The Ashburton Guardian.

roi* xvijl no. 4098

As^bubto* : Friday, January a 2, 1897.

PBICE: ONE PBNJNY

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Trains leare Aehburton FOR TMB RUfoLP- w«y% « 7.20 a.m., 3.40 p.m., a»d 7.6 p.m. («pr*«). On Mondays, W«d. aewiays, and Friday, an extra traia Jwtw *tlLoa.m. Trains arrive from the North "very day at 10.45 a.m.. 12.48n00n (expr«s) and 8,0 p.m. Trains leave Ashburton FOR TBS SOUTH every day at 10.55 a.m. r and 12.58 noon (express). On Taeidayg, Thonday*. and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.60 p.m. A train leaves for Mount) Somers branch line every day ah 4.25 p.m. The braaoh train arrives in Ashbnrton at 8.46 a.m. Trains leave Fakaia for Methven dftilv (Thursdays exoepted) at 7.5 p.m., oa Tuesd&ys at fo.lo a.m, VnV on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Trains \mt§ Methven at the following times rssptottolf ~5.60 every day, exoept Fridays} 10.30 Fridays 3.10 p.m. Tuesdays.



Shipping NEW ZEALAND 00.8 ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, A Plymouth Port of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Ruapehu 4202 Wellington Jan. 21 Kaikoura 4507 Wellington Feb. 18 Ruabine 6127 — Mar. 18 Tongariro 4163 — April 15 $lmut*ka I 4515 — May 24 *ne| thenceforward em*' FOURTH THURSDAY Splendid accommodation for all classes of passengers. Warrants leaned for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage money,' or approved guarantee for same. The Ruahine, March 18, and Rimutftka May 13, will go home through the Magellan straits {weather permitting), calling at the port of Pandas Arenas We be.a; to draw the special attention of intendh g travellers to the grandeur of the scenery in the Magellan straits, and to point out that this liae alone afford! passengers the oppe tanity of witnessing what is generally described at the finest panorama in the world. For further particular* apply to FRIKDLANDER BROS., Lid. Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION ©OMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. JfeA. TIOYAL MAIL STRA- MERS, with superior accommodation for all clasps ■ ■ l ;^^^^^ mm of passengers, calling at Mpnfce Video or Rio, Tensriffe and Ply oath- -1 on» Commander From Date. 1897 lonio ... 4753 Kcmpaon... — Feb 4. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell... — F*b 14. Aot«a ... 6346 Gotland ... — Mar 13. Sofchfc ...7730 Ridley . — April 1. Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon pwuengera only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. .'.UNION' BTEAMBHIP COMPANY V OF NEW ZEALAND, Lsmmbb STEAMERS S AIL FROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER: For Westpoit and .Oreymoth—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs ■' ■ day end Saturdays NOTE— For extra sailings see advertise* meut in Chmtoharch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Pioton, via Wellington-— Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Ohrlatchurch daily papers for dates and hoar of sailing Foe f orthw partietdatv apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agest, Ashburton. MUSICAL. , pIAJSQFORTE, SINGING, akd FREKOH MKS F~MKKEIG, CAMEBON STREET (Opposite Reid and Grey's. The next terra will begin on Monday, September 14, 1896 Mas Makeig will ba at home on Saturday and Monday, 12 and 14, to receive new pupils, "T>T A.QABGIES in each of the above> V Terms on application A OABD MRS A' f^" pLARIDQE, jLeL'.OLARIDGE, TEAOHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING OOX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terms on Application. M.C.S.M, L.R.L.0.M., GIRKFISATED TEACHER. - PIANOFORTE, SINGING, HARMONY, and MANDOLINE/ , Qaarter* started from any date. PUPILS prepared for tondon College, and Trinity College Examinations. Eetudiantina Bani meets every THURS DAY.—Fee for engagement, 1 guinea. idiT OBBpSii~COOMBB, PIANO TUNER AND EXPERT (Late of London), ■^CTIBITS Ajhburton and surrounding V DistrieU, every four months, viz., March, July, and November. Orders m»T be left with M. LLEWELLYN O*EF »* hls Masit Studio, i r3ade Chambers, Ashburton THE VIOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS, Teacher of the Violin, Will resume Teaching at her Rooms, SAUNDERis'BUILDINGS, on :BATURD. 4Y, J»mwy 2i, from 1 o'clock , piin. ; alw, following Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Terms en application. ftlrs Bowman If ox, OBRtBIFIOATED TEACHER, Havelock Street, Aehbnrton. FANOFQRTBi Singing, Organ, en Theory: of Music, Quarters com menditd at any date., Pupils prepared fo -Trinity College Exaroinationß. LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPEOIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole azent for Aahburton District, S. S A h B *- JEWELLER, KAST STREET, ASHBURTON. X ASARUS patented System enaore XJ comfort and correct slghi. Done poll yoor eyw by Ming Wly filing 3peet»fll«».



THS } NEW DAVIS M VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE. ABHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. 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. WANTED, 5000 SEOONI>B[AND BAGS* NEWCASTLE, " ESTPORT, BRUNNER NUTS, MOUNT SQMERB, AND ALLAN) >ALE COALS, always in Stock. i ALSO— COKE, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS' STAKES, and all fencing material. I wish to draw the attention of the public the celebrated AIL AND ALE GOAL, Which has held its own against all the Lignites in the market. It ia screened, and burns with a flame to a clean aab, leaving no dangerous embers, and ia really the best and cheapest Native coal to be had. One trial will convince you. James Elliott, SOLE AGENT, WEST STREET, Opposite D. Thomas' Grain and Wool Stores. TSLKPHONE No. 83. MZ AAB STABIiMS. ""~ LIVERY AND BAIT. BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, Close to Arcade. fTIHESE Commodious Stables are open at JL all hours, and ths Proprietor can Supply at a moment's notioe— BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, WAGGONETTES, and SADDLE HORSEB AND A FIRST CLASS DRAG, Suitable for Picnic Parties, Electioneering and oi her processions Matched Teams and Pairs also provided. JOSEPH LLOYD, June., PROPRIETOR, IIMOOTEIC® i PfUTM MEDAL Z-J> PURECEYLGN&IKQIAN Rom Within fca Reach of AB PURE 11 /A] CEYLON I/O PURE YTiii 'NDJAN 1/10 BLENDED A f AWUFTO mWIJk mißjJ^/Ht\ SOLD BY ALL GROCEttS. HAVE NOTHING ELSE. loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF QURB Why ruin, your Reapers and alowev by neii*g Inferior Lubricating Oila, whlc^ tire yoar horses and clog the Machines, when you oan obtain a irui lubricant ike which has been thoroughly tested »Jl°*« he world and pronounced ynequallea. Obtainable from all Storekeepew or fch \gents fIBWARD KEECE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH MOTHERS and fathers who have to provide Boots and Shoe*, should oil ajt HiUov'f Zt alaUd i» 800 l 8tor«.



business Notice, " " "~ TRK — ; ' DAVIS 9BWIKO MACHINE. ~ A „ ~* ■ ' Soup Awum torn N«w Ziazulot qpHJ rapldly.inoreaslßg popularity of if i \ T o --v \t a. r«A 1 then Machines in England and MliN S N & CO* Amer'oa hM reoeived a very srreat impetus by thei remarkable success they attained at the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im &ts ■zrissra' stjsss •* ooMuw *• <»™<»™*™<>» ---«w recognition they well merifced—Spioui. AwA»Df The fim coasigntnents of fcheso l»te«t improved machines reached thia colony by the loaio a month ninfte. and the Agente Mmim MXNSON * 00., lay «„„ «>*r •«* nwohaitprotwl. At the Antwerp PER Qa Rt\ WEEK bbiblnm, 1894, the Davis Maohi*. wm -6» Q-" awarded the Gold Medal. I m PL i> o^f •Jf! #BmBMB ■"■" T; Crai A /ill ■- ■ - ■■ v s (g) MI fa Is **■ @X ' foe- z Afm\ WALTER A. WOOD CO. HAVING BEEN APPOINTED AGENT for the County, for the above Company I am now BOOKING ORDERS for their Well-known Hat vesting Machinery and have pleasure in introducing to the Farmers of Aahburton and Rakaia diitdcte, their NEW THREE AFEON OPENJREAB REAPER AND BINDER. This Machine has been THOROUGHLY TRIED AND TESTED, having been n use in America and England'for the past four seasons, and in Australia for the past two, and has won the admiration of all who;, have seen its work. THE SINGLE APBON REAPER AND BENDER. Still Holds its Own, and well deserves its title of "FATHER OF THEM ALL."; WOOD'S SIDE DELIVERY REAPERS Defy Competition, while their MOWER RAKES, and TEDDERS, are SECOND to NONE. The " Farmers' Favorite" Grain Seed and Manure Drill is undoubtedly] the BEST ON THE MARKET. A Full Supply of EXTRAS on hand, and can be delivered Day or Night throughout the harvest MR B, B. RES TELL iajin Charge of the Machinery Department, and full particulars may be had from him. BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE, CAREFULLY EXAMINE "THE NEW WOOD." D. THOMAS, AGENT. MELLOR'S VZEALANDIA' BOOT STORE 13 now making & Special Christmas Display of Summer Boots and Show. Already the Ashburton Public have pronounced it to be the CHEAPEST AND BEST ASSORTED STOCK EVER SHOWN IN ASHBUBTON. i —Please Note a Few Quotations- Ladies* pretty two-strap shoes, tan and black, 7s 6d Ladies'strap shoes, 4a 9d Ladies' and Gentlemen's waterproof Canvas Shoes—Splendid value Ladies' Oromelette Shoes from 8s 9d—Very cheap Ladies' Shoes, 6s 6d—-Great bargains. THOUSANDS OF OTHER LINES, THAT DEFY COMPETITION. Look at windows and you will admit that it is the Best display ever made in Ashburton A trial will at once convince you of the difference in price and quality from other boot-shops, Note Address— JAMES MELLOR, TANORBD STREET, ASHBURTON.



_ ;■ Business Notices. II lIJT 11 ft 11 1 IJlj l^Sg|| OHEA^E^LLINfISHO Jj^HBsfIBGBKHHIF COLOMBO STKEKT ft CATHEDRAL ;' A. Marshall Manag% DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON, Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashbarton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fridays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Com mission Clean ag Saies as per arrangement* AGENT FOB— Mfttcon and Co, Ohristchurch; Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightbacd'a Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Oompany Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dnnedin Planet Junior Garden and Field loola Belfast Manures I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mk W. Barcock as my Agent in the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashborfcon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF ; PLACET JE. TOOLS. L"MaiiM!l|MliUlillMlHMl ft Wr 'yaiiWt^aHiMliihlWdlWtl^tf *«^ «.ui DAVID THOMAST^^ ASHBURTON Can be Obtained from ALL STOREKEEPER. FRIEDLANDER BROS., LIMITED. WHOLESALE AGENTS FOB CANTEBBUBY. GREAT SALE OP DRAPERY, CLOTHING & BOOTS, FOR ONE MONTH, COMMENCES TUESDAY, JAN. 12. £{ EEAT BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARMENT. COME EARLY. ANDREW OER.



I Public Notices A NSWERB TO OORBE3PONDBNTB "A WOMAN."—lnsist upon having whit you order. 1/ it occur? again, change your grocer, It h unfair to send you Another brand with the remark, " It is as good as Suratuta Tea." " DJS APPOINTED."—Suratura T«a wu not exhibited because it is not a product of New Zealand, and blending and packing in this colony do not make any tea a colonial product, fcuratura Tea is not blended with China; it in packed where grown. "AN ELUCTOR"-Very good suggestion, ■the Conference of Premiers at Hobart should be supplied with Suratura Tea. " ECONOMY. "-Yes j the names of grocers who sell Suratura lea will be published. ••FAIR PLAY."-If Suraturs label it imi tated, legal proceedings will be taken. " X.Y.Z. 9'—Recommend a petition to the Government against selling adulterated food. 44 ESJFftgjpAn impretßion prevails that an aftjflp Wgrfy *dWti*ed may not be firpt*olass. This is correco in many casts, but when its sale is increased by tens of thousands of pounds weight in * year, it is the strongest public confirma tion of everything that has been said in the advertisement*. That is the posi tion of Buratura Tea. •'TEA DRINKER."—AII good housewives pride themselves on being able to give their families and friends a good cap of tea. All can do this if they use Sitra tura. " DYSPEPTIC."-Your complaint is a very common one. Indigestion is frequently caused by the use of liquids that will ■ not assimilate with the food you eat. The result is an internal conflict which the medical faculty call Dyspepsia. In most cases the cure is so simple that it does not commend itself to the sufferer. Tea brewed from the pure leaf of Sura tura will banish your complaint. "ENQUIRER "—Suratura Tea contains no foreign matter. Its purity is undoubted, its strength unequalled, it ia always fresh. No large stocks are kept, there fore its economy is established by reason of its freedom from handling with con sequent loss of strength and flavour, J. ORR & CO., Agents. J". 12. Chapman, PAINTER, GLAZIEH, PAPEBHANGEB & SIGN WRITER, THIS ARCADE, us-xt- Mr J, 0. Dunoan'e A Sf (BURTON, DEGS to Inform hia old friends and the Pabllc, that he haa RECOMMENCED BUSINESS in Ashburton, and will bt glad to execute any work they rany entrust to him, in his wdl-knoirD — ■'j*£*skarßL:', manner. J. K. Chapman. MONEY TO LEND. Q EVERAL Large and Small Sums to b Lent at lowest current rates. F. I. COWIISHAW Solicitor, 102 Tancred street, Athburton, LOOK. LOOK. PHOTOGRAPH "\7 HOTOGRAPH J| 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 best apparatus procurable, and a fine new lighted Studio, he intends to turn out the FINES I WORK POSSIBLE. Why go to Christchurch when you can get 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. — Jrri i\/r itch cl l, . ± • IVL ITCH EL L, PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER, Opposite English Church, Tancred Street ASHBURTON. 10 13 DENTISTRY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS A Specialty, Fee for, administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed on the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. ! G. F. DODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Street, Ashburton. PALM AHD JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLO& OUR2s4d INDIAN (Palm Brana ? noted for producing 200 large Ic* Oops of first-rate Tea to the pound. Thl B is the tea Mr George Jameson sold b largely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are equally good value for the money, OUR TEAS are so popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teas being packed and sold in oar empties. • Imitation is sincerest flattery,' but the public should see that they get the genuine Article Retail from all the principle Store keeper?, WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. W Colombo Street Chribtchurob



Business Notices, WILLIAM =: =PATCHING, EAST STREET. TCpßaiiJ TO ANNOUNCE to hit Fuming Friends tad Ourtomtn of tht Aihburton County, that he has Bow added SADDLERY AND HARNESS MAKING, to bis TENT TARPAULIN AND HORSB CLOTH BUSINESS, and will alto carry oa CLARK'S TINWALD SflOP as usual. NOTE—-Having secured the servioti of . MR JOHN CLARK as manager of tht new department, ALL ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY J ATTENDED TO. NOTE ADDRESS—BAST STREET, ASEBURTON. 12 170 Baker Bros. EpUKNISHING UNDERTA* BBS» Oorr er of Wakanui Road and O* *£?**% and at Bsker and BrP*n'» Oowh Factory, Hivelock Str*B** _ ra _ EVERY REQUISITE siUFPMKD, Tklefhoxc No. 69. NSW COAL JGCBE DEEP LEVEL SEAM. TN ANSWER to Numerous Enquiries *• re prica of the New Coal, I take thla opportunity of stating that the Price haa NOT been Raised on account! of the. Superior Quality as is generally supposed, it Is still sold aa before at the following prices per four ton truck (freight paid) ou receipt of cheque or P.O order:— per ton per ton Wosterfield 16s Od Dromon 16a 6d Winslow... 16s Od Cherteey 16s lOd Hinds ... 16s 6d Rik»ia ... 1U 3d baling ... We Od Lanrieton 19a 04 Rangitata 17b 6d Methyen.,. 19s 6d Orari ... 17a 9d Aehburton—All Ooal Merchants GEOR(fE PARK, OUNT SOMBRS. SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED * BEST BPA MANUFAOTUBBD ntOK CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF THE TEA OF THE AGE. SAXON TEA. , SAXON TEA. mRt IT, AND YOU WILL HA?I HO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor Bickbrtow reports that SAXON TEAS are absolutely Pore and of good quality rPoWLBS' Pennyroyal and fteel Pills tor fsmal* *■ quckly cowectiai !rr«guj ritief, and relieve tb« distressing eymptons so prevalent with tb« ws* Boxes is Md to a. 9d, of all Chemirt.MdP.tS Medicine Ve-dots. Prepared ofily by the Lfsooln and M-ilandConntiea Drug Co.. Lincoln, Hnfland. Whoto. «»le of all tbe Wholmie Houaai. Beware of imito tious Underdothmg, Aprow, M,d pjm, fores; alto a good assortment of Calioow. Hvulini, Flannriettei, Trimroiaai, *£ >