The Ashburton Guardian.

vol. xvii. no. 3047

ISHBURTOa: Satmday, August 3, 1805.

PRICE: ONE PENNY



"*hipp ng. '*M&£: NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY GO.'s RWAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Mont© Video, Rio, Teneriffe, and Plymouth. Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Ruahine 6127 Lyttelton Sept 5 Tongariro 4163 Lyttelton Oct 3 Rimtstaka 4515 — Oct. 31 Roapehu 4202 — Nov. 28 And thenceforward every fourth Thursday Splendid accommodation for all classes o* passengers. Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage money ©r approved guarantee for same. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER „ CO., Agents, Ashburton.



SMOKE PLAYEfiS NAVY CUT ■'11 HE ORIGINAL. BEATIFULLY COOL AND SWEET SMOKING. Sold only in l-oanoe Packets, and 2, 4, 8-ounoe and lib Tins, whioh keep the obaooo in fine smoking condition. Ab_ at all Tobacco Sellers', Storee, _o , and Take no other. SMOEEES ARE CAUTIONED AGAINSi IMITATIONS. The GENUINE bears the Trade Mark—" NOT TING HAM OASTLB " on evory Packet and Tin. j PLAYERS NAVY CUT CIGARETTES ■' in Packets containing 2, \ and Tins of 24, 50, and 100



LOW VIIALITI j _ DR CHURCHILL'S j Syrup of Hypophospliite of Lime is prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consump tion, Chronic Cour_ and general debility TT contains two of the principal ingredients necessary * for building up the Human Frame, and .hioh are considered deficient in the above complaints, viz, Phosphorus and Lime, It canno be too highly recommended for delicate children. Dr Churchill's Compound Syrup of HYPOPHOSPHITES is real brain food, and In cases where muscular and nervous exhaustion has acquired a world-wide reputa tion. Each bottle bears Dr Churchill's signature. Prepared only by SWAN, CHEMIST. , PARIS



BABBY'S TBI COP BBBOUS FOB THE HAIB AND SKIN. AN elegant dressing, prevents baldness, gray bair, and dandruff. Makes the hair grow sbiek find soft; cares eruption and diseases o! the skin; heals outs, bare? raise . arid sprains, Genuine has trade mark Barclay and Co, New York, cbT6r6______^ Inodorous—The only Antiseptic disinfect, aat which has oh'ained tbe Gold Medal at the International Hygienic Exhibition at Havre 1898 ohiorol-Marye — green —Ia an energetic microbe destroyer and uniqaa for its oheap. nesa With one pint, 400 pinta of disinfectant may be prepared Salubrity of the home, of tbe workshop, the faroi, the vessels, eto Disinfection of wear ing apparel, household goo is,, water-closets, gink-stones, and lavatories Ohloro'.-Marye — red — odourless or per fumed, is a Toilet antiseptic Sanitary care o itbe bWd, the mouth, the hair, and the beard It cicatrizes also outa, burne, bites and stings of insects Principal Agent for Australia J3D de Laraberc, _ D P. 49, Elizabeth street, Melbourne Franoe, Messrs Lebo___d Solomon, 7, Rue _68 Petites-Ecuries, Paris, Directors of ihe Scciete d'Hygtene appliqaee



■iiii i'Lii'i" "" '" "" *"" ■«■_—■___> KSISbOTIIINGJ POWDERS I RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAL PREVENT FSTS, CONVULSIONS, ETO. Reserve a healthy state of the co .sti. t^ort during: the period of Tee. hs-:^, , -he WOfd» "JOHK STgJDMAK 3 hem i_t, Walworth, Surrey," fn tßgrwr _. on the Gwmanml Stamp <tftxedtotach _•_._» Sold by Kempthorne, Prosskr, and Co.



PAE OIDIUM MANUJAO-ÜBED 3T Jeuno, SALON—FRANCE. Sole Agents for Australia CEO; BURK FRANCART & DO. •OMIRBC7 J» J__.CE MELBOURNE. A MOST powerful Insecticide, and guaranteed to destroy Oidium, Mil dew, Vine Parasites, Chlorosis, and Para sitical Insects of Plants, Vegetable Gardans, etc



B-nx MONT EL ,HOUSB WYNYAJRD SQUARE, SYDNEY, IS a refined soda] HOME, contains forty large airy bed room . most fashionable and central position, one minute from General Post Office- Board optional, or board only, by day or week; drawing and smoke rooms, hot and cold baths, excellent cuisine. All the conveniences of a hotel. Terms-Very moderate. Hot Luncheon. Save tram and 'bus fares, and time. Permanents Special Terms. Write for particulars. ft OWLES' Pennyroyal and Steel PiHs for females ■* quickly correct all irre. ularities. and relieve the distressing symptons so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is _Jd" to 2s 9d, of all Chem'sts and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co, Lincoln, England Whole sale of tsl the Wholesale Houses. Beware of imita tion.



Is now in use n most of the Vineyards In Victoria and gives great satisfaction. The Par Oidinm has been cried in the grea Western District on Peach Trees with great success. ORPHAN OIL, The great discovery for Phylloxera, Codlln Moth, and disease in Sugar Cane. For Pamphlets and al information apply GEO. BURK FRANCART & CO., 3 Somerset Place, MELBOURNE



A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH 84, Commercial road, Peckham, July 12. «* Dear Sir,—l am a poor hand at express ing my feelings, but i should like to thank you. Your lozenges have done wonders in relieving my terrible cough. Since I had the operation of * Tracheotomy' (the same as the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, thank God, I am still alive) performed at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, no one could possibly have had a more violent) cough; it was so bad at times that it quite exhausted me. The mucus, which was very copious and hard, has been softened, and I have been able to get rid of it without difficulty. —I am, sir, youra truly, J. HILL.' A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. Routh Park, Cardiff, South Wales, September 28, 1893. "I have, indeed, great pbasurein adding my testimony to your excellent preparation of Cough Lozenges, and I have prescribed it now for the last eight years in my hospitals and private practico, and found it of great benefit. I often suffer from Chronic Bron chitis ; your Lozenge is the only remedy which gives me immediate ease. Therefore I certainly and most Btrone. y recommend your Lozenges to the public who may suffer from Catarrh, Bronchitis, Winter Cough, or any kind of Pulmonary Irritation.—Yours tr A?'GABRIEL, M.D., L.R.C.P. and L.M. Edinburgh, L.R.C.S and L.M. Edinburgh USE HEATING'S LOZENGES USE HEATING'S LOZENGES HJUSB HEATING'S LOZENGES It is 75 years ago since Heating's Cough Lozenges were first made, and the sals is larger than ever, because they are unrivalled in the relief and cure of Winter Cough, Asthma, and Bronchitis; one alone gives relief. lITTERLY UNRIVALLED IITTERLY UNRIVALLED lITTERLY UNRIVALLED Keating's Cough Lozenges, the unrivalled rtmedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, and Throat Troubles are sold in tins by all Chemists. IMPORTANT TO TfGA DRINKERS AND THOSE WHO STUDY THEIR NERVES. READ the following report on the cele brated Saxon brands of Tea by



s OECOuona colds, bronchitis, asthma, r Influenza, Consumption, &C&0 L. AY'S COMPOUND ______ OB OF LINSEED, j\ Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &o KAY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, lor Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints ly AY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs and Colds, Is equally l\ serviceable for horses and cattle 1/ AY'S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia- Faceache, f\ &c. Contain Quinine, Iron, &o LINTJM CATHARTICUM PILLS, d g_tive, correc tive, and agreeably aperient r_OAGULINB—Cement for Broken Articles. Sold V_ everywhere. Manufactory, Stockport, England _R~GUILLIE'S CLIXIR.



Toole, Anti Glareous, and Anti-Bilioua Prepared by Dr Paul Gage, File, Chemist, First Qiass The only Proprietor of that Bemedy BUL DE GRENE, BAINT-GEBMAIN, PARIS DR GUILLIES ELIXIR ia one of the most economical medicines, both as a ! Purgative end a Depurative, it ia the best w medy sgainst all Bilious and Glareous Dis orders „ For more than seventy-five years Dr Guiilies Elixir has been employed wish suc cess against diseases of the Li?er, the Heart, i Rhuematism, Gout, Fever, Influenza, Skin I Diseases, eto I Beware of imitatiosd, and sea that you get, the genuine Dr Guiilies Elixir, whioh bears the signature of Paul Gage, and maik that j each bottle is aeaompanied by a treatise on i Glairs ,   . Sold by all Druggists, Patent Medicine Dsß-lturp bbcl by MESSRS FELTON, GRIMWADE & CO., i Melbourne I Australian Drug Co, Limited, Sydney



ORIZA PERFUMER! 11, Place de la Madeleine, Paris. -T 1 GRAND'S SPECIAL PRODUCTS Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soa P )-_ rom the formula of Dr 0 Revcll The Lost soap for r. ndering the skini soft and white Sweetly and refreshingly scented (rose, gr &vondOrizf Teloute, exquisitely perfumed for the j It_.oso*» Soap)-extra in boxes, 6 cakes, 12 exquisite perfumes . , Oriza-Savon-Incoiore, superior quality, rose ted white heliotrope and white violet Ma-Tonic. Extract of Plants, to cleanse the hair j New Mown Hay, Moss-Rose, violet, etc : (M__Po. der^Flowew of Carolina nee For soften tog and refreshing the skin in elegantboxea. with | of rice powder, adhering to _,«_-._ with the perfume of New-Mown .Hay OH™' FlovToh-V'hlto and umbered An excellent toilet water, tonic to the .kin, sweetly and delicately P M^Ori^-New toilet water refreshing to the *orf_a-Hay-A toilet water with a pi. fume of new moriM- a/ciduline~~Toilet vinegar, aromatic I infectant, specially adapted for lames to** Oriza-Scoteh-Lavender- Sprigs of Scotch, lavender flowers; a rich toilet water. -r,__ w ._ r °_an-dc-Co_gine-Oria-Tte High-Life loilrt_w»ter Oriza-Water—Concentrated and distilled Extract oi m^S*SMS^^-An^' for preserving the teeth and gums in good heal., and preventing deOr_a-Dehtaire, in paste or powder, for whitening the teeth without affecting the enamel ♦ •„i_,_ Ess-Oriza-et-Oriza-Lys-Perfumes for scenting line and the handkerchief without staining. ./„ Oriza-oil-Variously perfumed; for rendering the hair soft and brilliant, and preventing it from falling oflOMa-Lacte (Ortea Milk)-A_ .emulsive lotion, , refreshing tonic to tho skin, removing red spots ma n_.ven.tin_ wrinkles on the race _„„,„„ P Creme-Orizafof Ninon de Lencloß)-For producing a b. utiful white oomptaion with the clearness and nair dyeV-For in _tu____u_y dyeing the air to any shade with no StSSWalfioV in boxes, each with biush, comb, Sectuß, Z* bottle; or In boxes, the bottle only without accessories f „,, * Em-Orlm-lncolore Violette of the C«ar ihe mos. ,pxm_?ite perfume, quite a nosegay of violets Ta-Oriza Suave white heliotrope Bouquet of the fi°Soie Ageata for the Colonies, Mrasrs SUb. r Fleming, W.



Professor Bicker, on, the Colonial Analyst :— Canterbury College, Christchurch, May 29, 1895. Analysis of No 1 (2s) and No 2 (2s 4d) Saxon Brand Teas On examination of the leaves, both dry and wet, no foreign substances, leaves, fac ings, or otherwise could be detected ihe. extract and ash are as follow :— No 1 (2s). Extract per cent 32 to Ash • ••• °® No 2 (2s 4d). Extract per cent .. ... 34.5 Ash ... — 5-6 , The shove analyses show both samples pure and of good quality, and free from I adulteration. ' ■Signed) ' A. W. BXCKERTQN, Colonial Analyst. Professor Bickerton further adds :— ]have used both teas in my own house for ome time, and am of opinion that the teas are of excellent quality and flavor. THE RAXON BRAND PURE TEAS Can be obtained from all leading, tore keepers throughout Canterbury.



i Business Notice, THE THE DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. _«_. _«™ ,«. H_w z^- NEW DAVIS T li^ST 1!? tt3^ MINSOF t CO. Amerca has received a very Great impetus by the remarkable success they attained it tha Cnio-igo Kxhibi .ion. Several very im ffiefirat X°_ __ T B -WW e_c . here Bu h°^ n 3 for m > OCLCiitfO St., CHRISTCHURCH. VERTICAL FEED th! _S™_,_„ ?S, eiTf d fr? m. che lndsea __.!_. CR<J recognition they well merited—Special Awards. 'Ihe first consignments of .hew latest improved machines reached this "~™ colony by the lonic a month since, and the Agents Messrs MINSON" & CO . say SEWING MACHINE, "^approved. At the Antwerp PER Ofl ft ß WEEK * Exhibition, 1894, the Davis Machine was -fle Vl* awarded the Gold Medal.



| LONGBEACH COACH. f\B and after WEDNESDAY, Jann \_/ ary 2, the Longbeaeh Coach will star, from Ashburton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Hoachman. BLAWARDS lODINE OF IRON PjllH APPROVED by the Aoademy of Medioine ( of Paris, are especially recommended | by the Mf-dioal Celebrities of the World for Surofula (Tumors, Kings Evil, etc}, the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weak cess, Poorness of Blood and for stimulating and regulating i'a periodic course. None genuine unless signed Blanoard, 40, Kue Bonaparte, Pun's Sold by Druggists and Chemists through out the Colonies



New Zealand Insurance .o_panv BSTA BL I S hITd""""!. __ 185 9 CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. THEFEEMIEE AI.d"weaj_THIEST COLOMAI* COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND "MARINE RISKS ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &0., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST . URRENT RATES .E. W. HANMER AGENT.



A. J. WHITE'S Artistic and Economical House-Furnishing Warehouse, CHRISTCHURCH. .T .HE Recent .Arrivals of Several Extensive Shipments have made his stock JL in all Departments most Complete. CARPETS, FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, UPHOLSTERY CROCKERY AND FURNISHINGS, IRONMONGERY A- J. WHITE Invites all to Call and Inspect bis ©tocfcf



C3o_TT__.C_-___!_ FURNISHBD, Including CUTLERY, BLANKETS, HEETS, EARTHENWARE, POTS Eto TWO ROOMS, COMPLETE ._ .„ mm ._ £9 to £10 FOUR ROOMS ._ .. .„ ._ ... [I £ i 7to „ 25 FIVE ROOMS, from ... .„ _ „35 to £80 SIX ROOMS .„ ._ ... ._ ._ ._ _50to£100 CATALOGUES POSTED FREE. WAREHOUSE AND STEAM FACTORY TUAM AND ST. ASAPH STREETS, CHRISTCHURCH FOR INFANTS AID INYILIBS,



MELLIN'S LACTO-GLYCOsS OR MILK FOOD. SPECIALLY ADAPFED FOR GO'JMTRIES WHERE FRESH COW'S MILK CANNOT BL GiITAU t _f c Goods an free (mm Anhv . Oi tw and keep aso& in mm Climate-, to be ibtaiiurtJrom ail Srugnviw an* <___> AGENTS—Chrystall & Co., Wardell Bros & Co,, & Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Christchurch. _____ BRIDGE WORKS, ASHBURTON. —(0)~ THOMAS E. KILWORTH, ENGINEEB. OTEAM ENGINES, PUMPS, HOT AND COLD WATER APPAPATUS FOR ALL PURPOSES, -AGENT FOR- McLaren' (Leeds) Traction Engines Crossley's Oil and Gaa Engines 1 Nelson's Portable Blast Furaaoea,



I. WLIKE WiCE T_A-AS_ :V6'dR LROdRV OR 1 miffl.awHM™'* ■•■ ■*■ I *„...._. Ca_ißAT_DJ_l_ t MCT __ _/^^J PURE INDIAN CHINA&CEYLON TEAS! I PROCURABLE |



DAVID THOMAS. (Lafce Matson, Cox, and Co.) A UCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE & ESTATK AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated, Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashburton alternately > Fortiiightlj Sales of Sheep Skins, Fat, Hides, etc., on FRIDAYS. Sales:of Wool throughout the season. Grain Bought and Sold on ocmmission. Clearing Sales aa per arrangement. AGENT FOR— Matson and Co., Christchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin Booth, McDonald, and Co., Christchurch White's Sheep Dip Massey-Harris Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stephenson and Co., Dunedin Planet Jupiter Garden and Field Tools I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mr W Barcock as my Agent in the Rakaia district. 1 HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES FOR SALE CHEAP— Two 50 acre sections with 2 cottages thereon within 1 mile of Hinds station One 50 acre section, well improved, within 1 mile of Hinds station One 100 acre section, well improved, within 1 mile of Hinds station Three of the above sections are laid clown in English Grass and the other section in Tussock 1096 acres—All in English Grass, thoroughly improved 1500 acres—Mitcham, Good Land, in First-class order 50 acres—Hinds township, fenced etc 50 acres—Hinds, Perpetual Lease, 28 years to run H. Thomas, Asliburton.



FOR SALE OR TO LET. j I have a First Class Farm, containing 650 Acre?, situated in Ruapuna district, nearly all in grass, thoroughly improved, good House, outbuilding, Sheep Yards, _c., _c. Plenty of water, heavily grassed, subdivided into a large number of paddocks. This property ia either for Sale or to let. ■ Apply, D. THOMAS, Ashburton. T HAVE been appointed Local Agent for the Sale of BOT-FLY REMEDY. T HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SUPPLY OP THE CELEBRATED "iESTRUS EQUI BALS_M ' Certain Cure for BOTS. I hold Auction Sales of Sheepskins, Hides, Fat, etc., every fortnight throughout the season, Belfast Chemical Manures, AND I CAN SUPPLY Superphosphates, Blood Manure, Potato Manure, Bone Meal, and Bone Dust In Large or Small Quantities. DAY ID THOMAS. ASHBURTOH



i_>i_ w.i ii_ . _ j.% Oi"._■_ j. HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT ASHBURTON. | N thanking the Public for their liberal support during the short season I *iave oppnfd rM« husin. <_ for the treat ment of ALL DISEASES by the system of Hydropathy, I have pleasure in announcing thab we have been successful in all cases *aken into the establishment. Among the various cages, we have had congestion of the lungs, chest, liver, stomach and kidney complaints, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, bronchitis, influenza, inflammation, bad legs, neuralgia, weak ness and debility. The following is one of the many testimonials :— Christchnrch, November 30, 1894 I have great pleasure in testifying to the good results obtained from the "coarse of baths and treatment adopted at Mb Rtjiie's Hydropathic Establishment. My wife had sustained a very severe attack of bronchitis and congestion of the lungs, and was evidently sinking from exhaustion when she became an inmate of the above institution. After a fortnight's baths and skilled nursing she quite recovered and was able to resnma her domestic duties Too much cannot be said in praise of the care and attention bestowed upon patients by Mr and Mrs Et__ and trained nurses and both attendants engaged.—E H Brown. w. hlule. PROPRIETOR



I CKNJK WO__X>, T COME to you with a small affair ' that you may need. In England, the Continent, and many foreign countries myself and wares are well known, Many American families on their return from abroad bring my articles with them, for they know them pretty well, but you may not be one of these. Confidence between man and man is slow of growth, and when found, its rarity makes it valuable. I ask your confidence and make a reference to this Journal to endorse that confidence. I do not think it will be misplaced, I make the best form of cure—an absolute one—for biliousness and'



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SHEARMAN BEOS.. .MAEKBT HOUSE. There s no tea like the Tiger, It's no matter what they say, And if you want a real good sort Then have the Blendid Tiger Tea Then there's no Tea like the Tiger, Notwithstanding all their puff They try to imitate its qualitie But they haven't got tin stuff Then drink no Blend but the Tiger For its merits are supreme, _ Tho other comparisons are just Sjmi.'ar As skim milk is to cream. Shearman Bros., market house AGENTS TOR ASHBURTON, / RATTRAY & SOW,. Acenti for New Zmlmo



headache that can be found in thia year. The cure is so small in it self, and yet its co_»fort to you is so great—twenty minutes being its limit when relief comes—that it has become a marvel of its time. One and a half grains of medicine, coated with sugar is my remedy, in the shape of one small pill, known to commerce as I Dr Haydock's New Liver Pill. It is old in the market of Europe, but is new to North America. The price is as low as an honest medicine can be sold at, 25 cents. Send a postal card for a sample vial, to try "jhem, before you purchase. DR HAYDOCK, . 63 Fulton St, N.Y., NEW ZEALAND DRUG CO., Christchurch, General Agents, 8 161



BEMEDY FOR CONSTIPATION Dr Souligoux's VIC Hit LAXATIVE POWDER Agreeable to take, BOts smoothly but furely Apply to- J L de Lambert, 49, Elizabeth street. Melbourne FALIBBJSS' PHOSPHATINB added to milk co_p!etb3 all that is wantin for the formation of the bones, digests easiy and in short forms the full j development of the child Easily taken by the Smallest Baby Strongly reoommended to cursts to ensure good nourishment Apply to—J Lde Lambert, 49, Elizabeth street, Melbourne



DRAWING AND PAINTING CLASSES. Mr W~H. Tall ARTIST, 0.8.A. /^LASSES ARS HELD EVERY TT7ESD_ V, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, In che above iSubjects. A special reduction is made to teachers, pupil teachers, and pupils actually attend ing a public school, For card of terms, apply to Mil W.. H. Collins, or at Studio, care Mk H. A. Gates, School of Music, Ashburton. Pupils prepared for Examination in Plain and Solid <_co metry, Model Drawing and Perspective. im_T]lre } "~oir!^L THIS DAY ONLY! " And such is huimn life*, so g iding on ; [r glimmers lika a meteor, and ia gone ! v. hat higher aim c_n man attain than con quest over human pain HEADACHE find Disordered Stomach — "After suffering for nearly two and a hilE years from severe headache and dis ordered stomach, and affcfr trying almost everything and spending much money with out finding any benefit, I was recommended b a friend to try your ' FRUIT SALT, and before I had finished one bottle I found it doing me a great deal of good, and now I am restored to my u:-u . health ; and others I know that have tried it have not enjoyed such Kood heath for years.—Yours most truly, Robert Humphreys, Post Office, Barrasford. EJ_ Q'S FRUIT SALT. Is an imperative neoes?ity in every House hold A Runaway Knock—Douglas Jerrold, des cribing a very dangerous illness rom whioh his daughter had ust recovered, said: "Ah Sir, it was a Runaway Knock a', Deaths Door, can assure you. How to prevent death from disease by natural means—use Eno's Fruit Salt. It is the bess known remedy I removes oa id or poisonous matter (the groundwork of disease) from the blood, allays nervous excitement, depression, and restores the nervous system to its proper condition. You cannot overstate its groat , value in keeping be blood pure and free from djsajga,



'• H & P., La _i _]_ j _._ U_._A OK COMPANY, Limitbi). Head Office—Manchester. Capital £1,500,000. \A?E have this day appointed MR AI-BEKT ROBERTS, of West street, Agent for Ashburton. Fire lisks accepted at the lowest curren rates. ARTHOR BADDELEY, Manager for New Zealand. Christchurch, January 14,1895, 2 DTAVING s. tar feed Business as HORSESHOER & GENERAL BLACKSMITH in the Wakanui Road, in that shop known as Rae's, directly opposite Mic *_x___ s, I beg to ask my friends and th® public in general for a fair share of th_i_ patronage. To meet the times lam doing fir class shoeing, hacks 6s; draughts 6s. R YOUNG, BLACKSMITH. ashburton permanent building and INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ADVANCES of £25 and upwards made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, or Half-Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods at current rates. Further particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager



G, Jesson (Late. J. QCJINJN) THE Cheapest and Best Watchmaker and Jeweller in Ashburton. Watches cleaned and Guaranteed twelve months—4s 6J ; all other repairs equally cheap. Roi h. rham's Watches from £4 5s *ng!i*h Lovers team £3 Gold Brooch-8 £r n_ g.^ Silver Brooches' from Is 6rt Spectacle, to suifc all sights from Is pet pair. —Note the Addbess— . G. JESSON, '" WATCH MA KKR AND JKWELLEE EAST STREET, ASHBURTON..... ~~CHASS A ING'S |_| IGHLY recommended by the most «•-.*- eminent physicians and Medical authorities. Has for 30 years proved most efficient ia all cases of In'HgesiionJ.yrpeprfa Stcraaehio Diseases, Consumption, Lobb Appetite, eto A most agreeable dinner wine Apply to—J Lde Lambeet, 49 Elizabeth et-eefc, Melbourne ~~THE~______R_M_ THE WOELD'S GBEATEST TYPEWRITER. THEOW away your pens, and conduct you oorrespondenee on Modern Principles A fortnights trial will convince yon of the 3uperiori y of the Typewriter over the Pen, and of the Dehsmqbe over all other Type writers Free nstruction to Shorthand Writers' TEEDE.SMOBE TYPEWRITES Go, L_ 51, Gnoeohurcb Street, London, SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug* Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAND MANOFACTUBKD FROM CHOICEST . VIRGINIA LEAF loz Prevention TS WORTH POUiSJM OF CURE ■*- Why ruin your Reapers and a/LoweJ hy using inferior Lubricating Oils, whic_ Lire your horses and clog the Machines, ' when you can obtain a true Lubricant ike which has been thoroughly tested all over the world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EDWARD REECE & SONS^ CHRISTCHUROH; Rib E V BROTH E' R 8 5, Ckeapdda Bradford. L __.!'_ ENS AND SLIDES, 50 SLIDES LOANED FOB 3s ALL the best of the N,;w S?ts introduced as pub;i?he'l ; Largest Stock and safest Circulation in ihe world ; H;re3 double ihem. selves every Season ; can ba sent free bolh ways, i. rur risk, f. r Gs 31. _FEOVED PEAESTANTIA £4 43 COM PLETE. Ministers and Sohci_a supplied on our Monthly Instalments System. Oar Improved PRAESTANTIA LANTERN is admitted by all who have tried it the best Oii Lantern ever Been. Marvellously Improved this Season, Worth 20 per cent more ; prioe remains the ssme, £4 4a Hundreds of' Secant Tea __»oni_lB» BEST LANTERN OUTFITTEBS IN TBS WORLD. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan ,„ _ Soap, greatest marvel of, thelhga ' 31 . imm t Sola Apab,