THfi AbHBUBI'UJH QPAHftUMg ffBIDAt, IAKUARf 5, 1894.

Printed and published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, Ltd, at their steam printing office, Burnett Street, Ashburton FRIDAY, January 5, 18P4.



Public Notices, A CARD. IS H. C. ORBELL, SOLICITOR, ASH BUiITO X Office : Montgomery's Buildings, Cornar Eabfc and Burnett Streets. TUTONEY~To" LEND on "approv securities, in sums to suit borrowers, LOWEST CURRENT RATES. H. C. ORBELL, Solicitor, Ashfcurton [A CARDj >IHS A.. O. CLARIDGJ TEACHER OF FIANOFOETS & ORGAN, COX STREET, ASHBURTON.: iERMS ON APPLICATION. ___________ W. ELMSLY, (Late of Sydney), COACH AND BUGGY PAINTER. HAVING taken over Paint Shop fro W. H. Paget, is prepared i PAINT all classes of Vehicles at Lowe Prices. All orders promptly attended t< 12 31.7 LANDELLS AND PBESTON Burnett Street, nexb Ashburton Club, ENGINEERS & CYCLE EXPERTS, Tl TANUFAOTUKERSof the Ashburfco JJjl Express, and Agents for thd lead ing firms in England, The famous premie (Helical tube) path racers in Stock. Pumps, Lawn Mowers, Sewing machines and Engines of every description REPAIRED. Stencil Plates, Name Plafcea, and En raving done. A BOON 10 HOUSEHOLDBRS ALLANDALE COAL COMPANY, LIMITED A SAVING OF 25 Pflß CENT IN YOUR COAL BILL. WE have appointed MR JAMES ELLIOTT, Coal Merchant, Ash burtonj Agant for the county, who will supply Customers in krge or snail quantities. The Allandale Coal 13 the best produced on the Eastern seaboard. It is an excellent Steam Coal, unrivalled foi Bakers, and a ljo >d Djrnestic Coal, burn ing with a flims, does not sparkle, and leaves a white ash. It is both Che ip and Excellent, JAMES ELLIOTT COAL MERCHANT, ABHBURroN. 11 145 G- JESSON, (Lit; J. Q linn), PRAOTIO WATCHMAKER AND •JEWELLER, GOLD A.^D SILVER-SMITH, OPTICIAN, &c. East Strket Ashbubtos, HAS just received an entirely NEW STO X of JEWELLERY for the Christmas Trade, which ha i< now offering at GREATLY REDUCED PBIOES or Cash for One month only. O'd C ujf.i, Spoons, F irks, etc, EUrccroplatoil equal to best Birmingham pinto. Watches o'eined and £?a-.vnvnted for 12 months, 4-j OJ. Twenty Rea§ona -\y HY YOU SHOULD PURCHASE BULLS PATEHTJVATCR FILTER. Ist—B-cause in having one of the 7 irne Hone Filters you hive the article you want. 2nd-»It is always in order and performs its duty as a filter should do. 3rd—lt is cheap, plain, and simple in construction. 4th—lt is easily ckaned, as all iaa* pu-i ies lie o;i the surface of the stone. 5 h—Being m*de of common earthen •vrara and stone it is strong and will keep the water cold. 6th—The material and labor are Colonial production, 7ih—N•) matter how filthy your water may be it will purify and make it as clear as cry--t-i). 8 h —l.vcry Filter j a sing over the railway p.iys to the Stile three different freights—stone •: from Oamaru, e-mhuri wai'o from Malvern, filter from Aslibnrton 9Lh—The Hail way Department charsj;e double the amount in carriage th*t thu lim^ stene cost at the quarry. 10.h—Because all Schools using Rulb's Filters are free from moa.«]tf.s, and the children look s'rong and harrly. 11th —You can g?t any s>iz » Filter you require from two quarts to thirly gallons 12th—Because the prices are low and range from 5 s to £4 10^. 13rJi—In Rule's Filter jou have the smallest, the laigest, the longest, and the strongest in the market. 14th—We make t.em suit-Ma for fhe I drawing room, ki-chen or scullery, fehool roora, hospital, railway .station, a-s well a> for cottages, farms, and sheep stations, 15th—Because you all need them, and once you have this Filter you wouldnever be -without one. 16th—By using the Patent Acme Filter you preserve your health, sivo your money, and keep tbo doctorfromyourdoor 17th—It is well known that diseases of all kinds arise from the use of impure water 18th—If you ask your friends to a cup cf tea or a glass of whiskey they will not refuse when they know you have nice filtered water, 19th—It is we'l known in Ashburton that Brooke's Aerated Waters have beon greatly improved isince he obtained 0110 of JKuVs Filters. 20,h-'rhe last but not the least, old Rule wants t-he money, W £[.JBul9» Patentee ifc tWrietor,



JbSusiness JNouces. " READ THIS! XN Consequence of the Great demand fcr Cash ed and being under the necessity of reducing at Stock owing to heavy shipments purchased during my stay in London and on vhe Continent, I have made SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS """ in Every article in the Grocery and Other Departments, and until further notice B will SELL for GASH at CHRISTCHURCH PBICES I do 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 Truth. 20 Tons Mauritius and Queensland m Sugars for the Jam Season now^ to hand; :o Kerosene, Matches, Tobacco, Sago, and 3t Tapioca, and all other Goods too numerous 3 . to mention, at UJS HE ARD-OF PRICES in Ashburton. Come and see our Windows. CURRANTS, 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, CHINA, CEYLON and INDIAN. Our own Mended Teas at 2s, 2s 43, 2s 6d in £lb, lib, packets, and 101b tins (blended on the premises by machinery) are ackaowledg d to be the best flavored and best value in the district. A special allowance of 2d per 1b 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 paid for BUTTER , in any Quantity. A. few good Dairies wanted. ALL Goods in thellardware and Crockery Depaitment are equally reduced. ~ JUST LANBSO Coptic) Two Hundred Galvanised Steel Elastic flovse Collars (in all sizes). Early application necessary. BINDIISG TWINE BINDING TWINE BINDING WIRK BINDING WIEE NOW IN STOCK. Also all other Harvesting material. Do not give y -ur order without"get tingf-my quotation. a I have some second-hand McCorm'ck and Mass«y REAPERS and BINDERS for Sale at a LOW figure —Also, — ONE MASSEjY M.OJWER. All in Best Order, V\ines and Spirits, Ales and Stout, Liqueuors and Havana Cigars, Cigarettes, in view of ap proaohing holidays, AT SPECIAL LOW RATES. OIPPtTS, LI OLEUMS, OILCLOTHS, 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 at 25 per cent Below Cost Price. This h a real fact. Come and see for yourselves. i WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW J APPLY EAIU.v- HENRY ZANDER AGfcNT FOR Australian Mulual Provident Socte Sun Kire office J. T. Ford and Co,



GREAT CASH SALE. IN ASSIGNED ESTATE OF ROBERT ALCORN. OVER £3800 worth of Clothing. Drapery, Boots, Glass and Earthenware. Iron moDßory and Groceries, which must be sold. The clothing is all Colonial made most of it to my own order from Colonial tweeds. There is a great variety of men h and boys'hats, men's and youths'white regatta and Oxford shirts. Linoleums, fl.-tnnelettes, shirting, and oalicoes, all imported direct from the manufacturers; all to be sold at prices whxh must command a f-ale. A nice assortment of Ironmongery and HoUoware, Glassware, and Crockery. ( g Great reductions in BOOT** for CASH, and a Lirge stock to select from. Men s ] Shooters Colonial made Bs. . 1 A large stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Straw Hats, 3j 61 to ss, Hats tor Is 6d, 2, to 3a, Hats fur Is and Is 6d. Hats for 6d each, The WHOLE STOCK will be sold at very Low prices for CASH. ROBERT ALCORN", r 12 75 SAUNDERS BUILDINGS. TO FARMERS. 3 f __ MCCORIICK MACHINE. The Best of All- Second to ft one CITE >HAVE now on view the new McCORMICK STEEL BINDER with ' ' SIMPLE KNOTTER for Season 1893-94, and invito all farmers to inspect. Reduced Price. Also Binding Twine of the best quality ac prices that prevent competition Binding Wire, Castor, Olive, Sperm, Lard, Valvoline, Lubroline, IVeatsfoot Cylinder, and Machinery Oils at bottom prices Fishing Tackle in immense variety. Fishing Licenses *\ New Goods in Electro-plate fur the Xmas Season and piesentations Get our price for Mason's Fruit Jars before purchasing elsewhere Enamelled and Brass Preserving Pans Cheavin's Rapid Walter Filter Bicycle Wheel Perambulators at Christchurch prices JOHN ORB & CO. ROLE AGENTS FOR THE McCORMICK REAPER AND BTNDER-. q ROBERT MURRAY. JjjlL ASHBURTON, f(CSS^I HOBDLOGKT, DIREO IMPORTER, >§53!5P^ MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS O.F OLOOKB, WATCHES, OPTICAL GOODS, PL^TE, JEWELLER* AND MATERIALS. Only High-class Goods kept in Stock. £600 worth of Watches to select from. Jewellery and Plate in great variety. A S I intend nuking extensile Alteritioas to my bminas* premises at an early l\. date, there will bj a SPECIAL DISCOQN Pof T&S p-jr c*nt given oa all CASH Sties of Jewellery, Clocks, acid Plate up to January 20, 1894, uv order to reduce more quickly the very large Stock now on hand. Ju^t to hand —A parcel of Rotherana's World-reaowned English Levers. A Beautiful Stock of specially imp >rtel Spectacles and Optical Goods. TEN PER, CENT DISOOUNT FOR GASH. WALL PAPERS. J 5,000 Pieces. JUST LANDED, ex AORA.TSGK, CHEAP PAPIRHANGINGS of the Latest t) Patterns and Designs. A SPLENDID SELECTION. CALL AND SEE PATTERNS. PAINTERS and PAPERHANGERS sent to any part of the town or countr at shortest notice. JOHN 'WILSON, PAINTER AND PAPEEHANGEB, CORNER OF ARCADE AND BURNETT STREETS, ASHBURTON. 12tt8 INSTEAD OF GIVING Presento at Christmas TTTE GIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE VALUE ALL THE YEAR ROUND. Thd Immense Increase in our Business is a proof of this assertion WE HAVE LANDED, AND ARE LANDING, Large Parcels of New Goods FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS s Bought direct rom'the English manufactories, all of which we areioffering at ; YEEY LOW KATES Carpet anil Felt Slippers. HILDREN'STROM Is. WOMEN'S ALL SIZES, lsOd, OT-xuuuiniiiaiiiu O MITCHELL & TURNER, TANCRED STP.BET.



j NOTICE. ASHBURTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET. JUST arrived a large assortment of Fancy Tables, Chairs, and Ornaments of s kinds, SUITABLE FOR OHRISTMA.S TRADE. Also a large stock . 1 Linoleums, Floorcloths, Cirpets, etc, American and Austrian chaira in grei variety Persons, about to buy Christmas presents would do well in inspecting 01 Show Rcom. INSPECTION INVITED. , Bedroom, Drawing fJoorn, and Dining Room Furniture, of our own manufactu! always in Stock. Furniture re-paired, re-polished, re covered, etc. Venetian Blind re-painted and made to order. " "*-*-T. H. Undhilt, and Co. (L4TE PICKFORD AND UNPKILL.) OPPOSITE ARCADE, AND NEXT BUILDING SOCIETY'S OFFICE, TANCRED STBEET. "IOTCOI LINS&W" FARMERS BEWARE! BBWARE! OF PURCHASING INFERIOR OILS which will only destroy your machinery and waste your time. WE HAVE usti Stocked a large supply of GENUINE VALVOLINE and oth Machine Oils which will not only Lubricate, bub will keep the workii parts of machinery cool, Prices on application. W. IL Collins and Co,» /"Roya- Insurance Company, I Grey Valley Coal Company. AGENIS FDR 1 Springfield Pottery Company Corben and Go's Celebrated Enamelled Mantelpleo IMcK nzie's Furniture Renovator hTm. JONES. ' U. M. JONES. H M. JONES SAN TA^CLAUS AND FATHER CHRISTMAS ARK COMING AGAD A Large and Varied Stock of Books, Toys, and Fancy Goods, China Glass, ai Plated Ware, carefully selected and suitable for Christmas and New Ye; Presents from a penny Whistle to a Seventy Guinea Piano- Japanese Tables, Cat nets, Trays, Glove and Handkerchief Boses, Etc. Desks, Workboxes, Writing, ai Dressing Cases, Albums from Is 6d to 50s. Purses, Pocket Books, Letter and Cai DQLLS. DOLLS. DOLLS. Ixceptional Value for Christmas Trade. TOYS. TOYS. TOYS. BOOKS! BOOKS!! BOOKS!!! For Prize and Presentation purposes. School Committees very liberally dealt wil to endeavour to keep trade in the place. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS- Ivorine, Geletine, and Fringed Cards, hand-painted, unique, pretty, and chasl designs, Packet* pR Cards from 9d, Is, Is 6d, and 2a o'd each. il mTjonrs. wool Bb4son 1893-1894. ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES Up all WOOL placed in our bands FOR SALE at Ashburton, or for' Ship aoent to London or Antwerp. OUR STORES are very suitable for the proper display of Olips'entruobed to ua for Sale, they being commodious and well lighted. ALL LOTS, however large or small, are value I most carefully prior to fe, and no lot ia 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 Abhburton will be^properlyl packed land delivered into trucks free of all charges to the vendor. WOOLPACKS, TWINE COLORED BRANDING OIL ETC., SUPPLIED AT LOWEST CURRENT BATES OUR SECOND SALE OF THE SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1894. F.EUEDLANDEB BKOS. f^Cft 4i (irvl )'l*rj The Corner, j^^^^^^M^Sh THE FOLLOWING V^^^X^^^ SPECIAL PURCHASES are °wbeiagofferedandaK EARLY INSPECTION. "■ZyszzC— ■>, Leathe Shirtings 4Jd yard *%fii^Qf* s^s^^l Double Width Cashmeres in 1 ■ /jtf^l jO r^t'i t\\zL ft uaric navy anu oiacK. xs yard :^^^^^^.J^^«r W°^^L^^^^L Tweed Dress Matßrial43d and A Choice lot of Cotton Delaines 5d and 6d yard Blue and White Striped Galatea 4&d yard Strong Grey Calico 2a lid dozen White wide Calico (one yard wide) 3a 6d dozen Pongee Silks for Trimming, in all colors, Is 6d yard Another delivery of our celebrated Corsets, 2a 6d pair Boys' Galatea Hats 10|d Some New Shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats, 10|d'and Is each Men's Suits, all sia3s,|22s 6d and 25s 6d THE STOCK OF MILLINERY, DRAPERY, CLOTHING] & BOOTS is now one of the choicest in South Canterbury 1! W, H. Collier.



iorlli Briiislt and mercantile | JNSURANOI3 COMPANY, Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acta of Parliament. 9 AUTHORISED CAPITAL, £3,000,000. 1 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £2,750,000. PAID-UP CAPITA! TOTAL ASSISTS NOW EXCEED £11,000,000 BESULTS FOB 1892.:— FIRE DEPARTMENT. NET PREMIUMS, a£fcer deducting Re-insurancea .... ... £1,467,318 12 4 NET LOSSES by Fire, after deducting Reinsurances .„ 998,384 1 This embraces not merely all Losses actually ascertained and paid, but a full Estimate of all Claims that had arisen prior to December 31. THE FIRE FUNDS, after providing for payment of the Dividend, and irrespective of the Paid-up Capital, are as follows :— 3 Reserve .., , £1,550,000 oOj Premium Reserve , w 489,106 4 1 Dividend Reserve 150,000 0 0 Bai^noe Carried Forward ,„ 62,447 18 8 £2,251,554 2 H ASHBURTON ■ AGENT— F. FBHf&llf Alt. See that Substitutes are not imposed upon you—PUSHED FOR GAIN I FORD'S id I SCOUR AND LUNG-WORM MIXTURE. rd By Royal Letters Patent. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDIOINI PRICE, 17s PER GALLON, IS TWO GALLON TINS, WILL DRENCE 320.SHEEP ;h F. FERRIMAN, ASHBURTON, PATENTEE & PROPRIETOR. :e WALTER A. WOOD. TUBULAR STEEL MOWER: HAY RAKIL 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. food Mowing and Reaping Machine Company, Send for Annual Catalogue, HARVESTER AND BINDER ENCLOSED GEAR REAPER Binders, Mowers, j^^^k Reapers and Rakes* DON'T WASTE CROPS. V^P/W USE: a good machine." yl/X \ZJWto /The most reliable machines the world has ever had WAITER A. WOOD MOWING & REAPING MACHINE CO. WOOD WOOD WOOD WOOD WOOD Binders Twine Mowers Reapers Rakes —' —i— ' " ;" %. ■■. ■. ( *■■ CALL QUICK AND EXAMINE THEfR FAULTLESS QUALITY, F. FERRIMAN.