The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XVII. NO. 3&?3

4shbuutoa Thursday, Aprb 30 18^6.

PRICE: ONR. PENNT



Bus ness Notices. AL7STRALI VN M \> •', i. v PRO VI PFN7 SOCIETY New '/^uUnn P-nueh Head OR i^o, ciim-"Vutiouw.'- J i:uj, Wellington! LOCR! U.no'!i tr !,,'.?<-* .-. o: me Hoi Mw.-:.f H. ftracv. W.l- CJtf.O M IU.O. (Chairman) h—*w. rho Hon Charles .(. Johnston. M.L.C* (TJeputy Ciisiiman) Alfred de Batho BrandOD, Eaq ThaHon Bdwaird Ricbnrdjon, O.&LGm H.L.L John Dnnoan, Bsq " : Medical Officer : Dr G. B. Anson, M.D., M.8.0.5. (England) fIiHE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST, X AND MOST PROSPEROUS AUSTBAIIAN T.IFB OFFICE, TBS, LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Oolonial Life Office which declares a BONUS EVKKY YEAH Ihe Method of Valuation adopted by this SoSrtyiii of the most Stringent Ghancter, and ennms a Conii derebly Larger Reeerro to meet LUbillOai than tba held by any other office m the Anitralasian Colonial. ACCUMULATED PUKD EXCEEDS £12,000,000 (Twelve/Mil ions) s'erling ANNUAL INCOME. £2,000,000. (Two Million Sterling) .. POLICIES IN FORCE -; 1 19,533 fiumAsßured ... £39fi83,(ni Oub Bonuses Divided .. .. £5,883,413 BONUSES BONUS for ONB year, 1898, £448,790, yielding OASH Bevermonary Bonuses amounting to £910,000 after making SPECIAL RBSBRWa CASH BONUSES declared for last FIVE Tears, over TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonnsec exceedinfr FOTJR MILLIONS ASSUBE YOUR LIFE , , m the A.M. P. SOCIETY and eeoure a BONOS EVERY YEAR. Expenses of Management 8| per cent'on he total income " FDWARD LOW, Resident Secretary. BranohOffioe— ;: • .. Custon House Quay, Wellington Christohureh Dißtriot Office — Cathedral Square. JAMES HAIR, District Secretary H ZANDER, Local Broker, Ashburton DENTISTBY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION QFTiETH by NITROUS OXIDE GAS. A Specialty. Fee for administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. G. F. ¥ODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burneti Street, isHBUj?TON 9 SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAND MANUFACTURED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. A D V A N O E S of £25 and upwards made on FREEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, or Half- Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods a current rates. Further particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager.- PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLON OUR2-)4d INDIAN (Palm Brana, i noted for producing 200 large lea Cups of first-rate Tea to the ponnd. This is the tea Mr George Jameson sold so 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 Teat being packed and sold m oar empties. ' Imitation is sincerest flattery, ' bnfc 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, Christchurob 9 6f loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURB Why ruin your Reapers and Mowe* 4 by nsing inferior Lubricating Oils, whic.- tire your horses and clog the Machines, when you can obtain a true Lubricant ike Talvoliie which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EBWAED REEOE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH OTHER People are getting Bargair at Carson's Monster tiale i Bicycles, Earthenware, Glass, andChir . Why not Yog ? X



Bust ness STotie ~. FIXE! Flßbi!! tltitU!! WEEP J SWEEP H SWEEP !!! ' J. PO^OV*N fIILTGHOVE, MOORK MBBKT, S Ready to Sweep Chimneys with his New Machines. He lives here And Sweeps the Ch'mnies far and near, And if, perchance, they should take fire, He pu;a them out at your deeire. Orders may be left at his residence, Moore street, or at Mail Office, Burnett Street, or Mrs Knight, Second-hand Dealer, Triangle. 4 j STKATHMOBB PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OP WOMEN T8 NOW OPEN FOR PATIENTS. For fall particulars, apply to THE MATRON, Strathmore Hospital, 170 ,/hris>tchu.rch, E^ OWEN COX r AM A CASH PURCHASER OF PRIME FREEZING SHEEP AND LAMBS AT FULLEST MARKET RATES. Owners of stock will find it to their advantage to communicate with me. LIBBKAL CASH ADVANCES ON LIVE STOCK I am now making ADVANCES against the GROWING OLIPS OP WOOL. Correspondence solicited. • E. OWEN COX. Tattersall's 9 75 OHRISTOHUROH THE TEA OF THE AGE. Saxon Tea. Saxon Tea m *!>Rt IT, AND YOU .WILL HAVE \ ISO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Bickerton reports that SAXON TEAS ure absolutely Pare and of good quality AHRISIMAB Q^-pJBW yEAR'S GOODS. Exe.s. lonic, g.s, Matatua, s,s, Maori WE have just landed, ex e.s. lonic, a shipment of Goods, consisting of 13 HOGSHEADS OF CROCKERY, 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 SETS, TEA. SETS, DINNER PETS, Printed and Flam Cuds and Saucers and FA SO V GOODS Of 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 CASES GOODS, Suitable for the Season's requirements OUR GROCERY AND IRONMONGERY DEPART- MENTS Will be 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 cordially invited. A. Larwrie & Co-



— Business Notices. riTi ii rii» > m mn mlium ■■■! j§ yjLiwilil PORE INDIAN CHIN^ COT^N tB» lift iiiili^m best sblected stock ■{IHiMiswiJJIB IHUw pucadeqt uniiQC ciiduicucd K^^B^ljiil'S'iiiil^™^' untArtol nUUoc rUnnloncn ■fflW^^lS^ -• ■ I*^l "^"^VnV § UJVIi ljlax Jtu ruivtN loilX IN iao i? v/tt HaJ^aßHJT'lJjJl'Ji'f fin j™ilffip|l|taP!ii ln ff mi r\MT>it qtbupt Sr patttwhtj AT . : r ... A. Marshall Manager. ' - - n i i. <M i --- ■, - i - - - ■•- - - BHEAEMAJST BROB., MABKET HOUBR — — :o:— — "Dear Maggie, you will keep on drinking " Oh, yes, dear ; I now well remember That muck which you buy at the door ; How Auntie suggested that Tea, And the doctors for ever are smiling, And a blessing from all she'h entitled And life is becoming a bore." For suggesting such excellent 7ea. " Dear Mother, I know that your nerves 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 bo greatly, Bub believe me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior lea. Is the stuff that will quickly restore. Then let's drink 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 Be assured I am drinking the Tiger That from now till the end of existence Which the doctor so highly commends. We'll sweat by the Tiger Blend Tea" Sh Barman Bros. , our G rocer s 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 B^OS., MAEKET HOUSE. AGENTS FOR ASHBURTO3S RATTRAY & SON, Agents for New Zealan TTHE ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS BARLEY, RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, AND OATEN SHE\F CHAFF, In Large or Small Quantities. JUST LANDED, EX MOUNT SIVIOU,— . 1000 BALES COENSACKS. Full size and full weight Friedlander Bros., Limited. LANDELLS AND SON, BURNETT STREET, (next Mail Office), "piOYOLES of every description, including Ladies', Front Drivers, and JJ 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 Tyros converted into Dunlops (Detachable) GUIS.-T0 SPORTSMEN GENEEALLY, IFyour Gun-stock is broken and your Barrels good, have it re-stocked j IFyour Barrel is broken and your Stock good, have it re-barreled. A LARGE STOCK OF FITTINGS IN STOOK. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. LANDiLLS^AND SON, « EXPRESS " Engineering and Cycle Works, Burnett Street (next Club,) .



Business Notice THE ' " "^ DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. ~ . w „ SOLE AOBNTS TOB NkW ZBA&AKP 'pIJR rapidly-increasing popularity of •»«- v x-r or\ -kt a >->* ,- -1 these Machines m England and MINSON & CO. America nan received a very ereat impetus by the remarkable success they attained at : '. ; the Chicago Exhibition, Several very im- IS& JarsSKT S££&£ m 00M:Mli() ■*• ot^ohurch. tha recognition they well merited — Speoiai. : Awards, The first consignments of these Ittwt improved machines reached this colony by the lonic a month since, and the Agents Messrs MjCNSON & 00., say "__ _ ' m^~ they are much approved. At the Antwerp PBR Qa Rx\ WEEK. Exhibition, 1894, the Datis Maohinb was fl° XJ 1 * awarded, the Gold Medal. r " ~~ ' Hew £ealand Insurance Company. O S TAB LI S H"BD°'" > n. _ 18 5 9 CAPITAL^ONIT MILLION. THE PREMIEB AND (WEALTHIEST COLONIAL GOISCPANI, ,:..,., NOTED FOB P»OMFIisrBSS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND ifARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, *0., AOOfiPTED AT LOWEST TfiS HANMER & GKAVB3 " AGENTS B uilding 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 7£ tons No 9 Fencing Wire. 3 tons No 10 Fencing Wire. 8 tons Galvanised Barb Wire. 5000 yards Galvanised Wire Netting. aLL boaj ht previous to rise m prices m the Home Markets. We bave decided to give our Clients the benefit o£ the purchase EARLY APPLICATION NECESSARY. W. H. COLLINS & CO. IRONMON& a, TIMBER ANT) COAL MERCHANTS USE LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP. FLUID DIP, the Best Non-poisonoua Dip Used and Recommended by Owners of over 5,000,000 Sheep m N. 2. alone. Price (inoasks) 5s 6d per gallon. One Gallon Fluid makes 100 gallons Dip LITrLE'S l POWDER DIP. A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine — the outcome of many yeara' experience Wenderfully Successful. Is Displacing all other Poisonous Dips Sales have RE BLED each year since introduced. EXTERMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOPOJ & BRIGHT, EASILY MIXED Cheapest and Best Poisonous Dip m the Market. ktotp T>PTni? i Iv Improved Iron Kegs, 50s per cwt NUIU fKiujJi «j In Oases of 10, 101 b packets, 50s per case One cwt. makes 1,000 gallons of Dip. CHIEF AGENTS— BL&CRBURNE & CO., Christchurch DISTRICT AGENTS-HANMER AND GRAVES. ASHBUKTON? ■ 111 /m A^lCMHtr# > h^V. AjuS''- m^M %:^A^^^^^^^^H^|' 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, I TIMBER FOR MAKING SHEEP- YARDS A SPECIALTY, | ALL"[SIZES AND LENGTHS OF BRIDGE TIMBER, j STAKES AND FIREWOOD OB 1 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 a Three-horse Load, AND WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH ONLY. iharplin and Co., STAVELEY



THE NEW DAY I S VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE. E. W. |&NMER H AYING at last made the necessary n arrangements to occupy the premises lately occupied by .. MEBSKS MILES AND CO., Limited, without the chance, of being asked to clear put 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 Publio . generally, that f intend to keep m stock ALL KINDS OP GOODS WHICH ARE REQUIRED ON FARMS, LARGE OR SMALL, BT7OF AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting, with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Seaming Twine, Branding , Oils m Blue, Bed, & Black, Flonr, Sharps, Bran, Fine fcalt, Coarse Salt, Rock Salt, English Superphosphates, Bone Dost, all kinds of Agricultural Seeds , the germination of which is tried before being offered for Sale, TEA, SUGAR, Etc. I 6h»U hold Auction Sales of STOCK and SHEEPSKINS »t the usual times as heretofore, and I shall be a Cash j Buyer of all sorts of GRAIN and GRASS SEEDS during the coming {season.. — -- ; . ', I As I have pitched my camp m Ashburton, I hope to receive a share of the business going, f. w. Tanmer. Weßt Street, December 17, 1895. "OROPESSOR LOISETTE'S MEMORY JL SYSTEM. In response to numerous request* from all sections of New Zealand that I should at once afford facilities to acquire my art of Assimilatire memory by Correspondence on the Single Book System, and at the price of One Pound Four Shillings each pupil, I hare to state that all persons wishing to learn my system should put themselves into communication with Mr P: R, Dix, of Coombes* Arcade, Auokland, who will pro- vide them with the required single book of instruction and any information necessary ' with the greatest possible despatch. ,05 A. LOISETTE. BLANABDS IODINTC OF IRON nil I V A PPEOVED by the Academy of Modioin* Jt\ of Paris, are eepcciftlly noommf-nd d by theM.diotil Celebrities of the, World for Sorofula (Tumors, Kings Evil, etc), the early etagea of Consumption, Constitutional Weak- ceßß, Poorheßß of Blood and for stimulating trnd regulating iiß peribdfo course. .None genuine unleßß ' signed Blancard, 40, Bne Bonaparte," Paris r _ "'., ' , r jßpld ; by Druggißtß and Ohemistß ugh. OU^Jthe Colpniea LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPEOIALITE SEEOTAqiiES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, C C A L E X, JEWELLER, BAST STREET, ASHBURTON. T AZARUS Patented System ensures JLJ comfort and correct sight. Don t spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles. '■■ 7 : -.- - ■ liONGBEAOH OOAOH. ON and after WEDNESDAY, Janu- ary 2, the Longbeaoh Coach will start from Ashburton at 4 p.m. - R. R. BROWNE, Coachman* By a WWam By Special H9BH9L Special Aptointment, HmPP^sßp Appointment, Patronised 1 B^LAdy GiiAsaow. A. ROBEBTSON & CO., DYERS AND CLEANERS, CHRISTCHUROH, ] ! "QEGr to announce to the Inhabitants fl of Ashburton County that MRS ALCORN, of Havelock street, has kindly consented to act as their Local Agent and all Orders left with her will be Promptly attended to. ■ Awarded Sliver and Bronze Medals and First-class Exhibition Certificates at Nelson, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourne Branches In Nelson, Wellington and Ohristchnroh. 14 ""Islington works. FREEZING SPACE AVAILABLE. TH E CHRISTOHUROH liIEAT COMPANY are pleased to intimate to ' FARMERS AND OTHERS that their new Hercules Machine is now m full working order, and that they are prepared to BOOK SPACE. '. Priority will be given to applications a they come to hand. , Apply the Company s Office, < 161 Hereford street, I 25 Obrlßtchuroh, '



Shipping. JBk NEW ZEALAND JBHIPPING COMPANY OO.'s ROYAL MAIL STE\MER8 $ FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teuerlffe, and Ply month. Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Kaikonra 4202 Wellington May 14 Bnabine 4507 Wellington June 11 Tongariro 6127 . — Ritmrtaka 4163 — Ruapehu 4516 — »^i| rr'TMnn- i , n i-- — --, - And thenceforward every fourth Thursday KAIKOURA will call at Rio Janeiro as w«U MMorit« Video, a»d will make the pauagehome through the Magellan Straits, weather permitting. . Splendid accommodation for all classes of '. pMaengers. V W4rranto' i»ued for passengers from (toelft Britain on payment or passage money or approved .guarantee for same. -■ ■ , fcor; farther .particulars apply to FRIEDLANDBR JBROS. Lihiteb ..,;....  ; Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION OOM^ANT, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. tXKX Tt QTXI mail ste a itfSKSfes. 'A* ! METIS, with superior atioommodatlonforall classes • l-^-^^-^-*- 1 of passengers, calling at Mbnte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply month. .... 'i ;; ■■ _ ; , ftonS pommandeij [From'r Date* Aotea .« 5653 Scotland ... •=>- April lonic ... 4753Kempson... — April 30 Tainni ".A 5031 Stnart ... — May 28 Gothic ..j 773^Kidley ... — . June 25 Tokomarn (6238 MaxwelK^ Aotea and' Tokomafru carry saloon PMBeßgeM ° D §ANMER AND GRAVES, 179 ... Agentß. TT^ION STEAMSHIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited. STEAMERS SAILPROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westport and Grey month— Weekly, Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thnrs* , ' day and Saturday. NOTE.~For extra sailings see advertise* memt m Cnmtchuroh papers. Dunedin— Monday, Friday, and Alter* nate-Tueadays and Saturdays. Nelson and Pidton, via Wellington — 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 Christchuroh daily papers for dates and hour of sailing. For farther particulars apply to ' '. P. FERRIMAN, y MUSICAL. THE VIOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS Teacher of the Violin, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, Ashbnrton 1896 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MBS F.~MAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and :-• Gray's ) Firs' Perm will bi gin February 3. 1896 VACANCIES m pach of i he above. Terms oh application. A OAKD MBS A. orCLAEIDGB, TBACHEid 6v , HANOFORTE; ORGAN, and SINGING, > COX V STREET, ASHBURTON. TEBHB .ON APPUOATION. PIANOFOBTB, AMERICAN OKGAN, AND THEORY OF wwm. *'- - '•-'■' - ■ ■ • Mrs Bowman Fox, IX AS resrimed teaching as under— Monday — Havelock street ; Taes- d^y ■?— RakaJa ; .Wednesday — Sannders jßaildlngs ; Thursday— Sannders Build, liiga (Theory Class) ; . Friday— Havelock aireetj Saturday— Saunderß Buildings Havelock street; Ashburton, PIANOFORTE, SINGING & HARMONY LLEWELLYN OWEN, '\°» ; M'.OiSiM. ' (Lccal Representative of London College ..;:■■ . Of Music). THE First) Terra of the Year will corn- commence MONDAY the 27th inst MR OWEN will be m attendance at hla Music Stndio In the Arcade every morning from 12 to 1 to make professional arrangements. T OWLBS" Feanrroyal and Steel. Pills for females * r qnlokly oortcct all Irregularities, and rellavethe nlstniMnc . symptom so prevalent with the box. Boxes Is l|f tofe 9d, of all Chemlstß and Patent Uediolne Vendors. Prepared emly by the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drag Co, Lincoln, England Whole- tale of al the Wholesale Houses. Bewaro of imita- lons. . . OE COUOH& 00LD8, BBONOHITIS, ASTHMA, .- . "Ly™" 1 / Consumption. &o, &o I A T S , COMPOUND BSSHNOB. OP LINSEED, (C nJ..v ru™ 1 ■ demuletat expeotonnta for > iSSSfSSiiiSiSStJS?* Oheß * Oomplaints INIJM OA^Amamk PILLbJ A geßtlve, oorreo. _ Uvetand agreeably aperient* H«»ve, wrreo. for Broken Artlele*. Bold \j yery^hew. Mannfaotory. Stockport, England MbmO by TrAiotnS— The Qnick Thonght System of Memory Improvement enables its students toonjov a> wondexfol poorer of memory which is iMboßsibie without ita, afi. Study of an kinds is readerid tw and pleasant. A .grand amd accurate method for quickly learning ßecitatione. Forgetfulnesa and mmd 1 wnnderiß^. is altogether done away with. Speaking wtthofltnotestamadtHlmpleand many other adtantae^ enjoyed. Send ■ port card TO-DAY for illustoated circular and tettiKe&ial*j . Address— Henry w.