THE ASHBDRTON OUAKPIaN. H VTPRDA V JUNE 20, 1891.

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Railway Time-Table QgRISTCmjRCH~To"DUNEDIN— (Week-Bays). " ¥K g^ r — — fIMETA'BLte. 3 SOUTH. — : ;—; I Single. \ Return. \ Exp -J Ist. 12nd. Ist. 2nd- a..n. a.m. a.in. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. jtehrifitch. to dep. s. d. . d. s. d. & d. 813 ... 11 0 34i 355 415 ft'Addington Jnc, 0 6 0 4 0 6 0 4 8 ...... 352 1 2 a 4-Middleton 0 9 0 G 1 0 0 8 * * * a 5-Sockburn 1 0 0 8 1 3 010 * * - a 6 Hornby Jnc. arr. 12 0 916 10 840 419 a ...Hornby ... dcp.' ... 8 22 4 12 7lslington i.. ... 401119 1 2 * * ... « OTempleton ... 1 9 1 2 2 3 1 6>B 34 . 425 ... n, 13Weedon'8 .. ... 2 0110 :t 8 2 5 * • ... a 14 Rolleston Jc. air. 21120 311 2 B^sl 443 .. c , . RollestonJe. dtp. 854 , ISBumham ... .. 3 9 2 6 5 0 3 4D 4 5 12 22Norwood . ... 4 7 3 16 14 1 * * 23Selwyri ... ... 4103365 449 21 ... 533 25Dunsandel... ... B 3 3 6 7 0 4 89 29 5 41 3lßankside 6 6 4 4 8 8 5 9 * p.m. 36Rakaia 7 6 5 010 0 6 810 1 12 14 623 4lChertsey 8 7 5 911 5 7 810 15 ... ... 642 47Dromore 910 6 713 1 8 9 * ... * 53 Ashburton arr. U 17 514 9 9 1110 45 12 48 A ... 730 ... Ashburton dep. ... ... 10 55 12 53 345 ... 55Tinwald 11 6 7 815 410 311 4 ... 355 59Winslow 12 4 8 316 511 01118 4 11 61 Windermere ...12 9 8 617 011 4 * * 64Hinds 13 4 8 1117 911111139 435 '. 72Baling ... .. 15 010 020 013 4 * * 74 Rangitata Island 15 510 420 713 9 * * 75Rangitata 15 810 520 1113 1112 21+8 15 5 18 SlOrari 16 1111 322 715 012 45 840 ... 155 548 85 Winchester ...17 9111023 815 9.12 59 BSB 6 3 89Temuka 18 712 524 916 7 1 14 9 9 ... 213 619 91Arowhenua ...19 012 825 116 11 * * * «... 93Seadown \l9 512 1125 1117 3 * * * 97Waehdyke June. 20 313-627 dlB o 144 939 649 . . lOOTimaru arr. 20 1013 1127 918 7 1559 50 B 240 7 0 C ... Timaru dep ... ... 7 20 3 0 4 25 104Normanby 21 814 628 1119 4 . ... * * 110 St. Andrew's ...22 1115 430 720 5 8 03 24 ... 510 ... 1140tai© <.. ...23 915 1031 821 1 814 524 ... 118Makikihi ... ...24 716 532 9SI 11 832 5 42" ... 121 Hook ... ...25 316 1035 Et32 5 * • 124 Stndholtne J. at> 25 10|17 334 qg3 0 ... ... 855 t .57 ... 6 51 .., * Stops on y when requited to pick up or set down passengers. + Starts from Eangitata on Saturdays only; on other days starts from Orari. i Stops to pick up passengers for stations south of Rolleston if necessary, h Stops to allow passengers f m stations north of Oamaru to alight, c Stops to allow passengers to alight only _^^^ TCHURCH to DUNEDIN—(Week-Days)—c<?M«»w,f. FARES. ~~^ : TTM&T.ABLEr"' I SOUTH. Single. Return. Ist. 2nd. 'Ist. 2nd. B Exp. C drj> b. d. 8. d. s. d. s. d. a.m. a.m. a.m. pan. pan. p.m. p.ni. •••Studholme 9 54 I ... 615 ... {^Waihao 27 418 336 524 4 + t *2n Waitaki North ... 28 919 238 425 7 ... ... 9 52+4 29 . 7 2 }j% Waitaki South ..29 019 438 825 9 + ± }■}? Hilderthorpe ... 29 1019 ll 39 926 7 ... ... + ± "' J™ Richmond 30 320 240 426 11 ... ... + ... t «' Pukeuri 30 820 540 1127 3 10 40 ... .7 50 '". }2l Town 8e1t.., ..31 621 042 028 0 + .„ ... + laz Oamaru arr... 31 821 242 328 3 11 0 5 2 ... 810 ... dep p.m. daily ...Oamaru-' 30.4215 510 ... 350 ... \ 154 Waiareka Jnu. ...32 121 542 928 7 ... + 233 "... ... . f 155 Deborah .32 421 743 128 9 ... + + ... ... ± .. 15»Totara ... ...32 1122 043 1129 4 ... + + f .. 160Tesehenmker's ...33 422 344 529 8 ... + + \. 161 Maheno 33 722 544 929 H ... 813 3 5 b ... 455 163Waimotu 34 022 845 430 3 ... + + + 166 Herbert 84 723 146 U3O 9 ... 8333 23 ... .. 519 .. 170Wainakaroa ...85 523 847 331 7 ... + + + 174Hampdeii ... .36 324 248 432 3 .., 911350 610 ... 620 .. 177Hillgrove 36 1124 749 332 9 ... 924 + ... .. 636 i.. 180Kartigi 37 625 050 033 4 ... + + 651 .. 184 Shag Point Jnc. ...33 425 751 134 1 .. 950 + ... ... 714 i 186Bushey ... ..38 925 1051 834 5 ... " + + ... .., \ 189 Palmerston arr... 39 526 352 735 6 ... 10 13 4445 647 ... '7 43 .. dep : ■ ' ———  ■■ ...Fahneraton 6 251020450651 .„ ... .. 194Godwood .40 527 053 1136 0 f 10 35 + . 196Tumai 40 1027 354, 586 4 + + 199 Waikoiuiti ...41 627 855 436 11 7 010 5 530 b '. 199 Beach Street ...41 627 855 436 11 + + + 201Merton ... ...43 929 258 438 11 + + + 204 Puketeraki ...43 929 258 438 11 + + + 206Seacliff 43 929 258 43811 7 401123 6157 41 ...  .. 208Oniimi ... ...43 929 258 438 11 + + + ];. 210 Warrington ...43 929 258 438 U + + + , „ 211Evansdrle ...45 1030 761 140 8 + + + ... .. 213Waitati ..145 1030 761 140 0 8 1311 66 651 »8 218 Pnrakanui ...45 1030 761 140 9 8 4512 24 7 20 .... 219Mihi\vaka ... 45 10 30 761 140 9 + + f ... ... 222 Pt. .Chalmers Up. 47 1132 063 1142 8 9 512 40 7 38*8 35 223 Sawyer's Bay ...47 1132 0631142 B+9 10c1243 742 2235t. Leonard's ... 47 1132 063 1142 8 + o t ... .. . 226 xirke's ... ...47 1132 063 1142 +9.22 p fl Sfo .i, Z .). g2BWavenßb W pi^ ... 47 11 ?!« 0631148 d V + +" , ... 329PelichetBa V  47 11 32 063 1142 ffl c 14+ gWDimedip * arr...Hi 11 .« o(03 1142 8)9 40 1 B_jJo_B_ss_... J Z " + % Steps only when required to picTTup or seFdown passengers ~ " ' a Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. B Runs on Mondays VTednoi. days, and Fridays only ; on other days train starts from Studholme, C through n Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only; on ofch,er days ru.na to Stud..olme only. ASHBURTON-SPRINGBURN~(Week.Day S ). OUT. FARES. TIMETABLE." Single. f Return. Ist. [ 2nd. Ist. 2nd, p.m. Ashburton to den s. d, s. d. s. d. 3. d, 425 TinwaldJnc arr 0 6 0 4 0 9 0 6 433 Tinwald Jne dej> ... .. .< 34 Chelmsford «... 1 8 1 1 2 3 1 5 * Westerfield .. .. 2 4 17 3 12 1 * Hackthorne Boaa .-. 211 2 0 311 2 8 * Valetta .....  4 0 2 8 5 4 3 7 + Anama ..... 4 7 3 1 6 1 4 1 + Cavendish . .., 5 0 3 4 6 8 4 5 + Mount Somers 5-53873 411 60 '■■ Buccleuch 510 311 7 9 5 3 + j ,"I Springbura ar/ 6 3 4 2 8 4 5 7 6 20 ... m a.m. :;; Springburh to dop  7 55 Buccleuch 06040906 + Mount Somers 12 0 9 16 10 t Cavendish 14 010 19 12 £ Anama.. .. .. 110 13 2 5 1 8 i Valetta. ... .. 2 4 17 3 12 1 J Hackthorne Road .. 3 7 2 5 4 9 3 3 t Westerfield 4 2 210 5 7 3 9 J Chelmsford 4 7 3 16 1 4 1 + TinwaldJnc arr 510 311 7 9 5 3 935 "] TinwaldJnc dep ... ... 9 37 Ashburton .. ... ... ... arr\ 6342 84 5 7 945 '.'.' * X Stops only when required to pick up or set clown passengersT "~" ~~~" -r* ■■''■ '"--^ H ' !T''. li-1-"■•.'(■ i: r.-.ivpr /|s?/i To'»°l>aY3.\J -i.ft it CJfiii'jrrlicr.". sn: IOMv-»H. I prescribe It'.r.<s j igj ™ „__. Ic(.lsafeinreccjnmcn<l ra MrdwiybyiiMj illff i t to. nil suffewm. IIMSnMCIiMnIC4IC<L^ Ai Jt STONKH, M.l>. PRICK, SS.S S. . A WONDERFUL MEDICIJS'Ifi I. T. Kingston, -* WILLS STREET, SSgfS ? T LLS NEXT COOTCSOX'^ BEEOHAM'S PILLS NEXT ) | TABLES ' BEECHAM'S PILLS HAS had three years' experience with Thomas Talbot, M.R.C.V.S., of Scotland .Yard two years with Corneliu, f RVFPwriAT'a t>ttto Saunderson, M.R.C.V.S., Ckpham Com IiPWnTTA^ SS mon, and ten years with Georae Balls B^fcSTrlS PI£ LS M.R.C.V.S., Brixton, all of London' BEEOHAM'S PILLS and has also gained a good reputation m the Colony. Our specialty is well-known to fee our . ability and knowledge of the horse's feot. -^ re. universally admittedJto be worth In a well ordered shoeing forge the a Guinea a Box for Bilious and Ner followint? standard rules will always be vous disorders, such as Wind and Pain bserved:-- mm the Stomach, Sick Headacbe, Giddi 1. A shoe should never be removed without nP c q -Pnlnoco a *>A «,. «• "*^°>VTl^ first cutting off the clinches, because by n- '• Ulness J a"d Spelling after mealg, simply turning back the clinch m drawing lzziness, and Dowsmess, Cold Chills the nail a piece of fche clinch is often left Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite m the foot, endangering the. horse when Shortness of Breath, Costiveness' the new shoe comes to be driven on. Senrvv TH«+-1, 00 „„  «• . \;T 2. The frog and bars require no cutting iua 2?2IJ«i !» • *h® Skin, Dis regularly attended foot. And hi a healthy Curbed bleep, Frightful Dreams, ftnd foot where there are no simptons of a" nervous and Trembling Sensations naviciilar disorder, tqe sole should not be etc. The first dose will give relief m 3. PThe shoe should have a level bearing upon ?? nJ inuc€s- T)»s is no fiction, for the wall of the foot, and should not be tne^ liave done jt m countlfess oases, sprung at the heel, as is too common, thereby acting as a fearful lever upon the tendons The nails should 1)e driven level and uni WORTH A GUINEA A T*ftA form, and only on the toe side of the inside WOTITH A P TTT>n? a a t»/^ quarter, the toot being thinner upon the wn«TW T ottJSS A A BOX inside and the greater weight of tho body VVUIUJI A OrUINEA A BOX being sustained there. Thero is no compariso r points of qualit between the hand made and the machine made shoo. The machine-made shoe is of i a coarser material, softer, and is mported andit should be insisted upon that thw be cot used io the colcoy



10W VITALITY DR CHURCHILL S Syrup o Hypophosphifce of Lime prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, ChrouictCough and General Debility | t contains two of the principal ingre* 1 dients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and -which aye considered deficient m the above complaints, viz., hoaphorus and '.wic It cannot be tor Hisjhlyrecommended for Delica Childre Dr Churchill's Compound Syrup c HYPOPHOSrHITES id real Brain Foed, and m cases Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion hat acquired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle bears Dr Churchill's signature Price, Prepared only by SWANN /"I H EMI SI WANN VjHEMIST, j'ie Oastiglione Paris MAIL NOTICE The Letter-box will be cleared for de spatch of correspondence from this office to the under-mentioned places, on and fter Ist January, 1891, as follows — For Christchurch and North, daily 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m. ; and on Mon days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. ; Chertsey and Rakaia, daily, 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m. ; Methven, daily, 3.15 p.m. ; Dunsandel and Burn ham, daily, 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m.; Selwyn, daily, 6.20 p.m. ; Dromore, daily, 6.30 a.m. ; Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, and Temuka, daily, 10.30 a.m. ; and on Tues days, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 3.15 p.m. ; Willowby and Fiffelton, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 10.30 a.m. ; Lismore, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10.30 a.m. ; Geraldine, daily, 10.30 a.m*; Timaru, daily, 10.30 a.m^ 12.30 p.m. ; and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, md Satur days, 3.15 p.m. ; Oamaru, Dunedin, and South, daily, 12.30 p.m. ; Greenstreet and Ashbnrton Forks, Tuesdays, Thurs' days, and Saturdays, 6.30 a.m.; Winch more, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 6.30 a.m. ; Mount Somers, Springburn. and Alford Forest, daily, 4 p.m., Mayfield, and Ruapuna, Mondays and Thursdays, 4 p.m. ; Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, daily, 3.45 p.m- ; Flemington, Mondays, Wed, nesdays, and Fridays, 3.45 p.m. ; New land, Tuesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. ; Elgin .Wakanui, Seaview, Seafiejd, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 6.30 a.m. N.B.—Letters containing anything of value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. • Letters containing coin, if posted un registered, will be compulsorily registered and jhargetl onejshilling. THE WALKER CORK EXTKA.CTOB. Pronounced the* best Mechanical Cork Extractor m the Market, as it , pulls the Cork the eaglet and removes it quickest from the Screw. : Its ure prevents the agitation tf carbo nated or other beverage,*, $nd ajlows the sediment to remain undisturbed m the bottle. Designed tu± one use of hotels, rsstau .ants saloons, clubs and families* Orna mental m appearanao and full nicke plated. Special terms t© jobbers. Manufactured by she E. WALKER TOOL C^CPANY | TAMES PAIN AND SONS 9, St. Mary Axe, E. 0., and2l, Walworth Road, S.E, HOLESALE AND EXPORT FIRE WORK MANUFACTURERS. Shippers supplied on the most reasonable terms. jlO, Lls; L2O, and L 25 Cases suitable for every Market, The Zargest Wholesale House m the World i "ustrated Price List application. SUCCESS IHE BEST TEST CF WORTH!! ! HOLLOWAY'S PIUS IIMIIIMEIfT. THIS UNIVERSAL MFDICINE IS A HOUSEHOLD KJIQUISITE EVERYWHERE. THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervous System, and act most power fully yet soothingly on the liver and bowels, Promoting Digestion and assimilation, and endowing the whole bodily frame" with strength and vigour. Nervous Head aches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and general debility puicily yield to the potent free of thesa well-known Pills, and they are unrivalled m their efficacy m all FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, skin blemishes pimples and boils, better than ony other family medicine known. THE OINTMENi HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION It heals every kind of sore, ulcer and wound more certainly than any othe known sal vs. Its marvellous penetratin powers render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES' curing Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthma reducing G andular Lumps, closing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, and for alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM GOUT neuralgia it is unsurpassed. ,It never a to remove Scurf and every, species of .skin disease. The Pills and Ointment aye manufac tlired only at 78 New Oxford at (late 533 Oxford st.) London j and are sold by al vendors of Medicines throughout the Civilized World ; with directions for u?e m almos every language, I£%F Purchaser should look to th». Abel on the pots aud boxes, If the ad dress is not 533, Oxford Street London *,hey are spuriou:^



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