The Ashburton Guardian.

V^OL* XVII. NO. 3VJSI

AiraBFRTO* : Saturday, August 1, 1896.

PRICE: ONE PENNY



Business Notices. J J AftH ia\j tV±V.»-N PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT. SOOIETY. A D V A N 0 E S of £26 and upward made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, or Half« Yearly Instalments. , Loans alsogranted for fixed periods • current rates. Further pardoners on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager By ■- By Special ftA^^§ Appointment. ■HBES^WSSSr" Ai^ointmbnt,' ' Patronised by Lady Glasgow. A. ROBEEfsON & CO., iiYERS AND CLEANERS OHRISTOHUROH, BEG to announce to the Inhabitants of Ashburton County that MRS ALCORN, of Havelock street, has kindly consented to act as their Local Agent and all Orders left with her will be Promptly attended to. . • Awarded Silver and Bronze Medal and First-class Exhibition Certificates at Nelson, Donedin, Sydney and Melbourne Branches In Nelson, Wellington and Christchnrch. . 14 ————————— 'V DENTISTRY. PAINLESS, EXTRACTION OFTKETH , . ..... BY \ ; : : NITROUS OXIDE GAS. A Specialty. Fee for administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed i the premises. Satisfaction Guaramtbbd. G. F.*DODDS, , SURGEON DENTIST, BUENETT fTBBBT, ASHBUBTOK 9 ' S M OK E THE NEW VENUS i Dark Aromatic Fl^g Tfobacco. j THE CELEBRATED & BEST BFAND i'• _ ■ ■■■ . ' ; ->/ i " MANTJITACTUBKD FROM . \ \ - CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF 4sr The tender of Mr Gallichsn has been accepted for the patent rights, stock-in- trade, &c, of the celebrated Bee 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 Ointment WlLjj oe found an excellent Ointment for the many diseases the he man flesh is bo frequently attacked with. Bee Ointment is . nßed acd reoemmended by leading dootora and midwivea. Bee Ointment can be used on the weakest of children, and with equal eucceFß on the moEt robust. We invite.* trial of Bee Ointment and guarantee Batiß* faction, Prioe la 6<J. j TRY G.ALITIOHAN'B^ A.G. Ointment J A SURE OURE for Bronchitis "\ Severe Colds, Burns, Boils, Ear- ache, Sore Legs, Ohilblainß, etc. Price, Is 6d, A.C. 0 0 RIT CURE. I . For bard or ec It oorag, warts or bunion Prioe la. A.C. VEGETABLE PILLS For Constipation, Dyspepsia, Slok Headache, Indigestion, Want of Appetite, Female and all Stomach and Liver Com* plaints, etc. 30 Pills m a box ; price Is 6d. The Ointments are specially manufactured as a horse and oattle draeeing. Dairy farmeri and borse owners will Grid them oheap, effioa* tious and economical. Prioe 2s 6d. The above lines are stocked by obemißts and stores, and will be found quite equal to any imported line. Irademark and my signature on every pott EDWIN CALLICHAH, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE* Ashurst, N.Z. -= Canterbury Representative, MR G. P. HOATTEN, Ashburton, LOW~VIIALIT7 DX CHURCHILL'S Syrup of Hypophosphite of Lime is prescribed by the faculty for the care of Consump- tion* Ohronto Cough and general dobOity TT oonteins tWo of the principal ingrtdienta neceauy •*■ for building up the Human Frame, and which mm ; oonsidored deficient In the above complaints, jbs Phosphorus and Lime. It oanno be too highl* leoommonded for delicate Children. Dr Churchill's Compound Syrup of HYPOPHOSPHITES Is real brain food, and m cases where mosenfo did' nervous exhaustion has acquired a world-wide rapul Won. Baoh bottle bears Dr Churchill's signature. Prepared only by SWAN, CHEMIST, , v PAWS --1



Business Notices BTUATHMORB PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOB DISEASES OF WOMEN 1 8 NOW OPEN FOR PARENTS. For full particulars, apply to the matron, Stbathmorb Hospital, 170 - uhristohurch. THE TEA OF THE AGE? Saxon Tear Saxon TTeaa a fpRY IT, AND YOX> WILL HAVE NO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Bickerton reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pare and of good ' quality PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLO> fvUß2*4d INDIAN (Palm Brana, / " noted for producing 200 large 'ie» vups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This s the tea Mr George Jameson sold s : argely. OUR Sis TEAS (Palm and Tokc) are qual'y good value for the money OUR TEAS are so popular that we t'rpquenllyhoar of instances of other Teas laing packed 'and sold m oar empties. ' Imitation is aincerest flattery, ' but the ■juhlic should boe. that they got the genuine < article Retail from all the principle Store keeper? i WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO.* 155 Colombo Street, Ohristchurob 9 68 loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURB Why ruin your Reapers and of owe*' by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whio^ tire ypur horses and clog the Maohines, when you can obtain a true Lubricant ike Valvoii we which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EBWARD EEECE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH J. B. Chapman, PAINTER, GLAZIEB, PAPERHANGER & SIGN- WRITER, THE AROADB, next Mr J. 0. Duncan's, Ashburton, "DEGS to inform his old friends and the Public, 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. Chepman. DUL 0 O JK, B~rT~GnTlt, The only sugar permuted to Diabetic sufferers. Gives to Diabetes, the illusion of Cane-sugar, of which it has not the in- convencieß. I's sweetening power being considerable, each lump of the size of a lentil is sufficient to sugar a glass of water, a cup of tea, coffee, milk, choco- late, grog, etc., and is equivalent to a lump of ordinary sugar. Has not to be confounded with the trade saccharine, an impure production which causes frequent accidents, >, ■»■- France, M. Ch Gamier, 8, Roe des Francs- Bourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited, Sydney. WANTED KNOWN.— Mrs HtrriAM having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, intends to open same as Ladles' Dining and Refresh- ment Rooms, where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. 4 190 MEN'S Bluchers sa» a good Strong Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies', and Children's Boots nd Shoes from' Is 9d a pair at R Aloobns , Aii (he /fes*-A#w Yam TokaxQ



SHfeAfiMAiV BKOS. MARKET HOUSE "Dear Maggie, you wilt keep on drinking "Oh, yea, dear I now well remember That muck whioh you buy at the door ; How Auntie BUggeßted that Tea, And the doctors for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all Bhe's entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting such excellent Tea. '. " Dear Mother, I know that your nerves are How happy our home will be, Maggie, are all ruined, Ycur lather ia getting so free And your system is wrecked to tae core ; Of those ailments he suffered so greatly, But believe me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior Tea t Is the stuff that will quickly restore. . ' , Then let'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 B& assured I am drinking the Tiger That from now till the end of existence ! ' Which the doctor so highly oomtnenda. 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 Dressing ' And saved us from bidding Adieu. - f SHEARMAN BROS,, MABKET HOUSE. AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON RATTRAY & SON, Agents for New Zealan f~~ A WONDEKFUL MEDICINE. ,;- BBECIiirS PILLS. E.>R Bilious «cd Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fallness and Swelling after meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flubhings of Heat,, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Bieaih, Oostiveness, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous' «nd Trembling Sensations,, etc/ The First Dose will give Relief m Twenty minutes. 1 his* is no fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited tp try one box of those pills, and they will bo acknowledged to be "Worth a Guinea a Box." ; Bbboham's Pills, taken as directed, will quickly restore femaleß to complete health. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system; FOR A WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic— a few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs ; Btrengihenitjg tbe muscular system ; restoring tbe long lost Complexion ; bring- ing back th.fi keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the rosebud of health the whole pbyhical energy of the human frame. For throwing off fevers m hot clinaates they are specially renowned. These are " facts " admitted by thousands m all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and De- bilitated is that " Beechaui's Pills havo the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m the World. Fall directions on each bok. Prepared only by Thomas Beeoham, St Helens, Lancashire, England DATID THOIAS, (Late Matson, Cox and Co.) . Auctiotleer, Land, Insurance & Estate i Agent, Valuator j Woo) and Grain Broker, AS II B.U.ItT ON. i / ' ''■'"! Loans Negotiated i Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tin wald and Ashburton | Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheop Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on FaiDAYS Sales A Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Cleari jg Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Ohriatchurch Booth, McDonald and Co, Obristchurch White's Sheep Dip . Massey-Harris Reaper aud Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition - Wright, Stevenson aud 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, Ashburton GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JK. TOOLS. ' David Thomas, ASHBURTON '- . : . i . s — . . 9 CHEAP MONEY. I have various Sums of Money for Investment at Low Bates. I would suggest to my Clients and Friends m the Ashburton County who have mortgagee running at Call, tbe advisability of having these matters fixed up now that money is bo Cheap, otherwise they may be m clanger m the near future. D. THOMAS, Ashburton FOR SALE. ! 486; acres Dear Lismore, Well Fenced, and sujb divided, all m grass, Plenty of Water. ? Easy Terms. Price Low. ■' . > 98 acres First quality Land, Thoroughly Improved, and one of the hesfc pieces of land m Longbeach. Very easy terms. 100 acres land, Fenced, Well watered, all m Grass, adjoining Springburn Railway Station, being U.S. 29674. A L S O,— 1093 Acres, bciDg R.S. 27031, 27888, 27389, 27890, situated near Dromore, and known as Robert Claik's Farm? The land is m splendid order, fences good, water m each paddock ; 400 Acres now being put into Crop, with which Grass Seed will be sown. The balance of the land is m clover, two and three yews old— a splendid strike. Easy terms. Price very low. 838 Acres Tussock near Liemore. A good investment for anyone with swamp land 1 to work with it. Severa other Properties, Aehburton Town Sections, and Mrs Quinn's Hous DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton. H. M. JONE& " CLEARING SALE THIS MONTH, PRIOR TO STOCK-TAKING NEXT MONTH p O EDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS FOR CASH ONLY Cheap Lines m Stationery, Glass, China, and Fancy Goods. Many lines of BOOKS at published prices and under. Five Quires Note Paper ,6d and Is. Envelopes from 3s 6d per 1000. Boxes of Stationery 6d and Is. Wonderful value. Ornamentß very Cheap. H- M~TONES. 78<



Business Notices THE ' """ '. DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. « * Sow Aginxs fob N»w Zealand •■ THE rapidly-inoreasiag popularity of: .«■ r\ T nn xt » si r^ these Maohines m England and MINSON & COi America has received a very areat impetus by the remarkable success they attained ab the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im. portanb improvements were there shown for 290 nnT/^Mnn <am nnnTaTmrnnnTr the first time, and raceived from bhe judges ' Ss., OHRISTOHUROH. the recsgnition they well merited— Special £wABDSr The first oonsignmenta of theaa l»teflt improved maohines reaohed fchiß colony by the lonio a month nince, and the Agents Mbssbs MINSON & CO., say they are much approved. At the Antwerp PER Oc C±T\ WEEK. Exhibition, 1894, the Davis Maohinu was ' • O- 1^ awarded i the Gold Medal. 1 IF YOU LIKE NICE TEA ASK s YOUR GROCER FOR CELEBRATED&THE BESTS PUKE INDIAN CHINA& CEYLON TEAS I PROCURABLE New Zealand Insurance Company. BS-TAB-LISHiTd 0 ' L _ 185 9 CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. THEPKEMIEB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND UIBBRALITT? FIRE AND "MARINE RISKS ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &&at. t ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT FATES HANMER & GRATES. AGENTS A. J.. WHITE'S Artistic and Economical House- Furnishing Warehouse, OHRItt.TOitUK.OH. '. pHE Recent, arrivals of several Extensive shipments have naada his fltook JL m all Departments must complete. OAKPETS, FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, UPHOLSTEaY OROOKERY AND FURNISHINGS, IRONMONGERY a. jTwaiTE INVITES ALL TO CALL AND INSPECT HIS STOOK COTTAGES "FURNISHED! Includin CUTLERY BLANKETS, SHEKTS, N WARE, POTS, Bto TWO ROOMS COMPLETE ... ... .. ... £9 to £10 FOUIt ROOMS - .... ... .. £17 to £25 FIVE ROOMS, from ... ... ... ... ._. £35 to £8G SIX ROOMS ... ... ... ... .„ _ £50 to £100 CATALOGUES POSTED FREE. 1 WAREHOUSE AND STEAM FACTORY TUAM <b St. ASAPH STREETS, OHRISTOHUROH Seeds. Seeds. Seeds. WE HAVE NOW IN STOOK NIMMO AND BLAIR'S STANDARD SEEDS. Vegetable Seeds m 3d packets. 100 varieties, j Flower Seeds In Id packets. 80 varieties. The latest) Noveltieu m Vegetable and Flower Seeds for 1896. CALL EARLY AND PROCURE CATALOGUE. TEAS, TEAS*, TEAS- We have to hand a Choice line of ORANGE PEKOE CEYLON TEA, imported direot from the Gardens, wh'ch we are offering at a wonderfully low figure. Samples maybe obtained on application, also the celebrated TIGER BLENDED TEAS. For which we are SOLU; AGENTS for ASHBURTON. i o FERN LEAF SEPAR/TDR BUTTER always on hand, r Goods delivered daily. Orders by Post despatched with punctuality. Cheapest House m Ashburton for GROCERIES, CROCKERY, BRUSHWARI and HARDWARE. 9 SATISFACTION IS OUR MOTTO. SHEARMAN" BROS., ! MARKET HOUSE- i . Telephone 53 A



THJffi 1 NEW DAVIS VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE. LONGBE AOH OOAOH. f \N and afljer WEDNESDAY, Janu- V.' ary 2, the Longbe&ch Ooaoh will §tart from Ash barton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Ooaehman . Hanmer & Graves. KNOWINU that the DEAREST THING m the world is CHEAP SEED, we have decided to make this brunch of our business a specialty, and have accordingly made purchases of Grain nd Seeds from other localities than m ur immediate neighbourhood. WE HAVE ON SALE- SEED TARTARS from the Waimate Estate. SEED, DDNS from Winchester and Temuka heavy lands. SEED SPARROWBILLS frc-m South- land. A grand change. SEED CANADIANS off several out- side Estates. ■. ' seedltheat. TUSCAN, PEARL, HUNTER'S, AND VELVET. Clean and true to name. W e shall kaep SUTTON'S GUARAN- TEED SEEDS m Stook during the coming sowing season, and all Tarnip, Rape and Clover Seeds will be of the very best 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, I SUCH AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, : , f earning Twine, Branding Oils m Blue, Ked, & Black, Flour, Sharps, Bran, Fine "'Salt, Coa r8 o Salt, Bock Salt, English Superphosphates, Bone i 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. -^"~ .A. Hanmer & Graves, WEST STREET. Baker Bros. « T7IURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, JJ : Corner of WakanuiHoad and Cass Streets, ' »nd at Baker and Brown's Coach I Factory, Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED. Telephone No. 69. 6 DIXIT WATCHES, DIXIT WATCHES, DIXIT WATCHES i 1 T AM NOW SELLING the above . JL WAT 0 H E S, 1, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. '. G* Jesson, L- PRACTIOAL im WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER 0 OPTICIAN, Em, *t EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 58 Your Sight accurately tested and a pail Spectacles for Is. WANTED Known— Boots and Shoei from la 3d to 27s 6d — Meliob'i re Cheap Boob Sale. id . — ■ . — 5 XiIACKS MAIL COACH meets th< -L' train from Ashburton on its arriva ]"r aii Sprlngbnrn every night. The ooacl td then goes direot to Alford Forest; am erarns to Spring barn (be BftWi night,



Shipping. fit H E /4jjjjr]r NEW ZEALAND "^ll^^fesHIPPING OO.'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, & Plymonth Port of Steamers. Tonß. Departure. Date. Rimutaka 4515 Lyttleton Aug. 6 Rotvpehu 4202 Lyttleton Sept. 3 Kaikoura 4507 — Oct. 1 Ruahine 6127 — Oot. 29 Tongariro ] 4163 — Nov. 26, and thence forward every FOURTH/ THURSDAY The R M.S. Rimutaka will make her passage Homo through the MagiUan Straits, which ought to be a great attraction to pafiseugeis, Splendid accommodation for all classes of passengers. Warrants issned for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage m*n6y, or approved guarantee for same. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. ,XKO. "OOYAL MAIL STEA- ffifftgj^ -IX METIS, with superior i( \K^^Ky^ accommodation for all olasses o f passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply- mouth. : Vons Commander From Date. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... — July 23 lonic ... 4753 Kempson... — Sept. 17 Aotea ... 6346 Scotland ... — Oct. 15 liothio ... 773 0 Kidley ... — Nov. 12 Tainui ...5031 Stuart ... — Dec. 10 Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. XTiSION STPJAMSHIP COMPANY LJ OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. STEAMERS SAILFROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westport and Grey mouth — Weekly, Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NOTE. — For extra sailings see advertise- ment m Chrißtchurch papers. Duiied in— Monday, Jfriday, and Alter- cate Tuesdayß and Saturdays. Nelson and Picton, via Wellington — Tuesday and Saturday* Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays. $&& The above are subject to alteration ; reference should therefore be made, to Chrißtchuroh daily papers for dates and hour of Bailing. For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. MUSICAL. THB VIOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS Teacher of ..the Violin, SAUNDERS* BUILDING , Ashburton 1896 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MRS FrMAKBIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and Gray's.) Second Term will begin Tuesday, May 26, 1896 "T7"ACANOIES m each of the above. V Terms on application. Mrs Bowman Fox. PIANOFORTE, SINGING AND THEORY OF MUSIC AT Havelock street, Ashburton. S RAKAIA— On Fridays. a card . MBS A. C.""CLAEIDGE, TEACHER OP PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING, COX STREET, x ASHBURTON. _/ IERMS ON APPLICATION. PIANOFORTE, SINGING & HARMONY LLEWELLYN OWEN, M.O.S.M. (Local Representative of London College of Mnslc). THE First Term of the Year will oora- oommence MONDAY the 27th inst MR OWEN will bo m attendance at his Music Studio m the Arcade ever; morning from 12 to 1 to 0 ake professional arrangements. LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTINQfAND SPEOIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, S. S A L E * JEWELLER, • EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. T AZARUS Patented System ensure I J comfort and oorrect sight. Don spoil your eyes by using badly fitfcinj Spectacles. , .., "17 0 L A F I Aliment of economy against fatigue hUDger, and thirst AntideperJ.ic, antifatiguing, stimulfl ting, reoonstitnent Indispensable to Velocipedists, ascen tionists, rowers, racers, banters, and t any of them who have a muscular effoi to develop France, M. Ch., Gamier, 8, Rue de Francs-Bourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited, Sydney WANTED Known — Spectacles, Ey Proteotors, Goggles, Foldeta, an very thing m the optlca line at £ SiLEK 8, Optician *5U,. £10, £10, £5, given away fc single guess. Send atamp forparticulara mi rouUri to Box 176, P.u, Wellington.