The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL.. xvii. no. 4081

AsHBUBTO]*: Saturday, January 2, 1897.

PRICE: ONE PENNY



Shipping. - Jl3 'I' H X j^jWf^ NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO. S ROYAL MAtL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe,* Plymouth I Port of ) Steamers, i Tons. Departure. Date. Bimntaka 4515 Wellington Deo. 24 Raapehu 4202 Wellington |Jan. 21 Kaikonra 4607 — Feb. 18 Ruahioe 012? — Mar. 13 i Tongariro 4163 — j April 15



THE NEW DAVIS } VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE.



and thenceforward every FOURTH THURSDAY Splendid accommodation for all chases of passengers. warrants Issued for passengers from J Great Britain on payment of passage money, or approved guarantee for sarae. For further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lrn. Agents, Ashburton. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. JWA TJOYAL MAIL STEA iIKSk -Li MKR9. withenporior accommodation foraliclnMses *-*******»-»»»-* 0 f passengers, calling: at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Fly* otith.



F. Ferrman. THE L ATEBT IN BICYCLES THE BAMBOO FRAME BICYCLE IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE MACHINE TC RIDE, Runs the easiest, has tbe very best bearings procurable, splendid upright frame and is as strong as steel. Sample machine on application. F I FEBRIMAN. WILLIAM^ =PATCHING, EAST STREET. | TjmSHES TO ANNOUNCE to hia Farming Friends aod Customers of the Ashburton County, that he has now added SADDLERY AND HARNESS MAKING, to hia TENT TARPAULIN AND HORSE CLOTH BUSINES**'. and will also carry on CLARK'S TINWALD SHOP as usual. NOTE—Having secured the services of MX JOHN CLARK as manager of the new department, ALL ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. NOTE ADDRESS—EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 12 170 Baker Bros. TTIURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanni Road and Cass Street*, and at Baker and Brown's Coach Fa&fcory. Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED TeLiPHoyB No. 69 WAHOO! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Ashburton Drug Company, Agents ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. mHIS OFFICE will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, SATURDAY, and MONDAY, January 1, 2, and 4, *'©» NEW YEjggi HOLIDAYS. EDw"aRD STEPHENS, Manager.



Tons Commander From Date. "" " ~~~~ \m' lonic ...4753 Kempson... — Feb 4. Tokomarn 6338 Maxwell ... — Feb 14. Aotea ... 6346 -cotland ... — Mai* 18. Gothic ...7730'Kidley ... — April 1. Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only; HANMER AND GRAVES, - Agents. UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS S AIL FROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER: For Westport and Grpymooth—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Tfours' j day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra sailings see advertise-1 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; reference should therefore be made to Christchurch daily papers for dates and hour of Railing For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton.



loz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE Why rain your Reapers and Al owe/ by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whio,. tira your horses and clog the Machines, when yon oan obtain a true I -<>r>:lca,jr Ike Valvoliik which has been thoroughly tested all ove he world and pronounsed Unequalled. Obtainable from all Storekeepers at tb Agents EBWARD BEECE & SONS OHRISTCHUROrt



BAZAAR STABLES. LIVERY AND BAIT. BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, Close to Arcade. THESE Commodious Stables are open at all hours, and: the Proprietor oan Supply at a moment's notice— BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, WAGGONETTES, and SADDLE HOIRSES AND A *• FIRST GLASS DRAG, Suitable for Picnic Parties, Electioneering, and other processions] Hatched Teams and Pairs also provided. JOSlffi IWYD, Junr., PROPRIETOR.



BARRYTQWN FLAT GOLD MINfNG CO., Lm 17 Miles north of Greymouth. THE Sample washed in the Arcade on Saturday gave from 120 t0,150 Colors the shovel. 20 Colors will pay 2s per load. I am appointed Broker, and have Shares or Sale. FRED MAKEIG, j Arcade.



WANTED, •^AAA si-kxwd-hand BAGSt NEWCASTLE, WESTPORT, BRUNNER NUTS, MOUNT SOMERS, AND ALLANDALE COALS, always in Stock, ALSO— COKE, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS STAKES, aod all fencing material. I wish to draw the attention of tho publio the oelebrated AILANDALE COAL, Which has held its own againai> all the Lignites in the markeb. It is screened, and burns with a flame to a clean ash, leaving no dangerous embers, and is 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. TabSPEONB No. 83.



J. B. Chapman, PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPERHANGER & SIGN-



WRITER THE ARCADE, next Mr J. 0. Duncan's Ashburton, "DEGS to Inform his old friends and the Public, that he has RE COMMENCED BUSINESS in Abhburton, and will bej glad to execute any work they may entrust to him, in his well-known satisfactory manner. J. R. Clapman. j IF YOU ABE SIOK in any way wbateve J send a stamped envelope to our Agency, Wei ing'oa ; state the case as minutely as possible and you receive advice by return post, Ou I agents are all qualified. If you enclose 2s 6d we will Bend you our best remedy for the ease lasting you two weeks You safe money and j doctors/ bills. Yo\. receive advice on all! points, and tbe purest of remedies sent at j no extra cost than if personally bought by doing your business with ua by post. Con. colt a once Ailments which are at the time thought to be Hgnt, are often tbe begin mna 0 f serious eons, quencee, which if taker in time a« •&•**•* »nd euwd.-aM4*Mw * p %mm flow• « Wsiiwgtop. f



/CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, ANO NEW YEAR GIFTS, NEW YEAR GIFTS, At bedrock prices, to be had at G. JESSON'S, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, Eait Street,



Business Notice, rpnif , '" ' ■'■ ' DAVIS DEWING MAOHINI. Sou* Attains ton N«w Ziakavp 'pHE rapidly-increasiag popularity of ir, it n .-r __ _-_ ' I these Maohines in England "and MINSON & fTO AmeHoa has reoeived a very eAt impetus U U by the remarkable success they attained at the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im portant improvements were there shown for __n nmoxtun a_ f---.~-- r _r~,-_m^- V the first time, and raseived from the judges M0» °°LCM|*O *•■• OHRISTOHURCH. th 4 recognition they well mirited—SMCiAi. Awards, The first consignments of thes« bteat improved maohines reached this "~"" oolony by the lonio a month since, and the Agents Mwbbs MXNSON A CO., say SV_f* muon »W»«*ved. At the Antwerp PER Q a £W WEEK BxhibMon, 18M, tbe Davis Maohiki wm _i» QiJ _mr_»A_* tU_ _T_l___l_a _T_J., -vm «—• w



■. BEST SELECTED STOCK \ CHEAKSTJOUf^iSHEB /COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR COLOMBO STREET A CATHEDRAL A. Marshall Managi



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ALWAYS '^UP-TO-DATE." WE HAVE JUST IMPORTED DIRECT, per s.s. "Mamari, A LARGE SHIPMENT OP NEW VICUNAS, SERGES, AND FANCY WORSTED SUITI Also-A CHOICE LOT OF SCOTCH, IRISH, & WEST OF ENGLAND TWEEDS, in tbe Newest Patterns and Best Qualities, order to mcc* the Demands of our Large and Increasing Business, we are showing this Season probably __ THE LARGEST STOCK OF NEW TAILORING GOODS Ever exhibited in Ashburton, representing the Latest production of all the New Zealand Woollen Mills. m CUSTOMERS requiring New Suits " before the Show " will greatly oblige, and find it to their own advantage, to favor us with their Orders early before the nßush." ORAIGHEAD"&"BERRYMAN, THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, Ashbdbtojt. AGENTS FOR—- Armigek's Christohurcb Steam Dye Works. Ladies' Dresses, etc. Dyed like New, and pressed ready for wear.



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 Picture-Frame Mouldings. | Beautiful window decoratibns to hide unsightly views of back yards, etc. (Good imitation of stained glass.) MIXED PAINTS, ARTIST'S MATERIALS, WALL PAPERS. J. WILSON. COBNER OF ARCADE. . Telephone 65.



i Business Notices. DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Skies of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashburton 'Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on* Fbi6ayß Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission , Oleariiig Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOB-. v Matsoh and 00, Christchurch Booth, McDonald andOOfo f Gfciwtc _nxrcb White's Sheep Dip Walter A^ Wood Oo Lightband'a Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field lools Belfast Manures I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that have" appointed Me W. Barcock as my Agent in the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton



GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JE. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS. 4.SHRURTON SPRIN^^^UMMER^ FASHIONS. A. P. WILLIAMSON, TANCBEi) fcTREET, lis Now Showing a Grand Assortment of the Newent Goods in Spring and Summer DRAPERY-all marked at LOWEST OASH PRICES. NEW DRESSES, NEW DRESSES, NEW DRESSES, In Lu-tres, Shots, Tweeds, Serges, eto. etc. NEW WASHING FABRICS. All the Latest.Patterns and Colorings, in Cheese, Cambrics, Muslins, Crepons, Prints, etc., eta. Sunshades, Umbrellas, Ribbons, Laces, Gloves, Hosiery, Corsets, etc.,, etc. [Crettonnes, Art Muslins, Curtains, in all the Latest) Designs. [MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING FOR THE SEASON. J«gr BOYS NICKER SUITS A SPECIALTY _m Shirts, Hats, Caps, Vests, Pants, Socks, Braces, Scarves, in splendid variety. A. P. WILLIAMSON, (Late G. L. Beath & Co.) TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON.



CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS. ■TTTE HAVE JUST LANDED THE FOLLOWING SEASONABLE GOODS:- Finest New Currants Californian Tinned Apricots, Pears and Finest New Sultans Peaches Finest New Eleme Raisins Essences in twelve varieties Finest Lemon, Orange, and Citron Peel Paramatta and Ship Lime Juice Keen's No. 1 Packet Spice Raspberry and Lemon Syrup Maconochie's Royal Scotch Fresh Herrings Maconochie's Silvocoa Smoked Haddocks, Maconocbic's Herrings in Tomato Sauce a real delicacy Prime Malay Muscatelles Maconochie's Kippered Herrings Jordan, Valencia, and Sicily Almonds NEW FEU LIN A, THE PERFECTION OF CAKE FLOURS. Having been appointed SOLE AGENTS for Ashburton for this wonderful preparation, we have received a consignment of this season's Flour, aod can with e»rery confadence recommend it to the public of Ashburton as the perfection of prepared Flour, for produc ing pure and delicious cakes, with the minimum of time, trouble and expenses. i FECULINA may be had in the followiug kinds :—. Ground Rice, Cheese Cakes Rice Cakes Cocoanut Cakes Raspberry Buns Genoa Cakes Sultana Cakes Sponge Cakes Seed Cakes Madeira Cakes Raspberry Sandwiches Snow Cakes Currant Cakes CROCKERY. CROCKERY. We have some Choiofs Lines to hand ex " Otarama." Inspection invited. Goods delivered daily. Customers waited upon for orders. Sole Agents for Tiger Rlended Teas. Orders by post despatched with punctuality SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, & IRONMONGERS, MARKET HOUSE. Telephone No. 53



WHEAT. WHEAT. I T¥T E ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS OFJ PRIME MILLING WHEAT, ; AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, We are also prepared to Store GraiD on Farmers account in our New Grain Storeß West Street, Ashburton, on very favourable terms Full sized Cornsacka and Twine Supplied at LOWEST CURRENT RATES ROLLfff & CO., i CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS. * Oftmn ajsb S*or*B WES:c WWiTi ASBPU&XOft.



I Business iN'oiiees. n. life!*tSTOW, "pOLISHED COFFINS in Figured Riraa and Kauri, with Silver and Brass Mountings. AH latent designs. Address : ! Cameron Street, opposite Baring Square Evening Orders may be left at Cooksons t :36 LOOK. LOOK. PH O T O O a A P H TT HO TOGRAPH Xl



J. T. MITCHELL DESIRES TO THANK the Publio for their past Patronage, hoping they will continue the same. Hairing now gone into the business properly, and having some of tbe beist apparatus procurable, and a fine new lighted Btudio, he intends to turn out the FINES T [ WORK POSSIBLE. i 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 leas than ChristchurSh prices. —. Jm I\/T ITCH EL L, • X. IVXITCHELL, PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER, Opposite iEnglish Church, Tancred Street Ashburtow. 1013 TBE TEA OF THE AGE.



SAXON TEA. ! SAXON TEA. fpRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER. '• ■% SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Professor [Bickerton reports that



BAXON TEAS are abeolutely Pure and of good quality



| KAIL WAY TIME I AISLE 'rains leave Aisbbnrton FOR THK - OR iH even? day at 7.20 a.m., 3.40 p.m^. w\ 7.5 p.m. (ftxjrcp ) On Mondays, Wed* lewdayt, and Friday*, an extra train . leaves all.o a.m. Trains arrive from the North -very day at 10.45 a.m., 12.43 noon (express) <md 8 0 p.m. Trains leave Aahburton FOR THE SOUTH every day H 10.56 a.m , and 12.53 ooon (express). Ob Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.60 p.m. A train leaves for Meant Somers branch line every day at 4.25 p.m. The braaoh train arrives in Ashburton at 9.46 a.m. Trains leave Pakaia for Methven dailj (Thursday* excepted) at 7.5 p.m., on Tuesdays at 10.10 a.m, and on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Trains hava | Methven at the following times respectively '' [ - 6.50 every day, except Fridays; Mkje I Fridays 3.10 p.m. Tuesdays.



m| __* __»___R * _M»ite JBacalyptt jistract Thtre «" imitation* of Bucalyptic Igfeaotln the aarkai now, products of simple dtitillsttaß Cocaine rode resinous oils. In order that tlms. erode* ollf amy sot be taken, Ova- PCM VoX._iittJi BtK£U,lTV<|'' Sxyaaov *We»» i_ rawcieed by tbe medical ji.Tieion of ihe Prussian Government to ba of per- " .<t_j pure a.i«io, aa. their informationforwardedte I ci throng*., tbe Conssi M Melbourne, March S,lB3*S i we auto ;»— i le.proved br tests by (be Medical Clinics et . ihe U nivordtte at Bonn anrJ GKefswalrt, Prussia, and eported by D» Schalz, Pt< feasor ot Farraacology, at" don, bud Professor Dr- Mooter, Director of tha ilcdical Clin'c at Greifswald, that only products that ire saturated with oxygeu aod freed of _*ads,resinOCS iad other substances, adheres tte prlmuy distillation, will develops the sanative qualities proper to the plant woording to these authorities, and aooordlog to Fro*, assor lit Lister of England, and to Dn Bauer Jiclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, ii the only „__ Mttract corresponding to scientific teats, andtfaetttly "'' on which possesses the proper therapeutic vatae. Sandek & Son's Eucalypti Extract ' All other crude oils an to be classed among the ■ ourpentines, which hnve, when used aa medioine* no 'iherapsutic effect and are abandoned aa an interna asdicf-sent. These so called Eucalypti Extracts hich may ha 78 received <_./.t.wjtion at Exhibitions as. .mmorcisl articles are used for mechanical pur saro only discernible:— By their deficiency In pungent odour (Which out product, the only genuine Bnealypti Kztracta da velopes meet fireely through its surplus of oxygen 8y their alcoholic thin and mobile appearanoa - being reduced in specific density through tbe presence of acids By tb.ir taste, the result of th contracting ten dency of resias and teD.xu.tes. j .t these crude oils, no called eucalypti extracts ara "I .pplied by mistake in cases o croup, bronchitis, diph bcria, interna! infammationa, dysentery, woanda,tha onsequeuces are appalling For safety always ask for ANBBB AND BON'S auciXiTm EXTBAOr and git iio old, well-ies'ed and reliable praparattau—(.and * uwt, Victoria, Australia SANDER AND SONS



JL *■ JL A .1 A hJ • THE LOEWE, G.B.D, NEEDLEWOOD, BILTOR PIPES. A fresh Supply AT PERCY'S



Mrs BowmaiiJKox..., CERTIFICATED rl EACHER, Havelock Street, A.hburton. I3IAKOFORTH;, Si-gin/?, Organ, an X Theory of Miuic. Quarters com menced at any date. Pupils prepared fo Trinity College Examinations. A. LAWRIE, J SAUKDERS' BUILDING. SPRING ASD SUMMER GOODS. I AM STOCKED, direct from the Manufacturers, with the f^^KM T {ATEST TVfOST FASHIONABLE TTBEFUL GOODS. Plain and Fancy Dress Goods in all tha LATEST DESIGNS. LUSTRES, FOULE, BEIGF, OREFONS. CHOICE & BECOMING. *m None but Genuine First-class Good* Held in Stock} r



IIMOATEXC 0'? fim_JPWZ!L' MEDAL ~___j> PDRECEYLON4IHDIAN TEAS Ron Within If^whofW) PURE I U /A! CEYLON 1/Q; JBffHf BLENDED €% L ■'*ATL_,__j,- ¥_^_m__ff * it EACI PRICE ZZfl *•»••■» 9_f/J_\ 4/miA\JmW€mW sold ar AIL MtOCERS. HAVE NOTHING ELSE. L.__^________________MH_MBH**lM_r___MaaHW-WS^M___Hl^



WANTED Kuown-That J. Moisos has just received a large ihipmens of English, American, and ContmentaVßooU and Shoes, suitable for the season; also an overwhelming Stock of the best colonial makeß, which he intends disposing of at very ' reasonable prices during the coming holidays Repairs at usual done at once at Moison's '' i'rtmisr Boot Btore.Bvt Sucefc, Ainbunon



AH- those in search of Seasonable, Up-te* **■> -date Goods, can be confidently Recom mended to give this Establish ment an Early Visit. A. LAWRIE, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS TaZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND ~" SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, S„ g A L E K. JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. -, lAZARUS Patented System ensure J comfort and.correct sight. Done spoil your eyes by using badly fißlng—~ Spect a toi _*■.*. One Box oj? Clabke's B 41 Pills wuran "jj , ted to cure all discharges from the Urinatjp. 1 Organs, in either sex (acquired or ooni i ™ tutional), Gravel and Pains in the Baok,. . Guarranteed free from Mercury, Sold in Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent medicine Vendors throughout the Worid , Proprietors : The Lincoln ahd Midland OnusTiEsDßTin'r.OMT'Anv. T-'naoln. Kr.tr and' * WANTED Known—Midden's Refresh meut Rooms are the rooms Fat Excellence. When in town do not fill to ! ajive thorn a lcok up. Do you like a Loaf that has a sweet nutty flavor, of good pile rod bloom, in addition to its full weight .vhich a surprise visit from the inspector the other day proved ? Yon do! WelL^. <o to Maddex's * If you are getting up a Spread in a private or general way, and would like your Pastry, Cakes, Jellies^ Creams, etc., to be a success, why, come along to Maddes's in East Btr«et, aud youi won't be disappointed. Bride, Christening^ I <tnd Birthday Cakes a specialty.



<433t>, £10, £10, £5, given away for a single guess. Send stamp for particulars u_4 oiimtMi toßo* I7»i V.Q*i WeUtogto*