THE ASHBURTON GUAfIDIAA ■ .: ■ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, lß©2

Printed and published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, ; their registered printing office, Burnett Street, Alh WEDNESDAY, Jane 82, 188%



Business .Notice or Boiling with Clothes, VENUS SOAP Saves Rubbing. Never Fails if Direction! are followed Saves Money, Labor, and Time. Putj an end to Waahing-Day Worries. Clothes Preserved—Never Injured. Purifies and Sweetens Everything. Can be ased m "the ordinary ay for a Household Purpose * Outshine* all other Soap One trial is sufficient to cony you THE WALKER COBS. EXTBMJTOB. Pronounced the best Mechanical Cork . Extractor m the Market, as it pnlls the Cork the easiest ■■ and removes it quickest from the Screw. Its ure prevents the agitation tf carbo nated or other beverage**, and allows th ediment to reman* undisturbed m. the oottle Designed toe che use of hotels, resta « .ants saloons, clubs and families. Orna mental m appearanae and full nicke plated. Special terms to jobbers* Manufactured by the E WALKER TOOL COMPANY - - '-*-■*■ ■ -' ' «• ASHBURTON GUARDIAN,! Published Daily, Office : Burnett Street Ashburto <* — . Printing of every deaoription,*includm Billheads Memo* Pamphlets Handbills Invitation Cards Menu/* Receipt Forme Posters Oner Dodgers Mourning Cards Horse Cards, Ball Programmes Concert Programme* ;VENABLES, HIGH-CLASS PIANOS. Pianos for India and Extreme Climates m Solid Walnut Cases. All parts, boch Internal and External, specially prepared and secured to resist every variation of temperature. C. VENABLES <fe CO. 187 and 189 Essex Road Islington London. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. /"\WING to an alteration m the time of closing some of the country mails, the FIRST EDITION of the Guardiah must be published earlier. Advertise ments must therefore reach this office before 2 p.m. REPLACE Advertisements cannot be guaranteed insertion, unless sent m on the day previous to that on which they are intended to appear. ASHBURTON PUBLISHING CO. April 4, 1892. ! GREY VALLEY COAL IS THE BKBT COAL FOR THRESHING MACHINES^ SIXTEEN per cent more heat than Newcastle Coal. STEAMERS arriving twice Weekly. WE ARE NOW IiANUFACTURING BRIQUETTES, THE NEW PATENT FUEL. No Slack. No Clinker. No Waste. The Grey Calley Coa Company, Ltd. W H. COLLINS & CO., Agents, LONGBEACH COACH. " QN and after MONDAY, APRIL 4, fo the Winter months, the LONGBEACH COACH will leave ASHBURTON POST OFFICE at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, 206 Coachman. Notice to correspondents ' Correspondents are requested to forward their communications m unsealed envelopes or m wrappers OPEN AT BOTH ENDS, as required by the postal regulations. No •v^ords that are not intended for publication must be written either on the manuscript or on the cover oft he letter. Letter rates of postage mus be paid on dvertisetnents^



Business iNotie-s Rational ~^rl7TUAL"~^jr~iFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. SPECIAL NOTICE. Bonus Year, 1803 "INTENDING Policy Holders m this JL very Popular Office are reminded that ALL POLICIES COMPLETED before the 30th SEPTEMBER NEXT, will participate m the BONUS to be de clared at the close of the year 1892, thus participating m TWO BONUSES m Four Tears. SPECIAL ADVANTAGES. Low Rate of Premiums. Non-Forfeiture of Policies. High Rate of Interest earned upon Investment. Reversionary Bonuses already allotted exceed £500,000 T E. WALTON, Travelling Agent. CHAS. BRADDELL Local Agent, *57 Ashburton. ■ —-—~-—'■■'■' ... t W. J. BUSH AND CO. niSTILLEKS and IMFOBTBBS OF ESSENTIAL OILS & FRUII ESSENCES, SOLUBLE ESSENCES For Aerated Water Manufacturers Extra Super Lemon, which is double; the Strength of Ordinary Commercial Qualities. "SUITS TO MEASURE. rnHE Largest Stock of JL TWEEDS ever shown m Ashburton to choose from. QUALITY AND FIT GUARANTEE Come and see the prices ASHBURTON CLOTHING MART. SAUNDERS BUILDINGS it. Alcorn. WINTER SEASON, 1892. H. & W. CRAIGHEAD HAVE great pleasure m informing 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 Ashburton, comprising Scotch, English, and Colonial Tweeds, Bcinnockburns and Hairlines, Worsteds, Beavers, and Covert Coatings. If you want a first-class Suit, go to H. & W. CRAIUHEAD, PRACTICAL TAILORS and CUTTERS, Where you will find all the latest and most fashionable styles, combined with the Best Possible Fit and Wobkmanship H. 4 W. CRAIGHEAD. MERCHANT TAILORS, TANCRED STREET, ASHBUUTON. TAILCRING FOR THE~TIMEsT R. K. WOWIvE, "THE TIMES" TAILOE, B^GS to thank the Public of A«?h burton and District for their liberal support during the last twelve months. Having met with so much success, he wishes to state that he is enabled to offer greater advantages than any Tailor m tho town. R.E.D. having served six years m one of the best Christohurch firms is himself •* PRACTICAL TAILOR. R.E.D. not being mixed up with so many branches of trade, is consequently m a position to give his whole attention fo TAILORING. PRICES for the TIMES. FIT and STYLE for the TIMES. QUALITY and WORKMANSHIP or the TIMES. Hundreds or Patterns to choose from. IHE ARCADE, Opposite Mr Bullock's Office. 5t G. Faweit Dodds, SURGEON DENTIST. Rooms opposite Mail Office, Burnett Street. Hours from 10 to 5. Nitrous Oxide Gaa administered. Private Residence—Cameron Street East, opposite Ashburton Brewery. MONEY, ,£ SHOO 1000 > £80°. £500, £366, «yUUUj £200, and other Sums o Trust Money to Lend on Freehold Security at Lowest Current Rates of Interest. GOULD BEAUMONT, and CO., 193 Hereford «trw>t GREAT SAIJT Piekfore! A, Untirlll'a PREMIER ASHBURTON i FURNITURE WAREHOUSE i ' ' LARGE DISCOUNT TO CASH I PURCHASERS. FURNITURE of "all kinds, Carpets] Brussels, Tapestry, <&c, j Mattings, Linoleums, Floor Cloths, must be sold to make room for new ship. j ments to arrive. I Come and Inspect our STOCK of Locally Manufactured Ebonised Sideboards, Tables, &c. — Also.—Cheats Drawers Washstands, Fancy Tables &c, m Rimu. Iron Bedsteads; Austrian, Vienna, and Am erican Chairs, m great variety, Venetian Blinds made to order, —NOTE ADDRESS PICKFORD & UNDRILL, TANCRED STREET,; ASHBURTON. AGENTS WANTED. WANTED, Agents for a GOOD SELLING LINE. Either sex and earn good income. Apply early as only a limited number is required. NOVELTYIMPORTING CO Ba 976, G.F.0., Sydoey, N,S,W



Business Notic LIMITED • BREWEKS OF THE FAVOURITE CHRTSTCHURCH SPARKLING PALE & BITTER ALES TO BK OBTAINED IN HOGSHEADS, BARRELS AND KILDERKINS, AT /"^HRISTCHURCII BREWER'S AXD OF Mr H ZANDER, ASHBT7RTON ON DRAUGHT AT THE SOMERSET HOTEL, ASHBURTON, THE TINWALD HOTEL, TINWALD, AND RAILWAY HOT EL, WIN^LOW^ THE RONGO PAI TENEI Kfci KOUTOU KATOA. Macbean Stewart's new cure for asthma. New cube cor croupi new cure for diphtheria new cure for chronic bronchitis Prepared from the Mountain and Forest Plants of New'Zealand^ In Asthma the New Cure has proved itself to be Head and Shoulders Above All Other Remedies. rpHE NEW CURE is the only Specific JL yet discovered for Diphtheria. In Croup the NEW CURE has no rival. It saves emetics, lighting fires, hot Laths, and all the attendant worry incidental to the arrival of the Midnight Monster. In Typhoid Fever the NEW CURE disinfects, soothes, and gives refreshing sleep. The NEW CURE is the only true Lung Disinfectant In no instance has a death occurred from diptheria whsn 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 Now Cure, 3^ Pd ; Grindelia Robusta oifi[arflH-ftß. 2s ; Asthma Tobacco. 2s 6<l 1 '_ 78 HEJICULES MAKING POWDER TS THE BEST Those who hfc.^e not tried it, should ask their Grocer for it. Makes splendid Cakes Scones Pastry, &c, DOGS. \ j %Jf ANY years since we had the pleasure IVJ. to introduce to the public our BUFFALO MEATBOGS BISCUITS, extensively used m the principal kennels of the world; ; Since that time we have made many im portance improvements m th ir manufacture —improvements not of the nature of yegeti compounds which may be added to any ood of a trifling cost, but of the nature t produce good hard flesh and muscle, ingre clients which no other Biscuit or Dog Food possesses, and for which we have received numerous medals and highr «Mommendations, amongst which we may mention thatof Pro fessor Da Zurn, whq after many careful analysis and experiments pronounced thes< biscuits t (be of the greatest excelleaoe, anc to ntain double the quantity of novrish ment that is to be found m the flesh, thus farming he best and most successful #»d for dogs hat is possible to produce. It is imortant to notice that every biscuii s stamped—"Buffalo Meaf, Trade Mark,' the qualiy of which we guarantee Twenty hiilings per c wt, carriage paid! SOLE MANUFACTURERS, ; W. G. CLARK & SON ANCHOR PATENT BISCUIT WORK' IJMEHOUSE, LONDON, EC, ; Established 1851, BRANCH OFFICE & FACTORY, ; 754 Washington Street, ; Nkw YttTiK, i PHILADELPHIA, 1876 HAUTHAWAY'S Reliable PEERLESS GLOSS A NECESSITY m every family 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. THE ASEBURTON GUARDIAN. From and after the 30th November, 188 the terms of Subscription tc this journal will be as follows, viz :— lg PAID IN ADVANCE. Per Quarter ... 6s 6d, by post, 9s 6 „ Half-year... 12s 6d, by post, ISs 6d „ Year ... 24s Od, by post 37s Od IF BOOKED. Per Quarter ... 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d  Half-year... 15s Od, by post, 2ls 6d , Year ... 30ar0d,:by post, 43s Od Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices, if or at the time of insertion, 2s 6d ooked, 4a each. Stamps may be'sent as u.*nfc



Business Notices. j irpTIANOER7i SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. I BEG to Intimate that I have Just Landed a Large and Varied Stock of Otins Guns Guns HOLLIS' BEST MAKE. Single and Double Barrell, Breech and Mnzzle Loading, well w.-rth of inspec ReYolyers, Revolvers. Ammunition Ammunition. Cartridges und Cartridge Cases, Caps, Shot, Gunpowder, Powder and Flasks, Cartridge Belts, Recappers, Loaders, Wads, Punches, etc. BCOTTB Well-known RANGES, at Greatly Reduced Prices. T HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND 100 Drums Linseed Oil ! 20 Cases Valvoline ' 100 Cases Castor Oil , 25 Drums Tattoo Oil, fed and black, .;,,,; ready for sheep branding i 0 Bales best 5-p y Seaming Twine China and Glassware Hornsby's and Ransome ( s Plough Shares Garden Tools of every description Electro-plated Ware , Barbed and Fencing Wire ; General, Station, and Family Groceries Mauritius, China, and Queensland Sugars CHINI, INDIA, and CEYLON TEAS j I am Veil stocked with all requisites for: THRESHING MACHINES, viz :—Best] English Leather '• Belting, Castor and all other Oils. VALVOLINE. Perforated Zinc m all sizes, Asbestos; Packet (m sheet and round). I HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE — STRAW AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, ANB CHICKWHEAT A complete assortment o the best Bands OF WINES AND SPIRITS, ALES AND SToUTS, Australian SHERRIES & CLARETS, Finest German LAGER BEER, Always on hand, HENRY 7AND ER, ENR V JU ANDE R, GENERAL MEROi*ANT] :: ■' ■. • ; AND ." ■ ■ ■ DIRECT IMPORTER ■ ; 'AGENT- FOR— ' ; Sun Fire Insurance Cc mpany 'Uanton Marine Insurance Company, ; usttalian Muirual Provident ■'•'''cifify John G. Restell, AUCTIONEER, GRAIN MER^ CHANT, WOOL BROKER SHIPPING AND FINANCIAL AGENT GRAIN & WOOL STORES, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. CASH PURCHASER OF WHEAT* OATS, BARLEY, Etc Commodious Storage at Current Rates: Facilities offered for Shipping Grain, Wool, etc., to European Markets; on owner's account. ornsacks, Twine, Wcolpacks, Super phosphates* Pearl Guano, and general Farm and Station Stores always on hand at Lowest Prices. AGENT FOR— THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN lAND MERCANTILE AGENCY "CO., LIMITED] UNION FIRE AND MARINE IN SURANCE CO UMITED TT\ L X I R T7" I T .M FOR COUGHS AND OOLDS. This wonderful preparation is the pro duct of experiments extending over fiv years, and has been judged to be withou exception the Best Cough Mixture ever offered to the suffering public The ingredients have been carefullj selected and proportioned so as to exacLj suit all these Coughs and Colds unfortu nately too frequent m our climate If your cold is slight, a dose or two of Elixir Vitae will cure. If severe, you may have immediate relief by using EKxir Vitro. If your chest is weak, or you seem m clined to be consumptive with a little cough now and then, Elixir Vita* w york wonders m your case., Elixir Vitas is sold m Bottles at Is 6d and 2s 6d esich. k; A Grocers and most chamip te



Boots. Boots. BOOTS. WANTED KNOWN.—i am now m a position to supply BOOTS and SHOES of every description at the Lowest Price ever heard of m Ashburton; The above have been made to my own ppecial order m the best factory m Canterbury, therefore Customers may rely upon getting a genuine article for very little money. . ! Note the address— O'CONNOR'S LITTLE SHOP, Mr Bullock's Arcade. N.B.—Ordered work of every fcindj Hand Sewn, Pegged, or Riveted, made on c Premises.; also Repairs. Wheat Shipments. ftf^E ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBEEAL ADVANCES, FREE of COMMISSION & INTEREST, AGAINST WHEAT, OATS, BARLRY OR i. OTHER PRODUCE Placed m our hands for Realisation m the HOME MARKETS. Our Mr Gould, having just returned from London, has mftde most Advan tageous Arrangements for the Reception and Sale of Produce m England. Oujr Brokers are of high standing and great ex perience m the trade, and shippers may rely upotl their produce being sold at the VERY HIGHEST PRICE Obtainable m the Market, while Charges will be upon the •; MOST MODERATE SCALE, \ AND ACCOUNT SALES PROMPTLY JRENDERED. We are prepared also to Make Advances Free of Commission against Grain being held m Stack or m Store, prior either to Shipment or Sale m our Local Market. ' Freight space m iron ships of the highest class available at 30s per ton. GOULD, BEAUMONT & CO., 193 HEREFORD STREET. TAMES PAIN AND SONS 9, St. Mary Axe, E. 0., and 21, Walworoh Road, S,E, WHOLESALE AND EXPORT FIRE WORK MANUFACTURERS. Shippers supplied on the most reasonable terms. 'jlO, Lls, L2O, and L 25 Cases suitable for every Market. 'Che largest Wholesale House m the World Illustrated Price List on application. TITIAN SPARE NT BLOCK TCF. A. MAKING MACHINERY, ESTABLISHED ■DORTER BLANCH AR CONCORD, NH. U.S.A. Manufacturers of and Dealkiih all kinds o* 1 Oairv G»ootl« SPECIALTY,



I^YsooTHiNai LPfJ POWDERS I IKS!' E'(%ll^'^flßl^^^HßiiHßlHHHHl N^/ RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, PREVENT FITS, CONVULSIONS, ETC. Preserve a healthy state of the consti tution during the period o*Teething. The words "JOHN ST££DXAK, Chamiat, Walworth, Surrey," Ale etigri.yti on the Gevirnment Stamp affixed to tach PacUt Soxd By KEMPTHORNB, PEOSSER & CO. TEliltKA V, ASHBUHTON. 20 Tons Temukft " Silver Dust" Roller FlourJ BEST QT/A^ITY, In 2001 b Sacks, 1001 b, 501 b, and 2511 Bags. At Enormous Reductions. The Cash Store. Opposite Harrison's Auction Rooms WA.ITATI BUSH SAW MILLS. Seventeen miles North of Dunedin. To Architects, Builders and Contrac tors. TTAVING secured the Extensive ■*■■*- Bush at W aifcati, where we have just completed our Mills and Tramway to the Railway Station, "We are prepared to Deliver Timber and Mining Props, Direct at Railway Stations, North and South of Watati, thus saving to Cus tomers Middlemen's Profits. Large Stocks of Doors and Sashes. FINDLAY AND MURDOCH, Dunedin.



Grain Ships to London. mHE UNDERSIGNED beg to announce to their Clients that; lhey>ave chartered -*- several First Class Iron Vessels for the conveyance of Wheat to London LOADING DURING THE MONTHS OF MA."R OH, APH IL, A.IND MA. V, at 30s per ton freight. Advances made against- -shipments Free oi Uommissionjind Interest. Friedlander Bros. WE ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, GATS, BARLEY and KYEGKASS TN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES^ HIGHEST PRICES GIVEN 1 FEIEDLANDER BROS. 4SHBURTON, TINWALD, AND LYNDHC7RS Ifflllli" 10? IPflt SPECIAL EXTRAORDINARY NOTICE. \ REMOVING TO TANORED STREET. ,[ J. BISHOP, BFiGS to inform his numerous Hends and customers fchat having taken more! suitable premises m Tancred Street he will open on SATURDAY thejj2Btli, with a Lar Sb-jok of the wide-famed " ZEAL INDIA " BOOTS and SHOES, together witi Large Stock of ENGLISB BOOTS and SHOES selected from the' Bssfc Manufa urers. The Bes Goots m Ashburton for the least money. Quality and Cheapness combined. We buy for Ready Cash, saving our Customers the large Discount charged to .hose who buy on credit. A great deal of money is wasted by not; knowing and neglecting to find where to buy Boots at'least cost. This youfcan easily'save by dealing wifch the Best Value Boot Man m iVshburton, at the Zealandia Boot Store, TANGRED STREET, \ ASHBURTON. M. KrockClbailb, Manager.



T^r|OW LANDING FENCING WIRE. FENCING WIRE. Numbers, 8, 9, and 10. BEST FOTJR-BARBED GALVANIZED WIREJ IRON STANDARDS Punched to any guage required NEWCASTLE COAL BY THE TRUCK or.Winter Supplies, ex ship to any Railway Station at Lowest Rate BlfiCH TIMBER nfANY QUANTITIES W. H. Collins & Co., IRONMONGERS AND IMPORTERS OF OILS, PAINTS, PAPEUHANGINGSV ETC TIMBER & COAL MERCHANTS. f Royal Insurance Company. AGENTS FOR-jGrey Valley Coal Company. A NEW AND MARVELLOtS REMEDY. SOLOMON~SOLUTION Now Creating a Furore m Australia, owing to its Wonderful Curative Properties. A S OIKTMBKT QUADRUPED. For Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia. Sprains, Wounds, Sores, Swellings, Ringworms, Chilblains, &c., &c. THE SIMPLE HONEST TRUTH. Octavia Villa, Howe Crescent, Albert Park, Melbourne. March 11th, 8921 GBKtLEBISN,—For nearly three years I nave been a martyr to Rheumatic Gout. Six months of that period I had positively lost the use of my legs, and for two years I have been unable to walk without crutches or sticks. I have had forty-eight electric baths, and spent three weeks at the springs at Dryadale. Abont three weeks ago I was induced to use your Solomon Solution, and am now enabled to walk without any assistance whatever, I write this trusti&g that it may be the means of inducing other sufferers to give it a trial. . I am, sincerely yours, George A. Patterson. SOLOMON SOLUTION Is the Most Rocent and Wonderful Discovery as a Treatment for HORSES, CATTLE & DOGS. GUARANTEED TO CURE HORSES of Sore Shoulders and Backs, Mange, Girth alls, Greasy Heels, Cuts, Strains, Swellings, Cracked Heels, Contracted Feet, Splints, &c CURES COWS of Ulcerated Udders, and Sore Teats. CURES DOGS of Mange, and every description of Cats and Sores. - IT CURES SPEEDILY AND PERMANENTLY. TRUTH I S S TUB BO RN. Upper Riccarton, May 20, 1892. A. Farsons, Esq., Dear Sir,—l have used Solomon Solution for a very severe cut on the racehorse Cracksbot, and can testify to its wonderful healing properties. It ha 3 the advantage of keeping the sore free of all discharging matter and inflamma tion, and though the wound was very severe no scar cr blemish has been left n the horae. I shall be happy to recommend the Solution lo my friends.— V ours ruly, OHABLES O'CbNNOK, . , _ Christchurch, May 23, A. Parsons, Esq., Christchurch. Dear Sir,—We can testify to the wond ful cures obtainable by using S.S. We have from time to time used different solu .» ns, and can say that it is our intention to use no other m our stable here antf at Bangiora. You can make what use you like of this letter.—Yours faithful y, Clabkson & Co. Sold by all Medicine Vendors and Saddlers throughout the Colony m Jars, 3s 6d and 7s each. ASHBURTON AGENTS ASHBURTON DRUG CO W ANDERSON, Saddler. Sole Wholesale Representative m New Zealand : A PARSONS, 161 Hbhbfokd Street, CHRISTCHURCH Patentees and Manufacturers: S COX & CO M 422 Bourkß Street, MELBOURNE. AGENTS WANTED] 5 161 ~' GREGG AND COMPANY. Pure Blended Teas, NEW SEABOK, 1889-90, Jib a»b \fb PACKETS, 21b FANCY CANISTERS akp 51b ard 101 b TINS TRY THESE BLENDSJ TRY THESE BLENDS e/fu O \ .fito 8d \ / bs \ (1 EAGLE !| pxhibition}] d CLUB -il _ ; \p*r tojf. \F* »/ V er 'b One trial will establish their constant use. To be obtained from U ZANDER ...^ . !■! || -|.|. || "I III" . .1 I II . . .1 ■ " " ""1~ I AM [A CASH BUYER Otf Wheat, Oats, Barley, ANL| Grass Seed; D. THOMAS, 4SHBT7 B T O N D. Thomas Late of Matson, Cox, and Co.) AUCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, AND ESTATE AGENTj VALUATOR, WOOL AND GBAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. LOANS NEGOTIATED. WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock, Tinwald and Ashburton alternately FORTNIGHTLY SALES of Sheepskins, Fat, Hidea, &c, ©n Fridays. SALES OF WOOL throughout the Season. &RAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD on Commission] CLEARING SALES as per arrangement. AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Christchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage Company, Christchurch Booth, Mac Donald and Co., Christchurch Murton and White's Sheep Dip Brantford Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Redwood's Scaly Blight Specific Wright, StepheHson, and Co, Dunedin Planet Jupiter Garden and Field Tools. as .; D THOMAS, AIWWtOB,