The Ashburton Guardian.

Ashbubtojs: Tuesday, December^, ' i 8 9 6#

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VOL. XVIT. NO. 4063



I Offloaal Directory, E Majj^of A^u^ntMT^oseph Sea.y, Dun^r* BQild -« Society- Ashburton ClHb— Secretai§f sf etar y» J O -Manager, E J Stilwell Asutnctpn Borough School Committee— ~ 0 DuS toB " Sd^h««o« I Secretary, J Caledonian Society^Pre«M Qnt Secretary, J. '1 ucker -^ * Canterbury Woollen Mills — Manj» fc^. Wm Rowan ~— Canterbury Roller Flour Mills — Manager. Thoaßollitb Cemetery Board — Secretary, Joseph Ward, ' Arcade * Clerk of Courts and Lioenaing Committee — J R Coly tr , — County Council— Chairman, Edward Wright ; Secretary, Frederick Mainw»ring Engineer, Wm Baxter Deputy Official Assignee— John Davison, iVeat street ' Domain Custodian— W W Smith Fire Brigade — Captain, A A Fooks ; Secretary, H H Fooks ; Engineer, WE Dolman . Gas Company — Chairman, Thos Bullock Secretary, J Ward, Arcade Government Life Insurance Department— Postmaster, agent Hampstead School Committee— Chairman, W J Crooks ; Secretary, J C Bell Hampstead Town Board — Chairman, J H Maynard j Clerk, J O Bell High School Board - Chairman, Andrew Orr ; Secretary, C.ias Braddell Hospital— Medical Officer, Dr J E Trevor; Secretary, F Mainwaring; Matron, Mrs E Mackay Inspector of Factories and Weights and , ; Measures — Constable Edward Eade % Justices of the Peace (Town District) — .. Robert. Alcorn, Thos Bullock, Alfred Harrison, G~J^Feill, W H Rule, David \"'- Thomas, D Williamson, E S Coster, and the Hon W J Steward 1 Longbeach Hoad Board— Chairman, John s Grigg j Clerk, A A Fooks OJdfellows' Hall and Orange Hall— > Custodian, W E Dolman Old Men's Home— Master, Thos H Fox : Police — Sergeant J F Barlow m charge Postmaster and officer m charge of Tele graphs— Wm St George Douglas }_, üb'ic Trust Office — Postmaster, agent Racing Cub ( Avhburton) —Secretary, John-^" r Davison Racing Club (Tinwald)— Secretary, A A Foobs Kail way Stationmaster — P L Payne Registrar of biitliF, deaths and marriages, and registrar of electors — Joseph Ward Arcade Sa'eyardß Company — Chairman, C J _■'. Llarper; Secretary, Albert "Roberts """ ; ' c<tock Inspec or— Blair Fullarton, Couro * house T»t'W<ild School Committee — Chairman, J A C.othier Tin waid Town Bourd —Chairman, Edward i Gates ; Clerk, A A Fooks Town O trk and Borongh Engineer — Chas EFooks q Upper Ashburtqn Road Board — Chairman :^ Donaid McLean ;'C exk, John Davison '<2 Wakanui^Foad Board — Chairman, Peter s StfcWiirt ; Clerk, J A Pccle ' ] * : M tmrnmj jiii ■■ ■■ii. n ■iimijj i" ii j I M If it required au annual outlay of $100 J to insure a family against any Herioua conse- " quences from an attack of bowel complaiatßM| during the year thefe 'are many who would ■ feel it their duty to pay it ; that they could V not aff rd to risk'their lives, and" those of their family for such* an amount. Any one j can get this insurance for 25 cents, that being i the price of a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, J Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. In almost J every neighbourhood some one has died from J i an attack of bowel complaint before medicine J could be procured or a physician summonedY-J] I One o two doses of tbia remedy will cure ■ any ordinary case. It never fails. Can you^ afford to take the risk for so small an V amount ? For sale by the Ashbubton Drug -1 Company, »J F. Ferriman. , ~ FOR SALE,— A SMALL Grazing Farm consisting o \ 320 acres, with house and outbuilding _^ m good repair, within easy reach of Ash^fl burton. Just the property that will suit^H thrifty man with small capital, or would o^M just the thing to work m with anyon^f farming heavy land. • ~ Apply to , m - F. FERRIMAN. - J I HAVE several eligible Town and^l Suburban Building Sites for Sale. w F. FEBRIMAN. 1 BAZAAB STABLES. ' I LIVERY AND BAIT. 1 BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, i Close to Arcade. ■ rpHESE Commodious Stables are open at m I all hours, and the . Proprietor, C&n. J Supply at a moment's notica'^ "~" "*^(B BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, M WAGGONETTES, and SADDLE HORjpUM AND A . FIRST CLASS DRAG, 1 Suitable for Picnic Parties, Electioneering^ and o her processions * JH Matched Teama and Pairs also provided, fl JOSEPH ILOYD, JtJNR.jjB PROPRIETOR. -Sj WANTED, I SECOND-HAND BAGS. ■ NEWCASTLE, WEBTPORT, BRUNttflfl NUTS, MOUNT SOMERS, AN^^H ALLANjDALE COALS, always J^H m Stock. l^^H ALSO— V COKE, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS ; (M STAKES, and all fencing material. I wish to draw the attention of the publi^^ to the celebrated COAL, M Which has held its own against all HSfcH Lignites m the market. It is screened, anfl burns with a flame to a clean ash, leaving! no dangerous embers, and is really the bes^H and cheapest Native coal to be had. Q*4| trial will convince you. James Elliott. SOLE AGENT, WEST STBBBT^^^B Opposite D. Thomas 1 Grain and W^^Hj Stores. Telephone No. 83. WHAT do I see before my eyes^^H Cheap sale of Boot! at Mellor'«^H



___J£usines E Polices, L °OK. LOOK. DESntES TO THANK the PubKp for their past Patronage, hoping they Will continue the same. * Having now gone into the basinet properly, and having some of the best apparatus procurable, and a fine new lighted wor| posTblb* 0 tlmi °"' the nsmi Why go to Christchuroh when you can cet the work done jusb as Cheap m your own town ? CABINETS, 12s per Dozen. PLATINOTYPE— The finest artietio work done .for less than Chriatchuroh prices. ■ T T IVT ITCH E L L« -O t JL 9 IYJL itcheu! PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PHOIOGKAPHER, Opposite; English Church, Tanored Street ASHBURTON. lp 13 THE TEA OF THE AGE. SA^tf TEA., SAXWKpA. npRY IT, AND TOO WILL HAVE HO OTHER. SAXON TEA. x - y SAXON TEA, Professor Bickerton reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pure and of good quality ';i NOTjCE nnfH E OLDEST ESTA.BLISHKI. GENEEAL GEOCEBY STORE ia Tinwald will be conducted by myself. Having secured the services of Mb K. 0. Bonnington, as mmager, it is my in* tenbion to keep the VERY BEST OF STORES AND BUTCHER'S MEAT, ( - and by doing so, I trnst to meet with fair share of public patronage. J. HESELTINE, E. C. BONNIN3TON, 17 Manager. Baker Bros. TT^URNISHING UNDERTAKEBS, JJ Corner of Wakanuißoad »nd Cass Streets, and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED. Telephone No. 69. PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLON OUR 2* 4a INDIAN (Palm Brana, .• noted for producing 200 Urge 'lea Cups of first-rate Tea to the pound. JThis is the tea Mr George Jameson sold s largely. • OUR 2a 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 oar empties. * Imitation ie eincereaf flattery, * but the public should see that they get the genuine article Retail from all the principle Score keeper? WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, AHDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Ohristchuroh 9 6 DENTISTBY. P r AINLESS EXTRAOTfbB OF TEETH < : BY I NITROUS OXIDE GAS, A Specialty. Fee for administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed the premises. Satisfaction Guabawtbbd. G.- F. "DODDS, * SURGEON DENTIST^ j Burnbti Street, Ashsubton 9



LAInAeLLS & SON, " EXPRESS » Engineer^ and Oycle Wortß) Bumett streei;next o]ubi) N"rf ™f a Sr?S C S^f 0 °L IS %™\ V ° *o«ld like J draw atf-tion SECOND.H4ND MACHINES at 133^^1^ vj'oee b °" """' "" """" * L( * of SAFETIES, both u*u Md lert6a , s> froln B&Q Come and See before Buying ElsewhereVlT^WlLL PAY Y QU. New Zealand fosDraflce Company. BSTABLISHE D* L. _ 18 5 9 CAPITAL—ONE MILLION. THEPBEMIEB AND"wiALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, - r \; NOTED ffOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND ifARINJS RIS£S. ALSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, Ac, ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT R TBS HANMEE & GRAVES, AGENTS _^ it lil|l|fT|lff lITIT '■IlilSpliw ' ■■' BBST S ?^ TBD STGGK I^E3S§M» \ T-HEhCEST HOUSE FURNISHER • |||JppS^H™piH^H'ip.i" IN NEW ZEALAND. mm^^kr- -^-'"" v /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOB lumfi gr*_^ijinja i j» i[ 'awp' « s \*J BEDROOM £10 XOs» iKiliiliiinl^Wi^^ttfXr^^^^C-. I Beadstcad, Spring Mattress and BwVIMHHNwra Be v d^ gj ach " sse chest ' . WKllliiMi^^ ■ - All Carpets from 3s Sd made and MMpiiliil^^ . laid Free of Charge." ' COLOMBO STREET * CATHEDRAL- A. Marshall Manage A LARGE ' ASSORTMENT OF PRESERVING JARS NOW ON VIEW, /COMPRISING— LIGHT AND HEAVY ENAMELLED, COPPER AND BRAS MASON'S JAM JARS, m all Bizea, at Specially Low Prices,— Also, ! The Celebrated LIGHTNING Preserving Jars. i Inquire our Price Before Going Elsewhere, or you will be Disappointed. I J. ORR & CO. WALL PAPERS. 1 OUR new season' s paperhangings have just come to hand. The designs and colorings are really beautiful, and surpass any- thing m the line that has ever been seen m Ashburton. We may state that ihepapers are direct from the manufacturers m England) so that clients can rely upon getting a first class article at a reason- able] price. Please call early and select your patterns. » A _ ] J. WILSON, PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPERHANGER, SIGNWRITER, Etc, i Corner of the Arcade and Buruett Street, Aehburton>



| THE REASON WHY yOU ; SHOULD PATRONISE BRIDGE WORKS. The Largest X En gmeering Works id the County of Ashburton. BECAUSE You can get' all the^ Mechanical Work done you may require, from the Repairing of a Sewing Maohine to v £h the making of a Combine. 2 BECAUSE We do not take m work, and then get it done S3 ISfSSi the large town8 ' Our head quarters are fed g BRIDGE WORKS, Aahburton. Where your money will § qq go to employ local tradesmen. f> BECAUSE Webring more Money to Ashburton for work 2 Ph done m other provinces than all the other shops m the same line of business put together. g BECAUSE „ Within the last three years WE have aent 9 tri close on a .£IOOO worth of Machinery into Otago. These Maphines were made by us m Ashburton. KILWORTH & SON* BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. \ toSr\ ■ J^ "n V^jl k^SK $j(yb& t^> c^S if? vi /? ® *£? TTI S*' < J DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Aefent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON, Loans Negotiated . Weekly Sales of Live Stack — 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 Clearing Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Co Lightband'g Belting 1 London and Lancashire Insurance Company 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 Mr W. Barcock as my Agent m the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JE. TOOLS. DAVTD THOMAS. ASHBURTON



a SMOKE 9 THE NEW -VENUS Dark A romatic Fix g Tobacco. . THE CELEBRATED & BEST BPANI> ! MAKUPAOTURED FROM 1 CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF STRATHMORE PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OP WOMEN TS NOW OPEN FOR PA7TENTS. For fall particulars, apply to THE MATRON, SIRATHMORE HOSPITAL, 170 ohristchurch. .•fri'V* 7^ I OS* Wg% Wr'4 y «-^. Prize medal __j rUR£C£YLONiIKfiMH tJoaiWirhin fee Reach gf A3 CEYLON . I/® PURE LL^ 1 INDIAN !/J|H BLENDED AjT and up to mw /Jm 4/PERLB.!^g/^[ SOLD BY ALL GROCERS. HAVE NOTHING ELSE. Iqz Prevejntion IS WORTH POUND.S OF CURE . Why ru|n your Reapers and Mowe^ by psing inferior Lubrtcatine Oils, whic tire yonr horses and clog the Machines, when yon oan obtain a true Sr^brloant Ike VAL VO lilllD which has been. thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EBWARD REECE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH LAZARUSS SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITB SPECTACLES. : Sole agent for Ashbnrton District), S. S A. L E K> JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. T AZARUS Patented System ensure I_J comfort and correct sight. Done spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles, O. BAIRSTOW, UI%I>ERTAI£EB. "DOLISHED COFFINS m Figured Rimu and Kauri, with Silver and Braes Mountings. All latest designs. Address : Cameron Street, opposite Baring Square Evening Orders may be left at Cookson's. 8 6 FLOWERS, FLOWERS. i ALL LOVERS OF FLOWERS are re.: minded that my Annuals, etc. , from my first prize strains, will be ready for sending out the first week m November, viz. — Asters, Annual Chrysanthemums, Gaillardias, Lobelia, Marigolds, Phlox Drummondii, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias. Also Geraniums, Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, Tomato Plants, etc. , All orders by post or otherwise will receive my prompt attention. JAMES"PORTEK, NURSERY AND SEEDMAN Clifton Nuriery, Allsntoq. Ulil



„ Business Notice^ ~~ "~ — ~ THE " ~" " ' THE IMVIB SKWINO .MACHINE. So*" Aoknth tor New Zbalanh NEW DA V I S J^^SSST "B IBSS^J M 1 NS O N & PC) v America has received a very erfat impetua X OU i •y *°® """Wkable success they attained afa the Ohioago Exhibition. Several very im- VERTICAL PBBD KSSTSfSKS 1 SSfißiS °° LCM^ «,., OHRISTOHUROH. «»xxv^ii rjaujii «J d reocgmtion they well merited~si B ou£ Awabds. The firat coasignmenti of theaa toteafc Improved machines reached thia H e tsM lOni ° * month, taince, and SEWING MACHINE. SS^"l&»Kr^?s2 SU? per Oq «ti -*■ Jfixmwtion, 1894, the Davis Maohinb was £J*s O-*-' awarded the Gold Medal. • v ■



Shipping. 'J.HE j&kflJlfK]t NEW ZEALAND fs|g|||ggSHlPPlNG 00 ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe f & Plymout Port Of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Tongariro 4163 Lyttelton Nov. 30 Rimufcak* 4515 Wellington' Deo; 24 Ruapehu 4202 — Jan. 21 Kaikoura 4507 — Feb. 18 Ruahine 6127 — I Mar. 18 and,: thenceforward every , FOURTE THURSDAY Splendid accommodation for all classei of passengers'. . Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage m^ney, or approved guarantee for Bamu. For further .particulars apply to J^RIICpiiAKDER BROS., L*d. Agents, Anhburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION OOMPAN Y, LIMITED. FQR LONDON. jiVJL T>OYAL MAIL STEA. tqglSy^v -*-r MERS, with superior <A^^Bft«PLaccommodationfbrall classes -nSSWJ^sffWoof passengers, calling at Monte CVldeo or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply. onth. Tons Commander From Date. 1897 Tonic ... 4753 Kempson... — Feb 4. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... — Feb 14. Aotea ... 6346 Scotland ... — Mar 18. Gothic ... 7730 Kidley ... — April 1. Aotea and Tokomarn oarry saloon pmfjengera only. HANMER AND GRAVES, . . Agents. TTNipN STEAMSHIP COMPANY V OS 1 NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS SAIL F ROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER: For Weetport and Grey mouth — Weekly. Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thurs~ day and Saturdays NOTE— For extra sailings see advertise- ment m Chrißtchurch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Pioton, via Wellington — Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Ohriaochurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing For farther particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Ageat, ABhburcon. f I I M .1 MUSICAL. Mrs Bowman Fox. CERTIFICATED I EACHER, Havelock Street, Ashburton. T)IANOFORTE, Singing, Organ,, an JD Theory of Music. . ' Quarters com menced at * any date: Pupils prepared fo Trinity College Examinations. _ . _^ T LEWELLYN /WEN, M.C.S.M, L.R.L.0.M., CERTDTICATED TEACHER. PIANOFORTE, SrNGING, HARMONY, and MANDOLINE. Quarters started from any date. PUPILS prepared for London College, and Trinity College Examinations. Estudiantina Band meets every THURS- DAY. — Fee for engagement, 1 guinea. MR.QSEa&NE COOMBE7 PIANO TUNER AND EXPERT (Late of London), "TTISITS Ashburton and surrounding \t Districts every four months, viz;, March, July, and November. Orders may be left with M \ LtB^ELIiYN OWEN ab his Musi* Studio. Aroade Chambera, Aehburton P^p^ORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MRS FfMAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and ! Gray's) The next ■ term will begin on Monclay, September 14, 1896 "TTACANQIES, m each of the above. V Terms on application. A CARD MRS A. crCLARIDGE, TBACHBR OF PIANOFORTE^ ORGAN, and SINGING, • COX STUEET, ASHBURTON. _ --"• TEEMS 'bk 'APPLICATION. "~ THE VIOLIN. ~ MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS «■ Teacher of the Violin, SAUNDERSVBOILDING , Ashbnrton ' JT; JR. Chagman, PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPERHANGER & SIGN- WRITER THE ARCADE, next Mr J. O. Duncan's, ASBBUBIOIf, T3EGS to inform his old friends and the Public, that*he has RECOMMENCED ' : BUSINESS m Ashburton, and will be glad to execute any work they may eutrusfc to him, m his well-known satisfactory manner. J. K. Chapman. JSSO, £10, £10, £6, given away for • ingle guew. Send stamp forparticulan and