The Ashburton Guardian.

vol. xvii. no. 3947

Ashbtjbto*: Tuesday, July 28, 1896.

PRTCE : <>i\E PENIS





Bee Ointment WlLn oe found an excellent Ointment for the many diseases the human flesh is bo frequently attacked with. Bee Ointment is .ii Bed Btd recommended by leading doctors and mid wives. Bee Ointment can be used on the weakest of children, and with equal EUOoefiß on the most robußt. We invite a trial of Bee Ointment and guarantee satis- faction. PtioeleGJ. TRY GALITICHAN'J? A. G. Ointment. A SURE CURE for Bronchitis Severe Oolda, Burns, Bolls, Ear- ache, Sore Legs, Chilblains, etc. Price, Is 6d. A.C. 0 0 Elf CUR E. For hard or eoft corns, warts or bunion Price Is, < A.O. VEGETABLE PILLS For Constipation, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigeßtion; Want of Appetite, Female and all Stomach and Liver Coin- plaintß, etc. ' | ■ 30 Pills m a box ; price Is 6d. The Ointments are specially matufaotured as a horae and oattle dreaaing. Dairy fatmera and borßO owners will find them obeap, effiaa- tiouß and eoonomioal. Price 2s 6d. The above lioea are etooked by cbemiste and Btoree, and will be fonnd quite equal to any imported line. Irademark and my signature on every pot. EDWIN GALLIGHAH, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURER Ashursb, N. 2. Canterbury Representative, MR G. P. HOATTEN, Aehburtoo, ~" LOW VIIALIT7 ~ DB CHURCHILL'S Symp ot Hyppphoaphite of lime U prescribed by tbofaonlty forthoenro of Consump- tion, CbronJo Gongk and general debility . ' TT oontatas two of the principal ingredicnto rwcessf y * for Iredlding up tho Human Frames and which t . 8 considered deficient m the above oomplaints. vit. Phoßphorns and Ume. It oaano be -too higUy reoommended tor delicate children. '>■ ' i ™ jr Dr Chtirchill'a Componnd Syrup ot HYPOPHOSPHITES ; is real brain food, and m cases wh«sr» aniscttfa and norwus eidiaustion has acqnbed a world-wide reput tlon. Bach bottle bean Dr Churchill's eignatureT Prepared oaly by , SWAN, CHEMIST, ?ARB



Business Notices. J PERMANENT BUILDING ANDiI INVESTMENT SOdIETY. ] A D V A N C E S of £25 and npwar J made on ' 1 FREEHOLD PROPERTY, 3 repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, rl Half-Yearly Instalments. 1 v Loans also granted for fixed periods a^ oarrent rates. Further particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, .' - 1 .. , . Manager By „ j- Bsf Special fßpJtt&Tffffi Special Appointment. jrTW_jßh Appoejtment, Patronised by Lady Glasgow. A. KOBEKTSON & CO., JDYERS AND CLEANEES CHRISTCHtrRCH, BEG to announce to _the Inhabitants of "Ashbjirt(6!l4Cosnty' that MRS ALOORN, of Hayelocfe 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 ab Nelson, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourne Branches m Nelaon, Wellington and Ohristchurch. , % /. 14 i DENTISTKY. PAINLESS EXTRvACTION OF TEETH BY NITROUS OXIDE G^S. A Specialty. Foe for administration ... 6a. All kinds of Dental work execn tod the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed, g;f.^odds, SURGEON DENTIST, Bubnett Street, Ashbubton 9 SMOKE Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco*"' THE CELEBRATED & BEST BPANb MANUFACTUBED FEOM ofoicest Virginia leaf '■■^^g^^ ■■■ The tender of Mr Gallichan has been accepted for the patent rights, stock-ia- tradey &c, of the celebrated Bee Oint- ment by Mr Pcott, D.O.A. Itistbe intention of Mr Galliehan to sell the Bee Ointment m addition to his A. C. Ointment &c.



WHOLESALE FRUM i JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Christchtjrch 9 68 toz Prevention fS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE *- Why ruin your Reapers and tfowe*< by using inferior Lubricating, Oils, whic- oirs your horses and clog the Machines, when you oan obtain a true Lubricant ifce . . Talvoliiie which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounsed Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or tb Agents EDWABD EEECE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH mHB GENUINE DR GUILLIE'S 1 ELIXIR Tonic, Anti-Glarious, and Anti-Bilious. Prepared by Dr Paul Gage Fils, Chemist ot tbe Ist Class. ' . The only proprietor of that remedy. Rue de Grenelle, S. Germain, Paris. Dr Guillie's Elixir is one of the most economical medicines, both as a Purga- tive and as a Depurative, it is tho best remedy against all bilious and glarious disorders For more than seventy-five years Dr GuilHo's Elixir has been employed with success against diseases of the liver, the spleen, the heart, rheumatism, gout, lever, influenza, skin diseases, etc. 1 Beware of imitations, and Eec that you get the genuiue Dr Guillie's Elixir, which bears the signature of Paul Gage, and mark that each bottle is accompanied by Treatise on Glairsi Sold by Druggists, Patent Medicine, Dealers, and by AUSTRALIAN DJRUG CO., Sjdney, N.S.W. EDULOOR SUGAR, The only sugar permitted to Diabetic sufferers. Giver to Diabetes, the illusion oi Cane-sugar, of which it has not the in- convencies. Its 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, chccc- 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 Garnie^ 8, Rue des Francß-Bourgeois, Paris. ! THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited, Sydney. MEN'S Bluchers sa, a good Strong Nailed Shooter ab 8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots nd Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R Alcorns OWN Make m Ladies and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and. Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, eto., ! ab Mbs Alcorns new shop, Baker's ( u uildlnge,



Business Notaees STKATHMORE PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOB DISEASES OP WOMEN T S NOW OPEN FOR PATIENTS. \ For fall particulars, apply to THE MATSON, i Strathmobe Hospital, I 170 THE TEA OF THE AGE? Saxon Tea. Saxon Tea, fIIRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE NQ OTHER. (SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Biokerion reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pure and of good quality PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLOIi ■\UR 2s4d INDIAN (Palm Brana, t r noted for producing 200 large lea 7up«-of first-rate Tea to the pound. This s the tea Mr George Jamesoa sold a *rßely. . , OUR 2s TEAS (P»lm and Tolcc) are qually good yaluo for the money. OUR TEAS aye iao popular that, we -equantly hoar of instances of other Teas •nlng packed and sold m oar empties. Imitation is tancerost fhttery,' but the mblic should see that ihry get the genuine Retail from all the principle Score %ceporf<Y .■'■■■



.SHEARMAN BROS. MARKET HOUSE "Dear Maggie, you will keep on drinking « Oh, yes, dear I now well remember ■A.i i ?u m AL wh i oh you buy at the door i How Auntie sagpeated that Tea, ' Anin ■ I" or - ever £ re B ™ ilin S» And » bleaaiug from all she'b entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting auch excellent 7«*. " De a *J M ,° fche . r » * know thafc y° ur n wveß are How happy our home will be, Maggie, are all ruined, Your father ia getting ao free «,,t v i your Byßt f m ls wrecked fc ° *ie core ;Of thoae ailments he suffered to fcreatly. Ib STfffw 6 T % th ? fc J >m drinkin 8 Throu 8 h drinkin 8 ™°™* £•. 1b the atuff that will quiokly restore. Vonr nin»o. I. * 'u t • .. . Then lefc ' 8 drink t0 the health of *°« Your illness has taught me m drinking Agents, W£™ J5"? 111 °I P°i 8onou » blendß And our pledge we all three agree WhSh th«T dnnkl^ S 6 Tißer » £hit from now * iU the end of existence Whioh the doctor so highly commend*. We'll swear by the Tiger Blend Tea." Shsarman Bros., our Grooers are Agents, God blesa them for giving the Q, To a drink that's a groat earthly b'oasing And saved us |rom bidding Adieu. SHEARMAN BROS., MARKET HOUSE. AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON RATTBAY & SON, Agents for New Zoalan 7T~ A WONDEKFUXi MhJLUCINJiI. ~ BEECHIM'S HLLS. Tjl.)R Bilious »nd Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain the Stomach. A_ Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fullness and Swelling after meals, Dieziness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings ot Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Bieath, Costiveness, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, etc. The First Dose will give Relief m Twenty minutes, a his is no fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one box df these pills, and they will be acknowledged to be " Worth a Guinea a Box." Pills, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to complete health. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system; FOR A L WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER They act like magic— a few doses .will work wonders upon the Vital Organs : fcjtrengihening the muscular system ; restoring the long lost Complexion ; bring- ing back ihi keen edge of appetite, «nd arousing with the rosebud of health the whole pfay.hioal energy of tbe human frame, For throwing off fevers m hot clnaates 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 « Beecham's Pills have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m the World. Fall directions on each box. Prepared onlj by Thomas Bkeoham, St Helens, Lancashire, England DAVID THOMAS, ~ (Late Matson, Cox and Co.; ■ I Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate fAg^ht, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker,. - ! ■ A.S U'U U tt T 0 NT. Loans Negotiated I Weekly Sales of Live Stock— Tin wald and Asjb bur ton | Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fridays Sales A Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission ; Glearij^; Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Ohristchurch , Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohristchurch ; ; White's Sheep Dip Massey-Harris Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company , .- Graham's Foot Rot Composition , , Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunedih Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures , •"■-—■" — ' '■../- I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed MrW Bargook as my Agent m the Kakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Aahburtbn GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JE. TOOLS. David Thomas, ASHBURTON A. J". WHITE'S Artistic and Economical House- Furnishing Warehouse, CHRISTCHUiiCH. THE .Recent arrivals of several Extensive shipments have made his stock m all Departments most complete. CARPETS, FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, UPHOLSTERY OROOKBKY AND FURNISHINGS, {IRONMONGERY a. jTwhite INVITES ALL TO GALL AND INSPECT HIS STOCK , COTTAGES FURNISHED! Includin CUTLERY BLANKETS, SHEfcTS, NWARE, POTS, Etc TWO ROOMS COMPLETE ... ... ~ «. £? to £10 POIJK ROOMS . M ... .« ... .- .- £17 to £25 FIVE ROOMS, from ... .., ~. ... - £35 to £8C SIX ROOMS « .- .- ... • - £50 to £100 | CATALOGUES POSTED FREE. WAREHOUSE AOT STEAM FACTORY TUAM « St. ASAPH STREETS, OHRISTGHUIiUa



Seeds. Seeds. Seeds. WE HAVE NOW IN STOOK NIMMO AND BLAIR'S STANDARD SEEDS. Vegetable Seeds m3d packets. 100 varieties. FJower 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 PEKOR CEYLON TEA, imported direct from the Gardens, which we are offering at a wonderfully low figure. Samples may be obtained on application, ' also the celebrated TICKER BLENDED TEAS. For which iwe are SOLE AGENTS for, ASHBURTON. FERN LEAF SEP ARATOR BUTTER always on hand. Goods delivered daily. Orders by Post despatched with punctuality. Cheapest House m Ashburton for GROCERIES, CROCKERY, BRUSHWARE and HARDWARE. SATISFACTION 18 OUR MOTTO. SHEARMAN BROS., MARKET HOUSE- Telephone 53 COAL WESTPORT COAL COAL BLACKBALL COAL COAL NEWCASTLE COAL COAL Mt. SOMERS COAL COAL SHAG FOJNT COAL nnHE Public are asked to call at Our Office and obtain Prices, X and to leave their orders, which will be attended to Without delay, ■ » COAL IN ANY QUANTITIES W. H. COLLINS &00,, IRONMONGERS, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS.



Business Notice*. " " THE """ " " ' DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. oOLB ACUCNXa FOB NBW ZEALAND • THE rapidly. increasing popularity of *«• \ ~kt r» ~ •»•» these Machines m England and MINSON & CO America has received a very j^reat impetuß »-» v-r a «> *v by the remarkable success they attained ab the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im» portent! improvements were there shown for 220 OOLCMrtnq* nTmnrnntrrTn -ttr the first time, and raoeived from the judges ' uuw - Ikltfo s *-« OHRISTOHUROH. thd recognition they well merited— Special AwAßns, The first consignments of thesa I»teHfc Improved maohines reaohed this oolony by the lonio a month since, and the Agents Mbssbs MINSON & CO., say they are mooh approved. At the Antwerp PER Q« WEEK. Bxhtbiwon, 1894, the Davis Maohinb waß S O-*^ awarded the Gold Medal. I. >F> YOU LIKE NICE TEA ASK ?YOUR GROCER FOR PUKE INDIAN pN^^CE^ON TE^ PROCURABLE -New Zealand tap Company. BSTABLISHjiI) 0 ' L _ 185 9 CAPITAL^Oim 'MILLION. THE PREMIEB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAI* • COMPANY, NOTED POR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND ~MARINE RISKS ■ ,ALSo,~ . : . RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THP.ESHING MAOHINES, *b., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES HANMER & GRAVES A.GKBNTS ' l iW/Miiiilg^^ s nufAPPQT umiQC [tiiduicucd Brfl/a flKfc""""'" inr^rian i * i ~*™~iir**<ilit wi'ilß 1 UlikMi COI liUuOC iU till luntn WmF*t* » COMPLETE FDRNISHINGS FOR WjMfi Q_n_ =^Ajßutt_^j^y - Q \*J BEDROOM £iO XOei, A. Marshall Manager.



Baker Bros. TjpURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanui Road and Cass Streets, and at Baker and Brown's Coach , Factory, Havelook Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED. Telephone No. 69. 6 LAZARUS'B SIGHT TESTINGJAND SPEOIALITB SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, S. S A h E K - JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. "T" AZARUS Patented System ensure 1 comfort and correct slghi. Don spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Speotacles. IT . ° LA F E. Aliment of economy against fatigue, I hunger, and thirst Antideperltic, antifatiguiog, stimula- ting, reconstitnent Indispensable to Veloclpedists, ascen- tionistß, rowers, racers, hunters, and io^ any of them who have a mascalar effort to develop France, M. Ch., Gamier, 8, Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited, Sydney II7ANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye YV Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and verythlng m the option Use at S Snag a, Optician



THE 1 NEW DAVIS VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE. JLONGBEAOH OOAOH. ON and after WEDNESDAY, Janu- ary 2, the Longbesch Coach will start from Ashburton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Onaehmftnf Hanmer & Graves. KNOWING th L ab the DEAREST THING m the world is CHEAP ! SEED, we have decided to make' this brtfnch 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 DUNS from Winchester and Temuka heavy lands. SEED SPaRROWBILLS frara 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 kaep SUTTON'S GUARAN- TEED SEF.DS m Stock during the coming sowing season, and all Turnip, Rape and Clover Seeds will ba of the very best quality. . hanmeeT 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, SUCH AS -Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting with centre strand, Binder Twine, Gornsacks, Woolpacks, teaming Twine, Branding Oils m Bine, lied, \ & Black, Flour, Sharp s, Bran, Fino Salt, Coarse Halt, Rock Salt, English Superphosphates, Bone i Dost, all kinds of Agricultural ' Seeds, the germination of which is tried before being offered for Sale, TEA, SUGAR, Em 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. |



Havelock street, Ashburton. RAKAIA— On Fridays. THE VIOLIN. MISSBESSIESTMMONDS Teacher of the Violin, SAUNDERS' BQILDINGS, Ashburton 1896 , PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MBS gr.MAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and Gray'B.) Second Term will begin Tuesday, May 26, 1896 *T7"ACANOIES m each of the above. V Terms oh application. \ > . • A OAED MRS A. C.~CLARIDGE, TJ3ACHER Of PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING, COX STREET, ASHBURTON. TEEMS ON APPLICATION. JFIANOFORTE, SINGING & HARMONY LLEWELLYN OWEN, M.O.S.M. (Local Representative of London College of Music). THE Firsb Term of the Year will oom- comraenoe MONDAY the 27ch inst 818 OWEN will be m attendance at his Music Studio m the Arcade every morning from 12 to 1 to g ake professional arrangements. DIXIT WATCHES, DJXIT WATCHES, DIXIT f , WATCHES I AM NOW SELLING the above WATCHES, AT GREATLY REPUOED PRICES. Gv Jesson, PRAOTIOAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER OPTICIAN, Etc., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Your Sight accurately tested and a pair Spectacles for Is. ~- DIAOKSMA.IL COACH meets the train from Ashburton on its arrival «& Springburn every night. The coach then goes direct) to Alford Forest, and etiirns to Bprlnpnurn the same night. £50,. £10, £10, £5, given away for tingle guess. Send stamp for particulars and ronlara to Box 176, P. 0., Wellington. Have yon tried Kozib Tea? Tf not dooa *t oaoe ; it it delioioui



Shipping. _ r|vHE >^JjjfinP NEW ZEALAND GO'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, A Ply month Port of Steamers. Tons. ' Departure. Date. Rimutaka 4515 Lyttleton Aug. 6 Ruapehu 4202 Lyttleton Sept. 3 Kaikpnra 4507 — Oot. 1 Ruahine 6127 — Oct. 29 Tpngariro 4163 — Nov. 26. and thenceforward every FOURTH THURSDAY. The R.M.S. Rimutaka will make her passage Homo through the Magillan Straits, which ought to be a great attraction to ptiaaengers, ■ : , Splendid accommodation for all classes of passengers. • \ : Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage m»n6y, or approved guarantee for aame. 1 For further particular* apply to FRIEaJLANDER BROS., LTD. Agents, ABhburton. SfIAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. jki "p OVAL MAIL . STE A- -^^ MERS, with superior accomm odation for all olasses '^^^^^^'•pf passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Taneriffe and Ply- month. Fons Oommander From Date. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... ' — July 23 Tonic ...4753 Kempson... — Sept. 17 Aotea ...6346 Scotland ... — Occ. 15 3othic ... 7730 Kidley ... — Nov.. 12 Tainui ...5031 Stuart ... — • Dec. 10 Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. , ' ' HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. TT» IC >N STEAMSHIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. «TEaMERS SAILFROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westporfc and Greymouth — Weekly, Wellington —Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NOTE. — For extra sailings Bee advertise- ment m Chrißtchuroh papera. Dunedin— -Monday, Friday, and Alter- nate Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Picton, via Wellington — Tuesday and Saturday* Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays. The above are subject to alteration; reference Bbould therefore be made to Ohristohuroh daily papers for dates and hour of sailing. < For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, . Agent, Ashburton. mmmmmmKmmmmmmmmßmwmmmmmmmmmmmctm} MUSICAL. ; Mrs Bowman Fox. T3IANOFORTE, SINGING AND X THKOPvY OF MTJ^IO: AT