The Ashburton Guardian.

\<M . XTTJ. NO. 4078

Ashbubtchn: Tuesday, December 29. 1880.

PRICE": ONE PBNIV^



i - 'm^-^-w*^-^-- *' UMmrs I ORASfES worsesquirßromureoflron. _. ■■.■■'■ "Soery outlay made for th* bew fit of AtaUK m m ■ ts an economy, » ' Dr. KOCHAiU). ;■, J l^-.?®?^"®*;" pragens axe the best ■ Sis Li^X 611 '^ 111^* medicines against :- ■■ ■ ANEMIA, CHLOROSIS, HYSTERICS MENSTRUAL ■ TATIONS of the HEART. CHOREA, and alf i I a s es Proceeding from the impovc-l j, ■ rished condition of the blood. — Whypl ■" I 86 1? tbe °** 1 7 remedy which* ■■■tHFhin l^^^ 0 ".! 111 *™ 'egenerate&l 1., , ■.the bloody and.Boothes the nerves. B I >"» For, out of ten chloro-anemf c persona 1 * I ? n § "5? eneryated, excitable, subject to J ■ *!i da P hes ' P B !?^^^ 8 ' andall nervous 1 ■ symptoms,, which afeW^ to be cured! ' H tucoc cHOmMftgBBrJmX tHA -.RaniA lima H . Ume .| I ELIXIR snd SYRUP of Dr. HECQUET I ■ ; of setquhßrvmure of Iron. ■ Me-RANCB.iSOUTAQvM. Ra«Xombards PARIS ■ m. SfDirßY. AustralJah Drug Company Ld. M 1 - 1 - CHEMIjBTII JF F. Ferr man. t THEJLiTEST IN BICYCLES rjIHE BAMBOO FRAME BICYCLE ■. -L IS THB a MOST COMFORTABLE MACHINE Ti> RIDE, - -1 Runs the easiest, has the very best bearing! 7 procurable, splendid upright frame and isas" strong as steel. % Sample machiue on application. '% F. FERRIMAN.^ ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANyT I BEG to notify thut Mr Rex. Restbli. having resigned the Agency of the above company, 1 have undertaken it. Any : person wisbii g to Bee me on business connected with the ALLIANCE ASSUR- ANCE CO., kincly c.ll ab the office of Mr John Davison, Weal street. A. H. . SHURY, ! Agent, Alliance Assurance Company. 10 201 . , i BARRYTOWN FLAT GOLD I MINING CO, Ltd. •■ 17 Miles north of Greymouth. fl fTIHE Sample washed m the Arcade o« JL Saturday gave trom 120 to 150 Colors! the shovel. ■ » 20 Colors will pay 2a per load. ■ ufwm. '' ' ' ' — *- J * — * "—" ' ~~°* T^B FRED MAKEIgT^^™ Arcade. 9 A. LAWRLE, 1 SAUNDERS 1 BUILDING, *M SPRING AND SUMMEmJ GOODS. 1 I AM STOCKED, direob from thJ Manufacturers, with the 7H T ATES.T J TY/TOSTg FASHIONABLE ~fl "TTSEFUL GOODS. ■ Plain and Fancy Dress Goods m all thfi~| LATEST DESIGNS. LUSTRES, FUULB; * BEIGF, OREPO^S. j CHOICE & BECOMING. None but l Genuiue Firet-olaas Goodt _^_ Held in -Stock j "< • . i . . --4 All those m aearoh of Seasonable, Up-to- J •date Goods, can be confidently Recom- Ji mended to give this Establish- i ment an Early Visit. .7 A. LAWRIeJ SAUJNDERS' BUILDINGS Baker Bros. j ! TpURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, M Corner of Waksnni Road and Cass Streets, I and « at Baker and Brown's Coach I Factory. Havelock Street. I EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED, I Telephone No. 69. 1 WHERE, Oh where, is that Cheap 1 Boot Shop! Mellor'B Ze»lwidi» 1 "Boot Stow, ' m



Busin e s .,, X oaee*. TfiE HiA-O^THlfi AGi_. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA s fpßr IT f AND YOU WILL HAV3 NO OTHER. A SAXON TBfA_-"t. ,V SAXON TEA, Pkofessob IBjokbrton reports thai SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pure and of gooc quality BAZAAR STABLES. LIVERY AND BAIT. BURNKTT PTREET, ASHBURTON, Close to Arcade. FT! HESE Commodious Stables are open at JU all .h.om-8, and the Proprietor can Supply at a moment's notice— BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, •* WAGGONETTES, and SADDLE HOR ES AND A FIRST CLASS DRAG, Suitable for Picnic Patties, Electioneering and o her processions Matched Teams and Pairs also provided. JOSEPH 1 LOYD, June , PROPRIETOR t — -fruzp MB»Al,^_j PURECEYIONpiAH Horn Within the Reach of An PURE |l /O[| CEYLON I /jg BLENDED f AT 1 EACH PRICE -^fe. AND UP TO {§ri© /jB 4/ ?IUB. ]&/*s<\ SOLD BYAU CRQCEBS. HAVE NOTHING ELSE. FOR COUGHS, GOLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHM Influenza, Consumption. &c, &0 XAY'S COMPOUND ESSENOB OF LINSEBD \, Aniaeed, Senega, Squill, Toln, &o X AY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant) for \ Couk-B, Colds, and Chest Complaints I <AY > SCOMPOUND, for Coughs and Colds, Is equ»U, Bf rvioeable for liorses and cattle / aY'S TIC PILLS, a specific m Neuralgia-. Faceaono \ &o. Contain Quinino, Iron, ifeo LINUM OATHARTICUM PTLLS d geative, com , tive, and agreeably aperient r\OAGULINK— Coment tor Broken Aiticlce. Sol L_/ . everywhere. Manufaclorv, Stockrot. Enßlani 17" O L A F B Aliment of economy against fatigue, longer, and tbirst Antidepertic, antifatiguing, Btimula- ing, reconstitaent Indispensable to Velocipedists, ascpr— ionists, rower?, racers, hunters, and to my of them who have a muscular effort o develop France, M. Ch., Gamier, 8, Ruo des- Francs-Bourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited, Sydney Loz Prevention FS WORTH FOUNDS OF CURE ■- Why ruin your Reapers and _rfowe_' jy using inferior Lubricating Oils, whio- irß your horses and clog the Machines, vhen you can obtain a true lubricant ike Valvoliu ii ffhich has been thoroughly tested all ove he world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th \genta EDWARD EEECE & SONS CHRISTOHUROH WHAT do I see before my eyes? A- Cheap sale of Boots at Mellor'B. Ym fry the Ntvi Vtnw Tobatte



* Business Notices THE REASON WHY yOU SHOULD PATRONISE BRIDGE WORKS. The Laraea » A Engineering Works m the County of Ashburton. BECAUSE You can get all the Mechanical Work done you may require, Irom the Repairing of a Sewing Machine to _j C the making of a Combine. S > BECAUSE We do not take. in work, and then get it done at head-quarters m the large towns. Our head auartera are hri § BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. Where your *__£* S § CZ2 go to employ local tradesmen. > <1 ■'■ . OQ 9 . BECAUSE Webring mpre Money to Ashb.urton for work 8 Ph done xn other provinces than all the other shops m the same line of business put together. " r _ . .... fi BECAUSE^ Within the last . three yeara WE have «ent B - v oloee on a £1000 worth of Machinery into Ofcaeo. These X Machines were made by us m Ashburton. ' BEIDGK WOEKtS, Ashburton. ■ J. WILSON. ' notice. .:. GRAND SELECTION OF Picture-Frame Mouldings. Beautiful window decorations to hide unsightly views of back yards, etc. (wood imitation of stained glass.) MIXED PAINTS, ARTIST'S MATERIALS, . WALL PAPERS. J. WILSON. . ; ■ , COENEE OF AtiCADE. ) Telephone 65. i ' ' ' PAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate VaMtor,^ Woo) and Grain Broker, AS H B~U RTO N^ ~~ ~ Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock — Tinwald and Ashburton "Alternately For aiqhtly Sales of Sheop Skius, Fats, Hidts, etc., onj Fridays Saiios of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission ' Oleari.jg Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR- Matson and Co, Christchurch Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Co Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunedin ... . Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools . ' ' Belfast Manures I beg to inform my /Rakaia Clients arid others that [I have] appointed Mb W. Bargogk as my Agent m the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ajhbnrton GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JK. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON; ALWAYS "UP-TO-DATE": WE HAVE JUST IMPORTED DIRECT, per s.s. "Mamari f3 A LARGE 'SHIPMENT OF " | NEW VICUNAS, SERGES,, AND FANCY WORSTED SIJITI j Also— A CHOICE LOT OF SCOTCH, IRISH, & WEST OF ENGLAND TWEEDS, - m the Newest Patterns and Best Qualities. order to mcc* the Demand, of our Large and Increasing Business, we are showing 1 this Season probably J THE LARGEST STOCK OF NEW TAILORING GOODS Ever exhibited m Ashburton,' representing the Latest production of all the New _ Zealand Woollen Mills. tSF CUSTOMERS requiring New Suits " before the Show" will greatly oblige, and find it to their own advantage, to favor ub with their Orders early - t before the "Rush." CKAIGHEAD~&"BERRYMAN, j 'THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, Ashburton. AGENTS FOR— Abmioer's Christchurch Steam Dye Works. LadieB 9 Dresses, etc.. Dyed like New, and pressed ready for wear. , "~ WHEAT. WHEAT?"" TTf E ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS OF - PRIME MILLING WHEAT, : AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, We are aiso prepared to Store Grain, on Farmers account m our New Grain Storeß West Street, Ashburton, on very favourable terms Full sized Qprnsacka and Twine Supplied at LOWES! CURRENT RATES ROLLIW&CO., CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS. QmQEH akd Stobes WEST STRIFE ASHBORTON.



~\ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ 'IfflpT — '" "*• ' a /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS i^FOB IB -• 'Eb^— ~~^^ahi^b ■ i* .3 V__y BEDROOM £jO lOrn ■' aaSJg^Bß^P' COLOMBO STREET & CATHEDRAL — — SQU^ RE7T/HRISTOHUROH A. Marshall Managi SPUING & SUMMER FASHIONS. A. P. WILLIAMSON, /TANCEED STREET, IS Now Showing a Grand Assortment of the Newest Goods m Spring and Summer DBJAPERY— all marked at LOWEST OASH PRICES. .i NEW DRESSES, NEW DRESSES, NEW DRESSES, In Ludres, Shots, Tweeds, Serges, etc. etc. NEW WASHING FABRICS. AU ihe Latest Patterns and Colorings, m Chenes, Cambrics, Mußlins, Crepona, , : Prints, etc., etc. ' ; New Sunshades, UmbrGllaSrJßibb^ni-LaaGa^Gloveß.-HWDt^-Oorßets, etc., etc;^ — ■ Crettonnes, Art Muslins, Curtains, m all the Latest Designs. MEM'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING FOR THE SEASON. S«®° BOYS NICKER SUITS A SPECIALTY Shirts,2 Hats, Caps, Vests, Pants, Socks, Braces, Scarves, m splendid variety. A. P. WILLIAMSON, (Late G. L. Beath & Co.) TANORED STREET,, ASHBURTON. Wm :: 'i : W wtMt til m^^^^BLflH {fe *>..tIJ ll I €) ±ml



SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Phg Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BPANI MANUFAOTUBED FEOM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF STBATHMOEB PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OP WOMEN 7 8 NOW OPEN FOR PA"TEJ!TTS. For fall particulars, apply to the matron, Strathmoeb Hospital, 170 N~OTJCE~ 'JIHE OLUBST ESTIBLISHKI GENEEAL GrROCERY STOEE m Tinwold will be conducted by myself. Having secured the services of Mr K. C. Bonminoton, as m mager, ib is m^ in- tention to keep the VERY BEST OF STORES AND BUTCHER'S MEAT, and by doing bo, I trußb to meet with fair share of public patronaee. _ JLJGffiSEIZCPtE, E. C. BONNIN^TON, 17 ; > Manager. J/ EATING'S POWDER T£ EATING'S POWDER, \T EATING'S POWDER, J^EATING'S POWDER, J^ EATING'S POWDPR, IT EATING'S POWDER, f PLEAS. MOTHS, , BUT IS HARhILESS T-O^ANIMALS. BUT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BUT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BUT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BUT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BUT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. It is unrivaUeU m destroying Fleas, Bugs, Oookroaohesl eEETLES^JkIoTHS m Fubs and every other species of insect . Sportsriien will J^ndj this invaluable for de^taroying fleas m the dogs, as.also ladies for their pet dogs j..Thß,*jiblic. ) are CATOipyßi> t ;that everjr padkagff 61 the geriuin^.ppwdßr bears: the autograph of Thqmas Keatino W. hout this any article offered is a iraud. Sold ia Tina^faly <-** ' . 1: -i"- ■• ■•' CHILnREN^SUPFER from WORMS, CHILDREN SUPPER from WORMS, CHILDREN SU«"PiBR from WORMS, CHILDREN SUPFftR from WORMS, CHILDREN SUFFER from WOBMS, which- 'ruins th'eir'heaith, KEATING'S WORM TABLETS-are PURELY^ VEGET- ABLE SWEETMEATS, furnishing, both m appearance and- taste a moat agreeable method of adtninisteriog the.« only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and, mild preparation,. and is , especially adapted for Children. "Sold m Tins by all Druggists. Proprietor / Thomas: Keaiing, Loadon... LOW, VIIALITI DX OHtJRCHILL'S Syrup of Hypopttbflphlto of Lime ll presoribed by tbafaaalty/for.i&eoiara of Copipajp- , tlon, Ohronlo Cough and general F contains two of the ptindpal ingrediente BeceMuri , for building np the Human Frame, and, wbioh 'arc ooniidßied dSfiolent in 1 ' the abovb otiifaplklntß, Viz, Phosjinonis' and Idmc . It oanno , be too HlEhly rooommended, tor delicate children. Dr Churchill'fl Compound Byrap of HYPOPHOSPHITES ■ real brain Xoodi and In cases where mußcul* and nervous exhaustion- has acquired a world- wide reput , tlon. Buoh bottle bears, Dr Churohill'B sigtwtan'i < Prepared only by SWAN, CHEMIST. PARIS ' ' " '' Fob Indigestion, the best remedy is un donbtedly Norton's Camomile Pills. They can confidently be recommended as being mild m operation and absolutely, free from linj'iriou* drugs. Aoting .at once as a eplen- > dia.toninand at gentle aperient. , For nearly 100 years they have proved uteguallec' for Indigestion, Dyppepsia, sick Headache and for Liver and StomacE oomplainte. Sold : . m bottles Ib lid,2a 9d^andUs, by all Medi- cine 1 Veridorn' throughout the vrvtV, A gimplfl. «afo atid nnrtialn rflmedv IF. TQU ABE SIGE m any way wbateye send a stamped envelope to our Agency, Wei- { ington ; state the oaee as minutely'as possible | and you reoeive advice by return post, Ou agents are all qualified. If you enoiOßt 2s 6d we will send you our best remedy, for the case lasting you two weeks. You save money and dootore' bills. You reoeive advine. on all points; and the purest of remedies sent at' no extra ooßt than if pergonally bought by doing your business with us by poßt. Coc suit a onca. Ailments wbioh are at the time thought to be light; are often the begin ning of serious ooneequenoeß, wbioh if taken m time are checked and oared.— Gmawbd B mica Qo¥r*»S| WiJliogtoo, 5



w... , Business ??oti<se... ' Irlrj THE UAVIS SEWING MACHINE. SoM Aoawro fob N»w Zbalanp NEW DAVIS J^F^StSS*!! %sZ^l MINS O N & C n Amenca has received a very OT eat impetus °KJ X b 7 *c remarkable success they attained at h J • the^Ghioago Exhibition. Several very i m - VERTICAL FBBD **>* 00LGMI50 St., OHRISTOHUHOH, MaaiJ fcha recognition they well merited— Special Awards, . The first consignments of thesa latent improved maohines reaohed this • colony by thevlonioa month since, and



"•* Shipping. f%\ 11 E jfflfMHfX^ NEW ZEALAND CO.! ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, f TeneruTe,& Plymoutl . „ Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Rimutaka 4515 Wellington Deo. 24 Ruapehu. 4202 Wellington JJan. 21 J^aikoura 4501 — Feb. 18 Rualiine 6127 _ Mar. 18 Tongariro 4163 — April 15 .i . t : • i ta. and thenceforward every "POURTJH v THURSDAY. # Splendid accommodation for ' all classes of jpassengers. * J M .VSWarrants Issued for. -passengers from Gteab Britain on pay^nenb of passage nasn^y, or approved gnaranfcee for aam». For further particnlara apply to FRHfiDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Ashburton. f SflA W, SAVILL AND ALBION * COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. Al IDO¥AL MAIL STEA. • fffMnr T^-^ M^® S » with snperjor AflflßC^p accommodation forall classes .^^^^^^ of passengers, calling -Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe arid Tily- outh. ' Tone Commander Prom Date. 189^7 " lonic ...4753 Kempson... -— Feb 4. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... — Feb 14. Aotea ...6346 Scotland ... — Mar 18. Gothic ... 7730 Kidley ... — April 1. Aotea and Tokomaru carry aalpon pasßengerß only. . ' : HANMER AND GRAVER, , - - Agents. UUJIION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW. ZEALAND, Limttbd STEAMERS SAIL PROM LYTTELTON AS UJSDER: For Westportand Grey mouth — Weekly. Wellington-^- Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE— For extra sailings see advertise- ment m. Christchurch papers * Dunedin'-^-' Mondays, Fridays and . ■:■■ alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Pic ton, via Wellington — Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, , via Auckland — Alternate ■■:■■ Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Ohristchureh daily papera for dates and hour of sailing For further .particulars apply to F.-FERRIMAN, ~ Agent, Ashburton. , »I'^^ ' '*j^y 'j^a -'l£P!i i^^& a^ ff B"^ B?- S**% jP^VkJJ ' PREVENT FfTS, GOHVUtSiONS, ul i>«oer«'e a healthy st&to of the coV-.btv ♦'^n auringr tho period of Tccrv-iV. •Tie words '• JO UN STEJDKiAK -.. Watworth.'swrrcy," i V**mttr**& on the GVcrmmcrtr Sfnmr nfixrd U tacti / .j t .VJj Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Agents.. THE. GENUINE DR GUILLIEV3 ELIXIR Tonic, Glairouß, and Anti-Bilious, Pre- pared by Dr Paul Gage File, ' Chemist' of the Ist Class. ' . The only proprietor of that remedy. Rue de Grenelle, S. Germain, Paris. Dr Ouillie'a-.Eljxir ia one of the mpab ecoriomioal, p^o^ioiu.^ r both as. a Purga- tive arid as-a Depuratiive, 16 ia the best remedy against'SlL' Bilious and glairlous disorders. ' For. more than,, seventy- five years Dr Guillie'a Elixir has beeri employed with success against disease's of the liver, th&. epleeri, the heart, ; rheumatism, gont, . fever, lr. fl uer zi,si m diseases, etc , ' Beware of imitations, and see that, yotvjget the Genuine, DrGuiHie's Elixir, jrhich .bears the signature of Paul. Gage, and, mark that 'each bottle is accompanied by Treatiae on Glairs. Sold by Druggists, Patent Medicine : Dealers, and by AOSTRALIAN DRUG CO.. Sydney, *H .S. W. ED ULGO R BU<* A R r -The only.'gpgu permitted to Diabetic sufferers. Gives to Diabetes, the illusion of Cane-sugar, of which it has not the m- convericies. Its sweetening power being considerable, each lump of the size of a l«util ifi sufficient to sugar a glass of water, a cup of tea, coffee, milk, chopo- late, grog, etc., and, is equivalent to a lump of ordinary sugar. 0. 'BS»**nob oto0 to tie confounded with the trade saccharine, an impure production which T caußes frequent accidents, France, MijCh (Marnier, 8, Roe dee Francs Bourgeois. Paris. Tfi|j AU&tKALUN DRUG COtfPAitt; Limited, ' Sydney. PALM AND JOKO TEAIS INDIAN AND CEYLON OUR 2s 44 INDIAN, (Palm Brana, j noted for producing 200 large 'lea Cups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is the tea Mr Gedrge Jameson sold s largely: ' OUR '2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are equally good value for the money OUR TEAS are so popular that we . frequently., heat, ot. instances of other Teas be|rig packed, and sold in r bar empties. * Imitation is aincerest flattery, ' but the public should see that they get the genuine article' Retail from all' -the principle Store keeper? WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Ohmstchurch 9 6 From the Tea Plant to the Tea Cap n»dultwftted,— Tbje ia %o&9 V?A