TBS ASHBUBTOft GrUABDIAN : THUBSPA?, JUNE 14, 1894

Printed and published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, Ltd. at the;^ steam printing office, Burnett Street, Ashburton THURSDAY, June U t 189*, 1



Retirement From Business OF MESSES EDWARDS, BENNETTS, AND CO., MERCHANTS. MITCHELL & TURNER were Large Buyeis afc SALE OF STOCK, A ND AR! OFFERING JOB LINES AT SENSATIONAL PRICES Hearfch Bugs 3s 9d Forfars »t<* Door Mats 2« 6d White Calicoes 2£d Tea Oosies Is 9d Union Shirtings B|d Dimities s|d Ladies' Corsets 3a 6d Cretoimo 6Jd Kid Gloves 2s »d Cheap Lines in All Departments. DAVID THOMAS, (Lite Mation, Cox, and Co.) A UOHONBIR, LAND, INSURANCE, and ESTATE AGENT, VALUAIOR' WOOL AND GBAIN BBOKIB, ASHBTJRTON 1 Loanß Negotiated .«,,.. **. l \ Weekly Sales of Live Stock—-Tinwaid and Ashburton alternate^ tortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fat, Hides, et<W en FSIDAYS Sales of Wool throughout the season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Clearing Salea m per arrangement AGENT FOE- Siatson and Oo.» Ohristchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage Company, Ohriatchurch Booth, McDonald, and Co s Christchurch White's Sheep Dip Massey-Harris Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's foot Rot Composition Wright, Stephenaon and Co,, Dunedin Planet Jupiter Garden and Field Took BAYID THOMAS, Ashburton. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES FOR SALE CHEAP SOOT unß-Buuiitftta. Fenced and Sob-dWded, Small Whare, 495 wes-Mitcham, Fenced and subdivided into two paddocks, No House capacity, 3000 sheep, good modem dwelling house, woolshed, paddocks, 300 acre, river flat, Well-Watered 3096 aores— U in English Grass, thoroughly improved 3lf Jcres- AUenton, plendid Land, must be very valuable m yeara to come 248 acres—Kyle, well-improved 1500 acres-Mitcham, Good Land, in First-class order 330 acres-Westarfield, 200 acrsa b^en in turnip?, fenced 50 acres—Binds Township, Fenced, etc 50 acres—Hinds, Perpetual Lease, 28 years tcf run 110 acres-Rich Swamp Land, Splendid Da'ry Farm, Worth Looking after, 1 Close to McDonald's woolshed, Orarl f D TlßOHlsft« t Ashburton. I HAVE £1000 TO INVEST ON GOOD SECURITY JL/' x JIxUJxLA.O" 1 HAVE BSSN APPOINTED LOdAL AGENT FOR THIS SALE OF BELFAST CHEMICAL MANURES* And can Supply— , TrT __ ffIrrmPfrPCTnetPTTATES BLOOD MANURE, POTATO™NUB™' BONE MEAL & BONE DUST In laxge or small quantities. DAVID THOMAS, AsWburton. ASHBTJETOH XiitN SALES. T HOLD A FORTMGHTLyIaLB OF SHBEPSKIN.i, FAT, HIDES JL '" "IDALLOW.. &0«» throughout the season. David Thomas, ASHBURTON -,_i,,! ii r r-Tr-rm- -. i ' ''" " "" """"' ' Great Amalgamation^^ of Boots \ Shoes TTAVING aken over the Stock of MR J. NICHOLAS, Bootmaker, and also i larce comment from a Wholesale Firm in Ohriatchurch for Oasb, KOBDEK TO BB.OC- TgJOO^^W- INTEND TO S.LL « SALE COMMENCES ON SAIOBDAT, MAY 12. Terms CASH_ During Sale. S. ANDEBSON, BOOT MPOBTER, BAPT STREET ASHBURTOF —-—~ "" ~~~ ' DRESDEN n. Me Jone». PIANO COMPANY'S 1-innTta Stationery and Fancy Goods i/jiiJrUl B°a £rge S WeU AsEorted Stock SCHOOL of MUSIC, oft hand. Satjndkks' Buildings, Ashbtoton. O wSw a fe S°Odo' EleCtrOplat9 ' GlaSSand PIANOS by the be^akera, in stock, at Ohinaware. Inp LOWEST PRICES. PIANOS. PIANOS. HANOI. _ nunAxra nuaANS OEGANP. H/TUSIO.—As our firm keeps the ORGANS. OBGAiNS. urvu^,. jyj^ Larg<Jßt Stock . df Maaio in New Best makes andvala«Bin the Marktt. Zealand, all orders entrusted to me wil to select from. A<?ent for Mi'.ner and be be satisfactory executed. Thompson F^sy Tern, viOLITsTRWGS, VIOLIN STAR tilLfc-o. requisites. HumbarStar Cycles, IWs'ere and ■ ff Oraee A. OateS, Racers, are the Best tn the market AGENT AND MANAGER. 6 2 Built to your order, best woikmanship AGiiiJMi AND MASiAupx,. sz and material guaranteed. K™yterm» . FACI\-Anyone drinking Heaith of payment. Agenb for Adams, Cur v* j^ TfiA and di 4 rdlng ali oth \ r branda) »»dOo. } will certainly add ten years to his iife. H* M* JONES' iJuab your try it. To be had from all 1 Grocers,



j£, G. Staveley, In conjunction with the National Mortgage and Agency Company of N.Z., Ltd. TO THE ASHBURTON COUNTEY SETTLERS. ' MR E. G. STAVELEY (in conjunction with the National Mortgage and Agency Company of N.Z,, Limited) has the pleasure to announce co friends and events that he has decided to extend operations, and will regularly attend ASHBURTON AND TINWALD SALE YARDS, CONDUCT CLEARING SALES WHEN REQUIRED, MAKE LIBERAL ADVANCES ON WOOL CLIPS, And Carry on A GENERAL STOCK AND STATION AGENCY BUSINESS la all its Branches. ]H R JB DWARI) gAUNDERS Has been appointed LOOAL REPRESENTATIVE And all Business entrusted to him WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION. Being well-known throughout the dis trict], Mr Saundera' many friends will no doubt show iheir practical appreciation of this arrangement. Sales each TUESDAY at Ashbuxton and Tinirald alternately. K. G. STAVELEY, In conjunction with the National Mot^agc & Agency Company of N.Z. Ltd.) "" A OAED] MR J. ELLIS'E SHORTHAND CLASS will meet Every FRIDAY EVENING, at 8 o'clock, at Gates' School of Music. Terms moderate. 5 118 A CARD.] ivr* s s TVf ° BRIB E LADIES' NURSE, urnetc Street West (a few doors from Drillshed), ASHBURTON LONGBEAOH COACH. OK and after MONDAY, April for the winter months, the Longbeach Coach will start) from Ash* urton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Ooachmam — CITY " CLOTHING COMPANY, EAST STREET, Next Salek's Jeweller. Ti/TR GEORGE RANSOM, having accepted the Management in Ashburfcon of the above, will open up on Haturday Wex*» MAY 26, with a Large and Well Assorted Slock of MEN'S CLOTHING SHIRTS, COLL&RS, TIES, £tc, which will be placed before the Public AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PE ICES Foe Net CASH. A Capital line of' Tweed Suits at 29s 6d G. R. invites all old friends and ac quaintances to give him a call in bis new position. KICKEL WATCHES, NICKEL WATCHES, NICKEL WATCHES. f IIHE Cheapest and best in the Market, usually sod at 25s now SELLING AT £1 EACH, AT G. JBSSON'S. (Late J^ Quyin) EAST ST R E^E Tj ASHBURTON NO more Indigestion ; no more ncr vousness from indulging in too much tea drinking;, for those who drink Health Tea. One trial will convince you. Heney Zander, Authorised Agent. \ J~ —— ■ . A OAED Mrs A, 0. Claridge, TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING. COX STREET, ASHBCJRTON. TERMS ON APPLICATION. & ¥ W O * If « Miss "Veni© JTlower, I" ATE of the Royal College of J j Music, London, is prepared to give instructions in the above arb> Terms upon application. Residence, Cox Street. At home Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays, from 2 till 4 8 139 0. M. BROOKE ~ BEGS TO NOTIFY to bis numerous Country Customers that in future he will attend at his late Shop, "THE DISPENSARY," EVERY SATURDAY AETERNOON from 3 to 4. C. M. BROOKE solicits the Patronage of former Customers for his Successor, Mrs PrieliardL Pkescrii'Tions Accueatbly Prepaeed. Horse and Cattle Medicines, Patent Medicines and Sundries at Christchurch prices, and every attention given by her new Manager, . MR F. E. WHITE, Registered Chemist. Agent for Brooke's Soluble Arsen c Powder. The beat; tried remedy for Foot Rot In Sheep. Price 4d per Ib.



Public Notices i TO THE PUBLIC. ETAVING started Business as SORSESHOEK & GENERAL BLACKSMITH in the Wakanul Road, in that shop known as Rae's, directly oppoalte Mb, Chiles, I beg to ask my friends and the public in general for a fair share of their patronage. To meet the times lam doing first cUss shoeing, hacks ss; draughts 6s. R YOUNG, BLACKSMITH. LANDELLS AND PRESTON Burnett Street, next Ashburton 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 in their hands. Pomps, Lawn Mowers, Sewing machln a and Engines of every description REPAIRED Stencil Plates, Kami Plates, and In graving done i ;" - - i, SMITH'S pREMIIR YtffHEAT jQRESSING i TVT E Have to announce the arrival of our Shipment of this FAVORITE TV HEAT DRESSING. Although the area of Land under wheat last year was much less than usual, the Sales of this Dressing more than Doubled the PREVIOUS YEAR. A £5s PACKET IS SUFFICIENT FOR 50 BUSHEL'S OF SEED. ASHBURTON DRUG COMPANY, LIMITED. MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS. Agents— Bakaia Miles and Co., Limited. Leebton : F, Jameson. UASOO ;pQ usso° UNION STEAMSHIP COMFANI OF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL fkom LYTTEL TON AS UNDER: For Wellington—Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, %n$ Saturday. Picton and Nelson—Tuesday, Thursda and Saturday. -Auckland, via East Coast ports—Every Monday, i Auckland, via West Coas ports —Every Thursday. Dunedin—Monday, Tuesday andFridaj Hobart and Melbourne—Every Tues day. Sydney, via Auckland, every Monday. Sydney, via Cook Straits, every Tues day. Fop particulars apply to M LBS;&;CO. LIMITED. AGENTS, ASHBURTON COOPER'S SHEEP DIP. TO THE SHEEP FARMERS OF THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT, T Beg to notify that I have appointed MR J. G, RESTELL, OB 1 ASHBURTON, Agent for the Sale of COOPER'S CELEBRATED SHEEP DIPPING POWDER, AND ALSO That in future all appointments for the DIPPING OF SHEEP I AT THE TINWALD DIP (Which has given such unanimous satisfaction to its supporters) must be made with Mr Restkll, who will see that the same success is ensured in the future. MORE SHEEP ARE DIPPED annually throughout the World with COOPER'S SHEEP DIP THAN WITH ALL OTHER DIPS ADDED TOGETHER. W. LAKE, Agent, l'2a Hereford Street, Christchurch. MAIL 6f GUARDIAN. CHRISTCHURCH AGENCY. "\/I~R J. R. SIMPSON has been appointed our AGENT at Christchurc »nd 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.



Business Notices ■ ■ ' ~ SEDUCTIONS, DEDUCTIONS. SHORT FIREWOOD, SHORT FIREWOOD' 25s per Cord, Delivered. KEEP YOUR HEARTHS WARM. ' W. H. COLLINS & CO. f Royal Insurance Company. Grey Valley Ooai Company. AGENIS BOR { Springfield Pottery Company Corben and Oo's Celebrated Enamelled Mantelpiece IMcEen ie s Furniture Renovator , THE BIiST HOUSE IN ~~~ S A TOWN" X •"f* Ak FOE f A>' 9 x > /$ X LINOLEUMS, \^ • \J X FLOOR CLOTHS, X etc" ETf- W. Gbbabd, Canterbury .. 61,0(0 R. J). MoLeau, Hawke's Bay 68,000 M. 0. Obbbii, Canterbury .„ 5,0(0 Waiapoa Station, Gisborne ... 20,000 W. O. ROTHBRroBD, Amur! „ 20,0C0 Ida Valley Station, Otago ... 30,000 3. W, Moßae, Amurl  19,000 Soottish and F«jw Zealand In *. Stmons, Marlborotigh .. 45,0C0 vestmentOompany, South' V. H. Richmond, Martborongl 13.0C0 land 17,00 And by owners of over 5,00f 000 sheep And by many other well-known Flock in New Zealand, and man millions Owners, hrenghotit the world. I _ . w, l'r *»£r»*' 11|c*lfl" JPrico-(iu caekß) Sm 6d p©r I*rice- (us kega) SOsperc^rt caallon. 1 Owt makes 1000 Gallons Dtp, mr, »» »t . . * »-« n w Another well-known Powder Dip coats hi 1 GaUon Fluid makes 100 Gauons Dtp M muofl aga j a . Compare the price* < Olilef Agr©«*»-BJ['AOH:BURNB & 00, OhrUtohurcb. distbict agents-Miles and do., Limited Ashburton and Bakaia WALEBR'S BOT-FLY BUiIDT. IMPOBTANT NOTICE. r\WING to the numerous requests of large owners these Remedies have been reduced to 7s 6d, and where two Sets or more are taken to 6s 6s per set. No Remedies ever introduced into this colony have proved so successful in restoring the sufferine: horse as V ALKER'S BOT FLY REMEDIES, Very highly recommended at the Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Asociation Show. Awarded the highest Order of Merit at the Northern A. and P. Show,- very highly commended at the Metropolitan Show at Christchurch November 1,1893. | B. MereSith, M.H.R., aays:—l had a fine ABhbmton Forks, March 1,1894. young draught horse got ao low in condition that he was unfit for work. I got very anxious Mr J. Heseltine. Sir-I am very glad to ?rl wml nTm T y Bi gn °'i yi£ g' Ul y°u tbat " Walker's Bot Fly Bemedies f> lltZ^l W BotFlyßemedy mth the I got from you proved quite a success with very best reaalts. He ib now at hia work as my dying horse. He was ailing for some days, hearty ftß ever, j can highly recommend it his eoaigot very dry, the skin tight, a running to nil noise owners. at the nose and a very bad cough; and wss scarcely able to walk about; we quite expected SmbMa w«m he woaia die« * Qe*rd a g°od de»l about Wakanui Anril 14 18fl4 "Walker's Bot Fly Bemediea" and gave it Mr Walker, Dew^S.ifSi^ani £ £ e fl Tih" ffifS! "ft BDd f°^ ininformin R you that the bot fly mixture I ll ** % h«»>«Banto im got from Mr Heseltinp, your agent, wss a SS?hS?t5 7*SfSn » week was able lor wonderful success. 1 had four horses ™&S"?™i»2' I bel«™ it to be a eerionaly ill on December last. After using all *■! «» „ «^ q . ' f, 1? CBn recommed I .lt the remedies I could think of I was induced SfiSifSl'S?-* 0 J ll I T 618 'aS the to try your mixture. The result was mar- best horse remady ln the mßrket vellous. if Btriotly followed the direotione _ given and in a week the nprees were out of Edward CoRBm: danger and recovering rapidly, I drenched two more in February with the same result. They all put on flesh rapidly, and are now in •—• prime order. P, Stewam. —— Brookeide, Deaember 12,1892, Mr Cross. Bapham, R ot th© Eemedy a Mr Walker.-Sir,—l *ish to add mv horse auflenag last year; ou reaching home teßtimony to the wonderful effects of your he wss dead. This season one took bad, also Bot Fly Semedies. I bad a valuable horse showing the symptoms. He Rave the Remedy which got very bad and gradually got worse, and the aeoond day after, tha horse passed I quite believe he would have died. He kaoJ bota in hundreds and is doing well i Od ing fle E h, got a dry coat, tight skin, care worn expression of the eye, a cough, running —— at the nostrils, and oould scarcely work I got your remedies and gave them as directed, Greenwood Farm, with the most beneficial results; The second Southbridge, August 2,1892 day after getting the last drench he began to Mr Walker. Sir, —1 an glad to bear testi* pass bots in handfuls, some of which I here mony to the wonderful effects of your Box with hand you. Immediately after passing Fly Remedies. One of my best horses be- the bots he began to mend, and is now as fat came very bad ; the skin tight, the eye life- &b butter, hearty and well, thanks to Walker's less and a bad color, and got low in condition. Bot-fly Eemodiea Any who doubt Bend Anxious to finish ploughing a paddook I did them to me, and I will oonviuce them that not want to lay him up until he became un- your remedies are a boon to the oommunit able to lift his feet, or do any more. We had and the suffering horse Every horse ghoul to help him into a stable I gave him your have them in the season, as lam confident Bemedies, and the treatment you prat used there will be no more deaths from the scribed, and in a few days he was quite bot-fly Use this as you please, better, and now at his work, hearty and well. 1 quite believe, had I not given him your jj Lovele. Remedies, he would have died. You can use ' this a« you please. Eobebi Thompson. J AGENTS FOR aSHBURTOX—wTInderson & J. Heseltine, Saddlers' MANUJTAOTURER—ROBERT WALKER, Canal Reserve, Woolston J



, , r Eusmess Hot: ues. . IH THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF — HABDLBT BKOfe. BY ORDER 01 THE PURCHASER, £2500 Worth of Drapery TO BB ALMOST GIVEN AWAY. T HAVE THIS DAY received instructions to sell the whole of ;the|S&>Qk AT FOUR SHILLINGS IN TEE POUND DISCOUNT Below Cost Price* Thisls a Golden Opportunity o Secure GREAT BARGAINS, As the Stock must be Sold by order of the purchaser, J. COT HER, U MANAGER. GRAIN SEASON 1894 •■■■■■■■"■■ *O» ARE BUJEIS OF- # WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, .AND BYE GRASS, In Large or Small Quantities. Grass Seed Cleaning, ODR GRASS SEED CLEANER being admittedly the best and most effec tive in the Colony, we are prepared io clean Rye Grass and Cocksfoo on Farmer'sf account. Charges Moderate. Cornsacks, WE ABK NOW LANDING EX *f MAXWELL IHSO BalCßt Which we are prepared to Supply at LOWEST CURKEJNT KATES H"P | "M ..A \- r v >:'?> !:. ? *O< 8-HfcIARMAN' BROS., MARKET HOUSE, 4.SK ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE 1-OBLIC TO OBSERVE THAT HAYING BOUGHT TflE WHOLE STOCK OF CrockerjF> Ola^ware, llollowarej Tlatware, Ironmong:erv» and Grocery, FROM MESSRS STEPHENS BROS, AT A CONSIDERABLE, DISCOUNT FOR CASH, fpHEY are now determined to offer the same at prices BELOW those of any legitimate House ia Canterbury. The Quality of. Goods kept by Stephens Bros, is too well known to require any comment; and as most of the Stock was bought by Messrs Stephens Bros, in the English market Shearman Bros, are ia a posi tion to Supply the very besb Goods at the LOWEST PRICES. Orders entrusted to them will have prompt despatch, and Telegrams and Letters will receive their immediate personal attention. Town and Suburban. Orders and Orders for Railway delivered by the firniVvans, free. CustomersJwAited upongforiOrders if requested. SHEAEMAN BEOS., MARKET HOUSE} IMMENSE ARRIVAL OF Autumn and Winter JNoyelties, XpIRST DISPLAY OP NEW DEESS FABEIOS, CHEVIOTS, DIAGONALS, HOPS4CKS, SEBGES, ETC, Special attention ia called to LADIES' MANTLES AND JACKETS, Millinery Department. Ladies are invited to call and inspect aJBEAUTIFUL S ELECTIONJOF' NEW MILLINERY in the various styles for the Season. s Department now under New Management,*and every are ia taken provide the latest novelties.