tfHffi AbfIBPRtOW QPAttfilAHi MOftDAtt, DECEMBER 13, 18S8.

Printed and published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, Ltd, at thei • eteam printing office, Burnett Street, AshburtOD, MONDAY, December 18 1893.



PIANOS! PSANOSI! PIANOS I ORGANS! ORGANS!! OrtGANS Vtf>LINS 1 VIOLINS 11 VIOLINS MUSIC! MUSIC 11 MOSIC EVERYBODY should have a copy oi "THE TRIAD' MONTHLY MAGAZINE Of Music, Science, and Art, DBISD£N~HANO CO., SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. HORACE A. GATES, Agent and Manager, ■• v *' c i w <t Aliiiis Yenie Flower, T ATE of the Royal College of I J Music, London, in prepared to ■ give instructions in the above art. Terms upon application. Residence, Cox Street. At home Mondays Thursday's and Saturday's, from 2 tiU 8 ldi* Q. JESSON. (Late J. Quinn), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AHD JEWELLER, GOLD AND SILVER-SMITH, OPTICIAN, &c, East Street Ashburton. HAS iust received an entirely NEW STOCK of JEWELLERY for the Christmas Trade, which he is now offering M GREATLY REDUCED PRICES for Cash for One month only. OJd Cruets, Spoons, Forks, etc. Electroplated equal to best Birmingham PVatche« slewed and guaranted for 12 months, 4s 6d. \ - ""WHY RUN UP DOCTORS BILLS! ITHB ELECTRIC CURE IS THB BEST. HEALTH without Mediotoe, Hum bug, or Quackery 1 The weak, depressed, rheumatic, paralytio nervous, Mid debilitated may quickly recover health, itrength, tone and ▼««•"*■ Using Cuwhutoton & Co. s Direct Acting Medical Coils, as used in the Chnstchurch Hospital and by »11 the leading medical practitioners and medisal electricians thronghout the colony. Sufferers should write for circular and full particulars to ©cmraOTOH A Co., Electriciani, 190 Glow*.. t#w •treet, Chrißtchurch. Stud Notices. PERKnfWABBEOK IL, WILL STAND at Grove Farm this Seison. Good Paddooking at Is 6d I* 1"* E. GATES, J 196 Proprietor.



»iua Mottoes* __ nr\O STAND This Season at Owner's X Stable Ahhbu'ton, the STANDARD-BRED TROTTING HO3SE, BLACKWOOD ABDALLAH, The sire of the fastest horses in Hew ZaJand. DUNCAN ABDALLAH, and YOUNG NEW STYLE, will stand at the Owner 8 Stable, Lyndhurst. For terms apply 10 13 MAX FRIIiDLANDER. TO STAND at Methven and TRAVEL in the Rakaia and Methven Districts, THB PUREBRED AND HIGH-CLASS CLYDESDALE ENTIRE AWAMOA. A WAMOA is by the champion horse A Young Banker (1, NZ Stud Book) imported from Scotland by the Hon Matthew Holmes. Dam, Lena, imported from Scot land, by Luck's All; g.d. Jessie Brown,, imported, by Old Times, dam by Lochfergu Champion. f , AWAMOA is therefore a horse of great lineage: in fact he is one of the best bred horsM in the world On one side he is sprung irom Prince of Wales, and on the other from Lachfergus; and anyone wko pretends to knowledge in these matters understands that these two sires were the most successful stud horses that the world has ever known. Awamoa has aeen a most weeessful breeder. The colt Regent was lever beaten in the ring, and lowered the jolors of the famous British Lion when only two years old, and was sold at 350 guineas The filly Nonpareil 11. has never been beaten wherever ahown. It would occupy too muon pace to enumerate* and comment on prizetakers that have sprung from Awamoa Besides being a great breeder, Awamoa haa a good career in the show ring. As a yearling he took first prize at Oamaru, nrss at Christchurch, first at Timaru, and first at Duuedin; as a two-year-old, first at Christ church and second at Oamaru} as a three year-old, first at Oamaru and champion of the yard { following year second at Oamaru and second at Tunaru} and when seven years old was champion at Oamaru. It will thus be seen «hat Awamoa has been successful in the ring} he has been very successful as a breeder j he hiss proved himself a sure foal getter j hence his value as a sire, and breeders should not miss such a chance, as they have not had such a stallion in the district bef ore. Terms—Guarantees, four guineas. Season maies as per agreement. Groomage feeds, payablo first service. All mares changing hands in any way, first wners will be held liable. * •  Proprietor, f 1 Or Grroom in charge.



TO STAND th»fl season a»> Longbeach THE BTANIASD-BRED AMERICAN TROTTING HORSE GENEJBAL TBACEY Servicas—s guineas. THE Standard-bred American Trotting Stallion, GENERAL TRACEY, is full brother to the well-known performer, Kentucky, being by Berlin (imp.), dam, Jenny Tracey (imp.) This mare was im ported by Mr Robert Wilkin, but before leaving Americs, Hiram Woodruff, a great authority on trotting, drove Jenny Tracey a mile in 2min 18£secs. He also used to drive Berlin's full brother, Mambrino Dudley j and Mr Woodruff says in his book on trotting—" If ever there was a horse which could trot a mile in 2 minutes Mambrino Dudley could before seeing so much stud duty. So it is plain that Ken tacky »nd General Tracey conta'n the very beso strains of American trotting blood. Mares grazed free. Every care taken bu o responsibility. Gr omage fee, 63; Longbeach.



TO STAND this Season, and travel the Wakanui, Rakaia, Lauriston, and ABhbur- j ton Forks Districts Tot PUREBRED CLYDESD ALE ENTIRE EMPEROE. Empbroris a beautiful bright bay, stauds 16 hands 3 inches high, on short, legs, - frith great, strength and bone, fine symmetry, and superior action, and was foaled Noram \t r 23,1887, and was only shown once (in 189 >}, vben he took second prize at Ash bnrto • A, and P. Association^ Show. BM 'JfiBOR was bred by James Byrnes, Esq., !>oys«Bton; h'» rire, that well-known bone Oeneral Gordon. General Gordon has oined six fin* prizes, three seconds, and three • •*cial prize*, for I eat il rangbt entire imthe abow yarl. General Gordon's dam is M»rchion»i L, t >c noted prize-toking mare. In her show yard care r »-he has taken no lew thin sixteen fira' prizes, seven second prizes, and eighteen upwal prizea, including champim gold medal, and has been firet aeren times in succession for best mare (and two of her progeny), and in this respect she has never been beaten. General Gordon, sire Victor. Victor ha* been very successful in his show yard career, gaining seven first prizes, four second prizes, and four special prizes, including champion cold medal twice : Victor's dam, Diamond, a noted prize-taker in vSouthland, always gaining fiist prizes when shown. Victor* sire, Cocqueror, imported from Scotland; hi* grand-sire, Scottish Champion. Bmperor's dam, Jess, by Gienroy, also a noted prize-taker; grand-dam, by Old Major. Gienroy was bred in Victoria, hw sire, Prince of Wales, dam Darling, by Redman. The above will tend to show that Emperor has the best strains of blood in him that it is | possible to procure. Season, £210s, payable January 1, 1894; guarantee, £3 10s; i»yable August 1, 1894. Groomage fee, os; payable first service. Marea changing hand* to be paid for as season mares. For other terme, apply to Groom n Charge, or NICHOLAg Frr zGERALD, 202 Proprietor, Sea view. •TO STAND »nd travel this Seaion in the Binds, Mayfleld, Mount Somere, Willowby •nd surrounding districts. THE HIGH-CLABS THOROUGHBRED * HORSE, LOED HOPEIOUN. 6 years old. LORD HOPETOTJN is a rioh ohestnut standing nearly sixteen hands high, is well made and shows a lot of quality He was at the stud last season andl pioved him- Traduoer out of flpeargrasa, she being *ne dim of Tuasock eo^ged in the next New Zealand Cup. Lord Hopetoon's dam, Chriee- S.r is by Montroße, dam by Bkod Roy»J. Terms : Guarantees £3 10a for ooemite, two or more mares as per agreement. Bes lon£2 5 8 1,1894; groomage fee ss, payable first service All .mttn "banging hands first owners neld liable, aid I. be paid for a« **™«™™> hm ET? eg PrOrrietor, Hinds. TO STAND at Methven and travel th surrounding districts, THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION YOUNG HUNNINGTON. X7OUNG HUNNINGTON is syrs old JL and is a bay horse with black points, ■with plenty of bone of the riaht sort. He is by Hunnington, dam Minx, by Anteros- Se"na. Hunnington by Tahsman dam Nancy by Diomedes, imp., lal'smfn °V Traducer. Young Hunnington was bred by MI. Brown, Esq., of Highbank, who has used him solely for stud purposes. Anyone wishing to in»pect this horse's Btock should my a visit to Highbank and have a look at the young ones got by him on the station. Vrmsiseason 12, payable J-«W2 1894 : Guarantee £3, payable July 1, 1894. All mares sold or changing banda to be mid for as seaßon mares. Groomage fee 5?, Kyable first service. For further particu .£, apply Groom »^'/ BLAKI3 , •ProprieJW'*



TO STAND thi« Season and travel the Aahburton, Wakanui, Longbeach, an surrounding districts, THE CARRIAGE HORSE, BOOMERANG. BOOMERANG is a dark bay, rising eij?ht years old, standing 16 hands 3 inches high, with good action, sound constitution, and even temper Boomer ang is by Bundoora, by the Peer, out of Argosy. His dam, the trotting mare Bess, by Touchstone, standing 17 hands 2 inches high, and was bred by Mr Sheenan at Little River. Touchstone is also the sire ofKeer's Gipsy and Jenny Tracey 11, and numerous other good per ormera. Boomerang was bred by Mr William Topp, at Sefton, and as a foal Eecared first honours at Kaiapoi Foal Show, in 1886. and second prize for the best cross country horse on same date. First prize at Rangiora in 1888, also second prize at Courtenay in 1891, for the best carriage home travelling the district ; also first and special at Ashburton A. and P. Associa tion's fchow in 1892. Boomerang has proved himself a sure foal getter, hia stock having taken first prize wherever shown He sired two first prize takers at last Northern show. Terms—£2 for the Season ; guarantee, £3 ; groomage s, payable at first service. All mares changing hands in any way, first owners will be held liable. J. R. BEGG, 1?3 Proprietor, Ashton rpHE CARRIAGE STALLION BILCHESTER Will travel the Ashburton, Methven, Rakaia, and surrounding districts this season. SILCHESTER, a rich chestnut, three years old by Rouser, dam by Admiral, grand dam by Camdeu. Admiral by Walton—Spray by Donizette—Lady Ann. Rouser by Messenger—Kate O'Shane, by Caledon—Laura, by Young Emigrant- Maggie. Messenger by Battler—-Ludia. Terms for season, payable January 1, 1894, £2 ; guarantee £3 10s. Groomage fee ss. ALSO,— THE ENTIRE PONY ALA BABA (late the property of Mrs Scofct), will stand this season afc Owners' farm, Educational Reserve, South Rakaia. Terms for season, £110 i ; guarantee, £2 2s. Groomage fee sa. Mares for both horses crazed at 2s per week. Every care taken but no responsi blhty' J. &W. A. STRACHAN, South Rakaia.



A CAKD. MR H. G. ORBELL, SOLICITOR, ASHBURTON Office : Montgomery's Buildings, Ji.'iK- Jl»i i\ \ I liuraett Streets.



tmsinejssjScnices. j BEAD! HIS! XN Consequence of the Great demand for Cash and being under the necessity of reducing Stock owing to heavy shipments purchased during my stay 1 in London and on vhe Continent, I have made I SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS in Every article in the Grocery and Other Departments, and until further notice will SELL for CASH at CHRISTCHURCH PBICES; I do not advertise quotations for the simple reason that they are copied by small Shopkeepers, but I guarantee to give every article of the Best Quality CHEAPER than any other firm in Ash burton. Come and judge for yourselves and be Convinced of the Truth. 20 Tons Mauritius and Queensland dugare for the Jam Season now to hand; Kerosene, Matches, Tobacco, Sago, and Tapioca, and all other Goods too numerous to mention, at UNHEARD-OF PRICES in Ashburton. Comb and sbe our Windows. CURRANTS, RAISINS, & SULTANAS oleaned by Machinery specially imported and now on view on the piemises. These fruits are ready for use without further washing. Teas. Teas. Teas, CHINA, CEYLON and INDIAN. Our own Mended Teas at 2s, 2a 4i, 2a 6d in $h t lib, packets, and 101b tins (blended on the premises by machinery) are jcknowledged to be the best flavored and be*t value in the district. A special allowance of 2d per 1b on 101b tins



Italian Goods. I have now landing ex Coptic the Finest Delicacies ever seen in Ash burton, and Inspection is invited Price lists and particulars on application. BUTTER Highest PRICE paid for BUTTER in any Quantity. 1 few good Dairies wanted. ALL Goods in I heHardware and Crockery Department are equally reduced, JUST LANDED (ex Coptic) Two Hundred Galvanised Steel Elastic Horse Collars (in all sizes). Early application necessary. BINDING! TWINE BINDING TWINE BINDING WIRE BINDING WIRE NOW IN STOCK. Also all other Harvesting material. Do not give your order without|get> ting, my quotation. I have some second-hand McCormlck andMassoy REAPERS and BINDERS for Sale at a LOW figure —Also,— ONE MASSEY MJOJWER. All in Best Order. Wines and Spirits, Ales and Stout, Liqueuors and Havana Cigars, Cigarettes, in view of ap proaching holidays, AT SPECIAL LOW RATES. CAKPBTS, LINOLEUMS, OILCLOTHS, etc. In order to make room for harvesting and other Goods now landing and to ar* | rive, I will sell the whole of the above Stock at 25 per cent Below Cost Price. This is a real fact. Come and see ~r- for yourselvts. WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW APPLY EARLY— HENRY ZANDER AGENT FOR Australian Mutual Providenb Socle Sun Fire q&qq J. T. Ford ani Co,



q ROBERT MURRAY. J2L ASHBURTON, ff& n^^f HOROLOGIST, DIREC IMPORTER, i^JE^X N^gj^jJF MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OF OLOOKS, WATOIIES, OPTICAL GOODS, PLATE, JEWELLER*, AND MATERIALS. , Only High-class Goods kept in Stdck. £600 worth of Watches to select from. Jewellery and Plate in great variety. AS I intend making extensive Alterations to my business premises at an early date, there will ba a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of TEN per cent given on all OABH Sales of Jewellery, Clocks, and Plate up to January 20, 1894, in order to reduce more quickly the very large Stock now on hand. Just to hand—A parcel of Rotherara'B World-renowned English Levers. A Beautiful Stock of specially imported Spectacles and Optical Goods. TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASH. fiSfo ijtj^M^bs THE FOLLOWING r^^^^^^^^ SPECIAL PURCHASES now being offered and an !^ EARLY INSPECTION, ~ Leather Shirtings 4jd yard Tweed DreM Materials 3d£and A Choice lot of Cotton Delaines 5d and 6d yard Blue and White Striped Galatei 4^d yard Strong Grey Calico 2s lid dozen White wide Calico (one yard wide) 3a 6d dozen Pongee Silks for Trimming, in all colors, Is 6d yard Another delivery of our celebrated Corsets, 2s 6d pair Boys' Galatea Hats IOAd Some New Shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats, 10|d anills'each Men's Suits, all siz3B,'22s 6d and 25s 6d THE STOCK OF •MILLINERY, DRAPERY, OLOTHINGJ k BOOTS [is now one of the choicest in South Canterbury W H. Collier.



WOOL SEASON 1893-1894. nTE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES Up alt WOOL placed in our hands FOR SALE at Ashburton, or for Ship' " roent to London or Antwerp. OUR STORBS are very suitable for the proper 'display* of Olips>ntrust d to> for Sale, they being commodious and well lighted. ALL LOTS, however large or small, are value I most carefully prior to c, and no lot is sold under our valuation without the consent of the owner. Vendors can depend upon our obtaining highest prices for their clips. ALL WOOL remaining unsold at Ahhburton will be {properly! packed land delivered into trucks free of all chwges to the vendor. —:(o):— C3 WOOLPACKS, TWINE COLORED BRANDING OIL, ETC., SUPPLIED AT LOWEST CURRENT-BATES* OUR SECOND SALE OF THE SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, JANUA.KY 30, 1894. FREED LANDER BROS TO FARMERS. M CCORMICK MACHINE. The Best of All— ■ w Second to UTone CITE HAVE now on view the new McCORMICK STEEL BINDER with W SIMPLE RNOTTER for Season 1893-94, and invite all farmers to inspect. Reduced Price. Also Binding Twine of the best quality at prices that prevent competition Binding Wire, Castor, Olive, Sperm, Lard, Valvoline, Lubroline, Neatsfoofc Cylinder, and Machinery Oils at bottom prices Fishing Tackle in immense variety. Fishing Licenses ■■♦„■' •■ L New Goods in filectro-plate for the Xmas Season and piesentations Get our price for Mason's Fruit Jars before purchasing elsewhere Enamelled and Braes Preserving Pans Cheavin's Rapid Walter Filte If Bicycle Wheel Perambulators at Christchurch prices JOHN ORK & CO. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE McCORMICK REAPER AND BINDER.



Business Notices LANDELLS AKD PBESTOF, hKGINEERS and CYCLE EXPERl 9 GUN AND LOCKSMITHS NAME PLATES, Stencils, Engra* ing and Die Sinking. Sewing Machines, Lawn Mowers, &c . repaired. LANDELLS AND PRESTON will commence business in Ashburfcon on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, n the Premises in Burnett street, neat ' 9t 9 Ashburton Club ACTS LIKE MAGIO, AND HAB NEVJCB FAILED TO NSTANTLY RELIEVE OR CURB MANKIND of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Sprains, Cots, Wounds, &o. CUBES HORSES 0» Son Shoulders and Backs, Girth Galls, Greasy Heels, Sprains, Cracked Heels, Splfnta, Cats, Mange, &o. COWS I Of Ulcerated Udders, and Sore Teato, 1 DOGS of Mange, Cuts, &c. To Farmers it is invaluable. No Household can afford to be without It. GUARANTEED THE BES'D EMBROCATION IN THE WORLD. Manufacturers: S. COX & 00., 422 Bourke Streeb, Melbourne New Zealand Representative: A. PARSONS, Morten's Buildings, Christcnurch. Ashburton Agents: John Ore & Co., Ashbxjkton Drug Co. H. E. Boniwngton. Country Agent" Wanted. 0



CHRISTMAS. NEWS FOR TINWALD. C Hawkins T S Opening up in bis little Shop a VERY NICE ASSORTMENT OF ORNAMENTAL and USEFUL ARTICLES j FOR ! CHRISTMAS SEASON, comprising Glassware, Vases, Dolls, and Fancy Goods. Having purchased them in a Cheap market, and for cash at a good discount. I am able to sell at a price that will please everyone. A really good assortment of DOLLS from 6d upwards ; also, large »ssortmenc of small VASES, pretty and cheap. \lfE are selling, as we have for fcV eighteen months past, seven feet Birch Hurdles at 2a 9d; seven feet V.D.L. Hurdles at at 5s 6d each. TUCKER & BEAN, 10 135 West Street. ~TO"FARMERS AND OTHERS. tj URDLES. HU RDL ES. 7ft Hurdles 2s 9d each in any quantity. W. H, COLLINS & CO , Timber Merchants. TO SHEEP.FARMPjR* AND OTHERS THE Undersigned is offering 6ft 6in and 7ft HURDLES made of seasoned V,D.L. timber, at 4s and 4s 3d each in lots of thirty or more. They can be seen at my Siding, railway crossing, Durham Street, South, JAMES~GOSS, DURHAM STREET, NORTH, OHRISTCHURCH. j I>. MACPfILEftSOir (Late of R. A lcorn's), "DIST CANE SUGARS for Presetvin purposes can be had at the new Shop TAINCRED STREET, Opposite Mitchell and Turner's, TEAS A. SPECIALTY. My 2s Blend can't ba beat in Ashburto Look out for the green-frosted window Goods delivered Daily in any part of Town. D, MACPHERSON, TANCRED STREET Ashburton. 10 A BOON TO HOUSEHOLDERS ALLANDAM COAL COMPANY, LIMITED. A SAVING OF 25 PER CENT IN YOUR COAL BILL. WE have appointed MR JAMES ELLIOTT, Coal Merchant, Ash burton, Agent for the county, who will supply Customers in large or saaall quantities. The Allandale Coal is the best produced on the Eastern seaboard. It is an excellent Steam Coal, unrivalled for Bakers, and a good Domestic Coal, burn ing with a flame, does not sparkle, and leaves a white ash. It Is both Cheap and Excellent. JAMES iLLIOTT COAL MERCHANT, ASHBURTON. 11 145



North ISritlsli and Mercantile INSURANCE COMPANY, Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. AUTHORISED CAPITAL, £3,000,000. SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £2,750,000, PAID-UP OAPITAT TOTAL ASSETS NOW EXCEED £11,000,000 RESULTS FOB, 1892:— FIRE DEPARTMENT. NET PREMIQMS, after deducting Re-insurances .* ... £1,467,318 12 4 NET LOSSES by Fire, after deducting Re-inßurances ... 998,384 1 This embraces not merely all Losses actually ascertained and paid, but a full Estimate of all Claims that had arisen prior to December 31. THE FIRE FUNDS, after providing for payment of the Dividend, and irreeptctife of the Paid-up Capital, are as follows:— Reserve '... £1,550000 0 0 Premium Reserve ... 489,106 4 1 Dividend Reserve 150,000 0 0 Balance Carried Forward .... 62,447 18 8 £2,251,554 2 9 ASHBURTON AGENT— F. F£RRIAIiM.



See that Substitutes are not imposed upon you—PUSHED FOR GAIN FOKD'S SCOUR AND LUNG-WORM MIXTURE By Royal Letters Patent. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINE PRICE, 17s PER GALLON,;rtf*T WO GALLON TINS, WILL DRENCH 320 SHEEP F. FERRIMAN, ASHBURTON, PATENTEE & PROPRIETOR. WALTER A. WOOD: TUBULAR STEEL MOWER: HAT RASE. To Our Farmer Friends. We greet you in 1893 with a finer line of HARVESTING MACHINES THAN EVER BEFORE. OUR RELIABLE MOWERS, HAY RAKES, REAPERS AND BIND ERS LEAD EVERYWHERE. Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company. Send for Annual Catalogue. HARVESTER AND BINDER ENCLOSED GEAR REAPER Binders, Mowers, 3^^^k Reapers and Rakes. WASTE CROPS. A GOOD MACHINE." JJ^/ r. V^i^ /^ he most reliable machines the world has ever had WALTER A, WOOD MOWING & REAPING MACHINE GO. WOOD WOOD WOOD WOOD WOOD Binders Twine Mowers Reapers Rakes r ..'■■■ • CALL QUICK AND EXAMINE THEIR FAULTLESS QUALITY, F. FERRIMAN.