i?flfi ASHBtJfiTOJT fIttAKDIAK, TOUBSPAY, FEBBUABY 1, 1894.

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W. H. COLLINS & CO. . FAKMEBS BEWARE! BKWAEE! OF PURCHASING INFERIOR OILS which will only destroy your machinery and waste your time. t t affNTTINE VALVOLINE and other WE HAVE nat Stocked a large supply of OBNUIW^** the working Machine Oils which will not orly Lubricate, but wm se y carts of machinery cool. Prices on application. W. H. Collins and Co., fßoya. Insurance Company. Grey Valley Goal Company. MMNIS FDR |gg^SKSfl3s'*--M Mantelpiece iMoKerao'sFMn''"™ 88110"1"" ~o~robSt"murray. J3^ ASHBTJRTON, {[Gm^^k HOB°LOGIST» DmECT IMPORTER, X^^CT MANUFACTORBE OF ALL KINDS 01? OLOOKB, WATCHES, OPTICAL GOODS, PLATE, JEWELLER?; AND MATERIALS. Only High-olass Goods kept in Stock. £600 worth of Watches to select from, Jewellery and Plate in great variety. AS 1 intend making extensive Alterations to my business premises at an early date, there will be a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of TEN per cent given on all CASH Sales of Jewellery, Clocks, and Plate up to January 20, 1894, in order to reduce raoie quickly the very large Stock now on hand. Juafe to hand—A parcel of Rotheram's World-renowned English Levers. A Beautiful Stock of specially imported Spectacles and Optical Goods. TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASH.



DRESS DEPABTMENT. CT3C& HBAW A OODS CHOICE AOLORS NEW V pRIOES LOW "UUST SELL, Mitchell & Turner. l>IBBO»8 WIDE T318805.-5 NEW pIBBOISS SHOT pIBBONS VL.AIN A| ÜBT SELI MITCHELL & TURNER. greaT^aßsTßale: IN ASSIGNED ESTATE OF ROBERT ALCORtf. OVER £3800 worth of Clothing, Drapery, Boots, Glass and Earthenware. Iron mongeryl^nd Groceries, which muat be sold. The clothing is all Colonial made most o??t ?o my own order from Colonial tweeds. There is a gr«* ™*j^« 8 and boys' hats, men's and youths' white regatta and Oxford shirts. Linoleums, flanneSes, Statag,, and calicoes, all imported direct from the manufacturers j al to be sold at prices which must command a sale. OrockerV A nice assortment of Ironmongery and Holloware, Glassware, andl <^°kery. Great reductions in BOOTd for CASH, and a Large stock to select from. Mm s Shooter? Colonial made Bs. v „„, fi tt , f i A large stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Straw Hats, 3s 6i to ss, Hats tor X Bd, 2. to 3*, H*ts for Is and Is 6d. Hats for 6d each, The WHULE STCOK will be sold at vary Low prices for CASH. ROBEKT ALGORN, 12 7 $ sAUNDBRS BUILDINGS.



WALL PAPERS. J 5,000 Pieces. T UST LANDED, ex AORA.SOI, CHEAP PAPEBHANGIS6S of the Latest t) Patterns and Designs. A SPLENDID SELECTION. CALiTaND SEE PATTERNS. PAINTERS and PAPERHANGINGS sent to any part of the town or counfcr shortest notice. JOHN WILSON, vu PAIN/TEK AND PAPBKHAKGER, CORNER OF ARCADE AND BURNETT STREETS, ASHBUBTON. 8. W. Alcorn's CLEAIUNG OUT SALE Further Reductions. A S the Stock ha, to be d-««l o^^ {a^g wdgio™ i» classes 0 Brown Hollands further reduced Window Curt*ll^ fa^ further reduced liobitry ana Underclothing further reduced LADIES' HATS AND BONNETS Further Reduced.' All aocountß owing are requested to be paid promptly. S. W. ALCOEN MffS STBBiJI?



STILL FAVOBS COME, FARMERS HT EE » IJW « MA CHIMES READ THIS. ■ From— R. M, SMITH, Manager for^C.JH.'Barton, "Towrl,' Maryvale, New South Wales. September 30 s 1893. To WALTER >. WOOD, M. and R. M. Company, 31 Bedford Street North Melbourne. Having just returned from the World's Fair at Chicago, and the Royal Agricultural Society's Show of England, where I saw most of the Reapers and Binders known to Science, and having visited some of the largest Harvesting Machinery Manufactories in America, we have arrived at the conclusion that the WALTER A. WOOD SINGLE APRON REAPER AND BINDER will best fill the requirements of our farm. We have sesn and felt the evil and ex pense of running different makes of machines, and we are determined in future to stick to one stjle and make, and to carry out these views we are selling our present Binders (having three different makes), and have bought eight of WALTER A. WOOD'S SINGLE APRON MACHINES for use on our farm. (Signed) R. M. SMITH, Manager WALTER A. WOOD. TUBULAR STEEL MOWER; HAY RAKE. 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. latter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company, Send for Annual Cataloguo. HAKVBSTER AND BINDER,  ENCLOSED GEAR REAPER. i Binders, Mowers, Reapers and Rakes. DON'T W/15TE CROPS. A GOOD MACHINE." j/T^/. V ■B—BUM l^k^m^. . f^rf -'?■_.! 1 It v_ m^m^m^m^m^m^m^m^mu^m^Km^m^mTssßS^^m^m^KS^KStß^mwmwmsS^Em^m^mfm^m^m^^m^m^mam^m^m^m^m^k •■ £ ' f* >i iB l& " mmmWmWk C ""jM^> most reliable machines the world has ever had WALTER A. WOOD MOWING & REAPING MACHINE CO. WOOD WOOD | WOOD WOOD WOOD Binders Twine Mowers Reapers Rakes t CALL QUICK AND EXAMINE THEIR FAULTLESS QUALITY, F. FERRIMAN. fVr\ lof A Hou8e"of 4 five rooms, and grazing for cow XWI-JVl* — horse, R FERRIMAN



I Business Notices. READ THIS! XN Consequence of the Great demand for Gash and being under the necessity of reducing 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 will SELL for CASH at CHRISTCHURCH PRICES Ido 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 Tone Mauritius and Queensland riugars for the Jam Season now to hand; Kerosene, Matches, Tobacco, Sago, and Tapioca, and all other Goods too numerous to mention, at UNHEARD-OF PRICES in Ashburton. Comb 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, OHINA, CEYLON and INDIAN. Our own Wended Teas at 2s, 2s 4d, 2s 6d in Jib, lib, packets, and 101b tins (blended on the premises by machinery) are acknowledged to be the best flavored and best value in the district. A special allowance of 2d per lb on 101b tins Italian Goods. I have now landing ex Coptic the Finest Delicacies ever seen in Aah burton, and Inspection is invited Price lists and particulars on application. BUTTJER. Highest PRICE paid for BUTTER in any Quantity. A tew good Dairies wanted. ALL Goods in the Hardware and Crockery Depattment are equally reduced, JUST LaNDEU \e& Coptic) Two Hundred Galvanised Steel Elastic Horse Collars (in all sizes). Early application necessary. BINDING TWINE BINDING TWINE BINDING WIRE BINDING WIRE NOW IN STOCK. Also all other Harvesting material. Do not give your order without get ting my quotation. I have some second-hand McCormick and Masa«y REAPERS and BINDERS for Sale at a LOW figure —Also,— ONE MASSEY MOWER. All in Best Order Wines and Spirits, Ales and Stout, Liqueuors and Havana Cigars, Cigarettes, in view of ap proaching holidays, AT SPECIAL LOW RATES, CABP^TS, LINOLEUMS, 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 2 5 per cent Below Cost Priced This is a real fact. Come and see for yourselves, WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW APPLY EAUI V-- HENRY ZANDER AGENT FOR Australian Mutual Provident; Society Sun Fire (oce> J, T. Ford and Co,



Canterbury College, Laboratory Department, Christchurch, N.Z.,Dec. 30, 1893 EEPORT on the examination of a water filter received from Mr W. H. Rule, Ashburton;—The filter consists of a cylin drical vessel of fine grained limestone, fitted into an outer cylinder of glazed stoneware, the latter serving to collect and retain the filtered water. The idea of { using a porus stone in this particular form j is a very good one, giving the perfection of mechanical filtering together with grbat I facilities for cleaning. Its capacity as a filter for separating every variety of mechanically suspended matter was tho roughly tested with the most satisfactory results. Becent investigations on the subject of filtering have shown that it is much more effective than was formerly supposed, even whe.i soluble organic matter passes through filtering has proved itself efficacious in stopping the germs of disease. The filter icseJf is a very credi table example of colonial industry, and is ; very neatly got up A. W. BICKERTON, 1 27 Colonial Analyst.



u.s,s. co gsl^ss u.s.s, co l ff Kit UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL from LYTTEL TON AS UNDER: For Wellington—Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, tn.d Saturday. Picton and Nelson—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Auckland, via East Coast ports—Every Monday. Auckland, via West Coast ports—Every Thursday. Dunedin— Monday, Tuesday and Friday Hobarfc and Melbourne—Every Tues day. Sydney, via Auckland, every Monday. Sydney, via Cook Straits, every Tues EXCURSION SEASON.— During the ) months of December, January, and February return tickets will be issued over the Company's Intercolonial lines at Reduced Kates, available for return for three months from date of issue. For particulars apply to MILES & 00. LIMITED. AffIBHTB, ASHBURTOW



JgEFORJS lOU BUY FURNITURE DO JSOT FAIL TO VISIT? W PICKFORD & Go's FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET (opposite Mitchell and Turner's.) TRY US for Dining-room, Drawing-room, Bedroom and Kitchen Furniture [ TRST US for English and Colonial Perambulators TRY US for Flax, Flock, Kapok, and Hair Mattresses all sizes TRY US for Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Cots, Stretchers, etc TRY US for Duchesse Toiiefc Tables, Wash&tands, Chests of Drawers, Wardrobes TRY US for Looking Glasses, Toilet Ware, Pillows and Bolsters TR¥ US for full size Upholstered Spring Mattresses, price 235, worth 35s TRY US for Pictura Framing—pictures framed neatly, cheaply, quickly Good assortment of Mouldings to select from Venetian Blinds made to order, repaired and re-painted Furniture re-covered, repaired, re-polished, on short notice Just arrived 5 Bales Kapok of the best quality Country Orders carefull/ packed, free of charge, and half freight paid on the Mount I Somers and Springbur line W. PICKFOiaD & CO., CABINET-MAKERS, UPBOLSTERERS Etc (near Union Bank ) "TTTEFEUB SALEI — op — DRAPERY, CLOTHING. & BOOTS, ANDR wyr OR R will hold'a Great Clearing Sale! of Surplus Stock, 1 J^ — COMMENCING - Saturday, January 13, FOR ONE MONTH, — GENUINE BAKGAINS. —



TO FARMERS. M CCORMICK MACHINE. The Best of All— Second to Mone riTE fHAVE now on view the new McCORMICK STEEL BINDER with y v SIMPLE RNOTTEK for Season 1893-94, and invito all farmers to inspect. Reduced Price. Also Binding Twine of the best quality at prices that prevent competition Binding Wire, Castor, Olive, Sperm, Lard, Valvoline, JLubroline, Neatsf jot Cylinder, and Machinery Oila at bottom prices Fishing Tackle in immense variety. Fishing Licenses New Goods in Jilectro-plate for the Xmas Season and ptesentations 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 OER & CO. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE McCORMICK REAPER AND HINDER



Spectacles! Spectacles! *TTAVE Your Sight Tested, and use only PROPERLY FITTING SPEC TAOLES ft). $&£.33K, JEWELLER, Is Sole Agent for Ashburton for 1 N- LAZARUS & GO., OCULIST - OPTICIANS, ( OF SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ANI» CALCUTTA. | A very complete sft of trial lenses and frames for tasting—ensuring perfeofc vision and comfort. N,B.—Do not risk spoiling your eyesiph by taring badly fitting Spectacles, A large Stock of Double Eye Protectors, Smoked Glasses of various shades with straight oif curled sides. Gold Spf ctacles, Gold Folders and our Gold Asti«raallo Folder Clip.; S SALEK OCULIST-OPTICIANS AGENT,



Business Notices Charles Hawkins, OP IINWALD. WHILE thanking his customers for past favors wishes to remind the publi3 if they want real good value for their money, they might do worse than stop at Tinwald. No cheap stuff bought for a low quotation, but his motto is to give satisfaction, so as to expect wis tomers back again. ROSLYN BLANKER, WOOLS & FLANNELS, kept in stock. —Also— THE "STANDARD" BOOTS. Boots made and repaired on the pre mises at the lowest price Not being under the expense of large stores is able to compete and give the best value, aa a steady increase in trade is a proof. G- JESSON, (Late J. Quinn), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, GOLD ANB SILVER-SMITH, OPTICIAN, &o. East Street Ashburtpn. HAS just received an entirely NEW STOCK of JEWELLERY for the Christmas Trade, which he is now offering at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES or Cash for One month only. Old Cruets, Spoons, Forks, tec, Electroplated equal to best Birmingham plate.' Watches cleaned and guaranted for 12 months, 4s 6d.



ACTS LIKE MAGIC, AND HAS NEVEB FAILED TO NBTANTLY RELIEVE OR CURB MANKIKJ of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lambago, Sprains, Cats, Wounds, <&o. CUKES HOMES of sore Shoulders and Backs, Girth Galls, ireasy Heels, Sprains, Cracked Heels, Splints, Cats, Mange, &o. COWS Of Ulcerated Udders, and Sore Teats, DOGS of Mange, Cats, &g, To Farmers it is invaluable. jo Household can afford to be without tit GUARANTEED THE BESi- EMBROCATION IN THE WORLD. Manufacturers: S. COX <fc 00. 422 Bourke Street, Melbourne New Zealand Representative: A. PARSONS Morten's Buildings, Chriatcaurch. Ashburtara Agents; I)HK Ofiß & Co., ASHBVBTO DhTO Oo« H. K. BOMNINQTON. Country Agent*l Wanted. ~~ ~" luiriALiAir""~~ ' MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY New Zealand Branch Head Office, Customhouse-quay, Wellington; Local Board of Directors : The Hon Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G., MX.O. (Chairman) The Hon Charles J. Johnston, HLG. (Depot; Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq TheHon Edward Richardson, C.M.G>, M.L.C John Duncan, Esq Medica 1 Officer :' Dr W. Q. Kemp, MJ&.C.S. (England) rHE OLDEST, WEALTHUbT AND MOST PROSPEROUS Austraiian Life Office, and im LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Colonial Life Office which declares a BONUS EVERY YEAR Ihe Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most Stringent Character, and ensures a Consi derably Larger Reserve to maet Liabilities than that held by any other office in the Australasian Colonies, ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £11,000,000 (ELEVEN MILLIONS) Stebmng All invested to yield nearly 6 per cent. POLICIES IN FORCE .., 110,^05 Sum Assured ... ... ... «38,888,283 Accumulated Funds .. .. £11,328,448 Annual Income.. .. .. £1,960,123 Cash Bonuses Divided .. .. i>5,431,622 BONUSES CASH BONUS for ONE year, 1892, yielding Beversionary Bonuses amounting to after making SPECIAL EESBRVES, amount ing to J234.5L1. CASH BONUSES declared for last FIVE years, over TWO MILT.IONS, yielding Reversionary Bohhbm exceeding FOUR MILLIONS ASSURE YOUR LIFE IN THE | A. M. P. SOCIETY And Secure a BONUS EVERY?EAR Expenses of Management 9| per cent on the total income. EDWARD W. LOWE, I Resident Secretary. Branca Office- Custom House Quay, Wellington W. H. DERRY, District Secretary, Christehnrch, H. ZANDER, Local Broker* Ashburfc n MAIL $ GUARDIAN. CHRISTCHURCH AGENCY. T^TR J. R. SIMPSON has been appointed our A.GENT at Christchurch, and is authorised to make Contracts for Advertising and Printing, and to 'give receipts on our behalf. THE ASHBURTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED, {per Wm. J. Steward. January 6, 1894.