_ THIS A9HBURTQN GUARDIAN : THURSDAY, JUIiY o • 1892 • • «sy -o . . 2 ' ' * " "

P"*l**! «f* pabluhed by the AshbUrt* PaUtohingOompuiy^ ttoirregi.Ur.4 prmtmg offio^ Bun^t Stt^et, Ash. THURSDAY, Oqly 31, 18W,



Business Notice . -•j — - * ■ ■ ■ •*?Tajß DI4|>£I*ARY." (|.M BBOOKE H4i RE-OP£WfiD yiTH A COMPLETE STOCK IV JHK SHOP LATELY OOOUPIBD ■T Mm POLLOCK ' viicaw •«»■■*, ■ - OPPOSITE UNION BANK. GREAT SAJjE PlckfordAUmlrlir* PREMIER ASHBURTQN '„], '„] FtIRNITURE WAREHOUSE LARGE DISCOUNT TO OABH PURCHASERS. TTM)IINITUIIR^riu kind., Carpets JD Brussels, Tapestry, Ao, Mattinge, LiooieunM, floor Cloth*, ■ must be sold to make coon for new drip i , ments to, arrive, dome and Itupeot pur STOCK of , : Locally Manufactured febonieed Sideboard*. TaMe^ Ac.- Alto~<%e6ts Drawers WashstandVVtJMqr  Tables Ac., m Burn,. ; :,. Iron Bedsteads:; Austrian, Vienna, and ■ American Chairs, m great variety. Venetian Blinds made to order, ; -NOTE ADI)RBSB- V, MCKFORD & UNOBILli" TANCBED STBBBT, ASHBURTOy. AGENTS WANTVD. ■ WANTED, Agents for a GOOD SELLING LINE. Either sex and earn good income. Apply early as only a limited number is required. Bo NOVELTYIMPORTING CO ; W 0.F.0., dpey N.B.W / ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Pnblisked DaUy, : Office : Burnett Street Ashfcurto Printing of erery deaoription,yneladiti Billheads Memo* Pamphlets Handbills Inutation Cards Menu* ReoeJptFormf Posters Opera Dodgers* Mooning Cards Horse Cards, ' Ball iTogfaswnea Conoert Pmgrswwat •*« VENABLES, HIGH-CLASS PIANOS. Pianos for India and Extreme Climstet m Solid Walnut Oases. All parts, boch Internal and External, - specially prepared and secured to resist every variation of temperature. C. VENABLES k 00. 187 and 189 Essex Road i . - ; Islington London. I ■_.;.. NOTICE TO "ADVERTISERS. fVWLNG to an alteration m the time ef v closing some of the country mails, the FIRST EDITION of the GuutMA* I must be published earlier. ■ Advertise* I ments must therefore reach this office ' before S p.m. ! REPLACE Advertisements cannot be I guaranteed insertion, unless sent m on the da/ previous to that on which they are intended, to appear. t ASHBURTON PUBLISHING CO. April 4,1898. GREY VALLEY COAL , IS THE ;; BEftTCOAL . FOB THRESHING MACHINES] SIXTEEN per oenfc more heat than . Newcastle Goal. STEAMERS arriving twice Weekly. WE ARE NOW "MANUFACTURING BRIQUETTES, THE NEW PATENT FUEL. ' No Slack. No CKnler. No Waste. The Grey Calley Coa Company, Ltd. W H. COLLINS & CO., Agents. LONOBEACH COACH. QN and after MONDAY, APRIL 4, fo the Winter months, the LONOBEACH COACH wUI leave ASHBURTON POST OFFICE at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE 806 -. Coachman.  INotiee to Oorresipondenisi Cornspondentß are requested to forward their cointnnnioations m unsealed enrekf^et or m wrappers OPEN AT BOTH ENDS, as required by the postal regulations. Ne words that are not intended-for publication must be written either on the tnanuseript or- •' on the cover of c he letter. . Letter rates of postage mus be paid on dvertiaemeats>



Business notices ■^ —«„___ — WAITATI BUSH SAW MILLS. Seventeen miles North of Dunedin. ; Td Architects, Builders and Contrac tors. JJAVING secured the Extensive Bush at Waitati, where we have just completed ou? Mills and Tramway to the Railway Station, We are prepared to ijeliver Timber and Mining Props, Direct at Railway Stations, North and South of Watati, thus saving to Cos tomers ', Middlemen's Profits. large Stocks of Doors and Sashes. FINDLAY AND MURDOCH, Uunedin. W. J, BUSH AND 00. TJISTILLEKS and IMPCBTRBB or ESSENTIAL OILS 4 FRUII ESSENCES I SOLUBLE ESSENCES ; For Aerated Water Manufacturers fixtra Super Lemon, which is doable the Strength of Oirdinary Oommeretal Qualities. HERCULES MAKING POWDER TS THE BEST Those who hfc^e not tried it, should ask their Grocer for it. Makes splendid Cakes Scones Pastry, *a mRAN SPARE NT BLOCK JOT i. MAKING MACHINERY, ESTABLISHED •pORTERBijSbHAR CONCORD, NH. U.S.A. MAITOFAOTUBKBB OF AND DIAUtM ALL KINDS OF Ualrv GoodLm . «PEOIALTTTY TAMKS PAIN AND SUNS 9, St. Mary Axe, E.G., and2l, WaJworch Road, S.E. WHOLESALE AND EXPORT FIRE WORK MANUFACTURERS. Shippers supplied on the most reasonable terms. <10. Lls, L2O, and L 25 Canes suitable for every Market. The Largest Wholesale Hmue m the World Illustrated Price IJtnt on appHoation. PHILADELPHIA, 1876| HAUTHAWAY'S Reliabls PEERLESS GLOSS A i NECESSITY m every family IX It blacks and polishes Ladies and hildren's Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, and atchels, without brushing. Always gives satisfaction Is conceded to be « The Standard" Sold by Shoe Dealers, Grocers and Druggists. SUITS TO MEASURE. rpHE Largest Stock of X. TWEEDS ever shown m Ashburton to choose from. QUALITY AND FIT GUARANTEE Cone and see the price* ASHBURTON CLOTHING MART. SAUNDJSRS BUILDINGS H. Alcorn. WINTER SEASON, 1892. H. & W. CRAIGHEAD I TT*AVE great pleasure m inforniinp IJj L their numerous friends and customers, that they are quite prepared for the coming winter season; and also' that their stock is without doubt the best assorted m Ashbnrton, comprising Scotch, EngUVb, and Colonial Tweed*, -Biinnockburns and Hairlines, Worsteds, Beavers^ and Covert Coatings. If you want a first-class Suit, go to H. & W. CRAIGHEAD, PRACTICAL TAILORS and CUTTERS Where you will find all the latest and most fashionable styles, combined with the Best Possible Fit and WoBKHANSHir H. $ W. CRAIGHEAVy MERCHANT TAILORS, TANCBED STREET, ASHBURTON. G. Fawcit Dodds, SURGEON DENTIST. Rooms opposite Mail Office, Burnett Street. Hours from 10 to 5. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered. Phivats Rmidkncb—Cameron Street East, oppositeAshburton Bwwery,



Clovers. Clovers. CLOVERS. T HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND My Season's Supply of WHITE CLOVER, COWGRASS, RID CLOVER, ALSIKF. TIMOTHY, TREFOIL, ETC., ETC., ETC. And having purchased while the market was low, I offer these fine S9eds at an ex ceedingly cheap figure. My Seeds come direct from the Growers, and as I do not pay any Commission or intermediate profits, I am m a position to offer the Choicest; Seeds AT A LOW PRICE. Their Germinating Qualities have been thoroughly tested by a Peed Expert, and they are pronounced THE FINEST SEEDS WHICH COME TO THE MARKET. Samples and Quotations of Clovers Ryegrass and Cocksfoot,on application, A COMPLETE STOCK OJ" GROCERIES, TEA?, AND PROVISIONS Always on hand. IRONMONGERY, FENCING MATERIAL, CROCKERY, : - AND ■'■■'. GLASSWARE In all Branches. WINES AND SP I RITS Of Every Description. I HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE,— STRAW AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, AND CHICKWHEAT. HE NR V F/ AND ER, ENRY Zi A NDER GENERAL MERCHANT AND direct importer. —agent"for- San Fire Insurance Company. Camton Marine Insurance Company. Australian Mutual Provident Society VENUS SOAP Saves Rubbing. Never Fails if Directions are followed Sares Money, Labor, and Time. Puts an end to Washing-Day Worries Clothes Preservedr-^Never Injured. Purifies and Sweetens Everything. Can be used m the ordinary way for a Household Purpose Outshines all other Soap One trial is sufficient to convince you. THE WALKER COBK EXTBACTOB. Pronounced the best Mechanical Cork Extractor m the Market, as it pulls the Cork the easiest and removes it quickest ;, from the Screw. Its ure prevents the agitation of carbo aated or other beverages, and allows th lediment to remain undisturbed m the oottle ■ • * Designed to* che use of hotels, rwte« ..ants saloons, clubs and families, Orn* mental m appearanae and full nick*' plated. Special terms to jobbers. Manufactured by th« S WAITER TOO^, COMPANY



Business Nolle; 8 Y^ R B E X D ROS., ALFORD FOREST, ] Are prepared to supply Farmers, Con tractors, and others with any quantity of Fencing Materials, viz:—He^rb Posts, Heart Stakes, Sheep yard Rails, Straining Posts, and also Firewood, Delivery can be had at a very convenient place, or orders may be sent from Springburn Railway Station. Postal Address— Bushside, THE RONGO PAT TENEI T£JuT i KOUTOU KATOA. ffracbean Stewards ' NEW CURE FOR ASTHMA. 'NEW CUBE EOR CROUP! NEW CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA NEW CURB FOR CHRONIC BRONCHITIS Prepared from the Mountain and Forest Plants of New Zealand] In Asthma the New Core has proved itself to be Head and Shoulders Above All Other Remedies. rpHE NEW CURE is the only Speoifio X yet discovered for Diphtheria. In Croup the NEW OURS baa no rival. It saves emetics, lighting fires, hot baths, and all the attendant worry incidental to ! the arrival of the Midnight Monster. In Typhoid Fever the NEW CORE disinfects, soothes and gives refreshing sleep. The NEW CURS is the only true Lung Disinfectant In no instance has a death occurred from diptheria whan the "New Cure" has been freely used from the first outset of the disease, and so great are its pro tective powers, that the complaint has never been known to spread to other members of the family. The New Ctfre, 3s fid; Grindelia Robusta ClgarnM-as. 2s ; Asthma Tobacco, 2s 6d HENRY ZANDER



Bu«ines» Notices. HOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR HORSE IS UHE. EVERY MAN HIS OWi» rnmnu mm BY TBS AID OF SOLOMON JOLUTION. TT has often ponied the brains of many good practical men to find out the r-r, EXACT PLACE where their hones are lame. The following simple method is POSITIVELY A CERTAINTY ; of ascertaining that fact r— Take a little of the Solution m your hand, and rub gently from the upper portion of the horse and down the leg to the hoof; then leave it for two hours, and upon returning you will find that the injured place will be heated to a con siderable extent more than any other portion of the body. You must^thet'rub In lightly the NEW AND MARVELLOUS REMEDY, SOLOMON SOLUTION. AN OINTMENT TOR MAM OK 4»tJJLB*rP«I»: A POSITIVE CORE Rheumatic Grout, Rheumatism, Sciatica, gprains, Wounds, Swellings, Ringworm, Chilblains, Sore iiips, &c., &C.JJ It cures Bi**dVy atvd Permanently ASHBURTON AGENTS— The Ashburton Drug Company W. And*, jon, Saddler. Sole Representative (or New Zealand— A. PARSONS, 161 Hereford street, Christchurch. Manufacturers S. Cox and Co., 422 Bourke street, Melbourne^ AGENTS WANTEDJ FOOT ROT.' TO BE GIVEN AWAY, TWENTY SAMPLE TINS OF RICKMAN'S Foot Rot Paint ' Tjl A R S U P E;R lOR TO ARSENIC, BLUESTONE, or BUITER OP ANTIMONY. Prepared only by d M. B » O O I£ E, CHEMIST, ASHBURTON. G. JESSON. (Late J. Quinn), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. WATCHES CLEANED & GUARANTEED 1.2 months, 4s 6d. /BLOCKS Cleaned and Guaranteed v/ Twelve months, 2s 6d. Jewellery of every description re paired and made to order. Customers'own gold made UP- Sents' silver watches at 30s, Clocks from 4s 6d, Gold Broaches from 15s, Silver Bioaches from 2» 6d. Spectacles to suit all sights at Is per pair. * EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. J3UIL D I NCr T I HBEB at following prices m any quantity :— per 100 superficial ft Red Pine Scantling at... ... 11s 6d Weather Boards at 10s WhitePine,lin flooring (Beasoned)l3B 6d WhitePine,iin Match-lining, do 10s DOOR« & SASHES, CORRUGATED IFGN and all necessaries for Building. FURNITURE, CROCKERY,.FANCY GOODS, and Clegg's Perambulators, REDUCED PRICES PER CASH. James Baker, , : Opposite Harrison's Auction Rooms. O ALE NOW ON AT THE ART NEEDLEWORK DEPOT SOUNDERS' BUILDINGS^ "VTOVELTIES m Fancy Work for the ! .IN present season. New Aprons, Pinafores, Dresses, Ladies and Children's Clothing, Infants Layettes. Madame Weigel's Fashion Journals and Patterns always m stock. Orders taken now for Winter Socks and Stockings, home knitted. MRS ADAMB, UDIES] AND CHIUN WS DRAPER



John €*. REgTELL, GRAIN & WOOL STORES, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. GRAIN MERCHANT, SHIPPING, FINANCIAL ft COMMISSION AGENT, &c. CASH PURCHASER Of WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS RYEGRABS SEED, etc. COMMODIOUS STORAGE AT CURRENT RATES. ALWAYS "ON SALE— Oornsacks, Woolpacks, Twine, Super phosphates, Pearl-Guano, General Farm and Station Stores, &c. Cape Barley, Grass, Clover, Turnip and other Seeds of the beat quality, AT LOWEST CURRENT PRICES. AGENT FOR THE New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ld. Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company. , Howard's Digging Ploughs. Cooper's Sheep Dip Suth rland's Manure, ccc. JOHN G. HEBTELL, In conjunction with the WW ZEAKAID X.OAIT * MKR / CAXIIU AOKSrCV CO., M. JOHN R BLAND, Auctioneer. Auctioneers, Woe/ Brokers, Land and Financial Agents, &c., are prepared to transact Farm and Station Business on the most favorable terras. WOOL, WOOL. WOOL, LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES MADK AGaWST ENSUING uLIPS. No Commission on Advances, and at the LOWEST CURRENT RATES OF INTEREST. J. T. FORD & CO. "VfEW ZEALAND WOOL S K)RES iM (Late R. WUkin and Co.), 154, Hbreford Street, Christcwkch. AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS For the Sale of Stock, Wool, Skins, Hides, Grain, or other Produce. LAND and STATIONS valued and sold either by Auction or Private Treaty. Will attend Addin<?tou Market weekly. Ashburton and Tinwald every alternate Tuesday. Kirwee and Darfield monthly. CLEARING SALES m Town or Country Will receive prompt attention. MR ROBERT JEFF will attend to the Receiving and Delivery of Stock en trusted to us for Sale at the Ashburton and Tinwald Yards. Postal Address— ROBERT JEFF, Tinwald. J. T. FORD, TO Auctioneer. COAL! COAL ! COALI MOUNT SOMEBS COAL. FORS A L E BY All COAL MERCHANTS, WHOLESALE BY Q. B. KNIGHT. Ofwck : WEST STREET,



Zealandia Boots. THE WINTER having fairly set m, one of the most important questions discussed m evnry household is where can we obtain really GOOD BOOTS ? The Public want. Boots that will keep out the damp, and that will wear well and re comfortable. All these qualifications can bo obtained at moderate prices without any trouble or risk by purchasing nothing but the cele brated ZEALANDIA BRAND. These Grand Boots are sold from Auckland to the Bluff, and the universal vewKctis—the most satisfactory Boot m New Zealand, and the best value The finest material and best workman ship are employed, and so confident are the Manufacturers of the sterling quality of these Booto that they actually gua"\m tee every pair bearing the Zealandia Brand to give good wear. Should any pair fail, the Retailer is authorised to adjust ih« claim of the purchaser. In addition to the every day "lines, a large number of tiew Jines has been especially manufactured for the Winter Trade. , , Strong Farm Boots for Men and Women a Specialty, and attention is directed to the (Splendid Stitched Water tight and Shooter Boots, very suitable and comfortable for country work. Boys', Girls', and Women's Boots of this Celebrated Brand m a great variety, Every pair is branded on the sole ZEALANDIA. Thss Brand has m the past b«en favorably known m the Ashburton district, and. ia future the public can obtain full supplies at Mr J, Bishop's ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, i TANCRED STREET, t ASHBURTQN



Boots. Boots. BOOTS. WANTED KNOWN.—i am n/ir m a position to supply BOOTH and SHOES of every description at .the Lowest Price ever heard of In Ashburton. The above have been made to my own special order m the best factory m Canterbury, therefore Customers may rely upon getting a genuine article for I very little money. Note the address— O'CONNOR'S LITTLE SHOP, Mr Bullock's Arcade. N.8.-^-Ordered work of every kind, Hand Sewn, Pegged, or Riveted, made on c Premises; also Repairs.



WHY WEAR SLOPS, when you can get YOUR CLOTHES MADE TO ORDER AT SUCH LOW PRICES. SALES being the order of the day. It. £. l>owle Has; determined not to be behind, and intends to give his Customers and the Public Benefits no other Tailor can give. LOOH! AN EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS GIVEN WITH EVERY SUIT. N.B.— FOR OnFmONTH ONLY. 400 CHOICE PATTERNS TO SELECT FROM. "THE TIMES TAILOR," Opposite Mr Bullock'a Office, iRCADB. KIVoOTHINGJ LfiM POWDER Si P^emEnnM|^p^BJBJB^BJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBjSJ RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, MEVERT FITS, 00NVULSI0N8, ETC. -. Ppieerv si iMsUthjrstet* of thm cenetl-, tHtton Muring the period of Te*thlnsjr< Tk« word* "JOHW STUDJf AH, OhvtMtai, Walworth, Surrvy," Art «tf#Tt* •■ tit eturnrnmt aump nffittittwk PotW Sold By KEMPTHORNE, PttOSSER & CO.



East Stbm* H. «, JOULES. BOOKS, STATIONERY, TOYS, FANCY GOODP, FANCY CHINA, GLASS, and PLATED GOODS. Pianoforte & Organ Show Rooms. Largest Stock and Best Values m the Colony to select from. ALL INSTRUMENTS GUARANTEED. . Papers and Magazines supplied. J*ianos and Or«ana sold on monthly payments from £1 upwards. Schools supplied with all requisites afc prices equal to procuring from Christchurch. Rubbe/ Stamps any size and design, made to order for use on paper and linen. AGENT for Milner and Thompson, Christchurch *' AGENT for Economic Fire Insurance Company 3JI £4 IOS , HHy REDUCED Banffes 5s Scott'o Unrivalled Cooktogr Ranges. .■.,, o, ... , GREAT REDUCTION IN P BICES. LABGE SHIPMENT OF LAfIIPSI WORTH INSPECTION, IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT VERY LOW|PRIOESJ ' 'I O John Orr and Co- EAST STREET.



TIMBER RANGES GR4TES. We are Now Selllp^ 111(1 TllllliT Uo ?U 100 ft COOKING BAN4ES AT M- KB V CB D P B;I; CB • • : lUWIBTIR GRATBS, O*A and PUln., FINDSRS A HRB IRONS AT ALL PRICKS, JUCB JUBT LAUDED ex "Tekoa." W. H. Oomns & 00.,# IROXmONOBM AND IMPORTKRBOF OILS, PAINTS, PAPEHHANGINGBJ BTO| TIMBER & COATi MERCHANTS. AGENii 'M^^S^ttS!' B&m*r%gai practical fl^HIPn \Hm&SS&Mh watch * clock IHHh^V EAST STREET, ASHBURTON I UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF'MR ANDREW BLACiC. ■■ ■ i Broase Medallist for Watchmaking, London, 1887. I Certificated from the City and Uiiilds of London Institute. Certificated from the British Horologioal Institote, London. Fin Award of Merit as a Workman frem the People's Palace Exhibition London. removajlTnotioe. CUSTOMERS art requested to note that wa have REMOVED from Orr'i Bmidingi to that Shop above Bank of N«w Zealand, n«xt to Mr Cknon (grocer) -> , ♦JH work will now be done personally by MR BLACK. Jtoppiitg and Troublesome WatehesTHOROUGHLy CURED. ~ GREGG AND COMPAN*. Pare Blended Teas, NEW SEASON, 1889-90 \% AHA Ilk PACKETS, lib FANOT CANISTERS ajtd Bib a-»o KMb TMW TOY THESE JLKNDS "^"^* T RY THESE BLEND^ [I EAGLE !| (f.Bxhibition)) d CLUB )) xii/ x^L^ Ooe trial will establish their oonsteit mo. To be obtained iron H ZANDEP Wool. " Liberal cash adrances on the ensuiag clip o. Wool either for4ocat sale or else! where. All weol is weighed both on arrira* and before debrery, and on being opened •«t is ©arefully ralaed. c- WOOLPAOKB A TWINE StJPPLHD AT LOWKST RATES, FOR SALE] Cement. Cement. In Quantities from One to Ore Hundred Casks—Cheap] D. THOMAS, Ashhurton. >;j .. , D. THOMAS. Late of MaUon, Cox, and Co.) AtJOTIONBER, LAND, INSURANCE, AND ESTATE AGE^ ft, VALUATOR, WOOL AND OBATN BROKER, ASHBURTON. ' LOANS NEGOTIATED. ,-„.... v k , WEEKLY SALES ofliTe Stock, Tinwald and Ashburton alternately FORTNIGHTLY" SALES of Sheepskins, Fa*, Hides, Ac, on Fridays. SALES OF WOOL throughout the Season. ' GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD on Commission^ GLEAMING SALES as per arrangement. AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Ohristehoroh Colonial inTestntent Company, Danedin National Mortgage Company, Christchurch Booth, MaeDonald and Co., Christeharch Mnrtoa and White's Sheep Dip Brentford Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Redwood's Scaly Blight Specific Wright, Stephenson, and Co, Dunedin Planet Jvf iter Girden art Field Tools. D THOMAS, AthburtoD.