TBfi AbHBOBTON OUARDIAK: "pPffESDA?, NQVEMBEft 23, 1893.

Printed and published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, Ltd, at thei steam printing office, Burnett Street, Ashburton. WEDNESDAY, November 23, 1893.



Business Notices. ' EX ABAWA. FMilngr Tackle. FISHING TACKLE. TI7E ARE LANDING A LARGE ASSORI'MENT OF FISHING TACKLE FOR THE PRESENT SEASON HICKORY, CANE, GREENHEART, and BAMB O KODS With Snake JRihgtT and Bickerdycke End Rings. Winches of all kinds. [Dtvon and Whitebait Minnows. Braided Waterptoof Silk Lines, All sizes. Traces, Swivels, Gaffs, Flya, Hooks, Wading Stockings, Fly-Books, Ferrules, And Anglers' Goods of all kinds. WE ARE ALSO SHOWING AN IMMENSE VARIETY SUrer AND Electro-Plated Goods BY THE BEST MAKERS. INSPECT OUR WINDOWS John Orr & Co., IRONMONGERS AND PROVISION MERCHANTS. Henry Zander, IHAVE JUST LANDED ex Tainui and Tonganro, My Season's Supply of the Finest Turnip Seeds Consisting of Grceif Top Yellow Aberdeen Purple fi'op Yellow Aberdeen Purple Top Mammoth Rosterton Hybrid White Stone Stubble Lincoln Red Yellow Tancred, etc. Bape Seed, Bape £eed, Mangold Seed, Mangold Seed, Carrot Seed, Carrot Seed, AH of the Purest Quality, and tests can be seen at my office. Sbeep Shears. SHEKP SHEABS, AH the favorite Brands, 8.8.8., lIA 75, Kiverina. Turkey and Washita oil Stones Sheep Branding 1 Oils, BLUE, RED, AND BLACK, In one and Five-gallon Drums. Ground and Lump Paddle Boiled and Baw Linseed Oil Wool Packs WOOL PACKS. Full Size and Full Weight. Garden Tools in Great Variety Wines and Spirits, Ales and Stout. New Season's Teas. Mauritius, China, and Queens land Sugars. Henry Zmder GENERAL MERCHANT, AND PTRECT IMPORTER



.i ' I Ashburton WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE GREAT DISTRIBUTION OF 20,000 PEESENTS. FREE OF CHARGE. 33rd£Anniversary of the Openingfof ABGYLE HOUSE. SPECIAL GIFT SEASON, 1893. G. L. Beath & Co, Have jusb received advices fehat twenty-three Cases and Crater of SPECIALLY SELECTED NOVELTIES Are now due at Lyttelton for tho 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 Y,and up to December 31, 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 any time up to December 31. Customers mayv however, select a Present at time of Purchase. NOVELTIES FROM VIENNA, JAPAN, GERMANY, CHINA, FRANCE, and ENGLAND, in Woodware, Clilnaware, Platedware, Glassware, Basketware, Japanese and Fancy Leather Goods, Dolls, Toys and Sundries, both useful and ornamental. G. L. BEATH & CO. TANCRED STREET. ASHBURTOX JUST LANDED-A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF Floorcloths and linoleums FROM 111 3d PER YARD. COME Sc SEE AT THE A SHBUBTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE TO-MI6HT. Everyone should come and see for themselves] li invited. No one pressed to buy, T. H. Undbill and Co., TANCRED STBEET. _____ (vi^^fe^ SPECIAL PURCHASES X^^SS^fc^^^^^^^^ »" now being offered and an, <sBqF^ML^SNI|™!ME^ early inspection. 4gZ%s/ Leather Shirtings 4|d yard 5%%>4 D vole Widih Cashmeres in "^^^^^^\\^kf^r f^l "&%&%% Tweed Dress Materials 3i and A Choice lot d Cotton Delainea 5 \ and 61 yard Blue and White Striped Galatei 4|d yard Strong Grey Calico 2s lid dozan "White wide Calico (one yird wide) 3 - 61 d< z m Pongee Svks for Trimming, in all colors, Is 6d yard Another delivery of our celebrated Uorsets, 2s 6d pair Boys' Galatea Hats 10H Some New Shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats, 10|l and is each Men's Suits, all siz is, 22 > 6d and 25s 6.1 theTstock of MILLINERY, DRAPERY, CLOTHING & BOOTS is now one of the choicest in South Canterbury. ■ w W.H. Collier. STEPHENS BROS., MAEKBT HOUS', D TN VITE all lovers of a real Ctip of Tea, to drink no ne tb Manctarin and Tiger Blends, iCKNOrTLEDGED BY EXPERTS to be the BEST ALL ROUND TBAS>fc the Prices— 2s, 2s 4d, 2s 6d, per pound, Inl, 5, 10, 20, and 401bs packages. SOLE AGENTS POtl ASHBURTON, Stephens Bros., market house. Sole Agents for New Zealand-J. RATTRAY & SON, DUNEDIN.



q ROBERT MURRAY, 3*L ASHBURTON, -^ j(CU_«^i9| HOROLOGIST, DIREC ; IMPOBTBF, /S^JfeivV M&EUFACTtJRER OF ALL KINjDS OF CLOCKS, WATCHES, OPTICAL GOI)DS, PLATE, JEWELLER*, AND MATERIALS. ——O—4 Only High-claes Goods kept in Stock. £6(1) worth of Watches to select from. Jewellery and Plate in pteat 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 CASH Sales of Jewellery, Clocks, and Plate up to Jahnary 20, 1894, in order to reduce mote quickly the very large Stock now on hand. '• Just to hand—A parcel of Rotherara'a World-renowned English Levers. A Beautiful Stock of specially imported Spectacles and Optical Goods. TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASH. ~~W. H. COLLINS & CO. HAVE JUST LANDED, ex Coptic Pakeha, and Duk o evonshte,— magnificent assortment of ENDERS, FIRE IRONS, FIRE BRASSES, AND TILED REGISTER GRATES. 5 Bales of Paperhaitglllgt of Choice Patterns and Splendid Quality. The above goods are direct from the Manufacturers to our order) and will ' I sold at lowest possible 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 tf MERCHANTS AND IMPORTERS f ßoyal Insurance Company. AGENIS FOR] Grey Valley Coal Company. (Springfield Pottery Company 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 THE TIME FOR BARGAINS. XT THE WINDING UP SALE IS NOW ON AT 8 W. ALCORN & CO/8 EAST STREET. WHY IS THIS? . "''O- ■ FUNDS ARE LOW, CASH 18 SCARCE. mIIESE AR El NIBBLES, DON'T {MI3S THEM, Good White Blankets at 10s 6df 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 Cream Holland 4fd Heavy Twill Flannelettes 3|d Unbleached Table Damask lljd Cotton Shirting 3jd yard White Table Damask 2* 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 B|d 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 PRICE TO CLEAR, MITCHELL & TURNRR TANCREO STREET- SEASON" 1893-1894 XTTE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES Up all WOOL placed in our bands FOR SALE at Ashburton, or for' Shi p' roent to London or Antwerp. OUR STORES are very suitable for the proper display of Clips'entrusted to"u8 for Sale, they being commodious and well lighted. • s ■ spy ■ - '■'" '■ ALL LOTS, however large or small, are valuei most carefully prior to 'c, and no lot is sold under our valuation without the ronsent of the owner. Vendors can depend upon our obtaining highest prices for their clips. ALL WOOL remaining unsold at Abhburton will be (properly packed land delivered into~trucks free of all charges to the vendor. :(<>):— WOOLPACKS, TWINE COLORED BRANDING OIL ETC., ISOPPLIED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES OUR FIRST SALE OP THE SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1893. FBIEDLANDEB BBOS.



TO STAND and travel this Seaaon ia the flinde, Msyfield, Mount Bomere, Willovby and surrounding districts. THE HIGH-GLASS THOROUGHBRED HORSE, LURD HOPEIOUN. 6 years old. LOBD HOPETOUN ia a rich chestnut standing nearly sixteen hands higb, is well made and shows a lot of quality. He wrb at the stud last season and picved him self a cure foal gutter. Lord Hopefoun was raced twice. At his first attempt he ran third amongst a large field. The next lime he started was at Rtacartoo with lit 10ib top weight on bis baok, and ran creditably. Lord Hopetoun was got by Mfttaku, by Traducor out ot Speargraßs, she being '.he dam of Tussock eagsged in the next New Z«atard Cup. Lord Hopetoun'a dam, Cbrise mer, is by Montroee, dam by Blood Royn). Terms : Guarantees £3 10s for one mare, two or more mareß aa per agreement. Sea son £2 ss, payable January 1,1891; groomage fee ss, payable first Bervior, All mares changing hands first ownera held liable, and to ba paid for at season mares. THOMAS ANNETT 10 56 Proprietor, Hindi. LONGBEAOH COACH. ON and alter MONDAY, October 2 for the summer months, the Longbeach Coach will start from Ash burton at 5 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Ooachmam NOTICE. TDLANS, Specifications, and Estimates JL for any kind of Buildings can be had from Georp ' W. Andrews, East Belt. Agent fot Ay W. A, P. ClarVson, Architect, A.R.1.8.A., Christchurch. Specimen plans on hand. Charges moderate. Agent for Watters 1 Celebrated Ranges and Austin and Son's Chimney Pots and Glazed Drain Pipes. Orders taken for Brick, Concrete, and Asphal work 9 51 WAIN TED, ~~ 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. lam a good worker, willing to work ntpht and day, as I never tire. I never require a holiday, as I have no friends to call on. I seldom require a doctor. I never strike 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 will conform to the belief of my employer. In politics I vote on all sides, particu larly on Old Bulb'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 Tancred street East, to which you are all cordially invited. My name is RULES ACME WATER FILTER. 209,, Zealandia Boots. THE Wonderful Reputation o thes Grand BOOTS is still maintained and to-day the demand from AUCKLAND TO THE BLUFF IS GREATER THAN EVER. There are more ZEALANDIA BOOTS manufactured than any other make In the Colony. The Manufacturers are so confident of the excellent wear of these Boots that they guarantee every pair blended ZEA LANDIA. For real hard wear and comfort the cannot be excelled, and they are made so many different fittings that every kin of foot can be accommodated. Householders should buy this brand for themselves and their children. Once buy a Zealandia Boot and yon will never but any other make. The Boys' and Girls' Dependable School Boots and the Paragon (Patent are wonderful; they are regular warrior?. The Ashburton and surrounding distrl can now obtain these FINE BOOTS FROM Mr J Bishop, ZEALANDIA BUOT STORE] ASHBURTON. ACTS LIKE MAGIC, AND HAS NEVEB FAILED TO NSTANTLY RELIEVE OR CURE MANKIND of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lambago, Sprains, Cuts, Wounds, &o. CURES HORSES or Sore Shoulders and Backs, Girth Galls, Greasy Heels, Sprains, Cracked Heels, SpHnfa, Cuts, Mange, &c. COWS Of Ulcerated Udders, and Sore Teats, 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. OOX & CO., 422 Bourke Street, Melbourne New Zealand Representative: A. PARSONS, Morten's Buildings, Christchurch. Ashburton Agent*: John Ore & Co., Ashbukto» DbugJCo.' H. E. BONNIHGTON. 0 Country Agents Wanted.



It is Just as Easy to Grow a Good CHOP — OP — POTATOES, CAEROTS, TUKNIPS, MANGOLDS, FLOWEES, FEUIT OE COEN, AS A POOR ONE, PROVIDING YOU GO ABOUT IT THE RIGHT WAY. "VTEXT to haying good seed, the most important consideration is the MANURE. Experience has proved that the best results are obtained by plant ing it with a good and liberal dressing of BONE MEAL, which is Ithe moat lasting of all Manures, not only increasing the yield in the first crop, bat tht good effects lasting in the ground to the third and fourth crops. SOLD in Large or SmallJQuantities by the Undersigned, F. FERRIMAN. WALTEIfA. WOOD.' TUBULAR STEEL MOWER; BAT RASB. 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. STOP WASTE! '- AND SAJVE THE WAS-H, BY USING A POETABLE BAEEOW AT THE BACK DOOR. Gives Health and Wealth to the Buyer, foe the pigs thcive>etterjfor its use Mowers. Reapers and Rakes. «^^H^^ jGB^DON'T WASTE CROPS. VB^W A GOOD MACHINE." jOfA JlThe most reliable machines the world has ever had ; mm iTwood mowing & reaping machinb co. WOOD I WOOD I WOOD I WOOD WOOD Binders Twine Mowr<|Reaper6| Rafce» •CALL QUICK AND EXAMINE THEIR FAULTLESB QUALITY, ju F. FERRIMAN.