The Ashburton Guardian.

vol. xvn. no. r>6*)4

Asbbubtodi : Friday, September 37, 1895.

price: one penni



Shipping. M&S£t NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY OO.'s R')FAL MAIL RTE&MERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, and Plymouth. Port of Steamers. Tone. Departure. Date. Tongariro 4163 Wellington Oofc 3 Rimutaka 4515 Wellington Oct. 31 Ruapehu 4202 — Nov. 28 Ruahine 61*27 — Deo. 26 Aad thenceforward every fourth Thursday . Splendid accommodation for all classes oi passengers. Warrants issued for passengers from Great) Britain on payment of passage money or approved guarantee for same. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDEB BROS. Limited Agents, Ashburton. "»lON STRaMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS SAIL FROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER: For Weetporfc aad Grey month—Weekly. Wellington — Daily, except Sunday, Friday, and alternate Wednesdays Dunedin—Mondays, alternate Tuesdays, Friday, and alternate Saturdays Nelson and Pioton, via Wellington— Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday New Plymouth & Onehunga—Thursday Auckland, via East coast—Alternately Thursday and Saturday Melbourne, via Hobart—October 4, 15, and 25, and November 5 Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays Sydney, via Cook's Straits — October 18, and 29, and November 8 The above are subject to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Ohrlstohureh daily papers foe dates and hoar of sailing For farther particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. BEL HOTSB WYNYARD SQUARE, SYDNEY, IB a refined social HOMIS, contains forty large airy bed roome, jjioat fa°bicmable and central position, one minute from General Post Office Board optional, or board only, by day or week; drawing and smoke rooms, tot and cold baths, excellent cuisine. All the conveniences of a hotel. Terms—Very moderate. Hot Luncheon. Save tram and 'bus fares, and tiure. Pertiianents Special Terms. Write for particulars. nrOWLES' Pennyroyal and Steel Pills for females A quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptons bo prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is IJd to 2s 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co, Lincoln, England Wbole- Bafc of al the ■Wholesale Houses. Beware ot imita tions. A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH 84, Commercial road, Peckham, July 12. •* Dear Sir, —I 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 j the operation of ' Tracheotomy' (the Bame aa the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, thank God, I am still alive) performed at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, no one coula possibly have had a more violent cough j it was bo 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 DOOTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOOTOR'S TESTIMONY. Routh Park, Cardiff, South Wales, September 28, 1893. " I have, indeed, great pleasure in 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- I chitis; your Lozenge is the only remedy which gives me immediate ease. Therefore I certainly and most strongly recommend your Lozenges to the public who may suffer from Catarrh, Bronchitis, Winter Cough, or any kind of Pulmonary Irritation.—Youra *"&!'GABRIEL, M.D., L.R.C.P. and L.M. Edinburgh, L.R.C.S and L.M. Edinburgh USE KEATING'S LOZENGES USE KEATING'S LOZENGES USB KEATING'S LOZENGES It is 75 years ago since Keating's Cough Lozenges were first made, and the sale is larger than ever, because they are unrivallea the relief and cure of Winter Cough, ABthnift, and Bronchitis; one alone gives JitVerly unrivalled iitterly unrivalled bitterly unrivalled Keating's Cough Lozenges, the unrivalled remedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, and Throat f roubles are sold in tins by all Chemists. j IMPORTANT TO TEA DRINKERS AND THOSE WHO STUDY THEIR NERVES. READ the following report on the cele brated Saxon brands of Tea by Pbofessob Bickbrton, the Colonial Analyst s— Canterbury College, Christchurch, May 29, 1895. Analysis of No 1 (2s) and No 2 (2a 4d) Saxon Brand Teas On examination of the leaves, both dry and wet, do foreign substances, leaves, fac ings, or otherwise could be detected Ine 3Xtr'act and ash are as follow :— No 1 (2s). Extract per cent .„. ... 32 85 Ash . ... «» ••• 5 9 No 2 (2a 4d). Extract per cent .... ... 34;S Bn 5.6 The sbove analyses show both samples pure and of good quality, and free from adulteration. Signed} A. W. BICKERTON, Colonial Analyst. Professor Bickerton further adds :— Ibave used both teas in my own house for ome time, and am of opinion that the tea.,, are of excellent quality and flavor. THE RAXON BRAND PURE TEAS Can be obtained from all IcaaiagJStore- Jteepen throughout C&aterbury.



SMOKE PLAYERS EAYY CUT |!HE ORIGINAL* BEATIPULLY COOL AND SWEET SMOKING. Sold only in l.ounoe Packets, and 2, 4, 6-onnee and lib Ting, which keep the obaooo in fine smoking oondition. Aek at all Tobaooo Sellers', Stores, &o , sad Take no other. SMOEEES ARE CAUTIONED AGAINSI IMITATIONS. The GENUINE bears the Trade Mark—" NCTTING HAM CASTLE " on every Packet and Tin. PLAYERS NAVY OUT CIGARETTES ' in Paoketß oontaining 2, and Tina of 24, 50, and 100 iBSI SOOTHINIH N^ RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT~ PREVENT FfTS, OONVULSIOSS, ETC. Preserve a healthy state of the consti< *»**tm during the period ofTeefh'-s^, .. The words "JOHN ST&JDMAH % _~ w Shamln*, WalwortH, Surrey," ySO mgmed on the Government Stamp q/uttd Is tach raitot Sold by ' K.EMPTHOBNB, PgOSSER, AND Co. PAX OIDIUM MANUTAOTTJBKD BY Sounelle Jeuna, SALON—FRANCE. sJole Agents for Australia CEO; BORIC -FKAiGART &00. MELBOURNE. A MOST powerful Insecticide, and guaranteed to destroy Oidium, Mil dew, Vine Parasitesj Chlorosis, and Para sitical Insects of Plants, Vegetable Gardens, eto Is now in use n most of the Vineyards in Victoria and gives great satisfaction. The Par Oidium has been tried in the grea Western District on Peach Trees with great success. ORPHAN OIL, The great discovery for Phylloxera, Oodlln Moth, and disease in Sugar Cane. For Pamphlets and al information apply GEO. BURK FRANCART & CO., 3 Somerset Plage, MELBOURNE OR COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, r Influenza, Consumption, &c, &c ,„„„„,„ <AY'S COMPOUND ESSENCE OP LINSEED, Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &o i • AY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, tor \ Coukbs, Colds, and Chest Complaints If AY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs and Colds, ia equally \ serviceable for horses and cattle . i? AY'S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia- Faceaone, \ &o. Contain Quinine, Iron, &o LINUM CATHAETICUM PILLS, d geetive, correo tive, and agreeably aperient i»"\OAGULIME—Cement for Broken Articles. Sold \J everywhere. Manufactory, Stoofeport, England sT~^dTliTiE^S~ 0 LIXIR. Tonic, Anti-Q-lareous, and Anti-Bilioas_ Prepared by Df Paul Gage, File, Chemist, First Oiasa The only Proprietor of that Bemedy RUL DE GBENE, SAINT-GERMAIN, PARIS DR GUILLIES ELIXIR is one of the most economical medicines, both as a Purgative and a Depurative, it is the best remedy against all Bilious and Glareous Dis orders „ -p. For more than seventy-five years Dt Guillies Elixir has been employed with suc cess against diseases ot the Liver, the Heart, Rhaematiem, Gout, Fever, Influenza, Skm 1 Diseases, eto Beware of imitatiosd, and see that you get the genuine Dr Guillies Elisir, which bears the signature of Paul Gage, and mark that each bottle is accompanied by a treatise on Sold by all Druggists, Patent Medicine MESSRS aDFELTON, GRIMWADE & CO., Melbourne Australian Drug Co, Limited, Sydney I ORIZi PERFUMER! 11, Place de la Madeleine, Paris. T E GRAND'S SPECIAL PRODUCTS Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soap)-From the formula of Dr ORevell TUe best, soap for rendering the skin soft and white Sweetly and refreshingly scented (rose, exquisitely perfumed for the 'lavon-orftoriza So a p)-<mu ia boxes, 6 cakes, "oSavo^-Sore, superior quality, rose tea wStfSSSr£M?& to cleanse the hair For soften- i ing and refreshing the skin in elegantboxes, with P°^lvcLte-Flc W or S of rice powder, adhering to the sk d with the perfume of New-Mown Hay nn , ' momera—V/hite and ambered An excellent tonewater, tonic to the Bkin, sweetly and delicately toilet water refreshing to tho Skor'iza-Hay-A toilet water with a purfume of new mZ rza- aAciduline-Toilct vinegar, aromatio '■TlM^^rßSrtr Bcoli tender High-Life Toilet water briza-Water-Concentratcd and distilled Extract of anuesior Eau-de-Cologne Gouttes-Ori^a-Pentifrice-An elixir for preserving the teeth and gums in good heal^ and preventing d6orlza-Deiitaire, in paste or powder, for whitening the teeth without affecting tho enamel Ess-Oriza-et-Oriza-Lys—Perfumes for Bcenting line I and the handkerchief without staining. ,- Oriza-oii-Variously perfumed; for rendering tho haii Boft and brilliant, and preventing it from tailing ofOriza-Lacte (Oriza Milk>~An emulsive lotion, refreshing tonio to the skin, removing red spots ma m-fiventing wrinkles on the race 1 Creme-Orizft (of Ninon de Lenclos)-For producing a tw utiful white complexion with the clearness and velvf y softness of youth Ot-iline-Colorante (the best hair dye)-For in- Btanttoeously dyeing tho air to any shade with no j.. ffM to health, in boxes, each with biush, oomp, proTectn^d bottlo; or in boxes, tho bottle only TWrkXofore Violetteof tU Czar The most exouisite perfume, quite a nosegay fvioleta | te^Orto Suave whito heliotrope Bouquet of the °lk)ie Agents for the Colonies, M'fBSW Siiber Fleming, lid, I/9»doii



«-.™-——.«™_^.« Business TTotiees ~ THE Tww DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. Q XT „ 1 **■ » Sole Aoknts fob New Zealabt NEW DAVIS J H*ef pMMSr"L g l° p g t riVI MINBON & CO, Amerca has received a very great impetus by the remarkable success they attained at tha Ohioago Exhibition. Several very im portant improvements were there shown for 220 mrrMnfl 1. nWTiT«JTnWTIRrTT 7ERTIOAL WFTTn S e firßt time ' and r3oeived from the i«dgeß WLCMUO St., OHBISIOHUROH. VILKIIUAL FEED thd reoogaition they well merited-SFKaiAi, Awards. The first consignments of the»<3 latest improved machines reached this """" I colony by the lonic a month since, and SEWING MACHINE. SaSSsfSftSS PER 28 6© WEEK' awarded the Gold Medal.



LOW VIIALITY I «»»™*ss. 00A0H dr ohtjrchill'S C~\® and after WEDNESDAY, Janu Syrup of Hypophosphite of Lime is prescribed by x■* »ry 2, the Longbe&oh Ooaoh wil —— OoAchmam S3KMi<2S£&sr ""^ iodine of iron /J/^,5 D* Chnrchffl'B Compound Syrup of A PPROVED by the Academy of Medicine nvnnnnno™™^ ■**• of Pa"s > are especially recommended MITIOPHOSPHITES by the Medical Oalebritiea of the World for Ui real brain food, and In oases where 'muscular and Scrofula (Tumors, Kings Evil, etc), the early S B^hottob^^T^ *T$ Aj?iaa re Pute" Btaßoß of Oonßumption, Constitutional Weak -8015 bottiebeara^Churchill's Mgrnturo, EeS a, Poorness of Blood and for Btimulating Prepared only by and regulating iis pariodio oourse. None ___„ genuine unless signed Blanoard, 40, Raa SWAN, CHEMIST \ BonB Psrte.Pariß Paris * I Sold by Druggists and Chemists through. . ._ I out the Colonies New Zealand Insaraace Gonpny. ESTABLISHE D°''"~l _ 18 5 9 CAPITAL^OnFMILLION. THEPBEMIIB AKD~~wiAIiTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRM AND "MARINE RISKS, ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &o. 9 ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES E. W. HANMBB, &GENT. A. J. WHITE'S ~~ Artistic and Economical House-Furnishing Warehouse, CHRISTCJjJJ RC H rnHE 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 OROOKERY AND FURNISHINGS, IRONMONGERY A- J. WHITE Invite® all to Call and Inspect bi§ Btoe U COTTAGES B*I7IKNISI£E£D, Including CUTLERy, BLANKETS, HEETS, EARTHENWARE, POTS Em TWO ROOMS, COMPLETE .„ .„ .„ „ £9 to £10 FOUR ROOMS .„ .„ „ , m tm tm £17 to £25 FIVE ROOMS, from .. .„ ... ... ... £35 to £80 SIX ROOMS _ _ „ £50 to £100 CATALOGUES POSTED FREE. WAREHOUSE AND STEAM FACTORY TUAM AND ST. ASAPH STREETS, CHRISTOHUROH Rr-3 B*Ba \sh c* t ** \ \ \ FOE i L,. iJ o Attl) . i _> -j i %-c MELLIN'S LACTO-GLYCOKS CR BffSE-lS: POOD. SPECIALLY ADAPfED FOR COUNTRIES WHERE FRESH COW'S MILK CANNOT BE (iitfAINEH ThcttOoodsan irte from Anim>tiG*><>i* and Keep a*od in muCUniate. tobcobtairudfromaHDnwiitsanilMHm 1 AGENTS—Chryeball & Co., Wardell Bros & Co., & Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Christchurch. BRIDGE WORKS, ASHBURTON. THOMAS E. KILWORTH, ENGINEER. OTEAM ENGINES, PUMPS, HOT AKfD GOLD WATER APPAPATUS FOR ALL PURPOSES. -AGENT FOR- McLaren' (Leeds) Traction Engines Orossley's Oil and Gas Engines Nelaoj/u Portable BJait Furaacep.



tKHIB HlsEi^^B^^^B ■ M oaTE^i PURE INDIAN CHINA^CEYI^NTiiOIj DAVID THOMAS. (Late Matson, Cox, and Co,) A UOTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE & ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated* Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashburton alternate* y. Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fat, Hides, etc., on FRIDAYS* Sales of Wool throughout the season. Grain Bought and Sold on Ocmmission. Clearing Salea as per arrangement. AGINT FOR— Matson and Co., Ohristchurch Colonial Investment Company, Danedin 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., Danedin Planet Jnpiter Garden and Field Tools I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mr W Bakcock as my Agent in the Rakaia district. I 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 Hinda station One 100 acre section, well improved, within 1 mile of Hinds station Three of the above sections are laid down 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 !>• Thomas, Ashburtoa. FOR SALE OR TO LET. I have a First Class Farm, containing 650 Acres, situated in Ruapuna district, nearly all in grass, thoroughly improved, good House, outbuilding, Sheep Yards, (fee, &c. Plenty of water, heavily grassed, subdivided into a laige number of paddocks. This property is either for Sale or to let. Apply, D. THOMAS, Ashburton, T HAVE been appointed Local Agent for the Sale o! BOT-FLY EEMEDY. T HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SUPPLY OF THE CELEBRATED "^ISTRUS EQUI BALSAM ' Certain Care 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, DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON, SHEAEMAN BROS., MAEKET HOUSE "Dear Maggie, you will keep on drinking " Oh, yes, dear ; I qow well remember That muck which you buy at the door ; How Auntie suggested that Tea, And the doctors for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all she'b entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting such excellent Tea. " Dear Mother, I know that your nerves are How happy our home will be, Maggie, are all ruined, Ycur father is getting so free And your system is wrecked to the core ; Of those ailments he suffered so greatly, But believe me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior Tea, Is the stuff that will quickly restore. ,,., r i.v« Then let's drink to the health of the Your illness has taught me in drinking Agents, To be careful of poisonous blends And our pledge we all three agree Be assured I am'drinking the Tiger That from now till the end of existence^ Which the doctor so highly commends. We'll swear by the Tiger Blend Tea. Shearman Bros., our Grocers are Agenta God bless them for giving the Q, To a drink that's a great earthly blessing And saved us from bidding Adieu. SHBAEMAN BROS., MARKET HOUSE. AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON I d. RATTRAY & SON, Agents for New Zealand



Business JNotiees. I TDBOFBSSOR LOPETTKS MKMOBY JL SYSTEM. In responce to numerous requests from i\\ sectiona of New Zealand that I should at »nee afford facilities to acquire my art of Assimilative memory by Correspondence on ;he fc ingle Book fejatem, and at rV, e price of 'ne Pound Four Shillings each pupil, 1, have to state that all persons wishing to learn my system should put themselves into communication with Mr P: R, Dix, of Coombes' Arcade, Auckland, who will pro vide them with the required single book of instruction and any information necessary with the greatest possible despatch. 18 105 . A. LOISETTE. , GRATEFUL-COMyORTTNGh EPPS'SJOCOA! \ brb .a.:k::e i.ast. "By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws Which govern the operations of digestion Mid nutrJU Jfon,*ndbjracarefilappUoationoftheflnepropep. ties of well-selected cocoa, Mr, Eppg hag provided oiur breakfast tables wita a delioatelT.a»vonn£ Joywaf? which may save us many heavy doctor* bills. It ib by theiudioious use of suoh article* of diet that a constitution maybe graduallybuilt np until itrong enough to resist every tendency to duwaaov Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. W« may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselve* well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished flam*,"—See article 2a tba QivilSnvm Made simply with boiling water or milk. §olSiai-lb. paokets by Groom, labelled ttuutfi JAMES EPPS & CO., 0* HOMOEOPATHIC CHEMISTS, 3K)3SPQ«. EMgLAliO,^ €>ism -word, (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. [ do not think it will be misplaced, I make the best form of cure—an ibsolute one—for biliousness and tieadache that can be found in this fear. The cure is so small in it self, and yet its comfort 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 Db Haydock's New Livek 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 Bample vial, to try iliem, before you purchase. DR HAVDOCK, 63 Fulton St, N.Y., NEW ZEALAND DRUG 00.» Ohristchurch, General Agents. 8 161 REMEDY FOR CONSTIPATION DE SOTJIiIGOUX'S VICHY LAXATIVE POWDER Agreeable to take, sots smoothly but Burely Apply to-J Lde Lambert, 49, Elizabeth street, Melbourne FALIERJ3S' PHOSPHATINE added to milk completes all that is wantin j for the formation of the bones, digests easily and in short forms the full development of the child Easily taken by the Smallest Baby Strongly recommended to nurßes to ensure good nourishment Apply to—J Lde Lambert, 49, Elizabeth street, Melbourne mawingTTnd painting CLASSES. ! Mr w7h. TalL ARTIST, O.S.A. /"CLASSES ARE HELD EVERY TTIESD^Y, WEDNESDAY, THUBSDAY and SATURDAY, In che above Subjects. A special redaction is made to teachers, pupil ttachers, and puplla actually attend ing a public school. For card of terms, apply to Mr W. H. Collins, or at Studio, care Me H. A. Gates, School of Music, Ashburton. Pupils prepared for Examination hi Plain and Solid Geometry, Model Drawing and Perspective. j DESTINY, OR TO~TIVK FOR THIS DAY ONLY! " And suoh is human life, so g'iding on; It glimmers like a meteor, and is Roaa ! tfhat higher aim can man attain than con quest over human pain HEADACHE and Disordered Stomaoh.— " Alter Buffering for nearly two and a halt years from severe headache and dis orderei stomach, and after trying almost everything, and spending much money with* out findieg 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 usual health; and others I know that have tried it have not enjoyed suoh good health for years.—Yoarß most truly, Robkkx Humphreys, Post Office, Barrasford. EHO'S FRUIT SALT. Is rq imperative necessity in every House hold A Runaway Knook—Douglas Jerrold, des cribing r very dangerous illness rom which bis daughter had ust recovered, esid: "Ah Sir, it was a Runaway Knock at Deaths Door, can assure you. How t3 prevent death from disease by natural means—use Bno's Fruit Salt. It is the best known remedy I removes cc id or poisonous matter (the groundwork of disease) from the blood, allays nervous excitement, depression, and restores the nervouß system to its proper condition. Ytu oannot overstate its great value in keeping he Woofi pure Bod toefeoa.



THE PALATINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Lmi**D. ; _. >r Head Office—Manchester . ; Capital ... ... £1,500,000. I \I rE h»ve thia day appointed MB . V* AI BERT ROBErW, ot WaIVH street, Agent for Ashburton. Ti|| Fire ilsks accepted at the lowest canes '* rates. ARTHUR BADDELET, "? „,. . ,_ Manager for New Zealand. . Ohrlstchnreh, January 14,1896. 8 TO THE PUBLIC £JAVING started Buslikesa M HORSESHOER & GENBRAi, < BLACKSMITH ! In the Wakanul Road, in that shop known as Rae's, directly opposite Ms OmLVB, I beg to ask my friends and the publio in general for a fair share of their patronage. To meet the times lam doing fa class shoeing, hacks 5b ; draughts 6s. R YOUNG, BLACKSMITH. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. A D V A N C E S~of £25 and upwards made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, I repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, or 1 Half-Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods ad current rates. Further particulars on application to . EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager- G, Jesson (LateJ. QUINN) rpHl Cheapest and Best Watchmaker JL and Jeweller in Ashburton. Watches cleaned and Guaranteed twelve - months—4s Gd ; all other repairs equally cheap. Rotherham's Watches from £4 5a English Levers from £3 Gold Brooches from 8a I Silver Brooches from Is 6d *fl Spectacles to suifc all eights from I* per I pair. .—. —Note the Addbkss— " ~~ G. JESSON, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLS! EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. ""CHASBAING JS WINE UIGHLY reeotnmended by th 6 most eminenf physicians and Medical authorities. Hag for 30 years proved most efficient in M o&ecs of Indigestion,Dyßpepsia Stcmaohia Diseases, Consumption, Loes Appetite, etc A most agreeabta dinner wine Apply to—J Lde Laubkbt, 49 Elizabeth street, Melbourne ~~~~BLAOKSMITHING. I HAVE STARTED BUSINESS in the Shop recently occupied by W. H. Paget (behind the Post Office), where I will be glad to see old friends and new 0(168, Good woikmanship and moderate charge?. Shoeing—Hacks, 5s ; draughts, 6s. James Burgress, GENERAL BLACKSMITH AND SHOEING SMITH. SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAND ■ MANUFACTURED PROM " I CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF I loz Prevention! IS WORTH POUNDS OP CURB I Why ruin your Reapers and afowe> I by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whio^H tire your horses and clog the Machines, I when you can obtain a true LobrloanfeH Talvoliie I which has been thoroughly tested all overfl the world and pronounced Unequalled, H Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th I EDWARD REECE & SONSj I OHRISTOHUROH; ■ RILEY BUOTHERSI 5, Oheapeide Bradford. H LANTERNS AND SLIDES, ■ 50 SLIDES LOANED FOB 3s ■ ALL the best of the New Sets introduced ■ published ; Largest Btook acd ikf« Circulation in the world; Hires donble ihcmfl selves every Season ; can be seat fras bot^| ways, at our risk, for 6s 3d. _H MPEOVED PRAESTANTIA £4 4b COVM PLETE. ■ Ministers aud Schools supplied on ouc H Monthly Inßtalments System. H Oar Improved '■ PRAESTANTIA LANTERN ■ is admitted by all who have triad it the bafl Oil Lantern ever seen. H Marvellously Improved this Season. ■ Worth 20 per cent more; prioe remains tbfl Bame, £4 43 H Handrndfl nf Re em Tea imonuls* H BEST LANTERN OUTFITTERS IK TIGH WORLD. WANx'fiD, Everybody to use Till Soap, greatest marvel of th« IJM 1 S Za»o«*. Soli Anoti!