The Ashburton Guardian.

rou xtii. no. 4145

Ashbctbtosi : Friday, March 19, 1897.

PRICE: OiVE PENNY



f> Ferr man. T AM A CASH BU¥KR OF i WHEAT, . MILLING OATB, AND BAELEY. CORNSACKS AND TtflNE SUPPLIED. F. FEREIMAN. ■/ ""V t aouya, bbonohiti& ast it luawina, Coinumptlotii ko, Me <ay's compound BseaSoa or lxnshd Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tola, *c / AY'S TIO PILLS, a speoftto fa W**«m«. rtf^nhi PV *o. Contain Qainteri; iwe. Jk*^ 1 "m^mmm LINUM CATHAKWOOM jpTtLg d cmUto. mcm Otiva, and ««r«»bly ip«l<mt "^ * *"* OAttUUNis— Oamorst tor Broken irtiolw. flat T^IVERYONS aocußtomed to using th« A.C. Ointment Will find equal satisfaction m using th* Bee Ointment, For which everyone is kindly requested to ask instead of the AC t'INTMENT. Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee ii m the centre, and Edward Gallichan's Factory, Ashurst, IVew Zealand, on the end of every pot. Bee Ointment is every mother* true friend ; on the weakest baby, or ths strongest man's flesh it is always successful. Price, Is6d. Bee Ointment is especially manufactured as a horse and cattle drewies' Price—2s 6d AC Corn Cure, for hard or soft corns warts, and bunions —Price Is AC Vegetable Pills, for male and female uee, 30 pills m every box, and quite equa to anything imported—price Is 6d EDWIN CALLICHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURER Ashttrat, N.Z. Canterbury Ke; reeentative, MB G P. HOATTEN, Aphburton, Ihe following testimonies to the value of 1 the Ointment are good enough * for tmf*-% thing:— * "^ ! Dear fcirs,—We have great pleasure m recommending your Bee Ointments. We have gi\en 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 always on hand— We remain, youra faithfully, Shahplin & Co. Medical Dispensary, New Plymouth, October 19,1896 Dear Sir,—l have sold your Bee Ointment and AC Corn Cure and Pills for the past three years, and I 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 every satisfaction. Your Bee Ointment has proved itself one of the best healing oint ments procurable. Kindly forward me one gross of Bee Ointment, Bmall size, at your earliest convenience. Yours truy, A. ¥. Sykes, Chemist. Hundreds of other testimonials too numerou to publish. NOTICE TO SUBSCBIBEBS, A NY SUBSCRIBER who may not get { xx. his paper regularly, is requested to | communicate at once with the MANAGER, Ashburton Publishing Company. loz Prevention IS WORTH P9UND3 OF CURS Why jruin your Reapers and nfowe^ by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whUu tirs yoar horses and clog the Machines, when you can obtain a true lubricant ike W*., --■ Talvoliiu which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and prononnsed Unequalled, | Obtainable from ail Storekeepers or th ' \gents BBWAED BEECE & SONS OHRISTOHUROH "~ ""THE" ENCHANTED SWING. HE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC ILLUSION OF THE AU£. mHE ENCHANTED SWING h«s been _L erected on the s.te opposite the SALVATION ARMY BARBACKS, OPEN E"KRY SATURDAY AFTERNOON at 2.30. Admission—Sixpence. 3 X AM A CASH BUYER OF— BYE GBASS, COCKSFOOT, AND CLOVER SEED. C. H. DOWDING. gent for Cooper's Sheep Dip. 67 WANT ED Known-Nothing but uplo date Goods are sold at Mbllok' a prices that defy competition. rpoWLES' Penuyrovsl and Steel Pills for female •*• qu ckly correct all inegul- title?, and relievo the distrcssi g eymptoas so prevalent with tli« m Boxes Is lsd to 2s 9d, o? a'l Chemists aad Patent Medicine Ve-dors Prepared only by the Lincoln sad Micilat d Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England- Whole. sale of all the Wliokea^e Eou^js, Bewart Qlimlt*' .



Business Notices. W A N T L D, 5000 skcond-hand ba<*s. NJJWCABTLE, W EBTPORT, BRUNNER NUTS, MOUNT SOMERg, AND ALLANDALE COALS, alwey* m Stock. ALBO— •COKE, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS' STAKES, and all fencing material. I wish to draw the attention of the public the celebrated AIL AND ALE COAL, Which has held its own against all the Lignites m the market. It is screened, and burns with a flame to a clean ash, leaving no dangerous embers, and is really fche 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. Telephone No. 83. A. LAWRIE, SAUNDERS' BUILDING, T INTEND TO HOLD AN EXTENSIVE .CLEARING SALE, COMMENCING FROM TO-DAY? When a Large quantity of Up-to-date Goods, m All Departments, will be put on offer at prices which will effect a com plete and speedy clearance. OOME E&RLY AND SECURE THE BARGAINS. 500yda Washing Prints, good, at 3a lid per doz 700 yds Printed Na;nsook, at 3s lid dczj 1000 yds Crepons, Ginghams, at 6d f ?i<J, and 9d per yd 300 yds All Wool Estamine Serge, double width, m black and colours, la 9d per yard. , 300 yds All Wool Katamine Serge, double width. Is Id per yd 360 yds French Beige, m e;rey and iewne, lOOyds Black Lustre, figured, Is9d per yd tt la lid per yd 300 yds Biack Cashmere, 10£ d, Is lid, and 2s 6d per yd —worth double j ALL MANCHESTER GOOD 3. at COST 500 yds Cretonnes, from 4d per "yd ' 201oz White and Brown Turkish Towels, from 4|d each clothing and mercery to be sacrificed. Men's Braces 6d per pair Kaiapoi Suits 27s 6d—for 20s Kaiapoi Suits 45s—for 35a Boys' Wool Socks 6d, Men's Socks lOd All ether lines Reduced. BOOTS AND SHOES. Women's Canvas Shoes, 4s 6d ; Women 1 two-strap leather, 4s 6d; Men's Cdnvat Shoeß, 5a 6d; Men's Strong Bluchers oailed or plain, 4* lid per pair. All other lines Equally Low. Bargains m CROCKERY WARE and GLASSWARhJ. Bargains m IRONMONGERY and TINWARE. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. A. LAWRIE, SAUNDERS 1 BUILDINGS 9?JpA §^§ mmmm t^Pmzz medal ;_j ~ FUP! CEYLON MIAN fern Within fee Reach of AH CEYLOM fi/|i mi amki^ L~—— 5 ■ UrCli. [ «ra tier*. INDIAN 1/lfl blejTded n f EACBPRICE- _^ ( m AND (IF TO &W/Jm 4/PER Li A^f^m i 7 I tilt !■«?■ j&m3Tj MB . SOLD BY AU GROCERS. HAVE NOTHING ELSE. -pOYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE FIRE, LIFE, SE4S and ANNUITIES. Establish ed—l72o. Claims Paid—Thirty-seven Millions. ■J. C. BELL, A G E N T, Burnett Street, Ashburton. 2 39 ~~To the Deaf and^ those troubled wiih Noises m the Head or other Aural Troubles. Dr Nicholson, of London, the world famed aural specialist and Inventor of artificial ear drums, has just issued the 100 th edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on Deaf ness and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160, Adelaide Road, Wellington, N.Z. Mr Campbell was cured of his deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure m spreading the news of the great specialist m I New Zealand. A little book on the cure of I Rheumatism, Corpulence, Lumbigo, ani* I indigestion by the same author, may be had I from Mr Campbell, also free. 3 75 j



SHEARMAN BROS., TlfE Have just landed the following Seasonable Goods:— IA Oases Prime Lfng Fish IA JA/ Cases Prime Ling Fieh X\J 5 Cases "Royal" Freeh Herrings fZ Cases "Royal" Fresh Herrings O £C Cases Herrings m Tomato Sauce (Z *J Cases Herrings m Tomato Sauce tJ 5 Cases "Silvocea" Smoked Haddocks fZ , Cases "Silvocea" Hadd'cka fJ 5 Cases "Royal" Kippered Herrings £T Cases "Royal" Kippered Herrings O 5 Cases Fresh Salmon (Cocktail Brai.d) £T Cases Fresh Salmon (Cocktail Brand) O 3 Cases Fresh New Zealand Mnlletc Q Cases Fresh New Zealand Mullett O 3 Cases Maconochiea Spiced Herrings O Oases Maconochies Spiced Herrings O TEA. ¥bZ TEA. ORANGE PEKOE, CEYLON TEA, m and lib Packets, slb and 101 b Tins. r?°i c A Sents Tiger Blended Teas. Goods delivered daily. Customers waited upon tor Orders. Cheapest House ia Ashburton for Groceries, Ironmongery, Crockery and Brushware. SHEARMAN BEOS., MARKET HOUSE. Telephone 53 CHEAP MONEY. I have various Sums of Money for Investment at Low Rates. 1 would suggest to my Clients and Friends m the Ashburton County who have mortgages running at Call, the advisability of having these matters fixed up now that money Is bo Cheap, otherwise they may be m danger m the near future, D. THOMAS, Ashborton FOR SALE. 486 acres rear Lismore, Well Fenced and Bub-divided, all m grass, Plenty Water. Eesy Terras. Price Low. 98 acree First quality Land, Thoroughly Improved, and one of the best pieces of land m Longbeach. Very e»sy terms. 100 acres land, Fenced, Well watered, all m Grass, adjoining Springbnrn Railway Station, being B.S. 2^674. A L 8 O,— 833 ACRES, being B.S. 25048 and 30068, Shepherd's Bosh District First-class land, fenced and subdivided. Price, very low. 1093 Acres, being .B.S. 27081, 27388, 27889, 27390, situated near Dromore, and known as Robert Clatk's Farm, The land is m splendid order, fences good, | water m each paddock ; 400 Acres now being put into Crop, with which Grw Seed will be sown. The balance of the land is-in. clover, two and threa years old—a splendid strike. Eaay terms. Price very low. / Several other Properties, Ashburton Town Sections, and Mrs Quinn'a House DA YID "THOMAS, I ASHBURTON. ANDREW ORR. Great Opening „ OF NEW DRAPERY STOCK FOR AUTUMN AND WINTER. .... t ... .• Q • , 30 CASES NEW GOODS. 30 i _____ T ADIES' JACKETS and Mantles, lovely Goods, Berlin make; French and English _Lj Dress Fabrics m Great Variety. Agent for the celebrated " Fearnought" Serges, navy and blacks. Ladies' Corsets m all the new makes, PD, V and N, &c. LATEST NOVELTIES m Millinery, French and English Ribbons, Flowera, Feathers and Trimmings. Beautiful Fur Trimmings just opened. LADIES' MACINTOSHES moat fashionable Good, all sewn seams ; Infants' Dresses, PeHss: s, Cloaks, and Muffs, Ladies' Gloves m Silk Suede, and Kid ; all prices. The BEST STOCK of FLANNELETTE ever exhibited m Ashburton. BLANKETS AND FL&NNELS under contract; splendid'value. Ladies' and Gents' BOOTS and SHOES, best makes. Ladies' UMBRELLAS, all guaranteed from Is lid. SUITS TO ORDER from £2 15s Od ANDREW ORR. ■]T ARGE STOCKS i> WUNS, CARTRIDGES, AND AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS. FENDERS AND FIRMKONS, LAMPS, BEDSTEADS, Etc. JOHN ORR & CO.



E. DUCKWOETH & SON, IK/TAKE no mistake. If you want a nice J3X job made of your repairs, try UNDERTAKERS, Cabinetmakers, and Mbllor, the up-to-date bootmaker. Upholsterers, . «—— ■ A FULL assortment of new Veilinga m white, black, and black and white. — — Buy the celebrated new kid glove—The Private Residence—Opposite Fire Brigade Victory—only 2a 6d. The beat glove m Station. 3 105 New Zealand for the money.—A* Obr. A^TBlTKnown^-What the people | XTT ANTED Known—Large delivery of say. That Andrew Ore has the TT the " Economic" Kid Gloves, four largest and beat assorted stock of Boots m buttons, la 9d per pair, vortfaocuch more,™ Canterbury. 11 125 W. H. Cquukk.



(Jan be Obtained from ALL STOREKEEPERS. i,,i /? ■■ ii m m" FRIEDLANDER BROS., LIMITED. WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR CANTERBUEY. M >U^ II 1^ ® I. 4W IM3I- a. IP i\S <- sm H ft pi 5*5 k t^^M W .^^ ■" QaJj >X /Of M«i v>*%'> bL. <■■■• era ea S^Me/ MI S *; %i



IWlP^^^^iilf totabJiah*. uwr 3u ears " ) wW&tm li i'iilt f\ WH '' BEST SfciLECTEI) ST°o& Ijß^gl amu ' cheapest h^toiisheb MJJM^pz —- -^ -3Hf- /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR" lip W " aaalZjS^ s _jblQ BEDROOM d*AO IOS, nHlvi'iil t 33r'"l r '"" i P Beadstead, Spring Mattress and IVIKHMHf llllil^lßi mliiWlnia Beddin& V™h« BS e Chest, HiSiii 'IliriPl PIP I il Washstand, Two Chairs. HralSs'lill SeeJ11"1! lii 'li" 'iijlll W Oarpets from 3s §d made and ■WlWfMlHi^^^Pli laid Free of Charge. COLOMBO STREET & CATHEDRAL "^^g^'WuMwPl 'll 11"^""1"11'"^!!' , .P 5" SQUARE, Chbistchuroh mmmmmmm .,-»«««« HB « <1-l _ -1MM __ M _ 1- ____ A. Marshall Manager Hew Zealand teraiice Company. SSTABLIS h"11) 0 ' 1«. 18 5 9 CAPITAL^ONBMILLION. THE PHEMIBB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND Ii'ARINE RISKS, ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &o. t ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENTRTBB HANMER & GRAVES, iGENTS



T>T3Y YOUR WATOHES ; • CLOCKS, & JEWELLERY,! SILVER AND E.P. WARE FROM G. JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, East Street, Ashburton.. SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. TEE CELEBRATED & BEST BFANE MANUFACTUBKD FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF WANTED Known~For good boob wea try Mkllob's Zealandia Boot Store WHAT everybody says must be true You get wonderful value for litte monfiv at Mbllok's. STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT. ~ You can purchase Groceries, Enamelled ware, Crockery and Glass, Boots and -Shot a, Oatsheaf Chaff, Bran and Sharps at Hamp a'cad, and have Goods delivered at your door at Town Prices. A quantity of the famous Mauritius Sugar for Jam making just to band.—E. Mahood, East Belt Casn ' Btore. Telephone No 76.



Professor |Bickerton reports that SA.XON TEAS abaolately Pure and good quality THE TRIANGLE ELSTON and LEGGOTT. Painters and House Decobators. NEW PAPERHANGINGS AND NEW STOCK TO SELECT FROM. SCRIM, OILS, COLOURS, VARNISH, GLASS, etc, AT LOWEST RATES. ESTIMATES GIVEN ELSTON & LEGGOTT, TRIANGLE. Baker Bros. TjIURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, JJ Corner of Wakanai Road and Cass Streets and afc B&ker and Brown's Coach Factory, Havelock Street. EVJERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED Telephone No. 69.



I ASHBURTON 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, OK THURSDAY, instead of SATURDAY, And W iH b e open until 4 0Q Satur( jay, after lhat date. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager. fy W. J. PARSONS, MONUMENTAL MASON, { Manchester Street, Christchurch. R. HANDCoCK, Agent. Samples can be seen at my office, Standard Office Buildings, Ashburfccn. ' 2 125 THE TEA OF THE AGE. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. TORY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVI ISO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA,



MUSICAL. A OABD MRS 4 fi fi LA RIDGE, \ J\..*Kj. Olaridge, TEACHER QF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terms od Application. THi~ViOLIK" MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS, Teacher of the Violin, Will resume Teaching at her Rooms, SAUNDEBfc' BUILDINGS, on C SATURDAY, January 23, from 1 o'clock p.m. ; also, following Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Terms on application. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. Tvt RS t^° wman "i? ox Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, Havjslock Street, Ashbubton, RAKAIA—FRIDAYS. Pupils prepared for Trinity College Examinations. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, and FRENCH MES Er MAKEIG, CAMERON STREET (Opposite Reid j and Gray's, The next; term will begin on Monday, February 1,1897. ■\J ACANCIES m each of the above V Terms on application _ — "music"; T4/T ISS nAKBON MUSIC TEACHER, Corcer Wills and William Street. 122 Llewellyn Owen, M.O.H'M., IaB.I--C.AX. PIANOFOKTE, SINGING AND HARMONY, AND MANDOLINE. The NEW TERM will COMMENCE on MONDAY, Febeuaby 1 "M~RrOteBORN_f "COOMBbT PIANO TUNER AND EXPERT, (Late of Loadon), VISITS Ashburton and surrounding Dii-tricts every four months—viz, March, July, and November. ORDERS may be lejt with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Music Studio, Aroade Chamber*, Ariibttrtoo.



Shipping. __ r | - H E v^Mfff 5 NEW ZEALAND Sp^jj^S HIPP ING 00.! ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, POH LONDON, la Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe,* Plymoutl Port of *' Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Kaikoura 4507 Wellington Feb. 18' Koapeha 4202 Wellington Feb. 20 Tongariro 4163 — April 15 Ruahine 6127 — April 29 Rimutaka 4515 — May 13 and thenceforward every FoXJKTH THURSDAY. M Splendid accommodation for all classes of passengers. Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage m«n6y, or approved guarantee for aarae. The Ruahine will go through the Magellan Straits, weather permitting. The Rimutaka will go Home through the Straitb of Magellan and call at Monte Video Riode Janeiro, Teneriffe, and Plymouth en route to Lordoti. Her sailing date from New Zealand will be the 13th May. We are now prepared to book through passages to the Weat Coast of South America &d 5 Bahia, Pernambuco, and the Falkland Islands. Rates and other par ticulars on application. For farther particulars apply to FRIKDLANDER BROS., Lro. Agents, Ash burton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR LONDON. "OOYAL MAIL STBA ifSmjS&K. ■**> MERS, with superior Cj^^Bfiw^ accommodation for all classes •^^^^^•* of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, TenerifFe and Ply mouth. Tons Commander From Date. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... Lyttel- Mar 6. Aotea ...6346 Scotland ... ton Mar 18. Gothic ... 7730 Kidley ... — April 1. lonic ... 4753 Kempson..., — June 24 ' CARGO STEAMERS. ~~* Maori ... 5200]Moffatt ...1 — Mar 2 j Mamari ...3583 Levack ... — May 1 Mktatua... 3320 Evans .. — Bangitira 4045 Burton .. — i Pakeha ... 4331 Prosser ... — ' Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon pawengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY *J OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS S AIL FROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Westport and Grey month—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra aailingß see advertise ment m Christchurch 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 Christchurch daily papers for dateß and hour of sailing For farther particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton.