The Ashburton Guardian.

roL. xyii. no, 4163

Ashburtoi.: Friday, April 9, 1897.

PRlCifi: OiVK PfILTOY



Hili-m • ;,[jij (",<•: 1 yes. c^^T~ir~orrir WE have Juat Landed, ex Fazilka, a shipment of CASTOR OIL, and are m a position to supply Large and Small Consumers. DUN _OATS. WE have ft large line of theie fit foe seed and can supply orders for any quantity, SALT. WE have m store a large quantity of Agricultural Salt, for salting Stackl or destroying Weeds, which we offer at low quotations. CORNSACKS. ORDERS for these can now be booked, and we advise Clients to take ad vantage of present quotations. BIP. _ DIP. TyE ARE AGENTS FOR, LITTLE'S DIPS and keep them m Stock, WE have taken over the DIPPING YARDS opposite the Ashburton baieyards lately m the occupation of Mr Brooke, and are prepared to dip sheep there at current rates. Little's Dip will be used. WE have various sums for investment on Freehold Security. ■"*■■ SEEDS. SEEDS. '" WE HAVE m stock for Autumn sowing. Oats, of all varieties, Clovers, Turnip Seeds, Ryecorn, Cape Barley, etc., HANMER & GRATES. NOTICE. ANY Person found trespassing on the Riversdale Estate wilh Dog or Gun (or otherwise) after this date will be prosecuted. (Signed) J. R. WILLIAMS, Manager. Dated this 3rd day of April 1887. 4 33 WANTED Known—Every pair of Zealandia boots guaranteed at Metxok's Zealandia Boot Store MAKE no mistake. If you want a nice job made of your repairs, try Mellob, the up-to-date bootmker. IF your boys and girls are rough on boots try Mellok's Indestructible School Boots Ml^ vlrfAt. it tnl%Sis_pi%_K\ *•*• J TjWBRYONE accustomed to usiosr th Ah ■ ■■ : '■ A.G. Ointment Will find equal satisfaction m using th« Bee Ointment, For which everyone is kindly requested to ask instead of the AC OINTMENT. Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee is — m the centre, and Edward Gallichaa's Factory, Ashtirst, New Zealand, on the end of every pot. Bee Oiatir.ent is every mother's true triend ; on the weakest baby, or the strongest man's flesh it is always successful. Price, Is 6d. Bee Ointment is especially manufactured as a horse and cattle dressing Price —2s 6d * AC Corn Cure, for hard or soft corns warts, and bunions —Price Is AC Vegetable Pills, for male and female use, 30 pills m every box, and quite equa to anything imported—price la 6d EDWIN CALLICHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE ißhurst, N.Z. Canterbury Representative, MR G. P. HOA.TTEN, Aahburton, The following testimonies to the value of the Ointment are good enough for any thing:— Dear hira,—-We have great pleasure m recommending your Bee Ointments. We have given 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, yours faithfully, Shakplin & Co. Medical Dispensary, New Plymouth, October 19, 1896 Dear Sir, —I have sold your Bee Ointment and AC Com 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 nas come under my notice, given every satisfaction. Your Bee Ointment has proved itself one of the best healing oint ments procurable. Kindly forward me 000 gross of Bee Ointment, small size, at your earliest convenience. Yours truy, A. E. Sykes, Chemist. Hundreds of other testimonials too numeroa to publish. STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT.— You can purchase Groceries, Enamelled ware, Crockery and Glass, Boots and Shoes, Ofttsheaf Chaff, Bran and Sharps at Hamp> stead, and have Goods delivered at your door at Town Prices. A quantity of th* famous Mauritius Sugar for Jam making just to band.— E. Mahood. East Belt Can fctote, tttltpbwf No 76,



JFriedlandor^ Bros., Limited. "T^T ANTED TO PURCHASE -100 Tom OF BEIGHT OATEN fcHEAF CHAFF. FRIEDLANDER BROS. Ltd, TjIJS N CIN G M A|T;E RIAL of all Descriptions supplied. Barbed and Plain Wire and Standards. tlTlfi ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT RYEGRASB OAT'? *. * COCKSFOOT BARLEY CLOVERS CHAFF And al other Farm Produce. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. . _3_ STOEES. STOEES. WE HAVE ALSO IN STOCK and Sale at Lowest Rates, STORES Householders and Farmers. SUNBEAM TEA, highly famed and ex cellent quality; JOKO, PALM, and other iWSm lib packets and canisters. MAURITIUS SUGAR, CANDLES. SOAP, FLOUR, AND OTHER REQUISITES. CASTOR OIL, BOILED AND RAW OILB. FOE SALE. SEEDS. """SEEDS. WE HAVE m STOCK and for SALE Seeds for autumn sowing. GATS-HEAVY CANADIANS, DUNS, CAPE BARLEY and RYE CORN. RED and WHITE CLOVERS and COW GRASS. CARTER'S ELEPHANT SWEDE TUR MPS. IMPERIAL GREEN GLOBE. RAPE, TARES, &o. SHEEKDIPPING SEASON. WE HAVE DECIDED, for the con venience of our Clients, to hold m Stock during the season— I COOPEK'S PJWDKR DIP BROOKE'S PERFECT DIP BROOKE'S POTAS^ ARSENICAL DIP and the well-known CROWN DIP, for which w« are Bole Agents, and which has given marked satisfaction to all who have uaed it throughout the I World. ! MASSEY-HAKBIS WHEELS. STARTLING REDUCTION IN PRICES. WE are now m a position to give spe cially low quotations for our cele brated Bicycles, and taking into consideration that we are supplying them with Lamp, Bell, Brake, and Mudguards, we can safely say that our MASSEY-HARRIS WHEELS are the Best and CJheapeab m the Market. AH Machines are fitted with best English DUNLOP TYRES. AN EXPERT is now m attendance, and will be pleased to give riding lessons to Ladies free of charge. FEIEDLANDEE BEOS., Ltd. T ADIES from the Country requiring .I A medical treatment will find a very Comfortable Home, and every attention given, at MRS RANGER'S, Aitken Street. 3 16 ' ~ fflß ENCHANTED SWING. THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC ILLUSION OF THE AGE. mHE ENCHANTED SWING has been JL erected on the site opposite the SALVATION ARMY BARRACKS, OPHN HVEBY SATURDAY AFTERNOON at 2.30. Admission—Sixpence. NOTiCE. T> ESIDENTS OF CHERTSE V, who wish Xi» to be supplied with the DAILY "GUARDIAN," Containing all the Latest Cable, Telegraphic, and other news, can obtain same ever} evening on arrival of Express, or from Mr Shannon, Chertsey. « , __— NOTICE. THE ASHBURTON "GUARDIAN," published every evening, with all the Latest Cable, Telegraphic, and other news, can be obtained at RAKAIA every evening on arrival of the Express. Intending quarterly or annual subscribers sending m their names to this Office, or to Mb Street, Rakaia, will have the p»per supplied regularly. NOTICE.~Are you going to build. Because the cheapest shop for Roofing Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spout ing, Water Tanks, Pumps, Ranges, Register Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Hardlky's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. WANTED KNOWN, that you may rely on getting the latest style and beat quality m Autumn and Winter Mil linery. — Miss E. Barnes, Arcade and I Tancred Street. Children' millinery a specialty. Do not fail to see the windows. Lad|es own materials made up



HARVEST CHEQIIF.S WANTED! A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR CASH CUSTOMERS, HAVINO received a Large Quality of Scotch, West of England, and Colonial TWfcflDS and WORSTED SUITINGS, at very much REDUCED PRICES we nave decided fco give our Customers the benefit of our Bargain by making the following GENUINE REDUCTIONS FOR CASH :_ Men's Scotch tad Ww, of England Tweed and Worsted SUITB to measure, usual price 955, reduced to 75s cash Men a 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 to measure, usual price 70s, reduced to 59s cash Men'i West of England and Worsted TROUSERS to measure, usual price 27« 6d and 303, reduced to 22s 6d cash Men's West of England and Worsted TROUSERS to measure, usual price 25s reduced to 20s cash ' Mea'a Colonial Tweed TROUSERS to measure, usual price 22s 6d, reduced to 17a 6d oath Men's Colonial Tweed TROUSERS to measure, usual price 17a 6d to 20s, ! reduced to 15s 6d cash. PILES OP NEW GOODS TO SELECT FROM. I®" OUR REPUTATION IS A SUFFICIENT GUARANTEE FOR FIT SIYLE, AND WORKMANSHIP. CRAIGHEAD & BERRYMAN, THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, Ashburton. THE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD PATRONISE BRIDGE WORKS, The Largest Engineering Works m 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 the making of a Combine. h* BECAUSE We do not take m work, and then get it done *L? at head-quarters m the large towns. Our head quarters are £rj g BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. Where your money will fel xn go to employ local tradesmen. {**• Q BECAUSE We bring more Money to Ashburton for work S 03 done m other provinces than all the other shops m the same line of business put together. «<j W 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 m Ashburton. KIL WORTH & SON, BRIDGE WOKKB, Ashburton. DAVID THOMAS, I Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker ASHBURTON, Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tin «■ aid and Ashburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fkidays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Clean jg Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOB- Matson and Co, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Co Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunadin Planet Junior Garden and Field lools Belfast Manures I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appoi ate Mr W. Barcock as my Agent m the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburfcon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON3 ■i = WHITE'S — = BHEEP DIP, = THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE MAEKET. DAVID THOMAS, AGENT, ASHBURTON. AUTUMN AND WINTER SHIPMENTS—IB 97. GRAND DISPLAY. OUR PREMISES are stocked throughout with the most COMPLETE ASSORTMENT of USEFUL, SEASONABLE, AND FASHIONABLE DRAPERY To be found m South Canterbury. Splendid Stock of BLANKETS, FLANNELS, and FLANNELETPES AT BED-ROCK PRICES. Ladies' and Children's MACKINTOSHES a Specialty—guaranteed to keep out the rain French and English MILLINERY, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c. Handsome OAPES, JACKETS, and MANTLES. DRESS GOODS m Endless Variety. Everything NEW and UP-TO-DATE, and the BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE. W. H. COLLIER, "THE COKNEK."



J -— — _ _—,—. ,__ —, New Zealand \mtm Company. >f SBTABLISHBD "~~L . 18 5 9 >c . l UJ, ,I L Q . r. CAPITAL—ONE MILLION. THE PBEMIEB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &0., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATIOS HANMEK & GBAVES. AGENTS, $» iii^ ® I, J? Jill 111 p«L G** 77 Qj£.W'A <m \\\ L*ll r'^wl 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 decorations to hide unsightly views of back yards, etc. (Good imitation of stained glass.) : MIXED PAINTS, ARTIST'S MATERIALS, WALL PAPERS. J. WILSON. CORNEB OF AHCADE. Telephone 65. i (Jan be Obtained from ALL STOREKEEPERS. FRIEDLANDEE BROS., LIMITED. WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR CANTERBURY.



! AHHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDIN< ! AND i INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ! /~\N and after Thursday, the 7th day c \J January, 1897, this Office will b {CLOSED FOR THE WEEKLY HALI j HOLIDAY, ON THURSDAY, instead of SATURDAY, And will be open unfcil 4 p,m on Saturday after that date. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager. Cj_ W. J. PARSONS, MONUMENTAL MASON, Manchester Street, Chriatohurch, R. HANDO OK, Agent. Samples can be seen at my office, Standard Office Buildings, Ashburton. 2 125 SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED * BEST BFANE MANDITAOTOBED FROM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF loz Prevention TS WORTH POUND.S OF CUR! ■*• Why ruin your Reapers and utewa*' by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whic* tire yoar horses and clog the Machines, when yon oan obtain a true lubricant ike Talvuliiu which has been thoroughly tested all ore he world and prononnsed Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or th Agents EDWARD REECE & SONS OHRTSTCHURDH NEW COAL MINE. DEEP LEVEL SEAM. IN ANSWER to Numerons Enquiries re ptfea of the New Coal, I take this oppori v. ity of stating that the Price baa NOT been Raised on accounb of the Superior Quality as is generally supposed. It is still sold as before at the following prices per four ton truck (freight paid) on receipt of cheque or P.O order: — per ton per ton Westerfield 15s Od Promore 16s 6d Winslow... 16aOd Oherfcsey 16s lOd Hinds ... 16s 6d R*kaia ... 17s 3d Ealing ... 17s Od Lauriston 19s Od Rangitata 17s 6d Methven... 19a 6d Orarl ... 17s 9d Ashburton—All Coal Merchants georg"e pafk, MOUNT SOMERS. LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPEOIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, s, s A L E X*K * JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. | AZARUS Patented System ensure JLji comfort and correct sight. Done poil your eyet> *. using badly fitting Spectacles. THE TEA OF THE AOB. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. mRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAYS NO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Pkofessor Bickerton reports that SAXON TEAS absolutely Pare and good quality NOTICE. I HAVE APPOINTED MR J. W. HARDLEY, Plumber, East Street, as AGENT for my Patent Economical Hot Water Service, for the Aahburton County Testimonials on application. 3 127 J. H. WALKER, I ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY. PREPARE for the winter's rain, and ORDER a good, strong UMBRELLA, from SMITH MACKWELL, Lower East street, Ashburton. Umbrellas re-covered and turned ou equal to new again. Umbrellas neatly repaired with best materials. _ \ KNIVES »pd SCISSORS GROUND.



Shipping. m* 'J'HM jfflsS[R NKW ZEALAND ' 4P£|||^jf SHIPPING CO.S LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Teneriffe & Plymouth. R.M.S. TONGARIRO AND RUAHINE WILL ARRIVE IN LONDON IN TIME FOR HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE. Best Accommodation for all classes of Paisengers at Lowest Rates. Port of Steamer*. Tons. Departure. Date. Tongariro 4163 Wellington April 16 Ruahina 6127 Lytteiton *pril 29 Rimntaka 4515 — May. 13 Buspeho 4202 — June — Eaikoura 4607 — July 8 Ihe 8.8. Duke of Sutherland will sail from Lytteiton about the middle of April for London. She has very good accommodation for about 24 saloon passengers, the passage money is about 45 guineas from the same ports aa our steamers, inclusive of coastal tare. Her oabina are all on the upper deck of the saloon, and have two berths and a settee. The Ruabine wiil go through the Magellan Straits, weather permitting. The Rimutaka will go Home through the Straits of Magellan and call at Moute Video Rio de Janeiro, Teneriffe, and Plymouth en route to London. Her sailing date from N»w Zealand will be the 13th May. We are now prepared to book through p*a»agea to the West Coast of South America and Bahia, Pernambuco, and the Falkland Islands. Rates and other par ticulars on Application. For farther particulars apply to FRIIsDLANDER BROS., Lid. Agents, Aahburton. SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. Ai TIOYAL MAIL STEA rf§SK»s. -*-*1 MERS, with superior jy^^HA^^ accommodation forall classes t^^^^^mm o f p aß6en g erat calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply month. lons Commander From Date. Tokomaru 6233 Maxwell... Lyttel- Mar 6. Aotea ... 6346 -Scotland ... ton Mar 18. Sothic ... 7730 Kidley ... — April 1. lonic ... 4753 Kempson... — June 24 " CARGO STEAMERS! * Maori .., 5200| IMofffttt1Mofffttt ...i — Mar 2 Mamari ...3583 Levack ... — Vlay 1 Matatua... 3320 Evans .. — Rangitira 4045 Burton .. — Pakeha ...1,4331 Prosaer .. — Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon paaaeogers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. TTJ^ION STEAMSHIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS S AIL FROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER: For Weßtport and Greymoi'th—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra sailings see advertise ment m Christchurch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nolaon and Pioton, via Wellington— Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are Bnbjecb to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Christchurch daily papers fox dates and hour of sailing For farther particulars apply to F. lERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. ~~ "musical. MUSIC. Tl/T IBS LARSON MUSIC TEACHER, Corner Wills and William Street. 122 10rOBBOME~XX}OMjBEr PIANO TUNER AND EXPERT, (Late of London), "TTISITS AsJjburtoß and surrounding V Districts every four months — viz , Maroh, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Music Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashburton. THE VIOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS, Teacher of the Violin, Will resume Teaohiog at her Booms, SAUNDEKS' BUILDINGS, on SATURDAY, January 23, from 1 o'clock p.m. ; also, following Mondays, Wednesdays •nd Saturdays. Terms on application. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. Tl/T RSTDOWMAN TfOX Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, Havelook Street, AbHBURToN. RAKAIA^FRIDAYS. PupilsJ prepared for Trinity College Examinations. _ Llewellyn Owen, M.C.H'M., JUB.L-C.M. PIANOEOKTE, SINGING AND HARMONY, AND MANDOLINE. The NEW TERM will COMMENCE on, MONDAY, February 1. A OAKD MRS A fl /^LARIDQE, Al* \j. L^laridge, TEACHER Gf PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBURTON. Termi on Application,