The Ashburton Guardian.

vol. xiv. no. 3037

AsHBURTOis: Friday, July 28, 1898,

PRICE: 0.\73 TEX NY



THE AKW Zfc_ AND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINF. REDUCED FARES PSOM LON TON TO NEW ZEALAND. A RRANGEMENTS can be nnde J_JL wilh the Agent-General m London to procure passages by the above line at tha following greatly reduced rates :— Second Saloon £28 Oi Intermediate £18 18a Third Clas £13 On For further particular! apply at offices MILES £ CO., Lhutkd, 4shburfcon And Bakaia. BURNETT STREET "" —R ESTAVBAM T.- MRS. G. J. BRYANT BEGS to notify that shn has taken tha centrally Bituated RESTAURAJT m BDRNJTT STREET, lately maim on by Mrs Ranger, and hopea to b , favored with the same liberal rappoi that was aocordi«d to her HOT MRAL3 AT THE USUAL HOUB SPECIAL TERMrto Weekly Bouta CATERING undertaken f orUHe, • on the shortest notict. " .$ I



«'. Mf. IS HOOK E, BEGS TO NOTIFY THAT HB H NOW IN PERSONAL ATTENDANOB AT THE DISPENSARY, ASHBURTON, On Behalf of Mas Pbichakd. And hopes to be favored with the patronage of his old customers. Ar^ p0" 8., °n uhand of &*■«• Arsenic Powder, which disolves m cold Tucker and Bean JJAVE FOR SA L 2 ALL KINDS OF COAL, WHITE k BLACK PINE FIREWOOD LIMB AND CEMENT JBUILDIXG of every description. PRODUCE. CATS, BRAN, CHAFF, &o. SPECIAL TO THRESHING MACHIKE PROPRIETORS, Just Landing—Splendid Shipment of NEWCASTLE COAL Tncker"* Bean, COAL, TIMBER, AND GENERAL PRODUCE MERCHANTS. THE RONGO PAI TENEI Kid KOUTOU KATOA fccl'can Stewart's NEW CURE FOR ASTHMA. EW CUBE EOR CROUP EV CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA JEW CURE FOR CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. Prepared from the Mountain and forest Plants of New Zealand} Tn Asthma the New Cnrelua proved Its* to be Head and Shoulders Above All Other Remedies* rpHE NEW CURE is the only Spcgifi X yet discovered for Diphtheria. In Croup the NEW CURt has no rival It saves emetics, lifting fires, hot baths, and all the attendant worry incidental of the arrival of the Midnight Monster. In i*jrphcid Fever the NEW OORI disinfects, soothes, and gives refreahinf sleep. The NEW CURE Is the only trM Lung Disinfectant In no Instanc has a death occurred from diptherta when the "New Our* has been freel / ased from the first oats* of the disease, and so neat are its pro tective powers, that the complaint hM never been known to spread to othe* members of the family. The New Care, 3s &I • Grindelia Robt»« Oiear Asthma Tohaooo, fe 6d AWING TO THE BX7COIBS WHICH HIS ATTENDED BIT BUSINESS, I find it necessary to PROCURE ASSISTANCE Which I am now endeavoring to do- T TAKE tbe importunity to { thank the Public of Ashbunon for their kind patronage, and to, say that I hope to continue to merit their support. H. F. Bonnlngton, CHEMIST & DEOGGISI EAST STREET, ASHBURTCN. :



Fruit Trees. HAVING DECIDED to give v NURSERY GARDENING, ani attend entirely to my business of PRO DUOB DEALING, I offer my large stod of Apple and other Trees at LOV PRICES. They are all of the best sort obtainable, and having grafted then myself can gtwrantee they are true t name. ALSO,— A Grand Lot of ORARI POTATOES i CHEAP. 2001bs Sack Best Stone FLOUR 14b 6d BRAN, SHARiS, ROLLER FLOUR, and all kinds of FARM PRODUCE. A Splendid Line of ONIONS. J, THOMAS, HAVELOCK STREET. [A CARD]. MRS A. C. CLARIDGE TEACHIR OF PIANOFORTE * ORGAN, OOX STREET, aSHBURTON. ; XEBMB ON "IFPUOATION,



Business Notices. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD ING AND INVESTMENT SOOIETI. Omou: Takoefd Stbht, Ashbubtok. rT!O Encourage the saving of small suns JL 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 Pound and upwards received on Deposit, and Interest will bo allowed on every oomplete Pound deposited, to be reckoned from the day on which a oomplete 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 the sum deposited, but not m less sums than One Pound, except when otarinff the aooount. Deposits taken for 3 months at 5 per cent for longer periods at 6 „ For particulars apply EDWD, STEPHENS, Manager. JQHM (it. RKftTKIiL, GRAIN k WOOL STORES,. WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. GRAIN MERCHANT, SHIPPING, FINANCIAL k COMMISSION AGENT, fto. CASH PURCHASER WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS RYEGKASB SEED, no. COMMODIOUS STORAGE AT CURRENT RATES. ALWAYS "ON SALE— Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Twine, Super phosphates, "Pearl-Guano, Genera- Farm and Station Stores, &c. Cape Barley, Grass, Clover, Turnip and other Seeds of the best quality, AT LOWEST CURRENT PRICES. AGENT TOK THE , New Zealand Loan and M rcantlle ' gency Company, Ld. Union Fire and Mrrine Insurance Company. Howard's Digging Ploughs. Cooper's Sheep Dip, Sutherland's Manure, do. JOHN Gh REHTIXL, In conjunction wUh the CAJ*T*IvE A&ETVVII CO., 1.4. JOHN R BLASD, Aaotionoer. luctloneere, Wool Brokers, Land and Financial Agents, Ac., ar« prepared to transact Farm ani Station Business on the most favorable terms. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL LIBERAL CASH APYANCES MADI AGAINST ENSUING CLIPS. "?o Commission on Advances, and at the LOWEST CURRENT RATES OF TNTWWMT GREAT SALE AT E. ALCOM'S, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. DOUBLE BLANKETS 5 — from 8s 9d to 12s 6d ;4 ' . I 10 — from 12s 9d to 17s 3d 1 4 11 — from 16s 9d to 22s 3d 4 THE3E ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN NEW ZEALAND. MEN'S and BOYS' COLONIAL SUITS, ;hats, caps, shirts, shirtings, (FLANNELLETTES and FLANNELS, RUGS, CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, SHEETING, [.BOOTS AND SHOBS. EVEBYTHING REDUCED FOR CASH FOR ONE MONTH.



Miles and Co., Limited Plough Shares fTTE AXE PREPARED TO 13 UP PLY BOTH HORNSBY'S AND RANSOM'S, At prices hitherto unheard of m Ashburton, being m direct communication with the makers, and having received large shipments from both manufacturers SEEDS. We have for Sale Large Stocks of FRESH, GENUINE, AND RELIABLE SEEDS, Specially Selected Including Colonial Eed and White Clover and Oowgrass, Timothy, Ryegrass and Cocksfoot. Imported Red Clover, Cowgrass White Clover, and Alsyke, Clean Seed Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc., of best quality. MANURES HIGH-CLASS MANURES suitable for all conditions of soil. Anglo-Continental Superphosphates guaranteed at time of shipment to contain 37*13 per cent of soluble Phosphates, Boneduat, Guano. Station X Farm Stores. We always keep m stock the following leading lines—Flour, Bran, Sharps, Oatmeal, Tea, Sugar, Currants, Raiains. Kerosene (Royal Oil Brand) Candle?, Soap, Fine and Coarse Salt, Boiled and Raw Linseed and Castor Oils, Red and Black Tattoo Oil foi Branding, Hematite, Sheep Netting, best drawn annealed Fencing Wire, all numbers, Iron Standards, Barbed Wire, Drain Pipes, etc. ■ Auction gales, Stock, etc. ASHBURTON AND TINWALD-WEEKLY. HINDS AND RAKAIA-MONTHLY. SALES OP HIDES, SKINS, TALLOW, AND WOOL, HELD FOBTNIGHTLY AT ASHBURTON. Miles and Co M Limited. B. W. HANMEB, Auctioneer. Afthbarton find Bftkala,



lIF YOU LIKE NICE TEAASKiYOURXROCER feflß j|j NELSONS &m) M DAT E&CI «<&#/a?Z' w CELEBBASDKIHEIBSaipi^HKapi^I PURE INDIAN CHINA&fCEYCON TEAS! I PROCURABLE [ TO-DAY. SPEOIAL SALE. OF Laaiea' and Clilldren's Ulsters, Kantles, Capes, and Fur-JLlned Cloaks. ALSO, OP A WELLINGTON WAEEHOUSEMAN'S ENTIRE STOCK New Season's Dress Fabrics] ILL THE NEWEST AND BEST|GOOPS;OF THE SEASON AT LESS JTHAN One Quarter Producers' Cost W. STRANGE & CO.. OHRISTCHtFRCH



DAVID THOMAS, (Late Matson, Cox, and Co.) A UOTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, iin> ESTATE AGENT,^VALUATOR' WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashbnrton alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fat, Hides, etc., on 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, Christ-church Booth, McDonald, and Co., Christchurch White's Sheep Dip Brantford Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Redwood's Scaly Blight Specific Wright, Stephenson and Co., Dunedin Planet Jupiter Garden and Field Tools. D. T H OMAS, ASHBURTOH, Grass Seed Cleaning 1. - Having Erected (regardless of cost) one of the Best Grass Seed Cleaning plants m Canterbury, I am now prepared to CLEAN RYEGRABS as it ought to be done at Reasonable RatesJ D, Thomas, ASHBURTON. I fun a Cash Purchaser OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYEGBASS, ETC, JTNILARGE ORJSMALL QUANTITIES David Thomas, ASEBFRTONj 9 ■■■>■ d ASHBUBTON SKIN SALES. a"1" SHALL HOLD A FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF SHEEPSKINS, FAT, HIDE J_ TALLOW/ &o-, throughout the naaon, ■tarting from I FEIDAY, JUNE 23, 1893. i! ». TbOßiaS, Aahbnrton.



, . Business Notices; New Zealand Insurance Company. BSTA BL I S H"iTb°' L. _ 1819 CAPITAL—ONE'MILLION. THE PBEMEBB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY} [FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. ALSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, Ac., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES MIIIES & CO., LTD. AGENTS DEATH TO PARASITES ! I SHEEP TICK MAGNIFIED 1 IbI i ■BJm l |lK i mß-jU^t^JH '' (nojhpoxsonous.) !tl|{iMaßßPgagß| (poisohoot.) VMiandmcoHmcadcdbjr Flock. Vtfdmid.moanKnilKdky- Flock. W. Gbrakb, Canterbury ... 61,000 R. D. McLeas, Hawke's Bay 68,000 M. O. Obbbu,, Canterbury ... 6,000 Waiapoa Station, Gisborne ... 90,000 W. O. Rutherford, Amuri... 20,000 Ida Valley Station, Otago ... 80,000 G. W, Moßae, Amuri ... 19,000 Scottish and New Zealand In- A. Symons, Mariborough ... 46,000 vestment Company, South .F. H. Richmond, Mariborough 13,000 land 17,000 And by owners of over 5,000,000 sheep And by many other well-known: Flock m New Zealand, and many millions Owners. hroughont the world. H«w!!y latrodnevd. : ' .Price—(in caaka) Bm 6d per Prlc©- (m kegs) sOi per «rwt. Gallon. 1 Cwt makes 1000 Gallons Dip. i an— m.'j-. l - f/vi/Y n r\> Another well-known Powder Dipoosts ha & I Gallon Flwtd makesloo Gallons D*p. M mach again. Compare tha price* CUlef Agronta-BLACKBURNE k 00 , Chriitchurch. district AGENTS-Mlles and Co., Ltd. Ashburton and Bakauu



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LOW VITALITY DR CHURCHILL S Syrup Hypophosphite of Lime proscribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chroni Cough and General Debility it Hitaing two of the principal Ingraj dienta necessary for building up the Human Frame, and whioh are considered deficient m the above complaints, viz., Vhosphorus and Lime. Ib cannot be too ghlyrecommended for Delica Childre Or Churchill 8 Compound Syrup c HYPOPHOSPHITES U real Brain Food, and m cases Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion 11 acquired a world-wide reputation. Eaon bottle bears Dr Churchill's signature Prioe, Prepared oily by SWANN riHBMISI WANN* V^ HEM I ST. PARIS



THE UNIVERSAL SINAPISM MUSTARD LEAF IS of an easy employ, clean, takes little space, is ready for immediate 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, Convulsions, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Congestion* Paralysis, and Apoplectic £lts. Prepared with choice Mustard Povrdet the Universal Sinapism possesses all tba qualities of conservation and activity. Directions for use accompany each naplsm. PARIS: P. Mkuiey, 135 Rue St-Antoine. To ba had from all Chemists and fron, AcBTBAiiiAN Droo Company -jtd. Sydney



PAB OIBHJM. MANUFACTURED BY Gounelle Jeune, SALON—FRANCE. Sole Agents for Australia: GEO. BURK FRANCART & CO., 3 SOIiIJBIMKT PLACC, MELBOURNE. A MOST powerful Insecticide, and guaranteed to destroy Oidiura, Mil dew, Vine Parasites, Chlorosis, and Para sitical Insects of Plants, Vegetable Gardens, etc. Is now m me m most of the Vineyards m Victoria and gives great satisfaction. The Par Oidium has been tried m the great Western District on Peach Trees with great ■access. ORPHAN OIL, The great discovery for Phylloxera, Codlin Moth, and disease m Sugar Cane. I For Pamphlets and ai information apply to GEO. BURK FRANCART & CO., 3 Somerset Place, MELBOURNE.



/ Business Notices ORIZA FERFOUKY. 11, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, T E GRAND'S SPECIAL PRODUCTS ±J Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soap)— From the for mule of Dr O. ReveU. 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, m boxes, 8 cakes. 12 exquisite perfumes, No. 1. OHza-Savon-Incorore, superior quality, rose tea, white heliotrope and white violet. Aqua-Oriza—New toilet water, refreshing to the skin. OrizavHay—A toilet water wth the perfume o new mown hay. Orisa-Acidullne—Toilet vinegar; aromati« and disinfectant, specially adapted for adies'toilets. Oriza-Scotch-Lavender— Sprigs ot Scotch lavender flowers; a rich touVt water. de - Cologne • Oriza — The high-life toilet water Oriza-Water— Concentrated and lasting. Extract of superior Eau-de-Cologne. Gouttes - Oriza • Dentifrice —An extract for preserving he teeth and gums In good health and preventing decay. Oriza-Dentaire, In paste or powder, for whitening the teeth without affecting the enamel. Ess Oriza - et-Oriza-Lys—Perfumes for scenting linen and the handkerch c without staining. Oriza-Oil—Variously perfumed; for ren dering the hair soft and brilliant, and preventing it from falling off. Oriza-Lacte (Oriza Milk) —An emulsive lotion, refreshing tonic to the skin, I removing re spots and preventing I wrinkles on the face. Oreme Oriza (of Ninon de Lenclos)—For producing a beautiful white com plexion with the clearness and velvety softness of youth. lOr 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, ctus, and bottle jor m !, boxes, the bottle only without accessories f, Ess-Orizalncoiore Violette of the very * most exquisite perfume, quite » , nosegay of violets. v ss-Oi'iza Suave white iotrope Bon ' quet of the flc wai



BLANCARDS lODINE OF IRON nT T TC A PPROVED by the Academy of Medicine J\ of Paris, are especially ; ecommended w %c Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc.), the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weakness, Poorness of Blood and for timulating and regulating its periodio crane. None genuine unless signed Blancard, 40, rue Bonaparte, Paris. Sold by Druggi»t« and Chemists through ontjfciejoojo^i«r______ „ AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF liabor Saved TN SCRUBBING Passages and Floors | by vstsa The New HOUSEMAID'S FRIEND. Obtainable from all Ironmongers, Store keepers, eto., and wholesale from the manufacterers. Cunninotow & Go., 190 ; CHouQWtor Strwt, Chriatghurgh. v 9 31



T^EATING'S LOZENGES T^EATING'S LOZENGES JTEATING'S LOZENGES "A Siiirat Fact about" KEATING'S ' OOtTGH LOZENGES. Ask throughout the world, m any country that can be named, yen will find them largely sold. There is absolutely no remedy that is bo speedy m j giving relief, bo certain to cure, ancyret the most delicate can take them. A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH 04, 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 m 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 »t 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 nave been able to get rid of it without difficulty. —I am, lir, yours truly, J. HILL.' ■ITTERLY UNRIVALLED UTTERLY UNRIVALLED lITTERLY UNRIVALLED The above speaks for tsell. Prom strict Inquiry it appears that the benefit from! niLig Keating's Cough Lozenges is under stated. The operation was a specially severs one, and was performed By the ■peoiallst, Dr H. T. Butlin, of St. Bartho lomew's Hospital. Since the operation the only means of relief is the ise of these Xossngea. So successful are they that one affords immediate benefit, although from the nature of the case the throat irritation is intense. WEIGHT IN GOLD TI7EIGHT IN GOLD WEIGH'!} IN GOLD Under date September 8,1891, Mr Hill Main writes: "I should long since have been dead, but for your Lowrages— they are mrth their wdgU m gold. I will gladly see and tell anyone what a splendid cough remedy they are." , Keating's Cough Lozenges, the unrivalled remedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, and Throat Troubles are sold m tins by all Chemists.



Rg\sOOTHIN&J RELIEVE FEVERIBH HEAT, PREVENT FITB, CONVULSIONS. ETO. Prmmmrvm m. healthy state of the eonstl* t«^^on during the period of Teething. • Tht wordi "JOHH BT££SXAH, m Chemist, Walworth, 3urr«y,» An •Mtf-rod on tlai emnmnt Stomp nfindUmthrMlm Sou) By EEMPTHOUNE PROSSER & CO. JOB COTfOHS, 00LD3, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, Influenza, Consumption, &o, &o <AY'S COMPOUND 8338N08 OV LINSEED, Aniwet), Senega, Squill, Toln, &o. COMPOUND, ft demulcant expectorant, for V Cougbi, Colds, and Chest Complaints < AY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs and Colda, is equally serviceable for horses and cattle £ AY'3 TIC PILIiS, a specific m Neuralgia, Faceache, V &c. Contain Quinine, Iron, &a LINUM CATHARTIOUM PTLLS, digestive, correc tive, and agreeablr aperient OOAGULINB— Cement for Broken Articles. Sold everywhere. Manufactory, Stockport, England /^VNE box of Clark's B 41 Pills la war- Vy ranted to cure all discharges from the urinary organs m either sex (aoqulred or constitutional), gravel and ains In the back. Guaranteed free from mercury. Sold m boxes 4s 6d each, by all chemists and Patent medicine vendors Sold proprietors, The Linceln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England For sale by the wholesale Houses. TjlOßthe Blood m the Life. Clark's world JD famed Blood Mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities, from whatever cause arising. For scrofula, scurvy, Eczema, Skin and Blood Diseases, aadsores-of allkinds. its effects are marvel lous. Thousands of testimonials. Sold n bottles 2b 9d, and lls each by chemists and patent medicine vendors everywhere. Sole proprietors : The Lincoln and Mid and Counties Drug Co, Lincoln, England. rrOWLES' PENNYROYAL Ilil) J STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and re lieve the distressing symptona so preva lent with the sex. Boxes Is l|d to 2s 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Yen dors. Prepared only by the LINCOLN $n& MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG CO., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of lmlta • ttons



business Notices. 1- WHY RUN UP DOCTORS BILLS! THE ELECTRIC CURE IS THE BEST. HEALTH without Mediclna, Hum bug, or Quackery ! The weak, depressed, rheumatic, paralytic, nervous, and debilitated may quickly recover health, ' strength, tone, and vigor by using CuKWNCttON & Co.'s Direct Acting Medical Ooils, as used m the Christchuroh Hospktal and by tlithe leading medical practitioners and medical electricians throughout the colony. Sufferers should write for circular and full particulars to Ouhkihoto* A Co., Electricians, 190 Gloucester street, Christcharch. 9 6