THE ABfißofc'J?O& &UAEt>iAN : #BIi>AY, fIEBRtJAfcS 28, 1896.

(Printed and Published by the Ashburton. Publishing Company, Limited, at their Steam Printing Office, Burnett Street Ashburton. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896



(Public Notices. ~ THE VIOLIN. •* r ■ — 4 «, V[ ISS PACKER, member of the \ tut -i Confcerbur y Society of Professional xLusioisns, is prepared to give Lessons on the above instrument at her rooms, Saunders 1 Buildings. For terms, etc, apply Box 87, P.O. 2 39 MR W. T. WEBSTER'S WOOL SCOURING WOFtKS, Near the A&hburton Bridge, Will he Closed UNTIL MARCH. W-T- WEBSTER, ASHBURTOKT SCOURING WORKS TRY GiLLICHAN'S A.G. Ointment A wonderful and unsurpassable preparation A SURE CUBIT for Bronchitis Severe OoWb, Burns, Boils, Ear- ache, Sore Legs, Chilblains, etc Price, Is 6d j from Chemists and Stores GALLIOHAN'S A.C. OINTMENT Is also specially prepared for Veter- inary use, and as a Horse and Cattle Dressing will be found faithful m its operation For all kind of Sores, Cracked and Greasy Heels and Wounds on Horses, or Sore Teats on Cows, etc., give it one trial, and its virtue and cheapness wil" be for ever, established. Sold everywhere. Price, 2s 6d TRY GALUOHAN'S A.O. VEGETABLE PILLS For Constipation, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Want of Appetite, Female and all Stomach and Liver Com' plaints, etc. There is no humbug about these Pills- Their extensive use is a guarantee of their Purity and Goodness. Thirty Pills m, every Box, and one Pill sufficient for a- dose. Give them a trial Price, Is 6d everywhere TRY GALLIOHAN'S A.C. CORN CUKE. Ib Is a most Wonderful Preparation and will remove any Corn (hard or soft.) It also removes the matter that provides food for the Oorn, without m any way injuking the FEET. Directions with every pot>, and are easily canted out Prloe, Is everywhere MR G. P. HOATTJSN, AsUrorton, represents GalHchan's A.C. Preparations m Canterbury, and all business most conducted through him EDWIN OALLIGHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURER, Ashursb, Manawatu, N.Z LOCAL AGENTS — Mrs Adams; Saundfirs' Buildingß ; H. E. Bonnington, Chemist), East Street ; Shearman Bros , Burnett Street 12 4& TVTATIONAL MORTGAGE AND IN AGENCY COMPANY op NEW ZEALAND, Limited. Capital £1,000,000. Paid-up £200,000 HEAD OFFICE! : 8 Great Winchester Street, London BRANCHES: Chrlstcfaurch, Danedin, Timaru, Oamartf* Inveroargill, Wellington & Melbourne WOOL FOB LOCAL SALE. OR SHIPMENT. THE NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND' AGENCY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited, are making Advances: on Large or Small Wool Clips intended for either local sale or shipment to' London, at< Lowest Cnrrent Rates of Interest and- FREE of COMMISSION Wool for Local Sale should be con signed to — NATIONAL MORTGAGE, CHRIST- CHUKCH, and when for Shipment to NATIONAL MORTGAGE, LYTTELTONF" We have made very complete arrange- ments m London for the disposal of Wool and can place our clients upon most; favorable terms The Company's Shipments from the South Island alone last season amounted to over IB>OOO Bales. Clients are reminded fc ab the Coax panys Articles of Association provide for Proceeds of Wool and Produce being Secured under Separate Trust for the special account of principals WOOLPACKS, SEAMING TWINE and all Station .Requisites supplied at Lowest Bates Note — Wool consigned to the Company abLyttelton for Shipment will be received- into the Shaw, Savill and Albion^Sheds- Free of Charge G. P. MARTIN, Manager, Christchurch. W. WALLIS, 10 119 Agent, Ashburfcon. 15s and 8& worth for ss. POST free, any colony, Norton's Pumice Industry, 165 Liver- pool street, Sydney, N.8.W., supply & Water Boiler, which boils a billy or kettle of water without wood or coats. a box of Tobacco Absorbents, enough for • year, a tablet of c Ferret , Brand,' and a block of « Volcano Brand ' Soaps, which lathers m salt, brackish, or any water, a 21b tin of' Volcanic Vaseline for general . cleaning, scrubbing, washing, scouring, and as a healer and cleanser of wounds for man and beast, also a beautiful Work of Art, 30x20, entitled "The- Young Colonial, who Knows a Good Thing," all for ss, simply aB an . advertisement ; or particulars, 3d. stamps. 11 75



USE LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP. I FLUID DIP, the Beat Non-poisonous Dip I 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' LIITLE'.S POWDER DIP. A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine — the outcome of many years' experience Wonderfully Successful. Is Displacing all other Poisonous Dips Sales have REELED each year since introduced. EXTERMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOFT & BRIGHT, EASILY MIXED Cheapest and Best Poisonous Dip m the Market. kcittp -o-RTnv J In Improved Iron Kegs, 50s per cwt WUIJi IMXJ.U.& J In Oasea of 10> 101 b packetS| g Oa pei , cage One cwt. makes 1,000 gallons of Dip. CHIEF AGENTS— BLA.CKBURNE & CO., Christchurch DISTRICT AGENT-E- W HaBLTDer. ASHBUETON. TT7E AEB CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS BARLEY, RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, m large or small quantities 1 iO**"™""™ JUST LATSDED, ex Mount Siviou,— 1 0fMl BALES CORNSAOKS. Full size and full weight. FRIIDLAHDEE BEOTHIES, MD. DAVID THOMAS, (Late Matson, Cox and Co.) Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock — Tinwald and' Ashburtoif'' Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Sales A Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Cleari jg Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip, Massey-Harris Reaper and Binder 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 Mb W Bargook as my Agent m the Kakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburfcon T HAVE the undermentioned Properties for Sale, viz., 280 acres Charing Cross, well fenced, all m grass 160 acres First-class Swamp Land, thoroughly improved, Flemington 62 acres First-class Land, Eiffelton 1050 acres Dromore, m grand order 330 acres Tussock, Maronan 300 acres Tussock, Lismore 486 acres Good Land, splendidly grasaed, Lismore I hold Auction Sales of Sheepskins, Hides, Fat, Etc., every fortnight throughout the season Belfast Freezing Go's Manures, IOANSUPPLY Superphosphates, Blood Manure, Potato Manure, Bone Meal, » and Bone Dust, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JE. TOOLS- David Thomas, ASHBURTON] THE Ohristchurch Meat Company, Ltd. :o: HAVING LARGELY INCREASED the Freezing capacity, and Slaughtering and Storage Accommodation of the Works at ISLINGTON, Are m & position Meet All the Requirements of the District during the Coming Season, and are propared to FREEST FOE FARMERS Or Purchane Sheep and Lambs on the ground at HIGHEST MARKET VALUES |



■\ WANTED Known— Newest Qocds m Drapery and Millinery for the Summer Season, direct from London— W H. Collier, The Corner. TTT ANTED Known— 6ooo pairs of V * Boots to be cleared In one month. —Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store.



T\/ ANTED Known —Bargains from VV floor to ceiling. — Mellok's Stock taking Boot Sale. MEN'S Bluohers ss, a good Strong Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoea from Is 9d a pair at R, AkjobnVj



Biiilding Extraordinary. Timber. Timber., Timber, Fencing Materials. Fencing Materials 500,000 feet of Timber, Must be Sold. 25 tons Galvanised Roofing Iron. 10 tons No 8 Fencing ' Wire 1\ tons No 9 Fencing Wire. 3 tons No 10 Fencing Wire. 8 tons Galvanised Barb Wire. 5000 yards Galvanised Wire Netting, A LI/ bought previous to rise m prices m the Home Markets. We have decided to give our Clients the benefit of the purchase EARLY APPLICATION NECESSARY. W. H. COLLINS & CO. IRONMONGERS, TIMBER AND GOAL MERCHANTS Great Leviathan Boot Sale. mcDOITAIiO AWD KfcOIABSRIID, BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS, HAVE mnch pleasure m informing the Pablic of Ashbarton and district that they will begin their first Great Annual Sale of scoots and ftffioeg IN THE CASH BOOT SHOP, EAST STREET, ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22. Heads of families will find this the opportunity of the year for purchasing large parcels. As we manufacture our Colonial goode, we can afford to treat large purchasers liberally. ■■ j ,-. ; DISCOUNTS. DISCOUNTS. BARGAINS. •—Samples of the Bargains — Men's Watertight Bluchers, only 63 lid Invincible Bluchers, Nailed, our own Ladies' Cashmere Slippers 2a lid ■ make, 4s lid Ladies' Patent Strap shoes, Sale price 4s lid, Men's Strong Fancy Balmorals 93 9d a good walking shoe, usual price 7a | Youths' Watertight Balmorals, Is and Ladies' two strap Glace Kid Shoes 5s lid 1 2?, our own make, 6s lid Men's Watertight Balmorals 8s 9d | Women's Leather Slippers 3s 3d All imported TAN BOOTS and SHOiIS, Ladies' and Gentleman's at a discount of four shillinas m the pound ' SEE OUR WINDOWS AND DOOR FOR TREMENDOUS BARGAINS. Th« Genuineness of this Sale must be apparent when we state that the whole of our stock, which is the best assorted and most fashionable m South Canterbury, will be Cleared at discounts of from ten to fifty per cent. NO CREDIT given nor Goods sent on approbation. Remember, this is McDonald & mcdiarmid'B FIRST ANNUAL CLEARING SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES, IN THE PREMISES OF THE CASH BOOT SHOP, EAST STREET, Ashburton. JOHN OKB & Co., IRONMONGERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS, ARE NOW LANDING LARGE STOCKS I - ■ . ot 1 Machine and Cylinder Lubroleine Oil Castor and Neatsfoot Oil Leather and Patent jJCanvas Belting Asbestos, Rubber, French Chalk f and Tuoks* Patent Engine Packing Sheet Rubber, Magnolia Metal for Bearings Perforated Zinc (all sizes) Boynton & Plummer's'JJpright Drills Carpenters and Mechanic's Tools of All Descriptions Taylor's Celebrated " Eye Witness ■" Cutlery Paperhangings, Oils, Colours and Varnishes Bedsteads and Bedding Stoves, Ranges, Register Grates Mantel-Pieces, Fenders and Fire|lrons Lamps and Lampware, Electroplate Enamelled Ware, Travelling Trunks i Sheep and Fowl Netting Guns, Cartridges and Ammunition of all kinds JAM AND PRESERVING JARS AT SPECIALLY LOW PRICES. John Ore Co., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



ALFRED CURTIS, GRAIN BROKKR AND COM- MISSION AGENT, ! ARCADE. i Agent for Northern Insurance Company j 1 66 W. Bowman Fox, A CCOUNTANT & GENERAL AGENT LOANS NEGOTIATED. Agent— Royal Exchange Assurance Co , Jeye'fl Sheep Dip and Dis- infectants, Tea. THE AROADE. Wood Brothers, LIMITED, MILLERS, GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, CHRISTOHDROH. Purchasers of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE Of all Descriptions. We are Prepared to Make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, FREE OF COMMISSION, on all GRAIN OR PRODUCE Placed m our hands for Storage Locally or for Shipment to English or Colonia Markets. Agent for Ashburton and District : F. FERRIMAN.



GREAT SALYAGB SALE EVERY DAY 10 O'CLOCK £20,000 AT UNDER OuST. .■ ■ ■ • ■' v - .'■'.• ■ • ■ .y G. L. BEATH & CO.. Tern « riotly



PRELIMINARY NOTICE. 700' ) ACRE S Excellent Summer I y -* " X - ' Grass Country, to be Leased for a toxin of years, with, option of Pur- onase on exceptionally Eaty Terms. •pHK ALFORD ESTATE COMPANY, X limited, intend to OFFER BY TENDER after harvest, 7000 ACWSiQ OF IHBIR ESTATE IN FIVE BLOCKS Ranging from i 600 to 2000 ACRES. Each Block has a road or river boundary all are well fenced. Thare are sis milea of shelter plantations, and water m every paddock. Full particulars m future advertisement. 15. HERRING, 105 Alford Station. | IWiCNTY-FIVE POUNDS BEWARD VITE, THE UNDERSIGNED, hav- ing for several years now, suffered from hiving Castings and Extras Removed and Stolen from New and Second-hand Machinery m our possession hereby offer a REWARD of £25 for such information as will lead to the conviction of any offender D. THOMAS, per A. F. F^IEDLANDER BROS., Ltd, per Hugo Friedlander, Manasing Dircotor JOHN. GRR. & gQ. (86



KAIAPOI HOUSE. Our Clothing Establishment HAVING been reccently stocked with NEW AND CHOICE GOODS m ALL DEPARTMENTS, we are now offering the VERY BEST VALUE IN ASHBURTON FOR CASH. HATS IN NEWEST SHAPES. QuwrtTAT SUITS TO MEASURE, by First-class Tailor orisulAlj : Choice gelection of TWEEDS to select from Our Standard make o£ BOOTS, the * PREMIER,", are BEST IN NEW ZEALAND. MITCHELL & TIMER. TANORED (TREET. H. M. JONES H. M. JONES. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS. PUBLISHERS PRICES. CHEAP EDITIONS. Bought for Cashc THE ASSIGNED STOCK OF J. MARSDEN at a Low Price, and ihe whole £266 will fe e Cloated at a Great Reduclion. OOMK BAULY FOR BAKGAINS IN BOOKS, STATIONERY, AND FANCY GOODS. C fiIPMENT of Books, ex Tainui, just opened np. Great variety, suitable for " prize awards and presentation purposes. liberal Discount to School Com- mittees, to keep the trade here. STATIONERY, STATIONERY, STATIONERY. SPECIAL VALUES m Boxed Paper and Envelopes. Plain and Fancy from Od upwards. Good Business Envelopes from 3ft Od per 1000, cash. Law and Com- mercial .Papers. ACCOUNT BOOKS, " ACCOUNT BOOKS. Various sizes and Binding, Memorandum, Pocket and Counter Books, Pianos, Albums, Photo Frames. ELECTROPLATED, GLASS AND CHINA WARE FANCY GOODS In great variety. All at lowest Cash Price*. I have made arrangements to procure any Books, Magazines or other lines re- quired, from London, America, Melbourne, and elsewhere, at the (shortest possible notice. H. M. JONES.



RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Trains leave Ashburton THE NORTH every day at 7.20 a.m., 3.40 p.m., and 7.5 p.m. (express). On Mondays, W ed- nesdays, and Friday*, an extra tram leaves at 11.0 a.m. Trains arrive from the JSorth every day at 10.45 a.m., 12.48 noon (express) * n Tr ß al P>m .eav c Ashhur'on FOR THB SOUTH every <iay at 10.50 a.m , <»nd I- M noon (express). On Tuesdays. and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.00 p.m. A train leave.* for Mount Soni«rß branch line every day ar 4.25 p.m. Ihe brand, train arrives m Asl.^nrw.n at «.4d am. Trains leave I'.ikaw for Metl.ven daily (Thursdays cxcr P t*»') at, 75 i>-»r., on Tuesdays at »0 10 n.m . »,«nd on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. a ruius leay 3 Methven at the following timeß rpspocuveiy ~ 6.50 every day, except Friday* ; 10 JO Fridays ; 3 10 p.m. Tne»day». E. W. HANMER. HAVING »t last made the necessary arrangements to occupy the premises lately occnpied by MEBBBS MILES AND CO., Limited, without the chance of being asked to clear out at any moment, I have, much pleasure m informing OLD CLIENTS who have dene their business to a great extent on these premises, and the Public generally, that 1 intend to keep ia stock ALL KINDS OP GUODS 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, fP^'u;. Bbarps, Bran, :'. ....;.'^: JPine bait, 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, Etc. I ehvll hold Auction Sales of STOCK md 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. f. W.MNMER. West Street, December 17, 1895. AUSTRALIA*. MUTUAL PROVIDENT .SOCIETY New Zealand Branch Head Office, Cuntomhoune-qnay, Wellington: Local Board of Directors : rhe Hon Morgan & Qnoe, MJX, C.M.Q., MJi.O. CCtakumao) Ibfi HonCh&rlw J. Johnston, MJLO. iDepnt^ Ohurman) 4 lfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq TheHon EdWBTd Riobardoon, C.M.Om M.L.I. Jnnn Dnuc*n, ttoq MedJca' Offloer : r ' Or O. E Anson. M,D., M.R.O.S. (England) rE OLDEST,. WEALTHIEST. AKD j MOST PROSPEROUS AUSTBAXIAN LIKJB OiOTCB, AND Tlli. I LARGKvST IN THU BRITISH KMPIRR. the only Colonial Life Office which declares a RONVs EV-KKY. YKAI^ 1 he Method of Valuation adopted by thin Society I* of th* most Stringent Character, »nd enimres a Consi riowbly lArper Renerre to meet Li»billtlc» than tna belrt hy *ny other office m the .Aostralaai&n Colonien. CCUMCLATKD FOND TfiXCKKDsf (Tweltfo Mil ions) f? cr-inq ANNUAL INCOME. £2,000,000. (Two M 11. on S erlinp) POUCIES IN kOiWK „1 1 »,33S dutn Assmmd ... £30,888,07) Ouh Bonuses Divided .. .. £6,f 83,41 i HONUS for OKB year, 1808, £448,790, yielding OABB Uereraionary BonOßc* unonntinir to £910,000 tiSvet Bukinir SPECIAL KKSKRVK& CASH BOKUSEB dnclnrei for lttnt FIVE Term, oyer TWO MILLIONB, yielding B«veraioD*ry Bonuie* «xceedin» *r\\m MUXmNS ASSUBE YOUK LIFE m the A.M. P. SOOIEIY end ppcare a BONUS EVERY YEAR. Eipentes of Management 8| pi r cent on be total inoome FDWARD TOW, Bssident Seoreiary. Branch Office — Custon House Q my, Welliugtou Chrie'churoh Diauioir Offije— Cathedral Square. JAMKS HAIR, District Secretory H ZAKDCK, Lr:cal Boker, Asbburton WANTED Known- Cycles thoroushly overbaaled and enamelled. Tyr»M a apeoialry — E. Knight, Kciipsa f 'yo\». Works, Tanored btreet, oppositu Arc^drt 12 85 HOLIDAY Suits— A Bioe Kalapol Suit fur 27s 6d, Boys' ,Kn«cker hw\ Cambridge Suita mm 7s 6(1. Men's Btif.t to Mtanure from 45a, i^it nnd WoikniaußhipOoßrantefd at It. Alcorn's PROFESSOR LOISETIE'S MEMORY SYSTEM. In response to numerous requests from all BecHonfa of "New Zealand that I should at oncu ufFord facilities to acquire my art. of Assimilative rremory by Conet-ponuenoe on the Single Uo;>k System, and at iV>e price of One Pound Four Shillings each pupil, 1 have to state that, all persona witihing lo leatn my system should put, themselves into communication *ith Mr P. R, Dix, of Coonibea' Arcade, Auckland, who will pro- vide them with the requited * ingle book of instruction and any informal ir.n neceitsary with the greatest possible despatch. 1 05 A. LOISKTTE. QRATEPUIr-COMITOETKfa T7DD^Q IIAfiAJI hi l a SJully vili "By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws Which govern the operations of digestion and nutri. tion, andbr a careful application of the flue proper- ties of well-selected cocoa, Mr. Epps haf.provfded oar breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured bovense which may save us many heayy doctors' bills. It ii by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until ntrong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds oi subtle maladies aro floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. Wa xnav escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ouxselvet Well fortified with puro blood and a proper]* Boariihedinune."— See article is toe Civil BtrviH Mads simply with boiling water or milk. Soldiu J-lb. packets by drocers, labelled thtut-t JAMES EPPS 8i CO., f BOJKEOPATHIC CHIiMISXS,