The Ashburton Guardian.

vol. xvii. no. 3946

Ashbubtoj. : Monday, | July g7, 1896.

pbkie: one penny



The tender of Mr Gallichtn jas been accepted for the patent rightß, itock-in- trade, &c, of the i celebrated Jee Oint- ment by Mr Scott,D.O.A. It is the intention of Mr Galliehan to sell the Bee Ointment m addition to his A. 0. Ointment &c. , Bee Qintinent WlLxi oe found ai excellent Ointment ior the many disease* the human fleßh is so frequently attaobel with. Bee Ointment is ÜBed and reoommmded by leading dootora and midwivea. Bfe Ointment can be need on the weakest of Children, and with equal BUOoeBB on the mbst robußt. We invite a trial of Bee Ointnent and guarantee eatia« faction. Prioelß6i. TRY G A LTi CHAN'S A.O. flimment. A SURE OURS for Bronchitis Severe Golds, Burns, Boils, Ear* ache, Sore Legs, Chilblains, etc. Price, la 6d. a.c. oor¥" cuke. ; For hard or soft oornß. warts or bunion Prioels. . • A.C. VEGETABLE PILLS -j For Constipation, Dyspensla, Slok Headache, Indigestion, Want of Appetite, / Female and all Stomach and Liver Com* plaints, etc. J 30 Fills m a box ; price Is 6d. i The Ointments are specially macufaotared -. as ahorse and cattle dressing. Dairy fatmera and horse owners will find them oheap, effioa* '■ tious and economical. Price 2s 6d. •: The above lines are Btooked by obemißti : . and. Btoreß, and will be found quite equal to any imported line. Irademark and my signatnre on every pot* EDWIH CALLIGHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURER Ashnwt» U.Z. Oanterbniiy Bepresentative, MR G. P. HOATTEN, Ashbnrton, . LOW VIIALITT DB CHURCHILL'S Syrup ol Hypo^UMphlte of Llmo It presorlbed bf . thefkottlfy fortheonxtt of Connunp* lion, Ohronlo Congh and genual dobility F ooa»alni two of the principal togrtdient* necMßUy fot bollding up tha Human Frames Mid whlob an.' ooosidtnd deficient In the abova oomplatntA) *i% phosphorus and Lto«, It eanno be too blsb]» TooounmdedfordeUoatedUldxw. Dt Chorchill'i Gomponnd Syrop ol HYPOPHOSBHTEES it real brain food, and m oawe whew nnrtcala aai nervou eTtenition hu aoquired a world-wide repot : Won. Baoh; bottte^bean Dr QnrcWU'i ijgnttniai . Ereparod only fcj :< SWANj CHEMIST, - FAIOB :



Business Notices. """ PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOdETY. A D VA N 0 E^ilf £25 and upward , made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, 01 fialf-Yearly Instalment. Loans also granted for fixed periods a current rates. Further particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, „ .- - Manager. > „ By ■^ 1 - - ; 1 " Bsr Special jMOH Special Appoentbibnt. HEe^iSw* Apfointmbot, Pat renised by Lady Glasgow. A. EOBEETSON & CO., DYEES ANB CLEANEES OHRISTOHUROH, , "GJ/iEG tq snnoanoe to the Inhabitants JL> ' of 'A^hburtoia Contity that MRS ALCORN, of Havelock street, has kindly conpented to act as their Loc&VAgent and all Orderß left with her will be Promptly attended to. , Awarded Silver and BroDze Medal and First-class Exhibition Certificates at Nelson, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourne Branches m Nelson, Wellington and Chri^tchurch. 14 DENTISTEY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION OFTJtETH BY CITROUS OXIDE GAS. ): A Specialty. A ■' Fee for administration ... 6s. A ll kinds of Dental work executed the premises. ' Satisfaction Guabantebd. GjF."DbDDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Bubnett Stbket, Ashbubton 9 S MOKE THE NEW > VENUS Dark Aromatic Fluff Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BPAKD MAITDFACTDBED TROli CHOICEST .VIRSINIA^^ LEAF



WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Ohristchurch 9 68 loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE Why ruin your Reapers and Mowe*< by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whici <ire your horses and clog the Machines, when you oan obtain a true Lubricant ike Valvolise which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EDWARD REEOE&SONS OHRISTOHUROH DIXIT WATCHES, DIXIT WATCHES, DIXIT WATCHES I AM NOW SELLING the above , : WAT CHE SV AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. G* Jes^on, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER :Ik Md JEWELLER OPTICIAN, Etc., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Your Sight accurately tested and a pair Spectacles for Is. FRUIT! FRUIT! FRUIT! rHAVE Jusb Reoeived a Ohoioe assortment of Fruit. ' Fiji and Sydney Oranges Mandarins Pines Bananas ' " Apples and Pears Also, — Good Walnuts and Peanuts, ALL AT REASONABLE PRICES. H. DIGC3LE The " Up-to-Date " Fruiterer and Confectioner, : EAST STREET. ' "; f OWLISS 1 Pennyroyal and Steel Pills for femal - *- quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the stressing symptom so prevalent with the sex, Uoxet 1b lid to Ss 9d, of nil Chemists and Patent tf edioine Venders. Prepared only by the Lincoln and M idland Counties Drag Co, Lincoln, England "Whole. alo ofal the Wholesale Houses. Bewaro ot imit*> ons ■- '- •.' -. ■;. - Many ladies complain the Tea they have teen using has neither strength nor! flavor. If they try Kozib Tea they will, he satisfied The 2/4 it superb



Business Notices STBATHMOEE PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOB DISEASES OF WOMEN TS NOW OPEN FOR PASTENTS. For fall particulars, apply to THB MATBON, SiBATHMOBX HOSPITAL,. 170 whriatchnroh. THE TEA OF THE AGbT Saxon le*a. - , $mpn Jet. fnRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER. '■':..". .' I - ;■ SAXON TEA. SAXCWTEA, Professor Biokebtok reports 'thab SAXON TEAS ire absolutely Pure and of good I V quality I PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLON yUB, 2i 4d INDIAN (Palm Brario, t ' noted for producing 200 large lea Japs of first-rat|» Tea to the pound. This s the tea Me George Jameson sold s irgely. OUR '2a TEAS (Palm and Joke) are qually good value for the money OUR TEASiare so popular :that , requently hear of instances of other Teas '* elng packed at|^ sold m oar empties. Imitation is Bjtacerest,fl%ttery, .' but the lablio should aeo that (hey get the genuine •rticle ' : ■ • . Retail from all the- principle Score ceepor^. > ,



A. J. WHITE'S Artistic and Economical House-Furnishing Warehouse, CHRISTCHUHCH. THE Recent arrivals of several Extensive shipments have made his stock m all Departments most complete! / ■",■■' ■ ■ I OAftPETS, FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM , FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, UPHOLSTERY OROOKERY AND FURNISHINGS, JIRONMONGERY a. jTwhite INVITES ALL TO CALL AND INSPECT HIS STOCK COTTAGES EUKNISHED} Includin CUTLERS BLANKETS, 1 SHEKTS, NWARE, POTS, Etc TWO BOOMS COMPLETE ... ... - -■ • €9 to £10 POUR ROOMS .« ... .- .- .- -' ■ £17 to £25 FIVE ROOMS, from ... ... > - ... ' ~ £35 to £80 SIX ROOMS ... - .- .- « - r *50 to £100 ' CATALOGUES POSTED FREE. . I ■■•': ■ ' '' ' ■ ■■■' v ■ . WAREHOUSE ATO STEAM FACTORY TUAM ts, St. ASAPH STREETS, OHRISTOHTTROH Seeds. seeds. Seeds. WE HAVE NOW IN STOOK NIMMO AND BLAIR'S STANDARD SEEDS. Vegetable Seeds m3d packets. 100 varletias. Flower Seeds mld packets. 80 varieties. The latesb Noveltieu m Vegetable and Flower Seeds for 1896. CALL EARLY AND PROCURE CATALOGUE. TEAS, TEAS. . TEAS. We havß to hand a Choice line ot ORANGE PBKOE CEYLON TEA, imported direot from the Gardens, which we are offering at a wonderfully low figure. Samples may be obtained on application, also the celebrated TIGER BLENDED TEAS. For which we are SOLE AGENTS for ASHBURTON. FERN LEAF SEPARATOR BUTTER always on hand. Qnnds dalivared daily Orders by Poßt despatched with punctuality. Cheapest House TnAeffion for GROCERIES*, CROCKERY, BRUSHWARE v and HARDWARE. SATISFACTION IS OUR MOTTO. SHEARMAN BROS., MARKET HOUSE. Vmmm M



I BHbABMAN BROS. MABKET HOUBK i) ' — :os-— . Hl Jflt» you will keep on drinking " Oh, yes, dear I now well remember a jc i^, a ■ ' 1 y° u b °y at the door i How Auntie suggested that Tea, a tnf doctors lor' ever are smiling, And a blessing from all she'b entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting Buoh excellent Tea. " DeariMother, I kEow that your nerves are How happy our home will be, Maggie, ard all ruined, Your father is getting so free And .your system is wrecked to tae core ; Of those ailmentß he suffered so greatly, But believe me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior Tea. Is the stuff that will quickly restore. L ' Then let's drink to the health of the lour Hlness has taught me m drinking Agents, TohpMetulofpoißonousblends And our pledge we all three agree £?&L Jam drinkin ? the I^Sf T hat from now bill the end of existence Wlufh the doctor so highly commends. We'll swear by the Tiger Blend Tea." ! Shßarman Bros., our Grocers are Agents] i God bless them for giving the Q, • I To a drink that'B a great earthly bleßßing And saved us from bidding Adieu, i. „ ';■ , SHEARMAN BROS., MARKET HOUSE; &- " *" AGENTS FOB, ASHBURTON ■- " RATTRAY & SON, Agenta for New Zsalaii Vv ~ A WOWDEKFUL tol)lCim ~ {BEECIII'S HLLS. F(?R Bilious and Nervous Disorderß, such as Wind, and Pain the Stomach, .1 Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fallnees and Swelling after meals, Dizziness andprowsiness. Cold Chills, Fluehing(s of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness; of Bieath, Costivenees, Blotbhes oritHe Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams^ andf all Nervous . and Trembling Sensations, eioj The First Dose will give Rel(ef m Twenty minutes. r lhis is no fiction. Every sqfTdrer is earnestly invited to try one box of these pills, and they will be acknowledged to be " Worth a Guinea a Box." . J&ebobam's Pills, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to complete health; iThey promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system I ■>■ ■ • •■ for; a. ,-.-j- ■ J . : HVEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION DISORDERED LIVE!*, ThJßy act like magic — a few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs; Strengthening the muscular system ; restoring the long lost Complexion j bring- ing back the keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the rosebud of health the wjfole physical energy of the human frame, For throwing off fevers m hot elraiates they are specially renowned. Theße are " facts " admitted by thousands myall classes of society, and one of the beat gaarnntees to the Nervous and De- bilitated is that "Beecham's Pills have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m the World. Fall directions on each box. . Prepared only by Thomas Bkeoham, 8t Helens, Lancashire, England j . of the World the NATURAL FOOD FOR A BABE is SVS OTHITR'^ MILK, and THIS DOES NOT CONTAIN STARCH. ts CANNOT digest STARCHY FOODS, a perfect Artificial Food for ( Infants must, therefore, NOT CONTAIN STARCH. CONTAINS NO STARCH. BUT ; MAKES A PERFECT FOOD FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILD. MELUN'S FOOD for Ipfonts and Invalids may be obtained of all Dealers throughout the World. 8. MELLIN, MARLBORO' WORKS, PEGKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. Chryatall & Go., Wardell Bros & Co., & Kempthorne, Prosaer & Co., AGENTS— Ohristchurcb



DAVID THOMAS, ( (Late Matson, Cox 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, Fats, Hides, etc., on .Fridays Sales if Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Clearing Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Ohristchurch " Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurch Sheep Dip . Massey-Harris Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company 1 Graham's Foot Rot Composition' " ... Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunedin •.:•■■ Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mb W Baroook as my Agent m the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburfcon : i '1. ' GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS- David Thomas, ASHBURTON WHEAT. WHEAT. ■nr E ARE P.ECHPI 0 ■ A'JJ H BUTEKS OF Prime Milling Wheat, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES. We are ftteo prepared to Store Grain on Farmers account m our New Grain Stores ! West Street, Ashburton, on very favourable terms Full sized Cornsacks and Twine Supplied ab LOWESr CURRENT RATES EollitT*&;Oo, CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS. OjraiOßS and Stobbs WEST STREP. ASHBURTON.



} IF YOU LIKE NICE TEA -ASK YOUR GROCER FOR awarded: m ■' mk MKk A ■■■■■I (MLDJcaDERMEDALS ■ »■ IHH ' CELEBHATED&THE'BESTI PUKE INDIAN CHfMA^CEVCbN tl/^ PROCURABLE LAMDELLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next MAil Office), TJIOYOLES 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 \.,, , o. r , . LOCAL MANUFACTURER. AH kinds of Pneumatic Tyres converted into Dunlops (Detachable) OIJWB.—TO SPOETSMEN GENERALLY, IF your Gun-stock is broken and Barrels good, have it re-stocked IX your Barrel is broken and your Stock good, have it re-barreled. • A LARGE STOCK OF FITTINGS IN STOCK. Satisfaction guaranteed .0r..--. no charge. . LA^DELLS^ANi) SON, ; rt EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Burnett Street (next Club.)



■ Business Notice g — THE " " " ' THB DAVIS 9 ™° MAOHINBr so M Ao™™ ™» Nm Zk.^. NEW DAVIS T VKSTtf VgSf'Ji MINBOF & CO. -»■ • » w ■ ■w America has reoeived a very sjreat impetus by the remarkable Buooesß they attained at the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im- tr-ci-DinTn a r -nn-ra-r* t ° a firstl time » and r aoeived from the judges VERTICAL FEED tha recognition they well merited-SMOUL Awabds, The firat oonaignments of theaa I»teat improved tnaohinea reached this colony by the lonio a month since, and . the Agents Messrs MiNSON & CO., say nmn _' '■ „' '„ ■ ' SEWINfI MAfITTTNFi they are muoh approved. At the Antwerp PBR Ofl WEEK. OfI " IJJiW M&UfllJMli. Bihtbicion, 1894, the Davis Maohini ww £™ O- 1^ awarded the Gold Medal*



LONGBEAOH COACH. j ON and after WEDNESDAY, Jann- ' ary 2, the Longbesch Coach will ', start from Ashburton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, HoaohmaD. Hanmer & Graves. KNOWING that the DEAREST THING m the world is CHEAP SEED, we have decided to make this branch of our business a specialty, and have accordingly made purchases of Grain nd Seeds from other localities than m nr immediate neigbbourhood. WE HAVE ON SALE— SEED TARTARS from the Waimate Estate. ■SEED DUNS from Winchester and Temuka heavy lands. SEED SPARROS7BILLS fram South- land. A grand change. SEED CANADIANS off several out- eide 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 best quality. hanmeblT gbayes. H&nmei; & 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, StTOH AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Beaming Twine , Branding Oils m Blue, Red, & Black, Flour, Sharps, Bran, Fine Salt, Coarse Salt, Rook Salt, English Superphosphates, Bon e Dust, all kinds of Agricultural Seeds, the germination of which is tried before being offered for Sale, TEA, SUGAR, Etc. We shall be represented at the WEEKLY AUCTION SALES, and are prepared to conduct the SALES OF PROPERTIES AND STOCK PRIVATELY. Hanmer & Graves, WEST STREET. ♦ ■ ' .■ . » . . ■ ■/ J. B. Chapman, PAINTEB, GLAZIEB, PAPEBHANGEB & SIGN- WBITEB, ;,; j !. THE ARCADE, next Mr J. O. Duncan's,,; ASHBDRTON, ■<< ! ; T3EGS to inform his old friends and the Pablic, that he has RE-COMMENCED BUSINESS m Ashburton, and will be glad to execute any work they may entrust to him, m his well-known satisfactory manner. J. K. Chapman. Baker Bros. TTIURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, JJ Corner of Wakanui Road and Cass Streets, and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory, Havelock Street. ' EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED. Telephone No. 69. 6 j _ — . . . : OWN Make m Ladies and Children's s Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, -' Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., r at Mas Aloorns new shop, Baker'B "Bildlngs,



Shipping. fTiHB /fflmß^t NEW ZEALAND OO.'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe,<fe Plymonth Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Rimutaka 4515 Lyttleton Aug. 6 Ruapehn' 4202 Lyttleton Sept. 3 Kaikoura 4507 — Oct. 1 Ruahine 6127 — Oct. 29 Tongariro j 4163 — f Nov. 26, and thence forward every FOURTH THURSDAY .... The R.M.S. Rimutaka will make her passage Home through the MagiUan Straits, which ought to be a great attraction to paaaengerß,. .. ; ....," Splendid accommodation for all classes ' of passengers. Warrants issued for passengers from Groat Britain on payment of passage money, or approved guarantee for santa. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agente, Aahburton. ■ SHAW, SAVILT. AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. J FOR LONDON. ; J '^CSsfik "RO YAL MAIL STEA- ] jfifiS^- 1^ MKRS, with superior ; ■' Vj^^Rfe^ accommodation for all classes ■^■^^■* of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, 7eneriffe and Ply- mouth. _ Tons Commander From Date. \ Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell... — July 23 3 lonio ...4753 Kempson... — Sept. 17 Aotea ... 6346 Scotland ... — Ooc. 15 abthie ... 7730 Kidley ... — Nov. 12 " Tainui ...5031 Stuart ... — Deo. 10 Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon r pMaengera only. HANMBR AND GRAVES, Agents. TTaION STJUAMStIIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Lmmo. t BTE AMERS S AILFROM LYTTELTON \ ASUNDER: x { . For Westporb and Greymouth — Weekly, Wellington —Monday, Tueaday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NOTE. — For extra sailings see advertise- ment m Chriatchuroh paperß.  . Dunedin— Monday, Friday, and Alter- nate Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Pieton, via Wellington — - Tueaday and Saturday. Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays. The above are subject to alteration ; reference Bhould therefore be made to Chi"istohuroh daily papers for dates and hour n ofaiuling. F01" further particulars apply to ; „ P. EERRIMAN, | • Agent, Ashburton.' MUSICAL. Mrs Bowman Fox. PIANOFORTE, SINGIEG ATSD 'THJfiORY OF MUSIO AT Havelock street, Ashburton. RAKAIA— On Fridays. THE ViGLIN; MISS BESsTi SIMMONDS Tea. her of the Violin, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, Ashburton r 1896 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MBS FrMAKEIG, '"' Cameron Street (Opposite Reid, and Gray's.)' Second Term will begin Tuesday, May 26, 1896 • ' ■#7TA6aNOIES In eaclf the above. J V Terms on application. A OABD MBg A. CrCLAEIDGE, '■] ! , TBACHBB OP PIANOFOBTE, ORGAN, and SINGING, COX STREET, ASiHBURTON. XBBIWS ON APPLIOATION. PIANOFORTE, SINGING & HARMONY LLEWE &a OWEI! ' (Local Repreßentatiye of London College ] of Mnslo). THE Firat Term of the Year wjJl ao?n- r commence MONDAY the 27ih inst MR OWEN will be m attendance at his Music Studio m the Arcade every morning from 12 to 1 to g ake prof eßslonal wrangements. ..' . ' ' AN^Sbd" Known — That Smith Maokwell makes, repairs, and re-covers Umbrellas and Parasols at Lower .East Street, Ashb'ttrton. No persons employed to canvass or collect Umbrellas at the door. 4 14 W TAHTED ilnown— That it is lament .VV £ v,ie to bear people ask why there "is so miich traJi m the 80 -5 Trade now-a- •days ? But no ronde? I say. They m?y •strike their breasts and say, ' By our own fault, who buy tach trash s b cheap sales. 'Though clieap" - proau must be levied, and you don' - a yeo iuo \wortu o^ your money jßot you have ■>'-& areircdy by calling at 3. Moison. tic 2 1. reader Li t.:e Boot T^ade, a solid, dry, and good wear: 1^ boot can be got. Secu.'e good boots £c ? winter or your?f eeb Wj.l oa woo. Get yo '.2 repairs done e.j onse> or while you wait at J. Moison's Impermeable Boot Depdb, Fast Street, Ashburton. 12 2 LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTINGjAND BPEOIALITE SPECTACLES. ."Sole agent for Ashburton District, <C i Q A L E X, JEWELLER, HAST STREET, ASHBURTON. X AZARUS Patented Bystem ensure I j comfort and correoD sight. Don spoil your eyes by using badly fitting 'Spectacles. ■ ' Drink only Kozns Tea; it jia absolutely ,puroi H. Zandbb, Sole AgentJ