THE ASHBURTOft GUARDIAN : FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1.894

Printed md published by the Ashburton Publishing Company. Ltd. at the* eteam printing office, Burnett Street, Ashburton FRIDAY, June 15, 1894,



Retirement From Business OF MESSRS EDWARDS, BENNETTS, AND CO., MERCHANTS. MITCHELL & TURNER were Large Buyers at SALE OP STOCK. A ND iRE OFFERING JOB LINES AT SENSATIONAL PRICES N.B.- Hearth Ruga 3a 9d Forfars »2 d Door Mats 2a 6d White Calicoes 2£d Tea Cosies 1» 9d Union Shirtings B£d Dimities ssd Ladies' Corsets 3s 6d Oretoane 6ja Kid Gloves 2s 9d Cheap Lines in All Departments. DAVID THOMAS, ~ w (Late Matson, Cox, and Oo.) A UGXIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, and ESTATE AGENT, VALUA'iOSP WOOL AND GRAIN BROKBB, ASHBURTON' Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashbarton Alternately fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fat, Hides, etc., en FSIDAYS Sales of Wool throughout the season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Clearing Sales as per arrangement AGENT FOX- Mataon and 00., Ohristchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage Company, Christchurch Booth, McDonald, and 00, Christchurch' White's Sheep Dip Maasey-Harris Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stephenson and Co., Dunedin Planet Jupiter Garden and Field Tools! MTID THOMAS, Ashburton. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES FOR SALE CHEAP— 200^ aeres—Ratigitata, Fenced and Sub-divided, Small Whare 495 %crm— Mitcham, Fenced and sub-divided into two paddocks, No House 462 acres—Chertsey, Good House and Improvements 588 acres—Three miles north from Chertsey, Splet.did Improvements 2000 acres—Above Traffic Bridge, Bangirata, part allavial flits, sub-divided into eighteen paddocks, 1000 acres in good English grass, cirrym* capacity, 3000 sheep, good modem dwelling house, woolsheJ, garden, forty acres plantation!* etc 1693 acres-One mile South of Bangitata Traffic Bridge, sub-divided into three paddocks, 300 acre** river flat, Well-watered 1096 acres— 11 in English Grass, thoroughly improved 31 \ «:res~ Allenton, plendid Land, mast be very valuable in years to come 248 acres—Kyle, well-improved 1600 acres—Mitcham, Good Land, in First-class order 330 acres-Westorfield, 200 sens been in turnips fenced 50 acres—Hinds Township, Fenced, etc 50 acres—Hinds, Perpetual Leases, 28 years to run 110 acres—Rich Swamp Land, Splendid Dairy Farm, Worth Locking after, Close to MoDonald's woolshed, Orarl 1) Thomai, Ashburton. I HAVE £1000 TO INVEST ON GOOD SECURITY. D. THOMAS -1 HAVE BEEN APPOINTED LOOAL AGENT FOR THE SALE OF BELFAST CHEMICAL MANURES, And can Supply— StTPERPHOSPHATES, BLOOD MANURE, POTATO MANURK f BONE MEAL & BONE DUST In isxge or small quantities. DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton. ASHBBBTON*SKIN SALES. 3- '.HALb HOLD A FORTNIGHTLY SALE Of SHEEPSKIN J, FAT, HIDES "^f ALLOW &o-» throughout the Beason, David Thomas, ASHBURTON Great Amalgamation Sale of Boots % Shoes fTAVING aken over the Stock of MR J. NICHOLAS, Bootmaker, and also received 8 large consignment from a Wholesale Firm in Christchurch for Cash, -1 ""monster salts of boots and shies, FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. NOBDEB TO RBDUCE ™™jj^i^Z&g? !NTEN° T° AT SALE COMMENCES ON SATURDAY, MAY 12. Terms GASH During Sale. S. ANDERSON, BOOT IMPOBTEE, IP A!■ T STREET ASHBURTON 1



11. M, JTones. BOOKS, Stationery and Fancy Goods ] a Large and Well Assorted Stock oa hand. Leather goods, Electroplate, Glass and Chiuaware. PIANOS. PIANOS. PIANO?'. ORGANS. ORGANS. ORGANS. Best makes and values in tha Market to select from. A«ent for Milncr and Thompson. Easy Terms. STAR CYCLES. Hunger Star Cycles, R»ftt\s ers and Racers, are tho Best v\ tho market. Builb to your order, l>est woikrijarisslup and material guaranteed. Eav tprms of payment. Agent for Adams, Cur lies and Co. \ H- M- JONES. X



| DRESDEN j PIANO COMPANY'S DEPOT SCHOOL op MUSIC, I Saundeks' Buildings, Ashuurton. PIANOS by the best makera, ia stock, at LOWEST PBICES. MUSIC. —As our firm keeps the Largest Stock of Music in New Zealand, all orders entrusted to me wil be be satisfactory executed. VIOLINS, VIOLIN STRINGS, VIOLIN REQUISITES. Horace A. ©atcs, j1 AGENT AND MANAGER. 5 2 A FACT.—Anyone drinking Health -£*- Tba and discarding all other brands, will certainly add ten years to his life. 1 lusfe your try it. To be had from all I jrocera.



fc.. G. Staveley, Public Notices : i In conjunction with the National Mortgage — r _-dA = a« ! - ?j: iH fl i^_ T0 THE pu | TO THE ASHBUETON — I COUNTRY _S_ETTLEKS. H AVfflo M»— " MR KG. STAVELEY (in conjunction HORSESHOER & GENERAL with the National Mortgage and Agency Oomp»ny of N.Z., Limited) hns LLAUibMIIH • iSK&^t^S^'riitSd j» *• ™ J^ * that .hop operation*, and will re g u,a ri y attend £ ASHBURTON AND TINWALD SALE- P<*bib in general for a fair share of their YARDS, patronage. CONDUCT CLEARING SALES WHEN To meet the times lam doing first REQUIRED, o \ Mg shoeing, hacks ss; draughts 6s, I MAKE LIBERAL ADVANCES ON n VnII hi n wool clips, a rUU Nh 9 And Carry on A GENERAL STOCK AND STATION BLACK bMIIH. AGENCY BUSINESS r __ In all its Branches. ~~ ]KR JgDWARD g|AUNDSRS JF^JV 'LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE jtfflflf^ JfcWlfok And all Business entrusted to him /y^vol\. Mft^awM&^k WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AND fjjr-Jll \nL_MF^J CAREFUL ATTENTION. fe^if^P Y^f^Mm^f Being well-known throughout the dis- <iM|P*Um^^ trice, Mr oaunders many friends will no "" doubt show their practical appreciation of LANDELLS AND PRESTON this arrangement. Burnett Street, next Ashbnrton Club, Sales each TUESDAY at ABhburton ENGINEERS & CYCLE EXPERTS, and Tinwald alternately. ___ E. G. STAVELEY, >^X7R Mr Landells having worked for In conjunction with the National Mot^»ge \J the last twelve years as Locomotive & Agency Company of N.Z. Ltd.) pi tter i n tne Addington Workshops, and ' T>| m _ ' ■—■* Mr Preston having served his apprentice a card] ship with Charles Burrell and Sons MT? Twt T TS'c *swortft A tbr> England, Traction Engine Manufacturers K^r»M •« ™ is a sufficient guarantee that satisfaction CLASS will meet fcvery will be given to whoever may place their FRIDAY EVENING, at 8 engines in their hands, o'clock, at Gates' School of —-— Music. Terms moderate. 6 118 Pumps, Lawn Mowers, Sewing machin a , . and Engines of every description a card.] REPAIRED MISS lyT O BRIDE stencil pi ateSj Kama Plates, and En -"-A. eravlner done LADIES' NURSE, graving gone urnett Street West (a few doors from SMITH'S J£££L premier ypnajyuuttm LONGBE&CH COACH. W E HaVB '° """""""' "" "*** "' O" £ iSr^^LirJ flvoSe^hea! dressiko. Longbeach Coach will start from Ash- "~— burton at 4 p.m. Although the area of Land under R. R. BROWNE, wheat last year was much less than Ooftchman. usual, the Sales of this Dressing — more than Doubled CITY the CLOTHING COMPANY, Framots year. A 2a PACKET IS SUFFICIENT FOR EAST STREET, 50 BUSHEL? OF SEED. Next Salek's Jeweller. ASHBURTON DRUG COMPANY, LIMITED. MR GECRGE RANSOM, having 'MANUFACTURERS' AGENiS. Agents accepted the Management in Ashburton Bakaia Miles and Co., Limited. ... , .„ Leeston : F. Jameson, of the above, will open up on MAY 26, |Pi\N with a Large and Well Assorted Stook of U.S.S.CO l|i fa^ USS CO MEN'S CLOTHING, SHIRTS, |!f-^"^-*.. COLLARS, TIES, Etc., iw - which ,ill be placed before the Public Msmp OOMPAjqs AT Ta£ Ij UF NEW ZEALAND. LOWEST POSSIBLE PBICES Wat, Wwt PA^TT STEAMERS SAIL fbom LYTTBL Joe Nk^CASH. tqn Ag UNDEE . A Capital line of Tweed Suits at 29s 6d For Wellington-Monday, Tuesday, Wed r nesday, Thursday, <iEo G. R. invites all old friends and ac- tJ . L .__ , Saturday, quaintances to him a call in bis Picton and Nelson--iuesday, Thursda new position. aud featurd3y * ' Auckland, via East Coast ports—Everj Monday. -, Auckland, vh West Coas ports—Every Thursday. KICKEL WATCHES, Dunedin—Monday,Tuesday andFrida] Hobart and Melbourne —Every Tues NICKEL WATCHES, B^vh Ancklsndi every Monday . BICKEL WATCHES. Sydn d es "aOook Straits 'CTCry TuBS For particulars apply to mHE Cheapest and best in the Market, M LES^CO. LIMITED. L AGENTS, ASHBURTON usually sod at 25s now SELLING AT £1 EACH, ■ ——- - COOPER'S G. JJESSON'Sj aTxinxptD t\t~o (Late J I Quinn) O Jtl W2jJOj±r JLJ X. IT . EAST STREET SHEEP^EMERS ASHBURTON of the ASHBURTON DISTRICT, NO more Indigestion ; no more ncr T Beg to notify that I have appointed vousness from indulging in too X much tea drinking, for those who drink MR J. G, RESTELL, Health Tea. One trial will convince op you. Heney Zander, Authorised Agent. ASHBURTON, Agent for the Sale of A —" COOPER'S CELEBRATED SHEEP Mrs A. G. Claridge, SIPPING POVTO, TEACHER OF ANi) ALSO PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, asd SINGING. That in future all appointments for the C'JX STREET^ASHBURTON. DIPPING OF SHEEP TEEMS ON IFpLIOmON. UNwIS DIP » i. ar «■ jc m « ■-T- ~V~ tt^h (Which has given such Ttnanimoue Miss Verne JTlo^ver, satisfaction to its supporters) must be JATTC of the Royal College of made with Mr Restell, who will see that j Music, London, is prepared to the same success ia ensured in the future. give instructions in the above art, Terms upon application. Residence, MORE SHEEP ARE DIPPED Cox Street. At home Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays, from 2 annually throughout the World with till 4 8 139 - COOPERS SHEEP DIP C M, BROOKE THAN WITH BEGS TO fcOTlFr to hia numerous Ar r OTHER mps Amm TOGBT _[ ER . Country Customers that in future v^x.-m^ he will attend at his late Shop, t», f A T/T? A rvar,l "TUP niOTMQABV" VV" LAKJI' Agent ' IH£ UldrCNoAnY, Wo Hereford Street, Christchurch. EVERY SATDRU4V AETERNOON from 3 to 4. ~ " " ' —■• C. M. BROOKE MAIL 6c GUARDIAN. \ ~ solicits the Patronage of former Customera nFrT?T« rPPWi ivnvt a. n wnv for hia Successor, CHRIbICHURGH AGEJSCY. MrS PrlCllitrd. \XH J. R. SIMPSON has been i Presceii'Tions Accurately Prepaebd. appointed our AGENT at Chtistchurc Horse and Cattle Medicines, Patent and is authorised to make Contracts for Medicines and Sundries at Christchurch pricea, and every attention given by her Advertising and Printing, and to give new Manager, ME F. E. WHITE, roceipfcs ou our bel_l Registered Chemist, THE ASHBURTON PUBLISHING} igent for Brooke's Soluble Arsen c J COMPANY, LIMITED, Powder. The best tried remedy f- r Foot I per Wh, J. Stpwaud. Rot in Sheep. J January 6, 1894. Price 4d per lb J



Business Notices { SEDUCTIONS. BEDUCTIONS. SHORT FIREWOOD. SHORT FIREWOOD. 25s per Cord, Delivered, KEEP YOUR HEABTHS WARM. i W. H. COLLINS & CD. f Royal Insurance Company. I Grey Valley Coal Company. 1 AGENIS FOR \ Springfield Pottery Company ! I Corben and Go's Celebrated Enamelled Mantelpiece IMcEen ie c Furniture Renovator THE BEST HOUSE IN ~ -—-~^— A TOWN" / t tor f \p 2 \. QV / i M x s X 2J LINOLEUMS, \^ O X^ FLOOR CLOTHS, X^ f ETC.. ETC. W. Gbeakd, Canterbury ... 61,0f OR. D. MoLban, Hawke's Bay 58,000 M. C. Obbbm,, Canterbury , M 5,0(0 Waiapoa Station, Gisborne ... 20,000 W. O. Rotherpoed, Amari.. 20,0(0 j Ida Valley Station, (Wo ... 30,000 «L W, Moßab, Ainnrl .. 19,0C0 Scottish and Few Zealand In *. Symons, Marlborongh .. 45.0G0 veatmentOompany. South- F. H. Richmond, Marlborongl 13,000 land #>> tt 17,00 And by owners of over 6.00 C 000 sheep And by many other* well-known Fiosk in New Zealand, and Kan millions Owners, hroughout the world. R>«**>?• Sy irraernf)nc<i><9. J?rlco~(in casks) 15s 6d per JPriee- (in kegs) SO(S per o^svt Grallon. 1 Cwt makes 1000 Gallons Dip. 1 Gallon Fluid make, 100 Omum. Dip | * Cliief ALjg&vttm— BLAOKBURNB & 00 , Oliriitohurcb. distbict AaBHTB-Milea and Co., Limited Aahburtcn and Bafcaia



WALKER'S BOT-FLY BEMEDY. IMPOKTANT NOTICE.



0 2? fc°, ? e« n"mero«8 requests of large owners these Remedies have been reduced to 7s 6d, and where two Sets or more are taken to 6a 6a per set. tfo Kemedies ever introduced into this colony have proved so successful in restoring the sufienng horse as WALKER'S BOT FLY REMEDIES, Very highly recommended O f . E '«« Art« Pastoral Asooiation Show. Awarded the highest sms^ ssrth and P-show j very highiy ™**d *the November 1,1893. K. Meredith, M.H.R., Bays:—l had a fine Aehbuitcn Forks March 1 ifiQi young draught horse got so low in oondition *en D uuon JJorKS, Maicn 1,1894. very beat res Jits. He is nowTt hi ß work aa ifL-^J™ pr£ Ve<i qU 4. c a euaoess with wcrour bish* K°°™ s^sm^sss at the nose and a very bad cougb ; and was —- scarcely able to walk about; we quite expected Seaside Farm, eJ?"i? ld die- l heard a S°od deal about Wakanui, April 14,1894 ' .™*^ er 8 Bot Fl 7 Bemedies " and gave it Mr Walker, Dear Sir,—l have great pleasure wA th l. most satisfactory result^ and shortly in informing you that tho bot fly mixture I r last bottle he began to im got from Mr Heseltine, your agent wea a prove y thf) md ct B week was able for wonderful success. 1 had four horses WOr,. • lty and well< I fcel«eve it to be a >erious!y ill on December last. After using all m.e° loine unequalled, andean reeommed it ihe remedies I oould think of I was induced w v eonfider!Oe to aII borse owners, as the to try your mixture. The result waa mar- best horße reme^ »n the market. vplloua, if striotly followed the directions given and in a week the horsea were out of Edward Corbiti danger and reoovering rapidly. I drenched two more in February with the same result. They all put on flesh rapidly, and are now in —— prime order. P. Stewart. Brockside, December 12,1892, Mr Cross, Barnhani, got the Remedy ai fw* Km o - * horso suffeiing last year; on reaching horn« i ..T 8" 1"! ?™ h to ndd my he was deud. This seasun one took bad, a'so S'pi,^ ° i- ha W0 T nd l erf ] ul effects of your ehowing the symptoms. He pave the Kemody Z^l 7 ,iSemed. ieß- 1 1 had J a vsluab'e horse and the Eecond day after, the horee P 3 S«h i- V6ry-bad and,B radua»y got worw. bots in hundreds and ie doing well P If*** el! evo "a w»uld ha^ died. He kept 6 loding flesh, got a dry coat, tight skin, care- worn expression of the eye, a cough, running at the nostrils, a«d could Beareely work I got your remedies and gave them as directed, greenwood Farm. with the most beneficial results. The seoom Mr w.n «. 5 Ut / gC| gUBt t9' 1g92 day a£ter gelltinß the las(} drenoh he began to Mr Walter, Sir,—l an glad to bear testi- pass bots in handfuls, some of which I here FrTßt™ a W°no erful/ fi6ot u otJ mtB v a* T ith uhanu d you- I»«a^iately after passing iLY Remedies. One of my best borsos be. the bots he began to mend, and is now as fat oame very bad ; ihe skin tight, the eye life- as butter, hearty and well, thanks to Walker's less and a bad color, and got low in oondition. Bot-fly Remedies Any who doubt send Anxious to finish ploughing a paddook I did them to me, and I will convinoe them tha" not wanMo lay him up until he became un- your remedies are a boon to the oommuoit able to lift his feet, or do any more. We had and tho suffering horse Every horse shoul to help him into a stable 1 gave him yopr have them in the season, as lam confident Ramedies, and the treatment you pre- if used there will be no more deaths from the scribed, and ia a few daya he was quite bot-fly Use this aa you please better, and now at hia work, hearty and well, 1 quite believe, had I not given him your „ Remedies, he would have died. You nan use u> "ovaia, this as you please. Bossbx Thompson. £ G.?F SFOR ASHB^TON-.wrAN^E RSO N&J.H ESE LTiNF Saddler.! MANUFACTURER-ROBERT WALKER, Oaual Re'erve, WooS J



___.. _*_ Business Notices. ________ (N THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF — HABDLBT B ROS. BY ORDER OF THE PURCHASER, £2500 Worth of -Drapery TO BE ALMOST GIVEN AWAY. T HAVE THIS DAY received instructiona to sell the whole of thefStock AT FOUR SHILLINGS IN TEE POUND DISCOUNT Below Cosf Price, This Is a Golden Opportunity o Secure GREAT BARGAINS, As the Stock must be Sold by order of the purchaser, J. COTHBB, 34 MANAGER. GRAIN SEASON 1894 Tffl! ARK BUYERS OF— WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, AN I, EYE GRASS, in Large or Small Quantities. Grass Seed Cleaning, OUR GRASS SEED CLEANER being admittedly the best and most flffec tive fn the Colony, we are prepared io clean Rye Grass and Oocksfoo on Farmer'sfaccount. Charges Moderate. Cornsacks. WE ARE NOW LANDING EX "MAXWELL 1150 Hates. Which we are prepared to Supply at LOWEST GURUEN'f KATES SHEA-BMAN BEOS., MARKET HOUSE, ASK ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE tOBLIO TO OBSERVE THAT HAVING BOUGHT TJBE WHOLE STOCK OF Crocker?, Glassware, Uolloware, Tinware, Ironmongery, arod f»roeery, FROM MESSRS STEPHENS IBROS, AT A CONSIDERABLE DISCOUNT FOR OAS Hi JJIHEYare now determined to offer the same at prices BELOW thorn of any legitimate House in Canterbury. The Quality of Goods kept by Stephens Bros. ' is too well known to require any comment j and as most of the Stock was bought by Messrs Stephens Bros, in the English market Shearman Bros, are in a post tion to Supply the very best Gooda at the LOWEST PRICES. Orders entrusted to them will We prompt despatch* and Telegramsand Letters will reoeive their immediate peraonal attention. Town and Suburban Ordera and Orders for Railway delivered by th* firm's"™*, free. Ouatomersjwaited apon^Orders if requested. SHEABMAJSr BEOS, MARKET HOUSE] IMMENSE ARRIVAL OF Autumn and Winter JNoTeljties, JpIRST DISPLAY OF NEW DRESS FABRICS, CHEVIOTS, DIAGONALS, HOPSACKS, SERGES, ETC. Special attention is called to LADIES' MANTLES AND JACKETS, Millinery department. Ladioa are invited to call and inspect aJBEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF NEW MILLINERY ia bhe various styles for the Seaaon. s Department now under New Management,>nd every are ft taken provide the latest novelties.