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Messrs Friedlander Bros., he'd ;i salo < f draught hoiaes to-day. The attend -ice was food and the bidding brisk. Pmcr till .30 were as under :—Bay mare 7yr . £26 10s ; bay gelding Byrs, £25 10s ; lay g la ng 3yrs, £33 ; bay geidiagßyrs, £24 ;'bny mine 6>r j, £37; biynweSyrs, £17 10s; biack geldhv: aged, £18; brown gelding agei, £11; bay geldiug 7yre, £31 ; brown mure 6ys, £27. Harness, implements, covers, etc., al-o sold fairly well.

THE ASUBURTON GUARDIAiy t SATURDAY, JUKE 26. !S??.



! Wanted. TUBIL.E:•: Oysters and Crayfish, fresh fj to-nighs. at Jkwitt's, Deep Sea Fishing Company, Bu r-ettStreet, 6 238



WESLEYAN Church — To-morrow. Evening—Seimon to young men by Rev. R, Jayt.or, Subject—" A foolish l.arg»in." 6 230 T)RIMITIVE M. thodist Church—Special JL Evangelisuc Service. Morning 11 ; rifternoou 3 ; Evening 6.30, conducted by j Rev. Robert Raine, 6 234



Jubilee medals will be distributed to morrow to the Presbyterian Sunday scholars. Two gloves (lady's), one fcaia and the other with fur on it, have been left at this office by the finders. I'he Oamaiu Mall says:—A boy named Tonmey, son of Mr P. Toomey, was the Victim of a serious accident at t,he Oain&'U racecourse on Thursday morning He was putting the horse Vat q.iieher over the schooling hurdles when he collided with roo her horse and came down. He i» believed to have sustained concussion of the brain. The public are to be congratulated on the liberal manner in which they have re ■poi ded to the invitation of our leading bookseller, stationer, and fancy goods vendor, to supply themselves with cheap stationeiy, good literature (for winter reading), and fancy goods. As this month is the record sale of the decade—the firm giving great in dacementß so as to reduce the stock—we have no doabt that the premises of H. N i Anderson, late L. F. Andrewes and Co., will be well patronised during the remainder of the sale.—(A»vt.



LADIhS' Jackets—Wonderful value in Warehousemen's Clearing lines; 30s Jackets, newest shapes, for 15s 9d ; better qualities in proportion.—W. H. Collieb, "The Corner."



"OEVIEW of Reviews for June, Christian XV Herald, Ludgate Monthly, English Illu trated Magazine, Idler, Army and Navy, Family Reader, Boy's Own Paper, S'ix'y Years a Queen, Windsor Magazine, Weldon's Fancy Work, New Books.—H. M. Jones.



FIIHE RICORD SALE,—Haying pur- I chased several sample lots in Water proof Cloaks, Jackets, Cipe.% Hata Bonnets, F.owets, and Children's Millinery at a great reduction, Mrs Aloorn will offer these at and below wholesale price* ; also all her trimmed Millinery, Fancy Goods, Aprons, and Pinafores at great reductions to reduce quantities before stock-taking. 6 155



A NICE ASSORTMENT of Dresa Goods, Flannelettes, Calicoes, Muslinp, Bm broidtries, Lacea, and Trimmings always kept at Mrs Alcorn's. Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Dresses, Pinafores and Aprons made on the premises. Our own make gives satisfaction to everyone. 6 15b



Synopsis of New advmrtisemkhts. Allenton School—Opening announcement. Public Trustee—ln the estate of John Bogers late of A>hburton Forks. Great sale at G. 3. Neill and Co.'s To Let—Shop with dwelling. Church Notices—St Stephen's, Primitive, Weslfiyan. , _  Hanmer and Graves—Sheep sale, Tinwald yards. , Tenders—George Aston, Willowby. Jewitfc—Oysteraand fish. A notice 'appears in this issue that the new school at Allenton will be opened on Monday, July 5. Attention is drawn to an announcement regarding a sale, lasting two months, of the ■took in the estate of G. J- Neill, draper. The goods will be sotd at great reductions on previous prices, the purchasers of the stock having decided to clear the whole right out.



WANTED Known—Every lady should see the very beautiful hand embroi dered Pillow Si^anis, N.D. Bags, and Hand kerchiefs together with new patterns in Table Damask now showing at Mitchell & Turner's. riIHOSE who are married may also have a I pleasant recollection of 'he Record Keiga by purchasing for their home a lovely toned, well finished American Organ, at a very moderate cost, at H. Bairstow's. 6 121



WANT'-D Kuown—Our Clothing and Mercery Uepirment—Special lines in Men's Trousers, exceptional value. Choice selection in Ties, Collars, i^hirts, Hats, and Wool Underclothing. Sewn Macintoshes in stock and to order.t-Mitchkll & Turner. WANTED Known—Our 7s 6d Tweed Dresses. Also our all wool Serges in Cardinal from 2s, Navy and Black from 2s 9d. Satisfactory Dress and Mantle making on the premises. All descriptions of 1 dies garments made to order.—Mitchell and Turner.



The Woman Who Did —, ■- The new woman is creating a good deal of stir in America and Eng and at present, but we need not go away from our own Island, Continent to get new women in all their" glory. Sydney at the present mm nt possesses a uew woman in the person of Mrs 3 mily Tay'or. of Gold, n Grove, Darlington. Interviewed en the •abject, she s% d : — *I have suffer, d more or less for years from ir.dig> stion, ar>d a general tired kind of feeling, a sensation of bti >g anxiou.s |o go to work aud at the same tune a f el- Ing ot bting unatle to do so. I have frequently been for nigh'sunable to eletp ; in fact, I could get no pn per rest for weeks, sleep refusing to visit me. Some times I have felt grfat alarm at my ■ymptoms, accompanied as ihey were by a rush of blood to the head, occasional pold sweats which woreof am >nt aggravated defpription, an<? I h ye often been of opinion that my whole &ysem was out of order,' • OonW y a not obtain any reliaf from these sufftfii •■&,% Mrs Taylor ? ' Not antil quite recently, aad ifc j happened as follows : A gemh-man that I $o bvJbinet'S with was 4 scribing to rae one day how much better in health and spirits he had been circe taking a c.nrte of. Dr WilUams' Pit-k Vila : no as I have » great opinion of his juds»mpnt, I deter mined to get some, which I did, wi h most aatonishing resal's. After the first box I Mt relieved, and I continued to Improve day by dy. Sleep returned to me, cold sweats left me, and by the titne I have fjnished a course of this marvellous pomppnnd I expect to feel completely pared.? The above interview is yet another illus tration of the marvellous effisacy of this great 19 h century remedy, which Ins , wrought over 6000 cares in this and other parts of the world. l>r Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are not a patent medicine, bub are a thor oughly golem ifio preparation, the result of years of careful study on »he part of an i eminent Edinburgh University physician, and they'were successfully used by him in his eveiy day practice l>r years before being r ffered for general sab They posi- ( lively cure Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lum-, bsgo, and Ntoralgia, Influerssa's after ejects, and are g specific tor all diseases of women, sucH as aiuenoia, poor aad watery blood.fenaale irregularities.nervous headache, aud hysteria. They are not a purgative medicine, but brace ap and permanently strengthen ihewhf>l« system. To obtain Dr Williams' Pii.k Pills apply fee your chemist, or send to theDr Williams' Medicine Co ; Wellington, N Z ; who will forward (post paid) on receipt of stamps or post order, one box for 3s, or half dtzan for 12a 9d,



TO LET, QHOP WITH DWELLING, Tancred O Street, opposite Church of England, Rent Low. Apply HUGO FRIEDLANDER and JOHN OKR, Trustees of Wm. Mitchell, or ALBERT ROBERTS, 6 232 West Street.



AUSTRAL! A k MUTUAL PROVIDENT .SOCIETY Now Zealand Branch : Head Offlt o, Customhouse-quay, Wellington! Local Board of Directors : I'he Hon Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G., M.L.O. (Cliairman> The Hon Cuariop J. Johnston, Ki.O> (D3ptty Chairman) Alfred de Batho Brandos!, Esq Tho Hon Edward Richardson, 0.M.0., M.L.C. John Dnncnsi Esq THE ' JLDEST, WE A LTJJ fEß'i, A?7U MOST PROSPEROUS Australian Li ?■*"• Office, \xi> thi. LARGEST IN THK BRITISH EMPIRK,



The only Mu'ual Life Office which declares a BONUS EVERY YKAH Ihe Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most Stringent Character, and ensures a Consi derably Larger Rcservo to meet Liabilities than that hild by any other office in the Australasian Colonio?, ACCUMULATED PUJSiD EXCEEDS £13,750,000 (Thirteen and Three-quarter Millions Sterling ) ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2.000,000 (Two Millions Sterling) POLICIES IN FORCE „, IS«,O1|O Sum Assured ... ,„ ... £40.731234 Oish Bonuses Divided .'. .. 46.813 86a BONUSES CASH BONUS for ONE year, 1898, J8428 706 yteldtag Keveraionary Bonuses amounting to after making SPECIAL RBSBRVBS. CASH BONUSES declared lor last FIVE years, over TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonnaet exceeding FOUR MILLIONS



ASSUBB YOUR LIF ie the A. M. P. SOCIETY and secure a BONUS EVEEY YEAR, Expenses of Management 8| per cent on the total inoome EDWARD W. J.QVYE, : Beeident Secretary. Branch Office— Custom House Quay, Wellingtou JAMES HAIR, District Secretary District Office s Cathedral Square, Cbristohuroh,



Dishonesty of Imitations- HOW IT |S PUNISHABLE IN ENGLAND. Jn the High Courtof Chancery recently, Mr justice Stirling granted an injunction, (with poatp) against a London chemist, which is of moch publip importance. The ternis pf the order are 'that the defendant, his servants, and agents, be perpetually restrained from supplying to persons who ask for or order Dr Williams' Piftk Pills fpr fale people, nnd.er that or any tbbreviared title, such as "Pmk Pills fur Pale People, ' ' Dr Wiliams 1 Pink Pills,' or'Dr Williams, Fills,' AN? PILLS HOT BEING THE PLAINTIFFS pills, and a'so from passing off auch pi Is by the me of the term ' Pink Pills for Bloodless People,' or in ai y other way,' The defendant wfts dhecfced to give up to the plaintiff all labels, e!c, containing the tents 'Pink! PUJq for Bloodless People,' knd account to the plaintiff for all profits made t-y the use of that title. The nujneroHs cmes effected in this ponptry by 0r Wijli^ms' Pii-k Pills for Pale People have led to fraudulent sub stitutions being attempted. They are only genuine when sold in a pink wrapper, with the FULL NAMB-Dr WUliums Pink Pil'a for Pale People—printed in red. Anyone who knows of substitution, or ATTEMPTED SUBSTITUTION, ia a*ked to communica'e (in confidence) wkii Messrs JohnFoni'Minter, Simpson & 0o \ Nprwich-chamberp, Uuntey-street, Sydney, solicitors for the manufacturers of the genuine Pills, who have been in structed to take proceedings for them forcunet.t ef the proprietoro' rights



AT THE D.I.C. SALE OF FANCY GOODS. TUST PURCHASED and to be Sold the f \ whole of a f. ■■ i ■• WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMAN 8 '■' " STOCK," COMPRISING 160 LOTS, VIZ. J Mirrors, Easel Pictures, Oleographs, Photo Frames, Blotters, Brackets, Trays, Wire Goods, Easels, Brush Racks, Writing-desks, Companions, G'ove and Handkerchief Boxes, Stamp Albums, Brass Goods, Inkstands, Ladies' Bagu, Pictures, Scrsip-bobks, Pate l^acks,' Hand' Mirrors, >%0. , &c. EVERYONE should SEE these USEFUL and PRETTY GOODS, which will bo



ALMOST GIVEM AWAY TO THE PUBLIC. Aa we have not sufficient Room to Display these special lots, they will be put out in who'esale quantities opposite the department usually oocnpied by travelling requisites on the ground floor. AT THE AT THR D.I.C. D.I.C. B. HALLENSTKIN, E. 0. BROWN, Chairman. Manager. The true leaf of the Tea plant, untampered wit! aud pure ; this is Kozie Tea, try ib — i|ohn Orr * Co., ttgents, ,



NQTICJB, mHE ASSPPJ3UKTOJJJ TAILOEING ?JL COMPANY has on-hand a very choice selection of the" very latest Patternß, by which the public eaa secure the most Fashionable irnit, and not have any old stock palmed on to them. Our cutter, Mr Pauling, 'has had a large experience in the best Tailoring Establishments in the polony. Jilterefore give its a trial, aiid we will guaran tieo you oao of the most fashionable Suits jjrocuiable. Gents' own material made up. W. PAULING,



Tenders ______^ E S. npENDERS reqtiirrd for purchasing a'ack JL of hay from 4 to 5 tons, now on my section on Gedding's Swamp, tenders may be left with Mr D. Thomas up to SATUR DAY, July 3, addressed to GEO. ASTON, 6 231 Willowby.



T. Bullock^ _ _ riIOWN Property centrally situ at ed in X Burnett Street, beingT.S. 641, contai ning £ acre, on which is erected a Dwelling House of 7 rocms with verandah. The land is of first-class quality for garden purposes. Offers are invited for this property. Exceptionally easy terms of payment will be accepted. T. BULLOCK.



ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. FTIENDERS are invited for Asphalting I certiin Footpaths whhin the Borough. Particulars may be obtained from the Borough Council Office, where Tenders will be received till 4 ;»m. on MONDAY, the 28th int-t. 0. B. FOOK3, 6 215 Town Clerk.



H]NDS *ND RANGITATA DISTRICT By order of the Mortgagee. ACIK ACKFS, with eight-roomed Dwel 4t/^«J Hng House and other buildings erected thereon, now in the occupation of Mr ,T. W. Sawle. Offers tr«i Btill invited for the purchase of this property. Exceptionlly easy terms of payrr.ent. Appiy to T. BULLOCK.



Government Notices. In the matter of the Public Trust Office Acts for the time being, and in the matter of th« estate of John Rogers, late of Ashburton Forks', in the Pro vincial District of Canterbury, Shep herd, deceased.



! TiNWAtD. HARHNtTsTREET. TO LET—Cottage, and 1 acre of land, the property ot Mrs Laffby. Rental required 5s per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent.



NOTICE is hereby gi ran that all Cieditors and others having Claims against the above estate are required to send in to J. J. M. Hamilton, Esq., the District Agent of the Public Trustee, Ohristchurch, and in writiDg, on or before the 6th day of September, 1897, full particulars of such ■claims, giving the items and amounts of the same ; and the Public Trustee will, at the ■expiration of the eaid time or as soon there after as conveniently may be, distribute the assets of the said deceased, or any part thereof, among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the c'aims which the Public Trustee shall have then had notice, and according to the priorities given by the Public Trust ( ffiee Acts for ihe time b-ing to such claims as between themselves respectively. Printed forma for the purpose ran be obtained from any of the Agents of this ! office. ! ALL moneys payab'e to the above estate may be lodged to the credit of the Public Trustee's Account at any Po3'al Money- Order Office, or piid to J. J. M. Hamilton, Ksq , District Agent of the i/üblic Trustee, Christchurch. JAMES C. MARTIN, Public Trustee. Public Trust Office, Wellington, 18th June, 1897. 6 226.



FOR SALE—A Singe-seated Buggy, als<> strongly built Dog Cart. T, BULLOCK. ALtfORD FOREST ROAD. TO LET—New Cottage, good cooking rasge, well situated. Rental 63 61 per week Apply so .„. , T. BULLOCK.



MOORE STREET. 'v: TO LET—Shop and dwelling, all newly painted and papered. Rental wanted 6s per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent.



Public Notices RECOBD SALE mo FURTHER REDUCE THE LARGE STOCK OF STATIONERY, BOOK^, ALBUMS, ACCORDIONS,



AND 'GENERAL FANCY GOODS, The Sale will be continued for another THIRTY DAYS, FROM TUESDAY, 15th inst., WHEN FURTHEK REDUCTIONS Will be made in all lines. 9 DO NOT MISS THE liecord Month's Sale. LAY IN A STOCK when goods can be bought cheap at ' H. N. ANDERSON'S, (Late L. F. Andrewes and C 0.,) EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. a s eTbljHr, ton POULTRY, PIGEON, AND CANARY SOCIETY. qiHE ANNUAL EXHIBITION X WILL BE HELD IN THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 2 & 3, 1897. By permission of the Colonial Secretary, I A GRAND ART UNION Will be held in conneotion with the Show. Tickets la each, with admittance to Show. To be obtained of the Secretary. EDWARD STEPHENS, Hon. Sec. Art Union, or E. A. ROBOTTOM, 18 Hon. Sec. Poultry Society.



IIMDATEII^ « ptaz* MBnAt_* - FURECEYIONiINDIAN TEAS feu Within fe(> Reach flfiß G™Si 1/3 PURE J Lft INDIAM ]J| BLENDED €57k AT 1.^5/.^ awwii 9W/M 4/PERLB.UZ/fl mm mr all wtoctas.



LISMORE DISTRICT. TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. FOE SALE. yfQU ACKES, being R.S. 27572, all 4tt/O fenced and improved, mostly ia English grasses Cottage, Stable, Sheep Yards, etc., erected thereon ; well watered. ALSO,— 200 acres, R.S. 27607, near the above, the properties of Messrs LidcUe Bros , who are now in the North Island and have made up their minds to realise. Offers are invited. Terms, etc, on application. T. BHI LOCK.



TINWALD. TO LET—Cottage, fronting Graham's Road, near the Hotel. Rental 3s 6J per week. T. BULLOCK.



FOE " SALE., QUBURBAN PROPERTIES situated O iv Allenton, Hampatead, &c, as follows, viz:— Lots 75 and 76, each containing £ acre, Cambridge Street, Hamp tead, good land. Lot 2, containing £ acre, fronting Alford Forest Koad, just above Woollen Factory. Lots 4 and 15, each containing \ acre, corner of Baker Street and Alford Forest Ro&d, with a four-roomed cottage, wi'h verandah erected thereon. Lot 16, containing^ acre, fronting Alford Ft; rest Road. Lot 14, containing 33 perches, part of RS. 4905, North Town B. It. Lot 8, containing \ acre, fronting A-lford Forest R- ad. Lot 36, containing | acre, fronting Church Street, Hampstead, with comfortable cottage and other buildings, all iv good order. A bargain. Lot. 30, containing \ acre, fronting Alford Forest Road. Lot 525, containing \ acre, Harland Street, Tinwald. Lot 25, containing | acre, fronting Winters Road, Allenton. Lots 10, 20 and 22, containing in all three quarters of an acre, fronting William Street, Allenton, with four-roomed cottage, wash house, stable, and other buildings erected thereon. Orchard stocked with well grown fruit trees. Lots 15, 16, 17 and 18, containing 1 rood, 28 perches, just off the West Town Belt, Lot 8, containing ] % acre, fronting the continuation of Cox Street. Lot 42, containing £ acre, Church Street, Hampßtead. Lot 3?, containing two acres back of Presbyterian Manse, Trevorton. Lots 77 and 78, containing 2 acres at back of Flour Mill, kuown as part of Walsh's Paddock. T. BULLOCK.



[ADVERTISEMENT.] Tara, Ashburton, 23rd June, 1897. 'PROPRIETOR Ashburton Standard. .i* " '"' '"■"■ l Sir, —Having casually heard that my character and conduct, are being attended to in the columns of the above-named paper, I venture to write to $iank you for this consideration, and whilst doing so will take the liberty to characterise your rhapsodies and reasons, with my remedy j— " Oh factious reptile ! whose incisive tooth Would strangle Brick and pervert the trurh ; Illiteracy inhaleß the •• gush " from your tainted bellows, 'Twould throttle and choke fair-minded fellows. Brick's defence for Curtis waa a bitter pill You declined Jo swallow, relying on skill. Of pourtraying my character you wrote 'bwas " rude," Your plumage off then I'll strip you nude. You've had vices, but there were virtues left in I Your fiery bosom, qnbil you wrote at! Methven ■■<....;■. Of the" youthful Knight. Oh J such a crammer, That he was incapable to wield th§ faainnier. . . ? If to ability you, h,aye same pv^tenoe, You are clearly waiting in common sense. When lUreac|ling''Handoook, with un current ta>t», For "doing" all but three in Rangitata. No leas cruel your liberty with Father Adam, Who consented to give his good name at random; Yet regretted, when seeing the word " priority " " '" Writ beforeljfandeaclf as.a ato^k authority, Shocked' by the fan,pulse, J will a,t qoqq pursue; • ; , Au Opposite gpttrsfi, making my own re vww sjl Handcock's skill, by questioning whether He knows a crossbred ewe from a merino wether.



Please, don 8* forget, I would regret In the Standard's columns to shine ; Write on, then, with your jaundiced pen— Libel in every line. Such frothy stuffs not tough enough— 'Tis brittle as cast iron. Observe this rule, go back to school, And study the gifted $yron. 6 218 -I am, etc., DAN BRICK.



WANTED Known, Inspect Fletcher Bros' show of Crockery, etc., suit able for presents before going elsewhere. It will pay you.—Fletcher Bbqs., Cash Supply Stores.



WANTED, Eggs, 1000 dozen, must bo fresh, and 1 ton of Beeswax, highest market prices given by Fletcher Bros., U«a!; Supply Stores.



! Public Notices ALL "VN TON SIDE SCHOOL WILL Be OPs NET) on MONDAY, Ju'y 5, 1897, at 9 30 a.m. Children, whose paren's intend sending, will only be taught up to and including the third Standard. By order. D. MACPHERSON, 6 227 Chairman Borough School. TjiOß FIRST-CL^SS B GYOLFS At lowest priceß ; T? 'R THE B;.ST & CHRaPEST TYRES IN CANTERBURY; Tjl B GUARANTEED REPAIRS At lowest charges, GO TO THE ECLIPSE CYCLE WORKS, BARING SQUARE, Ashburton. BIDE TaiT ECLIPSE HUMBEE, The Be Wearing and Lightest Running Machine in Australasia, SO Per Cent longer Guarantee than other makes. A. A. CARSON, G. H. CARSON, Business manager. Works manager. SOLE AGENTS in Ashburton for-the! Royal Knfield—the English Championship ; machine.



Hanraer and Graves. TI N WAL I) YARD 8. TUESDAY, JUNE 29 WE Shall offer at this fixture the following lines of cheep,— 900 Prime Fafc CROSSBEED Ew^s £)Kf\ CROSSBRED EWES, in Lamb fo &t)\J English Leicester Rims—i gced line. 1 QA Two-tooth HALFBRED EWES, IOU in Lamb to Lincoln Rams. Also, other lines fat and store Sheep. HANHER & OR'VE . JOHN R. BLAND, 6 235 Auctioneer.



D. i homas, By Order of the Mortgagees. A R 0 A D K. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1897. MR DAVID THOMAS has received instructions from the Mortgagees to Sell as above, at 1.30 p.m.,—• T.S. 855 and 856, containing k Acre in Grey Street, Ashburton, well situated and with a northern aspect. Terms if required. 180 . D. THOMAS.



ARCADE. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1897, MR DAVID THOMAS has received instructions from the owner to sell by Public Auction as above,— Town Sections 522 and 553, with long frontages to East Street and Cox Street, together with Nine-Roomed House, Stable, Wash-House etc. Thia block of land is immediately oppo site the Railway Station, and must in the ordinary course of events greatly increase in value within the next few years. Terms Moderate. 6 181 D. THOMAS.



ARCADE, ACKE FARM, DROMORE. .SATURDAY, "JULY 3, 1897. MR DAVID THOMAS has received in structions to Offer by Public Auction as above— ; R.S. 27350, containing 500 acres (more of less) and known as W. K. Anderson's, wel! fenced and watered. The above land is good sheep country, and if property treated would very soon repay itaelf. It can be profrably worked as a grazing faim, or is admirably suited to work in conjunction with heavier or swampy land. Terms made easy. DAVID THOMAS, 6 178 Ashburton.



AECADE. SPECIAL HOUSE FAIK. FiiIDAY, JULY 16. iy /TV USUAL Horsa l^ir will take place on JULY 16'.h. Farmer aud others requiring early number should enter at once. I). THOMAS.. Ashbnrton, 6 186 Auctioneer.



Friedlander Bros., Limited. — t O L El\ /"YNE TWO-ROOMED HOUSE WITH STABLE AND TWO ACRES OF LAND AT ALLEN lON. Apply FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd.



FOTATOES. POTATOES. TTT B ARE BUYERS OF PRIME TABLE POTATOES. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited. "TIT E HAVE FOR SALE PRIME TABLE POTATOES. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. VT7E ARE GASH BUYERS OF WHEAT RYEGRASB OATS COCKSFOOT BARLEY CLOVERS CHAFF And al other Farm Produce. FRIEDLANDER B.RQS., I*d. ' " 3 FOR PRIVATE SALE. WE; HAVE FQR SALE ON EASY TERMS, A FARM, Containing "I ,jAQ ACRES, situated at Hinds, and AtfcUO lately occupied by Mr J. W. Sawle.



R. Alexander, RAILWAY STATION REFRESHMENT ROOMS, ASHBURTON. rPIHE Advertiser desires to inform his JL Friends and the General Public, that he makes a specialty of keeping in stock the very highest class of spirits so that the public may rely on being supplied with the purest liquor obtainable. The following list will show what can be procured:— WHISKIFS. Scotch.—Walker's Kilmarnock in bulk and case; Buchanan's Glasgow — "Old Smuggler " ; D.C.L. — Liqueur; Highland Nectar; Highland Club and V.O. Special Bernard and Co., Leith—"Encore" ;Gilbey*B "Provost"; Robertson, Dundee—fine old Scotch ; Brown, Glasgow—4 Crown ; Daw | son's Glenlivet " Perfection " ; Gow and ; Ross, Glenfarg Dundee; Mitchell, Glasgow— i Heather Dew Special; Dewar and Sons, i ; Perth —Old Highland; McKay and Co., Glasgow — White Horse Cellar; Usher, Edinburgh—Special Reserve; The "Ben more" brand ; Caledonian Liqueur, Jrish. — Mitchell's, Belfast—Old Irish Kirker, Greer, and Co., Belfast—" t-hara rock 1'; Dunville's Belfast John Jamieson and Son's—Dublin * * * ; D.C.L-—'« Killy croy " ;Old BushmiHs Distillery Co. ; County Antrim—pure mal> ; Hr John Power's Special. American. — Hiram Walker's Canadian Oiub, Ontario. The following whiskies in bulk always in stock—Walker's, Dewar'sandSona, Mitchell's V. O. M. Usher's special reserve. BRANDIES. Bifquit _ Dubouche, V.0.C.8. for invalids and *** *; Hennessey's * * * ; Pascal Cotnbeau's Cognac; Jules' Romford's Old Cognac and Champagne Cognac for invalids ; Australian brandy— -I he best; Denis Mounie's brnuds—hulk and caso; Mirtell's Da;k. Gins of all grades, and English and Colonial bottled Ale and tftout, and Dunedin and Christchuich Bulk Beer always in stock. All classes of L:queurs, including Bene dictine, Chartreuse, Curacoa, Cherry Brandy, Sherry Brandy, Ginger Brandy, and Maraschino, WINES. A Jong wine list, including Special Invalid Port. Tobacco, Cigars, and Cigarettes, the best brands. The Cafe is open from seven a.m. till eight p.m., during which time tea, coffee, cocoa, bovril, etc., can be supplied. All liquors have been reduced in price to meet the requirements of the Public. R ALEXANDER, REFRESHMENT ROOMS, RAILWAY STATION, ASHBURTON. 20



SAUNDERS' — = BUILDINGS. T HAVE now to hand a complete and carefully selected stock in all de partments, suitable for the season, and which will be offered at EXTREMELY LOW RATES—keeping in view the fact, " That quality is the true test £of cheapness, Now is the time to lay in your Winter Stock of BLANKETS, FLANNELS, FLANNELETTES best makes. f MEN'S, YOUTH'S AND BOY'S CLOTH ING, (all Biaes). WATERPROOF TWEED COATS in stock and made to measure, BQQTS—Men's, Youth's, Women's and Children's Boots and Shoes—V Standard a,nd other well-known brands. I also hold large stocks of the BEST KNOWN BRANDS IN TEAS Hajf-ehests, 5 and 101b boxes and tins, lib and £lb packages. Sugars, Oatmeal, Flour, Bran, Poljard, Potatoes, Kerosene, CandFes, Oils, Iron mongery, Tinware, Enamelware, Crockery ware, and other goods. LOWEST RATES. A. LAWRIE. ]jIUUND— Nineteen shillings cash to be J worth Twenty credit. Our practical system of cash discount One Shilling in the Pound, meets with approval,—Babrhtt Bros, " The Hall," East Street. Fratpattf and lw,yiqQrQ,tinq"~New Vims



The land is divided ia.io three paddocks j 170 acres are iii English grass, 120 aoica r'ea^y for ploughing, and the balance in tusaock, Possession can bo given on JULY 1 next. For further particulars, app!y t:Q FRIEPI4ANDER BROS., Ltd.



AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SALE. | MORTON MAINS ESTATE, SOUTHLAND, ON the Main Trunk Line, 17 miles from Invercargill. One of the few remain ing opportunities to secure land iv a favor able situation in the rapidly improving i Southland district. The land grows heavy crops of turnips and oats. Three dairy factories within easy distance. Sections of all areas to meet all purchasers. 10,000 acres already sold to farmers, Prices range from £1 10s to £2 per aore for tussock lands. Improved sections £3 to £5. Terms 20 per cent cash, balance in five years at 5 per cent. Full particulars will be sent on application to the Manager, or any of the Laud Agents of JjJYWowgill, & ;o7



FLETCHER BROS., THF, CELEBB\TED CASH GBOOtBS. price list, our country oasromrro can gS ™on aj "LtioJT ft*" d° n°> adv«rlii* * SWSB?:s s ass* - ™ --^^^srz^ss WE LEAD, FoTloW WHO CAN JJ -d wishing to get thetft S^ftrSd L^ffJ! tf» ROLLXTTd SUPREME ROuSTpLOUa AT WMOLEBALB Q nn «i- j ■ MlHj' PRICES thaclon we »» «ell oh«,p.t tbu «y other ho o »7n A.kbwSi. ~*<ti ** "P* CHINA, GLASSWAKB, BABTHENWABB. -SffiaSiTJa 58ZSZ 2SZ&s3h£&~ r^fm». WEDDING PBESENTS. WEDDING EBESIMtiU s^L'a'arJSr""" tbr- '"«• *• Pretty line of Vase* at 3a 6d per pair Itro. .i» Pretty line of Vaae. at I B >6d per pair! 8 lM \



CUTLEBY. CUTLERY. BEST MAKERS, LOWEST PRICES Johnson*, Taylor'^Eyewitnes*. B^dgerf W BEDBOOMWAEE. BEDKOOMWARE. wedding present, should not fail to see o«r atock beforl a«^ i ' f°u them»l«*. <* «« Remember that you ca* in S pecfc our G^tSS b^ptTe'dTbuy. SPECIAL NOTICE TO OUR COUNTRY CUSTOMBRa as that we BeD d good ß to all trainer oMZSSKIi^iiS^ "iB mindt M> ECGS, EGGS. BEESWAX, BEESWAX. I We are cash buyers of the abo ,c in any quantity at bighe* m«ket»!« | FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBITRTON AND OHRISTCHDBOH ' Telephone 24—80 x 67.



SPECIAL ATTRACTION. 600 YARDS OF IHE j^-KWEST AND MOST FASHIO N A BXB DRESS FABRICS HALF I'RIGE. A. P. WILLIAMSON, T^NORED STREET Having Purcnaseda Warehouseman's Stock of Dresa Good,, at an i mm «n M Reduction, is now offering the same to the public at half the usual price*. ALL DOUBLE WIDTHS. A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DRAPEE & CLOTHIER, Tancred Street, Aahburton



RECORD m REIGN. M CDONALD & M°DIARMID'S. mTwwMSiZISIS JSf"^ wi" *'"their•d""to«>to^ CRACK PROOF CALF, ami .11 t,t M t M.kes kept in Stock. McDonald & mcdiarmid, BOOT MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS, J. NICHOLAS, Manager.



TYPEWRITING OFFICE Arcade Chambera. ALL CLASSES of Work neatly and promptly executed. Legal, Com mercial, Tabular Statements, Testimonials, etc. Carbon Duplicates half price. Memeograph Conies for Circulars, etc., fiom 3s 6d per hundred. Instruction in Typewriting. Vacancy for two pupils. 6 213 a M. GRAHAM. NIGHr SCHOOL T7IOR Pattioalars apply to DAVID J. JONEa WANTED Known—The cheapest at.d most reliable boot shop in Ashburton "t Mkhou's Zealandia Boot. Store. WANTED Known—A. Orr, Agent for the celebrated Fearnought Serges defy sea air, and water- 3 139 VJTT ANTED Known—Nothing but ap to T T data Goods are said at Msi&Olt 1 ifc rrioe* tl)«6 defy competiticn.



" THE LADY'S LAST BTAKKL" THE above beading has no reference to Rambling whatever, either in the way o* playing a quiet; game of whi. t for penny points and threepence on the rub, or of wagering a pair of four-button gloves on the four-oared senior outrigger championship. It is the title of an old comedy by Colley ' Cibber, in which the heroine apostrophise* her teapot as follows :— " Tea ! thou soft, thou sober, sage and " venerable liquid ; thou female tongue* ••running, smile-soothing, heart-open "ing, winktippling cordial, to whose "glorious relish I owe the happiest "moments of my life, let me tall "prostrate." This invocation was somewhat high-flown. but the same ideas flow through the tniode of thousands of women of New ZeeJaasl when they reflect on the health, econonrt, comfort, and satisfaction which has been their let since Suratora Tea was introduced. Th« ; testimony of the people cannot be disrfgarded or ignored. Stjratcra holde I its high reputation because its ♦' Strength " , "Flavour," and "Quality" never Tary. It is grown, not made ; it is not blended | with India or China teas ; and the gardeat ; where it is produced are noted as beta* len * subjtct to climatic changes than any other in the tea-growing zone. Fmoe tbt f superiority and unchanging merit of SURATURATEA, John qm * g&, twk