The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XIV. NO. 3133

A.BHBFKTOJ*: Saturday, JNovember 18, 1893.

PRICE: ONE PENNY



business JNotieea. THE NEW ZRALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. REDUCED FARES FROM LON DON TU NEW ZEALAND. ARRANGEMENTS can be made with the Agent-General in London to procure passages by the above line at the ollowing greatly reduced fates :— Seoond Saloon *28 (h Intermediate •• £18 l»s Third Wass ... ..^jLJli For further particulars apply at offices, MILES & CO., Limited, Ashburton and Rakaia. f^YsOOTHINOI LVJPOWDERS I N/ relieve feverish heat, PREVENT FITS, CONVULSIONS, ETC. Preserve a healthy state 0* the constU twfr'on during the period of Teet'^-s^. The word! "JOHH STE£DJIAII *j* Sh«miat,Walworth, Surrey," 9 At* encrmd on the Government Stamp affixed to *ac/t rotiitt' Sold By KEMPTHOHNE PROSSER & CO. -OR COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, Influenza, Consumption, &o, &o <AY'S COMPOUND ESSENCE OP LINSEED, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &o <AY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints £ AY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs and Colds, is equally V serviceable for horses and cattle <AY'S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Faceache, <to. Contain Quinine, Iron, &c LINUM CATHARTICUM PTLLB, digestive, correo tive, and agreeably aoerlent OOAGULINE— Cement for Broken Articles. Sold everywhere. Manufactory, Stockport, England ONE box of Clark's B 41 Pills ia war ranted to cure all discharges from the urinary organs in either sex (acqtdred or constitutional), gravel and •ins in the back. Guaranteed free from mercury. Sold in boxes 4s 6d each, by all chemists and Patent medicine vendors 3old proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland Oouhties Drug Co., Lincoln, England For sale by the wholesale Houses. "TpOßthe Blood is the Life. Clark's world X? famed Blood Mixture is warranted to cleanss the blood from all impurities, from whatever cause arising. For scrofula, scurvy, Eczema, Skin and Blood Diseases, sad sores of all kinds, its effects are marvel loua. Thousands of testimonials. Sold n bottles 2s 9d, and 11s each by chemists and patent medicine vendors everywhere. Sole proprietors : The Lincoln and Mid and Counties Drug Co, Lincoln, England. TOWLES' PENNYROYAL AISD STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and re lieve the distressing symptons so preva lent with the sex. Boxes Is I\d to 2s 9d of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Yen dors. Prepared only by the LINCOLN and MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG CO., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imita tions T7 EATING'S LOZENGES XT-EATING'S LOZENGES TREATING S LOZENGES "A Simple Fact about" KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. Ask throughout the world, in any country that can be named, you will find them largely sold. There is absolutely no remedy that is bo Bpeedy in giving relief, so certain to cure»»and*yet,the most delicate can take them; X TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH 94, Commercial road, Peckham, July 12. " Dear Sir, —I am a poor hand at express- Ing my feelings, but I should like to thank you. Your lozenges have done wonders in relieving my terrible cough. Since I had the operation of ' Tracheotomy' (the same as the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, tnank God, I am still alive) performed at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, no one could possibly hare had a more violent cough; it was so bad at times that it quite exhausted me. The mucus, which was very copious and hard, has been softened, and I have been able to get rid of it without difficulty. —I am, sir, yours truly, J. HILL.' IITTERLY UNRIVALLED UTTERLY UNRIVALLED lITTERLY UNRIVALLED The above speaks for taelf. From strict inquiry it appears that the benefit from ÜBing Keating's Cough Lozenges ia under stated. The operation was a specially Bevore one, and was performed by the ■pecialiat, Dr H. T. Butlin, of St. Bartho lomew's Hospital. Since the operation the only meanß of relief is the mse of these Lozengeß. So successful are they that one affords immediate benefit, although from the nature of the cauo the throat irritation te Intense. WEIGHT IN GOLD WEIGHT IN GOLD WEIGHT IN GOLD Under date September 8, 1891, Mr Hill aaain writes: " I should long since have been dead, bu for your Lozenges-^ art north their magU in goU will gladly see and tell anyone what a splendid cough remedy they are." . Keating's Cough Lozenges, the unrivalled rwnedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, and Throat Troubleß are sold in tins by all Chemists. BLANCARDS lODINE OF IRON DT T T Q APPROVED by the Academy of Medicin of Paris, are especially ; ecommende Hy Hhe Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc.), the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weakness, Poorness of Blood and for stimulating and regulating its periodic course. Nore genuine unless signed Blancard, 40, rue Bonaparte, Paris. Sold b Druggists and Chemist* through- ( out the Colonies '""^iTenormo us~Tamount of Labor Saved f"N SCRUBBING Passages and Floors I by using The New HOUSEMAID'S FRIEND. Obtainable from all Ironmongers, Store eepers, etc., and wholesale from the manufacterers. CuNNmaioif & Co. 190



us mess JNOtiees AIH7A DfPI?FIMI?fIV 11, Place de la Madeleine, "iris, T E GRAND'S SPECIAL Pli • D UCTS J_j —-- Savon-Oriza (Orlza Soap)— From the for mule of Dr O. Revell. The best soap for renderingjbhejkin white and soft, Sweetly and refreanlnglj-scented (rose, green and white). Savon-Oriza-Velonte, exq^SJJ^ij, per fumed for the toile^smnaaths. Savon-Oriza (OrJaTSoap)—No. 2, extra fee, iii boxes, 6 cakes. 12 exquisite '"""' perfumes, No. 1. Oriza-Savon-Incorore, superior quality, rose tea, white heliotrope and white violet. Aqua-Orlza—New toilet water, refreshing to the skin. Orfaa-Hay—A toilet water wth the perfume o new mown hay. Orfasa-Aciduline—Toilet vinegar, aromatic and disinfectant, specially adapted for adies' toilets. Orlza-Scotch-Lavender— Sprigs ot Scotch lavender flowers; a rich toilet water, de - Cologne - Oriza — The high-life toilet water Orlza-Water— Concentrated and lasting, Extract of superior Eau-de-Cologne. Gonttes • Orlza - Dentifrice —An extract for preserving he teeth and gums In good health and preventing decay. Orlza-Dentaire, In paste or powder, for whitening the teeth without affecting the enamel. Ess Orlza -et - Oriza-Lys—Perfumes for scenting linen and the handkeroh a without staining. Orlza-Oil—Variously perfumed ; for ren dering the hair soft and brilliant, and preventing it from falling off. Orlsa-Lacte (Oriza Milk) —An emulsive lotion, refreshing tonic to the skin, removing re spots and preventing wrinkles on the face. Oreme Oriza (of Ninon de Lencios)—For producing a beautiful white com plexion with the clearness and velvety softness of youth. Or saline-Colotunte (the best hair dye)— For instantaneously dyeing the hair to any shade and with no danger to health. boxes, each with brushes comb, ctus, and bottle ; or In boxes, the bottle only without accessories , Ees-Oriza-Inccnore Yiolette of the very most exquisite perfume, quite a 1 nosegay of violets. es-Orizv Suave white iotrope Boa qnet of the flc wet PAB OIDIUM MANUFACTURED BY * Gounelle Jeune, SALON— FRANCE. Sole Agents for Australia: CEO. BURK FRANCART & CO. 3 SOMIRBET PIACI, MELBOURNE. A MOST powerful Insecticide, and guaranteed to destroy Oidium, Mil dew, Vine Parasites, Chlorosis, and Para sitical Insects of Plants, Vegetable Gardens, etc. la now in use in moat of the Vineyards in Victoria and gives great satisfaction. The Par Oidium has been cried in the great Western District on Peach Trees with great success. ORPHAN OIL, The great discovery for Phylloxera, Codlin Moth, and disease in Sugar Cane. For Pamphlets and ai information apply to GEO. BURK FRANCART & CO., 3 Somerset Place, M ELBOURNE THE UNIVERSAL SINAPISM MUSTARD LEAF IS of an easy employ, clean, takes little space, Is ready for mmediate use and acts promptly. Everybody should always 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 in cases of Neuralgia, Diseases of the Throat, Palpitations of the Heart, Convulsion, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Congestions Paralysis, and Apoplectic *its. Prepared with choice Mustard Powdei the Universal Sinapism possesses all the qualities of .conservation and activity. Directions for use accompany each naplsm. PARIS : P. Mbtjley, 135 Rue St-Antoine. To ba had from all Chemists and fron Australian Drug Company, .jtd, Sydney LOW VITALITY DR CHURCHILL S Syrup Hypophosphite of Lime prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronl Cough and General Debility Xt mtaliiß two of the principal Ingra dients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are considered deficient in the above complaints, viz., Phosphorus and Lime. Ib cannot be too ghlyrecommended for Delica Childre Or Churchill s Compound Syrup o HYPOPHOSPHITES Is real Brain Food, and in cases Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion &j acquired a world-wide reputation. Eacft bottle bears Dr Ohm chill's signature Price, Prepared o-jly by BWANN /IHEMIST WANN? \JHEMIST. PARIS , i ■ ■ ■ "i WOT RUN UP DOCTORS BILLS! THE ELECTRIC CURE IS THE BEST. TTEALTH withoub Medicine, Hum- JtjL bug, or Quackery! The weak, depressed, rheumatic, paralytic nervous, and debilitated may quickly recover health, strength, tone and vigor by using Cunhinoton & Co.t» Direct Acting Medical Coils, as used in the Christchurcn Hospital and by 1. 11 the leading medical practitioners and medisal electricians throughout the colony. Sufferers should write for circular and full particulars to GuNNiNGTON & Co., Electricians, 190 Glouc> te* tttreot, Christchurch, 9



, tsusiness Notices New Zealand Insurance Company. ESTABLIShYd 0'""! «, 1869 CAPITAL^ONIFMILLION. THE PREMIER AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY j FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &0., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES MILES & GO. LIMITED. __ AGENTS' LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S HIGH CLASS TAILOEING. WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, EAST STREET (Next to Mb Houit's), HAS lately returned from London, where he 6pent eighteen toont , hg studying the cutting under the latest and most improved scientific principles ; at the sx£ss& sffwssr in the leading M- f and Genclemen'R Taiioring I H. 11. JONES. H# H§ JONES> PIANOS. PIANOS. ORGANS. ORGANS. — i: j—_ TJEST Values obtainable Cash or Terras ; Ohristchurch'prices. Show Roumi'ro ■-» plete. Inspection invited. Agent for Miller and Thompson, Christehurch.* CYCLES. CYCLES. CYCLES. Ladies Safety Cycles, Gents do.Cash or Terms. All machines guaranteed, eras kept. BOOKS, STATIONEY, TOYS, FANCY GOODS. GLASS, CHINA, AND ELE3TRO-PLATED WARE, FISHING TACKLE, LkWN TENNIS, AND CRICKPWNG MATERIAL NEW STOCK. Account books made to Order. Envelopes from 5a per 1000, Cash. . Agent for Economic .re Insurance Company. ____ H M.JONBS CMd «n<( rMomncßdcd by Flock. ITa«d and r«c°_i_imc W. Gbrabd, Canterbury .. 61,000 R. D. MoLkan, Hawke'a Bay 68,000 M. O. Obbbh, Canterbury ... 6,000 Walapoa Station, Giaborne ... 20,000 W. O. Rtjthbrford, Amuri.. 20,000 Ida Valley Station, Otago ... 30,000 3. W, Moßab, Amuri .. 19,000 Soottish and New Zealand In- A. Symons, Marlborough .. 45,000 vestment Company. South • F. H. Richmond, Marlborougl 13,000 land 17,000 Aad by owners of over 5,00 C 000 sheep And by many other' well-known Flock In New Zealand, and man millions Owners, hroughont the world. flr«wly introduced. .Price— (in casks) <5s Od per I*rlce- (in kegs) £sOs per owt. Gallon. 1 Cwt makes 1000 Gallon* Dip. I o*o** FhM mak., 100 «_. Dip. JSS^^S^SSSST "* Cliief __.crents- BLACKBURNE A 00, Ohtlatchntoh. distbict AGENTB-Miles and Co., Limited. Ashburton and Rakaia. Grand Show of New Goods EX OTORAMA. ANDREW ORE S SHOWING A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION i NEW GOODS, Millinery, Dresses, Sunshades, Corsets, Umbrellas, Collars, Laces, Ties, etc. New Prints, Ginghams, Flannettes, Gloves, in all the new makes. , NOVELTIES IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.] THE LARGEST STOCK OF LADIES'JAND^GENTLEMEN S BOOTS & SHOES In A shburton to Select from. AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED STANDARD BOOTS Every pair guaranteed. Just opened a few dozen of the STANLEY SHOES. 72 dozen Gentlemen's ties, all shades Is each.



I lIF YOU LIKE NICE TEA ASKjvYOUR*GROCER FOR II nelsonM PUI^ IfWIAN CHIN^fiCEtTONTISI PROCURABLE -- | DAVID THOMAS, ~~ (Late Matson, Cox, and Co.) ■A UOnONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, axd ESTATE AQENT, VALUATOR WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashburton alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fat, Hides, etc., en FRIDAYS Sales of Wool throughout the season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Clearing Sales as per arrangement] AGENT FOB Matson and Co., Christchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage Company, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald, and Co, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Massey-Harris Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company | Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stephenson and Co., Duaedin Planet Jupiter Garden and Field TooJs. DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton. Grass Seed Cleaning*. Having Erected (regardless of cost) one of the Best Grass Seed 010 ng Plants in Canterbury I am now prepared to CLEAN RYEGRASS ■a it ought to be done at Reasonable Rates. DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton. .WOOL-SEASON* 1898-1894. AM PREPARED TO MAKE OASH ADVANCES UPON GROWING CLIPS OF WOOL, Placed in my hands FOR SALE LOCALLY or elsewhere, and SUPPLY ALL SHEARING REQUISITES, AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. IV Thomafl, Ashburton. I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED LOCAL AGENT FOR THIS SALE OF BELFAST CHEMICAL MANURES, And can Supply— SUPERPHOSPHATES, BLOOD MANURE, POTATO MANURE, BONE MEAL & BONE DUST In large or small quantities. DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton. ASHBURTON SKIN SALES. I&HALL HOLD A FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF SHEEPSKINS, FAT, HIDES TALLOW, &o-, throug' out the aeason. David Thomas, _ ASHBURTON ■ Miles and Co., Limited WOOL WOOL. WOOL WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, FREE o Commission, on the ensuing Clip. OUR FIRST WOOL SALE of the Season is fixed for FRIDAY, December 8, when a large attendance of Buyers from all parts will be present. Our extensive and well lighted Stores are exceptionally suited for the* Display of all Clips entrusted to our firm, and careful valuations will be made before the Auction We have for Sale Large Stocks of WOOLPACKS and TWINE, together with Branding Materials, all of best quality. SEEDS. FRESH, GENUINE, AND RELIABLE SEEDS, Specially Selected Including Colonial Red and White Clover and Oowgrass, Timothy, Ryegrass atid Cocksfoot. Imported Red Clover, Cowgrass, White Clover, and Alsyke Clean Seed Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc., of prime quality. MANURES. HIGH-CLASS MANURES suitable for all conditions of soil. Auglo-Continental Superphosphates guaranteed at time of shipment to contain 3713 per cent of soluble Phosphates, also Bonedust and Guano. million X Farm More* We always keep in stock the Miowing leading lines—Flour, Bran, Sharps, Oatmeal. Tea, Sugar, Currants, Raisins. Kerosene al Oil Brand) Candles, Soap, Fine and Coarse Salt, Boiled and Raw Linseed and Castor Oils, Red and Black Taltoo Oil for Branding, Hematite, Sheep Netting, best drawn annealed Fencing Wire, (all numbers,) Iron Standards, Barbed Wire, Drain Pipes, etc. Auction Sales, Stock, etc. ASHBURTON AND TINWALD-WEEKLY. HINDS AND RAKAIA-MONTHLY. SALES OF HIDES, SKINS, TALLOW, AND WOOL, HELD FORTNIGHTLY AT ASHBURTON Miles and Co., Limited. .K. W. HANMER* Auctioneer. Ailiburton mid Itakala.



_Busir:;oS i notice?. Tucker and Bean TX AYE FOR SALE *LL KINDS OF COAL, WHITE & BLACK PINE FIREWOOD LIME AND CEMENT 1 and! BUILDING MATERIALS of every, description. PRODUCER OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, &a.Z SPECIAL TO THRESHING M ACH PROPRIETORS, Just Landing—Splendid Shipmen o NEWCASfLE C » L Tucker It Bean, COAL, TIMBER, AND GENERA PRODUCE MERCHANTS. " ■■ timmmmmtm AWING TO THE SUOOEBW WHICH HAS ATTENDED MY BUSINESS, I find It necessary to PROCURE ASSISTANCE Whloh I am now endeavoring to do. T TAKE tbe opportunity to thank the Public of Ashburton for their kind patronage, and to tay that I hope to continue to merit their support. H. JE. Bonnlngtoii, CHEMIST k DRUGGIST EAST STREET, ASHBURTCN. Spectacles! Spectacles! TTAVE Your Sight Tested, and we only PROPERLY FITTING SPKO TACLES 8. 8% I, ETC, JEWELLER^ Is Sole Agent for Ashburton for N- LAZARUS & CO., OCULIST - OPTICIANS. OF SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND CALCUTTA. A very complr te 6ft of trial lenses and frames for tasting—ensuring perfect vision and comfort. K,B.—Do not risk tpoiling your eyetighi by taring badly fitting Spectacles. A large Stock of Double Eye Protectors. Smoked Glasses of various shades with straight or curled sides. Gold Spectacles, Gold Folders an oof Gold Astii[matio Folder Clip.?] S? SALEK OCULIST-OPTICIANS) AGENT. MRS A. TL ROBOTTOM BEGS to inform the numerous friends and clients of her late husband, a. t. noßotion, THAT SHE WILL CARRY ON THW BUSINESS OP PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE SAME PREMISES MOOfiE STREET, ASXBURTON Cabinete, beautifully enamelled, 16s pet doz ; Plain, 12s per doz ; Carte de Visit enamelled, 10a per doz; Plain, 7s 6d. JOB PRINTING. POSTERS, Dodgers, Billheads, Programmes, Memorandum Forma Wedding Cards, Memomni Cards, In vltatlon Cards, Order Blccks, Threshing Machine Books, Receipt and Delivery Books, Banquet Menus, and Ticket* of all kinds. , ASDBDRM PU1I! (01 LIMITED, Having « supply of Superior Jobbing Typo, Fancy Cards, and Special Lines of Paper, can execute very description of Printing on the shortest notice, In the best style, and ; »t reasonable



Business Notices. V3HBURTON PERMANENT BUILD^ ING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Omcis: Tanored Stkebt, Asobvktosj rpO Encourage the saring of email sums -L the Society will take T MONEY ON DEPOSIT In sums of One Pound and upwards, In terest 5 per cent on the following condi tions:— Sums of One Found and apwanfi 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 day on when the money shall be withdrawn, A Depositor may withdraw the whole or part of che ram deposited, bat not in less rams than One Pound, except when dosing the aooount. Deposits taken for 3 months at 6 per cent »> »•, 6 jt 6* „ for longer periods at 6 ',:»» For partionlars apply EDWD, STEPHENS, Manager. "As strong as the oak," ' n < «As pure as the lily.j 1 11 As fragrant as the rose. In 1, 2, 5 and 101b Tins. Henry Zander, SOLE AGENT, ASHBURTON. -FOR iiLE -I TRACTION ENGINE, 8-horae. i GRASS SEED CLEANER. -I CORNCRUSHEtt. -I CHAFF CUTTER. -i HYDRAULIC RAM, No. 5. I SCREEN, for 4ft 6in Combine. -I Ordinary BICYCLE, price £2 10s i A quantity of Belt-puJleys from 3in 3ft diameter. I Agency for McLaren's Traction Fngines, Thos. E. Kilwoith, ENGINEER & BRASS POUNDER. G. JESSON, (Late J. Quinn), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, BOLD AND SILVER-SMITH, ELECTRO-PLATER, OPTICIAN, &C. East Stkeet, Ashbukton. THE Cheapest and Best Shop in the County for Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery. Nickel Watches at £1 each, the cheapest and best in the market. REPAIRS of every description neatly and promptly executed. All work guaran teed, f O. Jes&on, THE CHEAPEST AND BEST WATCH- ' MAKER .IN ASHBURTON. " TINWALD. ' OPPOSITION IS THE LIFE OP TRADE* €. Hawkins HAS JUST RECEIVED a Fresh Supply of NEW SUMMER GOODS- Come and See the Value he is selling at the price. Girls and Women's Hats from 4ii Boys and Men's from 6d Men's good Railed Shooters at 8s 6d, Women's Splendid Shoes, Leather, Kid, or Morocco, at 7s 6d Children's Leather Lace Boots, 4 to 6, at 2s 6d. All kinds of DRAPERY equally cheap.. BOOTS made to your liking at factory prices. REPAIRS Neatly and Cheaply done J. Nicholas, PRACTICAL BOOT MAKER. ALL descriptions of BOOTS and SHOES made to order on the premises. The Best Material and Work manship guaranteed. A large and varied stock always on uand at moderate prices, REPAIRS NEATLY EXECUTED. J. NICHOLAS, BOOTMAKER, Next Mr Salek's, V/atchmaker, East Street. ■AHB WISE IN TIME. —Consider your Health. —i" cases of Weakness, Nervousness, 12 I" Palpitation, Incapacity, Debility. Loss W% r. of Vital Power, Impaired Health or MM Strength, Severe Pains, Ac. (in either ■»■■ »cx), no matter bow chronic or ser«re, 1& FARE'S ELECTRIC PILLULES an th. : grandest,mostspeedy,andpowerfulr«»eay on earth. One package is «v lHcient in er en the weakett, the oldest, and most shattered, to TTORK A MIBAGLB. Being perfectly hannlew, they leare no bad after effects. Guarantied never to fail. Full particulars free, umder cover, from the N. Z. sole agents— DRUG SUPPLY CO., Box 90, Dunedin. Farr'B Elbctbio Pillules are worth their weight in goti and act Wn magic, giving instant relief,and working a certain wd