The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL VII. NO- 2604

ASHBURTON ; TUESDAY DECEMBER" 16 1890

PRICE : ONE PENNY ,



Public Notices , "Tjibß COUGHS"O ' '■" ■■.■.■' c ■ .Jj Astlinia, Influenza. Consumption [ &c,- , ' ' .... 1J IL/^AY'S Compound Essence of Lin . . k\. seed Aniseed, Senega, Squill, } Tolu, etc., with Chlorodyno. KAY'S Compound, demulcent expec torant, for Coughs, colds and ches complaints . ; ■ i^AY'S Compound, for Coughs and V Colds is equally serviceable fo Horses and Cattle. IjTAY'S Tic Pilk, a specific iiiNeonlgia X. Face-ftche, eLc. * Contaiiis Quinin Iron etc I INUM CATHARTICUM PItLS i.J an agreeable aperient. r OAGULIjSE.— Cement for biWen ..7 articles. Suld Everywhere. Alunufactory, Stockport, England TTIOR the Blood is the Life-Clark's world Jj famed lilood Mixture, warranted to cleanse the biood from all impurities from whatever causes arising. For pcrbful a scurvey, skin and blood diseases, and sores of all kinds its effects are lnurve! lous. Thousands of testimonials. Sold in bottles 4s Cd, and 11s each by chemists and patent medicine vendors everywhere. Sole proprietors : The Lincoln and Kid land Counties Dru^Co., Lincoln Undand. rrbWELS* PKNNYIU)YAL™)A*D I , STEEL PILLS. FOR FKMAEES quickly correct all irregularities,' aml'-'iu lievc tlio distressing nymptons so preva lent witlr the sex. Boxos Is ]-id to 2s 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Modieine V«n dors. Prepared only by the LINCOLN and MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUGG CO.. Lincoln, F.nyland. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of imita tions r~vNE I)uxTrClaTk'7irirpTlls v* W»r * * granted to cu'-e all discharges from t c urinary organs in either sax (acquired or constitutional), gravel and pah; *Aie back. Guaranteed free from mercury Sold in hoxtm 46d f»chj by all ciiemisrs and jiatent medicine vendors. Sole proprietors, The Lhiculn and Midland Counties Drujj Co., Lincoln, Englatd, For sale by the wholeso'c Houses. T7~EATING'S POWIJeIi detroys J^*. BUGS, FLEAS, MOTH&, BEETLES, and all other insects,- while quite harmless to domestic animals. In exierminating Beetles the/.uccebS of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectl r'-yin in application. See the articl you purchase is "KEATING'S," as imi talions are noxious and ineffectual. " Sola in Tins, Gd, Is, and 2s 6d each,bj all Chemises' BLANCARDS lODINE OF IRON OT T T C \ PPROVKD by the Academy ot Medicine ■>*!• of Paiis, are especially recommended )y '■he Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, Kings Evil, etc.), the. early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weakness, Poorness of Blood' and for stimulating and regulating its periodic course. None genuine unless signed Blancard, 40, rue Bonaparte, Paris. ' Sold by Druggists and Chemists through out the Colonies. KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING R POWDER. .. KEATING'ri POvVDER. , ' KEATING'S POWDER. ' '. KEATING'S POWDER. - KEATING S POWDER. riiUGs, j FLEAS, KTLLS{ MOTHS, « BEETLES, . " HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. /BUGS FLEAS, KILLS {MOTHS, BEETLES, Vmosquitoes, r> but is unrivalled in destroying FLEAS BUGS, COCKROACHES, BEETLES MOTHS in FURS, and every,other species of insect. Sportsmen will. find. this invaluable for destroying fleas in their dogs, as also ladies for their.pet dogs. The PUBLIC are CAUTIONED that packages of the genuine powder bear the autograph of THOMAS KEATING. Sold x in Tins only. * i ■ KEATING'S WORM TABLETS.^ KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. % KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. : A PURE6Y VEGETA-Btfi/SSVKETJIEAT, both ill appeajaaee and taste' furnishing a most agreeable method of .administering the only' certain remedy for intestinal or thread wonsis. It is a perfectly safe " and mild preparation, and is especially ' adapted for Children Sold in Timgujr all" Druggists. Proprietor, THOMAS KEATING London ■ the LENrrnm^ : PECTOR^J^SfMJP. " HTjiEON is anlnjaßffilerdhedy Jj 'for Caurrh9,^Bi|oncJiitis,-,' Colds, and all Bronchial Aficctiohs. It is for over Sixty Years prescribed by the Medical Celebrities. . . GEOR«#S PASTEZ E P 1° N A L •A PECTORAL LIQUORICE BONBON ;is proved to be efficacious against Colds .Nervous Coughs, and all irritations of th* Tluoat and Chest. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. REYNAL SONS et Co., Chemists 28, Rus Taitbotc, Paris'. GOVERNMENT tint INSUKASGK DEPARTMENT. COANS OiM MeRTCACE. FROM time to tlmt & limttea portion of t»% funds is lent on first ntortgaso ol li-eohou security, witli option of ropayusent '>y fixe: r. •Ulnjcntt, tpread over IS, 15, or 2) yours. Half-yearly Yn. jnieni tor Ciid; £\tfi, Period of Loan- £ *■ «• Twelve years ... ••• • ' Fifteen ycais » 8 9 Twenty yenm ... •■• 4u « Loans repayable by instalment* whereby win eipal ami interest are both liquidatodv.-itffin • civentime, and on terms Ol ft r.irst tsvonrobJ*. character, present marked adv»uiutes to seuier*- The boirowor may, before tii«. «xpiry o( 0» full period, re'loem tbe loan, vilii or i.-itij^c-l notice,on terms wMeli chub(; fit'JtTtiunw. «j 4 Ji» office, or at am' oc tij.-s ollices of this Oui.sfciiu^nj, where also forma uE fnvlicatioa caii ou vß>!«t.msJ For lull pai-:ieiii;u- n to lours nj>>>iy to th» Head and I3r»ucb oi-.c > j-;k! oe; (*ws. F. W. FIUXKI.AM). V.T.A.. D Coui)tu»»i<HWr *&t »j>V»* *'-;> **r?'



S| THE MIRROR, A HIGH-CLASS Weekly ; Social Political, Literary, and Dramatii ) paper, to be published every FRIDAY i price 3d, by the Centennial Printing anc _ i Wishing Company, Limited,Melb ace, Ru «eIJ Street. Melboune ; SEFDS._SEEDS< VEGETABLE SEEDS. EARLY SEEP~?OTTOES,— Including ' \ THE BE \ UTY OF BATH," Which last season produced on Mr Doherty's land, "Tinwald, the enormous yield of some thing over SEVENTEEN TONS PER ACRE. TTftFTY#^inds (50ibs) of " The Beauty JL 1 of Bath "5 Seed" produced thirteen and three-quarter £ Bags of Superb Potatoes. ■; A.^W. RANDELL &c, A S H BURTON. ABSOLUTE PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE Manufacturers of VULCAN PAINT ANTi SOTERIA. » Absolute protection agains extens^oa of fire. Color cards and test shingles with instruc tions and proofs of on materials well furnished G- W- TAYLOR & CO General Auctioneers, Land and Estate Agents, 20, Collins Street, West, Melbourne ARE prepared to undertake Sales o Freeheld Property, Househol Furniture,' Merchandise, etc. Libera advances made on goods for unreserved sale- Monthly list of Property for sale, or to let, issued free Loans negotiated i \bsenteesrepresentedinsurances*effected' liarge moderate settlements prompt. Land sales conducted. ; Carter'Nf'lCeletnratecl HIP IDS CiJFOR SALE. s «X SEAT-T <Sc CO ■ ■ ■ ■ .■.■■..■ i TO STAND THIS SEASON. The Thoroughbred Horse Maeilleathean Will stand in Ashburton, and Travel the Surrounding Districts this Season. TITACILLEATHEAN is a handsome JjX dark brown or black horse, and stands 16 hands high. He was got by the English Tim Whiffler out of Flying Scud, Flying Scud ws a dark bay mare, bred in Victoria by Mr J. Harper in 1865, and was got by Fisherman. Tim Whiffler was scarcely ever beaten, and has won as many cups and handicaps as any other horse in England. He won the Chester Cup, and ran a dead heat with Buckstone for the Ascot Cap. Buckstone was another grand horse, and was famous no only for his dead heat be ran with Tim Whiffler for the Ascot C'dn but also for his match against the Earl of Glasgow's Knowsley for 500 guineas aside, which he won in a canter. Tim Whiffler was the sire of Briseis, who won the Melbourne Cup and Derby, and ■ the dam of Maeilleathean being by Fisherman shows his grand strain of blood,, as a study of the Stud Book will show that Musket's grea success has been from. Australian bred mares, for the descend ants of'the grand old Fisherman, viz., Martini-Henry, Nordenfeldt and Trenton are all descended from Fisherman on the dam's side; Season money due on January Ist, 1891; guarantee money due on July Ist, 1891. Groomage fee, ss. For terms andany further particulars apply to \ G. & W. ROBINSON , Proprietors. Newlands



John 6. Restell, ; OMMISSION, FINANCIAL AND GENERAL AGENT, LATEST 1 STREET, GEAIN AND WOOL BEOKEE, . -FOEiALE OATS SHARPS BRAN FLOUR POTATOES mTII • TTri FENCING WIRE-BARBED AND PLAIN, " TEA, SUGAR, CANDLES, AND GENERAL FARM. STORES J KAITANCATA COAL, AGENT FOR—Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company Ld Mercantile l<mance Agency Company, Lfcd. j Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Association. » y^l&^J^J3™^ TWINE BINDER; CEYLQNJS INDIAN TEAS, The Mercantile Gazette etc., e fco et«s; X



TRANSPARENT BLOCK IC* MAKING MACHINERY. All sizes, 201bs hourly to 50 tons dailj The most reliable apparatus ever intrc duced. The Ice Blocks from 12in to 30ir square and Sin to 12in thick. 11 FAMILY ICE MACHINES ;' SODA WATER APPARATUS. 1 Cheapest and Best. Ice Cream Machint l*efrigerators, Filters, Seltzogenes, Freez -3 ing Powders, Mineral Waters, everj * article connected with Ice, Cooling, ;oi " J Medicinal Drinks. b a ... . , ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. \ Catalogues Poist Free, ' H J. W test & Co., Stamford Works 116-118, Southwark Bridge Road London, S.E. ■"TfNW ALDXOAL AND FIREWOOD"" DEPOT T A /CLOTHIER begs to f J jLJL* V J intimate that ho has opened a retail produce store at Tin wald, and has for sale—Flour, Bran Sharps, Cliickwheat, Feed Oats, Oaten Sheaf, and Straw Chaff, Potatoes, etc. . A Iso Prime Household Coals, JLSHBURTON PRICES WOOL. WOOL WOOL- T IBERAL CASH ADVANCES Made on the ensuing WOOL CLIPS At the Lowest Current Rates of Interest, GEORGB TAMESON, Ashburton and Rakaia HENRY ZANDER. I BEG to intimate that I have now on hand my shipments of BINDING TWINE (Flax, Manilla, and Hemp), for the coming season, which are open for inspec tion now ; and I have great pleasure in stating that the quality of it exceeds that of last year, notwithstanding that it then gave gratifying satisfaction to all who used it. I have also just landed ex ''Wave Queen" 15 Tons best soft Steel. Binding Wire!! Binding Wire!! ' Whitecross Brand ' (the favorite of the Farmers), and it will be of great advan tage to Farmers to give their orders early. The Quality cannot be surpassed. ( IUFSIB M 81111 In order not to compel my clients to buy a Machine I might be agent for, I have decided not to accept any particular agency, but supply vny make at the agent's price. I will deliver them properly put together without extra charge. A Large Stock of Extras always on hand as far as possible, and can be obtained at any hour, day or night, for i the convenience of Farmers. I have for sale a few second-hand i McCormick and Massey Twine BINDERS : in good order, at a Low Price. ' I HAVE IN STOUK AND TO LAND: Galvanized Iron, in all sizes, Orb brand . Best English Leather Belting, all sizes 100 Drums Linseed Oil 20 Cases Valvoline; 10 Cases Lard Oil 10 Bales best 5-ply Seaming Twine Hay Rakes and Hay Forks China and Glassware Stakes, Posts and Rails Cement (Knight, Beaven, and Co.) 50 Cases Castor Oil 100 Drums Machine Oil (including Colza, Olive, and Sperm) 10 Casks Lubricating Oil 25 Drums Tattoo Oil, red and black, ready for sheep branding Hornsby's and Ransome's Plough Shares Garden Tools of every description Blectro-plated Ware, for Christmas presents Barbed and Steel Fencing Wire General, Station, and Family Groceries. Mauritius, China, and Queensland Sugars, CHINA, INDIA, AND CEYLON TEAS WINES, SPIRITS, ALES, & STOUT A Choice Assortment of Australian Wines in bulk or case, also some French and German Liqueurs. A direct ship ment of the finest German Lager Beer. For Wedding Presents I recommend purchasers t:> inspect my stock, where they will find beautiful Dresden Placques, China Figures (by the best artists) Tete a-Tete Sets (new patterns), Electro plated Goods in great variety, etc., etc HEN RYAZAN DER GENERAL MERCHANT AND DIRECT IMPORTER. —AGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance Company, Canton Marine Insurance Company, National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Slesinger's Celebrated Horse and Cattle Medicines,



Public Notices. YOUR MONEY /"^ANNOT be better invested than: ii KJ purchasing a COMPLETE MEDI CINE CHEST containing Colemane ant Son s Eucalypti Remedies. For a Postal Note or 22s 6d the following remedies will be sent, enclosed in a Neat Box, U. . any address, postpaid:—— lßottle Educa lypfci Extract, 1 pot Victory Ointment 1 box each and Gents Liver Pills, I pot Eucalypti Honey, 1 voice Lozenges, 1 Cake Eucnlypti Soap. Full directions for use enclosed. All SAFE and SURE remedies. Beware of imita tions. See that you get Colemane a>p Sons ECUALYPTI and no other, Whnl" le and Retail Ac;ent, W. J. ALEXANDER, /142 Cashel St., Christchurch ! Where orders'are to, he"; sent - \sefjd for circulars : ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS \ TjIARMERS' UNION GRAIN, PRO D DUCK anb FINANCE COM; PANT, LIMITED. To be registered under "The Companies : Acts, 1882." CAPITAL, With Power to Increase. £25,000, In £1 Shares, To be T*aid for as Follows ;—- Is per share on application, Is per share on allotment, and the balance in calls not to exceed Is per share pei? month. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS . David Brown, Amberley W. T. Mitchell, Cashmere William Brown, Shand's Track. Thomas Dawson, Hornby- James Kennedy, Lausdown* John Brears, Halkett ; David Hawkins, Yaldhurst T. S. Manson, Teddington F. W. Quaife, Halswell C. H. Walters, Marshland Isaac Sargeant, Ashburton Daniel Brick, Ashburton With Power to Add*. ' ! BANKERS: The Union Bank of Australia, Limited SOLICITORS : Loughyey and Lane' BROKERS: Baynes Bros. i SECRETARY : ! George Hutchinson The Farmers' Union Grain, Produce, and Finance Company, Limited, is formed as a Union to enable Farmers to combine as a large body of men to do all those things which from time to time are in their general and united interest. The Articles of Association will enable fche Company to buy and sell, import or export all kinds of grain, dairy and other produce, goods, machinery, merchandise^ or manufactures, live or dead stock ; to buy and sell freehold and leasehold p.operty either on commission or other wise ; to advance or borrow money on securities of any xind or without the same ; to carry on any kind of retail or wholesale business ; to grind and crush corn or pulse of any sort; to cat chaff, and to transact general mercantile busi ness on commission or otherwise. The co-operative principle will be thoroughly carried out in all transactions, and the profits divided amongst the members For Prospectuses apply to the Brokers Secretary j who are authorised to receive plications for shares and deposits. C. B WALTER Dhairman Cf. THoriitoii Ovidley LAND, ESTATE AND STOCK AGENT 161 Hereford Street, Christehurch" I have sums of '«:ney to lend on good security pt low rates of nterest. Severa Farms for Sale |Phe Clydesdale Hots*, Springbank, By Young Banker (imp.) dam Farmer- Lass. Will stand at my farm, Flemington For fees, apply to P. Hyland, Groom in charge. Grazing free to January Ist, 1891. Every care taken but no responsibility. 57 JOHN GRIGG. STRIKE. W, W. Spencer & Go. 7W meet the dull times, have STRUCK new prices right through thei A Estallishment. Everythir Id at lower prices than ever Good Washing Prints, 3sd per yard A first-class print at 5Jd Good Summer Dress Goods, 5s 3d per doz. Ginghams and fashionable Zephyr Cloths 20 per cent cheaper than any other house in Ashburton. White Lace Curtains, 2s lid the pair White Calico, 3s 6d per doz. Grey Calico, 2s 6d per doz. Men's Tweed Suits from 18s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits from, 6s 6d| Men's good Woollen Sox 4 Is Boya Braoes, 4d. j3OOTS~BOOTS. Men's Colonial made Shooters, 10s 6d Men's Colonial made Bluchers, 6s 6d Women : Strong Leather Elastic Sides 6s 1J A large assortment of Children's Patent Leather Slippers and Shop at very w prices W- W. SPENCER & CO -- THE ARCADE.



(By App intment to His Excellency the Earl of Onslow.) ASK YOUR 6BOOER FOR Si fjjA /A\ \h.zihdubtbialoi«jti. S ':' I ad(! MA&\ %" The blending it entiwlj •§«- '/i? SliS\ m enc?> an 4hu •••? * *fjwfti >■ "i, P jpwffTf*gHtm , tracing in the art/ ■' tfe w f*\ D i \3 ff I yg gigHr^ \ m port of all purchuen At ,^>^ v i /^Hraifr «\ \* T">a™iS >11l! r< nit mum teas; W WOXWHO,WE.I! QTO.i..H.iU7CHUr,c;iBUIiEO». # AGENTS EVERYWHERE. ; H. M- OAESON, ; AGENT, I AND SOLD BY THE PBINCIPAL STOREKEEPERS. THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND offers the adrantages of efficient and confidential management and provides for the administration of Estates under Marriage Contracts, Settlements and Wills at reduced Bate 3of Charges. Persons who are about to marry, or •vyho may be desirious of constituting Trusts for benevolent or charitable purposes, should consult the Public Trustee, or &ny of his Agents. Arrangements ar« made for the continuance of the services family of Solicitors. ACLAND, BARNS AND CO., Christchurch, Local Agents ' Money lent on good freehold securities at lowest rates. SOOTHING POWDERS [ , FOR CUTTING TEETH. , CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medicine has been large'y tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned, extensive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITATIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the originl as .to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor, therefore, feels it due t the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS Purchasers are. therefore requested to carefully observe the four following important characteristics, without which none are genuiue :— Ist—ln every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN S CHEMIST, WAL WORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd.—Each single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd—The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE'S. 4th.—Th§ manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. •Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors at la Ud and 2s 9d ! each. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co. New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company ESTABLISHED 18 5 9. CAPITAL—ONE MILLION. PEEMIEK AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &c, ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT BATES GEORGE JAMESON, AGENT, ASHBUETON GREGG AND COMPANY. Pube Blended Teas 7 NEW SEASON, 1889-90, IN p> and lib PACKETS, 2ft FANCY CANISTERS and 51b a^d 10ft TINS. TRY THESE BLENDS. TRY THESE BLENDS y^Bsss^ y^^X /"^'^> > /^^X / °2* \(f 2s 4d| \ #Xf 2s 8d f *3s *>\ "■(■CBOWN H EAGLE )) (iExHbitf On .)} ([ OLUBV.) X^£J \^\jf y|\^ \rt/ One Tiia 1 will establish their oonstaot use T« be obtained from JOHN OKR& CO I AND I tf. ZANDER



. SPRING FASHIONS. New Millinery. WE have now opened the latent novel ties for the season in Ladies' Hats . and Bonnets, in the most Fashionable 5 shapes and Superior Quality, together [ with the choicest Ribbons,^Flowers, . 'Feathers. &c, procurable. New Jackets, New Mantles, , New Dust Cloaks, New Bordered Costumes, New Checked Dress Goods, New Plain Dress Goods, New Ginglmmsand Zephyrs, New Prints and Sateens, New Flannelettes and XKW GOuDS in Every DEPARTMENT CALL EARLY. AND INSPECT THEM^AT S'w. fALGORN ft Co., EAST STRE E T|i ' ■ ' 'ft ._ / THE MIDLAND COUNTIES WATCH COMPANY OF VYSE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, ENO Send for '*■ Send for Catalogue lor Catalogue containing containing 1000 Illus- ifvCOk 1000 IlhV trations and^yt^Wfer^wtrations and 1000 unso-|WCi»''Sy|looo unso licited Teati- \®>s\§JQ§ Kcited Testi monials, for- monials, for warded gratis warded gratis post free and post free to any part to any part of the world. of the world. All ab wholesale Cash Prices. 255. Let every reader of this send for our beautiful new Illustrated Catalogue, con taining 1000 unsolicited.testimonials, and over 1000 tine copper-plate Engravings of Watches, Jewellery, and Electro Plate, sent gratis and post free on application to any part of the world. R. Ambrose, Esq., Cloyne Terrace Queenstown, Ireland, Feb. 1K» 1886. "It gives me much pleasure to testify as to the excellent time-keeping qualities of the Watch I received from you. I have tested it with a gun fired here every day by electricity at one o'clock, Greenwich ime, and have never found it vacillate even one minute. I have great confidence in recommending your Company Gentlemen's Fine Silver Watch, flat crystal glass ... ... ... 25s Ladies' Fine Silver, flat crystal glass highly finished movements ... 25s Youths' Fine Silver, flat crystal glass 25s Ladies' Gold Levers, in exquisitely chased cases ... 70s Gents ditto, engined turned cases 80s Gents Silver Keyless Levers ... 60s Gents' Silver Keyless hrnting cases 67s 0d Gents' Fine Gold Keyless Levers trong heavy cases 100s Gents Fine Gold Keyless hunting case ... .. ... ...140s Ladies' very heavy Keyless, in 18 carat engraved cases ... ...100s Post Office Orders must be made payable to the Company's Manager, Mr A. Percy, on receipt of which, with Is extra for postage, any watch will be forwarded per Parcels Post to any part of the world. — London Office and Show Room, — QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.G., (Near the Mvisic House I "\ 4~EN n charge of Threshing Machin - JjlL experience great difficulty in dressing clean without a considerable portion of the grain being blown away with the chaff. This difficulty can be effectually overccMe by using FLAVALL'S PATENT DRESSING BOARD. —ALSO— THE 12ft SPRING SHAKERS, AND NEW BOTTQ DRESSING APPARATUS, AND New top or SECOND DRESSER with 3ft riddles. These make the old Threshing Machines do the threshing and dressing equal to new machines. Ashburton, 30th Sept, 1890. MR F. FLAVALL, Dear Sir, —I am quite pleased with the Alterations and Improvements you made to my Threshing Machine last year, and with your Patent Dressing Board can get through more work and drejss clean without blowing the f rain or grass seeds into the chaff. Yours truly John Henderson Ashburton. F. FLAVALL, Peter Street, 4SHBURTON I pHNS&BUSoSS I^m ' -Blmi Wu m IBSfiBB XU3O vmOSQ T '^l^^^^j'W'oatiorful Little They «!▼• oaw v 'Srtoa UU&PKtoCflf ailOi«Usts.



Ppftite Notloea ___ "VJ OTICE.— Anyone found Tress 1^» passing in pursuit of game oi etherwise on die Riveradale Estate or , am«t after this date will be prosecuted. J. R. WILLIAMS. River dale. 24th May 76 £20 REWARD. IN consequence of the amount of Poach ing going on in the Creeks on the Lagmhor Estate, the above reward iwil be .paid to anyone giving information thai will I«mL to a conviction. Fr»m this date No One will b» per mittedto FISH in the Creeks on the ;H ■ : IKsbate.L'JlP ■ DONALD McLEAN. - Lagnvhor Ist April, 1889. JOBfPH~GILLOTT^S fS TE E L PEN SI ARE THE BEST. 3ASHBUR'ii»JS r "GUARDIANTTF £ DUNEDIN AGENCY ! TITR R T WHEELER, Stafljbr Street, Dunedin has been appointed bur Agent, and will be able to arrange temn with advertisers for contract advertise menta " ' TO 'JPKAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE CAIRNBRAE AND LAURISTON DISTRICTS. THE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE Diplomacy, T3 RED by John Grigg, Esq., of Longbeach. J-) Diplomacy's sire is Lord Beaconsfield, dam Pleasant, by Prince Charlie. Terms: £3 season; guarantee, £4 10s; ?roomage fee ss, payable first service. pecial arrangements made with lona fide owners of three mares. Mares changing hands to be paid for as season mares. As the number of mares for this horse is limited, owners wishing his services should make early application. Good Paddocking for mares at 2s per Week. All care taken but no responsibility. For further parti cukes, apply Groom in charge, or DANIEL McKENDRY, 1 Proprietor, Cairnbrae. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT OWNER'S LIVERY STABLES \SHBURTON, THE PUREBRED ENTIRE PONY ALI BABA By Prince Charming (imported from England) dam Pearl, by Prince Charming out of Jennie by Mazeppa,, owned by Montague Lewin, Esq., Christchurch. He is five years old, bright-black color nd half brother to Aladdin, bred by C. Dampier Crossley, Esq., Rangiora, and took Ist prize at the Asaburton Show in 1889 Terms and Particulars apply G F. SCOTT Proprietor, Livery Stables, Ashburlon. iTTTTRAVEL THE LONGBEA.CH DISTRICT, fTIHE PUREBRED CLYDESDALE X STALLION Sir Wthiani JervoLs (238 New Zealand Stud Book.) Sire, What's Wanted (imp.) dam oil) Wallace.—Bred by R. Charters, Esq., Ury Park Mosgiel. WHAT'S WANTED was bred by W. Marb, Esq., Tarves, Scotland. His dam Jess was a pure Clydesdale, a great prizetaker, of immense bone and fine .symmetry. His sire Lord Haddo was a very successful horse in the show ring WHAT'S WANTED when a yearling m 1573 gained first honors at Inverary, and the second prize at Aberdeen. Ax, 3 years he won Ihe RoyalN or them Society's first prize and the Auchtermuchty first drize of £55 beating a field of 173 horses. In 1876 at Stirling he was awarded the first prize of 60 guineas and in 1877 the first prize of £100 at Glasgow, in a field of 90 of the best horses in Scotland. POLLY WALLACE by Wallace (imp.) Wallace gained innumerable prizes in Victoria and was also very successful in New Zealand Show Rings. POLLY WALLACE'S dam by Emperor out of an imported mare. EMPEROR was one of the most - amous' Horses which ever travelled in .New-Zpalaiid. " His si' 1 'Napoleon (imp.) dam Nancy (imp.) *"" From the above it will be seen that SIR WILLIAM JERVOIS is one of the best " bred' horses in the country, being straight irom imported stock on both sides. For cArds and terms apply W. D. DAWSON Proprietor, Waterto. THE AMERICAN TROTTING HORSE ' Blackivood A bdallah WHOSE" excellent Stock can be seer all through the District will stanc this season at OVmsr's Stable and trave theAshburton County. Terms—Season £3 10s; guarantee, £5 5s r groomag< fee. ss. For particulars apply H, MUTTON, 10t62 Groom in charge. ." -AITS-O— TO STAND AT KOLMAR FA.RM LYNDHURST, AND TRAVE] 'THE METHVEN DISTRICT, Teh Pubebkbd Clydesdale Stallion YOUNG NEW STYLE. By New Style, dam by Glenroy. Ne^ Style, bred by John Boag, Sire Youn Banker (imp.), dam Marchioness I. Jjjor particulars and terms apply Grooi Jncha Or S. COX, Manager Lyndhurs