THJL AbHBURTON OPARDIAK ; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1893.

Printed and published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, Ltd, at thei eteam printing office, Burnett Street, Ashburton. WEDNESDAY, December 6, 1893.



Ashburton WILJL PARTICIPATE IN THE GREAT DISTRIBUTION OF 20,000 PEES ENTS, FREE OF CHARGE 33rd^Anniversary of^the Openingfof AEGYLE HOUSE. SPECIAL GIFT SEASON, 1893. G. JL Beath & Co, Have just received advices that twenty-three Cases and Crater of SPECIALLY SELECTED NOVELTIES Are now due at Lyttelton for the Christmas trade, and should be in their Warehouse in a few days, They have pleasure in intimating that instead of selling the above in the usual way, they purpose _by way of Celebrating their 33rd Birthday distributing the whole shipment, say 20,000 Presents, Free of charge amongst their numerous customers- TO-DA V, and up to December 3/, Every Customer Spending 2s 6d or more will receive a Coupon (with value marked on face), entitling the holder to select a Gift to the amount stated on Ticket. Tickets can be held till a number are accumulated, and may be presented . . anytime up to December 31. Customers may however, select a Present at time of Purchase. NOVELTIES FROM VIENNA, JAPAN, GERMANY, CHINA, FRANCE, and ENGLAND, in Woodware, Chinaware, Platedware, Glassware, Basketware, Japanese and Fancy Leather Goods, Dolls, Toys and Sundries, both useful and ornamental. G. L. BEATH & CO., TANCRED STREET. ASHBURTON W. H, COLLINS & GO. HAVE JUST LANDED, ex Coptic Pakeha, and Duk o evonshte,— magnificent assortment of ENDERS, FIEE IRONS, FIRE BRASSES, AND TILED REGISTER GRATES, 5 Bales of Paperii anginas of Choice Patterns and Fplendid Quality. The above goods are direct from the Manufacturers to our order] and will * told at lowest possib'e prices. NEW GARDEN TOOLS NEW LAWN MOWERS] TIMBER ex "Glencairn" and "Gisborne 60,000 ft. of Seasoned Flooring and Lining W* H. Collins and Co, MERCHANTS AND IMPOB TE B 8 fßoyal Insurance Company. AGENIS FORJ Grey Valley Coal Company. I Springfield Pottery Company ~~~ NOTICE ASHBUBTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, TANCBED STBEET. TUST arrived a large assortment of Fancy Tables, Chairs, and Ornaments of all tl kinds, SUITABLE FOR OHRCSTMAS TRADE. Also a large stock of Linoleums, Floorcloths, Carpets, etc, American and Austrian chairs in great variety. Persons, about to buy Christmas presents would do well in inspecting our Show Room. INSPECTION INVITED. Sldrootn, Drawing Boom, and Dining Room Furniture, of our own manufacture always in Stock. Furniture re-paired, re-polished, re-covered, etc. Venetian Blinds, repainted and made to order. «*.«,.AddrM*-T. H. Ttndrill and Co., rtATE PIO£FORD AND UNPRILL,) ■■■■:■! OPPOSITE ARCADE, AND NKXT BUILDING SOCIETY'S OFFICE, TANCRfcD STBEJST. ;^V^^^^^^^^ SPECIAL PURCHASES are now being offered and an j Wct^JS'^PßT^ early inspection. % y^Jlill^ ■ Leather Shirtings 4jd yard Tweed Dress Maiwfcls 3d and A Choice lot of Cotton Delaines 5d and 6 & yard Blue and White Striped Galate* 4kl yard Strong (jfrty Calico 2) lid doz;n White wide Calico (oae y ird wide) 3 i 61 dc zm Pongee &i'<ks for Trimming, in all o >lors, la 6J yard Another delivery of our celebrated CJorsets, 2d 61 pair Boys' Galatea Hats 10£ d Some New Shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats, 10Ji and Is ea?h M«n's buits, all s<ZJS, 22 j 6d and 25 s 6d THE STOCK OF MILLINKaY, DRAPERY, CLOTHING] <fe B)OT3 is now one of the choicest in South CanterburyT ] W H. Collier.



READ THIS! i IN Consequence of the Great demand for Cash and being under the necessity of reducing Stock owing to heavy shipments purohased during my stay In London and on the Continent, I have made SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS in Every article in the Grocery and Other Departments, and until further notice will SELL for CASH at CHRISTCHURCH PFICES- I io 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 Troth. 20 Tons Mauritius and Queensland •Sugars 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. Come and sbb our Windows. OT7RRANTS, RAISINS, & SULTANAS cleaned by Machinery specially Imported and now on view on the premises. These fruits are ready for use without further washing. Teas. Teas. Teas, OHINA, CEYLON and INDIAN. Our own Mended Teas at 2s, 2 j 4d, 2s 6d in $lb, lib, packets, and 101b tins (blended on the premises by machinery) are scknowledg d to be the best flavored and be»t value in the district. A special allowance of 2d per lb 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 pa»d for BUTTER in any Quantity. 1 few good Dairies wanted. ALL Goods in the Hardware and Crockery Depaitment are equally reduced, JUST LANDED (ex Coptic) Two Hundred Galvanised Steel Elastic florae Collars (in all sizes). Early application necessary. BINDING TWINE BINDING TWINE BINDING WIRE BINDING WIEE NOW IN STOCK. Also all other Harvesting material. Do not give your order without get ting my quotation. I have some second-hand McCormick and Massey REAPERS and BINDERS for Sale at a LOW figure -Also,— ONE MASSEY MOWER. All in Best Order. Wines and Spirits, Ales and Stout, Liqueuore and Havana Cigars, Cigarettes, in view of ap proaching holidays, AT SPECIAL LOW RATES. CAPPETS, LIN"OLEUMS, OILCLOTH^ 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 lat 25 per cent Below Cost Price. This is a real f»ct. Come and see for yourselves. WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW. APPLY EARLY— HENRY ZANDER AGENT FOR Australian Mutual Provident Society Sun Fire ()mce J. T. Ford and Co.



I Business Notices. ] lilcwellyn Owen. pianofortf7"singing and HARMONY - I ARCADE CHAMBERS. (Dances not attended.) 4 2 ! , . _____ • EX ABAWA. Ftehlng Tackle. FISHING TACKLE. | i YI7E ARE LANDING A LARGE ASSORIMENT [ OF FISHING TACKLE FOR THE PRESENT SEASON HICKORY, CANE, GREENHEART, and BAM BO RODS With Snake ;Rings] and Bickerdycke End Rings. Winches of all kinds. Devon and Whitebait Minnows, Braided Waterpioof Silk Lines, All sizes. Traces, Swivels, Gaffs, Flys, Hooks, Wading Stockings, Fly-Books, Ferrules, And Anglers' Goods of all kinds. WK ARE ALSO SHOWING AN IMMENSE VARIETY OF Silver AND Electroplated floods BY THE BEST MAKERS. j i INSPECT OUR WINDOWS John Orr & Co., IRONMONGERS AND PROVISION MERCHANTS. A NEW AND POWERFUL INVENTION. "The Crystal Soap' HAS ALREADY been tried and proved to be the Best; Household Cleanser in the Market. The following are a few of the numerous testimonials already received:— Messrs Oraighead Bros. Sirs,—l have used your Soap and find it excellent for all cleansing purposes.— Mrs Willijmson, Ashburton. Seaview, September 16, 1893. To Craighead Bros. I tried your Soap and found it answered very well for washing and scrubbing.— Mrs P. Stewart. Tinwald, September 19. Craighaad Bros. Sirs,—l have used your Crystal Soap and find it a great labor-saving soap for scrubbing and washing. It is also ex cellent for cleaning glass and tinware.— Mrs M. A. Woods. Wakanuißcad, Ashburcon, September 16, 1893. Messrs Cratghead Bros. Dear Sirs,—Your Crystal Soap for washing and cleansing purposes give perfect satisfaction. I can highly recom mend it.—P. Anderson. To be obtained from J. Orr & Co,, H. Zander, R. McCallum, G. Light, Working Men's Co-operative, Ashburton, and from J. Gudsell and J. Robinson, Tinwald. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY CRAIGHEAD BROS., ASHBURTON WANTED, BY a Suitable and trustworthy servant, a situation in. town or country. Can furnish the most satisfactory refer ences from the best of families and public places. My qualifications as a servant, are — I am colonial bred and born. lam young, well built, powerful, with a constitution of stone. I am a good worker, willing to work night and day, as I never tire. I naver require a holiday, as I have no friends to call on. I seldom require a doctor. I never struct for wages or join an society. I require no food, and am a total ab stainer. Of water I use a large quantity, no matter how filthy. I have not a single vice or bad habit. I work for all nationa ities and under stand one language as well as another. I have no particular religion, bat wil} conform to the belief of my employer. In politics I vote on all sides, particu larly on Old Rum's side. I am employed among the rich and the poor as well as in all public places. Every one likes me, and once I work for them they cannot do without me. I am a saviour of the people's health. I hold daily receptions in Tancrod street East, to which you are all cordially invited. RUifs ACME WATER FILTER- Buy



WOOL SEASON 1893-1894 *CyE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES Up all WOOL placed in our bands FOR SALE at Ashburton, or for Ship irent to London or Antwerp. OUR STORES are very suitable for the proper display of Clips entrusted to us for Sale, they being commodious and well lighted. ALL LOTS, however large or small, are valued 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 Ashburton will be properly packed k and delivereddnto^trucks free of all charges to the vendor. WOOLPACKS, TWINE COLOEED BRANDING OIL ETC., SUPPLIED AT LOWEST CURRENT BATES OUR FIRST SALE OF THE SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1893. FRIEDLANDEB BKOS. WHY IS THIS ? O" ' FUNDS ARE LOW, CABH 18 SCARCE. mHE SE ARE NIBBLES, D;ON'T MISS T HEM, Good White Blankets at 10s 6d Men's Flannelette Shirts Is 9d Heavy White Calico 3J yard Men's Colonial Tweed Trousers 6s lid Slate Silesia 2£d yard White Honeycomb Quilts at 36 6d i - 1 Cream Holland 4|d Heavy Twill Flannelettes 3£d Unbleached Table Damask 1 lsd Cotton Shirting 3sd yard White Table Damask 2a Heavy Forfar 4£d Honeycomb Towels 3 or Is Three Pieces Cretonne 4|d 2yds wide Brown Twill Sheeting 10|d White Twill Sheeting B£d Women's Fast Black Cotton Hose BJd Men's Leather Shirts 2s 9d and Is 4d. No seams Men s Colonial Tweed Suits 25s 6d ODD LINES CHILDREN'S BOOTS AND SHOES ANY PRIOETO CLEAR, MITCHELL & TURNER TANCRED STREET STEPHENS BROS., MAEKBT HOUSF, TNVITE all lovers of a real Cup of Tea, to drink nonebut MLandarin and Tiger Blends, ACKNOWLEDGED BY EXPERTS to be the BEST AIL BOUND JFAS at the Prices— 2s, 2s 4d f 2s':6d,per pound, In|l, 6, 10, 20, and 401bs packages. SOLE AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON, Stephens Bros., market house. Sole Agents for New Zealand—J. RATTRAY & SON, DUNEDIN. q ROBERfIURm JSIL ASHBURTON, -^ ((Ejm^m^ HOROLOGIST, DIREC IMPORTEB, v^gj^jr manufacturer OP ALL KINDS OJ?' OLOOKS, WATOHES, OPTICAL GOODS, PL VTE, JEWELLER?, AND MATERIALS. Only High-class Goods kept in Stock. £600 worth of Watches to select from. Jewellery and PJate in great variety. A SI intend making extensive Alterations to my business premises at an early /V date, there will be a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of TEN per cent given on »U CASH 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 Rotheram's World-renowned English Levers. A Beautiful Stock of specially imported Spectacles and Optical Goods. TEN PER CENT DISOOUNT FOR CASH. IN THE ESTATE OF S. W. ALCORN & CO. IN LIQUIDATION THE STOCK OF Drapery, Dress Goods, Mantles, Millinery, Etc., To Be Sacrificed Regardless of Loss, NOW IS THEJITIME FOR BARGAINS. &" THE WINDING UP SALE IS NOW ON AT S W. ALCOKN & CO/8 * EAST STREET.



It is Just as Easy to Grow a Good CROP — OF — POTATOES, CARROTS, TURNIPS, MANGOLDS, FLOWERS, FRUIT OR CORN, AS A POOR ONE, PROVIDING YOU GO ABOUT IT THE RIGHT WA\. "^TEXT to having good seed, the most important consideration Is the MANURE. Experience has proved that the best results are obtained by plaat* ing it with a good and liberal dressing of BONE MEAL, which is Jthe most lasting of all Manures, not only increasing the yield in the first crop, but the good effects lasting in the ground to the third and fourth crops* SOLD in Large or SmaU|Quantities by the Undersigned, F. FERRIMAN. WALTER A. WOOD.' TUBULAR STEEL MOWER; BAT RAKE. 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. falter A, Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company,' Send for Annual Catalogue. HARVESTER AND BINDER, ENCLOSED QBAR RBAPSR. STOP WASTE! •'- AND SAVE THE WASH, BY USING A POETABLE BAKBOW AT THE BACK DOOR. Oiv Health and Wealth to'the Buyer, for the pigs thrive'Jaetter for its urn -. E Waiter A. Woou^^ Binders, Mowers, -jB^B^DON'T WASTE CROPS. «i^RK^ A GOOD MACHINE.'* j j[K( \^mk most reliable machines the world has ever had WAITER A. WOOD MOWING ft REAPING MACHINE CO. I WOOD I WOOD I WOOD WOOD WOOD Binders Twine Mowers Reapers Rakes * CALL QUICK AND EXAMINE THEIR FAULTLESS QUALITY, . -P. FEBHIKAH