conservative party, or at least, awing of thit party - up >n the question :— *\u25a0 What is the state of things m the world of British industry 1 We are suffer ing from a de piession of trade, extending as far ba<.k as 1874—10 years of trade depression — aid the most hopeful, either among our capitalists or our artisans, oan discover no signs of a revival. Your iron industry is dead, dead as mutton I four coal industries, which depended greatly on your iron industries, are languishing* Your silk industry is dead, asuasninated by the foreigner. Your woollen industry is m articulo mortis — gashing, struggling ; your cottou iudustry is seriously sick, ? The ahipbuild'ng iudustty, which hold out longest of all, is como to a standstill. Turn your eyeß where you will, survey any branch of British industry you like, you will find signs of mortal disease. The salf satisfied Radical philosophers will tell you it is nothing ; they point to the great volume of British trade. Yes, the voluu-e cf British trade is still la'ge, bnt it is a volume whioh is no longer profitable, it is working acd struggling. So do the muscles and nerves of the body of a man who has been hanged, twitch and work violently for a short time after tie operation. But death m there ill the same, life has uit< r y dep-.rtad, a d sud den y comes tl>e rtgror tnorfw Wel , but a iti tola s'Htu of Brit an Qluatry, what do <ou find going «,n 1 You find foreign mn, foreign wool, foreign silk and cotton i>i Ur ug into the country, flooding you, drowning you, sinking you, swamping you; your laor market is ooi)g.|<*d, wnges have sunk below the feel of aff , Vh<* misery m < ur large towns stoo ttigh'* ful to contemplate and eui<grvMton or starvation is the remedy which the Radicals tffer y- o niti the most un* disturbed o»mplaOijnoy. But what pr< • duoed this sUte of thing* ? F ee imports ? lam not sura. I thou d like ao inquiry ; but I suspect free imports of the murder of onr industries, muah m the same way aa as 1* I found a man standing over a oorpt e and plunging hii knife into it, I should suspect the man of bomiolde and I shonld recommend a coroner's Inquest snd a trial by jary Of this yoa may be certain — that an impartial Inquiry Into this great questioa will put more money into yonr pookets and more hope m your hoarte than any Reform Bill. Do you know wbat Freetrade mbans m the mouth of the latter day Radicals? It means that articles of food, necessaries of life ojminy from abroad, and which cannot be pro duced at horn", shall be taxed heavily, and that article? of manufacure, luxuriec coming from abroad and which can be produoed at home, Bhall be admitted duty free. Do you know that yoor cosoa »» taxed at 13 per oent, your cuffae at 18 pet cent, youc dried fruit., ourr&nts eto,, 26 per cent, the poor man's tobacoo, 604 per oent, your rum 504 per oent, your brandy 114 per een. ] Observe th>s curiosity — that rum which comes from a British colony, is taxed five times as heavily as brandy, which oomes from France ; and with ail this, silk, leather, wool, and iron are all coming into the country duty free, and hopelessly under selling yoor own products and driving your Industrial population to America, to the colonies, to the workhouse, or to the prison,"

THE ASHBURTON CffIABDIAN, MONDAY, JANtTARf 23, 1888

Printed and Published' by the Ashbdbtoh I'ojlishinu Company (Limited ),at their Steam Printing Olfioe, Burnett-street sh'>urton Moaaay, J»»uw/ 23, 1899,



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He roes and Buggies on hire. n JOHN HOOD /AYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great success proclaim Buperiority m the treatment of Violent Colds, irritation of the Clest, Aching, Sprain Sprains, Sores, Scalds, Corns, Bunions, Sof Cornß, etc. This medicine, the property o which has been established more than half a oentury by thousands of cures, ia of au invalu- able nse m many inflammatory diseases against which there are not many effi actons remedies, therefore justly considered by great number of our most eminent physicians as the most active and leaat irritating agent m the bove affeotions. In order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Knyard und Blayn's signature has to be required on evory roll of paper and on ohe box. Wholesale 30, Rue Saint-Merri, Paris Franco) and sold by all Chemists iv the clonics; «" \u25a0 \u25a0 g MedicaL rv N B WORD. Dbar Fbishdb— We have some hesita- tion m addressing yon In the manner fo<- lowiug, but hope that It will not be iooked at In any invidious light, when we *tfito that it Ib only our kegard for your lealth that oauses us to do it. We nave ' ..een a Firm of Analytical Chemists for many, many years and have m the lonp oourse of this time manufactured certain Medicines that being based on scientific formula and absolnte oare and precision In manufacture, have enjoyed a popularity far ln advance of any other Pharmacenti. al Preparations of the day. How sue- oessful we have been In this, is only to r .<ote tbe extraordinary amount of the | f oles of our Haydook s New Liver Pill. We have the pleasure to state that we have sold 28,089 Vials of Dr Haydook's New Liver Pills, The reason of this de- mand ls beoanse we find m Haydook' New Liver Pills a wonderful and extra ordinary oomblnation of oonoentrated medioine. The Victories of Soience — Eleotrio Telegraphs, Steam and Printing — revolutionised the whole system of the globe, anC made mankind wiser and bet- ter. So, although there are oountless Pills need for diseases and olaiming muoh as to their merit, the remarkable dis- covery of Dr Haydook has eclipsed them all, and has founded a New Medioal Sys- tem. TheDootors, whose vast doses of four or five pills enfeeble the stomaoh and paralyse the bowels, must give way to the man who restores health and appetite with ono or two of his extraordinary Vegetable PUls. One or two of Dr Hay- dook's New Liver PUls snffioes to plaoe the stomach m perfeot order oreates an appetite, and renders the spirit light and buoyant. If the Liver ls affeoted its func- tions are restored, and lf tho Nervous System ls enfeebled, lt Is Invigorated and sustained. TRANSLATION. ! Aykab, Provitice of Burmah, 8.1. Honored and Learned Physioian — The unworthy one who dares to address you and ccmo before you humbly m the dust, begß for his people (oaste) that you would deign to look upon their ignoble miseries and oure them with your Life-giving grains (Pills). IlluEtrioos one your most potent medioine le lifo to them and their ohildren, and all the Drug Busaara areompty and your Soul ls not m them. ThU hnmblo petitionei, although ho is lowly and not worthy to be m your high presenoe prays that you will' graolonsly permit your Life grr 'ns (Pills) to oorne to Aykab. To the mo a learned and wise Physician Haylook (Haydook) of high name. Native to the States of Amerioa, united ln North Amerioa Country, Serviely nlg-lny for himself and twenty- \u25a0 three otheru, the Petititioner plaoes his sign, 1 J}pM\2-' - C B*BBBAH-I]tt. Oaron,- , April 2, 1884. Db J. Haydook : Dear Sir — I received < your Pills a weok ago. I have tried them and must say that 1 never had so muoh good done by anything as they have me. If have aufiered for years witb billiousness < end have been so siok at times as not to oare to livo, nut your Pills have cured 1 me. One aged man here has taken >rom me only two of your Piils, and J wieh you oould aeo him. tie haa had no ( -ippetlto for live months, aud to-day be. »t.e a dinner such ms api ughim n eata. i bad to oheok him, bue h laughod and i aaid he was treating his stomaoh to a new «euaation, for lit reaily was hungry. I hand yon with this four dollars. Please < send at once, a below, your Pills '' Mim Sabah Mannbbb, Oarmi, Illinois, U.S. ( We would gue you if we were to go on with them *b we very well oould do, but the above mist suffice. Haydook's New Liver PUls Aye the true grains and C essence of health, and the greatest bless ' ng that Soionce has given to the world. Wot Nervous Prostration, Weakness, General Lassitudo, Want of Appetite and . 3ick Headaohe, Dr Haydr .New Liver Pills will be found a,v ' actual .Remedy, iaoh vial oontains " ,onty Pille. Price Dwenty-five Ocr v For sale by all I _ug- ;ists. Any soiptio can have a vial of 'ills Sent him Free on reoeipt o hlo tame and address, for a trial, Send a X tostal oard for oopy of pamphlet— \u25a0" The jiver and itß Mystery." * furnishes aluable information to jj X HAYDOOK & OO New York, D.B. m OaUTiowl — Druggists are desired to no* u<i> that the name of J. H. Fraoois, sole ri -r-r.t, if written across eaoh dosen pack- _o* of Haydook's Lives Pills, ill with- •uuissit eowteifslUf •"• — . *



Time-table. RAILWAY TIMB-TABLB-OHRIjT- , CHOROH, OAMARU DUNEDIN. j . _ South. Wkek Days}* » Elf. a.m. a m. p.m. p.m. Jhristchurch depart 7.20 8.10 1.15 4.15 Addingtonjun. „ 7.29 ... 1.23 \ i Middleton ... „ * ... * c lockburn ... \u0084 * ... * lornby ...arrive 7.50 ... 1.45 -Torn by depart 758 ... 1.45 ['empleton ... „ * ... 1,58 Veedon's * ... * iolleston Jun. arrive 8.25 840 217 Eolleston Jun. depart 2.21 ] Sarnham ... „ 2.34 5.9 ' selwyn ... „ 2.56 5.28 • Dunsandel ... „ ... * 3.5 5.36 ] Kakaia . ... „ ... 9,37 3.47 6.17 ' Chertsey * 4.2 6.36 ] Dromore ... „ ... * * *' Ashburton ...arrive ... 10.15 4.35 7-I-5 Ashburton depart] ... 10.25 4.45 Tinwald ... „ , 4,54 Winslow (for Longbeach... „ .« * 5.13 Windermere ... „ * ... * Hinds „ ... * 5.40 Ealing * * * Rangitata Island „ * ... * Rangitata +.„ „ B.ao • 6.25 Orari (for Geral* dine „ 8.45 * 6.49 Winchester (for Geraldine) ... \u0084 9.0 * 7.9 Temuka .„ „ 9.14 13.6 7.24 Arowhenua .„ „ * ... * Seadown ... „ • ... • Washdyke Jun. „ 9.44 ... 7.57 Timaru ... arrive) 9.55 12.37 8. io| I fp-m.-i Timaru... depart 7.20 12.57 4. 40 Normanby ... \u0084 * ... • St Andrews ... „ 8.0 1.25 5.20 Otaio „ 8. 14 c 5.34 Makikihi .. „ 8.32 1.44 5.52 Hook ... .« „ * .. • Studholme Jun. „ B.<c 2,0 6.15 Waihao ... „ • ... Waitaki North „ 9.52 ... 7.15 Waitaki South „ . * ... * Hilderthorp , M „ • , m * Richmond ,„ „ * ... • Pukeurijun, ... „ 10.40 ... 7.55 Town Belt ... „ • ... • Oamaru ... „ ti.q 3.10 8.15 Oamaru... depart 730 3.22 4.25 Hampden ._ „ 9. n 4.36 6.33 I Hillgrove ... „ 924 ... 6.51 1 Palmerston ... „ 10.13 5.23 7.40 Waikouaiti ... „ Xi.o 5.55 Waitati ... \u0084 12. 1 6.40 Dunedin ... arrive 1,10 7.40 North. Week Days. - . __ . a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. Dunedin ...depart 8.10 3.20 Port Chalmers „ 8.34 * Waitati ... .„ 9.13 4.32 Waikouaiti ... „ 9.55 5.25 Palmerston ... „ 10.22 5.57 Hampden ... „ 11.17 7.6. Oamaru ... „ [12.301 8._2 Oamaru .« depart 7.3019.50 4.2 b Town Belt ... „ * ._ " Pukcuri Jun , 7.43 .„ 4.41 Richmond ... „ * ... * Hilderthorp ... „ * .« * Waitaki S. .„ „ » ... Waitaki N. , M „ 8.20 ... 5.20 Waihao .„ „ • ... * Studholme Jun. „ 9.5 1.59 6.5 Hook ... „ * \u0084, • Makikihi ._ „ 9.42 2.18 642 Otaio ... „ 9.56 c 656 St. Andrews ... „ 10.14 2.36 7.14 Normanby ... \u0084 * ... * Timaru ... „ 10.50 35 7.50 Timaru ...depart 7.30 3.17 ... 5.20 Washdyke Jun, „ 7.42 5.32 Seadown .„ „ " .«.-\u25a0' Arowhenua ... „ " * Temuka ... „ 8.13 3.49 ... 6.3 Winchester (for Geraldine) ... \u0084 8.29 6.20 Orari (for Geral- dine ... „ 8.47 * ... 6.35 Rangitata S , 9.10 * -. ._ Do. Island ... „ ialing ... „ • * Hinds ... „ 955 * Windermere ... „ • Winslow (for Longbeach. „ „ 10.15 * Tinwald^ ... 10.31 « Ashburton arrive 10.40 5.27 ... ._ a.m. Ashbuiton depart 10.55 5.37 7.10 Dromore ... „ * " * Chertsey %m „ 1 1.34 * 7.49 Rakaia ... „ 11.53 619 8.9 Dunsandel ... „ 12.30 * 8.46 Selwyn , M „ 12.40 * 9.0 Burnham ... „ 12 »57 * JM7 Kolleston Jun. arrive 1.8 7.11 .\u25ba, Rolleston Jun. depart z.xi 7.13 b Weedon's * b b Templeton ... „ 1.30 b b Hornby ...arrive 1.39 b b Hornby depart 1.44 b ~b Sockburn ... „ * b * Middleton ... „ • * • Addingtonjun, „ 2.4 b 10.9 Christchurch . arrive 2.10 7.55J10. 15 \ * Platforms only. Trains do not stop at these unless required. N otice should be given to the guard at the previous stopping station by any passenger wishing to alight at one of these platforms. . b Trains stop to put down passengers only. c Stops on Saturdays only, if required. t Starts from Rangitata on Saturdays only, on other days it starts from Orari. CHRISTCHURCH AND LYTTELTON. Passenger trains leave Christchurch at 6.55, 7-3° i 8.5,95» io-25> a - m «» I2 « xo » *»2S» 2>4Pf 4«°» 5-3°# 6 ' 1 5i 6 »S°« 8.15, p.m,, arrive m Lyttelton 7.20, 7.55, 8.30, 9V30, 10.50, a.m., 12.35. i.So. 3*5. 4.25. 5-55. 6.40, 7.*5» 8-4°, p.m. Trains leave Lyttelton for Christchurch at 6-SO. 7.30, 8.35, 9.35, 11.20, a.m„ 12.40, 2.0, 3.25, 4.30, 5.15, 6.0, 7.20, 9.0, p.m., arrive m Christchurch 7. 15, 7.55, 9.0. 10.0, 11.45, a.m-» i.Si 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 11.30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10,0 p.m. An extra train leaves Lyttelton for Christchurch on Thursdays at 1 1.0 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10.30 p. m, RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS BRANCH. To Methven p.m. Rakaia ...depart 6.40 Hatfield ... „ X Somerton \ ... „ X Mitcham ... „ j ShcrVood ... „ X Lauriston ,\ \u0084 7.33 Urrali , X Lyndlnust ... \u0084 X Cairnbrae ... \u0084 t Methven ... arrive Bto To Rakaia i a.m. Methven ... depart <i 6. 40 Cairnbrae ... „ X Lyndhurst .« \u0084 X Urrali ... .„ „ J Lauriston ... „ 7. 17 , Sherwood ... \u0084 \ Mitcham ... "*,, X Somerton ... \u0084 tlatfield ... „ X Rakaia arrive 8.0 , J Platform only. ~~ 1 MOUNT SOMERS BRANCH, J To Mount Somkrs p.m. Ishburton .. depart 5.45 ( rinwald Junction «\u25a0 \u0084. „ 5.54 »: Chelmsford .- ... ... „ ( I Vesterfield ... ... ... „ ± I lackthorne Road ... ... „ J 'J Valletta ... .« ... „ X % tnama ... IM ... \u0084 j j "avendish \u0084 f n lount Somers arrive] 7.20 To Ashburton a.m. I lount Somers depart 7.55 v 'avendish .. ... ... \u0084 X knama .., ... «• «, t r aletta ... . M ... „ t lackthorne road ._ — ,» t \u0084 Vesterfield ... „ X ihe}msford _. „ X * 'inwald Junction ... ...arrive 9.25 4 < ,h .m » v v .9 30 0



'"\u25a0\u25a0' Public ffotices. ! '~\- FOR OODGHS, OOLDS, Bbonohii As_hm:_, Coryza, Influenza, Co sumption, &c, KAY'3 COMPOUND OP LINSEED, Aniseed, Srjnoga, Squill, Tolu, &o with Chlorodyne. KAY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent exfeo*orant, for Oougha, Ooltls, ( snd Chert Complaints. 1 KAY' i COMPOUND, for Coughs, and \ Colds, is equally serviceable for $ Horses and Cattle. 1 KAY'S TIC PILLS, a specific m 1 Neuralgia, Faoe-aohe, #0. Con- [ b«ins Quinine, Iron, <_o. ' C^OAGULINE.—Oemeot for Broke I j Articles, j Sold Everywhere. I ' Sole Makers:— KAY BROS., Stook- ! port, England ONE box of Clark's 841 pills w ranted to onre all discharges fiom th urinary organs ln either sex (acquired 0 oonstitutlonal), gravel and pains In back. Guaranteed free from meroary Sold In boxes 4s 6d eaoh, by al chemist and patent medioine vendors. Sole pre prletors, The Lincoln and Midland Coud -tier' Drag Co., Lincoln, England. Fo^ sale by the wholesale Bouses. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING . BPPS'S OOOOA. * BREAJLFABT. BY a thorough knowledge of the natnra laws whloh govorn the operations o< digestion and nutrition, and by a caref;; application of the fine properties of we) seleoted oocoa, Mr. Epps has provide; onr breakfast t&triei with a delicate!; flavoured beverage whloh nay savo u> many heavy dootor's bills. It ia by th' ad clous use of suoh artioles of diet tha a oonatltutlon may be gradually bant v} \u25a0ntll strong enough to resist every: ter denoy to disease. Hundreds of subtb maladies we floating uro^nd ns ready < attaok wherever there ? weak point We may escape many a fatal shaft bj keeping ourselves well fortified with pnr> food and a properly nourished frame. - An artlole m the Civil Service Gazette, Made simply with boiling water or mill Sold ln £lb packets by Grocers, labelled Ithaa :— JAMES EPPS AND CO., EOMOCOVAXHIO OHBJOBTg, LONDON, ENGLANI j ri'OWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND 1 STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES lulckly oorreot all Irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- valent with the sex. Boxes ls l£d and ls 3d, of all Chemists and Patent Medioine Vendors, t repared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholeeale of all tho Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. STEEDMAN'S SOOTHIJSb POWDtiB FOB CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH I CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. 1 The value of this well-known Family Mcd cine has been argely tested m all part world, nnd by all grades of society, for upwai of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned, exten live sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which m OUTWARD , APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori '. gina ts to have deceived many purchaser* I The proprietor thereto* ~ \2cls it due to ' I public to give a special w*arion against the use > _1 SUCH IMITATIONS. 1 Purchasers are therefore requested t y * fully observe the tour following 1 characteristics, without wh.ch none genuine: — iat. — In every case the words lOW STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWOKTI SURREY, are engraved on the Governmer Stamp affixed to each packet. and. — Each Single Powder nas directions the dose, and the words, John Stbbdma Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon 3rd.— The name, Steedman, is always »pd with two EE's. 4th. — The manufacture s carried on so at Walworth, Surrey. So.-' \n Packets by all Cheaitt and Mcd cine Yb-lors. K.BMP rttORNK, Prosser and Co PRINTING 07 ALL KINDS INOLUDING- Blllheads Olroulars Men_v«andam Foims > 1 * \u25a0 ' Agreement* Lien» Conditions 0 Sals Catalogner Posters, Ac., Aad every description ot LEQ_L AND OOMMERO AL LETTER-PRESS executed ot lie shortest notloe and In the I LATEST DESIGNS SPECIAL I and most favorable terma ottered to i < WHOLESALE OtvO.RS I \ ASHBURTON GUARDIAN ( l I OFFICE ( 1 \ I \ C 1 I.



Strata and oa J_ V > 1 J. F. g TBATZ * c a PRAOTIOAL WATCHMAKERS, JEWEL- LERS, AND M _NUFAOTURBRB, 261 HIGH STREET, OHRISTOHUROH. WE hre manufactarine on thfl Prpmlsos most of our Large and Viriad Btaok of Watcheß, Clocks, and Jo^-llery, and are offarintr the sime to the PabUc *t LESS THAN >YH JLESALE PRIOE. The reason we oaa.aeU Cheaper than' anyone diets that we are OUE OWN MANUFACTURERS* OUR OWN IMPORTERS, aitd OUR OWN RBTAIL DEALERS. Balling our Goods direot from our Workshops to the Public, thereby saving the Wholesale Merchants' profits, the 20 per o?nt. d ity. 1 freigat, nnd other expansss which the ordinary I Retail Dealer haß !o pay. J. P. STRATZ & CO.'S Own Manufactured EigPsh Hunting i Levers ; capped and jewelled movenonts. strjng Sterling Silver Oases. Price £3 10s. , Warranted 10 years. Regular value for £5 10s. OO R OWN MANUFACTURED English Hunting Levers, very stronjr, "Hall Marked" Starling Sliver Oanes, air-Mght and du*t-proof, capped extra jewelled movements, real gold balance, £4 100. Samo quality cannot be bought elsewhere under £7 7a. Warrantbo 16 Ybars. OUR OWN MANUFACTURED English Levers ai £5 10a, with real chronometer balance, jewelled movement, capped, extra stout Ptcrlinß Silver Oases. A splendid Timekeeper, well worth £8 10a. Warbartbo 20 Ykarb. I OUR OWN MANUFACTURED English Hunting Levers at £6 6s, same quality sold elsewhere for £10 10s. These . Watches are vary strongly constructed witb real comDansition balance, 0 «pp»d * and e*tra j »Hlle4 movements m air-tight nnd dust-proof Oases of Sterling Silver, and are war/»ated 26 ye.tr \u25a0' NOTICE. The above Watches are retristaTed and promoted by law, and anyone offering worth- \u25a0 inos imitations or infringing on our rights will be prosecuted. EOTHERHAM WATCHES. A leading firm m Christchnrch having r reported that they alone sold Genuine 1 Rotherham Watohes, and those sold by all other Jewellers wore not genuine, we beroby offer a Reward. of £50 to them or anyone else . who can prove that the Rotherham English Levers that I am selling at £8 16a are not 1 genuine. 1 __>_ _ I » J. E. STRATZ & UO. > Havo a largo assortment ot Ladles Watoh'. s b<lb m Silver and Gold, hand- somely ungravei Q\arn, "HaU Marked." Prloes : la Silve: , from 265 ; m gold, from £3 Ba. Baaatifally finished, and very suitable for Christmas presents. A Written Guarantee with exexy Watoh. JEWELLERY. Ladies' and Gents' Gold and Silver Jewellery of every description kept m Stock, or made to order on the Premisos on the shortest notice. lIfSPBOTIOir INTITBO. CUTLERY. 4-dozon Knives and Forks, whito or black handle*, for 8s Gd. Best quality Tabli Knives, 7s 6d J _oj!;>n. Forks white metal, Electro Silver-plated,' 6a 6d i _ozen. Tea Kpoonß, white metal, warranted to wear white, 8s 6d J-dnzan. Table Spoons, white metal, warranted to n-ear white, 7s 6d J-dozen. Electro Plated Cruet Stands from 10s 6d, SPECTACLES AND EYE- GLASSES To suit all sights, irom ls a pair upwards. If cheaper SPECTAOL__ aro wanted w can supply you with them for 8d a pair. As w havo haa great practical experience m t b manufacturing of 3PKOT_O_ES, wo won 1 Btrongly advise you not to wear the com monest Spectacles, as they will mootjlikely do your sight more harm than good. . YOUR SIGHT TESTED FREE OF CHARGE. ___.' luTAlids and others requiring SPECTACLES and are not übk to como Into town, if th -y will Bend their address, I will forward io them a Sight 9mgo by whioh moans tbey can find ontwb\t number BPM) I'A.OL_ they rcqutro, without having the inconvenience, of coming into town. Repairing dona m all ita branches on the premises "Waterhnry Watches." "Hitch- cock," and "May's Ideal" patent Lamps re- opahed. All materials kept m etock. All orders accompanied with Post Ofßce order or cheqne, will be forwarded by return mail. BtUisUctlon given or money returned. J F. STRATZ & CO, 261 HIOH STR*_T, OH^ISTCHUKCH SAMPLE WATCHES MAY BE SEEN AT H. M, JONES. East Street - A



Tho Stud. - | mHE AMERIOAN TROTTING HORSE ' Blackwood Abdallah, l Will stand this season at Lyndhurst, Dun das, and at owner's Stable, Ashbnrton. j For particulars apply to j MAX. FRrRDLANDER. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE METHVEN AND LAURISTON DIS TRIOTB. fpHE CLYDESDALE COLT,— Diplomacy. Bred by John Grigg, Esq., of Long- beach, Diplomacy's sire is Lord Beacons- field, dam Pleasant by Prinoe Charlie. For particulars and terms apply to D. MOKEKDRY, 10+18 Oturnbrao- TO TRAVEL THIS BEASON IN THE ! ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND * ! SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. pHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE COLT, Johnny's Fancy. Bred by Me Jambs Gow, of Taieri. by lord Salisbury, dam Sally 2nd. For particulars and terms, apply to MAX FRIEDLANDE ni*B Propr _^_ TO STAND THIS SEASON, _T OWNER'S LIVERY STABLES, BUttNETT STREET. fpHE Thoroughbred entire; Athlete Bred by Mr Sibbald, of Burkes Pass. * ATHLETE is a beautiful brown, ane Standß 15 hands 3 inches high. He is bj Detraotor, dam Promised Land. Detractoi ia by the celebrated Traducer, Promißec Land by The Pier. For extended pedi gree see N.Z. Stud Book. For particulars and terms apply GEO. F. SOOTT, Proprietor. 10+97 Bazaar Livery Stahlea. TO STAND THIS SEASON. rpHE THOROUGHBRED STALLIOI Wizard, By King of Clubs, dam Charm, botl Imported. WIZARD is half brother t< Spade Guinea and Stonyhurst, and fnl brother to Charmer, and was bred by th Middle Park Stud Company. He is Hsutiful whole-colored chestnut, ant «iov.-8 grand power and quality. TTor full particulars apply to O. KEAttNS, Or Wm. HEALY, Proprietors, $•12 Aehburton. TO TRAVEL THE ASHBURTON ANI LONGBEACH DISTRICTS. mHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE, Young Major. YOUNG MAJOR is by Major, who wai imported to Tasmania from England bj ft. Q. Kermode, Esq. He took first prizt at the Royal Society's Show m England and tuuny first prizes m Tasmania. YOUNG MAJOK was bred by Mr Jame* Itark,1 tark, his dam, Smiler, imported from lasmunia, wh.^re she was a first prize taker, and her progeny gained many wards. Tkkms : One Mare £3 ; groomage, 6s payable firet service. For 3or more mares, property of one owner, special terms may be agreed on. ANDREW DAWSON, Proprietor, Jvtt Waterton. TO STAND THE SEASON AT GROVE FARM' TINWALD, 1 mHK THOROUGHBRED HORSE, Perkin Warbeck ll, PEDIGREE. |3 Touchstone 2 Newminster u eeswing H I , CO c < Palma Emilius 1 ~ Francesca o H-S H g v Voltaire i. .5 *> Martha Lynn y\ . S U°< § Swcetbriar „ , \u0084, d Stockwc H » «j Eglantine - : "~J * Touchstone 1 13 «J Newminster „ jv, tt: § Beeswing y\ i sSI Palma Emilius H « \u0084 tranccsca fr- .§ ,v Melbourne " v _ Prime Minister n . , | T1 3 "- 1 Pantalonade Pill «g. Caudle lick Prime Warden aid of I I f> j Bur hleyj PERKIN WARBEOK 11. ha B splendid aotion, possesses great strength, is aa oandHome as they are made, and is a horse calculated to throw a moat valuable class of racing or other etock. An examination of his pedigree will *mow that ho poßseases a double strain of the celebrated Adventurer blood, and is one ot tne very best bred auimale m the Southern Hemisphere. Tho eons of Newminster have, as a family beon more successful at the stud than any family of modern days, and with the exception of Bermit, who is now standing m England it 200 guineas, Adventurer, the grandsire ti Perkin Warbeck 11. has produoed the most winners of them all. For farther particulars apply " EDWARD GATES, < Grow* Farm. Tio»*W.



MOTHER SKLG-L'S 1 OPEKATIK PILLS, For Constipation, Sluggish Liver, &c. UNLIKE many kinds of cathartic medicines, do not make you feel worse before you feel better. lheir operation is gentle, but thorough, and unattended with disagreable effects, such as nausea, griping pains, &c. Seigel's Operating* Pills are tha best family physic that has ever been discovered. They cleanse the bowels from all irritating substances, and leave them m a healthy condition. The best remedy extant for the bane of our lives — constipation and sluggish liver. Theso Pills prevent fevers and all kinds of sickness by removing all poisonous matter from the bowels. They operate briskly, yet mildly, with- out any pain. If you take a severe cold, and are threatened with a feyer, with pains m the hr«d, back, and limbs, one or two dYses of Seigel's Operating Pills will break up tho cold and prevent the fever. A coated tongue, with a brackißh taste, is caused by foul matter m the Btomach. A few doses of Seigel's Operating Pills will cleanse the tomsch, remove the bad taste, and re- store the appetite, and with it bring good health. Oftentimes disease, or partially de- cayed food, causes sickness, nausea and diarrhooa. If tho bowels are cleansed from this impurity with a dose of Seigel's Operating Pills these 1 disagreeable effects will vanish, and good health will result, Seigel's Operating Pills prevent ill-effects from excess m eating or drinking. A good dose at bedtime renders a person lit for business m tho morning. These Pills, being sugar-coated, are pleasant to take. The disagreeable taste common to most pills is obviated . FOR SALE BY~ALL CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, AND MEDICINE VENDORS, PROPRIETOR : A. J. WHITE, LIMITED, LONDON.



A man who had foolishly ventured upon a verbal contest wiih his wife was met, as he was retiring from the soene, by his little son, who had just begun to study grammar. " Papa," said the child, " what part of speeoh s woman ?*' To whioh the father replied : " She isn't any part of speech at all, Georgy —she's the whole of it 1"



Last week tbe heaviest flood tbat has been known since 1878 took place m the Bees and the Dart Rivers at the head of Lake Waka'ipu. The whole of the flat and wharf at Glcnorcby were under water, and tourists who visited there had to be transported to tbe hotels m gg ies and boats. . Statutory Declaration.— l, Franz Raabe, Ironbark, Sandhurst, m tbe colony of Victoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare ] that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. However, m spite of all efforts, on the 27th Augußt, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Maogillivray that an amputation of tbe injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their Extraot of the Eucalyptus Globulus, and by tbe application of the same I had the satisfaction of seeing my bou witbin a fortnight out ot all danger, and to-day be is recovered. I may just add tbat it was when tbe crisis had been reaohed that the Extract referred to was first applied. And I make tbis solemn declaration, eto. — Franz Raaije. Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony of Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth ay of October, one thousand eight hundred nd seventy-sown before »c, Morita Cobjj, :