ROAD BOARDS

UPPER ASHBURTON.

The usual monthly meeting of tho Upper Aahburon Road Board was held on Monday. Present—Messrs McLean (chairman), C-rnip bell. Sargent, Tucker, and Stitt. The Clerk apologised for the absence of Mr Harper. COKRESPONDEKCE. from the Rikaia Road Board, forwarding ft petition from ratepayers to form part of the Miteham-Ashburtou road, and a% part of the road between sections 27392, 27344, and 27342 was a boundary road, the Rakaia Board would join in forming the road about 100 chains.—The Cie k was instructed ti reply that If the Rikai•* Board would under-; take the work of forming the 100 chains, more or less, this Board would pay half cost of the work. A petition was received, signed t;y a num ber of ratepayers, drawing the Boards attention to the bad state of the MUcham Road. . Al ' From Mr A* E. Martin, statin" that bo was willing that Mr Blackburn should take over his contract at Dromore and do the Work. " ''■'" :i -' ' ' '■ , , ■ ' . The Mayor of Linwood forwarded a circular of the "suggested solution of the unemployed problem.' KOIX ALTKKA'WOX. The Clerk wag instructed to make the following alteration : -R.S 30967, 28473 ---328 acres, 3 roods, 7 poles—from the late Mr R. Capon to Mrs Mary Ann Capon. GENERAL KAtK. Resolved on the motion of Mr McLean, seconded by Mr Stitt, that a general rate bo struck and levied on September 24 as follows:—No. 1 ward, $<i in the £ ; No. 2, id j No. 3, £1; No 4, fd; No. 5, £d; No. 6\ M—payable in one sum on October 9, 1894. TENDERS. It was decided to call for tenders for some 600 yards more or less of shingle for the AUenton ward where required. Tenders to be in for next meeting. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £117 0a 6d were passed for payment and the Board ad journed. ■..*

THE AbiJBtlRlON GttARDIAK: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1894.

Printed b*id published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, Ltd, vt their rteaw printing office. Burnett Street, Ashburfcon MONDAY, September 3, 1894.



SHKARM >N BROS., GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS, Reductions. Reductions* For CASH_ ONLY. 701b Bags No. 1 Snowdrop ROLLITT'S Supreme Flour, Sugar 16s 251b 2s, 50lb 3s lO^d, 561b Bags No. 1 Snowdrop lOOlbsTs 6d, 2001bsl4s Sugar 12s 9d Neave's Food lid per tin Caustic Lye, for Soap making, Candles 5Jd per Ib, 121bs for lOd per tin, 12 tins for 8s 6d 5s 3d | Marmalade in glass jars 8d Corn Flour (Brown's) 3Jd lb, ! Choice Figs 6d per lb 121bs 3s 3d , Rock Salt 5s 6d per cwt Edmond's Baking Powder, large 251b " Blue Bell» Oatmeal 2s 6d tins, lid tin, 12 tins 10s 6d per bag, 4 bags 9s lid Cream of Tartar (pure) Is 2d lb, Finest Sago, Tapioca, and Split 121bs for 12s 3d Peas If d lb, 71bs for Is Baking Soda 3d lb r slbs for Is Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 31bs of our noted 2s Blended Tea 6d dozen for 5s Lemon Peel 8d lb, 71b tins 3s 6d Essence Coffee, large boftles, Is ! New Currants (cleaned) 3f dlb Fine Salt 5s per cwt. Eleme Eaisins (cleaned) 4Jd lb White Pepper Is 2d lb, 121bs Dunn and Hewitt's Cocoa 8d lb for 12s Sunlight Soap Is 2d box of six Safety Matches 4d per dozen, 6 Tablets dozen for Is 6d NONE BUT THE BEST BRANDS OF GOODS KEPT IN STOCK. Full Weights Guaranteed. Goods delivered Daily. Nimmo and Blair's reliable Vegetable and Flower Seeds always on hand Sole Agents for Tiger Teas and "Blue Bell" Oatmeal. ■ SHEA RMAN BEOS., MARKET HOUSE- Important Announcement, —: Retiring from Business. :— ROBEBT MURRAY PRACTICAL WATCH A3SD CLOCK MAKER, JjjESIRES to announce to his Customers and the l Joblic generally, that he has decided to RETIRE from BUSINESS, and in order to more easily dispose of his Business has resolved to REDUCE his large and Costly Stock>y SELLING at a great sacrifice. The WHOLFi.of the STOCK, comprising <*VJE!S £3000 WORTH OF WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, PLATE, ETC. Will be offered AT PRICES NEVER BEFORE OFFERED to the Ashburton public, many of the lines being reduced as much as 40 and 50 per cent. £10 10s Watches, reduced to £8 &» j £5 10s Watches, reduced to £3 15s j Eight Day Clocks to Strike, from 18r» 6d Silver Watches from £1 5s j Very Strcust SERVICEABLE WATCHKS in SOLID NICKEL Cases, REDUCED From 21s to 15s. A very large and well selected Stock cf HIGH-CLASS DIAMOND, ENGAGE KENT, WEDDING and KEEPER RINGS. GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY OF ALL PRICES AT A TRElIIEffDOlttl REDUCTION OFF MARKED PRICES. SPERLING SILVER AND ELECIRO-PLATED WARE AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. Having a VERY HEAVY STOCK of Watch and Clock Repairing Materials at present, the PRICE of WATCH and CLOCK REPAIRS will be GRKATLTE REDUCED. Watches Cleaned ... ... 5s 6d Mainsprings ... ... ... 4 S 6d Clocks Repaired and Cleaned from 2s ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGUBES. Special Attractive Sale OF Drapery, Clothing 1 and Boots; COMMENCING, SATURDAY JUNE 23, FOR ONE MONTH. 73 pair Blankets reduced to 10s 6d and 12s 6d 87 Men's Kaiapoi Suits at 25s 6d worth 32s 6d TAPESTRY AND BRUSSELS CARPETS GREATLY REDUCE! 32 dozen Ladies' Cashmere Gloves 9d and Is per pair High Class Dress Goods, double width, from Colonial Flannel 8d per ywrd Flannels, good quality, from 3|d Ladies' Boots from '2s per pdl i j Ladies' Slippers from Is 3d pej pair tfrcat Reductions in Erery Deparfmeit*,



Fublie Notices. PHOTOGRAPHY. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PHOTO GRAPHY. •| DOZEN CABINETS, highly finished, J- for 10s 6d ; Carte de Visite, 7s 6d per dozen at LAWRENCE'S STUDIO opposite Raiiway Station, Photographers by special appointment ] to His Excellency the Governor. Portraits of every description taken from Catd to Life Size. Pictures by the Instantaneous Method are equally as good taken in dull weather as In the brightest sunshine. 7 100 JLlewellyia Owen, PIANOFORTE, SINGING/HARMON* \ THK Second Term will commence May 7- Vacanciesfer four pupils. Office hours 4 to 5 p.m. daily. ARCADE CHAMBERS, Asbburton. J N.B—An experienced Pianoforte Tuner always at hsnd. I A OABD I MR J. ELLIS'g SHORTHAND ' CLASS will meet Every | FRIDAY EVENING, at 8 j o'clock, at Gates' School of ' Music. Terms moderate. 5 118 si~awii»g: a Painting Classes. ■ m k w7h. t ait A TTENDS on TUESDAYS at Mr /A. Gates' Dresden School of Music to ghe lessons in the above subjects. All information can be obtained from Mr Gates or from W. H. Tait, Timaru. Old Paintings renovated and repaired. Port raits painted. 8 3 Good News Messrs Carson and Co. TTAVING ENLARGED THEIR O_ PREMISES to make room for their increasing Trade, and having bought ont the best lines in' Messrs Hunter and Son's Stock at considerably less than cost they will hold AN EXTENSIVE SALE For a few weeks, when they will sell at the following price, FOR CASH ONLY. Flake Tapioca l|d per lb Elesne Raisins 4|d Whole Ginger Is Sugar 2|d to 3d Currants 3|d Golden Syrup, 21b tins, 7d Pure Indian Tea Is 9d lb Monarch Tea 31bs for 5s 6d Best FJax Rope Ud lb Bluestone 3d lb Best Rein Cord lid Vegetable Seeds 3d Flower Seeds Id We have the Newest and Neatest Stock of Household Ironmongery, Crockery, and Glassware, which will aleo be sacrificed during Sale. WANTED-Good Dairy Produce of every description. 1 CARSON <& CO., WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER* & IRONMONGERS, ! OPPOSITE UtflON BANK. I A 800 1? TO HOUSEHOLDERS i ALLANDALK COAL COMPANY, LIMITED. A SAVING OF 25 PER CKNT ON YOUR COAL BILL. WE have appointed MR JAMES ELLIOTT, Coal Merchant, Ash burton, Agent for the county, wno will supply Customers in largo or saiall quantities. The Allandale Coal is the best produced on the Eastern seaboard. It ia an excellent Steam Coal, unrivalled for Bakers, and a good Domestic Coal, burn ing w.th a flame, does not sparkle, and ..eaves a white ash. It Is both Cheap and Excellent. JAMES ELLIOTT COAL MERCHANT ' ASHBURTON PRECAUTION AVOID HOTELS ! which do not SELL Wolfe's I |_Schnapps| f£nco3ii*»gre Centime AtOCfvl Industry. S N order to keep our large staff of -*• tailors fullj employed during the winter, we are now offering EXTRA ORDINARY INDUCEMENTS to our Customers Compare our New Patterns in New Zealand Tweeds — Good, Heavy and Durable for winter wear MEN'S SUITS to-MEASURE FROM £2 l@s to £3 10s. TROUSERS to Measure from 15a to 2ls Men's Waterproof Tweed Overcoats made to measure. Every Coat guaranteed thoroughly Waterproof Ladies' Waterproof Mantles made to Measure in the Latent styles BOOTS and SHOES in all best makes, j $&* Every pair warranted to wear well. I ™N? w T Winter Sh«fc«. Hats, Ties, and Men s Underclothing, etc, Good and Cheap. CRAIGHEAD & BERRYMAN, THE LE DING TAILORS AND OUT FITTERS, ASHBURTON '"dolTaT cigarettes - 3<j. n« holders orphotos^HifflßY Zander Whole sale aeentj



Piamic ivotices. t A CARD Mrs A. C. Gkridie,. TEACHER OF lANOI'ORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING, j COX STREET, ASHBCJRTON. I TERMS ON APPLICATION. JH thanking his old friends and tho j public for their support in the past, j begs to notify that he intends resuming his former bu&inesa as a BUTCHER, and trusts by supplying Meat of the Beet Quality at reasonable prices to merit their further favors and support. 0. DIGBY, (Next H. Zander's) East Street, Ashburcon. LANDELLS AWD PKESTON Bubnett Stebßt, next Ashhurton Club, ENGINEERS & CYCLE EXPERTS, OUR Mr Landells having worked for the last twelve years as Locomotive Fitter in the Addington Workshops, and Mr Preston having served his apprentice ship with Charles Burrell and Sons England, Traction Engine Manufacturers is a sufficient guarantee that satisfaction will be given to whoever may place their engines n their hands. Pumps, Lawn Mowers, Sewing machin -z and Engines of every description REPAIRED Stencil Plates, Nam9 Plates, and En. graving done TO THE PUBLIC. CTAYING started Business as HORSESHOER & GENERAL BLACKSMITH in the Wakanul Road, in* that shop known as Rae's, directly oppoelte Mb Ohilds, I beg to ask my friends and the publis in general for a fair share of their patronage. To meet fche times lam doing first cUss shoeing, hacks ss; draughts 6s. /? ; YOUNG, BLACKSMITH. j DULL TIMES. GREAT CASH SALE OF BOOKS, STATIONFRY, FANCY GOODS, MUSIO, &c, &c FOR ONE MONTH ONLY AT ■L. R ANDBEWES & GO'S. HUNDREDS OF POUND? WORTH * v I MUST BE SOLD AT A GREAT SACRIFICE FOil CASH. ALE NOW ON. L. F. A3SDRBWES & CO., STATIONERS' HALL. u.s,s,co : rjO uss co $"" ■ UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL fkom LYTTEL TON AS UNDER: For Westport and Greymouth—Weekly. Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Napier Wharf—About every 10 days. Nelson—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Picton—Thursday and Saturday. Auckland via east coast Ports—Every Thursday. Auckland via west coas Ports—Every Thursday. Dunedin- Monday and Friday. Hobart and Melbourne via Dunedin and Bluff—AbauG every ten days. Sydney via Auckland—Every alter nate Thursday. Sydney via Cook Straits—About every ten days. In addition to the foregoing services there are frequent services to all Ports by small steamers at irregular intervals, for particulars of which see advertisement in Christchurch daily papers. For particulars apply to MILES & CO., LIMITED. AGENTS. ASHBURTON 1 HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT, Ash burton. W. JHL~Rinbfi T)EGS TO INTIMATE to the resi -13 dents of Canterbury that he has O^nbd at Ashburton an Establishment for thy treatment of all ailmenta by the system of Hydropathy. To insure the adoption of the most recent improvements in the system, W.H.R. has procured the services of Mr Hekbeut Holmes, a practical bathraan, who has learned his business at Smedley's Celebrated Hydropathic Establishment at' Matlock in Derbyshire. This gentlflinan having spent almost all his life at, Smedley's has a thorough acquaintance with all the details of the Hydropathic Treatment, Massage, Etc. Consulting Physician—DkT. A. Leahy. Arrangements will be made whereby a female attendant will wait upon Lady patients, Rheumatism, Bronchitis, and Sciatica a Specialty. w. h.~~rujl-e, MATLOOK HOUSE, Tanered Street, Ashburton. GOOD afternoon, Mrs Smith. No feelhig well % Have a cup of Health-Tea! Nothing so invigorating find strengthening > My word, Mrs Brown, this is simply lovely. Wholesale and retail at Zander's.



FOR INFANTS" JOfD INYALIDE MELLIN'S LACTO-GLYCOSS ', or kh^h: food. specially adapted for countries where fresh cow's killk cannot be. obtajkhl X7M»Q<>cdtarcfncfnimAnim^a^v,aniketf>a*odiitmyeiimatt. WtibeoMaifudtrmdHDnwM<«M «(Hlft BEECHAM'S PILLS 17*011 Bilious and Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Sick .' Headache, Giddiness, Fulness, and Swelling after meals, Dizziness and Drowsi ness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Costive ness, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c. The first dose will give relief in twenty minutes. This is no fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one Box of these Pills, and they wUI be acknowledged to be " WORTH A GUINEA BOX.' BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to com plete health. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER; They are like magic— & few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs ; Strengthening the muscular system, restoring the long-lost complexion; bringing back the keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the rosebud of health the whole physical energy of the human frame. For throwing off fevers in hot climates they are specially renowned. These are facts admitted by thousands, in all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the nervous and debilitated is that Boecham's Pills have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine in the world. Ful diections with each box. kepabed only by THOMAS BEECHAM, St. Helens, Lancashire, England. Sold by all Druggist in the Colonies. IS MARRIAGE A FAILURE? •'NO." qmSPECIALLY when you Furnish at the ASHBURTON FURNITURB WAREHOUSE, for there you get Value for Your Money, an 3 there is no cause for after regrats and disappointments, as your Furniture lasts a Life Time Jpß|M|w^^M| ; WICKER OHAIRsTJust the thing for Josfc landed—a splendid line of BRASS Nn^W||| RAIL BEDSTEADS, to be sold Cheap ; WjWWmi^M^^t Spring Mattresses to fit from 22a Iw^^^^^^P^^^^^^^awß^ Woven Wire Mattresses trom ,25s "j^^^^^^^^^ffi^^ TO THOSE WHN SUFFER FROM 'y^f^^^^^^^^smiS&^^ W® are Showing some Splendid ~&V^!iCa^SMFJ^Vz^N V/ ;\i / »e<iei»aßCl vj=ls IMf HTfl A!T BiTTTi'IiTTTS! "^TT'H^ndrilL & Co's, CABINET MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, Etc., TANCRED STREET NEXT , BUTLDING SOCIETY S OFFICE] BISECT FffOM THE SEAT OF WAR A Large Consignment of China Matting, B£d, lOd^ Is, Is 8d ; Is 6d Carpet Squares, 12s Gd to G guineas Dutch, Tapestry, Brussels, and Pile Carpets in New Designs Door Mats from 2s 6d to 12s Gd Hearth Rugs from Os Gd to 23a Gd Oileiotlis sipcl Jjfneleisiiiit. A VERY CHOICE SELECTION OF NEW PATTERNS i 8 Inches to 4 Yards Wide. MITCHELL & TIMER. RcTolution, Revolution. Use Black Ball Coal. mHE CLEANEST, CHEAPEST, and BEST GOAL in the Market. BEATS ALL OTHERS BY A SAVING OF S5 PER CENT. Is Equal to Westport for Heat, but does not consume so quickly. | ONCE USED, ALWAYS USED. W. H. COLLINS & CO • SOLE AGENT, BLACK BALL COAL COMPANY, Limited. ["Royal Insurance Company Grey Valley Coal Company Aflirwra vni* i Springfield Pottery Company AUJMNIb vvk, t o or ben and Co s Celebrated Enamelled Mantelpiece I McKenzies Furniture Renovator S. Anderson, BOOT W A. K-'EJ HO USE, EAST STREET. BOOTS- BOOTS- BOOTS rpHE Largest 1 and Beat Assorted Stock in the District to Select from ALL BEST ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL MAKES IN STOCK. Our COLONIAL GOODS are made at Our Own Factory, so that we are able to GUARANTEE SATISFACTION AND SELL AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICtiiS. Bvorv Description of Boots and Shoes made to order. Material and Workmanship * GUARANTEED. Be sure to Call and Inspect Goods before Buying elsewhere. S. ANDERSON, BOOT! MANUFACTURER AND IMPORTER,; J. NICHOLAS, Manager, East street. Rkpaibs Done Same Day as Brought



' Public Notices. Cheap Drapery, Cheap Drapery. SALE OF EDWARD 3, BENNETT and Go* HRAPERY STOCK BARGAINS IN TWEEDS. HEAVY TWEED »t Is o|d per yard BAKGaINS IN DRESS GOODS. DOUBLE-WIDTH CASHMERES Bha per yard BARGAINS IN BLANKETS. HEAVY WHITE BLANKETS from 8a lid BARGAINS IN FLANNELLETTES. FLANNELLITTEB from 3d per yard BARGAINS IN ULSTERS. STYLISH ULSTERS from 2a lid BARGAINS IN BOYS' SUITS. BEST COLONIAL SUITS HALF COST ! BARGAINS IN HOSIERY. GOOD CASHMERE HOSE Is per pair YOU MAY EXPECT bargains' AND YOU WILL GET THEM W. 11. COLLIER, "THE CORNER.' kea&iziti^it ha B,ja. £750 WANTED IMMEDIATELY. mHE TIME HAS COME AND WK ARE NOW COMPELLED TO REALIZE ON THE WHOLE OF OUR WELL ASSORTED STOCK OF General Drapery, Clothing* Boots, fcliots etc. i ; EVERY LINE WILL BE GBEA.TLY REDUCED IN ORDER TO ' ! | EFFECT A SPEEDY CLEARANCE, THIS WILL BE A GENUINE AND BONA , FIDE SALE. "^"O "DEASONABLE /~\VFER O EFU3ED. JLI» SALB ON Friday, June 2» f AND FOLLOWING DAYS, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, IV. W. SPENCER & Co , ARCADE HOUSE, 155



*a AXDin & »•■• Encalypt Extract There ar 1 imitation* of Eucalypti" Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming rude rpsinoas oils. In order that th«se crude oils may not be taken, Our POKE Volatile Eucalypti Extract, whic h is recoirnised by the medical division of She Prussian Government to tte of per fectly pure origin, as tbeir information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2,1878 is proved by ts-U by t,h: Medical Clinic" of he Universities at Bonn an* Griefswat'*, Prussia, and leported by Dr Sclwlz, Vtotwmt of Parmacology. at Bon, (.J>i Profewor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only product" that •re saisuratcd with oxygen and freed of anids, resinous «nd other substances, adherent to primary distillation, ■will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant according to these auihorities, and according to Pro esor Dr Lirter of England, and to Drs Bauer, clntire, Wood, Hazaid, *tc.» of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientific tost 3, and the pnly on vhich imssps3o.s ths proper therapeutic vabe. Sander <fc Son's Kuca&ypti Extract All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentine*, which h <ye. when used as medicine, ao therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medici-nent. These so called Eucalypti Extracts which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commorcifll articles are used for meshanical pur os«s we only discernible:— By their deficiency In pungent odour (Which our product, the only genuine liucalypti Extracts de velopes most freely through its surplus of oxygen) By liieir alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being recuced in specifls density through the presence of adds By their taste, the result of th contracting ten dency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so called eucalypti extracts ar applied by mistake in cases o croup, bronchitis, diph tueria, internal infammations, dysentery, wounds, th consequences »ro appalling For safety always ask £o Sahdeh and son' 3 Kccat.ypti Extract and cc the old, well-tesi •ed an 1 reliable preparation. — Sand hurst, VictoriaAu3tralia. SANDER AND SON'S FOR COLDS, COUCHS, HOARSENESS, AND ALL Throat and Lung DISEASES. As an emergency medicine, a safeguard for children, an ever-ready remedy to foe relied upon in cases of colds, coughs, croup, ' kvlioopiug-cough, influenza, and all diseases of the throat and lungs, Ayer'9 Cherry Pectoral has no equal in pharmacy. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Prepared by Dr, J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., U.S.A. . _—— Hi* £3F" Beware of cheap imitations. The name—Ayer's Cherry Pectoral— is prominent on the wrapper, and is Mown in the glass of each of our bottle* if not, WOLFE'S YOU MAY BE ■■Will II II IMPOSED UPON WITH UNSCRUPULO IMITATIONS PATFNT GERMAN YEAST KOTIOF, TO THE PUBLIC. A REVOLUTION IN MAKING BREAD, CAKES, ETC Leotera Patent by the .New Zealand Government. rpHI3 in an article I itherco never seen JL nor heard of in New Zealand. It has, however, by expending a large sum of money sad a great deal of trouble, found its way to the colonies, and will, without doubt, be a great benefit to those who bake their own br-ja'J, etc. It super sedes nil .self-raising Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, etc. BREA.D made this way will keep Moist «nd Soft for * »>ek, and will be a great having in * Urge family. TO BE 11 a D FROM llcnry Zander, SOLE AGENT FOR THE COUFIT. 8 147 ImiTClh cltlAKMi'lTlGti. t'6\ No ho (Imi-s uv yjsvtos - y,)Jt*HY ,