The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XTII. NO. 3i)91

Ashbustoh: Thursday, September 17, 1896.

PRICE: ONE PENNY



___„ "i ■" » ■  " 5 DENTItJTKY. « PAINLESS EXTRAOTIOH^- Jr . OF TEETH "T BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS. ' ASpeolalty. Fee for administration ... 6s. v All kinds of Dental work executed the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. G. *F. ¥ODDS, *• SURGEON DENTIST; BPBNBTT St&BKT, AsHBTOTpy ft 7~ ASHBURTON c PERMANENT BUILDING AND INyE^TMENT;6QOIETT. A DVANCsl?S£2sandupTr«a ' made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, OJuarterlf, or v Half- Yearly Instalments. \ \ Loans also granted- for fixed periods a onrrent rates. . . ' ■ j_ Further particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, '■* , Manager. By ■ : ~ •Rn- ' vfefl Appointment. Patronised by Lady GLAsaow. Jl 4 EOBEETSON & GO., j DYEES AND CLEANEESS '\ CHRISTCHURCH, BEG to announce to the Tnhabk of Ashb< r on County that &JlB "1 ALCORN, of Havelock street, has kindly M consented to a«t as thair Local Agent and M all Orders left with her will be Promptly 1 attended, to. r ■ Awarded Silver and Bronze Medal M and First-class Exhibition Certificates at ■ Nekon, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbou'rn» ■ Branches m Nel§on^ Wellington and M Chrietchurch. >, —^^--td-fl The tender of Mr QallicbaQ has been fl accepted for the patent rights, stock-in- fl Ir^e^^,^^^lcfa^d ment by Mr Scott, 1J.0.A. is the m intention of Mr Gilliehan to sell the m Bee Ointment m addition to his A. O t fl Ointment &c. - ~ ___fl Bee Ointment 1 WILu oa found an excellent Ointment for fl the many diseases the human flesh is so fl frequently attacked with. Bee Ointment is fl used and reoemmended by leading doctors fl and midwives. Bee Ointment can be used fl on the weakeßt of children, and with equtt fl Buocess on the most robußt. We invite • -fl trial of Bee Ointment and guarantee sitii fl faotion. Price is 6<3. fl TRY G A LITl CHAN'S ■ A.G. Ointment. I A SURE CURE for Bronchitis ■ Severe Golds, Burns, Boils, Ear fl ache, Sore Legs, Chilblains, etc. • fl Price, Is 6d. ■ A.C. C O R~N~ CUKE. fl . For hard or soft cores, \tirts or bunion fl Prioe la. A.O. VEGETABLE PILLS_ I For Constipation, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Want of Appetite, Female and all Stomach and Liver Comv^fl plaints, etc. :^M 30 Pills m a box 3 price Is 6d. H The Ointments are speoially manufaotured fl as a horse and battlo dressing. Dairy farmers - :^M and horse owners will, find them cheap, effioa» tious and eoonomioal. Prioe 2s 6d. ~^H The above lines are Etoofeed by obemis^U^fl and stores, and will ba found quite eqaal to^^fl any imported line. .Irademark and my signature on every pot* fl| . EDWIN GALLIGHAH, I PROPRIETOR AND MANDFACTUREF Jfl Ashurst, N.Z. |fl Canterbury Representative, MB G. P. HOATTEN, Ashburton, ■ THE MISTAKE OF A M.H.B. H MR TANNER, M.H.R., spoke elo. O quently m Parliament recently on<flfl Pomahaka oata, school books, and the prica^^H of Tea. Oa the last-named subject he said : :^fl — " If 'was all venj well for Ministers and^^k lionorable members to claim before the general public the credit of "having reduced the duty ort^H tea 2d pel' 76 He questioned whether any flfl family was 2d better off m consequence of ivhatmß they did last year " . flfl While admitting that Mr Tanner may be^H an authority on oats and school primere, hi^^H sweeping assertion regarding Tea iB contrttfd^H to fact. It is admitted thai m the matter of^fl blended teas it was m some cases &llegej]^^| that no alterations would be made m pnoe»^H but the difference would be given m quality. That may or may not have been done, bufc^H had Mr Tanner investigated the matter^^| thoroughly, he would have found that SURA-^fl TORA TEA, was immediately lowered m pricd^M to the public by the amount 'of the duty, andl^H the quality of it being so firmly establishedj^H no donlft entered anyone's mind bub tha^^^^ the reduction m price was a genuine one^Hj and that the quality remains the sameJ^H Suratura Tea is guaranteed NOT blendedflH with Indian or China Tea. -:^^M JOHN ORR & Co., Agents. aOLIDAT Suits— A Wio^4^lap^H Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' Enlok<^H and Cambridge Suits from ?s 6d, Men^^H Suits to Measure from 455, Fit an^^l VVorkmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn'J^J *TT7 ANTED Known— lou eave~s^H^B VV every pound if yoa P^troi^^fl Ms^tO^S Ohe»p Spot Store, w^^fl



i y '> ' - s ' n *m.-. s otices I "' " : ■ ■ I — ISTItAIHMOBB PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOE DISEASES OF WOMEN T S NOW OPEN FOR FATTEN^ For fall particulars, apply to thb hatbon, 10 Strathhobb Hospital^ 170 uhristchuroh, THE TEA OF THB AGrE. $axon TTeaa a mRr IT, AND TOO WILL HAVE NO OTHER. , SAXON TEA. SAXQN TEA, r Professor Bjckkuton reports, that BAXON TEAS «a absolutely Pure and' "of good quality ■■• :■• ,■- •'/- — ~~J PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLON ~VUR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brana, » ' noted for producing 200 large 'l<s» Japa of first-rate %a to the pound. This a the tea Mr George Jameson sold S argely. ■ OUR *Js TEAS (Palm and Joke) are qualiy good value for the money OUR TEAS are so popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teas >elng packed and sold m oar empties. Imitation is sinoerest flattery, ' but the mblio should see that they get the genuine vrtiole . '■• ; ; Retail JfrQWii^t^tiKJe, principle WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON. AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Ohristohuroh 9 68 THE GENUINE DR GUILLIE'S I ELIXIR Fonic, Anti Glarious, and Anti-Bilious. Prepared by Dr Paul Gige Fils, Chemist of the Ist Class. The only proprietor of that remedy. Rue de Grenelle, S. Germain, Pane. Dr Guillie's Elixir is one of the most economical medicines, both as a Purga- Itive and as a Depurative, it is the best remedy against all bilious and glarious . disorders For more than seventy-five years Dr Guillie's Elixir has been employed with success against diseases of the liver, the spleeb, the heart, rheumatism, goat, lever, influenza, sfcin diseases, etc. Beware of imitations, and see that you get the genuiue Dr Guillie's Elixir, which bears the signature of Paul Gage, and "mark that each bottle is accompanied by Treatise on Glairsi ' Sold by Druggists, Patent Medicine, ' Dealers, and by AUSTRALIAN DRUG CO., Sydney, N.B.W. loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE Why ruin your Reapers and jtfowW by nsing inferior Lubricating Oils, whic* tire your horses and clog the Machines, when you can obtain a true Lubricant ike Valvoli mt b which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalledj ,■ Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EBWABD REECE & SONS! OHRISTOHUROH; DUL CO R 8 DttAß, The only sugar permitted to Diabetic sufferers. Gives to Diabetes, the illusion oi Cane-sugar, of which it has not the m convencies. Its sweetening power being considerable, each lump of the size of a lentil is sufficient to sugar a glass of water, a cup of tea, coffee, milk, choco- late, grog, etc., and is equivalent to a lump of ordinary sugar. Has not to be confounded with the trade saccharine, an impure production which causes frequent accidents, France, M.Ch Gamier, 8, Rue des> Francs-Bourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited, Sydney. COB COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHM & A S Ue CO&?OOW PtI^f(S ) OF UNSEBD \ Aniseed, Senegfc Squill, Toln, &o < AY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant) vtt Coughs, Cold* *nd Chert Oompbdntß f AY'SCOMPOXmD, tor Coughs and Oolda, to eqnaU \ Bervioe*ble*orhor»eiandcatHe X AY'S TIC FILLS, a speoiflo In Neuralgia. Paoeaohe C &o. Contain Quinine, Iron; &p CATHABTIOUM PILLS, A gutite, COTWO. L, Uvotand agreeably aperient JrNOAGTJLINB-Oement tor Broken Artioles. Soil O erorywhei* Mwin£«wWrr,Stwkport,ppj?laßd



BHEAEMAN 8808., MABKET HOUSE "*Tblt!!S£*' ??u* eep on dri s k{n « M Oh, yes, dear I aow well remember Aniifh^n * yoa bay at # c ddor ; How Aunti * «agge«t»d that Tea, And fife & f ° reVer £° 8^ iling ' And • Meaaiag from »11 ahe' fc entitled And life v becoming a bore." For auggeatlng such excellent ,7ea. " \ kn ° W that y ° Ur nerVM RM How h *? D y onr homa wiU be » M»ggie, • Al ?I®* U nm *s» . . : Ypnr father ia getting ao free Butb^C'^^^r???^ . IC S' obw »-. W^oibailmenteTieauleriia bo greatly, Your UJnee. has taaghtm. m drinking *%j&F*.-* «" health of « Bk Z«£»% T Z ul °! P°L 8 . onoaß blends And onr pledge we all three aeree mSS^'S£S M if S e * Th^ f rom «ow till the end of SStm wwob the doctor ao highly commendii. We'll awear by the Tiger Blend Tta.* Sh Barman Bros., oar Grocers are Agent*] God bl«8R them for giving the Q, To a drink that's a great earthly blessing* And saved us from bidding Adieu. / V V SHEARMAN BROS., MARKET? HOUSE* AGENTS FOR ASHBCJ^PON ■ " RATTRAY *^SON, Agenft'fpr k N«w,Zealan DAVID THOIiS, (Late Matson, Cox and Co.; Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, . * ■ ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated 'Weekly Sales of Livestock — Tinwald and Ashburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides^ etc., on Fridays v Sales if Wool Throughout the Season ■ I Grain Bought and Sold on Coin mission -- "\ Olearijg Sales as per arrangements ', * AGENT FOR— Matson and 00, Ohristchurch t: '■<.'. Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohristohurch White's Sheep Dip ' Massey-Harris Reaper aud Binder { London and Lancashire Insurance i Company % •■■■... Graham's Foot Rot Composition " Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dunedin „ , , Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures y " ' ' ■ I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others .'that I -have appointed MbW Baroock as my Agent m the Kakaia district ; DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton GREAT REDDOTION IN PRiqß OF v *' * PLANET JE. SPOOLS. v David Thomas, «. ASHBTTKTONj i ' THE v LATEST NOVELTY. JLadies' Knitifced Equestrian Undergarments. rpHE 4 most comfortable Garments for Every-day Wear, Biding, Cycling, Hunting, Touring, Etc. AS RECOMMENDED BY Dr E. Brainerd Ryder. iNDRBW ORR. ; : C A FREE GIFT. " % THE DRESDEN PIANOFORTE MANUFACTURING A AGENCY COMPANY are GIVING AWAY ONE AMERICAN ♦ BELL* ORGAN, 6fb JOln high, mirror back, ten stops, knee swells, two sets of reeds and :^ octave couplers, valued; at Twenty-Five Guineas. For full particulars apply to— Mr Horace A. «ates, AGENT FOR ASHBURTON AND DISTRICT A FIIEJJ GJFT. i \ . ■■ ■ ■ ■ •■■•■■-.■'



Business KTotice c "^ THE ~ " ' DAVIS SEWING MACHINE Sou Aqbots tos Nkw Zeal-vp T H f hM r pi ttSr^ EgfrJi MI N SON & CO, America has received a very impetus XJ by the remarkable success they attained at the (jfhioago Exhibition. Several very im- ?ho r to SESiSShff SS£S& Vm 00WM ' 10 S '-> OHBISKJHUROH. the recognition they well merited-^PBOUi, Awabdh, The consignments of thesa teteHt improved machines reached this colony by the lonic a month. iß inpe, and the Agents Messbs MXNSON & 00.. say they are, muQh approved. At the Antwerp PER Qfl Rt% WEEK. • Exhibition, 1?94, the Davis Maoh^b was 4» O^ awarded the Gold Medal. • i ■ ' ■ '. ■•■-;•■ ' ■ " - Wra^^^ ' BEST SEL^ ED STOO^ liP ML- TT, - /SBr - Q OOMPLBTB JPCJRNISHINGS FOR ■twraimilPww^W^w^^ Mm Carpets from 3s 6d made and *, VviA/iUJ*v/ OX i7v_cj/ 1 j J_ Of/ v/£X J XXuX/JCv A u •;.■:'.'■■••. , SQUARE, CHRIBTCHUEOH A. Marshall Manager. A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM'S PILLS. F'R Bilipus and Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain the Stomach, ! 6ick Headache, Giddiness, Fullness and Swelling after meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of fiteath, Oostiveness, Blotches on the kkin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, •nd all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, etc. The First Doso will give Relief m Twenty minutes. 1 his is no fiction. . Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one box of these pills, and they will bo acknowledged to be " Worth a Guinea a Box." : ' ''-■"■. Beeoham's Pills, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to ccmplete health. They promptly remove any olstruction or irregularity of the system. FOR A WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVEtt, They act like magic— a few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs ; Strengthenbg the muscular system ; restoring the long lost Complexion ; bring- ing back thi keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the rosebud of health the whole physical energy of the human frame, Far throwing off fevers m hot cli<nates they are specially renowned. These are " facts " admitted by thousands m all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and De- bilitated is that "Beechaui's Pills have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m the Wprld. Fall directions on each box. Prepared only by Thomas Bkeoham, St Helens, Lancashire, England A. J. WHITE'S Artistic and Economical House- Furnishing Warehouse, CHRISTCHUiICJH. THE JRecenfc arrivals of several Extensive shipments have made his stock m all Departments most complete. OAftPJSTS, FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM y FUKNITUJIE QE ; ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDINGr, T7PH.OLSTERX , ORQOKEBY AND FURNISHINGS, IRONMONGERY A., jflraiTE ! INVITES ALL TO GAJJI. AND INSPECT HIS STOCK : COTTAGES FUHNISHEDI I • CaTLERy BLANKETS, SHEF.TS, NWARE, POTS, Bto TWO ROOMS COMPLETE «. , m [£9 to £10 FOJJEt ROOMS .-. m mm , m .. £17 to £26 FIVE ROOMS, from ... .« .. ... „ £35 to £80 SIX ROOMS .- «. « .» .. » £50 to £100 / OATALOGUiBS POSTED FREE WAREHOUSE A!NT> STEAM FACTORY TUAM a St. ASAPH STREETS, OHRISTOHUROH — ■ ■ • • - _ - ■ ■ • i ._ii _ . i ■ VITE AX E • CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT OATS BARLEY, RYEGRASS] COCKSFOOT, AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, In Large or Small Quantities JUST LANDED, EX MOUNT &IRION,-; 1000 BALES COKNSACKS. Full size and full weight Friedlander Bros., Limited. «' • ■



THE 8 NEW DAVIS h VERTIOAL FEED SEIZING MACHINE ,! LONQBEAOH OOAOH. ON and after WEDNESDAY, Jahu ( . . ! ary 2, the Lbngbeadh Ooaoh wil ! Btarb from Ashbnrtiohat4p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Ooaohman A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH V TERRIBLE COUGH , 64, Commercial road, Peckham, Jnly 12. -•' Dear Sir,— l am a poor hand at express- ' tag my feelings, but I Bhould like to thank you. Your lozenges have done wonders m relieving my terrible oough. Since I had the operation of ' Tracheotomy ' (the name as the late' Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, thank God, I am Btill 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, yours truly, J. HILL.' * A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOOTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOOTOR'S TESTIMONY. •RouthPark, Cardiff, South Wales, September 28, 1893. " I have, indeed, great pleasure m adding my testimony to your excellent preparation of Cough .Lozenges, and I have prescribed it; now for the last eight years m 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 eaße. 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. —Yours truly, A. GABRIEL, M.D., L.R.C.P. and L.M. Edinburgh. L.R.O.S and L.M. Edinburgh USE KEATING'S LOZENGES USE KEATING'S LOZENGES US)$ KEATING'S LOZENGES It is 75 years ago since Keating's Cough Lozenges were first made, and the sals is larger than ever, because they are unrivalled m the relief and cure of Winter Cough j Asthma, and Bronchitis; one alone gives relief. * IJTTERLY UNRIVALLED IJTTERLY UNRIVALLED ! IjTTERLY UNRIVALLED j Keating's Cough Lozenges, the unrivalled remedy for Conghs, Hoarseness, and Throat Troubles are sold m tins by-all Chemists. ~* SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED A BEST BFANI> MANDFAOTUBBD VBOH CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF 1 ■ ■ . ' ■ -'■ ' lIMOATEXC"'? ".'■■■'■■ li&i ; HouiWirtiintfwaßeachofAll CEYLON I/O BLENDED OVj and up to tkm /Jm 4/PERLB.2>V^ SOLO BYAU GROCERS. HAVE NOTHING ELSE. Baker Bros. TJpURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanui Road and Casa Streets, and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory , Havelook Street. EVERT REQUISITE SUPPLIED. Telephone No. 69. 6 From the (Tea Plant to the Tea Cup



Snipping. rpHE NEW ZEALAND CO.' ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, <fe Plymoutl Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Kaikoura .4507 Lyttelton Oct. 1 Ruahine 8127 — Oct. 29 Tongariro 4163 — Nov. 26 Rimutaka 4515 — Deo* 24 Ruapehu 4202 — Jan. 21 •nd thenceforward every FOURTH THURSDAY Splendid accommodation for all olaaset of passengers. • - Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment isf passage nianiby, or approved guarantee for same. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS;, Ltd. / Agenta, Aahburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. jXKJL "OOYAL^ MAIL STEA- 'fßfflpSpJv Xl) MERS, vrltheaperlor J^ußfetf^: accommodation for all classes l^^^^^ 1^ of passengers, calling at Monte Vttt4o.br Rio, Teneriffe and Ply. oath. . TonsfOommander From Date. lonic ...4753 Kempson... — Sept. 17 Aotea v... 6346 Scotland ... — Oec. 15 Giothic ..^7736Kidley ... — Nov. 12 Tainui ...5031 Stuart ... — Deo. 10 Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... — Jan. 7 < Aotea Aid Tokpmaru carry saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. TTJNION STEAMSHIP COMpANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, LigrnsD. STEAMERS SAILFROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westport and Grey mouth— Weekly, Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NOTE.— For extra sailings see advertise- ment m Chrißtchurch papers. Dunedin— Monday, Friday, and Alter- nate Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Picton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturday* Sydney, "via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays. The above are subject to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Ohristchuroh daily papers for dates and hour of sailing. For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, . Agent, Ashburton. ~^MU6IGAII • " Mrs Bowman Fox. "OIANOFORTE, SINGING AND X. THEORY OF MUSIO AT Hayeloek street, Ashburton. RAKAIA.— On Fridays. 1896 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MRS FfMAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and 1 '•■'■'■ Gray's.) The next term will begin on Monday, September 14, 1896 Mrs Makbig will be at home on Saturday and Monday, ' 12 and 14, to receive new pnplls. ■ "TTACANOIES m each of the above. V Terms on application. r the Violin. MISS BESS 7¥ SIMMONDS Teaoher of the Violin, SAUNDERS 1 BUILDING , Ashbnrton "a oard MRS A. O."OLARIDGB, TEAOHBE OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING, COX STREET, A B HB UBION. TBBMS ON APPLICATION. , ' PIANOFORTEi SHOOING & HARMONY ■ M.O.S.M. , . (Local Representative of London College of Music). '■■'.• THE Firsb Term of the Year will com- commence MONDAY the 27th inafc MR OWEN will be m attendance at his Musio Studio m the Arcade every morning from 12 to 1 to g ake professional arrangements. LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECTACLES. Sole avent for Ashburton District, O C A L E X*; JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. T AZABUS Patented System ensure I J comfort and correct sight. Done spoil your 'eyes by using "badly fitting Speotaoles. _ ■ ■ TT O L A F B Aliment of economy against fatigue, hunger, and thirst Antidepertic, antifatiguing, stimula- ting, reconßtituent ; Indispenßable to Velocipedists, ascen- tidnists, rowers, racers, hunters, and to any of them who have a muscular effort to develop France, M. Ch., Qarnier, 8, Rue dee Francs-Bourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited, Sydney DIAOKS MAIL COACH meets the : train from Ashburton on its arrival ai^ringburn every night. The coach then^loes- -direct to AKord Forest, aftd eenrns to'Sprinp'bnrn the same nig t- t X If you want delioious Ooftee try the celebrated Family Brand? to be obtained y<rywb«t,