Snow in Scotland.

Scotland to the north of the Forth v as visited m the first week m January by ;i snowstorm of a severity exceeding any thing experienced for a Ions; time m some parts. In the Central Highlands, indeed, ifc is doubted if such a snowstorm has been known within living memory. Much drifting took place on Dava Moor and it other places on the Highland rail way. In spite of all the efforts of power ful locomotives with steam ploughs attached, trains were snowed up ; while to traverse even the short distance between a signal box and the adjoining station m the face of the blm.ird was found to be a dangerous task. The country r<mds were snowed up to a depth varying fro m 4ft to 10ft and everything black disappeared under the deep snow. Kingusaie was entirely cut off from the rest of tho world, and locomotion within its boundaries became almost equally impossible. To add to the misery of its inhabitants, influenza was epidemic there, and the doctors were scarcely able to visit their patients. In j the counties of Ross, Sutherland, and | Caithness things were quite as bad, and several trains were snowed up. Among them was one containing 300 recruits for the Seaforth Highlanders, on their way from Lewis to Fort George. Their train wassnowed up between G&rveand Auchter need, and remained there for twenty-four hours before it could be extricated. Some of the men, m desperation, managed to walk to Auchterneed, but the others suffered intensely. The passengers m the train which was snowed up at Altna breac got out and walked to Forsinard Hotel, taking five hours to accomplish a distance of five miles. For several days no letters were received from Caithnpss. It is feared the losses of sheep will be very large, as all pasture is buried feet under the snow, and it is very difficult to convey any food to the poor creatures. A partial thaw has set m, but the rapid melting of the snow is dreaded almost as much as its continuance, on account of the floods which it would certainly cause. In Edinburgh there has not been much snow, but m Glasgow the fall has been the heaviest known for some years.— " Otago Daily Times " correspondent

fHE AsiIIHJRTdN GtTAKDIANrWEpNUSDAt, MAttCM % 1893.



Seeds for Autumn Sowing, IN I,\I{QK UR SMALL Q.n.vNTiriK WHITE STO^E, & CIiKYSTONMi: 11J. Nil', RAPE, CAPE BARLEY, RYE OATS] &c) '■' «;« _ ALSO FOR SALE— iornsiickH anil (ieamin^ Twine, AS WELL AS A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF FARMS AND STATION STORES AND REQUISITES.] AGENT FOR THE NEW ZEALAND FIRE INSURANCE OOJ ■■../ #■:*§' , :?>¥ i, GBAIN CROPSIIINSUREB i fA^ainstjLosa or Damage by Fire at Lowest Current Rate* ; GEOKGE JAMESON" , \ * qhburton and Rakaia



Land for Priyate Sale. P\C\f\ ACRES ' situated at LYNDHCJRST, m good heart, well watered and O\J \J fenced and good Buildings. Most complete Property m the Crmtitv AK(\ ACRES, OHERTSEY, well fenced and watered, UJ reaUy cornS fXclv/ little Farm. * tr^ 1 QP\ O AOriES ' RA.KA.IA, 1000 acras m grass, 250 acres fife to crop at once ±AO\J well watered, sub-divided into 12 paddocks, nine-roomed House (new), seven-stalled Stable and Sheep Yards, also Grain Store and Sheep Dip. w P\O/L AGRES '.LAURISTON, sub-dividod into 5 paddocks, well fenced and O\J tt watered, three-roomed Pouso and eight-stalled Stable 892 A noltu S^ ETHVEN ' allready tor cr°PPinST. well fenced and wateied, 1 9fi ACRES, splendid land, adj-lining Township ofM^YFIELD threa JL-£J\) groomed House, &c. ««^, vuroe*



D. Thomas Late of Matson, Cox, and Co.) AUCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, AND ESTATE AG3NT VALUATOR, WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. LOANSf NEGOTIATED. WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock, Tinwald and Ashburton alternately FORTNIGHTLY SALES of Sheepskins, Fat, Hides, «fee, on Fridays SALES OF WOOL throughout the Season. GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ou Commission. CLEARING SALES as per arrangement. : AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Chri&tchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage Company, Christchurch Booth, MacDonnld and Co., Christchurch i Murton and White's Sheep Dip Brantford Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Redwood's Scaly Blighc Specific Wright, Stepheason, and Co, Dunedin Planet Jupiter Garden and Field Tools, D. THOMAS, Ashburton.



|I AM A CASH BUYER OF VYheat, Oats, Barley, AND t Grass Seed; D. THOMAS, ASHBURTONJ



g G 0 T T JJ R 0 S. J UNRIVALLED COOKING RANGES hIIIuUh AT pau. ' '■"" "'" - '"'iii- Ue^lster Cerates, Fenders, & Fire Irons. JOHN ORR & CO, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



MITCHELL & TUKNJER ARE Noiv Offering Special Inducements nr k ur • s eiiOinivo. —A COMPLETE COLONIAL SUET HA.T SHIRT DRAWERS fOr . UNDER FLANNEL 455. TIE SOCKS BOOTS HANDKERCHIEF OUTFIT. COLONIAL SADDLE TWEED TROUSERS ... 12 s ;6d FIRST CLASS MOLES ... 8s 6d MENS SHOOTERS ... 12s 6d SUITS TO MEASURE



CHBISTMAS, 1891 & XKU VKVK 1892. F. NOKES, ONCE more presents h;s Compliments to the Inhabitants of Ashburtcn and the Public generally, wishing them all the Compliments of the Season, and hopes that one and all, both large and small, will have a pair of NOKES' GOOD CHEAP BOOTS and SHOES THE LARGEST STOCK OP BOOTS AND SHOES TO CHOOSE FROM BOOTS REPAIRED ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. FOR GENUINE GOOD VALUES NO ONE CAN TOUCH ME; BOOTS 3QOTS BOOTS FOR STYLE, PRICE, AND QUALITY, GO TO F. NOKES LEICESTER BOOT WAREHOUSE BURNETT^STRBETj; |



L(TTLES A LITTU& FLUID DIP /©A POWDER DIP YEARLV^HEEPDIP\|§/4 CHEAPER INCREASE IN /^^t=^^TA^M^m< a C A|"BTO' It'" M * ♦ m UJCI f ' E/kintlfM THOUSANDS ]A/^m^^ DIP T> i» Ff^Tj^ DIP, 5s fid per gallon m 48 gallon casks ; 6s par J_ IAiXVy A_ik} gallon m 5 gallon drums ; single gallons 7s fid. Note.—ONE GALLON MAKES 100 GALLONS SHEEP WASH. POWDER DIP. 50s per 1 cwt keg (to make 1000 gallons) ; 70s per case of 18 81b packets or 72 2lb packets ; 8 lb packets 4s ; 21b packets Is. NOTE"—SJ 2lb packets make 100 gallons of wash. The weights of the packets are approximate, LIBERAL REDUCTIONS on LARGE ORDERS of FLUID or POWDER AGENTS (ASHBURTON AND RAXAIA), Gteorgre Jameson. CHRISTCHURCH (CHIEF AGENTS), lllacklHin'iic & Co.



SPECTACLES. N. LAZARUS & CO., ocuLisT-oprrciANs. LONDON, CALCUTTA, and 281 and 283, COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE By appointment to H. E. The Marquis of Dufferin, ex Viceroy of India, etc,, have appointed I. Salek and Co., SOLE AGENTS FOR AS II BURTON I SALEK & CO. have been thoroughly instructed m our system of sight testing (patent 4354) which is now being universally adopted, and may be consulted for SPECTACLES OR EYE GLASSES DAILY. Our "SPECIALITE " SPECTACLES and EYEGLASSES fitted with LENSES, correcting the defects of each eye, and m frames adjusted for Comfort and Good Appearance are, m nearly all cases, supplied at once, after the sight is tested by our agents, or (m preference) on the prescriptions of ophthalmic surgeons. The Medical Profession and all interested m Optical Science are invited to see this beautiful test and all the latast improvements m Lenses and Frames as advised by the most eminent Oculists. 2 51 Till: HOLIDAYS. "TT7E have just imported direct from the Manufacturers, ex s.s. AORANGI, a LARGE SHIPMENT OF NEW GOODS, Comprising the NEWEST HOME STYLES m GENTS' HATS, SHIRTS, TIES, BRACES, SOCKS, INDIA. GAUZE, MERINO, AND CASHMERE UNDERSHIRTS AND PANTS, &c A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF MENS & BOYS' STRAW HATS, &c. Special I ust Opened Out direct from the Mills a Choice Lot of NEW SHIRTINGS (Best m the Market), which we are now Sellling at WHOLESALE PRICES. J^, Kindly compare these Goods. Tailoring Department. We are now showing a LARGE VARIETY of the NEWEST STYLES m TWEEDS, COATINGS : SUITINGS & TROUSERINGS for the present season. The rush of orders already m hand shows that all who want New Suits for the Holidays will do well to favour us with their measurements as early as possible. MEN'S & BOYS' BOOTS & SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HAND SEWN, &o. Every Pair Guaranteed to give good wear. SPARROW TIeRRYMAN TAILOES 65 OTJTFITTEES EAST STREET, ASHBURTON,



Gr. Jesson 3 PRACTICAL CHRONOGRAPH, WATCH AND CLOGKMAKER TAINCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. TTAVING just imported all the latest -■-*• Machinery and Tools for Repairing and Cleaning Watches and Clocks, etc., I am enabled to Clean and Repair Watches from 4s 6d. Clocks Cleaned and Repaired from 2s 6d. Brooch Pins fitted 3d. All work guaranteed. Satisfaction given or no charge made. I have also on hand a well .selected stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewellery. Spectacles to suit all sights from Is per pair. Please note the address— C*. JTEfSSQJKT, Practical Watcfimaker & Jewelleu TANCR'ED STREET, ASHBURTON,



COMPULSORY SALE HOW OY AT W. W. Spencer & Co.'s THE ARCADE. ! White Lace Cuitains, Is 9d a pair WhitoT\villedSheeting(double width 10|d ' Prints, 2Jd, 3d, 3id,4-.1. Calicoes 2|d Dress Goods 4|d Muslins 3|d Men's Woollen Socks 7h Men's Tweed Suits 19s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits 4s lid Men's Bluchers 5s 6d Men's Colonial Made Shooters, Nailed, 8s lid Ladies Kid Lace Shoes 4s lid Women's Kid Elastic Side Boots 5s 6d AT W Wj SPENCER AND COS THE ARCADE HERCULES .BAKING POWDER IS THE BEST I I Those who hfcvc not tried it, sfaoaio task heir Grocer for it! Makes splendid Cakes Scones , Pastry, <fee.



Hoots. Hoots. 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 has been made to my own special order m the best factory m Canterbury, therefore Customers can rely uuon getting a genuine article for [ very little money. Note the address— O'CONNORS LITTLE SHOP, Mr Bullock's Arcade. N.B.—Ordered work of every kind, j Hand Sewn, Pegged, or Riveted, made on the Premises ; also Repairs. „ VIOLIIX SCHOOL, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS Teacher of the Violin, while thanking her patrons for past favors, begs to stats sho has a few vacancies for pupil?. Every attention given.—Bessie Simmonds. 1t144 WANTED KNOWN?" TTTrc HAVE A LINE OF GOOD OATEN SHEAF CHAFF FOR SALE. MOSS & RESTELL, 2*l3<i West Street.



111 HID SUFFER W£S Loss of Vitality and Manhood, should send for Advice, and full instructions re lating to a ; SAFE, SIMPLE 110 CERTAIN I nrij P J|Y Combined with simple method 'lILi if 1 Dill of treatment, recommended by a leading qualified medical man—a Specialist m these cases, and used by him for many years with great success. Advice and In.stiu'ctionw FORWARDED FREE to anyone sending full particulars of case, symptoms, etc., and enclosing stamp for reply. All communications strictly confidential I "HUMANIXAS, 1 Q.P,,Q.,



THE ART NEEDLEWORK DEPOT, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. Vr OVELTIES m Fancy Work for the i N 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 nd Stockings, home knitted. MRS ADAMS, LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S DRAPER. FAKM& FAKMB. ~* I SOUTH CANTERBURY LAND AND ! ESTATE AGENCY, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON, Associated v-ith H. L. Bowkrr, Christchurch, have placed m their hands ( for absolute sale several FIRST-CLASS FARMS. SPECIAL TERMS. SPECIAL PRICE •?. A BIG SELECTION. PERSONS wishing to dispose of Properties are reminded that our Agency being m daily communication with Christchurch buyers has two-fold aclvan tages for selling over any other firm. Houses and Shops to Let. Money to Lend from £5 upwards. Wholesale and Retail agent for Fastern Tea Co. 's Pure Indian and Ceylon Teas. As these Teas are always ready at our rooms the Public can test them before buying, 2J57 H. LIGHT, Manager. [a card.] C. E. I^OOJKisS Ac SON, AUTHORISED SURVEYORS, Licensed under "The Land Transfer Act, 1885," ARCHITECTS, etc. ESTATES Surveyed and Subdivided, Contract Ploughing and Crops measured, Plans and Estimates for Build ings made. Road Board Offices, Moore Street, Ashburton • February, 1892. 2 71



. Mr T. Bullock FOR SALE.—A small Paddock near the Factory. Lots 67 and 68, containing one Acre, Andrew street, Allenton. T.Ss. 243 and 256, containing J-Acre, fronting Moore and Kermode streets ; good land. Four-roomerl Cottage and, Jr-Acre Cass street; cheap, easy terms. £35.— Town Section 486, corner of Havelock and William streets, good land, capital site. Certainly a cheap section. T. BULLOCK. ~~ CORWAR^STATE. " "OLANS can be seen at our Office, and ' full particulars obtained from FRIEDLANDER BROS^ mENDERS will be received at the Bank J- of Australasia, Christchurch, up to March 23 next, for the purchase of Blocks- Nos. Itolo of the C OUIV lit E§TVTK Highest or any tender not necessarily ■ accepted. Application forms and plans may be obtained on application I o GEORGE JAMESON, 2M25 Ashburton and Rakaia. ALEN TINES to suit everybody. Just opened up. Palm Ltaf Fans and Screens at 6d. Selling fast. Also Zither Harps, three sizes, from 4s 6d. New Games, Fancy Stationery, L. F. ANDJREWES & CO., Stationers' HalL



S ROBERT MURRAY* Watch and Clock X^^ i MAKER. GOLD A^D SILVERSMITH, OPTICIAN, &c. ALWAYS IN STOCK, A VERY LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT OP WATCHES, JEWELLERY, PLATE, CLOCKS, OPTICAL GOODS, &c. Specimens of Work on view m Shop Window. EAST STREET", 0 AJSHBUBTON. PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO COUNTRY ORDERS BY POST OR TELEGRAPH.



ANDREW BLACK. WATCHMAKER, EAST STREET, A S my claim on the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, for the Damage done by the late fire Has Not Been Recognised I am reluctantly Compelled To File. The business, howevar, will be immediateiy carried on under my management. 4NDRIW~JLACK, EAST STREET ASHBURTON, AND AT BAKAIA.



TAMES PAIN AND SONS 9. St. Mary Axe, E. 0., and 21, WaJworch 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. The. Zargest Wholesale House m the World Illustrated Price List on application. AGENTS WANTED. WANTED, Agents for a GOOD SELLING LINE. Either sex and earn good income. Apply early, as only a limited number ia required. NOVELTYIMPORTING CO 80x976 ? G.F.Q., feyduey, tf.S.W,



AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY rpi-IE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST JL ANI> MOST PROSPEROUS AUSTRALIAN LIFE OFFICE, AND THE LARGEST IN TUB BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Colonial Life Office which declares a Boiis Every Year The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the Most Stringent Character, and ensures a Considerable Larger Reserve to Meet Liabilities than that held by any other office m the Ausy tralasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUNDS NEARLY £10,000,000 Miffls STERLING, All nvestod to yield nearly 6 per cent BONUSES. CASH BONUSES declared for the first FIVE Years, TWO MILLIONS yielding Reversionary Bonuses ex ceeding'FOUß MILLIONS. CASH BONUS for ONE Year, 1890, £469,856, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amounting to £967,000. The Cash Bonus was equal to 42.1 per cent, on the premiums received during the year. INSURE YOUR LIFE IN THE A. M. JP SOOIJZ TV, And secure a BONUS KVKRY YEAR, POLICIES (M NEW ZEALAND REGISTER, 16,000. ASSUMING, • £5,000,000. Asso sin New Zealand, £1,419,276 Expenses of Management LESS THAN 9£ PER CENT ON THE TOTAL INCOME. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Office— Custom House Quay, Wellington, W, 11. DERRY, District Secretary, Oliristchurch. H. ZANDER, ca Broker As rton.



ASHBURTON FINAMOE & AGENCY COMPANY, Limited, /^ASH ADVANCES made on LIVE and DEAD STOCK, MORTGAGES, AGRICULTURAL LIENS, and other SECURITIES BILLS DISCOUNTED DAILY. Ojswe.—Corner of the Arcade and Tancred Street. WM. HORNE/ Manager



IMPORTANT _ -*mmmn 3DMAS NOTICE Farmers and °Otbers FROM THE PEEMIEE ASHBURTON JIURNITURI Ttf^AREHOUSE o* PNINBIHMim. h nhftty H R i "V'v4 & 8. '"^4>^V S. _ r TUSTLanded new ShipnTentof Austrian, *^ American, and other Chairs ; largest Stock m Ashburton. Chairs by the 100. Linoleums, Floor Cloths, Brussels, Tapes try, and' other Carpets, just m time for Christmas. Come and inspect our local manufactures m Duohess Tables, Wash stands, Chests of Drawers, etc, m figured Rimu, and other superior woods. Vene ian Blinds mide co order. Special re ductions for the Christmas Season. Note Address —Next Building Society s Office, Tancred Street.



I'ubn.*- Notices, HAINMER «?t BRIDGE AUTHORISED AND LICENSED SURVKVORS. /\ LL information cotit:erni?ig Cost of Work, &c.. can bo obtained from CHARLES BRADDELL, 2|39 Agent, Ashbuvtoii. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD ING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Offices : Tancked Street, Ashburton. rpO Encourage the saving of small sums -J_ the Society will take MONEY ON DEPOSIT In sums of One Pound and upwards, In terest 5 per cent on the following condi tions :— Sums of One PouHd and upwarcs received on Deposit, and Interest will be allowed on every complete Pound deposited, to be reckoned from the day on which a complete Pound shall have ' been deposited, up to the clay on when the money shall be withdrawn. A Depositor may withdraw the whole or part of the sum deposited, but not m less sums than One Pound, except when closing the account. Deposits taken for 3 months at 5 per ce"<>t  „ 6 or longer periods at 5|  For particulars apply EDWD. STEPHENS, Manager.



ASHBURIVN "GUARDIAN DUNEDIN AGENCY T\/TR R T WHEELER, Stafford Street Dunedin has been appointed our Agent, and will be able to arrange terms with jfoy contract advertise



GREAT CLEARANCE SALE 01' SHIRK WUPBRI. MILLINERY, ETC. - COMMENCING — SATURDAY, JANUARY 16. FOlvS. OIVE MOWTH. IT is only necessary for us to state tha we are holding a CHEAP SALE for the Public to know tbat GENUINE REDUCTIONS on the whole stock will be effected. Special and extraordinary Bargains m Millinery, Underclothing, Dress i Goods, Prints, Sunshades, etc. NOTE.-THE CHEAP SALE IS AT 9. W. Alcorn & Co'§., EAST STREET Wool. Wool. Wool. JA 0. TABART is making CASH : . ANCES on the' ENSUING CLIP FIIKE OF rOMMESSIOnr. PERIODICAL SALES held through out the season, the firit one being early n November. All WOOL by Rail is CARTED FREE from Christchurch Railway Station to my Store. For accommodation, light, &c, my Store is unsurpassed for the display of all lots. Prompt ACCOUNT SALES and PROCEEDS. Woolpacks, Twine, &c, at Lowest Market Rates. F. C. TABART, Auctioneer Woo broker Sr,c, Christchurch.



Ask for Ninian Hyslop, and Co. s Imperial new seasons Pure Ceylon and India Teas. Special prices—(A/lv "Keating's Powder" destroys Bugs Fleas, Motha, Beetles, and all other insects whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean m application. See the article you Durchase is "Keatins's," as imitations are oxious and ineffectual. Sold m Tins, 6d, Is and 2s 6d each, by all chemists. The Best Remedy fob Indigestion — Norton's Camomile Pills are confident^ recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all fche diseases to which we are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the •Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle perient, are mild m their operation, and safe under any circumstances. Sold m bottles, at Is l£d, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors throughout the yr»e\d* Don't be Deceived!—lf you want the best Medicine the world has ever pro duced, try Colemane and Sons Eucalypti Extract. For all affections of the chest and lungs, consumption, asthma, coughs, colds, gravel, and kidney complaints. For influenza it has no equal. Under the distinguished patronage of Earl Jersey, Governor of New South Wales, Lord Carrington, and the Emperor of Germany. Awarded medals at Sydneyl Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating all competitors, and s the only pure Extract m the world. See that the label bears our trade mark (tree of life and signature Colemane and Son.-s, Cootamundra, New South Wales) without this it if a fraud. Price, Is 6d and 2s 6d, Wholesale Depot tor New Zealand: Lichfield street, Christchurclv Sole Agents for Ashburton : The Ash burton Drug Company.—Advt grey~?aij7ey~"coaL"" J.S THE BEOr COAL FOR THRESHING MACHINES SIXTEEN per cent More H b at than Newcastle Coal. STEAMERS arriving twice Weekly. WE ARE NOW MANUFACTURING BRIQUETTES, THE NEW PATENT FUEL. No Slack. No Clinker. No Waste. The Grey Valley Coal Company, Ltd W H COLLINS & CO., 3 Agents.