THE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 1893.

Printed and published by the Asaburto Publishing Company, at their resist'r Printing Offioe. Burnett street, Ainbortoa SATURDAY Stptombw 9, 1893



COMPULSORY SALE ox; & W- ALCORN & COS. STOCK OF DRAPERY, MA.NTLES, MILLINERY^Eto. Qmummon THURSDAY, 11th INSf. EVERY PARTICLE A DECIDED BARGAIN ".kSI STOCK MUST BE SOLD.! ■0 ■ - S. ¥. ALCORN & CO. EAST STREET.



I*HB THOROUGHBRED HORSE YOUMG CHEVIOT, Wnx Tbavmi thk ASHBURTON, ALFORD FOREST, MBTHVBN, And Surrounding Diatriets, during the Coming Seaioa. Further particular*, terms, pedigree, &c, in uture advertisement. ALEXANDER, 9tU AUenton Ashburton. < — JUST OPEN E~D7^- B. LUMBDEN, ' PRAOTIOAL WATCHMAKER, AND (OCULIST'S OPTICIAN.



u.s.s. 00. IWW UlS'Si °*' UNION STEAMSHIP COMFANX OF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL from LYTTEL TON AS UNDER: For Wellington—Monday, Tuesday, Wed. nesday, Thursday, %td Saturday. Nelson—Tuesday and Saturday. Auckland—Thursday and Saturday. > Sydney—Every Second Tuesday and Thursday. 1 Dunedin —Tuesday and Friday. Melbourne —At frequent intervals. ! ! For particular^ apply to MILES ft GO., LIMITED. AGENTS, ASHBURTON Spectacles! Spectacles!



BEGS to inform the inhabitants o Ashbutton and surrounding district that he has commenced business as above In TANCRED STREET, four doors from Collier's Corner SPECIAL.—X.L, being a thoroughly experienced (thirty years) workman, Customers can confidently rely uponJnnr exeeutinsr all work efficiently, ouMly, aai at VERY LOW OHAR£ES^ HOTE CAREFULLY.—No need o ■end your Watches, etc. to Chrietchurch lor Repairs. Any and all kinds of Watch Work personally attended to by R.L The name of Lumsden is a guarantee ot tellable Workmanship. & ITISFaCTICN ▲ CERTAINTY. Sole importci of the foaietf -PAUSQDONOPTIG SPECTACLES- Beit Glasses in the world. To be had only from R. L. has just returned from London, frhere he has made a special study of Optics under one of the best oculists and h%« with him a superior stock of Spectacles to suit all defects of vision. Sf|ht« accurately tested by latest optical lhitraments



• "rTAVE Your Sight Testei r and use on}j^f*KOPERLY FITTING SPEC TACLES JEWELLER, la Sole Agent for Ashburton for N- LAZARUS & CO., OCULIST - OPTICIANS, OP SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND CALCUTTA.



A very complete set of trial lenses and frames for tasting—ensuring perfect vision and oomfort. N.B. — Do not ritk spoiling your eyesight \ by earing badly fitting Spectacles. A large Stock of Double Eye Protector b, Smoked Glasses cf various shades with straight or curled tides. Gold Spectacles, Gold Folders and our Gold AstifpnallQ Folder Clip. I. S^ SAJLEKI OCULIST-OPTICtAfiSj AGENT, 115



AUSTRALIA* tttiTtJAL PROVIDINT SOCIETI New Zealand Brarcl» r Head Office, Cnstonibouse-(jiuiiy, Wellington. Local Board of Directors : Jfea Hon Morgan 8. Grace, M.D , C.M.G , MX.O. Ihe Hob Charles J. Johnston, M.L.C. (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de B*the Brandon, Esq Ift Hob Xdwa'd Richardson, C.V.O, M.X..C JohnDnDOM, E*q Jiedica' Officer : DrW.G.KwnftMB.C.S. (Buglacd) /WHE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST, I AND MOST PROSPEROUS AtTSTRAIIAX LIFB CfPICE, 4ND THB LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Colonial Life Office whirh declares a BONUS BVKKY YKATC the Method of Valuation adopted by th!s Society is 6( the most Stringent Character, and enraroa a Con*i- Jerably Larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that beld by any other office in the Auetialasinn Colonies. AOOCMUlatedTFund exceeds «11,000,000 (ELEVEN MILLIONS) Sterling AU invested to yield nearly 8 per cent, POLICIES IN FORCE ... 116,505 Bum Assured ... f??1^!1^ Accumulated Futds .. •• *iHS'tif • Annuil Incom".. ». •■ *i,»0(>,i23 uSamuKTDiTided .. .. £S,iU,m BONUSES CASH BONUS for ONE ye.r, 1892, yielding Xterewionary Bonuses om<miMngto£lfi3ofiao, after makinn SPECIAL RESERVES, amount- CABH BONUBES declared for last FIVE veors, over TWO MILLIONS, yWMinff TJoversiouary Bonusei noeedinirFOUß MILLIONS. ASSURE YOUR LIFE IN THK A. M. P. SOCIETY And Secure » BONUS EVERY "SEAR.



GO to Hakdley Bros, for Bargains in Blankets, 49 pairs of large white suitable for double beds only, 16s 6d worth 258. Extra large Grey, only 108 6d worth 18s 6d, Selling rapidly.— Hardley Bros, Arcade. f JTTHEBEdo you geo yoar Ironmon- W gery 1 At Hakduby sof course, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender ant* Fire Irons, and anything on require nMnMoiiir FOR LIFE FOR £1 Banks and Building Societies' assets rendered uiuaUable by the commercial depression. The Mntnal Freehold Property Di* tribntion Society of Sydney ar« iiiuing 145,000 SHAKES at £1 Each ; aiio HALF-SHARES at 10b.; QUARTER SHARES at 5«. Antokg Can Applt. No Liabiutt. 3441 PRIZES



Expenses of Management 9J per cont o •""""inußw.Hin Eesident Secretary. Branch Office- Custom House Quay, Wellington. W. H. DERBY, District Secretary, Christchurch. H. ZANDER, Local Broker. Ashburton. POSTERS, Dodgers, Billheads, Programmes, Memorandum Forms Wedding Cards, Memo»iam Cards, In witafclon Cards, Order Blccks, Threshing Machine Books, Recaipt and Delivery Books, Banquet Menus, and Ticket* of M kind^ THK ASDISITO* PGBUKHIM6 CO LIMITED, H»Tln2 t 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 it rtMon»blt



ano FIRST SUBURBAN ■'' fIU ( J"IL PRI7F PROPERTIES J^^^fe rmL*t And largely fJgg§Rf§j|j| VALUE sS9 I^^ 35 '000 t;% :Vi;\^™h P9UNDS fbosa Magnifleent Offleen and Banking Chambers. fark and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney, having an annual rental »alne of X 1750 per annum. 14 CHANCES FOR EACH SHARE. Apply Personally or by Letter with Cash, Money Order, Stamps, or Cheque (include exchange), with two Stamped Envelopes for reply and result, Bankers: City Bank of Sydney. •THE DRAWING (which will be held in Sydney, nnder the snpervision of representative citizens and •hareholders), will positively take place not lat than NOVEMBER 7tb (Melbourne Cup Day). For Shares, Prospectuses, and Full Particular!, ipply to ¥anaier, Cfo R. Hope Atkinson, J.P, ( r*ff»££ Im P« Jpi*l A*c«,de, Sydney* Or to J. Gale Pottengek, 1 Melbourne Agent, 2 10 381 Itob«th street, Melbourne,



WILLIAM SPABROW, Tailor and Outfitter. HIGH-CLASS WOBKMASTSHIP GUARANTEED. AN ESTABLISHED REPUTATION FOR PERFECT FIJ_AND STYLE —A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF TWETCDS AND COATINGS SERGES, MELTONS, And FANCY TROUSERINGS, OVERCOATINGS, &c WATERPROOF OOATS IN STOOK AND MADE TO ORDBRj MEN.S UNDERCLOTHING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. ALL THE NEWEST STYLES IN HATS AND SCABYES. WILLIAM SPARROW, EAST BT|RE ET, Nei J, SEATiT &JCO., Seed Merchant*.



TO MAKE ROOM V^J^/>l^^li^^^J?W^^a}j Ex "Duke of Devonshire Jf^^^mS^^^^^^^l^ "Tainui/'and-Otaramn," W&nF^^^^HHHp^ THE BALANCE OF Milllllcry IS BEING OFFERED AT Large Reductions FOE, FOUBTEE|N DAYS. W. H. Collier, " t Thc Corner."



W. H, COLLINS & CO. 1 f AYE JCJST LANDED, ex Coptic, Pakeha, and Duke of Devonshire a l~\ magnificent assortment of^ FENDERS, FIRE IRONS, FIRE BRASSES, AND TILED REGISTER GRATES. 5 Bales of Papd'hanglngS of Clioice|Pattcrns and Splendid Quality. The above goods are direct from the Manufacturers to ourorder, and will be sold at lowest possible prices. NEW GARDEN TOOLS NEW LAWN MOWERS, TIMBER ex "Glencairn 1' and "Gisborne" 60,000 ft» of Seasoned Flooring and Lining. W. H. Collins and Co., MER 0H A N^T S AND IMPORTERS] (Royal Insurance Company. Grey Valley Coal Company.! Springfield Pottery Compan .



FIRST SPRIWG SHOW OF Cotton iDrbsses. SEE WINDOW. MITCHELL & TURNER,



STEPHENS" BROS., MAEKET HOUSF, A SK THE PUBLIC and THEIR CUSTOMERS to TRY the Mandarin and Tiger Teas, Pronounced by all Competent Judges to be tha Most Economical, Purest, & Best Teas Scld for the Price—2s, 2s 4d, 2s fid. SAMPLES GRATIS. SOLE AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON, Stephens Bros., market house. Agents for New Zealand—J. RATTRAY & SON, DUNEDIN.



Watches! Watches!! Watches CLOCKS! CLOCKS!! ■^jjgk ROBERT MURRAY. <j> vSSff^^Jf HOROLOQIST AND DIRECT IMPORTER Fwjj N^&g^ WATGHES* OLOOKB, I JEWELLERY, AND MATERIALS. S A LAKGE ASSORTMENT of BOYS' CHEAP WATCHES. Guaranteed. AN UNRIVALLED &TOOK of WATCHES and CLOCKS of all descriptions, including latest and most approved forms of HOROLOGICAL SKILL. NON MAGNETISABLE WATCHES. Not aftected by Electricity, Magnetism, or Swift Running Machinery. All ENGINEERS and ELECTRICIANS should wear them. THIS IS THE WATCH OF THE FUTURE, and s kept in Hunting and Oryata Cases, both of English and Foreign Manufacture,



JOHN OBR & CO. TTAVB LANDING ex Coptic Pakeha, and Tekoa from London and Mary Haebrouck and Alice from New York— {Targe and well selected stocks of } lamps, heating and cooking stoves and ranges, register grates and fenders, fire irons, garden spades, forks, hoes, etc. carpenters' tools by the best makers. tobacco cutters, dray and carriage axles in all sizes. paperhangings, paints and oils, and varnishes. wire netting, travelling TRUNKS AND BOXES, TABLK CUTLERY, SCISSORS, RAZORS, AND CARVERS (IN CASE), POCKET KNIVES, TIN WARE OF ALL KINDS. John Or & Co., IRONMONGERS and GENERAL PROVISION MERCHANTS



William Patching, EAST STREET SOUTH, TTA» ALWAYS IN STOCK,— Tents—Calico, Duck and Drill; Tarpaulins, Dray and Rick Covers (all sizes), Oilskin Clothing, Manilla Rope (half inch to five inches), Wire Rope, Plough, Garden and Fishing Lines, Iroi* and Wooden Blocks, Belting, Seaming and jßop- Ing Twine, Pig Nets, Horse Covers (all qualities). Tents and Marquee? on hire, from 12 x 21 to 25 x 60. tttt.lSS AJfiTB iIiOVER SEEOS. Season 1893. WE are in a position to offer Reliable Clover and Grass Seeds on terms that) compare favorably with those of any other responsible house in the trade. WE HAVE FOE SALE,- BEST COLONIAL GROWN RED CLOVER, AND COWGRAS3. FINEST IMPORTED WHITE CLOVER, ALSIKE AND TIMOTHY. DOUBLE MACHINE DRESSED RYEGRA.SS AND COCKSFOOT SEED. WF/ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR BONEDUST, ALSO LAWES' SUPERPHOSPHATE GUARANTEED TO CONTAIN 36 TO 38 PER CENT. SOLUBLE PHOSPHATES. This Manure is made only from the best quality of raw material; the Phosphates' guaranteed are all soluble in water. Lawes' Superphosphates will h<*ve the per centage of Phosphates soluble in water branded on each bag, a point to which we desire to call the special attention of buyers. FBXBDX.ANDER 8808.



■Bnsiness Notices. __' LONGBEACH COACH. ON and after MONDAY, April 3 for the winter months, the Longbeach Coach will start from Ash*' burton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Ooftchmam . ~~THE ASHBURTON AECADB T3AINTING & TJAPERHANGING ESTABLISHMENT. JOHN WILSON (Late James Craigio), Has in Stock a Choice Selection of PAPERHANGINGS in New Designs BORDERS, DADOS, AND CEILING PAPERS in Great Variety. a A large stock of glass &ad picture frame mouldings. Estimates for Painting and Decorating given. All work executed promptly, with the very best materials and workmen. JOHN WILSON, ARCADE, BURNETT STREET.



Ifenrv Zander* Glovers. Clovers. CLOVERS.



PRINCE ALBERT TEMPERANCE HOTEL. MRS RANGER "DEGS to announoe that she has GIVEN UP THE DINING ROOMS, BURNETT STREET, And concentrated her business as above. Thanking old Customers for their patronage, she trusts they will continue their favors. Well Furnished Bed and Sitting Rooms Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. MRS RANGEP will continue to cater for banquets, balls, weddings, and parties. Cutlery on hire. SJI



Fruit Trees. TTAVINa DECIDED to give np JOL NURSERY GARDENING, and attend entirely to my business of PRO DUCE DEALING, I offer my large stock of Apple and other Trees at LOW PRICES. They are all of the best sorts obtainable, and having grafted them myself can guarantee they are true to name ALSO,— A Grand Lot of ORARI POTATOES CHEAP. 200lbs Sack Best Stone FLOUR 14s 6d. BRAN, SHARIS, ROLLER FLOUR, and all kinds of FARM PRODUCE. A Splendid Line of ONIONS. J.THOMAS, HAVELOOK STREET.



GREAT SALE AT B. ALCOM'S. BAT7NDERS' BUILDINGS, DOUBLE BLANKETS — from 8s 9d to 12s 6d 4 10 — from 12s 9d to 17s 3d 4 11 — from 16s 9d to 22s 3d 4 XHE3E ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN NEW ZEALAND,



J HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND My Season's Supply of WHITE CLOVER, COWGRASS, RED CLOVER, ALSIKE, TIMOTHY, TRBFOLI, ETC, ETC., ETC. \ And having purchased whila the market was low, I offer these fine Seeds at an ex ceedingly cheap figure. My Seeds come direct from the Growers, and as I do not pay any Commission or Intermediate profits, I am In a position to offer the Choicest. Seed! ATA LOW PRICE. Their Germinating Qualities have been thoroughly tested by a Seed Expert, and they are pronounced



THE FINEST SEEDS WHICH COME TO THE MARKKA Samples and Quotations of Clovers Ryegrass and Oockfoot on application. A COMPLETE STOCK Of GROCERIES, TEAS AND PROVISIONS Always on hand. IRONMONGERY, FENCING MATERIAL, CROCKERY, AND GLASSWARE In all Branches. W.INES AND SPIRITS Cf Every Descrption. '" HAVK ALWAYS FOR SALE,- STRAW AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, AND OHICKWHEAT.;



HENRY ZANDER, GENERAL MERCHANT AND DIRECT IMPORTER. —AGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance Company, Canton Marine Insurance Company, Australian Mutual Provident Society G. JESSON. (Late J. Quinn), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, OPTICIAN, Ac. FTAS on hand a well selected stook of WATCHES, CLOCKS & JEWELLERY.



MEN'S akd BOYS' COLONIAL SUITS, HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, SHIRTINGS, FLANNELLETTEB and FLANNELS RUGS, CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, SHEETING, BOOTS AND SHOES EVERYTHING REDUCED FOR OASH FOR ONE MONTH.



NICKEL KEYLESS WATCHES from £1 each ; the cheapest and best in the market. SPECTACLES to suit all sights from Is per pair. ELECTROPLATING and GILDING done en the premises. Watches CLEANED and Guaranteed for twelve months, 4s 6d. _ 3. Nicholas, PRACTICAL BOOT MAKER. ALL descriptions of BOOTS and SHOES made to order on the premises. The Best Material and Work* manshlp guaranteed. ' A large and varied stock always on hand at moderate prices, REPAIRS NEATLY EXECUTED.



Zealandia Boots. THE Wonderful Reputation of these 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 branded ZEA LANDIA. For real hard wear and comfort they cannot be excelled, and they are made in so many different fittings that every kind 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 raou Jflr JT. Bishop, ZEALANDIA BCOT STORE? ASHBURTON.



J. NICHOLAS, 1 BOOTMAKER, Next Mr Salek'i, Watchmaker, East Street. & MANNING and GO., LIMITED. ! BREWERS or ibs FAVORITE CHRISTOHUBOH SPARKLING PALE & BITTER ALES. TO BB OBTAINED IX HOGSHEADS, BARRELS, AND KILDERKINS, AT OHRISTOHUROH BREWERY AKD OV Mb H. ZANDER, ASHBURTON,



ON DRAUGHT AT THE SOMERSET HOTEL ASHBURTON, THE TINWALD HOTEL, TINWAIJ) AKD RAILWAY HOTEL, WINSLOW.