The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XVII. NO. 3908

Ashburto* : Thursday, June n. 1896.

price: one penny



__ ; Busine-s Notices. yi ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUTLDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Ny AI>VAN OES of £26 and upward! - made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, "*■ repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, ot T Half* Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods «. ourrent rates. s* Fnrther particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager, DENTISTKY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH BY U. NITROUS OXIDE GAS. A Specialty. Fee .coadministration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. G. F.¥ODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Stbeet, Ashbubton 9 PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLON OUR2s4d INDIAN (Palm Brano, 1 noted for producing 200 large l*a I Cups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is the tea Mr George Jameßon sold so largely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are equally good value for the money. OUR TEAS are so popular that we / frequently hear of instances of other Teas being packed and sold m our empties. ' Imitation ia sincerest flattery, ' but the public should sco that th.y get the genuine article Rotuil from all tbe principle Store keeper?. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Christchurch 9 68 loz Prevention IS WORTH POUND'S OF CURE Why ruin your Reapers and Mowe.^ by using inferior LubrlcatiDg Oils, whic» tire your horses and clog the Machines, when you can obtain a true Lubricant ike V A LVAII M E which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EBWAED EEECE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH E* OWEN COX* IT AM A CASH PURCHASER ~ PEIME FREEZING SHEBx* AND LAMBS AT FULLEST MARKET RATES. Owners of stock will find it to their advantage to communicate with me. LIBERAL OASH ADVANOES ON LIVE STOCK. I am now making ADVANOES against the GROWING OLlfcS ©F WOOL. Correspondence solicited. E- OWEN COX. Tattersall's 9 75 OHRISTOHUROH AFTERIOOS TEA.. HAVING ACQUIRED the Buslnef* lately conducted by Mr F. i Jeffries, Coleman's Buildlugs, I hay pleasure m announcing that A FIRST-CLASS REFRESHMENT ROOM has beon added, which is under tl supervision of a Lady attends^ Patrons may therefore rely on receivi. c every attention. Please note address — H. DIGGLE; Coleman s Buildings, East Street. 35" IF YOU ABE SICE m any way whate\ send a stampfld envelope to our Agency, W< iDgton ; state the case as miDutely as pessr and you reoeive advice by return post, C agent- are all qualified. If you enoloss 2s \ we wiil send you our best remedy for the 0; la.tiDg you two weeks. You save money r? ) doctor.' bills. You reoeive advice on . . points, and tb'e purest ot remedies seat , no extra oost than if pt.Bonally bought ' doing your business wiih us by post. C 1 suit at once. Ailments whioh are at 1 • time thought to be lignt, are often the ber - ningof .eriou. con-tquences, wbioh if tai m time are cheeked and onrr d. — Gbeatt f Botanical Company, Wellington. .' t One Box of Clabke's 841 Pills is warr . r ted to cure all discharges from the Urii 9 Organs, m either _ex {acquired or coi tutional), Gravel and Pains m the B '. Guarranteed free from Mercury. Sold * Boxes 48 6d each, by all Chemistß and Ps a medicine Vendors throughout the W- • Proprietors : The L-NOoln and Mid: - - Onrrfperßm Dbuo CoMPAnY. Linooln. Knr a :—:—— — : — : — Many ladies complain the Tea they ' - been using has neither strength nor 1 yj If they try Kozie Tea thoy will be 8a; v, . 1 The 2/4 iB superb



Business Notices. ALFRED CURTIS, riRATN BROKER AND 001 *J MISSION AGENT, , ARCADE. Vgent for Northern Insuranoe Compai • 1_ W.. Bowman Fox ft GENERAL AGEN LOANS NEGOTIATED. Agent— Royal Exchange Assuranc Co , Jeye's Sheep Dip and Dii infeotants, Tea. THE AROADE. SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark: Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE OELEBRATED & BEST BRANI MANDFACTUBED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF THE TEA OF THB AGE. Saxon Tea, Saxon lea. mRY IT, AND YOD WILL HAVE NO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Biokerton reports that SAXON TEAS »re absolutely Pure and of good quality By - By Special JadwJgEJjgy Special Appointment. TpesaWSfisW*' Appointment, Patronised by Lady Glasgow. A. EOBEETSON & CO., DYEKS AND CLEANEKJS CHRISTCHURCH, BEG to announce to the Inhabitants of Ashburton County that MRS ALCORN, of Havelock Btreet, has kindly jonpented to act as their Local Agent aud .11 Orders left with her will be Promptly attended to. Awarded Silver and Bronza Medals md Flrst-clasa Exhibition Certificates at Nelson, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourne Branches m Nelson, Wellington and Ohristchuroh. 14 H. P. MADDEN, BAKER AND CONFECTIONER, East Street, TAKES the present opportunity of thanking his Customers and the Public generally of Ashburton and District for their generous and liberal patronage m the past, and trusts to merit . continuance of the same m $he future. A Refreshment Room is now opened, which will compare favourably with those >f large centres, where Tea, Coffee, or Docoa, with Hob Pics, Pastry, etc., of the best quality (freßh), being made on the premises daily and at all hours, can be had N.B. — The very best Bread delivered laily m town and suburbs. 5 234 DIXIT WATOHES, DIXIT WATOHES, DIXIT WATOHES I AM NOW SELLING the above WATCHES, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. G* Jesson, PRAOTIOAL WATOHMAKER AND JEWELLER OPTICIAN, Etc., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Your Sight accurately tested and a pair Spectacles for ls. WANTED Known — That it ia lament able to hear people a_k why there is so much traah m the Boot Trade now-a- days ? But ao wonder I aay. Thay m.«y strike their breasts and say, ' By our owe fault, who buy such trash at cheap sales. 1 Though cheap, a profit must be levied, and you don'b get the wojrth of your money But you have yet a remedy by calling at J. Moi6on v the Premier m the Boot Trade, where a solid, dry, and good wearing boot can be got. Seoure good boots for wintei lor your feet will be wet. Get your repairi done at once or while you wait at J, Moison's Impermeable Boot Depot, Fasi Street, Ashburton. 12 . WANTED Known— You save 5s ii every pound if you patronisi Mellor's Oheap Boot Store. Drink only Kozie Tea ; it is abaolutel; pure* U. Za> t di;b, Sole Agent



H.KAHMA.V BROS., MARKKT HOU8; "Dear Maggie, you will keep on drinking ■« Oh, yes, dear ; I now well remember Ihat muck which you buy at bh. door ; How Auntie suggested that Tea, Aod the doctors for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all she's entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting Buch excellent Tea. " Dear Mother, I know tbat your nerves are How happy our home will be, Maggie, are all ruined, Your father is getting so free And your syßtem is wrecked to. the core ; Of those ailments he suffered so greatly, But beheve me the Tea thab I'm drinking Through drinking inferior Tea. Ia the stufl: that will quickly restore. ■mm .„ . Then lot's drink to the health of the lour illness has taught me m drinking Agents, To be careful of poisonous blends And our pledge we all three agree , •£?. U !l am drinkin g the TiS" Thit from now Jill the end of existence Whioh the doctor so highly commend*. We'll swear by the Tiger Blend Tea." !Sh Barman Bros. , our G rooers are Agents ] God bless them for giving the Q, • To a drink that b a great earthly blessing And saved us from bidding Adieu. I SHEARMAN BKOS., MARKET HOUSE, AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON RATTRAY & SON, Agents for New Zealan * .\\nlm\^V!^^^ l^^^K Establishes Over 30 ears f IHIM BEST SELECTED STOOK if ' CHEAPEST HOUSE FURNISHER llwpHl^HiEiß Wil ' IN NEW ZEALAND. Wr~mT — **«■**■'♦ — ~W_ws r**OMPLBTB furnishings for |h r " .. fl BEDKOOM £10 10s, B_Wlf lilM'll! f 11 If fIu IIKZ-L. ft ■■■_} C^C ■ 1 Beadatead, Spring Mattress and HMlß ljlilj^^ I __11 Oarpets from 3s §d made and MMi^fllM laid Free of Charge, . COLOMBO STREET & CATHEDRAL yS^~*^ l^--™^^-m-mmm__m^^^m-mmmm\W SQUARE, CHR-S_-HURCH " ' A. Marshall Manager. New Zealand Insurance Company. BSTABLIShTd' 1 «, 1859 CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. THEPKEMIEB AND~WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED EOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND RISKS. ALSO,— ] RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, Ac, ACCEPTED AT LOWEST OURRENT RATES HANMER & GRAVES < AOBNTS 1 _-______-___-_--_ . ■ ~ ■ ' _ MYID THOMAS, (Late Matson, Oox and Co. ' Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, • ASHBURTON. ■ « ] Loans Negotiated ( "Weekly Sales of Live Stock— Tinwald and Ashburton \ Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Eats, Hides, etc., on Fridays Sales si "Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Oommission Clearing Sales as per arrangements AGENTFOR— Matson and 00, Christchurch * Booth, McDonald and Co, Christchurch . White's Sheep Dip s Massey-Harris Reaper and Binder . London and Lancashire Insurance Oompany ' Graham's Foot Rot Composition l Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dunedin . Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools . Belfast Manures ■'— - <: I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mr W Baroook as my Agent m the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OP PLANET JE. TOOLS. David Thomas, ASHBURTON MONSTROUS CLEARING BOOT SALE AT Mellor's [ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE. FOR ONE MONTH before Stock-taking. We have deduced m price every pair of Boots and Shoes. In this Great Boot Sale *ye jp-)-"y defy competition. We Lead, Others follow. Note Our Prices — Men's Strong Leather Derby Shoes 8b 9d Men's Good Bluohers 4s lid Ladies' Pretty fehoes, tan or black, 6s 6d Ladies' Glaze Kid Shoes 8s 6d Men'B Easy Waltzing Shoes 7a Ladies' Strap Shoes from 4s 9d Children's Strap Shoes ls 9d Boots and Shoes from ls 9d to 27s 6d Roll up m Thousands. Look at Our Windows and Doors for Bargains. Country orders promptly sent to any address. NOTE ADDRESS— J. MELL OE, ; ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON.



Business Notice.. ' THE ' DAYIS SEWING MACHINE. Sold Agents iob Nbw Zbaland THE rapidly-Increasing popularity of m/r _xr r-t t_-t - ~ these Maohinea m England MINgQN & CO » Amer'oa has received a very j?reat impetus I tl J®, remarkabl '» success they attained ab the Chioago Exhibition. Several very im- portant improvements were there shown for 220 OGLCMKfI «-•- nWRTSTrniTToriTT the first time, and received from bhe judges ' WbLMBU S5 "-» CHRISTOHURCH. th_ recognition they well merited— Spkoiai, Awabos, The first consignments of thesa latest Improved maohinea reaohed this oolony by the lonic a month since, and the Agents Mbssbs MINSON & CO., say 3 are muoh approved. At fche Antwerp p ER Q a £i_-\ WEEK. -■• Exhibition, 1894, the Davis Maoinrni was 4 B O 1 * awarded the Gold Medal. NELSON^J _J__/m%.t.n__o__ A AJI Asfn _^ J ' mum cnn&M^,wj*jva^ i WRE INDIAN CHINA3»C__Y_!ON TiSl I PROCURABLE I ii ANDJBLLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next Mail Office), BIOYOLES of every description, including Ladies', Front Drivers, and Safeties. Prices from £5 to £26. As we have a large Stock on hand, we have determined to give our Patrons the advantage of securing a Really Good Machine, OHEAP. We give twelve months' guarantee <vith each machino/ It is to your advantage to purchase your Bike from a LOOAL MANUFACTURER. All kinds of Pneumatio Tyres converted into Dunlops (Detachable) €JUMB.— TO SPOHisMEN GENERALLY, IF your Gun-stock is broken and your Barrels good, have it re-stocked TF your Barrel is broken and your Stock good, have it re-barreled. A LARGE STOCK OP FITTINGS IN STOOK. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. _ landells'lnd son, ■' EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Burnett Street (next Olub.) Black Bali Ooal! Black Ball Coal! The Best, Cheapest, and Most Satisfactory Coal m the Market. No trouble to light your fires m the morning. Lights with a match, and burns brightly. NO WASTE. ONCE USED ALWAYS USED. W. H. COLLINS & CO. IRONMONGERS, TIMBER AND OOAL MERCHANTS A. J. WHITE'S Artistic and Economical House- Furnishing Warehouse, CHRISTOHURCH. THE Recent arrivals of several Extensive shipments have made his stook m all Departments most complete. i OAKPETS > FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, UPHOLSTERY OROOKERY AND FURNISHINGS, IRONMONGERY A. J.~WHITE INVITES ALL TO CALL AND INSPE CT HIS STOCK COTTAGES FUUNISHEDi -. 5 Includin CUTLERY BLANKETS,; SHEKTS, * NWARE, POTS, Etc TWO ROOMS COMPLETE mn ... £9 to £10 ie FOUR ROOMS ... ... ... ... , m ._ £17 to £25 d FIVE ROOMS, from ... ... __. ... ._ £35 to £8. * SIX ROOMS ._, .„ „ ago to £100 81 ; CATALOGUES POSTED FREE. *> 1 WAREHOUSE AND STEAM FAOTORY j TUAM rs, Si. ASAPH BTREETS, OHRISTCHUROH •*



I THE NEW DAVIS 1 VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINI - "pROPESSOR LOISETTE'S MEMOR r*- SYSTEM. *" In response to numerous requests froi all section, of New Zealand that I should 1 once afford facilities to acquire toy art < 1 Assimilative memory by Correspondence 0 the Single Book System, and at the prioe < One Pound Four Shillings eaoh pupil, have to state that all persons wishing t learn my , system should put thamselv* into communication with Mr P; R, Dix, c Coombes* Arcade, Auokland, whb will pre ■ vide them with the required single book t 1 instruction and any information heoessar with the greatest possible despatoh. .05 A. LOKETTE. LONGBEACH COAOH. i N and after WEDNESDAY, January ary 2, the Longbeach Ooach wil start from Ashburton at 4 p.m, R. R. BROWNE, Hoachman STBATHMORE PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOB DISEISES OF WOMEN T S NOW OPEN FOR PA7TENTS, For fnll particulars, apply to THB MA.TRON, STRATHMORE HOSPITAL, 170 ohristchuroh. NOTICE OE BEMOVAL. \X7HILST heartily thanking my * * numerous Friends and Customers for *he liberal patronage they have accorded me during the last six years m the Arcade, I earnestly solicit a continu- ance of their favors m my NEW PREMISES, NEXT DUOR TO MR SALEK, EAST STREET, Where I keep nothing bub the very best BOOTS AND SHOES, And decline to give shop room to rubbish REPAIRS A~ SPECIALTY. Remember, I do not ask you to pay for needless expenditure on my part to draw your attention to my goods. Tou require but one glance to see that their quality is of the highest, and their price fair. Don't forget the name, O'CONNOR'S BOOT SHOP, EAST STREEtD, Hanmer & Graves. KNOWING that the DEAREST THING m the world is CHEAP SEED, we bave decided to make thia brunch of our business a speoialty, and have accordingly made purchases of Grain nd Seeds from other localities than m nr immediate neighbourhood. WE HAVE ON BALE- SEED TARTARS (rom the Waimate Estate. '- •' ■ SEED DONS from Wineheste* and Temuka heavy lands. SEED SPARROWBILLS fr.m South- land. A grand change. SEED CANADIANS off "several out- side Estates. SEED WHEAT. TUSCAN, PEARL, HUNTER'S, AND VELVET. ' Clean and true to name. We shall keep SUTTON'S GUARAN* TEED SEEDS m Stock during the coming sowing season, and all Turnip, Rape and Clover Seeds will be of the very beat quality. hanmerT graves. Hanmer & Graves 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 WHICH ARE REQUIRED ON FARMS, LARGE OR SMALL, SUOH AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheej Netting with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Seaming Twine, Brandin g. 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 I*B tried before being offered for Sale TEA, SUGAR, Eto. We shall be represented at th WEEKLY AUCTION SALES, an are prepared to conduct the SALE OF PROPERTIES AND . STOOi 8 PRIVATELY. t 5 » H^niii^r & Grave? * I WEST STREET,



_ Shipping. Jjj^^ NEW Zft ALAND SHIPPING OOMPANY OO.'s R')FAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, via Monte Video. Rio, Teneriffe, and Plymouth . I Port of J steamers. Tons. Departure./ Date. Hnahine 61_7 I yttleton June 11 Tongariro 4163 Lyttleron Jaly9 Rimntaka 4515 - Aug. 6 Ruap-ftq 4203 — I S e pfe- 3 Kaikoura 4607 — | Ooi>, 1 And the'aoeiorward every fourth Thursday Splendid aooommodation for all olasses o 1 asaengera. Warrants issued for passengers fron <*reat Britain on payment of passage mone* r approved guarantee for same. For further partionlars apply to PRIEDLANDER BROS. Limmrb Agents, Aakburfcott. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION OOMPANF, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. jXKX "OOYAL MAIL STEA- •tf&ICW^ MKRS, with superior J^^D||^Cp accommodation for all olasses m^ m^^^ of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply- mouth. TonE/Commanderi From Date. Tainui ... 5031 Stuart ... Lyttel- May 28 Sothic • ... 7730__idley ... ton June 25 Tokomaru 623. Maxwell ... — July Aotea "••'■•.. 6346 Scotland ... — August lonio ... .753l__empson... — S»ept. 17 Aotea and Tokomaru carry . saloon paßsengerß only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. UMON STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. STE vMERS SAILFROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westport and G fey mouth— Weekly. Wellington —Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NOTE. — For extra sailings see advertise- ment m Christohuroh papers. Dunedin— Monday, Friday, and alter- nate Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Pioton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturday* New Plymouth & Onehnnga— Thurs- day, April 9. Auckland, via Eaßt coast— Thursday, April 10 and 17. ' Melbourne, via Hobart— April 9 and 21" Sydney, via Auokland — Alternate r Thurßdays. 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 farther particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. •**«***»-^^»«^»^«^**»w»»*»*«"»»» I MUSICAL. THE VIOLIN. MISSBESSIE SIMMONDS Teacher of the Vlalin, SAUNDERS' B9ILDINGS, Ashbnrton Mrs Bowman Fox. PIANnFORTE"~~AND THEORY OF MUSIO AT . Havelock street, Ashburton. RAKAIA— On Tuesdays. ~7~~~ 1896 "— PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENOH MRS F.~MAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and Gray's ) Second Farm will begin Tuesday, May 26, 1896 "TTACANOIES m. eaoh of che above. V Terms on application. A OA_U> MRS A. OrOLARIDGE, TEAOHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, AKn SINGING, COX STREET, — ASHBURTON. TBBMS ON APPLICATION. PIANOFORTE, SINGING & HARMONY LLEWELLYN OWEN, M.O.S.M. (Local Representative o! London College of Music). THE First Term of the Year will corn- commence MONDAY the 27th inst MR OWEN will be iv attendance at hla Music Studio ln the Arcade every morning from 12 to 1 to g ake professional arrangements. 1 11 1 " -* IJVERV & £aIT STABLES. MRS G. F. SCOTT desires to notify that she has disposed of her business as Livery Stablekeeper. Burnett Street^ Aehburton, to •IH J OjOYI), and trusts that he will be accorded the same liberal-amount of support she has always reoelved. IN REFERENCE to the above I can confidently assure the Public thab good Horses only will be kepi ln my Stables, and Traps from a Dog-cart to ft Waggonette, Pony Cart, etc., can always be obtained from me ; also Saddle Horses and Vehicles at all hours at reasonable charges 4137 J LLOYD. LAZ&RUS S SIGHT TESTINu AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole a;ent for Ashburton District, w A L E X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 1 AZARUS Patented System ensurei \_J comfort and correct sight. Don< spoil your eyes by using badly fitfcinj Speotaoles maaamaaaawmmaaamammmmaaammmimmmmmamaammaawmt _e€KJ,. £10, £10, £5, given away fo a single guess. Send stamp for particulars an tifrcnlen to Box 176, P.O.* Wellington.