The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XVII. NO. 4130

Ashburtoh: Monday, March 1, 1897.

price: one penny



Shipping. ftS E E NIW ZEALAND s HIPPING OOS ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe,& Plymouth Port of * Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. Kaikoura 4507 Wellington Feb. 18 Ruapehn 4202 Wellington Feb. 20 Tongariro 4163 — April 15 Ruahine 6127 — April 29 Rimutaka 4515 — May 13 I and thenoe forward every T 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 Rio de Janeiro, Teneriffe, and Plymouth en route to London. Her sailing date from New Zealand will be the I3t h May. For further particulars apply to FRIIDLANDER BROS., Lt». Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. Jfa^l "OOYAL MAIL STEA «tfsn||»W ■**> MttRS, with superior js^U^Zg' accommodation for all classes -i^^Mmi of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply month. Tons Commander From Date. Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell ... Lyttel- Mar 6. Aofcea ...6346 Scotland ... ton Mar 18. Gothic ...7730 Kidley ... — April 1. lonic ...4753 Kempson... — June 24 ' CARGO STEAMER^ Maori .... |5200 Moffa't ...] — jMar 2 Mamari ...3583 Levack ... — May 1 Matatua... 3320 Evans .. — Rangifcira 4045 Burton .. — Pakeha ...4331 Prosser ... — > Aotsa and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. NION STEAMSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS SAIL PROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER: For Westporfc and Grey mouth—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra sailings see advertise ment in Christchurch 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 j reference should therefore be made to Ohristchurch daily papers for dates and hoar of sailing For farther particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. T^ EATING'S POWDER Tr EATING'S POWDER, J\ ■XT EATING'S POWDER, XV. TZ EATING'S POWDER, XT EATING'S POWDFR, •tr EATING'S POWDER, fBUGS, J FLEAS, KILLS! MOTHS, {.BEETLES, BUT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BOT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BUI IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BUT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BUT IS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. BUT IS"HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. It is unrivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, BEETLES, MOTHSin FUBS and every other species of insect Sportsmen will find this invaluable for destroying fleas in the dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs (The Public are Cautioned, that every package of the-ge&iH&er' powder bears the ■iiiitograsfi"^"lHOMAS Keating W. hout this any article offered is a iraud. Sold is Tins only CHILDREN SUFFER from WORMS, CHILDREN SUFFER from WORMS, CHILDREN SUFFER from WORMS, CHILDREN SUFFER from WORMS, CHILDREN SUFFER from WORMS, which ruins their health. READING'S WORM TABLETS are PURELY VEGET ABLE SWEETMEATS, furnishing, both in appearance and taste a moßt agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESIINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for Children. Sold in Tins by all Druggists. Proprietor : Thomas Keating, London ■ j^ft J^k B m I' * i V ,Zf W L * Hr*^& j5 XX KELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT PREVENT FfTS, SONVULSfONS, ETC, Preserve a healthy state of the >onet r*>**-A«i n during? the period ofTeci —«*■■ The wokU "JOHN STf^BMAK ) Jttmmfat, Walworth, »urr»y," |N *»**»*•* «a the Oaunantta Btsmp agixtitfacn rm,m Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Agents. DULC OR SUii A B The only sugar permitted to Diabetic sufferers. GWes to Diabetes, the illusion of Caiae-sagar, of which it has not the in convfincies. Its sweetening power being considerable, each lump of the size of a lentil is sufficient to sugar a glass of, water, a cup of tea, coffee, milk, choco late, grog, etc., and is equivalent to a lump of ordinary sugar. Has not to be confounded with the trade saccharine, an impure production which causes frequent accidents, France, M. Ch Gamier, 8, Roa dcs Francs-Bourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG qOMPANI, Limits^ Sjdoey,



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, i j ON THURSDAY, instead of SATURDAY, And will be open until 4 p.ra on Saturday, after that date. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager. PALM AND JOKO TEAS, INDIAN AND OEYLON. OUR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) Is noted for producing 200 large Tea Cups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This Is the Tea Mr George Jameson sold co largely. , OUR 2a TEAS (Palm and Joko) are ( qualJy good value for the money. OUR TEAS are bo popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teas being packed and sold in our empties 'Imitation is aincerest flattery,' but the public should see they get the genuine article. Retan irom all the principal Store keepers. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESQK, ANDERSON & CO -155 Colombo Street, Ohristohuboh ■i V- T>UY YOUB WATCHES CLOCKS, & JEWELLERY, SILVER AND E.P. WAEE FROM G. JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, East Street, Ashburton,. A. LAWRIE, SAUNDERS 1 BUILDING, T INTEND TO HOLD AN EXTENSIVE CLEARING SALE, COMMENCING FROM TO-DAY When a Large quantity of Up-to-date Goods, in All Departments, will be put on offer at prices which will effect a com plete and speedy clearance. OOME EARLY AND SECURE THE BARGAINS. 500yda Washing Prints, good, at 3s lid per doz 700 yds Printed Nainsook, at 3s lid doz 1000 yds Orepons, Ginghams, etc., at 6d, 7£d, and 9d per yd 500 yds All Wool Eatamine Serge, double width, in black and colours, Is 9d per yard. 300 yds Alt Wool Estamine Serge, double width, la Id per yd 360 yds French Beige, in grey and fawns, 100 yds Black Lustre, figured, Is 9d per yd at la lid per yd .■■•- 300yds,Bkek Cashmere, 10|d, lalW, and 2s 6<Lasr yd—worth double ALL MANCHESTER GOODS AT COST 500 yds Cretonnes, from 4d per yd 20doz White and Brown Turkish Towelß, from 4|d each CLOTHING AND MERCERY TO BE SACRIFICED. Men's Braces 6d per pair Kaiapoi Suits 27s 6d—-for 20s Kaiapoi Suits 45a—for 35s Boys' Wool Socks 6d, Men's Socks lOd All other lines Reduced. BOOTS AND SHOES. Women's Canvas Shoes, 4s 6d ; Women's two-strap leather, 4s 6d; Men's Canvas Shoes, 5s 6d; Men's Strong Bluchera nailed or plain, 4s lid per pair. All other linea Equally Low. B&raains in CROCKERY WARE and GLASSWARE. Bargains in IRONMONGERY and TINWARE. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. A. LAWRIE, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS THE GENUINE DR GUILLIE'S ELIXIR Tonic, Glairoas. and Anti-Billons, Pre pared by Dr Paul Gage Fila, Chemist of the Ist Class. The only proprietor of that remedy. Roe de Grenelle, S. Germain, Paris. Dr Gaillie's Elixir ie one of the moat economical medicines, both as a Purga tive and as a Depurative, It is the best remedy against all bilious and glairlous disorders. For more than seventy five years Dr Gaillie's Elixir has beea employed with success against diseases of the liver, the spleen, the heart, rheumatism, gout, fever, iiifluerz*, si in diseases, etc. Beware of imitations, and ace that you get the Genuine Dr Gaillie's Elixir, which bears the signature of Paul G^go, and mark that each bottle is accompanied y Treatise on Glairs. Sold by Druggists, Patent Medicine Dealers, and by AUSTRALIAN DRUG CO.. Sydney, H.S.W. Ti/r ISS pAESON MUSIC TEACHER, Corner Wills and William Street.



A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM'S PILTS. II <R Bibous und Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain the Stomach, Jj Hick Headache, Giddiness, Fullness and Swelling after meals, DizeineßS and Drowsiness, Gold Chills, Flashings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Bieaih, Costivencss, Blotches on the Bkin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, arid all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, etc. The First Dose will give Belief in Twenty minutes, f his is no fiction. Every snffsrer is earnestly invited to try on« box of these pills, and they will be acknowledged to be " Worth a Guinea a Box ' Beboham's Pills, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to complete health. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system. ' FOR A ■ WE & S MAOH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic—a few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs j Strengthening the muscular system ; restoring the long lost Complexion ; bring ing back the keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the rosebud of health the whole physical energy of the human frame, For throwing off fevers in hot donates they are specially renowned. These are " facts " admitted by thousands in all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and Ds bilitated is that " Beechatu's Pills have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine in the World. Full direction on each box. Prepared ooiy by Thomas Beeoeam, St Helens, Lancashire, England HAKVE^T CHEQUES WANTED! I A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR CASH CUSTOMERS. HAVING received a Large Quantity of Scotch, West of England, and Colonial TWEEDS and WORSTED SUITINGS, at very much REDUCED PRICES, we have decided to give our Customers the benefit of our Bargain by making the following GENUINE REDUCTIONS FOR CASH :— Men's Scotch and West of England Tweed and Worsted SUITS to measure, usual price 955, reduced to 75s ca=h Men's Scotch and West of England Tweed and Worsted SUITS to measure, usual price 90s, reduced to 70a cash Men's Colonial Tweed SUITS to measure, usual price 80s, reduced to 65s cash Men's Colonial Tweed bUITS to measure, usual price 70s, reduced to 59s cash Men's West of England and Worsted TROUSERS to measure, usual prioe 27a 6d and 30s, reduced to 22a 6d cash 4 Men's West of England and Worsted TROUSERS to measure, usual price 255, reducesd to 20s cash Men's Colonial Tweed TROUSERS lo measure, usual price 22s 6d, reduced to 17s 6d oa«h Men's Colonial Tweed TROUSERS to measure, usual price 17s 6d to 20s, reduced to 15jj 6d cash. PILES OF NEW GOODS TO SELECT FROM. 9S" OUR REPUTATION IS A SUFFICIENT GUARANTEE FOR FIT, SIYLE, AND WORKMANSHIP. CRAIGHEAD & BERRYMAN, THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, Ashbubton. RUDGE-WHITWORTH CYCLES. O./ 1 ARE SELLING GENTLEMEN'S KUDGE VV WHITWOKTH CYCLES AT £20 CASH. TERMS AS ARRANGED. If you want a[Good English Bicycle at the price of a ColonialJMachine, BUY A RUDGE-WHITWCRTH FROM JOHN ORR & CO. PAINTING. PAINTING. PAPERHANGIN G. PA PEEHANGING. 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. OBDER EARLY. W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS. J. WILSON. LARGE "Stock Silvered Plate Glass just arrived from England. The Mirror Glass can be cut to any size to suit customers, at shortest notice. GRAND SELECTION OF Pioture-Frame Mouldings. Beautiful window decorations to hide unsightly views of back yards, etc. (Good imitation of stained glass.) MIXED PAINTS, ARTIST'S MATERIALS, WALL PAPERS. J. WILSON. CORNER OF ABCADE. Telephone 65,



WALTER A. WOOD CO. HAVING EEEN PPOINTED AGENT for the County, for the above Company - i. am now-BOOKING ORDBRB for their Well-known Harveaiing Machinery ma nave pleasure in introducing to the Farmers of Ashburton and Rakaia districts, their NEW TBEEE AFRON OPEN REAR REAPER AND BINDER. This Machine has been THOROUGHLY 1 RIET> 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 SINGLB~APEON REAPER AND BINDER. Still Holda'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. She "Farmers' Favorite" Grain Seel "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 R. B. KES TELL is in Charge of the Machinery Department, and full particulars may be had from him. BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE, CAREFULLY EXAMINE "THE NEW WOOD," D. THOMAS, AGENT. DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Aeent, 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 FOB— Matson and 00, Ohristchurch Booth, McDoDald 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 00, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field lools Belfast Manures I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Me W. Baecock as my Agent in the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashbarfcon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRrCS OF PLANET JE. TOOLS DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON GREAT SALE OP DEAPERY, CLOTHING & BOOTS, FOR ONE MONTH, COMMENCES TUESDAY, JAN. 12. f*i HEAT BARGAINS IN EhVER? DEPARMENT. COME EAELY. ANDREW OBR. in all parts of the world the natural food for a babe is mother's milk, and this does not contain starch. your infants cannot digest starchy foods, a perfect artificial food for infants must, therefore, not contain STARCH. ME L LI N 5 S FOOD CONTAINS NO STARCH, BUT MAKES A PERFECT FOOD FOR TBE YOUNGEST CHILD. MELLIN'S FOOD for Infants and Invalids may be obtained of all Dealers throughou the World. G. MELLIN, MARLBORO' WORKS, PEOKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. AGENTS—Chryßtall & Co., Wardell Bros. & Co., k Kempthorne, Proseer & Co,, * Chrietoburch. j



TO FARMERS. REID & GRAY D BSIRE TO INTIMATE TO FARMERS and OTHERS that their late manager, . ,MR TAYLOR, baa been-compelled to leave their employ owi'ds? to ill health, and that m future all Jobbng, etc., will be under the (supervision of Mr J. H. PAULING, whose work has always given satisfaction, and as Reid and Gray only use the very best of material they would respectfully solicit a continuance of your valued support. Our DOUBLE and TfIREE-FUKROW PLOUGHS (over 13,000 at work) at now made with duplicated mouidboards are perfect, CAS P SHARES are extra hard carbon chilled, and especially suited for stony districts. TRIPOD and ROTARY HARROWS specially suited for working down Twitch ana Uloas. Grubbers Harrows Eureka Grain and Manure Brills Drays and Rollers Chaffcujbfcers Broadcast Seed-Sowers, &o O»»8 _ Turnip Cutters Chaffcutters and Baggers Fencing Standards and Wire Blacksmith's Rasps (extra quality) AND ALL FARMING REQUISITE B. Soli Agents for Deering's Steel Binders with Ball and Roller Bearing!, Our Latest Illustrated Oatologue free on application. Farmers and Others will kindly address all letters direct to EEID AND GRAY, ASHBURTON, TO\ ENSURE' PROMPT ATTENTION. 2 94 SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK -AT — "THE CORNER." = NOW TAKING PLACE. = gOME EYE-OPENEES IN BARGAINS, DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS, ETC. W. H. COLLIER.



Baker Bros. rpURNtSHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanui Road and Casa Streets and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED Telephone Ko. 69. j '— ~ THE TRIANGLE ! ELSTGN and LEGGOTT, Paintbbs and House Decobatoks. NEW PAPERHANGINGS AND NEW STOCK TO SELECT FROM. SCRIM, OILS, COLOURS, VARNISH, GLASS, etc, AT IOW£ST| BATES. ESTIMATES GIVEN ELSTON &~LEGGOTT, TRjIAjNGLE. SMOKE THE NEW--TEN-OS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. i THE CELEBRATED & BEST BPANL MANOTAOTUBED JTBOM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF Y^t W. J. PARSONS, MONUMENTAL MASON, Manchester Street, Christchuroh. R. HANDCOCK, Agenfc. j Samples can be seen at my tffice, i Standard Office Buildings, Ashburtco. 2 125 \ TKUST FUNDS TO LEND on approved freehold security, from % to 5 per cent interest. Apply to JOHN ORR, or HUGO FRIEDLANDER, 2 91 , !T)OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FIRE, LIFE, SEA, and ANNUITIES, Established —1720. Claims Paid—Thirty-seven Millions. J. 0. BELL, AGENT, Burnett Street, Ashburton. 239 AXE no mistake. If you want a nice job made of your repairs, try Mellor, the up-to-date bootmaker. One Box of ClAbke's B 41 Pills warran tad to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, in" either sex (acquired or cons i tutional), Gravel and Pains in the Back Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 4a 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent medicine Vendors throughout the World Proprietor! : The Lwrooter and Midlasd tOoutfiiiaPauaOoMPAny, rinojla, E»?l»nd



Hanmer and Graves. AGRICULTURAL SALtT WE have in store a large quantity of Agricul ural Salt, for salting Stacka or destroying Weeds, which we offer at low quotations, HANMER & GRAVES. CASTOR 01L. WE have Just Landed, ex-Faziika, a shipment of CASTOR, OJ L, and are in a position to supply Large and Small Consumers. HANMER & GRAVES. "DIP. _ DIP. TTTE ARE AGENTS FOR LITTLE'S DIPS and keep them in Stock. HANMER AND GRAVES. WE have taken over the DIPPING YARDS opposite the Ashburton Saleyards lately in the accupation of Mr Brooks, and are prepared to dip sheep there at current rates. Little's Dip will be used. HANMEK AND GRAVES. WE have various sums for investment on Freehold Security. HANMER & GRAVES. COKNSACKS. ORDERS for these can now be booked, and we advise Clients to take ad vantage of present quotations. SEEDS. SEißs. SEEDS. We" have te- Stock the besbof Sv&ntfiT Turnips, Swedes and Mangels, aud specially recommend the following:— WHITE TURNIPS^ Imperial Green Globe, Purple Top Mam moth, Red Paragon, Early Six Weeks, Grey Stone* YELLOW TURNIPS. Perfection Green Top, Favorite Purple Top Hybrid, All the Year Round,, Yellow Tankard, Green Top Scotch, Fosterton Hybrid. MANGELS. [ Golden Tankard, Long Red. SWEDES. Champion Purple Top, Monarch, Crimson King, Elephant. Also, RAPE, CLOVERS, and other Seeds. HANMER & GRAVES. MILLINERY— -Ladies should inspect the new Millinery, Capes, Mantles, . Jackets, Blouses, French and English Cov&ets; all new and up to date.—A. Obb. , __ , . . j-S . A FULL assortment of new Veilings in white, black, and black and while. Jay the celebrated new kid glove—The fctory—only 2a 6d. The best glove in ew Zealand for the money.—A. Obb. WHAT everybody says must be true You get wonderful value for littl money at Mellor's. IF you are in want of a good strong work ing boot be sure you call at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. Since 1878 there have been nine epidemics of dysentery indifferent parts of the country in which Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was used with perfect success, Dysentery, when epidemic, ia almost as severe and dangerous as Asiatic cholera. Heretofore the best efforts of the most skilled physicians hive failed to check its ravages; this remedy, however, has cared the most malignant cases, both of children and adults, and under the most trying con* ditions, which proves it to be the best medicine in the world for bowel complaint*, Foe mU by Asusdriof PbTO Company,