The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XVII. NO. SSQO

Ishburtok: Wednesday, April 15, 1896.

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_ Business Notices. DENTISTRY. PAINLES& "TxTRAOTIOB •*■ OF TkETH by j. NITROUS OXIDE GAS. A Specialty. Fee forJadmlnLitratlon ... 6a. A ll kinda of Dental work executed on tbe premises. Satispaotion Guarantbbd. G.F. DODDS, - SURGEON DENTIST, 5 BtJWTBTT STRBBT, AsHBUBTOIT 9 . SMOK. t THE KEW VENUS Park Aromatic Plug Tobaoco. ■ THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAND MAKUFACTDBED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ADVANCES of £25 and upwards made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, or Half- Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods a. curront rates. Further particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, ' Manager: a PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLO_> (\VII2 4 V INDIAN (Palm Brano, j XJ no» ea f-.-r producing 200 large 'i.a, Cut>k of fi. st- rate Tea to the pound. This is the tea. Mr George Jameson i-old so largely. OUR _!s TEAS (Palm and Toko) are equal y good value for the money. - OUR TEAS are so popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teas bring packed and sold m oar empties. * Imitation is sincerest flattery, % bus the public should see that they get the genuine article 1 Retail from all the principle Store keepers. . WHOLESALE FROM I JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Ohbistchuech 9 68 loz Prevention TS WORTH POUNDS QF CURB -*- Why ruin your Reapers and Mowe_< by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whic- | tire yonr horses and clog the Machines, when you oan obtain a trne Lubricant , ike F TiliVOLllfi which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalled. . Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EDWARD BEECE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH r ' "" r i SFtciAX. fts&B_lß Sfbciat. Appointment. HSPJ^ESp Appointment. Patronised by Lady Glasgow. i A. .ROBERTSON & CO., DYERS AND CLEANERS, CHRISTCHURCH, > ■ BEG to announce to the Inhabitant** of Ashburton County tha* MR.* , ALCORN, of Havelock street, has kindlj consented to act as their Local Agent am all Orders left with her will be Promptlj attended to. Awardwd •'•Hlver and Bronza Medal' and First -clas*- i-xhibition Certificates a 5 Nelson, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourn. Branch*, s in Nelson, Wellington an" Christchurch. 14 t OKCU.UU-, -OLUB, -.KON-Hm&ASl'-lM- S IriQueuEa, Consumption, &c &o KAY'S COMPOUND _J_3I_SOK OP L-NSEBI . Aniseo-, _«negn, Squill, Toln, &o KAY'S COMPOUND, a deainloont expectorant, fo: Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints KAY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs and Colds, ia ©q nail . serviceable for hone* and cattle j , aceachc w\ &c. Contain Quinine, Iron, &c LIKUM OATHABTIOOM PILLS, d gertive, oorrec. tive, and agreeably aperient COAGUUNK-Cement for Broken Articles. Sold evorywhero. M__ufactory, Stockport, England MEMOltv Training— Tho Quick Thought System of Memory Improvement enables its students to enjoy a wonderful power of memory which is impossible without ita aid. Study of all kinds is rendered easy and pleasant. A grand Bnd accurate method for quickly learning Recitations. Forgetfulness nnd mind w-ndering. is altogether done away with. Speakin-.- without not*, is made simple and many other advantage* enjoyed. Send a past card TO-DAY for ill__t__ted circular and t.sbi_ie_i_lg, Address— Henry W. Mitchell, care of -flee af ta paper, where furthe} particulars can be otri-la 1 ALFRED CURTIS, riRAIN BROKKR AND COB?- --, vT MISSION AGENT, ARCADE. Agent for Northern Insurance Compan- 1 6* t -~ ■ [a card.] MR DODDS, having returned from » Professional visit from Akaroa wi be m attendance at his Dental Surgery i a Burnett Street, on TUESDAY Mornin N * n^ I s\ e^*JSll_, Patientß Ashing t, consult MR DODDS early, wonld do wt | to make aa appointment, 3



1 rtu-air.tfs., xxotiees. STItAXIiMOEB ; "PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOB DISEABKB OF WOMEN T8 NOW OPEN FOR PATIENTS j For full particular**, apply to J THE MATRON, r " ! Strathmorb Hospital, | 170 -.hriPtchurob, | E. OWEN COX r AM A OASH PURCHASER Ol PRIME FREEZING SHEBI AND n j LAMBS AT FULLEST MARKET RATES. Owners of stock will find it to theii advantage to communicate with me. LIBEKAL CASH ADVANCES ON LIVE STOCK I am now making ADVANCES against the GROWING CLIPS OF WOOL. Correspondence solicited, E- OWEN COX. Tattersall's 9 75 OHRISTOHUROH THE TEA OF THE AGE. Saxon Tea. Saxon Tea a TipßY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE HO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Bickerton reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pure and of good quality (I. "VTEW yEAR'S GOODS. ITx s.s. lonic, s.s. Matatua, s.s. Maori WE have just landed, ex s.s. lonic, a shipment of Goods, consisting of 18 HOGSHEADS OF CBOCKERY, CHINA, AND FANCY GOODS, All of which have 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, DINNER SETS, Printed and Plain Caps and Saucers and FAiVC* GOODS Of the Best Patterns and Latest De- signs, m endless variety, too numerous to particularise. WE HAVE ALSO OPENED UP (ex 8 s Matatua), FROM MACONOCHIE BROS, 15 CAS- S G..»< D , Suitable for the Season's requirements OUtf GROCERY AND IRONMONGERY DEPART- MENTS Will bo found fully Stocked with Goods of the best quality We 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 cordiaflj invited. A. Lawrie & Co. W. Bowman Fox, A CCOUNTANT & GENERAL AGENI LOANS NEGOTIATED. Agent — Royal Exchange Assurance Co., J eye's Sheep Dip and Dis- infectants, Tea. » TBE AROADE.



-_■-■----■*•*•--— | Business otice*^ NELSON^] .AWARDED m _fl_flfe _* WMMi f Ali brd forest «aw~ Mills. SHABPLIN AND CO. BEG (to inform the Inhabitants of the Ashburton County and surrouridini. districts that they have Now m Stock Large Quantities of First-class Building- Timber, ao j , ALSO,- A SecondclaßS Assortment both very Oheap and Very Useful. TIMBER FOR MAKING SHEPP-YABDS A SPECIALTY ALL SIZES AND LENGTHS OF BRIDGE TIMBER STAKES AND FIREWOOD OE ALL SORTS ALL OF THE ABOVE AT PRIOES TO MEET THE TIMES n future all Slabs will be 7s 6d for a Two-horse Load, and 10s for a Three-horse Load, AND WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH ONLY. ftliara>li.i and €o„ 301 STAVELEY New Zealand Insnraflce Company. ESTABLISh"eD° : 1 __. 1859 CAPITAL^ONF MILLION. THE PREMIER AJSD WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND RISKS, ALSO,— ,■* , RISKS ON> GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &0., ACOEPTED AT LOWEST 3URRENTR TES HANMER & GREAVES. AGENTg BHEABMAN BROS,, MARKET HOUSE "■Dear Maggie, you mil keep on drinking " Oh, yes, dear ; I now well remember That muck which you buy at the door j How Auntie suggested that Tea, And the doctors for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all she'b entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting such excellent Tea. " Dear Mother, I know that your nerveß are How happy our home will be, Maggie are all ruined, Your father is getting so free ' And your system is wrecked to the core ; Of those ailments he suffered so greatly, But believe me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior lea. Ii the stuff that will quickly restore. -, .„ . _ ,',,.,. Then let, « arhik to the health of the Your illness has taught me m drinking Agents, To be careful of poisonous blends And our pledge we all three agree -*££ m _ 8d J *_* drmkin S the Fte" That from now till the end of existence Whioh the doctor so highly commends. We'll swear by the Tiger Blend Tea." Shearman Bros., our Grooers 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 BEOS., MARKET HOUSE. AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON RATTRAY & SON, Agents for New Zealan - " ■ USE LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP. FLUID DIP, the Best Non-poisonous Dip Used and Recommended by Owners of over 5,000,000 Sheep m N.Z. alone. Price (incasks) 5s 6d_per gallon. One Gallon Fluid makes 100 gallons Dip LITTLE'S POWDER DIP. A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine — the outcome of many years' experience Wonderfully Successful. Is Displacing all other Poisonous Dipa ■Sales have RErtLED each year since introduced. ' EXTERMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOFT & BRIGHT, EASILY MIXED Cheapest and Best Poisonous Dip m the Market. NnTw -D-DTa-rc- J In Improved Iron Kegs, 50s per cwt inuij- ruiui- -j In oaseg of IQj 10] b packetSj 50b per cas _ One cwt. makes 1,000 gallons of Dip. ' CHIEF AGENTS— BLACKBURNE & CO., Christchurch DISTRICT AGENTS-HANMER AND GRAVES. ABHBUBTON ____M I ' :^^^HhL________________________________H 'H jWAv^^^^H



BBEST SELECTED STOCK /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR V-/ BEDROOM £10 lO*, Beadstead, Spring Mattress and All Carpets from 3s Sd made and COLOMRO STREET & CATHEDRAL SQUARE, Christohuboh A. Marsh, ll Manager. B uilding Extraordinary. Timber. Timber. Timber. Fencing Materials. Fencing Materials l_ 500,000 feet of Timber,. -Must be Sold. B 26 tons Galvanised Roofing Iron. Ij 10 tons No 8 Fencing Wire j 7J tons No 9 Fencing Wire. g 3 tons No 10 Fencing Wire. 8 tons Galvanised Barb Wire. 0 5000 yards Galvanised Wire Netting, ALL bought previous to rise m prices m the Home Markets. We bave decided to give our Clients the benefit of the purchaie EARLY APPLICATION NECESSARY. , W. If, COLLINS & CO. IRONMONG^«^_, TIMBER AND OOAL MERCHANTS a .^ ! A.J. WHITE'S I Artistic and Economical House-Furnishing jj Warehouse, i CHRISTCHUKiHo g jIHE Recent arrivals of several Extensive shipments have made his stook c J. m all Departments most complete. t CARPETS, FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, UPHOLSTERY j CROCKERY AND FURNISHINGB, IRONMONGERY a. jTwhite INVITES ALL TO CALL AND INSPECT HIS STOCK , ——»—■—. - COTTAGES FUKNISHED Includin * CUTLER y BLANKETS, SHEETS, THENWARE, POTS, EM. i r TWO ROOMS COMPLETE _ ._, £9 to -£10 FOUR ROOMS J 2 £17 to £25 r. Jg B R SBS^ A- - *** - 1 - *3 7 5 to 8 _ SIX ROOMS __, __, ■ _. _ M iB6O to «100 » -__-_____. d CATALOGUES POSTED FREE. s» j 1 WAREHOUSE ATO STEAM FAOTORY TUAM a St. ASAPP STREETS, OHRISTOHUROH £ . LANDELLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next Mail, Office), ! "DIOYOLES of every description, including Ladies', Front Drivers, and J-* Safeties. Prices from £5 to £25. n As we have a large Stook on hand, -we have determined to give our Patrons c.) the advantage of securing a Really Good Machine, CHEAP. We give iwelve les months' guarantee with each machine. It is to your advantage to purchase »y your Bike from a " tb LOCAL MANUFACTURER. All kinds of Pneumatio Tyres converted into Dunlops (Detachable) £ «U_¥B.— TO SPORTSitEN GENERALLY, 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. 5R A LARGE STOCK OF FITTINGS IN STOOK. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. 5 : : LAND_3IiLs"AND SON, )S, 4d " EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Bunwtfc Strwt (nexb O\M



I %W. HANMEK. HAYING at last made the necessai arrangements to oooupy tl v premises lately occupied by MESSRS MILES AND CO., D Limited, without the chance of being asked 1 -r clefcr out at any moment, I have mm *• pleasure m informing OLD CLIENT X who have dene their business to a grei j extent on these premises, and the Pnbl generally, tbat I intend to keep m stoc  ALL KINDS OF GOODS WHICI ' ARE REQUIRED ON FARMS, LARGE OR SMALL, SUOH AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Shee . Netting, with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, » Seaming Twine, Branding Oilß m Blue, Red, 3 & Black, Flour, Sharps, * ' Bran, Fine f-alt, J ' Coarse Salt, r Rock (.alt, English Superphosphates, Bone Dust, all kinds of Agricultural Seeds, the germination of which is tried before being offered for Sale TEA, SUGAR, Etc. I shall hold Auction Sales of STOCI and SHEEPSKINS at the usual time ■ as heretofore, and I shall be a Gas] 1 Buyer of all sorts of GRAIN am >' GRASS SEEDS during the cominj ' season. As I have pitched my camp ii Ashburton, I hope to receive a share o the business going. ! £ . W. HANMER. West Street. December 17, 1895. ROFESSOR LOISETTE'S MEM OR. SYSTEM. , In reupon.e to numerooa request- fron all Beotion. of New Zealand tbat I should a ence afford facilities to acquire _oy art 0 Assimilative memory by Correßpondesoe oi the Single Book System, and at the price 0 One Pound Four .Shillings each pupil, '. have to state that all persona wishing t< learn my system should pub themselve into communication with MrP:R, Dix, o 1 Coombes' Arcade, Auckland, who will pro 1 vide them with the required single book 0 instruction and any information neoessar; with the greatest possible despatch. OS A. tOISETTE. " MEN'S Bluchers ss, a good Stronj Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d ; a nlc assortment of Ladles' and Children* Boots and Shoes from Is 9d a pair a R. Aicorn's ! TltY GALLIC HAN'S I". A.G. Ointment , A wonderful and unsurpassable preparation ' A SURE OURE for Bronchitu 1 J\. Severe Colds, Burns, Boils, Eai ache, Sore Legs, Chilblains, etc. Price, Is 6d; from Chemists and Store GALLICHAN'S A.O. OINTMEN. L Is also specially prepared for Yetei 1 mary use, and as a Horse and Cattl 1 Dressing will be found faithful m it ' operation ' For all kind of Sores, Cracked an Greasy Heels and Wounds on Horsei or Sore Teats on Cows, etc., give it on trial, and its virtue and cheapness wi! be for ever established. Sold everywhere. Price, 2s 6d b TRY GALLICHAN'S . A.C. VEGETABLE PILLS For Constipation, Dyspepsia, Sic Headache, Indigeation, Want of Appetiti Female and all Stomach and Liver Con 3 plaints, eto. There is no, humbug about theae Pill Their extensive nse is a guarantee of the Pority.and Goodness. Teortt Pilis i every Box, and one Pill sufficient for ~ t dose. Give them a trial Price, Is 6d, every where y TRY GALLICHAN'S kl A.C. CORN CURE. It Is a most Wonderful Preparatio and will remove any Corn (haed or bot. It also removes the matter that provid ' food for tbe Oorn, without m any w injuring the feet. Directions wi every pot, and are easily carried onb Prioe, Is everywhere MR G. P. HOATTEN, Aahbnrtc 98 represents Gallichan's A.C Preparatio it lin Canterbury, and all business must) ig I oonduoted through him EDWIN CALLICHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE Ashurst, Manawatu, N.Z •j .LOCAL AGENTS — Mbs Adai Saunders'' Buildings ; H. E. Bonningw ' < 'Chemist), East Street ; Shearman Brc Burnett Street 12



— w-_a_— ___-..-___-.  Business Notice "~ THE ■ > - H - DAVIS SEWING MAOHINE Mm. amam ma Wm. L^m NEW DAVIS T^ttr^ ESK*\* MINSON &CO, Amerioa has reoeived a very inreat impetus i . by the remarkable success they attained at Ithe Chicago Exhibition. Several very im- portanb improvements were there shown for 220 noT^Mftn «* fn-n>Tonviuwu/m VERTICAL U-FFT. fc , he * m feime ' * nd Moei ™ d f ~ m fche i*<-tg« WLCMbO St.. OHRISTOHTOOH. Vi-KHUAL FEED tho recognition they well meri«»d~S_TW_A_, Awards, The first consignments of thesa latest improved maohinea reached this --— oolony by the lonio a month sinoe, and ««•-*-. ->_*-_, - c ABentß MbBIBB MINSON ft CO.,, say nynn , SEWING MACHINE *hey are muoh approved. AttheAntwerp PER Qtt YxTl WEEK. — awarded the Gold Medal.



Shipping. . %Em£ . NEW ZMALANI SHIPPING COMP__-NY CO.'b RO-TAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, am Plymouth. Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. , , Date. Ruapehn 4202 Lyttelton April 16 Kaikonra 4507 — May 14 Ruahine 6127 — June 11 Tongariro 41Q3 — July 9 Rimutaka 4515 — Aug. 6 1,1 ■ ■■ .»■ ..fi Win... „,.■ Afed thenceforward every fourth Thursday , R.M.B. RUAPEHU will call at Rio-d< Janeiro as. well as Monte Video this voyag ij*H>&* Bplttdid. accommodation for all classes c passengers. -Warrants ; issued for passengers hoi <Si»at Britain on. payment of passage mene; or approved guarantee for same. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS. Limite] Ageiits, Ashburton. TT-N- 0 N -STEAMSHIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, L_ra__JE STEAMERS SAILFROM LTTTELTOI ASUNDER: For Westport and Greymouth-— Weekly. Wellington —Monday, Tuesday, Thun i 'day and Saturday. NOTE,— For. extra sailings see advertise ment iaJChristohuroh papers. Dunedin— Monday, Friday, and alter nate^Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Picton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturday* New ! Plymouth & Onehunga— Thurs . , day, April 9. Auoxland,- - via East coast-- Thursday tAprillOandn. Melbourne,- via Hobart— April 9 and 21 Sydney, via Auokland — Alternate ' Thursdays. ( Sydney, via Cook's Straits— April i . , " , . and-14.- --'Tbe 'above are subject to alteration j reference should therefore be made tc Clitistdhurch daily papers for dateß and bom of sailing. For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION OOMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. <,a£_i; T>OYAL MAIL STEA 1 iffljlSS^v Xl MERS, with superior U^Brag* accommodfttionforallclaßseß ' [ '*^^^^^~' of . passengers, calling; at Monto Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply month. ■ : 7 •' .Tons [Oommander j From 1 Date. Aotea .. 5653 Scotland ... —April lonic ■ ..'. 4753 Kempson... — April 30 Tainui ... 5031 Stuart ... — May 28 •Gothio ... 7730 Kidley ... — June2s -Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... — June Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon pusengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, 3 179 ,-, ..,,„,»■, Agents. ; -maaaaaaaamaaammaaaaaa***aaaamaamaaaaaaaamimm9m A TERRIBLE OOUGH A TERRIBLE OOUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH M, Commercial road, Peokham, July 12. *' Dear Sir, — I am a poor hand at express- ing my feelings, but I should like to thank you. Your loxenges have done wonders m iwliev-ag my temble cough. Sinoe I had the operation of ' Tracheotomy ' (the same as the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, thank God, I am still alive) performed at Sb. Bartholomew's Hospital, no one oould possibly have had a more violent oough; it Was so bad at times that it quite exhausted me. The mucus, whioh was very copious and hard, has been softened, and I have been able to get rid of it without difficulty. —I am, sir, youra truly, J. HILL.' A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. Bomtih Park, Cardiff, South Wales,  September 28, 1893. v "I have, indeed, great pleasure m adding my testimony to your excellent preparation of C^uj^h lio-enges, and I have prescribed it mow for the last, eight years to my hospitals ianij'.pirivate practico, and found it of great ( btee_!t. . I often buffer from Chronio Bron- cihitis; your. Lozenge' is the only remedy which j^ves me immediate ease. Therefore I oertainly arid most strongly reoommend your Losepges to. the < publio who may suffer from Catarrh, Bronohitis, Winter Cough, or any kind of Pulmonary Irritation.— Yours truly,. , A. GABRIEL, M.D., L.R.C.P. and L.M. Edinburgh. L.R.O.S and L.M. Edinburgh USE SETTING'S LOZENGES USE KEATING'S LOZENGES TJSE KEATING'S LOZENGES It'is*7s years ago since Keating's Cough Loxeoges were first made, and the sals is larger than ever, because they are unrivalled m th© relief and cure of Winter Cough, Asthma,' and Bronohitis ; one alone civea relief. IITTERLY UNRIVALLED HTTERLY UNRIVALLED IITTERLY UNRIVALLED Keating's Cough Lozenges, the unrivalled remedy for Counts, Hoarseness, and Throat Troubles are sold m this by all Chemists. PIANOFORTE, SINGING _c HARMONY, LLEWELLYN OWEN, M.O.S.M. (Looal Representative of London College of Music). THE First Term of the Year will com commence MONDAY the 27th ins MR OWEN will be m attendance a lis' Music Studio In the Arcade ever; morning from 12 to 1 to make professions •arrangements. LAZ ARUS'B S-6HT TESTING AND SPEOIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton Distriot, S, S A L B ■■ JEWELLER, 1-AST STREET, ASHBURTON. , "T AZARUS Patented System enßnr< X_i comfort and correct sigh<b. Don •spoil your eyes by using badly fittta Speotaoles. ~ A OABD iRS _31. CrCLARIDGE, TJSAOHBE OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, akdSINGIN< COX STREET, ASBtBURTON. TSBMB OV APPLICATION, <