The Ashburton Guardian.

vol. xvn. no. 3869

Ashburto* : Saturday, April 25, 1896.

PKICE : ONE P ENN Y



wynyakd square stdnbt, IB a reflnwUodalHOMK, containaforty I»rge»lr/ bed tooma mMt /wh,onmbl e M d ceatnl porition, one board ;nly, by d»y or week : drawing and smok* rooms, hot and cold kathi, oxoellont ouWne. All the conTeniencai of % hotel. Terms-Very moderate! Hot Luncheon. Bare tt*m and Trai t&rtL nnd time. Permanents Special Termi. Write tor particulars. THB UNIVSR^AI, SINAPISM „ , MUSTARD LEAF 1 1 ot an Miy emidoy, dean, takes UtUe apace, it ready » for Immediate nse and acts promply E reiybody thonld always have at hand a few Mug* -HSiT"^ /? r **!?/ aro knoTO t0 Pwvwit a great! number of indisposition! Th 9 Sinapism ii employed withsucceu m Oaws oJ NeuraWa, Diseases of the Throat, Palpitations of tha Prepared, with choice Mustard Powder the TTnl- -soSnd la^1 a^W 1 ty H)ißeMeoial "" qMU * ies of COMBrT *' "Direction! for nse accompany each sinapism P Kir: P Mkitusy, 186 Rue St Antoine lo be had from all Chemists and from Austkalian Dbuq comtakt Ltd __^ Sydney /^OMFORTAbLHJ Board and Lodging Vy with every home coinfoit, 16s per week ; meals at all hours, Is ; beds, Is. Tea and Coffee always ready, 2d per cup. Truckle's Coffee Palace (late Lytfcelton Boardinghouse) Cameron street, Abhbur ton. -.-.■■■ ; . 3 23 DENTISTRY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TiJBTH BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS. * A Specialty. Fee for^adminlstration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed on the premises. . Satisfaction Guaranteed. G. F."DODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Street, A sbburton 9 SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plig Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAND MANUFACTURED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. A D V A N 0 E S of £25 and upwards made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, «. repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, or Half- Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods a . current rates. . Further particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager.- PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLO* OUR 2s 4a INDIAN (Palm Brana, i noted for producing 200 Urge Tea . Cups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is the tea Mr George Jameson sold so largely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joke) 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 is sincerest flattery, ' bufe the public should see that they get the genuine 1 article > Retail from all the principle Store i keepers. WHOLESALE FROM » JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. . 155 Colombo Street, Ohristchurcb .- , 9 68 , loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE Why ruin your Reapers and Mowe**" by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whib~ tire your horses and clog the Machines, when you can obtain a true Lubricant 3 ike TAIiVOLIIE which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalled. Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th EDWARD REECE & SONS S OHRISTOHUROH By e&?<*&3i By Speciat. rowß9reX Special Appointment. -HRsW^-Sh Appointment, Patronised by Lady Glasgow. A. ROBERTSON & CO., DYERS AND CLEANERS, OHRISTCHURCH, BEG to announce to the Inhabitant? of Ashburton County thab MRP 3 ALCORN, of Havelock street, has kindly concent-ed to act as their Local Agent an> all Orders left with her will be Prompbl; M attended to. _ Awarded Silver and Bronze Meda; re and First-class Exhibition Certificates i d Nelson, Dunedin, Sydney and Melboun J. Branches m Nelson, Wellington at Chriatohuroh, Ii



Business N otj <- - •;. j ALFRED CURTIS, I "J.RATN MtOKKR AND C.W 1 r MIS ION AGENT, ARCADE. Igent fpr Northern Insurance Company „.■-'•■ • . .' -.;' -> ■■ i • STRATHMORE l ' PRIVATE HOSPITAL rok !■ DISEASES OF WOMEN jl TS NOW OPEN FOR PATIENTS. For full particulars, apply to THE MATRON, ; STRATHMORE HOSPITAL, 170 E. OWEN COX I' AM A CASH PURCHASER OF PRIME FREEZING SHEEP AND LAMBS AT FULLEST MARKET RATES. Owners of stock will find It to their advantage to communicate with me. LIBEKAL OASH ADVANCES ON LIVE STOCK I am now making ADVANCES against the GROWING CLIPS OF WOOL. Correspondence solicited, E. OWEN COX. Tatt'ersall's ' ' 9 75 OHRISTOHUROH THE TEA OF THE AGE. Saxon Tea. Saxon Tea m fpRY IT, AND YOU .WILL HAVE NO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Bjckerton reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pure and of good quality HRISTMAS O."VTEW yEAR'S GOODS. Exs.s. lonic, s.s. Matatua, s.s. Maori WE hare just landed, ex e.s. lonic, a shipment of Goods, consisting of 18 HOGSHEADS OF CROCKERY, CHINA, AND FANCY GOODS, Ail of which hare been selected by our Home Agents, with the utmost care, to meet the requirements of our Customers and the public generally. CHAMBER SETS, TEA SETS, DINNER SETS, Printed and Plain Cups and Saucers and FANCY GOODS Of the Best Patterns and Latest De- signs, m endless variety, too numerous to particularise. WE HAVE>LBO OPENED UI (ex s s Matatua), FROM MACONOCHIE BROS, 15 CASES* GOODS, Suitable for the Season's requirement* OUR GROCERY AND IRONMONGERY DEPART- d MENTS Will be found fully Stocked with Goodi 18 " of the best quality re le We have also landed ex ss Maori a Specially Selected Assortment of CARPETS, OILCLOTHS, LINOLEUMS, HEARTHRUGS, etc, Which will be offered at a fepecial DISCOUNT FOR CASH. An inspection of our Slock is cordiall; invited. ■-■■.'.. i tA» La.wrie & Co 117 ANTED Known — Spectacles, Ey W Protectors, Goggles, Folders, an everything m the optloa line at S 3iWß»B,OptloUn



, I - — . Business Notices BTi YMrLlllE MICC TI^ASIQiYOUR*CfIIWrK*Sif I NELSON4*iJ KslnUAl t^l PURE INDIAN CHfN^cSfiWTSSi 'v ■ nuFAPFQT HnNQC niDyicuco wnjnh^&s^^^^^^lilai* uncArCOl nUUOC rUnfllOnCn ■Mr^§T« '^ —^Wsß /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR COLOMBO STREET & CATHEDRAL A. MABSHiLL Manager. SHEABMAJtf BROB., MABKET HOUSE "De? r Maggie, you will keep on drinking •' Oh, yes, dear ; I now well remember 1 hat muck which you buy at the door ; How Auntie suggested that Tea, And the doctors for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all she's entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting such excellent lea. " Dear Mother, I know that your nerves are How happy our home will be, Maggie, are all ruined, Your father is getting so free And your system is wrecked to the core ; Of those ailments he suffered so greatly, But believe me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior Tea. Ib the stuff that will quickly restore. , r Then let's drink to the health of the xour illness has taught me m drinking Agents, To be careful of poisonous blends And our pledge we all three fgree Be T£ 8 u" U S. cd lam drinkin ? the Tiger That from now till the end of existence Which the doctor bo highly commends. We'll swear by the Tiger Blend Tea" Shearman 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. SHEARMAN BROS,, MARKET HOUSE. AGENTS FOR ASHJBURTON RATTRAY & SON, Agenta for New Zealan TTHE ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS BARLEY, RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT r AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, In Large or Small Quantities. JUST LANDED, EX MOUNT SIVIOU,— 1000 BALES CORNSACKS. Full size and full weight Priedlander Bros., Limited. LANDBLLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next Mail Office), g "DIOYOLESof every description, including Ladieß', Front Drivers, an JJ Safeties. Prices from £5 to £25. As we have a large Stock on hand, we have determined to give our Patror the advantage of securing a Really Good Machine, CHEAP. We give tweh months' guarantee with each machine. It is to your advantage to purchas your Bike from a LOOAL MANUFACTURER, All kinds of Pneumatic Tyres converted into Dunlops (Detachable) etJl¥(i.— TO SPORTSMEN GENERALLY, IFyour Gun-stock is broken and your Barrels good, have it re-stockedj IFyour Barrel is broken and your Stock good, have it re-barreled. A LARGE STOCK OF FITTINGS IN" STOCK. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. LANDELLS^AND SON, " EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Burnett Street (next Club.)



Business Notice^. ~" THE " ~~~~ "~ " ~~^ DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. * SpIJI AOINTS FOR N«W ZIALAKD 'T'FB rapidly -incrftftnlng populnrity of %r •vt ri v* « A thew Maohineii m fengland and Ml N SiN >■ iN & C^>- America has reoeived a very ereat impetns by the remarkable suocesa they attained ab tip Ohioago Exhibition. Several very im- thd recognition they well merited— Special ' ' ' Awards. The first oonsignmenta of thesa l»teat improved machines reached this colony by the lonio a month since, and the Agents Messrs' MlNSON & 00., say «„,„ they are mnoh approved. At the Antwerp PBR Qa *Qti WEEK. Exhibition, 1894, the Davis Maohhw wm 4™ \J** awarded the Gold Medal. . ■— . . _ _ ' New Zealand tosjyfi Coipj. BSTABLISHBD >: '*tl - 18 5^ CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. THE PREMIEB AND WI^LLTHIEBT COLONIAL COBIPANYi ' NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS y THRESHING MAOHIrfKS, Ao., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST 7URRBNTR TES HANMER & GEAVJES AGENTS ; Building Extraordinary. Timber. Timber. Timber. Fencing Materials. Fencing Materials 500,000 feet of Timber, Must be Sold. 25 tons Galvanised Roofing Iron. 10 tons No 8 Fencing Wire 7i tons No 9 Fencing Wire. 3 tons No 10 Fencing Wire. 8 tons Galvanised Barb Wire. 5000 yards Galvanised Wire Netting. ALL bought previous to rise m prices m the Home Markets. We have decided to give our Clients the benefit of the purchase E2RLY APPLICATION NECESSARY. | W. H. COLLINS & CO. IRONMONG^^, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS f A. J. WHITE'S Artistic and Economical House-Furnishing Warehouse, CHRISTCHURCH/ THE Recent arrivals of several Extensive shipments have madt his stock In all Departments most) complete. OAKPETS, FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, UPHOLSTERS OROOKERT AND FURNISHINGB, IRONMONGERY A. jfWHITE INVITES ALL TO CALL AND INSPECT HIS STOCK COTTAGES FURNISHED Includin CUTLERY BLANKETS, SHEhTS, THENWARE, POTS, Eto T970 ROOMS COMPLETE «. „ [«8 to £10 FOJR ROOMS .„ ... .„ .. .. .. £17 to £25 FIVE ROOMS, from ... .„ _ ... M £35 to £8G SIX ROOMS m. M «. M w £60 to £100 CATALOGUES POSTED FREE. WAREHOUSE A.ND ST^AM FACTORY TUAM a St. ASAPH STREETS, OHRISTOHUROH . Alford Forest Saw Mills. SHAEPMN AND CO. BEG ,to inform the Inhabitants of the Ashburton County and surroundiaj 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. m TIMBER FOR MAKING SHEHP-YABDS A SPECIALTY, T ALL SIZES AND LENGTHS OF BRIDGE TIMBER, to - STAKES AND FIREWOOD OF ALL SORT ALL OF THE ABOVE AT PRICES TO MEET THE TIMES •**•- ... __^ '" n future all Slabs will be 7s 6d for a Two-horse Load,* and 10s f< a Three-horse Load, a AND WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH ONLY. Sharplin and Co., STAVELEY 91 , . i



THE NEW DAVIS VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE. E. W. HANMER MO "I 1 X AVING at last made the necessary " arrangements to occupy the premises lately occupied by ME3SHS MILES AND CO., Limited, without the chance of being asked to clear but »t any moment, I have much pleasure m informing OLD CLIENTS who have dene their business to a great extent on these premises, and the Public generally, that I intend to keep m stock ALL KINDS OF GUODS WHICH ARE REQUIRED ON FARMS, LARGE OR SMALL, StJOH AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting, with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolsacks, Seaming twine, Branding Oils m Bine, Bed, & Black, Flour, Sharps, Bran, Fine tali, Coarse Salt, Rock Bait, English Superphosphates, Bone Dust, all kinds of Agricultural Seeds, the germination of which is tried before being offered for Sale, TEA, SUGAR, Etc. I eh»llhold Auction Siles of STOCK «ud SHEEPSKINS at the usual times' as heretofore, and I shall be a Cash Buyer of all sorts of GRAIN and GRASS SEEDS during the/coming season. : .• .. l As I have pitched my camp m Ashburton, I hope to receive a share of the business going. E.W.~H~ANMER. West Street, December 17, 1895. ROFESSOR LOISETTE'S MEMORY SYSTEM. In response to numerous requests from all sections of New Zealand that I should at once afford facilities to acquire coy art of Assimilative memory by Correspondence on the Single Book System, and at the price of One Pound Four Shillings each pupil, I hare to state that all persons wishing to learn my system should put themselves into communication with Mr P: R, Dix, of Coombes' Arcade, Auckland, who will pro* vide them with the required single book of instruction and any information necessary with the greatest possible despatch. 05 A. LOIBETTE. BLANCARDS IODINE OF IRON PIILS A PPEOVED by the Academy of Medicine xTL ol Paris, are especially recommended by the Mfidioal Celebrities of the World for Sororala (Tumors, Kings Evil, eto), the early Btages ot Gonramption, Constitutional Weak- boss,' Poorness of Blood and for stimulating and regulating its: periodio courfle., Ndne genuine unless signed Blanoard, 40,8ue Bonaparte, Pan'B ' Sold by Druggists and Ohamiatß ugh. oottha Oolonieß '_^ LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPEOIAUTE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, g g < 'A ..."; Lr E X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. "T AZARUS Patented System ensures JLj comfort and correct slghji. Dont spoil yonr eyeß by using badly fitting apeotaolea. . . 5 LONGBEAOH OOAOH. ON and after WEDNESDAY, Janu- ary 2, the Longbeaoh Ooaoh will start from Ash-burton at A p.m. R»R. BROWNE, : . Ooadhman* NEW COAL MINE. NEW COAL MINE. TUST OPENED UP- . DEEP LEVEL SEAM. II Less Ashes, Blacker, Harder, and bette: I Burning than any Coal previously . I offered to the public from . I Mount Somers. <* [ I This Coal Is mined 70fb deeper than th 1 1 Mount Somers seam. I LOCAL AGENTS. GEOB(Te PARK, I MOUNT SOMERS. d ISLINGTON WORKS. Jf I FREEZING SPACE AVAILABLE, ih |rp HE CHRISTOHUROH MEA I_L COMPANY are pleased I I intimate to tt ») FARMERS AND OTHERS as I I that their new Heroules Machine Is nc lin full working order, and that they a prepared to BOOK SPACE* R< I Priority will be given to applications I they come to hand. I Apply the Company s Office, ,^ f I 161 Hereford street, g » I gs Obrlstchurcb. 461



Shipping. SP^ NEW ZEALAND ISHIPPING COMPANY OO.'i ROYAL MATL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, and Plymouth. Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Ruapehu 4202 Lyttelton April 16 Kaikoara 4507 — May 14 Baafaine 6127 — June 11 Tongariro 4163 — July 9 . Rimutaka 4615 — Aug. 6 And thenceforward every fourth Thursday . R.M.S. RUAPEHUwiII call at Rio-dc- Janeiro as well as Monte Video this voyage home. • ' : ' Splendid , accommodation for all classes oi Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage money or approved guarantee for same. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER B^OS. Limited Agents, ABhburton. TT^ION STEAMBHIP' COMPANY U K OF NEW ZEALAND, LnnmsD. STEAMERS SAILFROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westport and Grey mouth— Weekly, Wellington —Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NQTE.r-For extra sailings see advertise- ment m Chrißtehuroh papers. Dunedin— Monday, Friday, and Alter- nate Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Pioton, via Wellington — Tuesday and Saturday* New Plymouth & Onehunga— Thura* day, April 9. Auckland, via East) coast— Thursday, April 10 and 17. Melbourne, via Hobart— April 9 and 21* Sydney, via ' Auckland — Alternate Thursdays. Sydney-, via CooVb Sifaiis — April 8 The above are inbjeov to alteration;' rcfereaoe should .. therefore be made to Ohrifltotiuroh daily papers for dates and hour of sailing. For farther particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. jki T3OYAL MAIL STEA f rf?»ttg3^ s^-M' MERS, witheuperlor AK^^fiS^ accommodation for all classes l^^^^^* l of passengers, calling at Montevideo or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply- month. . . " JTonV Commander] From j Date. Aotea .. 5653 Scotland ... — April lonio ... 4753Kempson... — April 30 Tainui ... 5031 Stuart ... — May 28 Gothic ... 7730Kidley ... — June 2s Tokomarn 6238 Maxwell ... — Jane Aotea and Tokomaru cany saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, 179 Agents. OR COUGHS, GOLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, Inflnania. Conromptton, fee, &o CAT'S COMPOUND BBSENOB OF UNSEBD, Aniwedftewgat Squill Toln, &o XATBOOMPOUKI), a demulcent Ktpootomnt, tor V Oooghp, CoUßtUxd Cheat Oomplalnts £ AY'S COMPOUND, for Coughfl and Ooldß, to equall V mrrlv»Via for horaet and cattle CATS TIC PILJA a specific m Nenitdgla- Iteeaone &o. Contain Quinine, Iron, &o LINT7M OATHAHTIOXJM PILLS, d geetivo, oorreo* tlvc, and agrosably aperient COA6ULINB— Cement for Broken Articles. Bold everywhere. Manufactory. Stockport, England Memory Training— The Qniqk Thought System of Memory ImprcYement enables its students to enjey a woaierfol power of memory which is impossible without its aid. Study of all kinds is rendered easy and pleasant. A grand and accurate method for quickly learning Recitations. Forgetfnlness and mind wnderlag U altogether flomo away with. Sp&kihg witkoutnofeflismn** simple and many other advantages enjoyed. .Send a poet card TO-DAY for illnsteated circular aad tertlmtsialfc Address— Henry W. MltoheD, care of-eMot ,»f th paper, 'where further partttfilancinteobUfa ' ffiOWVBB' Pemnjreyl and Steel Pills for femata *■ qolekly eonect all Irregularitl9B, and relitve the dlfirMßi&r «r m P toni >0 preralent with, the atr. Boxm It Ud to Si M, of altChemlsU and Patent Medicine V«Bder»; ' Paipared «nly by the Lincoln and MBUand Counties Drag Co, Lincoln, England.. .Whole- •alt, «f al the W^olteale Heusea. Beware of Imlta* TRY GiLLICHAN'S As, Ointm&nt. A wpnderfal and unsurpassable preparation ; '" A SURE OURE for Bronchitis SeVere Oblde, Burns, Boils, Ear ache, Sore Legs, Chilblains, etc. Price, Is 6d ; from i Chemists and Stores GALLIOHAN'S A.O. OINTMENT Is also Specially prepared for Veter- inary use, and as a Horse and Cattle Dressing will be found faithful m its operation « For all kind of Sores, Cracked and 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. Sold everywhere. Price, 2s 6d TRY GALLIOHAN'S A.O. VEGJBTABLB PILLS For Constipation, Dyspepsia, Sick Headaohe, Indigestion, Want of Appetite, Female and all Stomach and Liver Com- plaints, eto. There is no hambag about these Pills Their extensive use is a guarantee of theli Purity and Goodness. Thirty Pills it every Box, and one Pill sufficient for i dose. Give them a trial Price, Is 6d everywhere TRY GALLIOHAN'S A.O. COBN CUBE. It Is a moeb Wonderful Preparatioi and will retnova any Corn (hard or soft It also removes the matter thab provide food- for the Corn, without m any wa injubino the febt. Directions wit every pot, and are easily cariied out Price, Is everywhere MR G. P. HOATTEN, Ashburtoi represents GalHchan's A.O. Preparatioi In Canterbury, and all business mußt conducted through him EDWIN CALUCHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE] Ashnrsfc, Manawatu, N.Z LOCAL AGENTS — Mrs Adak Saana^BailcllDge j H. E. Bonninoxo OhemUb, gtflb Street) } Shbabmaw Broi Barnifct BtWlt 12