The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XIV. NO. 2SBrt

iLHHBgBTOA: Friday, January 27, 1893.

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Business JNotices. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. From and after the 30th November, 1889 the terms of Subscription to thi? journal will be as follows, viz :— U PAID IK ADVAKCE. Ptr Quarter ... 6« 6d, by post, 9s fid \ Half-year... 12s 6d, by post, 18s 6d , Yew ... 24b Od, by post 37s «Xl IT BOOKED. Per Quarter ... 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9<l „ Half-year... 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d , Year ... 30b Od, by post, 43s Od Birth Marriage, and Denth Notices, if paid tot at the time of insertion, '2s '6d', if booked, 4a each. Stumps may be sent as payment OIUTIFUL—COMFORTHfCr. > EPPS'S COCOA, > BBBAKFAST. •By a thorough knowledge of the natural law* Widen govern the operations of digestion and nutrfc ■on, and b» a sarerul application of the fine proper-; vm Jl will Mlected oocoa, Mr. Epps na» provided owteeakfast tobies with », defi<wMy.navouKd, Deraage which may save ns many heavy doctor,* Mia. if toby theJudicioustM&ofMicbarttotesof diet (bat a eoDsntntion may be gradually built up until' gtauiy enough to resist every tendency to meoetrn; Hundred* of subtle maladies ai« floating around usi ready to attack wherever there is a weak point We i ESI TSK? ™»Ny» fat*l "haft by keeping ourselves: veil fortified with pure blood and a properly ■pqr^hed frame. "-See article in the Cfaif ßmim ■ft* simply with boiling water or milk, foldin i-lb. packets by Grocers, labelled ttMMs* JAMES *EPPS ft CO* HOMEOPATHIC CHEMIST* LONDON, ENQLAKP. •Though imitated by many surpassed by none LEVIATHAN RAILWAY TEMPER ANCE HOTEL. (Opposite the Railway St» tton) DUNBDIN MRS SILK, PROPRIETRESS THIS very popular Establishment con tinues to afford very superior accom modation to tourists and others who desire the COMFORTS of HOME, combined with Very Moderate Charges. ONE box of Clark's B 41 Pills is war ranted to cure all discharges from the urinary organs in either sex (aoquired or 'constitutional), gravel and pains in the back. Guaranteed free from mercury. Sold in boxes 4s 6d each, by ail chemists and patent medicine vendors Sold proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland CJeunties Drug Co., Lincoln, England For sale by the wholesale Hotwee. TjpOß the Blood is the Life. Clark's world Jj famed Blood Mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from all imparities, from whatever cause arising. For scrofula, scurry, Eczema, Skin and Blood Diseases, aodsores of allkinds, its effects are marvel lous. Thousands of testimonials. Sold in bottles 2s 94, and 11s each by chemists and patent medicine vendors everywhere. Sole proprietors: The Lincoln and Mid land Counties Drug Co, Lincoln, England. mOWLES' PENNYROYAL AIiD JL STEEL PILLS FOB FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and re lieve the distressing symptons so preva lent with the sex. Boxes Is lid to 2s 9d, •rf all Ohemuts and Patent Mediciio Yen Si; Prepared only by the LINCOL^ •nd MIDLAND C3OUNTIES DRUG 00., LvMoln, England. Wholesale of all tbe Wholesale Houses. . Beware of imiU tiona . TT EATING'S POWDER, POWDER, POWDER, -\r EATING'S POWDER, \T EATING'S POWDFR, jr EATING'S POWDER, JN. fBUGS, FLEAS, KILLS- MOTHS, BEETLES, MOSQUITOES. TT AKMLESS TO ANIMALS, O ARMLESS TO ANIMALS, O ARMLESS TO ANIMALS, rj ARMLESS TO ANIMALS, TT ARMLESS TO ANIMALS, but is unrivalled in destroying FLEAS, BUGS, COCKROACHES, BEETLES, MOTHS IN PURS, and every other species of insect. Sportsmen will find this invalu able for destroying fleas in the dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs. The Public are Cautioned that packages of the genuine powder bear the autograph of THOMAS SEATING. Soli in Tins only. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. HEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S* WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEEXMEAT, both in appearance and taste, furnishing a most moreeabli method of administering the only ceVtaw remedy for intestinal or thbead worm*. It is a prfectly safe and mild pro curation; m& is especially adapted for Children. Sold in tins, by all Druggißte. Proprietor, THOMAS KEATING, london. BLAN€iRDS"~"" lODINEQFIRON pjT TO APPROVED by the Academy of Medicine of Paris, are especially . eoommended >yfhe? M«lkal Celebfewof the World tor ffcrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc), the •art* stattes of Consumption, Constitutional wSkSST Toomtm of Blood and for stimulatmg «d regulating its periodic [Mrse. N«b» genuine unless signed X BUn»rd, 40, roe Bonaparte, Pwrw. . Sold by Druggists and Chemists through xto Colonies tpOR COUGHS, COLDS, Bronchitis, JJ Asthma, Influenza, Consumption, Son KAY'S Compound Essence of Lin; seed, Aniseed, Senegal, Squill Tolu, etc., with Chlorodyne. KAY'ft Compound, ademulcen*-expec torant, for coughs, colds and chest complaints; < , TTAY'B Compound, for Coughs j\. Colds, is equally serviceable Horse* and Cattle. m 17* AY'S Tic Pills, a specific mNeuralgw t^. Face-ache, etc. Contain Quinine CATHARTICUM PILLS I a digestive, corrective, and agreeably Aperient. /^OAGULINE,— Cement for broken %J articles. '* Sold Everywhere. Manufactory, Stockport, England



{ Business JSTdiices CHRISTMAS, 1892. V EW GOODS SUITABLE FOR THE j ■i-V SEATON. New Fruits, New Teas, ' New Nuts, New Perserved Gingers. New Prunes. A WELL ASSORTED STOCK | OF ] Glassj China, and E*rthen,w*re, Follow , ware, Brush ware and Light Jroiimougerys FIRST SHOP IN TANCRED STREET, i . ■ : ; j H. M. CARSON. ir t s oh & st 6 OR 55 Jewen Stricbt, Lowroosr, E.C. Publisners ot OHRI6TMAS, BIRTHDAY, WEDDING, TEXT, <fee, CARDS Embossed Scraps, Chronics etc. Tha original Publishers o! The Highly Celebrated SATIN EMBOSSED MECHANICAL, * FRINGED'CARDS Large Variety always kept in stocks and' Novelties continually added LOW VITALITY DR CHURCHILL S Syrup Hypophosphite of lime prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chroni Cough and General Debility Xt mtaine; two of the principal ingre,, dients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which, are considered deficient in the above complaints, viz., Fhosphonu and Lime. It cannot be too ghlyrecommended for Delica Childre Or Churchill s Compound Syrup c HYPOPHOSPHITES is real Brain Feed, and in case* Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion *j acquired a world-wide reputation. Eacn bottle bears Dr Chui chill's signature Price, Prepared only by BWANN nHEMISI WANNj UHEMIST. PARIS. ORIZA PERFUMERY. 11, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, t c grand's special products Jlj — Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soap)— From the for I mule of Dr O. Revell. The best soap for rendering the skin white and soft. Sweetly and refreshingly scented (rose, green and white). Savon-Oriza-Velonte, exquisitely per : fumed for the toilet and baths. Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soap)— No. 2, extra fine, in boxes, 8 cakes. 12 exquisite perfumes, No. 1. OrJßa-Savon-Incorore, superior quality, rose tea, white heliotrope and white violet. Aqua-Oriza—New toilet water, refreshing . to the skin. Oriza-Hay—A toilet water with the ; perfume o new mown hay. Orka-Aciduline—Toilet vinegar, aromatic and disinfectant, specially adapted forladiea 1 toilets. Oriza-Scotch-Lavender—Sprigs ot Scotch :- lavender flowers; a rich toil*»t water. '; de-Cologne-Oriza —The high-life ; toilet watery Oriza-Water—Concentrated and lasting. ■ Extract of superior Eau-de-Cologne. Gonttes - Oriza • Dentifrice —An extract for preserving he teeth and gums in I good health and preventing decay. briia-Dentaire, in paste or powder, for ' whiteniiig the teeth without affecting • the enamel. Ess Oriza -et - Oriza-Lys—Perfumes for scenting linen and the handkeich • without staining. Orlza-Oil —Variously perfumed; for ren dering the hair soft and brilliant, and preventing it from falling off. Oriza-Lacte (Oriza Milk)—-An emulsive I lotion, refreshing tonic to the skin, removing re spots and preventing wrinkles on the face. Creme Oriza (of Ninon de Lencios)—For producing a beautiful white com* plexion with the clearness and velv«ty softness o* youth. Or zaline-Colotante (the best hair dye)-- For instantaneously dyeing the hair to any shade and with no danger to health. boxes, each with brushes comb, pro ctus, Mid bottle; or in boxes, the bottle only without accessories Esa-Oriza-Incoiore Violette of the very most exquisite perfume, quite a nosegay of violets. ss-6/izi Suave white iotrope Bou quet oftheflcwev 111- WIIA CIIPPBD From Nervous ALL nilU Mfffin Debility and Loss of Vitality and Manhood, should send for Advice, and fu instructions re lating to a SAFE, SIMPLE AP CERTAIN DTIf PDY Combined with simple method fiujuJJlll of treatment, recommended by a leading qualified medical man—a Specialist) In these cases, and used by him for many years with great success. Apyice and Instructions FORWARDED FREE to anyone sending full particulars of case, symptoms, etc., and enclosing stamp for reply. I All communications strictly oonfidentia "Humanitas, G.P.0., Melbourne FRENCH CREAM GUM EXTRACT, For producing a Head of Creamy Ricb ness upon all kinds of Syrups, Crated Waters Seers, Ales Cider Champagne dec. Abullib* Lawk Lovnon



I Business Notices New Zealand insurance Company. BSTABLISh"eD°'~. ....... 1859 capital^one'million, v THE PBEMIEB AND WEALTHIEST COLOlffiUi COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. ! ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, fto., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES: AGENTS" DEATH TO PARASITES !! SHEEP TICK MAGNIFIED. FLUID fffPnngl pOWDEP. DIP. tt 11IH13KV TOP: (nok-poisonous.) ' I^^^^^^^B^^WBi^W^Bl (poisonous.) VM<MdriNaaud«ib 7 Flock. Vi«<i».<lmoiimnMn T - Flock. W. Gbrard, Canterbury ... 61,000 R. D. McLean, Hawke'sßay 58,000 M.C Orbrll, Canterbury ... 5,000 Waiapoa Station, Gisborne ... 20,000 W. O. Ruthbrford, Amuri... 20,000 Ida Valley Station, Otajjo ... 30 000 <J. W. Mcßab, Amuri ... 19,000 Scottish and New Zealand In- A. Symohs, Marlborough ... 46,000 vestment Company, South- F. H. Richmond, Marlborough 13,000 land ... 17,000 Aid by owners of over 5,000,000 aheep And by many other well-known Flock \ in New Zealand, and many millions Owners, throughout the world. ]V«wiy intr««inc«d. (in casks) 5i 6d per Price—(in kegs) SO» per crwt. Grallon. 1 Ctot makes 1000 Gallons Dip. Chief Agents- BLACKBURNE & SO, Christchurch. DISTRICT AGBNTS-Mil es an< l Co., Ashburton and Rakaia. iiiin , i | , ; IMPORTANT. i CARPET DHPARTMENT. ; «T^E HAVE PURCHASED FOR PROMPT NET CASH A | WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMAN S i Stock of Tapestry Carpets \ ■ ■ i' ■ ■ ' |On exceptionally favourable terms, And will OFFER SAME, together with our own STOCK of TAPESTRY CARPETS, FOR SALE TO-DAY AND FOLLOWING DAYS, AT SPECIAL PRICES, as follows:— Tapestry Carpets, usual price Is 9d, special price Is 3d per yard Tapestry Carpets, usual price Is lid, special price Is 6d per yard Tapestry Carpets* usual price 2s 9d, special price Is lid per yard Tapestry Carpets, usual price 2s I Id, special price 29 3d per yard Tapestry Carpets, usual price 3s 3d, special price 2s 6d per yard Tapestry Carpets, usual price 3s 9d, special price 2s lid per yard| IOK LADIES' EN TOUT CAS SUNSHADES- Usual Prices 9s lid, 13 6d, 16s 6d Special Prices 6s lid, 8s lid, 9s lid EW SEASON'S DRESS MATERIALS, PRINTS GINGHAMS, MANTLES, MILLINERY, STRAW HATS, FLOWERS, &c, Now Offered at about Half' Price. SEE WINDOWS, SHOW ROOMS AND BARGAIN TABLES, W. Strange and Co.



• ■ ■ ' . ■■ ■■■..■..•■■;■ ■■-' ■_■..'■■ ■ 1 IF YOU LIKE NICE TEA ASK YOUR GROCER FOR i NELSON m GOUMtSUERMBMIiS mm<m VI •■ ,i #t*&f**l? CD.EBRATED&THE. HESEM*stf»is«i PORE INDIAN CHINA&CEYEON TEAS PROCURABLE Wool. Wool. Wool. * i DAVID THOMAS IS MAKING CASH ADVANCES ON THE ENSUING CLIP, FEEE OF COMMISSION. ■ o PERIODICAL SALES HELD THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, THE FIRST BEING EARLY IN DECEMBER. ALL WOOL placed in ray hands for Sale will receive every care and attention. My Stores and the Arcade are unsurpassed for the display of all lots, both being especially built for the purpose. Any wool not sold will be delivered into the trucks, absolutely without charge to the vendor. DAVID THOMAS, Stock and Station Agent, ASHBURTON. ■ Turnip, Rape, & Clorer Seeds. MY SEASON'S SUPPLY of the above has just arrived per s;s. " Mataufca .V ! from the Celebrated Seedhouse of ' MESSRS HURST AND SON, LONDON, AND I AM PREPARED TO SUPPLY FARMERS AT LOWEST RATES, compatible with good quality j MANUEBS .'ARTIFICIAL AND CHEMICAL A S; I have been appointed Sole Agent for Ashburton for the NEW ZEALAND PROVISION AND PRODUCE COMPANY'S] MANURES, I shall be pleased to receive Orders for SUPERPHOSPHATE, BONE DUST, OR ANY OTHER FERTILIZER MANUFACTURED BY THE COMPANY J SUPERPHOSPHATE-£5 15s per ton on trucks at Belfast : . ■ ' "O ■■ D. THOMAS, SOLE AGENT FOR; ASHBURTON BINDING TWINE. ■VTT E AR B PREPARED TO S|U PP L V HOHTAGtIIY'S TWWTE AT LOWEST.CURRENT PRICES IN LARGE OR SMALL LOTS] -:ALSOs- M A C H I nr X O I I* H AND OTHER HARVEST REQUISITES. WOOL WOOL. WOOL THE NEXT SALE WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 23 — ~ 0 LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES made on all Clips consigned to ua for Sale locally, or for shipment; to our London House. WOOLPACKS, TWINE, etc., supplied promptly at Lowest Prices. wSETt f Rre lighted and commodious ; specially adapted for the Display of WOOL, and are connected with Railway Siding. v * Account Sales are promptly rendered, rotated 18 WiU ?6d a" EXPert Pri°r t0 SaI °' and Vendora interests carefully MILES & CO.. I Ashburtoii and Rakaia,



' £>i.sir _.., once?. j Itiacliean Stewart's NEW CURE JBOK ASTHMA. EW CUBE EOR CROUP ~EW CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA In Asthmathe New Cure has proved itself .^.^ Head and^Shoulderiabove ? ! , AH Other Remedied rjPHE Kjiw Cuii'istheonlySpedL X yet discovered fot Diphtheria. IrT .typhoid' Fever the NEW CC7TIK sleep ' ** and ff^^fc-Mnt" T The,/. E, W °U!^i9 only true Lung Dimnfefetant " ' In no instance has ft death occur-ed fcom d, p th«ia whw, the "New £ hw.been freely übod fnm the first outset of the oisease, and .so preat are its pro teohve powers, th?t the complaint has never been known to spread other mombers of the family. oil 6 N7f Ure '3^^;Grindd^'&«»W»t , Cjcrar Asthma I'obacco, 2s 6d J. T. FOltD & QO. "WTBW JEALAND WOOL SCORES. -Ll rLate R. Wilkin and Co.), 164. Hbbefoi:^ S»bet, Chwstobvech. AUCTIOFKBRS AND COMMISSION For the Sale of Stock, Wool, Skin* .- HJdes, Grain, or other Brdduoe. , LAND and STATIONS valued and sold either by Auction or Private Treaty." Will attend Addin ? ton Market weekly Tutsda Urt°n and Tinwald evei 7 »lterh»^ Kirwee and Darfield monthly. CLEARIXO SAISTm Town or Country Will receive prompt atteifcipij MR RORER r jifp w ni attend'to the Receiving R , ld -DelHiwf of .'StSES trusted toia for Sale at the Ashburton J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. THE UNIVERSAL SINAPISM MUSTARP LEAF TS of an easy employ, clean, takes little J. space, is ready for immediate use and acts promptly. Everybody should alwayß have *t hand a few Mustard Leaves, for they Are known to prevent a great number of in dispositions. The Sinapism is employed with success m cases of Neuralgia, Diseases of the JLTiroat, Palpitations of the Heart, Convulsions, Lumbago, Rheumatism Congestion*, Paralysis, and Apoplectic Prepared with choice Mustard Powdei the Jniversal Sinapism possesses all th« qualities of conservation and activity Directions for use accompan/^ . PARIS : t f' Y 'l3s Rue St-Antoine. *r ha 4 from ftll Chemists and from Messes Fewon, Gkimwadb, & Co., \ Melbourne. I Alstrauan Dreg Comjamy, Ltd. Sydney.: ■ .:.-/'• Family Dairy Churns, factory Charm Factory Butter Workers, Famay Butter Workers, Butter Pack) 1«e« Print Butter Car riers, German Dairy Jrt Paper And everything needed in a cjmpJete Creamery or Butter Factory. Send for Circulars and Prices. PORTER BLAKCHARD'S SONS: Oohcord, N.H., TJ.S Aj ; Established 1818 JOB PRINTING, POSTERS, Dodgers, Billhead^ w«aa- Pro7, rammes, Memorandum Forms.'' Wedding Cards, Memoriam Cards, In" station Cards, Order Ekcks, Birtshiiift Machme^Books, Receipt and Deliver? Books B anquet Menus, and Tickfts ot all kinds. unrmi nniiinn t LIMITED, H*lS nS v "Upp^y of SuPerior Jobbing type, Fancy Cards, and Special Lines * o faper, can execute every : description of Printing on the shortest notice, la the best &tyle, and ') it re*Bon*bi» ratfj,



I i>uojxiub.o i ocices. ♦ i __ ___ „.„ ' ASHBOIITON PJSBaIANSNI- BUILD 1 ING AND INVESTMENT SOOIETx. j Offices ; Tancrew Street, Asilb€rtow J fTIO Encourage th« saving of smal! sums _L the Society will take MONEY ON DEPOSIT In sums of One Pound and upwards, In ferost 5 per cent on the following condi tions :— Sums of One Pound and apwarch received on Deposit, and Interest will "V>< allowed on every complete Pomi't deposited, to be reckoned from the &*} on which a complete Pound shall have j been deposited,, up to the day on when the money shall be withdrawn, A Depositor may withdraw the whole or pare of the sum deposited, but not in i less sums than One Pound, except when dosing the account. Deposit* taken for 3 months at 5 per cent » ii 6 ,» sjr  for longer periods at 6  For particularr »ppl j., EDWD. STEPHENS,, Manager. > Ir.W. F THompjioißi, SURGEON "pvENTIST, URGE ON _L/ENTIfcST, 2(8 HIGH STREET GHRISTOHU^CH Hours —10 a.m So 6 p,m Having purchased Dk N. A> Neely's Denta practice, MR THOMPSON may be consulted at the above address. 2 TTXCELSIOB SHOEING FORGE JXI AND COACH FACTORY: John Paget. Junr, PROPRIETOR- Shoeing promptly and effeciently performedi Coach Paintinst and Repairs a specialty. Note the Address — BURNETT STREET, Opposite Orange Hall and next Mail Office. WAITATI BUSH SAW MILLS Seventeen miles north of Dunedin. To Architects, Builders and Contractors. HAVING secured the Extensiv Bush at Waitati, where we have i just completed our Mills and Tramway to the Railway Station, We are prepared to Deliver Timber and Mining Props, Direct at Railway Stations, North ana South of Waitaii, thus saving to Cus tomers Middlemen's Profits. Large Stocks of Doors and Sashes. FINDLAY & MURDOCH, Dunedin. Jpi T0 Q A PER DAYwbe cWJ. 3i/~t" made by persons of either sex, in their own lo^litfes, at work lor us. New busine s. All meet with wonderful success Any one can do the work. You don't need capital, or above the same as none. We will start you. No space explain here. But you can make a snug little fortune honorably and easy. The employment is particularly adapted \ to the region', n which this publication circulates. Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. Full particulars and ii» ---s ructions mailed free. Now is fche titn c don't delay, but write to m at once.— SureoK and Co, Portland Maine United States _ : ...:. JENSEN'S JPRIZE MEDAL COD LIVER Oil, MADE ONLY FROM THE FRESHEST LIVERS" PURE TASTELESS DIGESTIBLE* W. J. BUSH ANBCO TViSTILLERS and IMPCBTBB? OF ESSENTIAL OILS & FRUII ESSENCES, SOLUBLE ESSENCES For Aerated Water Manufacturers Extra Super Lemon, which is double the Strength of Ordinary Commercial Qualities. VENABLES, HIGH-CLASS PIANOS. Pianos for India and Extreme Climates in Solid Walnut Cases. All parts, bech Internal and External, specially prepared and secured to resist every variation of temperature. C. VENABLES & CO. 187 and 189 Essex RojkT , lilinetom, London,