The Ashburton Guardian.

vol. xvii. no. 3875

A.SHBURTO* : Saturday, May 2, 1896.

PRICE: ONE PENIVT



business Notices. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT .SOCIETY New Ze&laad Branch Head Oaoe, CnatomJjouse-qn^y, Wellington; Local Board of Directors : The JTon Morgan 8. Grace, M.D., CM.Q H ILL.O. The Hon Charles J. Johnston, M X.O» (Depuiy Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq TheHon Kdward Elohardaan, O.M.G- SLIkL John Duncan, Bag Medical Officer : Dt Q: B. Anson, M.D., M.8.0.8. (England) /ItHK OLDEbT, WEALTHIEST, MOST PROSPEROUS AXTBTKAIIAN LnfBOFKIOE, \KD THk LARGEST IN THK BRITISH EMPIRE, Tho only Colonial Life Office which declares a BONUS EVRUY YFAtt #^? eM !2 I^ f Valuation adopted by tEfs Society S of the most Strinßent Character, and ensures a Const derebly Larger Reeorre to meet Liabilities thanthf! held by any otheroflicein the Australasian Colonial/ ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £1^,000,000 (Twelve Mii'iosß) s'.erling ANNUAL INCOME. £2,000,000. (Two Million Sterling) POLICIES IN FORCE ..110,339 Aim Assured ... /,. ,„ «39^88,071 Oash Bonuse* Divided .. .. £6,883,41* BONUSES «»«,« ?°^L S for ONE y 6 "' 1888 » *448,790, yieldfag DABH neveralonary Bonuses amounting to £910,000 after making SPECIAL RESERVES. CASH BONUSES declared for last FIVE tears, over ■ ASSUBE YOUR LIFE m the A.M. P. SOCIETY and secure a BONOS EVERY YEAR. Expenses of Management 8| per cent'on i be total income * FDWARD IOW, _ ,_ ' Resident Seorelary. Branoh Office — Custon House Qaay, Wellington Cbristoharph Dißtriot Office— Cathedral Squire. JAMES HAIR, District Secretary H ZAKDEK, Local Broker, Ashburton DENTISTBY. PAINLESS "TsXTRAOTIOB OF TEETH by NITROUS OXIDE GAS. A Specialty. Fee for>dministration „. sj. All kinds of Dental work executed the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. G. F.~DODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, . BuRNETr Street, Ashbubton 9 SMOKE THE MEW VENUS Dark A romatio Plugf Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAND MANUFACTURED FBOM 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 periuds a current rates. . • '■* Fun her p-irticufars.on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, ■ Manager- — — ■ j . PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLO& OUR2s4d INDIAN (Palm Brana, i noted for producing 200 large lea Caps of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is ttie tea Mr George Jameson sold so largely. OUR as 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 6old m our empties, 4 Imitation is sincerest flattery, * bue the public should see that they get the genuine article Retail from all the principle Store keepers. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Ohristchurch 9 68 loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE Why ruin your Reapers and itfowe** by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whic tire yonr horses and clog the Machines, when you oan obtain a true Lubricant ike V A Ii V« liIHT IS which has been thoroughly tested all ovet he world and pronounced UnequallecL •• Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents ' ■- ■'..?. : . EDWARD REECE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH ZITHER People are getting Bargain V/ at Carson's Monster ttale ci Bieyoles, Earthenware, Glass, and Chin, Why not You ? • . i '



bTit . ! UMOtUi ~ I PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOB DISEASES OF WOMBN j S NOW OPEN FOR PATIENT^. •; For full particulars, apply to ' the matron, Stbathmoeb Hospital, i 170 :Y ,-,. f E- OWEN COX \ | AM A CASH 'PUROHASIpR 0 OF PRIME FREEZING SHEEP and; LAMBS AT FULLEST MARKET RATES. Owners of Btock will find it to their advantage to communicate with jne. l LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES ON | LIVE STOCK. I am now making ADVANCES . against the GROWING CLIPS OF I WOOL. Correspondence solicited. E- OWEN COX. Tatter-sail's 9 75 OHRISTOHURCH THE TEA OF THE AGE. Saxon lea. Saxon Tea m WRY IT, AND YOU ,WILL HAVE NO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Bickeuton reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely .... Pure and of good quality AHRIBTMAS O. MEW yEAR'S GOODS. tfx s.s. lonic, s.s. M»tatu», s.s. Maori WE have just landed, ex e.s. lonic, » shipment of Goods, consisting of 18 HOGSHEADS OF CROCKERY, CHINA, AND Jb'ANCY GOODS, All of which bare been selected by our Home Agents, with the utmost care, to meet the requirements of our Customers and the public generally; CHAMBER i-ETS, TEA SETS, DINNBR Printed and Plain Cu'p3 and S&ucers and? A :CV GOODS <>f the Best Patterns and Latest De- signs, m endless variety, too numerous to particularise. WE HAVE ALSO OPENED UP (ex s s Matatua), FROM MACONOCHIE BROS, 15 CASKS GOt Ds, Suitable for the Season's, requirements OUR G&OCERY AND IRONMONGERY DEPART- MENTS Will he found fully Stocked with Goods of the best quality VVe have also landed ex ss Maori a Specially Selected Assortment of CARPETS, OILCLOTHS, LINOLEUMS, HEARTHRUGS, etc, Which will be offered at a Special DISCOUNT FOR CASH. An inspection of our Stock is cordially invited. A. JLsiwrie & Co. FIRE! FIRE!! FIRiTiT SWEEP! SWEEP!! SWEEP!!! R. J. DONOVAN HILLGROVB, MQORE STREET, IS Ready to S^eep Chimneys with his New^MachiSeß'.^' He lives here ; AndSweep3 the Chinfm'es far and nesr^ And if, perchance, they should take fire^ He puts them out at your desire. Orders may be lefb at his residence, Moore street, or at Mail Office, Burnett Street, or Mrs Knight, Second-hand Dealer, * T riwgle, 4 1



Business Notices JF YOUUKE NJCE TEA ASK^TOimCIIOCm rOK | PURE INDIAN CHIN^CEYCON t£S| BTJl¥T|rT|ijr ■ TIT IT vrwMmm^famm •■■■ I nl h HJUIfIJi 11 j HIIIhwIIIb ■ BEST s ™^ ted stook . wmjmA^JUKmßmM P.HPapfqt uniiQC niDiiicucc l/jf t/tS j|'"iT'^' *"ii'''ti'"iff"""ln t W uncMri-oi nuuoc runiiiontii Um^Tar" >a —^|^ /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOB COLOMBO STREET & CATHEDRAL A. Marshall Manager. BHEAEMAN BROB M MAEKET HOUSE M1 i C v r t Ma ßg| e » y° u w«l keep on drinking " Oh, yes, dear } I now well rememhor a j.u m j eh you bu y afc fche door » How Auntie suggested that Tea, a '"f.." 00 * 0118 for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all Bhe's, entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting such excellent lea. " Dear Mother, I know that your nerves are How happy our horns will be, Maggie, ;. are all ruined, Your father is getting so frde i, < 1 ,y our B y ßtem is wrecked to the core ; Of those ailmentß he suffered so greatly, But believe me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior lea. Is the stuff that will quickly restore. , r A .... . Then lei'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 C"l t T drinkin g the Tiger Th.it from now till the end of existence Which the doctor so 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 ASHBURTON RATTRAY & SON, Agents for New Zealan LANDELLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next Mail Office), BICYCLES 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 LOOAL MANUFACTURER. All Muds of Pneumatic Tyres converted into Dunlops (Detachable) €4 1}% \m.~ TO SPO"ifsMEN GENERALITY, • IFyour Gun-stock is broken .and your Barrels good, have it re-stocked IFyour Barrel is broken and your Stock good, have it re-barreled. A LARGE STCCK OF FITTINGS IN STOOK. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. lande~ll's~and son, " EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Burnett Street (next Club,) VS7E ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS BARLEY, RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, AND OATEN SHEA.F CHAFF, '. In Large or Small Quantities. JUST LANDED, EX MOUNT SIVIOU,— 1000 BALES CORNSACKS. Full size and full weight Friedlander Bros., Limited.



Bushess Wsti«fe-. ~~ THIS ~" *"" "* DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. »„„ A >T „ SOLB AOBNTS FOB NKW ZeALAKP THE rapidly -increasing popularity of x ,r i vr C1 aat o -o. - x theae Machines m England and .VI I N H ) N & C > • Amer'oa has received a very ereat impetus by the remarkable success they attained at the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im portant improvements were thero shown for 220 OOLCIViKn «3m nTruTQTnrmTj nrr the first time, and raoeived from the judges ' tWU ' J)<iJio Sx - OHRISTOHURCH. th«j recognition they well merited — Special The first consignments of theaa l»teßt improved maohines reached this " colony by the lonio a month since, and the Agents Messrs MINSON A CO., say „„„ j they are muoh approved; At the Antwerp rail Q a £?Tb WEEK. '• Exhibition, 1894, the Davis Maohinb was V- 11 awarded the Gold Medal. New Zealand Insurance Company. BSTABLIShIbd 0 '"'"'!. ■«. 185 9 CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. THE FREMIEB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND 'MARINE RISKS, ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MAOHINES, Ao. t ACCEPTED AT LOWEST WRRENTR TES HANMER & GRAVES AGENTS Building' Extraordinary..- Timber. Timber. . T Timber. Fencing Materials. Fencing Materials 500,000 feet of Timber, Must be Sold. 25 tons Galvanised Roofing Iron. 10 tons No- 8 Fencing Wire 7£ tons No 9 Fencing Wire. 3 tons No 10 Fencing Wire. 8 tons Galvanised Barb Wire. 5000 yards Galvanised Wire Netting. iLL bou; ht previous to rice m prices m the Home Markets. We bave decided to give our Clients the benefit of the purchase EARLY APPLICATION NECESSARY. IRONMONO^^*ii, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS W9mmmmlmmmmlßS^^^^^mm^mm^r^Jm\ *■ ' VmV' ' ' Hi lil V tt*] I fmf Wi USE LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP. FLUID DIP, the Best Non-poiaonous Dip Used and Recommended by Owners of over 5,000,000 Sheep m N.Z. alone. *Price (incaskß) 5s 6d per gallon. One Gallon Fluid makes 100 gallons Dip mm^BtmM'~^^BmlmM' mlBmM mJ^^mWaiul^MßßsSa LITfLE'S POWDER DIP. A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine— the outcome of many years' experience Wonderfully Successful. la Displacing all other Poieonouß Dips Sales have REBLED each year since introduced. EXTERMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOFT & BRIGHT, EASILY MIXED Cheapest and Best Poisonous Dip m the Market. NrnTir -p-RTf-iT? / In Improved Iron Kegs, 50s per cwt WUIU KiUi!i "j In Oases of 10, 101 b packets, 50a per case One cwt, makes 1,000 gallons of Dip. CHIEF AGENTS— BLACKBURNE & CO., Chriatohuroh DISTRICT AGENTS-HANMER AND GRAVES- ASHBTJBTON i |Alford Forest Raw Mills. i SHABPLIN AND CO. r BEG to inform the Inhabitants of the Ashburton County and surrounding 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. TIMBER FOR MAKING SHEEP. YARDS A SPECIALTY, ALL^SIZES AND LENGTHS OF BRIDGE TIMBER, " STAKES AND FIREWOOD OF ALL SORTS 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 for B a Three-horse Load, AND WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH ONLY. Sliarpliii si nil Co., STAVELEY -I & dl 3



THE NEW DAVIS VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE E. W. HANMER U AVING at last made the necessuj n arrangements, to occupy th< premises lately occupied by MEBBBS MILES AND CO., Limited, without the chance of being asked ti clear out at any moment, I have muol pleasure m informing OLD CLIENTc who have dene their business to a greai extent on these premises, and the Publii generally, that I intend to keep m stocl ALL KINDS OF GOODS WHICH ARE REQUIRED ON FARMS, LARGE OR SMALL, SUCH AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting; with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Seaming Twine, Branding Oils m Blue, Bed, & Black, Flour, Bharps, Bran, Fine £>alt, Coarse Salt, Rock Salt, English Superphosphates, Bone Dust, all kinds of Agricultural Seeds, the germination of which is tried before being offered for Sale, TEA, SUGAR, Eto. I shall hold Auction Sales of STOCK and 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. As I have pitched my camp m Ashburton, I hope to receive a share of the business going. E. W. TANMER. West Street, December 17, 1895. ROFESSOR NOISETTE'S MEMORY SYSTEM. In response to numerous requests from all sections' of Nevr Zealand that I should at once afford facilities to acquire my art of Assimilative memory by Correspondence on the Single Book System, and at the price of One Pound Four Shillings each pupil; I have 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. LOISETTE. BLANGARDS IODINE OF IRON P/A /Af A PPROVED by the Academy of Medicine xx of Paris, are especially recommended by the Medical Celebrities of the World for Borofula (Tnmors, Kings' Evil, eto), the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weak- ness, Poorneßß of Blood and for stimulating and regulating its periodic oourße.- Non 6 genuine unless 'signed Blanoard, 40, Kue Bonaparte, Paris Bold by Druggists and Obemistß ngb> out the Colonies LAZARUSS SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole ajent for A.shburton District, S, S A h E * JEW£LLKR. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. T" AZARUS Patented System ensures J_J comfort and correcb sighb. Don t spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles. 5 LONGBEACH COAOH. Y~\N and after WEDNESDAY, Jaau- V_y ary 2, the Longbeach Coach will start from Ashburton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Ooachman. Speciai ffiT wSjpff •'■ ■ Special Appointment. ■HHSPi^SW* Appointment, Patronised by Lady Glasgow. A. EOBERTSON & CO.j DYERS AND CLEANERS, CHRISTCHUROH, BEG to announce to the Inhabitants of Ashburton County that MRS ALCORN, of Havelbck street, has kindly consented to act as their Local Agent md all Orders left with her will be Promptly attended to. Awarded Silver and Bronze Medals and First-class Exhibition Certificates at Nelson, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourne 1 Branches m Nelson, Wellington and Ohristchuroh. 14 ISLINGTON WORKS.! FREEZING SPACE AVAILABLE. TH B OHRISTCHUROH MEAI COMPANY are pleased k U intimate to FARMERS AND OTHERS that their new Hercules Machine is nov m full working order, and that they an prepared to BOOK SPACE. Priority will be given to applications a they come to hand. Apply the Company s Offioe, 161 Hereford street, 29 Chrletchurch,



3^^ NEW ZEALAND |BHIPPINO COMPANY OO.'s ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Tenerlffe, and Plymouth. Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Kaikonra 4202 Wellington May 14 Ruahine 4507 Wellington June 11 Tongariro 6127 — Rimtriak* 4163 — Ruapehu 4615 — And thenceforward every fourth Thursday KAIKOURA will call at Rio Janeiro as well as Monte Video, and will make the passage home through the Magellan Straits, weather 'permitting. : Splendid accommodation for allolaraeß ol passengers. ,. Warrants toned for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage money or approved guarantee for same. ' For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS. Limited Agents, Ashburton. ' SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. _*CK^ "ROYAL MAIL STEA -ffgnßgK-" Xt MERS, with superior J^^BEJ^accommodationforall classes "^^^^T^ of passengers, calling at Montevideo or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply . month. i TonerCpmmander From Date. Aotea . .' 5653 ?cobland ... — April lonio ... 47531 KempsoDv.. — - April 30 Tainui .... 5031 Stuart . ... — May 28 Gothic ... 7730 Ridley ... — June 25 Tokomarn 6238 Maxwell ...[.. — June Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, 179 Agents. TTJSION STEAMSHIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. STEAMERS SAILFROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westport and Grey mouth — Weekly, WelUngton —Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. . NOTE.— For extra sailings see advertise- ment m Christchurch papers. Dunedin— Monday, Friday, and alter- nate -Tuesdays and Satnrdayß. Nelson and Picton, via Wellington — x . Tuesday and Saturday* New Plymouth & Onehunga — Thurs- 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 Cook's Straits— April 8 and 14. The above are subject to alteration ; reference should therefore be made to Chrifltchurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing. For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. MUSICAL. THE VIOLIN. MISS BESsTi" SIMMONDS Teacher of the Violin, SAUNDERS 1 BUILDINGS, Ashburton ' THE VIOLIN. MISS PACKER, member of the > Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, is prepared to give Lessons on the above instrument at her rooms, Saundere' Buildings. For terms, etc., apply Box 87, P.O. 2 39 1896 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MBS F7MAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and Gray's) Firsfa Term will begin February 3, 1896 "TTACANCIES '. m each of the above. V Terms on application. A CARD MRS A. C.~CLARir>GE, TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING, COX STREET, AS HBURTON. TEBMS ON APPLIOATION. PIANOFOETE, AMEBICAN OKGAS, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. % Mrs Bowman Fox, O AS resumed teaching as under— Monday — Havelook street;; Tues- day — Rakaia ; ■ Wednesday ; — : Saunders Buildings j Thursday— Saunders Build- Ings (Theory, Class) ; Friday— Hayelock street ; Saturday— Saunders Buildings Havelock street, Ashburton, PIANOFORTE, SINGING & HARMONY LLEWELLYN OWEN/ M.O.S.M. (Local Representative of London College of Music). 'pHE Flrati Term of the Year will com- L commence MONDAY the 27th inst MR OWEN will be m attendance at his Music Studio m the Arcade every morning from 12 to 1 to make prpf essional arrangements. rroWLBS' Pennyroyal and Steel Pills for female* -*■ qulokly correct all irregularities, and relieve the ««tre»uig svmptoni i bo prevalent with the sex, Bozm 1i 1& toSfr 9d, of allChemltta and Patent H edioine Vendors. Prepared enly by the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drag Co, Lincoln, England Whole, ■aleofal the Wholesale Houses. Bewaro of imita- toni. * OB COUGHS, GOLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA^ Inflaenma, Onutnmption, &o, &o • XAT'S COMPOUND BSSHNOB OV XINSEHD. \ AnifeediSenega, Squill, Toln, 4o ■ • ATS COMPOUND,' a demnloent expeotoranti tor V Oongha, Colds, and Cheat Oomplaintg CAY'S COMPOUND, for Cottgha and Golds, is eqoall ■erriqeable for horsei and cattle £ AT^kilO PILLS, a speoiflo m Neuralgia.. P«ceaohe IWUM cXnStjHnOOH PILLSj dgeetiveioorreo. Brokea ArUolef. Bold