The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XVII. NO. 3574

AsHBURToa: Friday, May 1, 1896.

PRICE : ONE PENNY



Business Notices. jj AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT dOOIBTT New Zealand Branch Head Offo* Cußi«iuhona.-qnty, Wellington! |o liOcaJ Boon! of Directors : Ihe Hon MorgM 8. &r»w, M.0., C JLO- KJUO. .' (CluUimui) ■ ■■ <■■ - n>» K-n Charlw T. Johnston. WX^Ok (T)epnt« •Jhainaan) F ' klirvd df Bathe Bnuidon, Esq , rheHon Kdward Uiohandson, 0.M.0- ILImL Jobs Duncan, Beg • UeiUoaiOffloer: Dr Oj B. Anson. M.D.. M 3.0.8. (England) * ||IHB OLDifiST, WEALTHIEST, ' X akd 3 MOST PROSPEROUS AUSTRAXIAN lavs OFFICE, USD TH» LARGEST IN THK BRITISH BMPIRB. The only Colonial Life Office which declares a BONUS EVKkY YFAB. Iho Method of Valnation adopted by thte SodeWlt of tho moet Stringent Oharacter. and ensona a Conrt derabljr larger Reeerro to meet Liabilities than tha beld by any other office' in the Australasian Coloniei. ACCUMULATED' FUND EXCEEDS (Twelve MiLiobs) ■ "^ B'erHng' ANNUAL INCOME. £2,000,000. (Two Million Sterling) POLICIES IN FORCE _ 1 19,833 fiumAsrored ... .... „, £39,888,071 Cash ßonnaes Divided. ,*,' .. £tJBBtyO BONUSES n . m ?°2"i s for °^ y«*i 1888, £448,78 ft yielding OASB Reversionary Bonuses amounting to £910,000 after maWnf SPECIAL BBSBRVB& i CABHJK)NTraBB declared tor last FIVE yean, ores ■ SdS i »fiS^ TOrßlonuy *»"« , ; ASSUBE YOUR LIFE m the A.M. P. SOCIETY and eetmre a BO N.US EVERY YEAB. Expenses of Management 8f .per cent'on he total income - " FDWARD IOW, Eesident Secretary. Branch Office — Caston House Quay, Wellington Chrißtohuroh Diatriot Office— Cathedral Square. JAMES HAIR, ; District Secretary H ZANDER, ■ Local Broker, Ashbur ton T>BNTISTKY. ) T3AINLESS EXTKAOTIOU A OFTEETH BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS. A Specially. ■■- Fee for^adrainistration ... sa. All kinds of Dental work executed the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. G. F.3ODDS, SURGEON DEETIST, Bubneti Street, isDBU£Tou U S M OK E THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAN 15 MANUFACTUBED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF . ASH BURTON PERMANENT BUILDIJSG AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. . VDV ANCK Sof £25 and upwards made on .. FBEEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, or Half- Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods a current rates, i ' . Further particulars on application to p EDWARD STEPHENS, - , . Manager. ' PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLOJt r r\Uß2s4d INDIAN (Palm Brana, i > noted for producing 200 largo !•* J Cups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is the tea Mr George Jameson sold ac largely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joke) are equally good value for the money. OUR TEAS are so popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teai * being packed and sold m oar empties. i * Imitation is sincerest fl »ttery, * but the public should see that they get the genuine article >- Retail from all the principle Score keepers. WHOLESALE FROM 3 JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Ohristchuroh 9 68 loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURB Why ruin your Reapers and Mowe«* by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whioj tire yonr horses and cleg the Machines,, when you can obtain a true Lubricant ike Val ii;o.'xi are which has been thoroughly tested all oves he world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or tb Agents EBWAED EEECE & SONS CHRISTOHUROH V : — OTHER People are getting Bargains at Cabson's Monster Sale pi Bicycles, Earthenware, Glass, and China * Z Why nob Youl J



Business Notices. FIRBI FIRlfll! FIHE!!! -WBEPt SWEEP!! SWEEP! a. J. DONOVAN HILLGROV] MOORE STREET, ES Ready to Sweep Chimneys with h New Machines. He lives here And Sweeps the Ch<mnies far and near, And if, perchance, they should take fire, fie puts them out at your desire. Orders may be left at his reaidenw Moore atreet, or" at Mail Office, Bnrnet Street, or Mrs Knight, hecond-hand Dealei Triangle. - ' 4 BTKATHMORE PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF WOMEN TS NOW OPEN FOR PATIENTS, ■ : For full particulars, apply to the matron, Strathmorb Hospital 170 ohriotchurch, E- OWEN COX r AM A CASH PURCHASER OF PRIME FREEZING SHEisP AND LAMBS AT FULLEST MARKET RATES. Owners of stock will find ib to theii advantage to communicate with me. LIBEKAL OASH 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 m PRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE BO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Profe-.sob Biokerton reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pure and of good . quality CHRISTMAS (LMEWYEAR'S GOODS. tfxs.s. lonic, 8.8. M*t«tua, s.s. Maori WE have just landed, ex b.s. lonic, t shipment of Goods, consisting oi : 13 HOGSHEADS OF CROCKERY, CHINA, ANE FANCY GOODS, All of which have been selected by oui Home Agents, with the utmost care, tt meet the requirements of our Customeri and the public generally. CHAMBER S*ETS, TEA SETS, DINNER Printed and Plain Cups and Saucer £ and FANCY GOODS Of the Best Patterns and Latest De< signs, m endless variety, too numerous to particularise. WE HAVE ALSO" OPENED UI (ex s s Matatua), FROM MACONOCHIE BROS, 15 CASES GOODS, - Suitable for the Season's requirement) OUR GROCERY AND IRONMONGERY DEPART MENTS Will be found fully Stocked with Goodi of the best quality <Ye have also landed ex ss Maori a Specially Selected Assortment of CARPETS, OILCLOTHS, LINOLEUMS, HEARTHRUGS, *• •■• '■- ,V- ?tc,.' ... .-. Which will be offered at a special DISCOUNT FOR CASH. An inspection of oar Stock is cordiall; invited. lA.l A. Lawrie &Co



■i^ ii-rrir^n , — —^ Business Notices IP YPtTUKE HICC TEA ASK.TOUR CROCgH rok J Pram Hi h^b BB wS^^ IH Mi mb aja. ife >A ■ TORE INDIAN CHINA^CCT^iftiSI '" WlMMlmmwmmF^^^l^mt-- -DJabl orLIjJDiULJIiL' bIUUK WfMmJmMmMMBIImi ' rUCAPFQT UnilQF HIRMICEJtD Wni^W^lli^^'SSi^^mmir'f unuArCOl nUUOk rUnnlontn IHrta-- Sy> " — ~^mw /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR T^^^^MMwStßßaHiMflmSW'ii'fi' lWllM' wlllHlHwJllilulagS r<r\T fwnTn'i a'vxyvw sir r^ATTin'TMJ at A, Marshall Manager. SHEARMAN BROS., MAEKET HOUSR "Dear Maggie, you will keep on drinking "Oh, yea, dear ; I now well remember That muck which you buy at the door ; 'How Auntie suggested that Tea, And the'jdoctors for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all she'h entitled And life ia becoming a bore." For suggesting such excellent Tea. " Dear Mother, I know that your nerves are How happy our home will be, Maggie, are all ruined, Ycur father is getting co free And your Bystem is wrecked to the core ; Of those ailments he suffered so greatly, But beheve me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior Tea, la the stuff that will quickly restore. Then let's drink to the health of febe xour illness has taught me m drinking Agents, To be careful of poisonous blends And our pledge we all three agree Be assumed I am drinking the Tiger Tint 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. j f -^ / • AGENTS FOR ASHbURTOS RATTRAY & SON, Agents for New Zcaian ' ■ TX/E ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS BARLEY, RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, AND OATEN SHE<\F CHAFF, In Large or Small Quantities. JUST LANDED, EX MOUNT SI VIOU,— 1000 BALES CORNS AOKS. Ml size and full weight Friedlander Bros., Limited. LANDBLLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next Mail Office), » "DIOYOLESof every description, including Ladies', Front Drivers, and D 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 LOCAL MANUFACTURER. All kinds of Pneumatic Tyres converted into Dunlops (Detachable) OUBJS.-- TO SPOISffiEN GENERALLY, IFyour Gun-stock is broken and your Barrels good, have it re-stockedj IFyour Barrel is broken and your Stock good, have it re-barreled. A LARGE STOCK OF FITTINGS IN STOOK. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. landellslnd son, . « EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Burnett Street (next Club,)



Business Notiodc **' TOE - DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. « OTM . „ „ Solb Aoßirrs fob New Zbaiu^p rHB rapidly-inoreaslng popularity oi 4 ,r i \t o y-v -vt a ~ * these Maohii.6B m England and .M. I "NT 8O N & CO Amor ca has received a very treat impetus ' by the remarkable suocesa they attained at the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im- the recognition they well merited — Spboiali Awabds. The first consignments of thesa latent improved ' machines reaohed this — — colony by the lonio a month sinoe, and the Agents Mbssbs MXNSON & CO., say -,„„ they are much approved. At the Antwerp PER Q fl &T\ WEEK. Exhibition, 1894, the Davis Machine was Af° U 1 - 1 awarded the Gold Medal. } : ~ : '— ' New Zealand Insurance Company. ESTABLISHED 01 ""!. _ 185 9 CAPITALS-ONE 'MILLION. THE PREMIEB ASl)! WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND RISKS ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, do., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST WBRBNTR TBS HANMER & GK'AYES AGENTS Building* Extraordinary. Timber. Timber. Timber, Fencing Materials. Fencing Materials 500,000 feet of Timber, Must be Sold. ! 25 tons Galvanised RoofiDg Iron. j 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, iLL bought previous to rise m prices m the Home Market?. We bave decided to give our Clients the benefit of the purchase EARLY APPLICATION NECESSARY. W. H. COLLINS & CO. IRONM.ONQ_..4, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS USE UTTLE'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 XOO gallons Dip LITrLE'S POWDER DIP. A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine— the outcome of many years' experience Wonderfully Succeaaful. Is Displacing all other Poisonous Dips Pales have RE BLED each year sinoe introduced. EXTERMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOFT & BRIGHT, EASILY MIXED Cheapest and Best Poisonous Dip m the Market. note- ptjtht? i In Improved Iron Kegs, 50s per cwt WUltt iftoLvn -j In Oases of 10, 101 b packets, 50s per case One cwt. makes 1,000 gallons of Dip. CHIEF AGENTS— BLACKBURNE & CO., Cbristchurch DISTRICT AGENTS-HANMER AND GRAVES. ASHBUBTON? Alford Forest Raw Mills. SHABPLIN AND CO. 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 Bheep-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 foi a Three-horse Load, AND WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH ONLY. Sttarjilin and Co., STAVELEY



) THE NEW DAVIS i , VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE. fj AVING at last made the necessary > » 1 arrangements ; to oooupy the r premisesr lately occupied by ME3BKB MIL^IS AND CO., ; ■: Limited, without the chance of being asked tb . 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 m stock i ALLKINDBOP GOODS WHICH ■> ARE REQUIRED ON FARMS, LARGE OR SMALL, BUOH AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting, with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Seaming Twinie, Branding Oils m Blue, Bed, & Black, Flour, Sharps, Bran, Fine talt, Coarse Salt, Rock fait, English Fuperphosphates, Bone Dust, all kinds of Agricultural Seeds, the germination of which { is tried before being offered for Sale, TEA, SUGAR, Etc. I ehtll 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. ~HANMER. West Street, December 17, 1895. "DROFESSOR LQJSETTE'S MEMORY JL SYSTEM. In reapoßee to numerous requests from all sections of New Zealand that I Bhonld 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. BLAN CARDS IODINE OF IRON PI IIS A FPBOYED by the Academy of Medicine /i of Paris, fire eep'oklly reoommended I by the Mf-diosl Celebrities of tbe World for Sornfnla (Tumors, Kings Evil, eto), tbe early Btftges of Consumption, CoDntitutional Weak- Dees, Poorness of Blood and for stimulating and regulating i' s periodic oourße. None genuine unless signed Blanoard, 40, Bus Bonaparte, Paris 4 Bold by Druggieta and Ohemistß ugh- out the Colonies LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Aehburton District, C C A L E X, j JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. T AZARUS Patented System ensures JLj comfort and oorrecb sight. Dont spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles. _ . 5 LONGfBEAOH COACH. GN and after WEDNESDAY, Janu- ary 2, the Longbeaoh Coach will start from Ashburton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Coachman* Special ffiMMW i. Special Appointment. HeP^BSr* Apfoisjtmbnt. 5 Patronised by Lady Glasgow. A. KOBEETSON & CO., . DYERS AND CLEANERS, t CHRISTOHURCH, "QEG to announce to the Inhabitants c _O of Ashburton County that MRS I ALCORN* of Havelock street, has kindly conpented to aot as their Local Agent and all Orders left with her will be Promptly . attended to. ' Awarded Silver and Bronze Medals " and First-class Exhibition Certificates at v Nelson, Donerlin, Sydney and Melbourne d Branches In Nelson, Wellington and a- Ohristchurch. 14 r TsiiINGTON WORKS. ■>» FREEZING SPACE AVAILABLE. " npHE OHRISTOHURCH MEAG 1 J_ , COMPANY are pleased t< ie intimate to *• FARMERS AND OTHERS iid- r:. . - thab, their new Hercules Machine is nov m m full working order, and that they ar< »y prepared to BOOK SPACE. to Priority will be given to applications a n». they come to hand. fee »d. J Apply, the Company b Office, 161 Herefbrd street, 89 Chrlatohurchi



Shipp ng. gJEglf NEW Z PAL AND |BHIPPING COMPANY OO.'s ROSTAL MAIL vMTE4MERB, FOR LONDON. Via Monte "Video, Rio, Teneriffe, and Plymouth. Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Kaikoura 4202 Wellington May 14 Buafaine 4507 Wellington June 11 Tongariro 6127 — Rhnutaku 4163 — Ruapehu 4516 — Aad thenceforward every fourth Thursday KAIKOURA will oall at Rio Janeiro a well as Monte Video, and will make thi psuage home through the Magellan Straits weather permitting. Bplendid accommodation for allolasses oj passengers. Warrants Issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage monej or approved guarantee for same. ' For' further'pftrtioulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS. Limiteb Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY; LIMITED. FOR LONDON. A^. TidYAL MAIL STEA 4§SSS^: -H> MERS, with superior Al^Bffig* accommodation for all classes t^^^^^ m of passengers, calling at Monto Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply month. • .Toni^Dommander Trom t Date. Aotea .. 6653J^cotland ... -»- April lonic ... 4753JKemp8pn... — April 30 Tainai * 5031tStaarti ,„ — May 28 Gothic ..J 773OfKidIey ... — .June 25 Tokomarn e23BlMaxweU ...{.._— Jnae ;___ Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon pasaeiigers only. HANMER AND GRATES, 179 .:> Agents. TT W ?°N STEAMSHIP 'COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. STEAMERS SAIL FROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westport Mid Grey mouth— Weekly, Wellington —Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NOTE.— For extra sailings see advertise- memt m Christohuroh papers. - Dnnedin— Monday, Friday, and alter- nate Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Pioton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturdayt New Plymouth k 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 Christchurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing. For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. MUSICAL. THE VIOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS Teacher of the Violin, SAUNDERB' BUILDINGS, Ashburton 1896 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ANn FRENCH MRS F.~MAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and Gray's ) FirB 1 Term will begin February 3. 1896 VA'OANOTKS m each of ibe above. T6t m« on application. A CARD MRS A. C.~CLARIDGE, TBAC&BIt OF PIANOFORTE,^ ORGAN, and SINGING, COX^ STREET, AS HBURTON. XEftMS OK APPLICATION. PIANOFORTE, AMERICAN ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. Mrs Bowman Fox, £J AS resumed teaching as under — Monday • — Havelock street ; Tues- day — Rakaia ; ; Wednesday— Saunders Buildings ; Thursday— Saunders Build- ings (Theory Class) ; Friday— .Hayelo'ck stree.tj , Saturday— Saunders Buildings Havelock street, Ashburton, PIANOFORTE, SINGING & HARMONY LLEWELLYN OWEN/ M.O.S.M. (Lccal 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 his Muslo Studio m the Arcade ever] morning from 12 to 1 te make professiona arrangements. TOWLES' Pennyroyal and Stetl Fllb for femalt ■* qolddy coirect all irregularities, and relieve tl ainrMrinc tyioptoni 06 prevalent with the run Boxm U lid tofli 9d, of all Cbtmisti and Fatei Wedtoioe Vendor*. Fropared *nly by the Lincoln an Midland Conntiet Drag Co, Lincoln, England Whol ■ala otal the Wholesale Houses. Bewaro of hnlfa toni. l m OB COUGHS, OOLDB, BRONOHITIB, ASTHHj f XYS ' CoiiPOUNDBBSBNOH OP LINBEBI * AV^aoo*rpmSs'f? qtll ? > Toln ' *° C «Jz *^ /i ~ r "uj)iii( a deninlosnt ozpeotorantt 11 < A l!!^S^u )^ l ? tfotCou Bhi8 hi « md Ooldß, is equal C S Trw2?&?,!7 )Ool S o to Nenralg*, Fmmol so. uontun Qnlnine, Iron, teo — ttva. and agreeably aperient^ geeUveiOorK OOAOTOnJB-qemenftdr Broktti Arfioleg. So everywhere Maniiitotory.Steokffg^ MbmOßv TrAIOTnO— The Quick Thoueht STBte of Memory Improvement enables its students to eni a woßderfol power of memory which la inooasit without its aid. Study of all kinds m rendered «a and pleasant. A grand aad accurate method f qutokly learning Recitations. Forgetf ulneM and mi wn&m&g is altogetiier doae away with. Speakl witkoutnotesißinade'Blmpleand many other adrantai enjoyed. Send a port card TO-DAY for ninstoat circulat , and. tertimenial*. Addrom— Haaw 0 MittSelfc o»» of eJioe tf tb paper, where furtl DirKcalufcanbloMito