The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XVII. NO. 4132

Ashbukto^ : Friday, February 19, 1597.

PRICE: ONE PESfftY



Shipping. I, H E J^tfjS^ NEW ZEALAND Sb^^^^shipping oo.s royal mail steamers, for london, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, A Plymouth Port of S Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Kaikoura 4507 "Wellington Feb. 18 Ruapehu 4202 Wellington Feb. 20 Tongariro 4163 — April 15 Eaahine 6127 — April 29 Rirnuteka 4515 — May 13 and thenceforward every FOURTH THURSDAY. Splendid accommodation for all classes of passengers. Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage m«n6y, or approved guarantee for same. The Rimutaka will go Home through the Straits of Magellan and call at Monte Video Bio de Janeiro, Teneriffe, and Plymouth en route to Lor don. Her sailing date from New Zealand will be the 13ih May. For farther particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY. LIMITED. FOR LONDON. Ai 11OYAL MAIL STKA <*BffljjS^. -" MERS, with superior accommodation for all classes <^^^^^W of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply month. TonsfCommander From Date. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... Lyttel- Feb 20. Aotea ... 6346 -cofcland ... ton Mar 18. Gothic ...7730 Kidley ... — April 1. Tonic ... 4753 Kempson... — June 24 ' CARGO STEAMERS. Maori ... 5200 Moffatt ... — Mar 1 Mamari ... 3583 Levack ... — May 1 Matatua... 3320 Evanß ... — June 9 Rangitira 4045 Burton — j Pakeha ... 43311 Prosper ... — | Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. NION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS S AIL FROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER: For Weßtport and Greymouth—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra sailings see advertise ment in Chriatchurch 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 Chrlstchurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing For further particulars spply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton, MUSICAL, music" Tl/T IS3 ri ARSON MUSIC TEACHER, Corner Wills and William Street. 1 122 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND { THEORY OF MUSIC. ,1311111 , n, TVT R 8 T> OWMAN TT ° x (Certificated Teacher.) Will resume Teaching on THURSDAY, February 4, 1897, and will be at home to arrange with pupils on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 25th and 26th January. Havelock street, January 21,1897. Pupils prepared for Trinity College Exa mination. MR OSBORNE COOMBE, PIANO TUNER AND EXPERT (Late of London), "TTISITS Aahburton and surrounding V Districts e7ery four months, viz., March, July, and November. Orders may be lefb with M \ LLEWELLYN OWEF ab his Musk- Studio, Anade Chambers, Ashbnrtfon Llewellyn Owen, M.C.»'M. 9 JL..e.L-C.»l. PIANOFORTE, SINGING AND HARMONY, AND MANDOLINE. The NEW TERM will COMMENCE on MONDAY, February 1. THE VIOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS, Teacher of the Violin, Will reßiime Teaching at her Rooms, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, on SATURDAY, January 23, from 1 o'clock p.m. ; also, following Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. I Terms on application. "" 1897 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH mrs f7~mae:eig, CAMERON STREET (Opposite Reid , and Gray's. The next term will begin on Monday, February 1, 1897. ~\T ACANCIES in each of the above V Terms on application A CARD MRS A fl fiLARIDGB, A. \J. Ularidge, TEACHER CF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBURTON, Terms on Application. ,



I ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND IKVESIML.NT SOCIETY. ON and after Thursday, the 7th day of January, 1897, thia 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. LOOK. LOOK. PHOTOGRAPH -\7 HOTOGRAPH % J. T. MITCHELL DESIRES TO THANK the Public for their past Patronage, hoping they will continue the same. Having now gone into the business properly, and having some of the beai apparatus procurable, and a fine new lighted Studio, he intends to turn out the FINEST WORK POSSIBLE. Why go to Christchurch when you can eet the work done just, as Cheap in your own town CABINETS, 12s per Dozen. PLATINOTYPE.—The finest artistic work done for less than Christchurch prices. T T I\/T ITCH EL L, O • JL • IVX ITOH EL L, PORTRAIT AISD LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER, Opposite English Church, Tancred Street Ashburton. 1013 WAROO! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Ashburton Drug Company Agents SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BPAND MANUFACTUBED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF rpoWLES' Pennyroyal anil Heel Pills for female •^ qu'ckly correct all irregul ritie?, and relieve the distress!' g symptons so prevalent with tlio sc.v, B ores Is IJd to 2s 9d, of a 1! Chemists and Pr-tent Medicine Ve-dors Prepared only by the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co,, Lincoln, England. Whole sale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of imita tions. IIMOATEXK* *t__,PinHS MEOAL __* PURE CEYLON&INCIAN (foai Within the Reach of All PURE 11 /H| CEYLON 1/d PURE l~ — I—inkT1 —inkT Indian 1/10 blended! €% j m EACHPRtCE -^ ( '■ AMD HP TO JOS fjm 4imv&.j&/Mw[ SOLD_BYALL_CROCERS. HAVE NOTHING ELSE. Baker Bros. rnUBNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanul Road and Cass Streets and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED Telephone Wo. 69, DENTISTRY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS A. Specialty. l Fee for administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed on the promisee. Satisfaction Guaranteed. (1. F. DODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Street, Ashburton. ■¥JTT"ANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye W Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and Everything in the optical line at S. Same's, Opticiw '



II" l^f'SfPlf IIT IT I Hfl fe^*^^«|^^H' Establishes Over 30 ears ' fliliiiifelliff * BEST sel™b bwok Iff^^HSif CHEAPEST HOUSE FURNISHER wijmSßmM^^B^MißM in new Zealand. \mr^ n /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR HI P' " """ J™ ■«- fl BEDROOM dSJLO lO§, II mm 11 B?ssiks "d H||iy A|iiii|ai;i:i|i;i|;;| JJ v Qarpets from "is 6d made and M^|^lMlk!M^liM|| laid Free of Charge. A. Marshall Manager If i^ fli PAINTING. PAINTING. PAPBRHANGIN G. PA PERHANGING. i WE Have the Choicest Assortment of WALL PAPERS in Ashburton, and invite inspection. COMPETENT WORKMEN sent to any part of the County as required, and none but Genuine Materials used. OBDEB EARLY. W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS. DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON, Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fridays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Oleari jg Sales as per arrangements AGENT POE- Matson and 00, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting 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 Mr W. Barcock as my Agent in the Rakaia district * DAVID THOMAS, Aahburfcon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLA.NET JR. TOOLS DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON ! m



New Zealand lasuranGe Goippanj. . ESTABLISh"bd°'"~I _ 1859 capitalHone million. the premiee aot) wealthiest colonial COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND "MARINE RISKS AXSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, *a, ACCEPTED AT LOWEST 3URRBNTRTBB HANMEE & GEAYEB AGENTS THE REASON" WHY YOU SHOULD PATRONISE BRIDGE WORKS. The Largest Engineering Works io the County of Ashburton. BECAUSE You can get all the Mechanical Work done j* you may require, from the Repairing of a Sewing Machine to >_g _i the making of a Combine. h* > BECAUSE We do not take in work, and then get it done  at head-quarters in the large towns. Our head quarters are £d g BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. Where your money will H qq go to employ local tradesmen. P^ *Q O Jj^ BECAUSE We bring more Money to Ashburton for woik igj Ph done in other provinces than all the other shops in the same line,of business put together. H BECAUSE Within the last three years WE have sent 3 EH close on a £1000 worth of Machinery into Otago. These Machines were made by us in Ashburton. KILWORTH & SON, BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. WHEAT. WHEAT. W E ARE PROMPT CASH BUYLRS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, *Ye are also prepared to Store Grate on Farmers account in oar New Grain Stores West Street, Ashburton, ou very favourable*terms Full sized Oornsacka and Twine Supplied at LOWESr CURRENT RATES ROLLITT & CO., CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS. Opfues and Stores WEST STB I ET, ASHBURTON. HARVEST CHEQUES WAKTED! A RAKE OPPORTUNITY FOR GASH CUSTOMERS. HAVING received a Large Quantity of Scotch, West of England, and Colonial TWEEDS and WORSTED SUITINGS, at very much REDUCED PRICES, we bave decided to give our Customers the benefit of our Bargain by making the following GENUINE REDUCTIONS FOR CASB ":— Men's Scotch and West of England Tweed and Worsted SUITS to measure, usual price 955, reduced to 75s cash Men's Scotch and West of England Tweed and Worsted SUITS to measure, usual price 90s, reduced to 703 cash Men's Colonial Tweed SUITS to measure, usual price 808, reduced to 65s cash Men's Colonial Tweed SUITS to measure, usual price 70s, reduced to 59s cash Men's West of England and Worsted TROUSERS to measure, usual price 27s 6d and 30s, reduced to 22s 6d cash J Men's West of England 'and Worsted TROUSKRS to measure, usual price 255, reduced to 20s cash Men's Colonial Tweed TROUSERS to measure, usual price 22s 6d, reduced to 17s 6d cash Men's Colonial Tweed TROUSERS to measure, usual price 17s 6d to 20s, reduced to 15s 6d cash. PILES OF NEW GOODS TO SELECT FROM. &W OUR REPUTATION IS A SUFFICIENT GUARANTEE FOR FIT, SIYLE, AND WORKMANSHIP. CRAIGIIEAD & BERRYMAN, I THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, Ashburton. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS AND HARVESTERS. \I7ATCHES specially designed and constructed for those sngaged in agricultural work are to "be obtained from S. SALEK, WATCH IMPORTER, EAST STREET. These Watches are made by ROTHERAM and otter famed makers to the special order of S. Salek foi the ASHBURTON WATCH TRADE. HAVING BOUGHT LARGELY AT A HEAVY DISCOUNT PRICES ARE REDUCED. ALSO IN STOCK—Dixit Watches (see the name S. SALEK Ashburton, is on the dial); at 20s. Other metal watches from 15s. All Guaranteed.



IF you are in want of a good strong work ing boot be sure you call at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known-A splendid line of Ladies Two-Strap Shoes, 4s 9d. —Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. MILLINERY— Ladies should inspect tht new Millinery, Capes, Mantles, Jackets, Blouses, French and English Corsets ; all new and up to date.—A. Oek, WANTED Known—What the people say. That Andbew Orb has the largest and beat assorted stock of Boots in Canterbury. U 125



WANTED Known—Men's Boots in great variety from 4s lid to 303.— Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known-^Go to the Cobnbb for Newest Styles in Drapery an Millinery—W. H. Collier. rtlY ncTanno unoemen t. — You can purchase Groceries, Enamelled ware, Crockery and Glass, Boots and Shoes, Oatsheaf Chaff, Bran and Sharps at Hamp stead, 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 Belt Cash Store, Telephone No 76. i



Henry Zander. JUST LANDED 1000 BAOSIOO0 BAGS TUT AUBITIUS QUGAB. USE NO OTHER FOR YOUR JAM. Henry Zander, Cheapest Grocer in Ashbttrton. TO FARMERS AND DEALERS. /CLEARING AND SKIN SALES con \J ducted, and Saleyardt regularly attended to, under the Supervision of MR DAVID ZANDER, Auctioneer. Brooke's and Odham's Shwp Dipt always on band. Advances made against Shipment! of Lamb and Mutton. My London Agent it known for his utmost reliability. HENKY ZANDER, STOCK AND STATION AGENT. i— ■ ■■ ... i ...I —^ JUST LANDED, Ex Kaikoura and Fazilka, 100 Cases CASTOR OIL 100 Cases VALVGLINE 10 Bales SEAMING TWINE 1000 Feet LEATHER BELTING 1 100 Galvanised STEHL COLLARS HORNSBY & RANSOME PLOUGH SHARES Barbed and Plain FENCING WIRE 200 Drums LINSEED OIL CROCKERY and GLASSWARE Etc Etc HENRY ZANDER, ■• WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT. TO CONTRACTORS AND CARRIERS. T HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE OATSHEAF CHAFF CRUSHED OATS CRUSHED BARLEY. FEED OATS BRAN and SHARPS HENRY ZANDER, GENERAL MERCHANT, STORAGE. I AM PREPARED to receive GRAIN on Storage at Lowest CtrcuiENi Rates. My Shipment of CORNSACKS is now to hand. Henry Zander, GRAIN, WOOL, AND GENERAL , MERCHANT. ITIVERYONE accustomed to using the A.C. Ointment Will find equal satisfaction in using the Bee Ointment, For which everyone ia kindly requested to ask instead of the AC OINTMENT. Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee ia in the centre, and Edward Gallicban's Factory, Ashurst, Few Zealand, on the «nd of every pot. Bee Ointment is every mother* true friend ; on the weakest baby, or the strongest mau's flesh it is always successful. Price, Is 6d. Bee Ointment is espacially manufactured as a horse and oattle dressing Price—2s 6d AC Corn Cure, for hard or soft oftrni warts, and bunions —Price la AC Vegetable Pills, for male and female uee, 30 pills in every box, and quite equft to anything imported—price Is 6d EDWIN GALLIGHAN, i PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE Ishurst, N.Z. Canterbury Representative, MR G P. HOATTEN, Aehburton, I ' —" The following testimonies to the value of the Ointment are good enough for any* F thing s-~ ' Dear Sirs,—We have great pleasure in r recommending your Bee Ointments. We " have given them a thorough trial, both on man and beast, and they have proved to ba quite as good as you represent. In future ' we intend to keep a stock always on hand— 1 We remain, yours faithfully, Shakplin & Co. i Medical Dispensary, ? New Plymouth, October 19, 1896 i Dear Sir, —I have Bold your Bee Ointment i and AC Corn Cure and Pills for the past i three years,and I have never known of t one purchaser to express a regret for pro. 1 curing your lines. They have in every case > which has come under my notice, given I every satisfaction. Your Bee Ointment ha* ~ proved itself one of the best healing oint* ' merits procurable. Kindly forward me one gross of I'ee Ointment, small size, at your a earliest convenience, Yours truy, 0 A. F. Sykes, Chemist. f II Hundreds of other testimonials too numeron 3 to publish.



Business Notices. Hz Prevention |ri WORTH P'JUND-S OF CURF ■*■ Why ruin your Reapers and alowe. by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whio tire yonr horses and clog the Machines, when you oau obtain a true J "brican» ike VAIiVftiHK which has been thoroughly tested all ove he world and pronounced Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EDWAKD REECB & SONS OHRISTOHUROB PALM AND JOKO TEAS. INDIAN AND CEYLON. OUB 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) is noted for producing 2*o large Tea Dups of Bret-rate Tea to the pound. This is the Tea Mr' George Jameson sold so argely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are qualJy good value for the money, OUR TEAS are so popular that we requently hear of instances of other Teas )eing packed and sold in our empties Imitation is sinceresfc flattery,' bub the jublic should see they get the genuine i r tide. Retau irom all the principal Store- i keepers. , J WHOLESALE FROM | JAMESON, ANDERSON & CO-, 155 Colombo Street, Cheistchubch . _|j__, . . » WANTED, SECONDHAND BAas* NEWCASTLE, WESTPORT, BRUNNER NUTS, MOUNT SOMERS, AND ALLANDALE COALS, always in Slock. ALSO— COKE, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS STAKES, and all fencing material. I wish to draw the attention of the public I the celebrated J AILANDALE COAL, tVlrich has held its own against all the Lignites in the market. It is screened, and )urns with a flame to a clean ash, leaving 30 dangerous embers, and is really the beet md cheapest Native coal to be had. One rial will convince you. James Elliott, SOLE AGENT, WEST STREET, Opposite D. Thomas' Grain and Wool Stores. Telephone No. 83. ** H 8 - g .OH mSjB $ 1 | 8 9 B g a h SSo o g B s i si THE TEA OF THE AGE. i SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. may it, and you will have NO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professob Bjckerton reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pure and good quality WANTED Known—Large delivery of the " Economic" Kid Gloves, four buttons, la 9d per pair, worth iruch more.— W. H. Collier. AINTED Known—The cheapest and most reliable boot shop in Ashburton is Mellors Zealandia Boot Store. One Box of Clarke's B 41 Pills warran tod tofcuve all discharges from the Urinary Organs, in either sex (acquired or cons i rnfional), Gravel and Pains in the Back Guarranteed free from Mercury. Sold m Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent medicine Vendors throughout the World Proprietors : The LINCOLN AND MIDLAND C'UVTiPRDBnoCoMrAnv. 1 inoln. F-npland ~Keaiing's Powder aeßiroys bugp, fleßs, mobs bcetleß, and all other inseots, wbiU t quie h rmless to doraeetio ammftls. In TxterminaMng beetlfß the euooess of tbis powder is tx raordinßry. It ib peifeot.y oleao, i» upp'ioatior. See the article you purchase is Keat^q's, as imi ationslire noxious and ineffeoiu-*!, Sold in tine, 6fl, 19 GJcacb.byal ohemigtl