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Cairo, Februaiy 28 The Khedive reviewed the British troops here, and expressed himself much gratified with the parade. He wore the decoration of the Order of the Bath in honor of the occasion.

A band of about one hundred Arabs has been arrested and brought to Gairo for pillaging the steamer Yarrow-dale, which was stranded in thrfe Red Sea. The vessel was completely stripped of all her cargo and fittings. ! Bbbun, February 28 ' A committee of the Reichstag re- ( jected a proposal, emanating from the: clergy^to impose !ong terms of im /pristfnment on those who attacked the belief in God and the immortality of /'the soul, and the religious character of the marriage ceremony. Bintelin* leader of the "modern science" movement, is poisoning society with his doctrine. Prince Bismark, addressing a meeting of notables at Leipsic, said th*.t combat ing social democracy as a means of the suppression of acute disease was simply parleying with the revolutionary party. It was similar to sending a lawyer to negotiate with France in the event of a declaration of war. His own life had been spent in continuous fighting to retain the success once achieved ; and he had never enjoyed twenty-four hour's uninterrupted happiness. March 1. The naval programme for the year includes the construction of two iron clads, one first-class and seven second class cruisers.

DBfe AStißUfeTOit 6ttARi)tAN: MONDAt, MABCH 4, 1896.

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Musical ralTVioLiN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS, Teacher of the Violin, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, A SHBU B TON. MR HORACE A. GATES, TEACHER OF VIOLIN AND PIANO, WILL visit Fbmlngton, Waterton, Longbeach, Eiffolton, and Hinds during the ensuing year. Intending pup;la please communicate at once. SCHOOL "o~F MUSIC, SAUNDERS 1 BUILDINGS. SOLE AGENT FOR THE DRESDEN J PIANO COMPANY. 12 142 A OASD Mrs A. G. Claridfa TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBCTRTON. Term Commences January 14. TERMS ON APPLICATION. Llewellyn Owen, Member Canterbury Society of Musicians ani Certificated Teacher. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, & HARMONY THJB New Term will commence January 14, 1695. Pupils trained for the Trinity College Examination. London. "extracted honey. PETER ANDERSON'S NEW SEA SON'S EXTRACTED HONKY is now ready, and is the best sample his Apiary has yielded since its establishment seven years ago. Sold In 12) b and 301b tins, /«nd by the hundredweight. HAKATERE APIARY, Hampstead. Brand—St. Andrew's Cross (red). THE PALATINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Limitjsd. Head Office—Manchester. Capital ... ... £1,500,000. WE have this day appointed ME ALBERT ROBERTS, of West street-, Agent for Ashburton. Fire risks accepted at the lowest current rates. ARTHOR BADDELIY, Manager for New Zealand. Christchurch, January 14,1895. 2 9 SPECIAL NOTICE. T"T* AVING purchased the sole right to I_JL manufacture A. BILLINS 1 PATENT SQUARE MILS BUCKET AND SKIMMER, I have this day appointed JOHN OKR & CO., AS ASP BURTON AGENTS, For the sale of the above mentioned specialties. Kindly call and see the LIGHTEST, STRONGEST, AND BEST BUCKET MADE. T. E. LOACH, Geraldine. mc\ci/ES. ASHBURTON EXPRESS ENGINEERING & CYCLE WORKS BEFORE Buying Jiggers elsewhere see above firm's New Stock of up to date Humbers, Premiers, Raleigha, Australs ; also, our own Expbess, Wo are now offering the Very Latest Machined and on easiest terms with a guarantee for twelve months, tyres in cluded, all Dunlop Tyres from £19. We would also call attention to the fact that we are still carrying on our Engineering business, Horse-shoeing, Wheelwrighting, etc, Prams repaired on short notice. Guns, [ Locks, Safes, Die Sinking, Brands, Stencils, etc. Landells and Preston, Burnett Steert, Ashburton. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT New Zealand Branch Haftd Office, Customhouse-quay, Wellington! Local Hoard of Directors : The Hon Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G., MX.O. (Uiiairmau) the Hon Oarles J. Johaston, MJUO. (deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Eaq The Han Edward Richardson, C.M.G., M.L.t John Duncan, Eaq • Madioa 1 Offlosr: Dr d. B Anson, M.D., M.R.O.S. (England) rHE OLDEST, WEALTHIER AND MOST PROSPEROUS Austraiian Life Office, *nd ths. LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Che only Colonial Life Office which declares a BONUS BVBRY YEAR the Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is >f the most Stringent Character, and ensures a Consi lertvWy Larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that mid by any other office in the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FDJSD EXCEEDS £12,000,000 (TWELVE MILLIONS) Sterling ANNUAL INCOME, £2,000.000 (TWO MILLION STERLING). POLICIES IN FGRCfi .-HO,Q3S Sum Assured ... £30,883,071 Oath Bonuses Divided .. .. £5,883,415 BONUSES BONUS for ONE year, 1898, £4*8,790, yielding CASH Reversionary Bonuses amounting to £910,000 after making SPECIAL BBSERVE& CASH BONUSES declare* for last FIVE years, ore* TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonuses exoesdin* FOUR MILLIONS ASSURE YOUR LIFE IN THE A, M. P. SOCIETY And b scare a BONUS EVERY "SEAR Expenses of Management 8| per cent he total income EDWARD W. LOWE, I Resident Secretary Branca Office— ! Custom House Quay, Wellington Christchurch District Office- Cathedral Square. JAMES HAIB, District Secretary H ZANDER, Lea] Broker Ashburton



iAKUERft Son* Knculyptlßxtrac There ar" imitation* of Buealypti* Extract in the market sow, i*rotiuotsof simple distillation forming fade reeinoas oils. In order that thaws''crude oils may not be taken, Otto Pobb Volatile Eucalypti Extract, whic *• ii recoenised by the medical | division of ihe Prumrfan Government to be of per fectly pare origin, as their information for warded to nil through the Consul at Melbourne, March 3,1878 we state : - Is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the universities «t Bonn and ariefswal-, Prussia, and , Toportel by Dr Schulie, Professor of Parmwology, at j Bon, Ud Professor Dr Moaler, Director of the Medical Glinic at Oreifswald, that only product! that are mtnrated with oxygen and freed of a<»d9,reginoc« and other gnbstances, adherent to primary distillation, will dowslope the sanative qualities ijropw to the plant Recording to these authorities, and according to Pro fe«or Dr Lister of England, and to Drs Baner Mclntirc, Wood, Hazard, ate., of America f is the only extract corresponding to scientific tests, and the wily on which possesses the proper therapeutic valne. Sander & Son's Eucalypti Extract All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpeotineg, which h»ve,when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medtcraient. These so called Eucalypti Extracts which may have received & rtinction at Exhibitions as sommerciM articles we used for mechanical pur pisea are only discernible:— By their deficiency In pungent odour (Which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extracts de velopM most freely through its surplus of oxygen) By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being recuoed in specific density through tbe presence of acids By their taste, the result of th contracting ten dency of reslnß and tennatet. If these crude oilfl, so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases o croup, bronchitis, diph tneria, internal infammatkms, dysentery, wounds, the consequences are appalling For eafety always ask for aSAHDKK AMD BON'S KOCAT.YPTI EXTRACT and net •the oldj well-tes ed and reliable preparation, -t-and hurst, Victoria, Australia. SAMPKH AND SON." xl- B. UJB3BTKLI* COMMISSION AGENT, ARCADE. AGES T for Walter A. Wood Mower and Reaper Manufacturing Com pany, Colodftl Mutual Life A«»ttrane- Society, limited. Office of All ance AKbumnca Company. Tradeainen's Books kept, Debts colltcte



ASHBURTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, Taxcred Street. m TT TTNDRILL 0 n 0 X. Hi UNDRILLVXi tO.j PICTURE FRAMERS, OTE HVVB JOST RECEIVED, VY direct fr^m tho Makers, A CHOICM ASSORTMENT OF Picture Mouldings, Which wo intend Selling at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, Thos<) having Pictures Framed would do well in inspecting our Stock. We have also just imported one of the latest. Patents for Picture Frame making, which enables us to make Frames afe a vary low price, and, ensures peifect Curnera, etc. —Please Note the Address— T. H. UHDBILL&C"-. CABINETMAKER 0. UPHOLSTERERS, PICTURE FR.iMKBS. Tanoesd Ptrhet, (Next to Building Society s Offioa



Ttf T ANTED, F\T OR TALLOW FOR IHCUOKCM PR ft Fls C T * *nX F P TV P ERFk.CT i * KEEP Uli pfrO»'« AT FvrT'>RY-li] r«-» WHY f>J. v 75 s for Cooler's Dip, whc ■ Bn>oke'a Perfect Dip was piove: better as the Chris'thlii'ch sria! And the pricw is 55a for the sani' qai*ntity DO NOC bo mi-slfd with Ti'Ho'a Powdc.i Dtp, combined vrivh glycerine Owing to tho pemmneuc liquu narure of glycerin?, all there is < i i*- in rhfj powder d p v not worth mentioning DO N.i uo x oled wir.h wy nen poisonous dip, unless you ati ytv pnred to dip twice, or run the lihk ot lou«y shsep Tn thpsp h»'d tJmes. why not- KEEP YOUR MO^F.Y TN TIIB COUNTRY to be spenfc here by ('. M, BROOKE, Dip BJamitjic''"">«". AsMrurton, and ho Kraployeee. DIP A3ENTS— M£»sks jJ. Thomas, H. Zanjder, an id, Obk <x. Co. WANJiCD, fcvwrjhudy to use Tifea nn^,, uicu'Vt.;] of \hv ftgo



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filioTjnas E. Kilworth . ENGINEfEfi, TT AS EEMOYED «TO HIS NEW *PREMI| E ; S, BRIDGE WORKS, WEST AND KERMODE STREETS, ASHBTJRTON y^F.W.PAGE -THE HORSE'S FRIEND Pages No. Horse Oils. NO. 1 HORSE OILS, Sure Cure for Sprains, Bruises, Swellings or Hard Callus Lumps. PAGE'S No. 2 HORSE OILS, Sure Cure for Sores on Back or Shoulders or any kind of Oufc or Broken Wound. PAGE'S RHEUMATIC OILS. To be used for Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sore Throat, Stiff Joints, Sprains or Bruises. All Omb Price, 2a 6d Per Bottle. h &r NONE GENUINE WITHOUT ABOVE TRADE MARK. A«enfcs for Page's Oils:—Recardus Henry, East Street j J. Thomas, Havelock Street; F. E. White, Chemist, East Street. Agents wanted. TESTIMONIAL. To F. W. PAGE, Chorfcsey. Sir,—l wish to testify to the great benefits derived from using your Howe Oils last, year. My horse was badly lamed by a fall. I tried all kinds of different embrocations for it. It was not fib for use for fire months. This year it met with a similar kind of accident, and I got one bottle of your Horse Oils, and my horse was fit for use in a week's time. And I have recommended it to others, who have also proved its splendid healing qualities.—Peter Chalmers. SOLE MAKER AND PROPRIETOR, F. Wt'PAfiMß, Cbertsey, * CANTERBURY, N.Z. Reduction of 20 Per Cent on all Lmes. Robert" Murray PRACTICAL WATCH & CLOCKMAKEK. TTAVING decided to dispose of my business, I am still offering the whole of MY VALUABLE STOCK OF WATCHES, JEWELLERY, CLOCKS, PLATE, &c, AT A DISCOUNT OF 4s IN £ OFF MARKED PRICES. A LARGE SELECTION OP HIGH-CLASS ENGLISH WATCHES HUNDREDS of these Watches are now in use throughout the Ashburtan district, and, after YEARS OF HARD WORK, bear unfailing testimony to the EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP and DURABILITY of R. MURRAY'S SPECIAL GOODS. These Watches CANNOT be obtained in the open market. ■ Also a Large Stock of ROTHERHAM'S ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES, STRONG SILVER ENGLISH LEVER HUNTERS, reduced to £ 3s ALARM CLOCKS, STRIKING CLOCKS, MARBLE CLOCKS GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, GOLD BROOCHES from 2a 6d DIAMOND GOODS, SILVER BROOCHES from Is 6d FAMOUS " PERFECTIONE » WATCHES. Cased SOLID NICKEL, not wear yellow. WONDERFUL VALUE Reduced from 21s to 15s. REPAIRS: WATCHES CLEANED ... 5s MAINSPRINGS ... .« 4s 6d CLOCKS CLEANED from ... 2a ■ All A Work Guaranteed. - '. " "' '"' i ' " ■ i .■in ■ i . . il. m m ii WALKBfS BOT-FLY REMEDY. IMPORTANT 0 NOTICE. OWING to numerous requests of large owners these remedies have been reduced to 7s 6d, and where two sets or more are taken to 6s 6d per set. JSo remedies ever introduced into this colony have proved so successful in restoring the suffering horse as WALKER'S BOT-FLY REMEDIES. Very highly recommended at the Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastorial Association Show. Awarded the highest Order of Merit at; the Northern A and PShow, very highly commended ab the Metropolitan Show at Chris church Mr Seisenger, Veterinary Surgeon, Dun-, work hearty and well I believe it to be a edin, writes:—l am acquainted with that I niedioine unequalled, and oan recommend it nuisance more than any veterinary in thae with all eonfidenoe to all horse owners, as the Colony, having had great experience in I best horse remedy in the market. Amerioa U S and practised my profession in Edward Oobbett Victoria and New Zealand to such satiafac- Greenwood Farm, tion to tbo pubic that no veterinary in the Southbridge, August 2, 1892 colonies can produce testimonials of the Mr Walker. Sir,—l am glad to bear teati cures Bffeoted as myself. I have had mony to the wonderful effects of your Bot hundreds under my treatment, the same Ply-fly Remedies; One of my beet horses be whioh I gave Mr B Watker, and every came very bad; the skin tight, the eye life horse I treated reovered when taken in time. Ibbb and a bad color, ahd got low in condition Walker's Bot-fly Remedies therefore are the Anxious to finish ploughing a paddock I did only proved guaranteed euro for the bots and not want to ley him up until he became uo should be givm to every borse at once, able to lift his feet or do any more. We had whether he shows skus or not to help him into a stable I gave him your —•— .Remedies, and tne treatment you pre- Launston, August 18, 1894 scribed, and in a few days he was quits Mr Heeeltine, —Sir, I ihink it is only right better, and new at his work, hearty and woll that I ehculd tell. you and my neighboring I quite believe, had I not given him your farmers that I am thoroughly flatietiad with Remedies, he would have died. You oan use Walker's Bot Fly Remedies I got from you. this as you please. After seeing the state of the stomaoh of my Robert Thompson horse that died, I became alarmed about the — rest of my stock as they alt looked bad, I <,  TO drenched eight, following carefully the direc Wakanoi Amil l^imu lions, It cleaned them out thoroughly and «, w.ftw lWr^Th.- ,7 i suffering of horsea velloUßi 1 Btriotly followed |ha james uemon given and in a week the horses were out of .i-i. , "TT"*. » vi ,„„, danger and recovering rapidly I drenched Ashburton Pork?, March 1, 1894 two more in February with the s«,me result Mr J Heselune. Bir-I »m very glad to They all put on flesh rapidly, and are now in tell you that Walker's Bot-fly Bemediea prime order I got from you proved quite a success with p o TEWABT my dying horse. He was ailing for Borne days, hia coat got very dry, the skin tight, a running Mr 0rOB9 ; Burnham, got the Remedy for a at the nose and a very bad cough ; and was horße BBfferin , ftßt '*™l «3Sn«I2LS scarcely able to walkabout; we quite expected he was dead. This season one took bad B So &BS 1 eßt» da^° ii arssanswj? sraSSrt prove and by the end of a week was able for ' AGENT FOR ASHBUBTON-J Hesbltine, Saddler; Recardus Hbnby, Saddler AW MANOFAOTURBR-ROBERT WAIkER, Cwal Reserve, Woototoa



■-•' ■ ■■•" ' -■- ■ -■ ■- -■■ ■- ■ - ->'•■--- ,--m — •"" 'rjL BEATH'S Great Summer Sale. /^OOD Serviceable Dress Goods now 3£d per yard Strong double width Dress 7|d All Summer Dresses at half price Fast Color Prints now 3f d Strong Heavy Galatea now 4£d Beautiful Washing Brocades now 6£d Heavy Flannellefctes now 2£d All Linen Tabling now Is 6£d Heavy Sheeting (two yards wide) now 10Jd '■■■: GREAT SUMMBB SALE- Men's New Pattern Tweed Suits now 17« lid o Youths' New Pattern Tweed Suite now 13s lid ■, Boys' New Pattern Knicker Soito now 4* lid Men's Stronr Working Shirts now Is lid Men's Blue Jumpers now 3d lid ; *■'-•:. Men's Strong Mole Trousers now 5s lid :: Men's Heavy Knitted Socks now IOJd BOOTS AND SHuEsiFoBEAT REDUCTIONS. BEATH'S "uTFaT SALE, TANOEED STREET. A GREAT NATIONAL CRISIS. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, a recognised institution. Although public opinion is very much divided upon this question, there can be only one opinion about the vast sum of mobey that CAN BE SAVED by Housekeepers who buy their Groceries from TAYLORS, whose system in catering for the CASH purchasing public with reliable Goods at popular prices direct from the Importers and Manufacturers OR Producers, to the Consumer, clearly proves how easily Middlemen's profits can be DISPENSED WITH. We respectfully ask the public of Ashburton and district to show their appreciation of our method of doing business by PURCHASING OUR GOODS mlvTrnT Ef* SELVEf- ea™ intermediate profits by dealing with JOSEPH TAYLOR, brocet and Baker, East Street, Ashburton, the Cheapest Store in town tor reliable Groceries, Bread and Cakes. Money cheerfully returned for any goodb not approved of. Splendid Crystal Sugar 2|d, 61b tins Ceylon Tea Bs, 101b tins 15s 9d, 31bs any brand Tea 6s 6d, Flour at popular prices. Groceries supplied of the best quality at Lowest Cash Prices. Try our noted Bread, 41b loaf sd. The Best Fruit Cake in the colony only 6d per Ib. Parties supplied with Pastry, Confectionery, Wedding Cakes, Birthday Cakes at reasonable prices and Shortest Notice. Goods deliver dby van to any part of the town, and customers waited upon for their weekly requirements. Bread deliveries in town Daily. Orders for Groceries, etc,'entrusted to driver of bread van will be promptly executed. NOTE THE ADDRESS JOSEPH TAILOB, I OLD-ESTABLISHED BAKERY, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. SALE. SALE. p BEAT SALE OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS COMMERCES AT A. ORE'S ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 18. GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED.



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