The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XIV. NO. 3083

Ashbubtojc Wednesday, September 20, 1893.

PRICE: ONE PENNY



r-usinoas Notices. THE ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. REDUCED FARES »ROM LON" DON TO NEW ZEALAND. A RRANGEMENTS can be- made A- with the Agent-General in London to procure passages by the above line at the following greatly reduced rates:— Second Saloon ... £23 Oa Intermediate £18 18a Third Glass £13 On For farther particulars apply at offices MILES & CO., Limited, 4shburbon and Rakata. RSI SOOTHIINGI BELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, PREVENT FITS, CONVULSIONS, ETO. Prwaarv* m. healthy state of th« cenatl* *M»*on during th« period of T««thln*. 7h« wordi "JOHK BT££BHAK, A Ch»mlat,Walworth,*iirr*y," ■*■■ J An ngteni on tb« Otntrnmtnt Stamp <tfltd f* *achrmm. Sold Bt KEMPTHORNB PROSSER & 00. PR COUGHS, 00LD3, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, Influenza. Consumption, &c &c KAY'S COMPOUND ESSBtfOE OF LINSEKB, Aniseed, Senesr*, Squill, Tolu, &a KAY'S COMPOUND, a demuloant expectorant, for Coughs, Cold*, and Cheat Complaints KAY'3 COMPOUND, for Coughs and Colds, is equally serviceable for horses and cattle KAY'S TIC PILLS, a specific ia Neuralgia, Faceaohe, &o. Contain Quinine, Iron, <feo LINITM CATHARTICUM PTLLS, digestive, correc tive, and agreeably aperient COAGUJLINB— Cemenb for Broken Articles. Sold everywhere. Manufaotory, Stookport, England /^VNE box of Olark'a B 41 Pilla 13 war- V-/ ranted to cure all discharge a from the urinary organs in either sex (aoquired or constitutional), gravel and tins in the back. Guaranteed free from mercury. Sold in boxes 4s 6d eaohf by all chemists and P&tsnt medicine vendors Sold proprietors, The Linceln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England For sale by the wholesale Houses. TjTOR the Blood is the Life. Clark's world JP famed Blood Mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from all Impurities, from whatever cause arising. For scrofula, scurvy, Eczema, Skin and Blood Diseases, aad sores of all kinds, its effects are marvel lous. Thousands of testimonials. Sold n bottles 2s 9d, and 11s each by chemists And patent medicine vendors everywhere. Sole proprietors : The Lincoln and Mid »nd Counties Drug Co, Lincoln, England. fpOWLES' PENNYROYAL A]ND 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 ■iors. Prepared only by the LINCOLN •'id MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG CO., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of imita tions ■■* -j. —=•_»—i-_________————. TTEATING'S LOZENGES JTEATING'S LOZENGES rTEATING S LOZENGES "A Sum* Fact about" KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. Aak throughout the worMi in any country that can be named, you will find them largely sold. There ia Absolutely no remedy that is bo speedy in giving relief, bo certain to cure, and yet the most delicate can take them. A 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 *b the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, tnank God, I am still alive) performed I ftt 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 »bl« to get rid of it without difficulty, —I am, sir, yours truly, J. HILL.' IITTERLY UNRIVALLED UTTERLY UNRIVALLED lITTERLY UNRIVALLED The above speaks for tself. From strict Inquiry it appears that the benefit from wng Keating's Cough Lozenges 1b under stated. The operation was a specially Mvere one, and was performed by th« specialist, Dr H. T. Butlin, of St. Bartho lomew's Hospital. Since the operation the only means of relief is the ise of these Lozenges., So successful are they that one affords immediate benefit, although from the nature of the case the throat Irritation is Intense. WEIGHT IN GOLD WEIGHT IN GOLD WEIGHS IN GOLD Under date September 8, 1891, Mr Hill again writes: "I should long since have been dead, but for your Lozenges— they are north their weight in 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 in tins by all Chemists. BLANCARDS lODINE OF IRON DTT T C AILiJLnJ A PPROVED by the Academy of Medicine J\ of Paris, are especially ; ecommended W tfie Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc.), the flarly stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weakness, Poorness of Blood and for timulating and regulating its periodic [ ourse. None genuine unless signed Blancard, 40, rue Bonaparte, Paris. old b Druggists and Chemists through the Colonies AN ENOBMOUS AMOUNT OF Labor Saved IN SCRUBBING Passages and Floors BY tTSINO The New HOUSEMAID'S FRIEND. Obtainable from all Ironmongers, Store keepers, etc., and wholesale from the manufaoterers. Cunninston & Co., 190 Jouoest*r Stawt, Chr'atchurcu, 931



I Business .Notices WAIMi IDIIV 0 iii Ml. 11, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, T E GRAND'S SPECIAL PRODUCTS Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soap)— From the for mule of Dr O. Revell. The best soap for rendering the skin white and soft, Sweetly and refreshingly scented (rose, green and white). Sivon-Oriza-Velonte, exquisitely per fumed for the toilet and baths. Saron-Oriza (Oriza Soap)— No. 2, extra fine, in boxes, 8 oakes. 12 exquisite perfumes, No. 1. Orlza-Savon-Incorore, superior quality, rose tea, white heliotrope and white violet. Aqua-Orlza—New toilet water, refreshing: to the skin. Oriza-Hay—A toilet water wth the perfume o new mown hay. Oriza-Aclduline—Toilot vinegar, aromatle and disinfectant, specially adapted for adies' toilets. Orlza-Scotch-Lavender—Sprigs ot Scotch lavender flowers; a rich toilet water. I de- Cologne-Oriza — The high-life toilet water^ Oriza-Water— Concentrated and lasting. Extract of superior Eau-de-Cologne. Gouttes - Oriza • Dentifrice —An extraot -- for preserving he teeth and gums in good health and preventing decay. I Orlza-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, 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 velvaty softness of youth. Or zaline-Color»nte (the best hair dye)— For instantaneously dyeing the hair to any shade and with no danger to health. boxes, each with brushes comb, ctua, and bottle ; or in boxes, the bottle only without accessories Esa-Orlza-Incoiore Violotte of the very most exquisite perfume, quite a nosegay of violets. ' 89-Onza Suave whtfcff lotrope Bou quat of the flc we* PAB OIDIUM MANUFACTURED BY Gounelle Jeune, SALON—FRANCE. Sole Agents for Australia: 0E0: B'JRK FRANCART & CO. 3 lO3HBSEI PJLACK, MELBOURNE. A MOST powerful Insecticide, and guaranteed to destroy Oidium, Mil dew, Vino Parasites, Chlorosis, and Para sitical Insects of Plants, Vegetable Gardens, etc. la now in use in most of the Vineyards in Victoria and gives great satisfaction. The Par Oidium has been tried in the great Western District on Peach Trees with great j success. ORPHAN OIL, The great discovery for Phylloxera, Codlin Moth, and disease in Sugar Cane. For Pamphlets and al information apply to GEO. BURK FRANCART & CO., 3 Somerset Place, MELBOURNE, 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 »h 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, Congestions Paralysis, and Apoplectic Kits. Prepared with choice Mustard Powdei the Universal Sinapism possesses all the qualities of conservation and activity. Directions for use accompany each naplsm. PARIS : P. Mbuley, 135 Rue St-Antoine. To ba had from all Chemists and froa AUSTBAIJAN DRUa COMPANY Sydney LOW VITALITY DR CHURCHILL S Syrup Hypophosphite of Lime prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chroni Cough and General Debility Xfc mtains two of the principal ingra ( dients necessary for building up the ! Human Frame, and which are considered deficient in the above complaints, viz., Fhosphonts and Lime. Ifa cannot be too ghlyrecommended for Delica Childre Or Churchill s Compound Syrup o HYPOPHOSPHITES 1* real Brain Feed, and in cases Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion n Acquired a world-wide reputation. Eacn bottle bears Dr ChuichiU'a signature Price, Prepared oily by BWANN f\ HE MIST WANN* VJHEMIST, PARIS THE ASHBURTON GUAKDIAN. From and after the 30th November, 1889 he terms of Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz:— I* PAID IN ADVANCE. Pot Quarter ,„ 6s 6d, by post, 9s 6d , Half-year... 12s 6d, by poet, 18s 6d Year .„ 24a Od, by post 37b Od IF BOOKED. Per Quarter .„ 7s 6d, by post, 10a 9d „ Half-year... 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d » Year ... 30a Od, by post, 43s Od Birth Marriage, and Doath Notices, if paid ioi at the time ot insertion, 2s 6d, I booked, 4* each Stamp* mm,,- be ,enfc ai



_________ Business Notices* New Zealand Insurance Company. BSTABLISh"bD°' 1. _ 188 9 CAPITAL^ONEMILLION. THE PBEMIEB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED ; FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, 40., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES MILES & CO., LIMITED. AGENTS* BATH TO PARASITES ! | SHEIfr TIOK MAGNIFIED* ) dicdandrccomamdailb Flock. IT «««1 and r«c«mncnd»d toy— Flock. W. Gerard, Canterbury ... 61,000 R. D. McLean, Hawke's Bay 58,000 M. O. Ob bell, Canterbury ... 5,000 Waiapoa Station, Gisborne ... 20,000 W. O. Rutherford, Amur!.. 20,000 Ida Valley Station, Otago ... 30.000 GL W, Moßae, Arauri .. 19,000 Scottish and New Zealand In- A. Symons, Marlborough .. 45,000 vestment Company, South • F. H. Richmond, Marlborongl 13,000 land 17,000 And 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. W«wly ln*r«»dac«4. JPrlce—(in caska) Ss 6<i per Prio©- (in kegs) sOs per Girt. Gallon. 1 Cwt makes 1000 Gallon Dip, 1 GallonFhtidmakes 100Gationa Dip. Mmu °ch"gSl Oa^pxntht^^T^^ Chief A&eutfS— BLICKBURNE. ft 00 , Ohratohuroh. ; disteict AGBNTs-MilesandOo.,Limited^ Ashburton and Rakaia. . UNPRECEDENTED PATRONAGE. W. STRANGE &■ CO., DEG to acknowledge the Unprecedented Patronage extended to >heir^GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL and AFTER SEASON STOCK-TAKING SALB, And much regret the inconvenience that roust hare been experienced by many during the past few days, o win? to the unavoidable crush, which taxed , the"utmost capacity of their establishment to ccpe with. Buyers of DRAPERY GOODS have never to our knowledge had placed at thair disposal such really HIGH-CLASS GOODS so far unierProducera' Cost, nor can it be expected that we can be fortunate enough to lay our hands on other stocks equally worth securing, therefore ladies would|do well to see' at once these more than wonderful offerings. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS' WORTH OF.BIOH Drapery Goods AT PRICES HITHERTO UNKNOWN. BARGAINS IN— Mantles, Fur-lined Cloaks, Jackets, Ulsters, Waterproofs and Costumes. BARGAINS IN— Millinery, Felt Hats, Misses Hats, Bonnets, Straw Hats and Hat Shapes. BARGAINS IN— Underclothing, Corsets, Skirts, Aprons, Baby Linen, Tea and Dressing Gowns. BARGAINS IN— Blanket, Linens, Flannels, Cottons, Dress Stuffs, Mantle Cloths and General Drapery. BARGAINS IN— Silks, Satins, Vel/ets, Ribbons, Laces,' Flowers, Feathers, Fanny Birds and Wings. BARGAINS IN— Carpets, Floorcloths, Linoleums, Mattings, Ready made Clothing, Men's Mercery, H&ts, etc. SEE WINDOWS, SHOW-ROOMS AND BARGAIN TABLES W, STEANGB & CO., CHEISTCHUEOH. 1 - f



IF YOU LIKE NICE TEA-ASK-YOUR GROCER FOR \ ' :^PlE^j^^o^^9^El ' '/^Sf^^^^J^^^m^\ urn^ftunffpmhwitl**Vi^wi i^^B r .t ft; PURE INDIAN CHINA&CEYCON TfiASI PROCURABLE 'I 1 DAVID THOMAS, (Late Matson, Cox, and Co.) A UOTIONEBR, LAND, INSURANCE, Am ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR" WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tmwald and Ashburton alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fat, Hides, etc., co 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, ChrisNjhurch >■ Booth, McDonald, and Co., Christchurch White's Sheep Dip Massey-Harris Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company }. Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stephenson and Co., Dunedin Planet Jupiter Gardoi and Field Tool?. D. THO MA 8 f ASflßl/RTO» ma Grass Seed Cleaning*. ■■■■•■■ . . j Having Erected (regardless of cost) one of the Beat Grass Seed Cleaning^ ; Plants in Oauterbary, I am now prepared to CLEAN RYEGRAB3 "« it ought to be done at Reasonable Ratea. D, Thomas, ASHBURTON. t run a Cash Purchaser OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYEGRASS, ETC, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES David Thomas, ASHBUETON ASHBUBTON SKIN SALES. I bHALL HOLD A [FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF SHEEPSKINS, FAT, HIDES L TALLOW, &O-, throng' out the season. NIXT SKIN SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1893. I>' Thomas, Ashburton. Miles and Co., Limited Plough Shares. CTTE AXE PREPARED TO SUPPLY BOTH HORNSBY'S AND RANSOM'S, it prices" hitherto unheard o! in Ashburton, being in direct communication nth the makers, and having received large shipments from both manufacturers SEEDS. We have for Sale Large Stocks of FRESH^GENUINB, AND RELIABLE SEEDS, Specially Selected [ncluding Colonial Red and White Clover and Cowgrass, Timothy, Ryegrass md Cocksfoot. Imported Red Clover, Cowgrass, White Clover, and Alsyke, 31ean SeedJJWheat,*Oats, Barley, etc., of best quality. MANURES HIGH-CLASS MANURES suitable for all conditions of 'soil. Anglo-Continentil Superphosphates guaranteed at time of shipment to cont 37*13 per cent of voluble Phosphates,ißonedust, Guano. station & Farm Stores. We always keep in stock the following leading lines—Flour, Bran, Sharps, Oatmeal, Tea, Sugar, Currants, Raisins. Kerosene (Royal Oil Brand) Candles, Soap, Fine and Coarse Salt, Boiled and Raw Linseed and Castor Oils, Red and Black Tattoo Oil for Branding, Hematite, Sheep Netting, best drawn annealed Fencing Wire," all numbors, Iron Standards, Bached Wire, Drain Pipes, etc' Auction Sales, Stock, etc. ASHBURTON AND TINWALD—WEEKLY. AND RAKAIA-MONTHLY. SALES OF HIDES, SKINSJTALLOW, AND WOOL, HELD FORTNIGHTLY AT ASHBURTON Miles and Co., Limited. Jlfi. W. EANMEB, Auctioneer. AsfclNirtoii and ihilMftl*,



Business Notices. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD ING AND INVESTMENT SOOIKTX. Offices: Tavcrkd Stbest, Ashjbubtov. rpo Encourage the raring of small sunu _i_ the Society will take T MONEY ON DEPOSIT In Bums of One Pound and upwards, In terest 5 per cent on the following condi tions :— Sums of One Pound and wwarls received on Deposit, and Interest will be allowed on every oomplete Pound deposited,, to be reckoned from the day on which t 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 sum deposited, but not in less sums than One Pound, except when olosing the aocount. Deposits taken for 3 months at 5 per ernt 11 M" 1 '_. V ty » for longer periods at 6 „ For particulars apply EDWD, STEPHENS, Manager. I fiASS I *VAs strong aa the oak," " •' ♦ As pure as the lily. •' A 8 fragrant as the rose.' In 1, 2, 5 and 101b Tins. Henry Zander, SOLE AGENT, ASHBURTON. MRS A. T. ROBQTTOM "DEGS to inform the numerous friends -"-* and clients of her la fe husband, A. T. ItOBOITOK, THAT SHE WILL CABRY ON THE BUSINEbS OF PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE SAME PREMISES, MOORE STREET, . . ASHBURTON *nd the (rusts that she will receive as liberal support as was accorded to 89 him. IIXWiM). TRY C. HAWKINS' Own make Shooters at 10a 6d, and ail other kinds equally cheap. /^I TT la determined to do business even at a sacrifice. New Goods coming in next week which will be cleared at prices not to be beaten in ASHBURTON. ~ AUSTRALIAN ~~~ MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETF New Zealand Branch Head Office, Customhouse-quay, Wellington! Local Board of Directors : Ihe Hon Morgan S. Grace, MJ), C.M.O, Mi.o. (Chairman) The Hon Charloe J. Johnston, M L.C. (Deputy Chairman) • ' ; ■ ' Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq The Hon Edwa'd Richardson, C.Y.Q, JtL.C John Duncan, Esq M edica 1 Officer: Di W. a. Kemp, M.K.O.S. (Bugiand) THE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST, AND MOST PROSPEROUS AußTßAtiA.sr Life Office, and this LARGEST IN THE BRUISE EMPIRE. The only Colonial Life Office which declares a j BONUS EVERY YEAH The Method of Valuation adopted by tWg Society ta ef the most Stringent Character, and ensures a Consi leraWy Larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that held by any other office in the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS (ELEVEN MILLIONS) Stealing All invested to yield nearly 6 per cent. POLICIES IN FORCE ... 116,805 Sum Assured ... ... ••< £38,888,283 Accumulated Funds .. .. £11,828,448 Annual Income £1,960,123 Cash Bonuses Divided .. .. £5,434,622 BONUSES CASH BONUS for 01\E ye\r, 1892, JE504.561, yielding .Reversionary Bonuses amounting to after making SPECIAL RESERVES, amount ing to £2:4,511. CASH BONUSES declared for last, FIVE years, over TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonusei exceeding FOTJB MILLIONS. ASSURE YOUR LIFE IN THE A. M. P. SOCIETY And Secure a BONUS EVERY IEAR. Expenses of Management 9£ per oont o the total income. EDWARD W. LCWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Office- Custom House Quay, Wellington, W. H. DERBY, District Secretary, Christchurch. H, ZANDER,



Tucker and Bean JJ AYE FOR SAL AXL KINDS OF COAL, WHITE k BLACK PINE FIREWOOD LIME AND CEMENT' AND BUILDING MATERIALS of every description. PRODUCE. CATS, BRAN, CHAFF, Ac. SPECIAL TO THRESHING MACHIN PROPRIETORS, Just Landing—Splendid Shipmea o NEWCASTLE COiL Tucker"* Bean, COAL, TIMBER, AND GENERAL PRODUCE MERCHANTS. AWING TO THE BUOOESB WHICH H\B ATTENDED MT BUSINESS, I find It necessary to PROCURE ASSISTANCE . Which I am now endeavoring to do, T TAKE tbe ©pportunlty to thank the Public of Aahbonon for their kind patronage, and to say that I hope to continue to merit their support. H. K. Bonnington, CHEMIST & DRUGGIST EAST STREET. ASHBURTONf Spectacles! Spectacles I TTAVE Tour Sighfc Tested, and nee only PROPKRLYI FITTING SPEC TACLES JEWELLER, la Sole Agent for Ashburton for X- LAZARUS & CO., OCULIST - OPTICIANS, OF SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND CALCUTTA. A very complete set of trial tauet and frames for tasting—ensuring petfeot vision and comfort. N,B,—Do not ride ipoUing your eyuight by faring badly fitting Spectacle/. A large Stock of Doable Eye Protector*. Smoked Glasses of various 6hades with straight ot curled sides. Gold Spectacles, Gold Folden and oar Gold Astiipnatfe Folder CHp. 8! SAIiEKJ OCULIST-OPTICIANSj AGENT, > 115 To The Ladies of Ashbuktok akd D TUICT. A WORD WITH YCtT, PLEA IF Thinking of getting roarr ed try MADDFN'S for your Bride Cake—almond iced, required. If you like a quiet afternoon cup of tea send along to MADDENS for your Cakes and Pastry. School Committees, when giving their children a treat, try a fifty shitting* caw of M A D D E N' S Assorted Goods. Bill Committees, save yourselves a de of anxiety by entrusting your orders MADDEN for Suppers, &c. The best South Can terbury spreads to be referred to. In fact anything in the line can be supplied you (why send the money out of the dis trict) at the OLD ESTABLISHED SHOP, East Street. mil WISE IN TlKE.—Oontider your Hwltfa n F. of BeanS«r WmWm jej). no matter how chronic or mvh% fc PAMti HWJTMO nULVIM in «S Tlv S" f»n^«»*»I»«>>* nwady.Md yowertaHiiij onMorth. Onep>ctag<Uwi«cteatlmwttwwirttisfc the oldett, and bum! (bfttknd, to WORK A. HUueU, Being perfectly twralea, they lwr« bo tat aftst eflecta. Ghummtmdmtrte/mU. Fallputio«lantn« under com, from the N. K. wto aewtta— DHM PILLULES U« tnrih <**• VtioHH* *M Mi Ml Jill I aytij, mwpm im m itmt em, pjm,