The Ashburton Guardian.

you xvn. no, 38b7

A.SHBURTOKI : Saturday, May 16, 1896.

PRICE: OiVW PENNY



Business Notices. DENTISTKY. PAINLBS6 OF TEETH BT NITROUS OXIDE GAS. A Specialty. Fee for'admlnlstration ... ss. A II kinds of Dental work executed the premises. Satisfaction Gttarantmd. G. F.¥ODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Street, Asbb^atok 9 : E. OWEN COX. r AM A CASH PURCHASER 08~ pbime Feezing BHEBi 1 AKD LAMBS AT FULLEST MARKET RATES. ■ Owners of stock will find ifa to their advantage to communicate with me. LIBBKAL CASH ADVANCES . "" OH . :: :^; LIVE STOCK I am now making against the GROWING CLIPS OF WOOL* Correspondence solicited. E.'OWENCOX. : TattersalPs 9 75 OHRISTOHUROH -i --/-■ . ■ . ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. A DVANOES of £25 and upwards made on 1 FREEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, or Qalf- Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods a current rates. Further particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, Miuager PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLO& rvUR2-fMNDIAN (Palm Brano, I ' noted for producing 200 large lo* Gaps of first-rate Tea to the pound. This w the tea Mr George Jameson sold so largely. . OUR Us TEAS (P»lm and Jbko) are eqnaliy good vaiuo for the money, OUR TEAS are ao popular that we frequently hear of instances of ether Teas being packod and sold m oar empties. 1 Imitation is sincerest flattery, * bufe the public should see that they get the genuine article . : Retail from all the principle Store keepers. WHOLESALE FROM - JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. ' 155 Colombo Street, Ohristohurch 9 68 TRY GALL IG HAN'S A.G. Ointment A wonderful and unsurpassable; preparation A SURE CURE for Bronchitis Severe Colds, Burns, Boils, Ear ache, Sore Legs/ Chilblains, etc. Price, Is 6d ; from Chemists and Stores | GALLIOHAN'S AC. OINTMENT Is also specially prepared for Voter* mary use, and as a Horse and Cattle Dressing will be found faithful m its operation For all kind of Sores, Cracked and t Greasy Heels and Wounds on Horses, or Sore Teats on Cows, etc., give it one trial, and its virtue and cheapness wil be for ever established. - : ; ■*. .> a-^ Sold everywhere. Price, 2s 6d TRY GALLIOHAN'S A.C. VEGETABLE PILLS For Constipation* Dyspepsia, Sick P Headache, Indigestion, Want of Appetite, ? Female and all Stomach and Liver Com* s plaints, etc. d There is no humbug about these Pills- n Their extensive use is a guarantee of thei* a Purity and Goodness. Thirty Puts In overy Box, aud one PilL «umoient for a •.lose. Giva thorn a trial Prices Is 6d eveiy where TRY GALLICHAN'S A.C. CORN CUKE. Ib is a most Wonderful Preparation fc * and will remove any Corn (hard or son.) It also removes the matter that providet food for the Corn, without m any way injuring the FEET. Directions with D every pot, and are easily oarxled out Price, la everywhere MR G. P. HOATTJBN, Ashburton, 5 represents GalHchan's A.C. Preparation m Canterbury, and all business must? 18 conducted through him y EDWIN CILUCHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE? Ashurst, Manawatu, N.Z 3 LOCAL AGENTS — Mrs Adams, m I Saunders' Buildings ; H. B. Bonnington, I Chemisb, East Street ; Shbabman Bros. j Burnett Street 12 A



Business Notices. STKATHMOKE PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF WOMEN IS NOW OPEN FOR PATIENTS. For full particulars, apply to the matron, Strathmore Hospitil, ! 170 ~»hriptchurch. SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic^ Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAN 1> I . MANUFAOTUEED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF THE TEA OF THE AGE. Saxon Tea. * Saxon Tea t mRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER. SAXON TEA, SAXON TEA, Professor Biokerton reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pure and of good quality | _ Hanmer & Graves i WE have much pleasure m inform- ing the Farmers and the Public generally m the Ashburton County, that we have m Stock ALL KINDS OF GOODS WHIOH ARE RF QUIRED ON FARMS, LARGE OR SMALL, BTJOH AS Fencing 'Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, E earning Twine , Branding Oils m Blue, Red, & Black, Flour, Sharps, Bran, Fine Salt, Coarse Salt, Rock Salt, English Superphosphates, Bone Dust, all kinds of Agricultural Seeds, the germination of which is tried before being offered for Sale, TEA, SUGAR, Em We shall be represented at the WEEKLY AUCTION SALES, and are prepared to conduct the SALES OF PROPERTIES AND STOOK PRIVATELY. Hanmer & G i areis, WEST STREET. Hanraer & Grayes KNOWING that the DEAREST THING m the world is CHEAI SEED, wo have decided to make thi br«nch of our business a specially, an< have accordingly nude purchases of Graii and Seeds from oihcr localities than _ii our immediate" neighbourhood. \VK HAVE ON SALVi— fcE'l) TARTARS from the Waimat h'atat". ■ •SKED DUSTS fro.n Winchester an Ti-muk* lv.'ivy lands SKED iTARROW BILLS fr m Sout* land. A grand change. SEED CANADIANS off several oui sidd Estates. SEED WHEAT. TUSCAN, PEARL, HUNTER'S, AN] VELVET, c Clean and true to name. r, We shall ksep SUTTON'S GUARAS TEED SEEDS m Stook during tl coming Bowing season, and all Tumi] Rape and Clover Seeds will ba of the vei best quality. hanmerT gbaves. ANTED Known ~ Bargains fro; floor to ceiling.— MzLiOi'sSto , baking Boot Sale.



SHEARMAN BROS., MAEKET HOUSE.' "Dear Maggie, you wiX keep on drinking «« Oh, yes, dear ; I aow well remember that muck whioh you buy afc the door ; How Auntie suggested that Tea, And the doctors for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all ahe'b entitled j And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting auoh excellent Tat. 11 Dear Mother, I know that your nerves are How happy our home will be, Maggie, are all ruined, Your father is getting go free And your system- is wrecked to the core ; Of thoße ailments he iuffered so greatly, Bat believe me the Tea that I'm drinking Through 'drinking inferior Tea* Is the stuff that will quickly restore. Then let's drink to the health of the Your illness has taught me m drinking Agents, To be caretul of poisonous blends And our pledge w« all three agree Be assured I am .drinking the Tiger Tint from now till the end of existence Whioh the doctor so highly commend*. We'll swear by the Tiger Blend Te&.'* Sh Barman Bros., our Grocers are Agents] God bless them for giving the Q, To a drink that's a great earthly blessing And saved us from bidding Adieu, SHEABMAN BROS,, MABKET HOUSE. { AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON i RATTEAY & SON, Agents for NewZealan uANDELLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next Mail Office), tAi. "DIOYOLES of every description, including Ladies', Front Drivers, and ■*-* Safeties. Prices from £5 to £25. As we have a large Stock on hand, we have determined to give our Patrons the advantage of securing a Really Good Machine, CHEAP. We give twelve months' guarantee with each machine. It is to your advantage to purchase your Bike from a LOCAL MANUFACTURER. All kinds of Pneumatic Tyres converted into Dunlops (Detachable) «UM B.— TO SPOETSMEN GENERALLY, •IF your Gun-stock is broken and your Barrels good, have it re-stocked IF your Barrel is broken and your Stock good, have it re-barreled. A LARGE STOCK UF FITTIKGS IN STOOK. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. LANDErZs~AND SON, 11 EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Burnott Street (n^xt Club.) mE^S^^mS' CHEAPEST HOUSE FURNISHER \m^ < ra /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR A. Marshall Manager. Alford Forest Saw Mills. SHABPLIN AND CO. BEG to inform the Inhabitants of the Ashburton County and surrounding districts that they have Now m Stock Large Quantities of First-class Building Timber, ALSO,— A Second-class Assortment both very Cheap and Very Useful. TIMBER FOR MAKING SHERP-YABDS A SPECIALTY, ALL SIZES AND LENGTHS OF BRIDGE TIMBEB, STAKES AND FIREWOOD OF ALL SORTS ALL OF THE ABOVE AT PRICES TO MEET TEE TIMES In future all Slabs will be 7s 6d for a Two-horse |Load, and 10s for a Three-horse Load, AND WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH ONLY. &gaar§?lift • s?iuß Co., STAVELEY USE LIITTLE'S SHEEP DIP. FLUID DIP, the Best Non-poisonous Dip Used and Recommended by Owners of over 5,000,000 Sheep m N.Z. alone. Price (incasks) 5s 6d per gallon. One Gallon Fluid makes 100 gallons Dip LITRE'S POWDER DIP. A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine— the outcome of many years* expanonc Wonderfully Successful. Is Dißplaoing Ml other Poisonous Dips Saleß have RE BLED eaoh year since introduced. EXTERMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOFT & BRIGHT, EASILY MIXEI Cheapest and Best Poisonous Dip m the Market. NOTfc TKIOB In Oaseß oi lOj 101 b packetß| 50a per case One cwt. makes 1,000. gallons of Dip. CHIEF AGENTS— BLAOKBURNE & CO., Chrlßtohurch DISTRICT AGENTS-HANMER AND GRAVES. ABHBXJBTON



Business Notice?, " THE " " ' THE ° AVIS SB ™ MACHINE. *„ *^ Wlhw ■___*• NEW DAVIS T*LJrt!La_rt & CO, ■^ w •-*■ America has received a very fifreat impetus by the remarkable snoceu they attained at the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im< < SLi? iprOVe ? entaWe s e i ihere t l ho^ for • aa^ OOUOUaO Sif., OHRISTOHUROH. VWHTTnAT TPTTTi'Tk the fira» time, and raoeived from the judges ** ViLKIIUALi FEED the recognition they well merited— SPßOTAii AWABSB, The first consignments of thesd latent improved machines reached this ~* oolony by the lonic a month since, and' the Agent* Messrs MiNSON 4 00,, say Dwl , _ _ mr »™r STCWfNfI- MAfITTTNF. they are muoh approved. At the Antwerp PBR Oft An WEEK. OJJiWIJNW MAUHIJNiIi. Exhibition, 18W, the Davk Maohikb was -4 8 O-U awarded the Gold Medal. "OROFESSOR LOISETTE'S MEMORY 1 •; s -^ New Zealand Insurance Company. In response to numerous requests from I # m [ . * • ■ »» all seotions of "New Zealand that I should at ." ■ntin*Ai*T-ra -a m -r?'- i a k n once afford faoilities to acquire my art Of OB 1 AiiLlßll JIU — *~ 1 O 0 3 Asaimilative memory by Correspondence on — — ,o:-— the Single Book System, and at tfee price of CAPITAL±-*ONE MILLION One Pound Four Shillings each pupil, I CAfV ' ™******VJ.y. i h cam V^tem^honi?" uT tha'mwfvM THE PKEMIBB. AND Wfe^imEST COLONIAL into communication with Mr P: R, Dix, of ■ t^CS^Ji^^VT^. Coombes* Arcade, Auokland, who will pro. i/UJHXpJS( i, vide them with therequired single book of >J_, ......: instruction and any information neoMsary . NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY with the greatest possible despatch. ' ' ■ «-L.-- - . A.LOI3ETTE. F/RE AND MARINE RISKS LONGBEAOH COACH. ALSO,— /^Nand^terTODNESDAY,^ Janu ; RISKS ON GROWING CROPS. V_y ary 2, the Longbeach Ooaoh will ' ' start from Ashburton at pjm. THRESHING MACHINES, Ao., AOOEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES. xv. K. UxCUWJSUi, . • • * HANMER & : GRAVES Spewai, TCMBraK Special /*T,«ni« Appointment. -OWBsBK Appointment, - AixENTS Patronised by Lady Glasgow. ~~ ; : **" a. KOBBRTSON & co., Building Extraordinary. DYERS AND CLEANEKS, _. 01 . OHRISTOHUROH, BEG to announce to the Inhabitants . HTimVvAi* Timl-»At* nTimK^t* of Ashburton County that MRS 1 lmDeT. 1 lmDer. i llllDen ALCORN, of Havelock street, has kindly ; conpented to act as their Local Agent and 17iai-ir»trirr TVyTaf^fiaic TnVrn-inrr TVT a f oriole an orders left with her will be promptly -T encing ivi ateriais* ■ r encing iviatenais attended to. Awarded Silver and Bronze Medale ; . ;0 ; and First-class Exhibition Certificates at \ ' . . Nelson, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourne 500,000 feet of Timber, Must be Sold. Branches Jn Nelson, Wellington and 26 tonß Galvanised Roofing Iron. . Ohrlstchurch. 14; 1Q tons g Vmdng m^ __ m 7^ tons No 9 Fencing Wire. loz i revGntion • 3 tons No 10 FFern«n ° m« Wire - X.V/Z4 A. I.%jY%JI±VXXJIX 8 tons Galvanised Barb Wire. - IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE 5000 yards Galvanised Wire Netting. * Why ruin your Reapers and uf owe*< by using Inferior Lubricating Oils, whicu . jjj bought previous to rise m prices m the Home Market*, tire your horses and clog the Maohines, ,(\ when you can obtain a true Lubricant - We bftye dficided t0 giye our olients the benefi( . o| purchaße Talyoliie early application necessary. which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalled, ■ — Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th t> t yv /N /*\ IT T TTIT* r\ f% f\ Agents " W H lil 1 1 ili IN H Jir lil I EBWARD EEEOE & SONS M » iJf * VA7UJJAXIU OC \J*?* \ OHRISTOHUROH IRONMONGERS, TIMBER AND OOAL MERCHANTS LIVERY & BAIT STABLES. ' Mrs g.f. scorr desires to notify Warebouseiiiaii v § Clearing B ale. that she has disposed of her ■ business as Livery Stablekeeper, Burnett - - Street, Ashburton, to MX J JjliOYO QALE OP THE STOCK OF LATE H, OLNEST, CHRISTOHURCtt. and trusts that he will be accorded the -" same liberal amount of support she has . _^ ; ' , _^ . — i—*± W H. COLLIER, IN REFERENCE to the above I can . confidently assure the Public that \ HAS BOUGHT FROM THE ABOVE ESTATE good Horses only will be kept m my 1 Stables, and Traps from a Dog-cart to A line of YQOTHS' OVERCOATS, 6s 6d upwards, worth double, a Waggonette, Pony Cart, etc., can Men » a OARDIGAN JACKETS 4s 9d, worth 8s 6d. always be obtained from me; also Saddle Black OSTRICH TIPS 4id, worth Is each. Horses and. Vehicles at all hours at Qew b , ack feead DREgs trj^jngs 8d to 6d| worth doub lf reasonaDie cnarges. TnVTI Ladies' handsomely beaded Cashmere MITTS 4W pair. 4id7 J. IjIAJXU. White embroidered COLLARETTE^ for children 8d each, formerly Is. _._._, _._-.__ u Children's Woollen JACKETS Is 6d eaoh, about half-price. DJL2LL.L WAlUtli£!S,' DIXIT WATOHBS, mxit watohbs i » a 1 c Bf»w On. T ;AM> NOW SELLING the above "T H E COR NE R. 1- WATCHES, : , , AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, a-j^on, DAVID THOMAS, PRACTIOAL 7 (Late Matson, Cox and Co.) WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, . f optician, etc., Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate H EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. ■ _ r1 t^ri i^*-rti v a -u, TT ff A a»™w Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, Your Sight accurately tested and a pair & ' ' ' of Speotacles for Is. ASHBURTON. «. ■ « JtJBIITIiSIii., „ GENERAL AGENT AND GRAIN %£?s£?* Live Stock-Tinwald and A B hburton Alternately 8 v iSKUJS^itt, Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc, o» FRIDAYS — Buenett Street. Sales if Wool Throughout the Season AaF ,"^; Eg . Grain Bought and Sold on Commission _. It . ™ jn •" OleariiMf Sales as per arrangements Walter A. Wood Company r e> , Farmers' Favorite Seed & Manure Drill A/a.TPTVTT' T? n P Alliance Assurance Co. (Fire & Marine.) AWUi XS J. J? U XI — Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, ,««.., Limited Matson and Co, Ohristchurch " Climax " Sheep Dip Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurch Spectator Newspaper White's Sheep Dip Detective Sheep Ear Marker Massey-Har r is Reaper aud Binder mad ' Wright Btsve» B oa and ho Dun edin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools n TEA. TEA. TEA. Belfast Manures 8 New Supplies of Jameson and Anderson's ~" at Indian & Ceylon Teaa^Palm & Joko) j .^^ my Rakaia j have appointed 3! Special Rednotionß to Cash customers Mb W Baroook as my Agent m the Rakaia district m * DAVID THOMAS, Ashburfcon — Wheat, Oats, Chaff and Farm Produce Bought and Sold on Commission ». ■!.■ A few Sacks POTATOES on hand GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF nc "R "R 'R'fi'fiTTi'Tjfj °? Burnett Street, opposite Orange Hall PLANET JE« TOOLS- rj ■ 2 15 =• ' ' to, ________ _ - pm MBMORY Training— The Quick Thought Sjßtem ft 1 of Memory Improvement enetoles its Btudentei to enjoy CA a wonderfW power of memoryjyhfoh is Impossibly -^^ aj , frfl _ "___ __, — without itaafi! Study of all kinds it [rendered eu* I Ifl ITI fl I 11 flfYI $1 A sye and pleasant. A grand and accurate method for ±J*M)Y I\JL X ULVf JLULCDOf md quickly learning Beoltatlonfl. ForgetfulneßS and mind •■•■•# wnndering is altogether doae away with. Speaking 8 « withoufcnote B iß l nadeßimpteßndmiwotheradysMitageß ASHBURTON^ enjoyed, Send a port card TO-DAY for UlosUated ftWiDuniVflj . circular and teßtimoßialt. Addrewt-Henw W. Mftobelli cp»oJffw»ltb wm, ytom «Mtb»t



Shipping. . Jjgglf NEW ZEALAND WHIPPING COMPANY OO.'s ROFAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, and Plymouth. Porb of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Kaikoura 4202 Wellington May 14 Ru&hine 4507 Wellington June 11 Tongariro 6127 — Bimntaka 4163 — Roapehti 4516 — And thenceforward every fourth Thursday KAIKOURA will call at Bio Janeiro an well' as Monte Video, and will make tho passage home through the Magellan .Straits, weather permitting. , • . . Splendid accommodation for all olaasea oi passengers. Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage money cr approved guarantee for same. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDEB BROS. Limited Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDONi JtKjL^ "ROYAL MAIL STEA irfSSJlSwv -M' MERS, with superior 'vffi^^KS?; accommodation for all classes *^^*^^^ of passengers, calling at Monto Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply month. Ton&tCommandef From Date. Tainni ... 5031 Stuart '.. — May 28 Gothic ... 773OKidley ... — June 25 Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... — Ju'y Aotea .. 6346 Scotland ... — August) lonic .._47s3jKempson... ,— Sept. 17 Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. , HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. "TT NioN STEAMSHIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. BTEAMERS SAILFROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER : For Westport and Greymouth — Weekly, Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NOTE.— For extra sailings Bee advertise- ment m Chriatchuroh papers. Dunedin— Monday, Friday, and alter- nate Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Picton, via Wellington— j Tuesday and Saturday* New Plymouth & Onehnnga-- Thurs- day, April 9. Auokland, via East coast— Thursday, April 10 and 17. j Melbourne, via Hobart — April 9 and 21 Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays. Sydney, via Cook's Straits — April 8 and 14. The above are subjeot to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Christchurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing. For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. — — — — — i ' 1 MUSICAL. THE VIOLIN. MISS PACKER, member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, is prepared to give Lessons on the above instrument at her rooms, Saunders' Buildings. For terms, etc., apply Box 87, PO. 2 39 THE VIOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS Teacher of the Violin, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, Ashburton 1896 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MRS F.~MAKEia, Dameroh Street (Opposite Reid and Gray's.) Second Term will begin Tuesday, May 26, 1896 ' "T7"AOANCIES m eaoh of the above. V Terms on application. A CARD MRS A. O."CLARIDGE, TBACHEK. OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, AND SINGING, COX STREET, AS HBDRTON. TEEMS ON APPLICATION. PIANOFORTE, AMEBICAE ORGAN, AND THEORY OI MUSIG; Mrs Bowman Fox, O AS resumed teaching as under— Monday —■ Havelook street; Tues day— Rakaia % Wednesday*— Saunder Buildings; Thursday— Saunders Build lngs,(Thoory Class),; Friday— Havel ocl street; Saturday--Saun4ers Buildings. Havelook street, Ashburton, PIANOFORTE, SINGING & HARMONY LLEWELLYN OWEN, M.O.S.M. (Local Representative of London Colleg of Music). THE First Term of the Tear will coi commence MONDAT the 27th m MR OWEN will be m attendance his Music Studio m the Arcade eve: morning from 12 to 1 to make prof eflalon arrangements. MISS A. Ct. HOOD IS PREPARED to Teach Drawing Its various branches ; also Sketchi and Painting from Nature In water a oils. Orders taken for Painting re dencea. Hours of attendance at Stud Arcade, on Tuesdays and Fbidatb, fn 31a.m. to f p.m. 4 ANTED Known — Speotacles, I Protectdrs, (toggles, Folders, j everythhig m the opticu line at SiLirs, OpHolan All He Ra&~lim Venus Toliaxo