MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Box will be cleared ( for the despatch of correspondence from Ashburton or tho undermentioned places as follows :— Corrected to 14lh January, 1898. Burnham and Dunsandel, daily ... 3,10pm Chertsey andHakaia, d a ily 63oamgi5pm 6 30 pm Dromore, daily ... -630 pm Christchurch and north, daily b3O am 6 lop and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 30 am Eiffelton, Willowby, daily ... 10 30 a m uismore, Tuesday, Thaw day, and Saturday ... 10 <JO am ElgiH, Wakatui, and River- Bide, daily ... - 630 am Seaview, Seatield, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 660 am j "Water ton, AbVi ton, Longbeaob, and Flenaington, daily ... a" P™ Lowoliffe, Monday, Wednea day, and Friday.. ..10 30 am Higbbank, Tuesday, Thurs, Peel Forest, Tuesday, Thura day, Saturday 1030 am Mount Somers, Springburn, Staveley, Alford Forest, daily .- •' A "L 4pm Winohmore, Greenstreet, Ash burton Forks, Tuesday, Thurs. day, and Saturday 6.30 a.m. Methven, daily .... •- 315 pm Geraldine, and Oran, daily.. 12 30 pm r>amaru, Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 30 pm E%line, Rangitata, daily .- 10 30 am Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pin and Saturday «. ..315 pm Tinwald, Window, Hinds, 10 30 am daily .. ~ •• 3°P m And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday ... •» 315 pm Ruapuna. Monday and Thxrra- W - •- .-. *P Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Westerfield, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday * pw-1 Letters containg anything of value anould be registered. " Lettere containing com or bank notes posted unregistered will be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee. _

THE ABHBURTON GUARDIAN i FRIDAY, MAY 13, 18S8





THE TEA OF THE AGE, ! SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. mRY IT, AND YOD WILL HAVE JSO OTHER. I SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, VII I Put . essob Bicke"spon reports* tba SAXON TEAS Is absolutely Pare and of good quality S. CLEAVER IS now SHOEING at the following prioea : — DRAUGHTS ... « Ssper eeb. HACKS ... *«. 4s per act« SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BURNETT STREET SHOEING FORGE, 21S ASHBURTON. DRESSMAKING. To the Ladies op Ashbtjrton. MISS BALL & CO., from Chriatchuroh,' wish to announce that they have commenced business m Ashburton as DRESS- MAKERS, East Street, a few doors below Mr W. Patching, and they ask for a ehara of the public patronage. Fit and style guaranteed at moderate charges. 4 6$ BLOZIJS! Tl-E^X Is pxir© Printed and published by Hrnbt Willis, q Peter Street, Ashbnrton, for the Proprie tors, at their Printing Office, Burneti} Street, Ashburton. FRIDAY, MAY 1 JSW,



PubLc JMoiioiS. npKUST AND AGENOY 00M- JL PANY OF AUSTRALASIA, I IMIXED. Incorporated 1860. Authorised Capital £2,000 000 Subscribed £l,75o!oOO Reserve i unds (British Consols, etc -) £207,50 Solicitors and Agents— Messrs Wynn- Williams and Brown, Christeburch ; Meaara Chapman and Tripp, Wellington; and Messrs Sainsbury and Logan, Napier. Head Office m New Zealand : ' t <? 1 w He "' ord Street, Curistchurch. LOANS GRANTED ON FREEHOLD FARM LANDS ab Current Rates. Advances can be repaid at bix montha notice, and even sums up to three-fifths of amount borrowed can be paid off at any time by giving 3 months' written notice. JAS. NATHL. HAMER, Manager and Inspector for New Zealand ' [ «< NEW YOEK LBVEK WATCHES. NEW, YORK LEVER WATCHES. JTEW YORK LEVER WATCHES* ONLY lOs 6d, GL JESSON, SOLE AGENT. Q-. K. ASKIN, €ICLE MECHANIC, TANCRED STREET. Near Tucker and Bean, ASHJ3UETON. AGENT FOR— BEESTON HUMBERS. MACHINES ALWAYS ON HANO. E. DUCKWOETH So SON TTNDERTAKBRS, Cabinetmakers, and Vj . Upholatererß, Funerals conducted at the following prices :— Covered Coffins, with hearae and coach complete, from £7 108. Polished Coffin, silver plated furniture £8. Children from £2 10s BUBNETT StbBET, AsHBUBTON Residence— Opposite Fire Brged Station. 105 THE TRADE SUPPLIED. LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashbnrton District, S. S A h E «• JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASEBUETON. T" AZARUS Patented System ensure J_J comfort and correct efghi. Donfc spoil your eyeb by üßlng b^dly fitting Speohaolos.



FROM ALL CSEMISTS KEEPERS, PRICE 2.8 6d A. CONUNDRUM. TTTHY IS BENJAMIN GUM like a Hard-boiled Egg?— Beoause it is HARB TO BEAT ! THAT precisely expresses the opinion of all who have used Benjamin Gum. There is no Cough Medicine like ifc. In- troduced into Canterbury only last winter its success was immediate. Thousands of bottles were sold m a few months, and hundreds of sufferers wrote gratefully to the proprietor of their Speedy Cure. It is nob a catchpenny Quack Medicine. It is made by a fully qualified Chemisb, who knows his business; Ib contains the same Ingredients as Friars' Balsam, which was first made by the Monks and Friars of Europe m the days of old. Friars' Balsam has been used for six hundred years for healing cuts and wounds. !s»j>eiicer Vincent's Benjamin Gum is a Compound of this Balsam, with other Ingredients, prepared by a speoial process for internal use. Are you troubled with your Cheat? BENJAMIN GUM Will heal the Lungs. It will nob heal J thsm at once. It must be used for some I time, and used regularly m old-Btanding I cases. * I Have you a Cold m the Head or a Harsh I Cough I BENJAMIN GUM Will Heal the inflammation of the throat I and passages of the nose as Friars' Balsam I heals cuts. Coughs disappear with this I inflammation which causes them. I BENJAMIN GUM Is not a chewing gum, bub a very palatable I liquid. I The bottle contains almost twine as much I as any other Cough Mixture m the market. I Ibis the KING OF ALL. PRICE : I Is 6d **> 2s 6d Chemists and Stores. Spencer Vincent, CHEMIST, OHRISTCHUROH, PROPRIETOR.



A VICTIM OF Functional Disease. A 1 avn m NEVER tails any one m X-Xid2LU.lll 6Uc jj a predicament. To sufferers from Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Constipation it is " A friend m need and a friend indeed." Assist Nature by Alaxum, and you will avoid a multitude of distressing functional derangements and diseases. Of all known medicines for renew- ing the energy Alaxum is the beat. Its secondary effects are marvellous. Many persons afflicted with constipation have testi- fied not only to its immediate relieving properties bub to the facb that the care lasts. No care is required while using it. It does not interfere with the diet, habitß or occu- pation, and produces no inconvenience m its action. It is at once a laxative, an appetiser, and a stimulating tonio, prepared scientifically, and endorsed by the Press as the most valuable medicine that has ever been offered to to the publio m a popular form. ALAXUM OTOE3 Biliousness, Bilious Head«che,"£Dizziness, Costiveneßß, Sour Stomach, Losa of Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn Pains and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the "system. of nutrition 2 NOTE TlilS WELL.- The whole system of a human being may be perfectly sound, and yet through derange- ment or weakness the > * of the body may perform their functions or their work sluggishly, thus giving rise to want of appetite, and a consequent general impover- ' ishment of the whole being. Such a con- dition causes thousands of people to fancy that they are consumptive, while they are really only m need of a remedy to eeo the organs of the body working harmoniously. Reason points to two essential qualities m a remedy for this purpose. It must create an appetite for food, and at the same time assimilate its nutriment. With either of these qualities alone the remedy would be worse than useless, but with both it becomes a power with incalculable good. Alaxum is the only medicine which combines these two qualities. It is a natural appetiser, and its first action is to create hunger. After the appetite is satisfied it acts directly on the stomach, liver and kidneys, clearing away all effete matter and exciting them to activity. The system then receives nutri- tion and new life from the proper assimila tion of the food ; and where there is no organic disease health must follow* This is common sense and cannot be gainsaid. Accept no substitute that may be recom-. mended to be "just as good.';. It may be better — for the dealer — because >of its better profit, bat m such an instsncejjthe jlealer is notjthe one yrho'jneeds help.



»■ WINTER SEASON <« A. P. WILLIAMSON T.S NOW SHOWING a Choice Selection of the Latest and Most Fashionable DRESS MATERIALS m Tweeds, Serges, Vicugnas, etc., suitable for the present Season. NEWEST TRIMMINGS, FANCY BRAIDS, GIMPS, Etc, Eto. FIRST-CL^SS DRESS-MAKING AT MODERATE CHARGES NEW FLANNELS, Blankets, Rugs, Etc., Value Unequalled. New Flannelletteu, Caliooeß, Sheetings, Tablings, Etc. New Tartan and Floral Flannellettes and Moletons, now so fashionable for Blouses and Dressing Gowns. MEN'S, YOUTHS' AND BOYS' TWEED SUITS, MBN'3 MACINTOSHES & TWEED OVERCOATS, BOYS REEFER COATS. Shirts, Socks, Scarves, Hats, Oapß, Braces, eto eto. PBIGEi BIGHTi SPLENDID VALUE IN MEN'S COLONIAL VESTS AND PANTS A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, TANCRED STREETJ WHEAT. WHEAT. YT7E ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLIE G WHEAT AT HIGHEST MARKFT RATES, Wq are also prepared to Store Grain on Fjrmere account m onr New Grain Stores West Street, Ashbnrton, on very favourable terms Fnl eked Oornaacka andtTwine Supplied at LOWES 2 CURRENT RATES ROLLITT & CO., CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS, OFFICES A ND BTOflEbi WEST STREET,



GREAT WINTER SHOW AT "THE CORNER" nnHE Choicest Collection of New Goods that has ever been displayed at " THE CORNER" ia now on view, Special Attention having been given that only the Newest, Most Scylißh, and Mosb Durable Goods will be supplied, combined with lowest prices. BLANKETS, QUILTS, RU3S, FLANNELS, FLANNELETTES. Theae Goods are Exceptional Value. HEARTH RUGS, CURTAINS, CARFETS. •*• The Corner " gives the BEST Value. DRESSES, PLUSHES, VELVETEENS, BRAIDS. Ladies will find the Best Selection, combined with Moderate Prices. JACKETS, CAPES, MACINTOSHES. All m the Latest Fashions. MILLINERY, • TRIMMED & UNTRIMMED HATS. In all the CharmiDg Novelties. ALL WOOL CYCLING KNICKERS, COMBINATIONS, KNITTED VESTS, m Great Variety. MEN'S and BOYS' SUITS and OVERCOATS. New Crush Hats, Ties, Shirts, and Collars. Specially Selected and all of the Newest Fashion. BOOTS and SHOES. Special prices Warm Slippers, Children's from 95, Womea'a 1/6 per pair. W. H. COLLIER, " THE CORNER."



FENCING WIRE. FENCING WIRE. If\ TONS:No.|B,|o>nd 10. 1 tons;galvanised barb wire. iron;standards m anysquantities. I O AAA HEART STAKES. POSTS AND STEAINEES, ALL SIZES. Gates Made to Order. HURDLES ALWAYS IN'STOCK. W. H. COLLINS & CO. IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER k COAL MERCHANTS. Agentß Royal Insurance Company Ltd.



CHEAP MONEY ! | CHEAP MONEY ! , CHEAP MONEY ! IN SUMS OF £100 ™ £10,000, ON COUNTRY, CITY, AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At exceptionally low rates of interest. FOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AND j FULL" INFORMATION, ' Apply to the >. DISTRICT MANAGER, Ohristcburcb. J. H. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commissioner. 2217 DENTAL NOTICE., Mr G. F. DODDS WISHKS to notify lo his Patients that he has left his former rooms Burnett Street, and may now be consulted at h ; iB residence, come of Tancred and Cass streets, next door to Da. Leahy. 4 84 B. J. HUGHES, FBUITEBEB AND CONFECTIONER. T:RIA.:NG}-JL.:E, Ashbnrton. 2 189



NOTICE. M*s KNIGHT, IS A CASH PURCHASER of Clothing, Books, Furniture, Jewellery, Portman- teaux, Bioyoles, Harness, Tents, Eto. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND CLOTHES TO SUIT* EYEBT2 ONE. NOTE ADDRESS- Mrs KNIGHT, BAEING SQUAEE. 4 144



GRAHAM & CO's p A TENT PERMANENT FOOT-ROT CURE, Is a certain remedy for the disease, and can be applied ab a cost of lees than ONE HALF-PENNY PER SHEEP. Read opinions of Governmenb Inspectors of Stock. Blenheim, Maelbobough. In re your remedy for Foot-Rot I have no hesitation m Baying it is the most effeotive have met, ana bas been need m the district u'jtfer ray onarge with the best results. I 'cave reootnrnended end si- all continue to recommend it to any owners of sheep affected with Foot-Rot, a disease whioh I regret to Bay is 60 often negleotad until it takes such a strong hold on the nook that it can no longer be ignored, when it might have been easily put down at ita first appearance by a little attention and the use of your remedy, JOHN MOORE, Inspector of Stock February 28, 1895. Department of Agbioultube, Haweba In reply to your request as to my reporting to you my opinion of the result of your dressing sheep at Mr Lysaght's an M< Nicholas' with your Foot-Rot Speoifio, 1 have every confidence m saying that the cure was a perfect one, although the weather was very wet and stormy ; and the examination was only six days after the feet had been dressed. Some of the sboep were very badly affeoted, nearly the whole cf the foot having rotted off I should recommend all sheep owners to use jour Speoifio if their sheep are troubled with Foot-rot, as it is easily put on, and I am sure it will give satisfaction. — I remain, yours trul ALEXANDER MONRO, Inspector of Stook, JtiJe 22, 1895. Genuine only from D. THOMAS, ASHBURTON, Ol from the Sole Proprietors, GRAHAM AND CO-,| Oarlton Gore Road, Roseneatb, Weiltogcon.



T. H. UNDBILL AND CO. REMOVAL NOTICE. *\T/TE) beg to ntimate that we have RE- MOVED to chop a few doors lower down Tanored Btreeb (next Mr E. W. Hall b), as temporary premises during tlie building of our new shop, where we purpose holding a CHEAP SALE SEE FURTHER PARTICULARS. T: H. Undrfll rf Co., CABINED MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS j & PICTURE FRAMERS | TANC:RED STREET; CLAP'.KE^S B 4i~p[LLS warrants' a to cure Gravel, Pains m the back and all kindred complaints. Free from Rlercur.' /t Eatablished upwards of 30 years. m box- e8 4 8 pd each, of all Ohemista and rates' 0 Medioine Vendors throughout the worlr J> p rO j,ii e toro, The Linooln and Mid lan^ i Oountiei Drug Company, L^noola



T^E ARE BUYERS OF GOOD OATEN-SHEAF OHAFF, WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYEGRASS, £10. ETC. TTTE HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK- RANSOM'S ANDHORNSBY'S PLOUGHS Long and Short Feed Oats, Priane Oaten Sheaf Chaff, Rtyal Oil (Isodeg. Fire Test), Crushed Barley and Wheat for Pig feed, Whole & Broken Chick Wheat, Agricultural Salt, Farm & Station Requiaites of all kinds, including Tea (specially packed for us and imported direct by ourselves from Ceylon), Sugar, Soap, Candles, Oatmeal, Flour, Bran, Sharps, Salt (best table), Rock Salt, Fencing Wire (plain and barbed), Staples, Galvanized Sheep Netting (most suitable for fencing of) turnjpß), Clover and Turnip Seed, all varie- ties ; Ryegrasa and Cocksfoot fmaohine dressed), OiU — Castor, Machinery, Boiled, Tattoo Oil (for branding sheep) &0., &c. HANMER & GRATES. hU ra M-* 2/5 »-* * ° I g %i •-a i s» ■



Hanmer and Graves. KEROSENE. TVTOTWITHSTANDING the American ■l-\ i War we are prepared to Sell as CHEAP as it can be obtained anywhere else m Ashbur- , ton for CASH. HANMER & GRAVES. PLOUGH {SHARES. TTTE HAVE IMPORTED A LARGE QUANTITY of both RANSOME'S AND JHOENSBY'S MAKES and are prepared to supply Farmera at the very lowest possible prices for Cash. HANMER & GRAVES. Dipping 1 Season. WE are prepared to DIP SHEEP at our DIPPING YARDS, opposite to the Ashburton Saleyards, and shall use LITTLE'S DIP* Whioh we are also prepared to Supply to Farmers at Lowest Possible Quotations.



SMOKE THE MEW VENUS Dark Aromatic PhJg Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BFAND MANOFAOTURED PKOM CHOICEST VIRGINA LEAF Baker Bros. TTpURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanui Road and Cass Streets and at Baker and Brown's Coach Faotory, Havelock Street. EVER! REQUISITE SUPPLIED Teiephoxb No. 69. PALM AND JOKO TEA INDIAN AND OEYLON. OUR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) is noted for producing 200 large Tea Cnpa of first-rate Tea to the pound. This Is the Tea Mr George Jameson sold so largely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are equally good value for the money. OUR TEAS are so popular thab we frequently hear of instances of other Teas being packed and sold m onr empties. 4 Imitation is sinoerest flattery,' but the public should see they get fche genuine artiole. Retail irom all the prlnolpal Store* keepers. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDEB3ON & C 9, 155 Colombo Street, Ohbistohubob



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SANDEK. &; ssons Euca- lypti Extract. Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per communica- Jon made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at Melbourne, March 14, 1878. Awarded diploma at the Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883. Acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Universities all over tho Globe. • There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract the market, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government be of pjrfectly pure origin, as per nformation forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we tate :— It is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifawald, Prussia, and reported by Dr. Schulz, Professor of Pafmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr. Mossier, Director of the Medical Clinics at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of da resinous and other subataacos, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the \anative qualities proper to the plant \ll crude oils, < r so called Eucalypti Extracts are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpentinee, which are abandoned lon£ Biuce as an nternal udicameut. These crude oils, or so called Euca'ypti Extracts, are discernible : 1 By their deficiency m pungent odour— which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract develops most freely through its surplus oxygen. ' By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear- . anca being reduced m specific density through the presence of acids. By their taate, the result of tho contracting tendency of rcßine and tennatea. If these crude oils, bo called eucalypfc extracts, are applied by mistake ie cases of croup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal nflamations, dysentery,, etc., the con- sequences are most appalling. Ifor safety akeask aIwayBforSANDER&SON'S EUCA- LYPTI EXTRACT.— Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDEII & SONS.



"TRIAD" Prize Competitions • $ fl mHIS MONTH the "Triad" B 2 X offers £10 to the person who Jjg sends m the correct (or the greatest D number correct) missing words _ from the following sentences, takeu V from the books of well-known m n authors : — • * 0 (1) "When they reached the V obscure corner of the churchyard m H which the .a grew, and the A parish graves were made, the 2, a clergyman had nob arrived." .. Cj (2) "Though she' and „ blushed, as a young lady should, * Lady Fanny seemed to be thinking of something else." (3) "The daylight had dawned a £P on , fc he of the oak j « forest.' n " (4) " The landlady now returned ft g to know if we did not choose a y ™ more .. apartment." _ Entries for the above competition 0 to be accompanied with a receipt; v » for nob leaa than 5a for goods • "4 purchased from one of the adver- £ tisers m the " Triad," or for goods * advertised m tha "Triad," H . Competitors Bending receipts for 2 lOa or over, may send two lists, 15a j# S three lists, and co on. £■ Ashburton Drapery Co. r. Gates, Horace A., Music Ware- Qt ~ house, (agent for " Triad.") Giiffia'a Biscuits (any grocer) Lochhead, R. N.Z^ Clothing Factory. Bacdernon's Scotch Whisky Soxc -set Hotel, H. S. Drummond Soancs, P., Bookseller Vanity Fair Cigarette?, I TEN FOUIVDS I FOR COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA Influenza, Consumption, Sic, &o KAY^COMPOIJND, for Cougha and OoWb, ia equaUy serviceable for horses and cattle X' AY'S TIC PILLS, a specific m Neuralgia. Paceache i. <feo. ContaJfl Quinine, Iron, &o LINUM OATHARTIOUM PILLS d geetiva oorra. t , tlvo, and agre: ably aperient COAO(7LIN£— Cement for Broken Articles, everywhere. lMncufiictorv. Stookport ErgJand 17" v L A F E Aliment of ecouotay against fatigae hnugcr, and thirst Antidepertic, antifatiguing, stimula- ting, reconst-.tuent Iridispeusablo to Volocipcdists, ascen- tionist3, rowers, racers, hunters, and (o any of them who have a muscalar effort to develop Fr*nce, M. Ch., Gamier, 8, Rae def France-Boargeoie, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited Sydney KOZIE XJBA Mopt ISopoomlool