The Ashburton Guardian.

you xvii. no. 4076

Ashbuktojm : Thursday, December 24. 1896.

PRICE: ONE PENNY |



I Business Notices. f ;; ai^c .,iUTK SfECiAGLfcb'. 5 •Soit a^eiu lyf ABhburton District. JEWELLER, ~ ■■-.-.:% *EAST SIRERT, ASHBUBTON. j AZaRUS Pafeuted System eoßattPß I~J comfort and correct sight, Dbue"^ your eyes by nsing badly -fitting b : . «^^ ■k- ~' ■;'S ■ ■ ■■:-^- ' ;^ TTTE ARE N^OW^SHOWIjNQ ■ A • ■ ..; BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT | J E % \ I C —f 'T ' \ B ' .. | O 'i P i SUITABLE FOR fl PUE g|E NI A T Vfl N,« AND IN VII E INSPEOIIOMifI JOHN OKR & (H Baker Bros. 1 } TpURNISHIKG UNDERTAKERS. I r I 1 B Corr er of Wakr nui Road and Cafes StreetsJ and at Biker and. Brown's Ooacfl Factosy. Havelock Street. "JH KVERY RItQDISITJfi SUPPLIED! ■ Telephone No. 69. . DENTISTRY. ■ PIAINLESS EXTRACTION JH TEETH "^J NITROUS OXIDE GAS A Specialty. ■ Fee for administration ... ss, .-•■ All kinds of Dental work-cxecutod-'dfl the premises. . -^M Satisfactioks Guarantked. 3B G. F. DODDStI SURGEON DENTIST, IB Burnett Street, A shburton. —IB 'TT7' ANTED Known— That E. Mahooß T T is still selling all kinds of Grocet^H Crockery, aud Glassware at as reasonabjß a price as any other house m the, ttad^l Orders by letter or telephone prom&ijß attended to. Families waited on dew^H Telephone No 76 For Indigestion, the best retnedyi^^B i donbtedly Norton's Camomile Pols. T^B cap confidently be recommended aa beu^H mild m operation and absolutely free fro^| injurious; drugs. Acting at once as a &ple^| did tonic and a gentle aperient. For nea^H 190 years they have proved ' uiequalle^^B Fndigestion, Dyspepsia, sick Headache *^H for Liver and Stomach complaints. Sold^B p bottles Is lsd, 2s 9d, and lla, by all I^e^H a cine Vendors throughout the wer]^ :^M eimplt, Mkfe rod oert*{» remtdj V^B



jßusin«sfe Notices. PALM AND JOKO TEAfc ■- INDIAN AND OEYLO* r\UR2«4d INDIAN (Palm • noted fur producing 200 large 'lc* Cups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is the tea Mr George Jameson sold s largely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are equally good value for the money . OUR TEAS are so popular thaj; we frequently near of instances of other Teas being packed arid sold m oar empties. ' Imitation Is slricerest flattery, V bnt the public should see that they gab the genuine article " • . Retail , from all the prinoiple Score keeperf . WHOLESALE FROM ANfr GO. 155 Coi.om%o Street, OHRfßT^u^ > ■§ -"'A g p -b o a ' go < o © O < tri *. " a■ ci § H % & G£3 o OO M. f^ H r. a TBJSJEA OF THE AGE. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. pRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER* SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Bickerton /reports that SAXON TEAS Ate absolutely Pure and of good quality A. LAWRIE, v SAUNDERS' BUILDING, SPRING AND SUMMER , GOODS. I AM STOCKED, direct from the Manufacturers, with the X ATEST V Ti/TOST FASHIONABLE , t :. TTSEFUL GOODS. Plain and Fancy Ureas Goods m all the LATEST DESIGNS. m LUSTRES, FOULE, BEIGE, OREPONS. CHOICE & BECOMING. None but Genuine First-class Goods Held m Stock All those ia search of Seasonable, Up-to- •date Goods, can be confidently Recom- mended to give this Establish- ment an Early Visit. . A. LAWBJE, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS WBJ3RE, Oh where, is that Cbea] Boob Shop? Mellor's 2ealandi JBoob Store.



Business ISTotices TBE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD PATRONISE BRIDGE WORKS. The Largest Engineering Works iD the County of Ashburton. . BECAUSE You can getrall the Mechanical Work done you may require, from the Repairing of a Sewing Machine to jj .Lj the making of a Combine. tt BECAUSE We do not take m work, and then getit done . at bead-quarters m the large towns. Our head quarters are W g BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. Where your money will M qq go to employ local tradesmen. F** < ; . ■•■.-.: 4 / -^ i: '[._ . ' ■ 0Q fB|I(^AUSE Webring, more v 'Monjßy to Ashburton for work S done' in other provinces than ull the Other shopH in iihe same tf: : ■"■ "linis of business put together. :9l? »^%t^BWitbin the last three years WE have lent S ;• ;^^'^^^j|fo^oiih^of Maohinery into Otago, Hieiff Maohines wdfe^madeb^^s m Ashburton. ,- ' &RIVQ& WOBKB, Ashburton. : -*" ■ M EYE-OPENEB POR FAUMEKS. BINDER TWINE - -r< ■*■;.' - - - BINDER TWINE. "OEFORE PURCHASING^ ELSEWHERE call at our office and inspeob Bamples, obtain prices, make your and save money. W. H. CQLLINS & CO., SOLIS AGENTS DAVID THOMAS, - Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Asent,- ¥^katoiV Wd^^^ ASHBU R T O N. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales ; of Live Stock — Tinwald and Ashburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on^ Fridays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Cleari jg Sales as per arrangements ! AGENT POP— Matson and Co, Ohristchurch . Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurcb White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Go Lightband's Belting ' London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition • / Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunedin / Planet Junior Garden and Field lools Belfast Manures I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mil W. Barcock as my Agent m the Rakaia district THOMAS, Ashburton ' '.-'■".. - ■■ / ' . :..-.- GREAT REDUCTION IN PRTOB OP PLANET JIJ. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS IN ' " . { ■ FOE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. T) AY A VISIT to the Leading Jewellery Establishment m the district. Just Opening Up the following lines, suitable for the Christmas Trade- Gold and Silver Brooches, . - Ladies' Rings Set with Diamonds, Pearls, Rubies, Sapphires, etc. Gentlemen's Gold and Silver Sleeve Links, and Full Sets. A Speoiftl Line LADIES' ENAMELLED WATCH & STERLING SILVER CHAIN FOR 3Os. Gold and'Silve'r 1 Jewellery of Every Description, specially suitable for CHRISTMAS PBESENTS. A Nice Selection of Novelties, suitable for small Presents, from 3s 6i, 7s 6d and 10a. N.B.— ALL GOODS MARKED VERY LOW m PLAIN FIGURES AT - S. $ ALEE' S, TEE LEADING JEWELLERY AND WATCH REPAIBING ESTABLISHMENT, EAST STREET. LARGEST STOCK. NEWEST STYLES (Telephone No, 80.)



Wi^f PAPERS. O f]B>ites "Season* spaperhangings have just- come to hand*; JT/ie designs and colorings are really beautiful^ and surpaslrlftiy- thing m the line that has ever been seen m A&hburtpn. : We^a^ state thai the papers are direct from the manufacturers m JSmftjafad) so that clients can rely upon getting a first class article at Va teaWti? able price. Please call early and select yowi patterns, •"\ J. WILSON, PAINTEB, GLAZISTR, PAPERHANGEB, SIGN WRITER, EtoK I Corner of the Arcade and Burnett Street, Aehburton. ; / ■' — i- — _^ ■■ '' ■ .<• ■ . ■- " ( KnKfrl iWi^^l^llliriy ■' BEST SELECTBI) STOOK ■ '/ r^V/j)^.ki^ L- 1 ; ; ■ 1 i 1 , .r ; i : : Il dl i J i i: .i ij 1 u ( i li ■!!( ll' i '3^ L(i; .l K tAAfe^/^g '• OUpADPQT IMIIQE CHDUIOUCD llfflYrTiccffilß - viibnri.ol nlsuOl. rllnlilunCn Wwf/j rf— fi ==== u r n~u~£r!j^ — "f 1 Q BEDROOM £iO lOS| ■illllllpp! iW^ttA'll A]l Carpets from "is 6d made and COLOMBO STREET & CATHEDRAL * , A. Marshall Manage — : _ New Zealand Insurance CoiDpaDy. BSTABLIShTd' L 1859 CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. TkEPEEMIEB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, Ac, ACCEPTED AT LOWEST 3URRENTRTB3 H ANMEK & GE A VES , AGENTS LANDELLS & SON, 11 EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Burnett Street (next Olub.) NOW THAT THE BICYCLE SEASON IS OPEN, we would like to araw attention of our Customers, and the public generally, with the fact that we have a (Cbttof SECOND-HAND MACHINES' at Ridiculously Low Prices. ; I SAFETIES, -both Ladieß' and Gentlemen's, from jfwS to £«O. Come and See before Buying Elsewhere — IT WILL PAY YOU. tS~ WE GUARANTEE Machines for twelve months, and keep same m repair FREE OF CHARGE. . *■* I ■tr\ PerCent/ OFF MARKED PRICES. Per Cenfc I|-\ R. MURRAY & SON WE AGAIN, as Christmas time comes round, give our Patrons and the Publio the SUBSTANTIAL ADVANTAGE of a 10 per cent REDUCTION on all cur lines, with the exception of Watches. ■ • We have paid Special attention to have a Splendid Assortment of Articles of all kinds, Suitable for CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR GIFTS, the result being a selection that CANNOT BE SURPASSED m the diatiicfc. — Among Other' Things We Show — • Fancy Articles m Sterling Silver Articles m Silver Plate, new designs 1 Gold and Silver Oharms and Pendants Links and Studß m Gold and Silver j Gold Alberts, Hlver Alberts Gem Rings, Diamond Rings 1 Brooches m Endless Variety Ladies' Watches, at all prices I ■■■•*' ••- I. ) R. MURRAY '& SON, 3 WATCHMAKERS AND OPTICIANS, ASHBURTON. * 1O Per Cent REDUCTIONS. \IO Per Cent REDUCTIONS



SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Arbmatio Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BFAM MANUFAOTUBED FROM choicest Virginia' leaf STKATHMORE PRIVATE HOSPITAL" FOR DISEASES OF WOMEN 18 NOW OPEN FOR PA7TENTS For full particulars, apply to THE MATRON, Stp.athmobe Hospital, 170 ~~ NO-TJ.OE, rp H E OLDEST ESTiBLISHIJiL GENERAL GHOOERY STORE In Tinwald will be conducted by myself Having secured the services of Mb E. 0. Bonnington, as rrnnager, it is nay in- tention to kaep the VEKY BEST OF STORES AND BUTCHER'S MEAT, and by doing so, I trust to ' mcct l with fair Bhare of public patronage. J. HESELTINE, E. O. BONNINGTON, 17 • Manager. • " :^^ft ■ lIMQATEICS P«R£CEYU)HSnttISH TEAS Noui Within the Reach of All PURE |i|O CEYLON I/© pirn Tim INDp 1/10 BLENDED ft/ EACHPRICE : :^f)' AND UP TO £W /Jt SOLD BY ALL GROCERS. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE. »wi BMMummmmmammmmummmmmmmmmmmmmmm F. Ferr man. THE LATEST IN BICYCLES FTIHB BAMBOO FRAME BICYCLE JL 18 «PHB ' MOST COMFORTABLE MACHINE TC RIDE, ; : Runs the easiest, has the very best bearings procurable, splendid upright frame and is as strong aB steel. / ; Sample machine on application. F. FEKRIMAN. NOTICE.—Are you going to build Because the cheapest shop for Roofing Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spout- ing* Water Tanks, Pumps, Ranges; Register Grates. Looks and Hingeß, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is' J. W. Habdley's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. , "VTTHAT do I see before my eyeß ? A VY Cheap Bale of Boots at Mellor's. IF YOU ABE SIOE m any way whateve send a stamped envelope to our Agenoy, Wei- ' ington ; state the case aa minutely as possible » and you receive advice by return post, Ou F agents are all qualified. If you enclose 2s 6d we will send yon our best remedy for the oase lasting you two weeks . You save money and doctors' bills. Yov< receive advine on all points, and tbe purest of remedies sent at no extra oost than if personally bought by doing your business with us by post. God ■ suit a once. Ailmentß which are at tbe time thought to be lifitit, are often tbe begin ning of Beriouß consequences, whioh if taker m time are oheoked and oured. — Qmsazvobs B TAHiPfd OQMF4H?, Wellington. 5



\ _ Business Notieec """" z *■ ~ THE ! : "" ~ '■ — ■ ".'. f' ' THE DAVIS SWING MAOHINB. ** „. ,*. J& NEW DAVIS J°^i*&^ *^m m-ti &O V & &) , Amer'oahas received a very (peat impetus . - .* . ■ -^ ■V ! -™»*w»«*»ble success they attained at tha Ohioago Exhibition. Several very im- T portent! improvemeHts were there shown for 220 otiLCMnn s. }<TmmrnvmiitiU VERTtOAL FBWn the first time, and r 3 oeived from the judges ' WIAMB .» $*'> OHRISTGHUROH. YJLttiiUAJj JfjfijfiD thi rec6gnition they well merited-SPBOfAi, Awabds, The first consignments ofthesa -  latest improved maohines reached this V > "^— « « -...,■. oolony by the lonio a month ainoe, and ; « .^ S " the Agents Messrs MINJ3QN .& CO., nay ii_ SEWING MACHINE $*2 i5 r ? m «^ »PP'oved. 7 .AttheAntwerJ PER Q fl Ofx WEEK V lfll Exhibition, 1894, the Datis MaohikM was 25® O±> - ■•'■■:■ awarded the Gold Medal.



Shipping. | _ __ r*i he NEW ZEALAND jj|j|ggg|g SHIPPING OO.S ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Mjonte Video, Bio, Teneriffe, & Plymouth "»=■"■ ' ( I Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Rimutaka 4515 Wellington Deo. 24' Rnapehn 4202 Wellington JJan. 21 Kaikoura 4607 — Feb. 18 Ruahine 6127 — Mar. 18 Tongariro J 4163 — ) April 15 The R. M.S. Rimutaka will go Home through the Straits of Magellan. The magnificent scenery of these straits is world ■?o§Na&&'-*; ... <- »nfl thenceforward every FOURTH THURSDAY: .Splendid aooommodatlon for all elasses of, passengers. Warrants issned for passengera from Great Britain on payment of passage mdney, or approved gnarantee for same. For further particulars apply' to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, $AVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. jIVX "ROYAL MAIL STEA- HRffIKSfcv **> MERS, with superior accommodation for all classes' "^^^^^^ of passensers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply- outh. Tons Commander From ] Date. "-*. •' 7~ 1897" Tonic ...4753 Kem pson... — Feb 4. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... — Feb 14. Aotea ... 6346 Scotland ... — Mar 18. Gothic ...7730 Kidley ... — April 1. Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, - _i___ Agents. UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS S AIL F ROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER; For Westport and Greymonth— Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs* day and Saturdays NOTE— For extra sailings see advertise- meot m Cbriatcbnrcfa papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelßon and Picton, via Wellington — Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are suVjecfc 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, Ashbur ton^ • ~ MUSIC AL. .- 1896 SINGING, and FRENCH MBS F.~MAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Relcf and Gray's ) The next term will begin on Monday, September 14, 1896 "TTACAtfCIEJS m each of the above. V Terms oh application. 11 ABOARD MRS A. orCLARIDGE, TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING, "'COX STREET, ASHBURTON. TEEMS ON APPMOATION. THE VIOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS Tdacher of the Violin, SAUNDERS' BOILDIKG , Ashbnrton T-LEWELLYN -QWEN, M.C.S.M, L.R.L.0.M.. CERTIFICATED TEACHER. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, HARMONY, and MANDOLINE. - Quarters started i|om any date. PUPILS prepared, for London College, and Trinity College Examinations. Estudiantina Band meets every THURS- DAY.— Fee for engagement, 1 guinea. Mrs Bowman Fox. TEACHER, Havelock Street. Ashburton. T)IANOFORTB, Singing, Organ, an ■ Theory of Music. Quarters com menced at any date. Pupils prepared fo Trinity College Examinations. MR OSBORNE COQMBEf PIANO TUNER AND EXPERT (Late of London), "TTISITS Ashburton and surrounding V Districts every four months, viz., Maroh, July, and November. N Orders may be left: with M \ .LLEWELLYN OWES, ab hla Music Studio. Arcade Chambers, Ashburton MONEY TO LEND. ( gl EVERAL Large and Small Sums to be >■ * • ' L nt at lowest current ra^es. F. I. COWLISHAW Solicitor, 102 Tancred street, Ashburton. loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE ' Why ruin your Reapers and ulowe^ by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whio- tire your horses and clog the Machines, when you Qan obtain a true lubricant ike : V a ii vo iii w >i which has been thoroughly tested all ove he world and pronounsed Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepera or th Agents EDWARD REEOE & SONS QHRISTOHURSH