The Ashburton Guardian.

vol. xvii. no. 4173

AsnBTTBTO*: Friday, April -4\ V<Wl.

PEICE: ONE PENNY

CABLE NEWS.

Australian.

Presa Association—By Electric Telegraph— Oopyiighl.

Band Contest. Melbourne, April 22. At the Druid*' Band contests the first three prizes were won by Sydney Bands, viz, Railway Military 92 pointi, Newtowu 88, Glebe 86. Invercargill, New Zealand, was fourth with 84 points, and wins a £10 prize. The judges wvre m the adjoining room and ignorant of the name of the Band playing. Meat Export? The Minister of Agriculture intend* to submit a resolution at the forth* coming conference of Ministers of Agriculture proposing that the meat exporting colonies unite m subsidising a number of leading butcben round London to sell Australian meat. [ Dengue Fever. ! Brisbane, April 22. I Dengue fever is raging at Norman ton ; nearly the whole of the residents are suffering. The warders of the gaol [ have succumbed and with the consent of the Minister the prisoners have been released and the gaol has been con verted into a temporary hospital.



——-—: ~__===== . jp \ « . i*fll Baker Bros. T7IDRNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanni Road and Case Streets and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factoiy. Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED Telephone No. 69. pi . ■_■—«___M| ■ Hanmer and Graves. 50 TONS MORE OF GOOD HEAVY OATEN SBBAF CHAFF 4 71 HANMER AND GRAVEa. CASTOR OIL, WE have Just Landed, ex Fazilka, a shipment of CASTOR OIL, and are m a position to supply Large and Small Consumers. * _ Hdun oats. WE have a large line of these fit- for seed and can supply orders for any quantity. - - WE have m store a large quantity of Agricul ural Salt, for salting Stacks or destroying Weeds, which we offer at low quotations, "COENSACKS. ORDFRS for these can now be booked, and we advise Clients to take ad vantage of present quotations. WE have various sums for investment on Freehold Security. _____________ TTTE ARE AGENTS FORJ LITTLE'S DIPS and keep them m Stock, WE have taken over the DIPPING opposite the Ashburton 8-leyards lately m the occupation of Mr Brooke, and are prepared to dip sheep there at current rates. Little's Dip will be used. SEEDS. SEEDS. -^. WE HAVE m stock for Autumn sowing. Oats, of all varieties, Clovers, Turnip S> eds, Ryecorn, Cape Barley, etc., HANMER & GRATES,



O A S.DER *V §<vi« Rucal.T]iti extract There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract m the market now, products of simple distillation forming rudo resinous oils. In order that these < rude oils may not b; taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI KXTKAOT, which is recognised by the medical divis-on of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as their information forwarded to Hi through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, wo state:— Is prove 1 ly tests by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifcwald, Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, ] rofessor of I'armacologyj at Bon, and Professor Dr Hosier, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswalti, that only products that ore saturated w'th oxygen ar.d freed of acids, resijjous and other substances, adnerent to primary distillation. Will darelrpe the sanative qualities proper to the plants accorclincr to these authorities, and act ording to Pro fessor L'r Lister, o; Icglnud, and to Drs Bauer Mcintirc, Woo '■, Hazard, eic, of America, is the oily extract corresponding to scientific te t■, and tbeonly one wh.'ch possesses the proper therapeutic value* _ Sander & j-'on's Kucalypti FxtbactV— Al: other crude oils are to be classed nmoug tho tuipentinea, which have, when used bs medicine, no therapeutic effect, an.i are abandoned as s,n internal liiedicaine; t. Ihc-e so-cOled liucalyrti Extracts which may have iece:ved distinotion i.t Exhibitions as commercial articles are used for mechanical purposes are only discernible. By thrir (ieficiency m i uf.pett orour—which our product, tliH only genuine Eucalypti Extracts develope.3 moat ireely through i;s surplus of ■ oxygen I By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance beirg reduced m specific density through the I resence of acids By their taste, the result <f the contracting ten dency i.i !os.ns and teiinatcs. If <hese rmdeoi's, so-called eucalj pti extracts, are applied Vy mistak • m < uses of croup, t roncliti , diph theria, ftrcrnal infiairinations, dysentery, w« unds, tha consequences are appal'm, . For srifctv, always ask for bANUKit & fcMh'S t.TICALYPTI" EXTRACT, and get the old, well-test; d, and reliable prejaration, —fcandturst, Victoria, Australia. SANDER AND SONS.



TjWSRYONE accustomed to using th JL_ A.G. olament Will find equal satisfaction m using th* Bee Ointment, For which everyone is kindly requested to ask instead of the AC < INTMENT. Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee is m the centre, and Edward Gallichan's Factory, Ashurst, Few Zealand, on the end of every pot. Bee Ointment ia every mother's true friend ; on the weakest baby, or the strongest man's flesh it is always mccessful. Price, la 6d. Bee Ointment "is especially manufactured as a horse aud cattle dressing Priee-^2s 6d AC Corn Cure, for hard or soft corns warts, and bunions —Price Is AC Vegetable Pills, for male and female use, 30 pills m every box, and quite equa | to anything imported—price Is 6d EDWIN GALLIGHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE -.shurst, N.Z. Canterbury Representative, MS G, P. HOATTEN, Ashburton, ! The following testimonies to the value of the Ointment a^e good enough for auy thing:— Dear Sirs, —We have great pleasure m recommending your Bee Ointments. We have given them a thorough trial, both on man and beast, and they have proved to be quite as good as you represent. In future we intend to keep a stock alwayß on hand— We remain, yours faithfully, fcHAKPMN & CO. Medical Dispensary, New Plymouth, October 19, 1896 Dear Sir, —I have sold your Bee Ointment and AC Corn Cure and Pills for the past three years, and 1 have never known of one purchaser to express a regret for pro curing your lines. They have m every case which has come under my notice, given j every satisfaction. Your Bee Ointment has ! proved itself one of the best healing oint ments procurable. Kindly forward me one gross of Bee Ointment, small size, at your earliest convenience. Yours truy, A. E. Sykes, Chemist. j Hundreds of other testimonials too numerou j to publish. WANTED Known—For good boot we try MEi&ojs'e Zealajodia Boot Stor



JUST LANDED ; 1000 bags 1000 BAGS ! MAURITIUS gUGAR. USE.NO.OIHER FOR YOUR JAM. Beary Zander, Cheapest Grocer m Ashburton. JUST LANDED, Ex Kaikoura and Fazilka, 100 Cases CASTOR OIL 100 Cases VALVOLINE 10 Bales SEAMING TWINE 1000 Feet LEATHER BELTING 100 Galvanised BTEKL COLLARS! HORNSBY & RANSOME PLOUGH SHARES Barbed and Plain FENCING WIRE I 200 Drums LINSEED OIL i CROCKERY and GLASSWARE ! Etc Etc HENRY ZANDER, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT. TO FARMERS AND DEALERS. /CLEARING AND SKIN SALES con \J ducted, and Saieyards regularly attended to, under the Supervision of MR DAVID ZANDER, Auctioneer. Brooke's and Odham's Sheep Dips always on hand. Advances made against Shipments ot Lamb and Mutton. My London Agent is known for his utmost reliability. HENRY ZANDER, STOCK AKD STATION AGENT. TO CONTKACTORS AND CARRIERS. T HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE OATSHEAF CHAFF CRUSHED OATS CRUSHED BARLEY FEED OATS BRAN and SHARPS HENRY Z'KDER, GENBR A.L WRY. CH A.IST. XBE(i to iutimate that I have just landed a Large and Varied S;ock of GUNS. GUNS. GUNS, HOiJLIS' BEST MAKE. Singh aud Double Barrel, Breach and Muzzle Loading, well worthy of inspection, REVOLVERS. REVOLVES S, AMMUNITION. AMMUNITION. Cartridges and Cartridge Cases, Capg, Shot, Gunpowder, Powder and Shot Flasks, Cartridge Belt", Recap pers, Loaders, Wads, Punches, etc, Henry Zander.



THE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD PATRONISE BRIDGE WORKS. The Largest Engineering Works iD the County of Ashburton. BECAUSE You can get all the Mechanical Work done • you may require, from the Repairing of a Sewing Machine to (_g Z*. the making of a Combine. j£ j£ BECAUSE We do not take m work, and then get it done at bead-quarters m the large towns. Our head quarters are td g BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. Where your money will H jjq go to employ local tradesmen. £** jx| BECAUSE We bring more Money to Ashburton for work j^J P3 done m other provinces than all the other shops m the same line of business put together, <j M S H BECAUSE Within the last three years WE have sent £1 EH close on a £1000 worth of Machinery into Otago. These Machines were made by us m Ashburton. KILWORTH & SON, BEIDGE WORKS, Ashburton.



THIS SPACE EBSEEVED 808 M CDONALD &i M°DIARMID. SPECTACLES. SPECTACLES. R. MURRAY & SON, OPTICIANS, GOLDSMITHS, Etc. IN Consequence of the large increase m this branch of our business, we have fouud it necessary to augment our already large Stock of Optic 3, by frequent consignments from England of the latent, patterns and most approved designs m all classes of SPECTACLES, FOLDERHjjjKyE SHADbS, LENSES, etc. 'JjOUR Mr R. Murray having had upwards of THIRTY-FIVE YEARS' Experience of Optics, and during that time has made careful study of the relation between Spectacles and the organ of sight, the result being that he is able to quickly discern the errors of vision, and correct them by (he use of suitable Lenses, an advantage that cannot be adopted by those having little or no Experience of Optics. CUSTOMERS may have their EYES TESTED if necessary, and also have Spectacles fitted to correct the sight m Eyes of UNEQUAL VISION. SPECIAL CURLED SIDES, for riding, or mechanics at their work WON'T fall off when stooping. NEW FRAMES NEW SIDES, NEW LENSES. Repairs Neat and StroDg.



I i Can be Obtained from ALL STOKEKEEPEES. FRIEDLANDEE BROS., LIMITED. YHOLEBALE AGENTS FOR CANTBEBURY. \jj.jr VICTORIAN -*«■ j^^^^^g»^i STEAM CARRIAGE FACTORY, ,-S~-X"^ - ..S/)fS, SHOEING FORGE. --««BferaSS*^^K%a>. F. AND H. STEEL BEG to announce to the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding district that they have taken over the Business so long carried on by J. R. STEEL, and hope by Strict Attention to Business, Good Workmanship, aud Moderate Charges, to merit a fair chare of Patronage. Coachbuilding Department™- This Department will have our personal supervision and ;o all who require a new Vehicle of auy description, or their old oce repaired, we can guarautee satisfaction r they place their order with us. Painting and Trimming— Now is the time to have your traps put into e;nor! 0.-der by ho.viug them well painted, and our workmen are m th« front rank of their profession, and the material used is the very best. Ironwork Department— We are prepared to quote prices for all kinds of ironwork, and to supply or repair Agticullural Implements of every description. Shoeing Department-— In this as m !>ll other parts of our business we wi 1 give satisfaction to our cuaiomers, and if you want jour horse shod by practical and ckilled workmen, send it along to the VIOT olt lAN S 110 EI N G FOII GY. F. AND H. STEEL, PROPRIETORS, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. 2 34



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DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Aeent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASH BURTON, | ; Loans Negotiated I Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwaid and ABhburton Alternately ' Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fbidayb Sales of Wool Throughout the Season j Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Oleari .t« Sales as per arrangements AGENT !0R- I Matson and 00, Ohristchurch I Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohristchurcb White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools | Belfast Manures I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and othars that I have appointed Mb W. BAROOCK as oiy Agent m the Kakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburfeon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS DAVID THOMAS. ASHBTJRTON: = WHITE'S = = SHEEP DIP, = THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE MARKET. DAVID THOMAS, AGENT, ASHBURTON.



New Mm& ismm Gonppanjf. BBTABt IBHB JD°""™L _ 18 5 9 CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. THE PBJfiMIJUt AKD^riAMmEST COLONIAL COMI^ANY, WOTID FOR PROMPTNESS AffD LIBERALITY FIRE AND "MARINE RISES, ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, Ac, ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES HANMEK & GKAVES. AGENTS



IIMOATEX(# t_ Pmzn medal __j PURECEYWHIffiM Hobi Within ihs Reach of fill g—r. tmm ' "" ""V mo* m aaas eas * O^ '^T ■. - AT >gjgP'^/ EB EAf*l PRICE: C— SOLD EYAU CROCERS. HAVE NOTHING ELSE. BHOEI THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BPANt MANUFACTURED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF S~~~"T A RrTXI¥'GTNNOUN"CirME^T."^- You can purchase Groceries, Enamelled ware, Crockery and Glass, Boots and Shoes, Oatsheaf Chaff, Bran and Sharps at Hamp atead, and have Goods delivered at your door at Town Prices. A quantity of the famous Mauritius Sugar for Jam making just to hand.—E. Mahood, East Beit Cash Store. Telephone No 76. WANTED Known--A splendid line of Ladies Two-Strap Shoes, 4s 9d. —Mbi&or's Sealandu Boot Store,



ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. i ON and after Thursday, the 7th day of January, 1897, this Office will be CLOSED FOR THE WEEKLY HALF HOLIDAY, ON THURSDAY, instead of SATURDAY, And will be open until 4 p.m on Saturday, after that date. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager. /Tj. W. J. PARSONS, MONUMENTAL MASON, Manchester Street, Christchurch. R. HANDC CX, Agenb. Samples can be seen at my office, Standard Office Buildings, Ashburton. : jmammamommmmmE . 2 125 ■ ii z Prevention IS WoRTH P'JUNDd OF CURE i -L Why ruin your Reapers and itlowa* I by aying inferior Lubricating Oils, whic -ire your horses atvl clog the Mtchme.s, when you can obtain a true T"i)rlcant ike which has been thoroughly tested all ova he world and pronounsed Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th igenfcs EIBWABT* KEECB & SONS OH KJSTCHUROB TBE TEA OF THE AGE. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA.; pRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE I Mi OTHER. , SAXON TEA, i SAXON TEA, Pbofessgr Bickerton reports that SAXON TEAS absolutely Pure and good quality i



_ MUSICAL. MUSIC. lyr is s ~""jp arson MUSIC TEACHER, Corner Wills and William Street. "mlToSbobne" coombe7 PIANO TUNER AND EXPERT, (Late of Loo don), "TTISITS Ashburton and surrounding V Districts every four months — viz., March, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at hie Music Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashburton. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. 11/T RS "OOWMAN TjlOX Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, Havelock Street, Ashbcrton. RAKAIA—FRIDAYS. Pupils] prepared for Trinity College Examinations. __, A OA3CD MRS 4 P ftLARIDGE, A.. \J. VLAIUDGE, TEACHER QF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGINO COX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terme on Application. ~ THE VIOLIK " MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS, Teacher of the Violin, Will resume Teaching at her Rooms, SAWDERS' BUILDINGS, on SATURDAY, January 23, from 1 o'clock p.m. ; also, following Mondays, Wednesdays »nd Saturdays. Terms on application. Llewellyn Owen, PIANOEOiiTE, SINGING AND HARMONY, AND MANDOLINE. TheNEWTJiRM will COMMENCE on MONDAY, Fsbbpary 1. One Box of Clabkk's B 41 Fills warran ted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, m either sex (acquired or cons i tutional), Gravel and Pains m the Back Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold m Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent medicine Vendore throughout the Worid Proprietor* : Tara Linooln and Midi^nd Cqpnbws Pbuo QoMPAmr, linooin, England



Shipping. 1 1 1 H E J^kfjjmCt' NEW ZEALAND Sfjfejjif'SS HIPPING COS LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Tenerifife & Plymouth. R.M.B. RUAHINE WILL ARRIVE IN LONDON IN TIME FOR HER M\JfSTY THE QU B EN'> I' 1A MO N D JL'BILKE. Beat Accommodation for all classes of Passengers at Lowest Rates. Port of "'teamen. Tons. Departure. Date. nhine 8127 Lyttelton April 29 imutak* 4515 Lyttelton May 13 Kaikoura 4507 — July 8 ! oaganro 4163 — I Sept. 2 R.M.S. Rimutak will ca 1 at Punta Arenas (Straits of Magellan), Monte Video, Rio de Janeiro, Teneriffe, and Plymouth. R M.S. Ruahine will go through Magellan Straits (weather permitting). This line alone affords passengers the opportunity of seeing these Straits, the finest panorama m the world We are now prepared to book through passages to the Wear Coast of South America ani Bahia, Pnrnambuco, and the Falkland Islands. Rates and other par ticulara on application. For farther particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Aahburton. SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMirED. FOR LONDON. OOYAL MAIL STEA !^eBs. -*-^1 MKRS, with superior Jyj^^m^S^ accommodation for all clashes *^^^i^^* of passengerß, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Taneriffe aud Ply mouth. ! ons Commauder From Date. lonic ...4753 Kempson... — |June 24 Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... — I Aug. 14 Aofcea ... 6346 Scotland ... — Aug. 19 Gothic ."7730'Ridley ... — Sept. " CARGO STEAMERS. ' Mamari ...3583 Levack ... — ,April 28 Rangitira 4045 Burton .. — Vlay Matatua... 3320 Evans .. — June 9 Fakeha ... 4331 Prosaer ... — Maori ... 5200 Moffatt ... — Aotca and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only HANMKR AND GRAVED, Agents. LINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY 1 OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS a&IL FKOM LYTTELTON AS UN DER : For Westporfc and Gr.eymoi.tb.—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays IS'OTE—For extra sailings see advertise ment m Chriatehurch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Picton, via Wellington— Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration ; reference should therefore be made to Christchurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing For farther particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Aahburton.