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The Letter Box will be cleared for th c despatch of correspondence from Ashburton or the undermentioned places as follows : — Corrected to I4lh January, 1898. Burnhatn and Dunßandel, daily ... .- ... 3,15 pm Chertsey and Rakaia, daily 6 30 am 3 15 pm 6 30 pm Dromore, daily ... .~ 630 pm Christchurch and north, daily 6 30 am 3 15p and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 30 am Eiffelton, Willowby, daily ... 10 30 a m Ciiamore, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ... 10 30 am j EletH, Wakanui, and River side, daily ... -630 am Seaview, Seafield, &rle, and Newlanda, (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am Waterton, Ash ton, Longbeach, and FlemingtoD, daily ... 3"5 pm Lowoliffe, Monday, Wednes tvg, and Friday.. .. 10 30 am Higbbank, Tuesday, ThursJ day 10 30 am Peel Foreit, Tuesday, Thurs. day, Saturday 1030 am Mount Somers, Springburn, Staveley, Alford Forest, daily .- •» ••• *P m Winohmore, Greenstreet, Ash burton Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday 6.30 a.m. Methven, daily 3 15 pm Geraldine, and Orari, daily. . 12 30 pm Pamaru, Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 30 pm Eding, Bangitata, daily . M 10 30 am ICemuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm and Saturday 3 15 pm ttinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am daily .. ... •> 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday .-. M»^3lspm Ruapuna, Monday and Throw day • .- .-4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Wesfcerfield, Tuesday, Thurs- . day, Saturday 4 pit- 1 ' Letters containg anything of value snould be registered. Letters containing coin or bank notes posted unregistered will be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee.

THE ASHBUBIOB GUABDIAH t MONDAI, MAY $, 1858.

Printed and published by Hbnby WiLtis, of Peter Street, Aohburton, for the Proprie* ton, at> their Printing Offioe, Burnett Street, Aihburton. MONDAY, MA Y 5, 183^



Baker Bros. TjIURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Oorner of Wakannl Road and Cass Streefa and at Baker and Browa's Ooaoh Factory, Havelook Street. EVERI REQUISITE SUPPLIED Tblephoxe No. 69. PALM AND JOKO TEA* INDIAN AND CEYLON. OUR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) ta noted for producing 200 large Tea Caps of first-rate Tea to the pound. This' Is the Tea Mr George Jameson sold bo largely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are equally good value for the money. OUR TEAS are so popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teas being packed and sold m our empties. * Imitation is sincerest flattery,' but the publio should see they get the genuine article. Retad from all the prlnoipal Store" keepers. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON> ANDERSON & CO, 155 Colombo Steeet, Ohbibtohubob NEW YOEK L&YEH WATCHES. NEW YORK LEVER WATCHES, T^"EW YORK LEVER WATOHESi ONLY lOS Od. G. JESSON, SOLE AGENT. S. CLEAVER IS now SHOEING at the following prioeß*.~ DRAUGHTS ...* « Ss per Mb. HACKS .. . » 4s per aeb. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BURNETT STREET SHOEING FORGE, 219 ASHBURTON. B.OZIE TEA. 1m Best]



G. K. ASKIN, GICLE MECHAKIC, :tanored street. Near (Tucker and Bean, ASHBUKTON. AGENT FOR— AXTSITttAJU CYCLE AGENCY Co. BEESTON HUMBERS. MACHINES ALWAYBION HANP, LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPEOIAUTE SPEOTAOLES. Sole agent for Ashbnrton District), S. S A L E ■*• JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 1" AZARUS Patented System ensare JLJ comfort and correct slghb. Dont spoil yonr eyes by using badly fitting Speotaoles.



THE TEA OF THE AGE ■" SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. i — • TRY IT, AND YOD WILL HAVE ISO OTHER. 1 SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Pbuessor Bioke'xoit report* tba SAXON TEAS is absolutely Pore and of good quality A. WARREN, BASKETMAKER, "VTEXT E, W. Hall's, Herbalist, (nearly oppoaite Aroade), TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON. ALL KINDS of WICKERWORK Mad* to Order and Repaired. 12 2



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<4l TKToxi.ca.GX-lruLl A£edl<ol33.e« for Bilious and Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain In the Stomach, Sick LTeadache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold | Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c. The first Dose wiix give relief m twenty minutes. This fs no fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one Box of these Pills, and they Will be acknowledged to be " WORTH A GUINEA A BOX." BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to complete health. "They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system. For a Weak Stomach ; Impaired Digestion ; Disordered. Liver ; thov act lik« magic. A few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs ; Strengthening the Muscular System ; restoring the long lost Complexion ; bringing back the keon edge of appetite, and •rousing with the Rosebud of Health the wholk physical energy of the human frame. These aro '• foots '* admitted by thousands m all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the H orvous •nd dobilitat«d is that Seecham'* Pill* have the Largett Sale of any Patent Medicine m the vsvrV Full . directions with each box. x, ppßDarad only by THOMAS BEEOHAM, St. Helenß, Lancashire, England y Sold everywhere, In Boxes, 9Jd., Ib. lja., and 2s. M. each. BICYCLES, BICYCLES, BICYCLES.' LANDELLS~AND SON, EXPRESS OYOLE WORKS, BURNETT STREET (next The Olub.) The oldest and largest Cycle Building and Repairing Shop m Ashburton. IMMENSE Stock of New and Second-hand Bicycles on hand ab pricoß which will defy competition. SECOND-HAND MACHINES AT £2 10s, £3 10a, £5, £6, £7, £8, £10/£I2— MUST BE CLEARED. Large Btook of Outer Covers and Tubes. Also, Lamps, Bells, Saddles, Toe Clips, and everything conneoted with the Bicycle Trade. CHEAPEST EVER OFFERED IN NEW ZEALAND 10 179 In all Parts of the World the NATURAL FOOD FOR A BABE is MOTHER'S M I LX, and THIS DOES NOT CONTAIN STARCH. Young Infants CANNOT digest STARCHY FOODS, a perfect Artificial Food for Infants must, therefore, NOT CONTAIN STARCH. .G^Hi^Bß ■■KSf^Lsß fl^^B ■ ■' ■■^^^ HBHf^^n Efi^B ■■^i^H i^i^Hf i^i^iH bBH^H - x FOOD CONTAINS NO STARCH. BUT MAKES A PERFECT FOOD FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILD. f MELLIN'S FOOD lor Infants and Invalids may be obtained of nil Dealers throughout the World • HELIINS FOOD WORKS, PEGKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND, & WINTER SEASON »" A. P. WILLIAMSON JS NOW SHOWING a Ohoiee Seleotion o!the Lateab and Moat Faahionable DRESS MATERIALS m Tweeds, Serges, Vicugnas, etc, suitable for the present Season. NEWEST. TRIMMINGS, FANCY BRAIDS, GIMPS, Etc., Eto. FIRST-CLASS DRESS-MAKING AT MODERATE CHARGES — — :o:— — NEW FLANNELS, Blankets, Rags, Etc., Value Unequalled. New Flannellettes, Caliooen, Sheetings, Tablings, Eto. New Tartan and Floral Flannellettes and Moletons, now bo fashionable for Blouaea and Dressing Gowdb. MEN'S, YOUTHS' AND BOYS' TWEED SUITB, MEN'S MACINTOSHES & TWEED OVERCOATS, BOYS REEFER COATS. Shirtß, Sooks, Scarves, Hats, Caps, Braces, eto et«. PRICKS RIGHT) SPLENDID VALUE IN MEN'S COLONIAL VESTS AND PANTS A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, TANOBED STREET^



WHEAT. WHEAT. V^E ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLIMG WHEAT AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, We are also prepared to Store Grain on Fs rmere account m our New Grain Stores West Street, Aahbnrton, on very favourable terms Fill Bleed Oornsaoka andjTwine Supplied at LOWES r CURRENT RATES ROLLITT & CO., CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS, OFFICES AND STORED, WEST STREET. New Zealand Insurance Company. ESTABLISHED* 1 _ 18593 CAPITAL^ONJT MILLION. THE PREMISE AND WEALTHUST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY, FIRE AND "MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, *0., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT BATES HANMEE & GRATES, AGENTS,



DRESS & FASHION. ANDREW ORR TTAS Opened an immense Stook of New Goods for the Autumn and Winter. Hundreds of New Capes and Jackets* m all shades. The latestfstyle?. DRSSES, COSTUME MATERIALS. SPECIALLY BELEOTED. LOVELY GOODS. X£3O Dozen Ladies' Oorßeta m all makes, including the Cycle Corset, LADIES' GAITERS IN ALL SHADES. Millinery, NEW SHAPES, NEW MODELS, m the latest up to dat»>tyle,"l Ladieß* and Gentlemen's boots and shoes— Frenoh, English, and Colonial. THE BEST MAKES ONLY KEPT IN STOCK. ALL GUARANTEED MARVELLOUS VALUE. INSPECTION INVITED. ANDREW ORR. FENCING WIBE. FENCING WIKE. "I f\ TONS No.tS, © and 10. I p* TONS GALVANISED BAWB WIBE, iron:standards m any_quantitie& 1 9 000 heart stakes- POSTS AND STRAINERS, ALL SIZES. Gates Made to Order. HURDLES ALWAYS IN^STOCK. W. H. COLLINS & CO. IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER & COAL MERCHANTS. Agents Boyal Insurance Company Ltd. A GIGANTIC IDEA HAS Occurred; to the |ProprieboM ot the NewJZealand made "ATALANTA, Bicycle, whereby they itre determined to Lend anybody, Lady or Gentleman, AN "ATALANTA" BICYCLE, Fitted with Dtmlop QPyreo, new, and equipped with all accessories necessary to render » machine absolutely ready for nse FREE OF CHARGE. ; As the publication of the working of this absolutely new system of supplying Bicycles would soon exhaust the largest stock m the world, we have deoided to limit its application to those, who make personal or written application to the Company's Depot Managers at Ohristchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington, who will then explain to those applicants the nature of this colossal enterprise and furnish them with all particulars requisite,^ for their participation m the Jad vantages of this our j latest enterprise. Tke Austral Cycle Agency, LIMITED. LICHJBTELD & COLOMBO STREETS, CHRISTCHURCH ; 123, GEORGE STRL/ET, DUNEDIN ; AND 61, LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON. ONE WOB.D ABOUT BOOTS. JAMES "MELLOR, ZEALANDIA BOOT STC^E, $ANCRED STREET, ABHBI TRTON. :o:- ' "TTTE aim to please, and our large \ vlume of trade speaks forjonr success THE ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE is* holding the largest audjibeat assorted sto ctcof IBOOTS AND SHOES m Ashburton, Ladies', Gentlemen's an d Ohildrea> Boots: and Shoes m endless varit sty. FOR REAL HARD WEAR TRY r THE gEAIiANDfA BRAND. Everybody knowa -we give nothing but the best value. One triai »»" we ask JAMES ~¥OSLLOB,, ZEALAND^ BOOK STOEfi, tUANC pBD^TBJST, ASHBURTON.



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D. THOMAS.) "Rambler" Bicycles* (THE "RAMBLER" WON the Bracelet on Eaeter Monday, and pot two seconds and two thirds. Was Placed whenever it Started. The ICA.TMB]Li£2H, is undoubtedly the FASTEST Machine on the Market and haa NO EQUAL for Comfort, Strength, and Good Points. Price| Low and{|Terms Easy.] Call and Inspect for Yourselves. ] D. THOMAS. AGENT. »- - * I o || | $ - ■ 1 , C- • -" — " - 2 • HI Of D (0 A «2 A I W \\



c LOW VITALITY DB CHURCHILL'S Syrup of HypophMphite of Lime Ist prescribed by thefaoulty fortheonre ofConßump- lion, Ohronio Cough and general debility ), TT pontelns two of the prinoipal Ingredients neceaan 0 l ?I .°P *l»a Hnman Frame, and whloh are considered deficient In the above oomplnints. vi c Phosphorus and Lime. It caano be too MeM b reoommended tor delicate children. 1 ■ ' i Dr Chnrchill'g Compound Syrup ol I HYrOPHOSPHITES s real brain food, and m cases where muicuia'Aand „ ?. orvon i &« acquired a world-wide reput r »lon. Baoh bottle bears Dr Chnrohill'i signatu Mi Prepared only by SWAN, CHEMIST. PAKIB HEAT J f. PREVENT FITS, CONVULSION Etc I Preserve a nealtny state of V M 'const* tutton during the period, ©t Teethlno. |The words "JOHN §>TEEDMAN, B8&J CHEMIST, WALWORT'rf, SURREY " -» Kempthorne, Proper and Co., Agent E. J. HUGHES, miIEKES AND,. CONFECTIONER. 'TJBIANGI.E, Aelilmrton. 2 189 ts pure



Have you a Cold m the BVad or a Harsh Cough BENJAMIN GUM Will Heal ihe inflammation of the throat and passages ot the noae as Friars' Balsam heala outs. Coughs disappear with this mnimmation which causes them. BENJAMIN GUM Is not a chewing gum, bub a very palatable I quid. The bottle contains almost twine as much PRICE s Is 6d and 2 s 6d Chemists and Stores. Spencer Vincent, CHEMIST, OHRISTOHUROH, PROPRIETOR, j



CONUNDRUM. TrfHY IS BENJAMIN GUM like a Hard-boiled Egg?— Beoaiee it is HARD TO BEAT I THAT precisely expresses the opinion of all who have used Benjamin Gum. There is no Cough Medicine like it. In- trodnoed 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 not a catchpenny Quack Medicine. It is made by a fully qualified Chemist, who knows his business; Ib contains the same Ingredients as Feiars' Balsam, which was first) made by the Monks and Friars of Europe m the days of old. Friars' Balsam has been U3ed for six hundred years for healing cuts and wounds. Spencer Vincent's Benjamin Gum is a Compound of this Balsam, with other Ingredients, prepared by a special process for internal use. Are you troubled with your Cheat? BENJAMIN GU M Will heal the Lunge. It will not heal thsm at ence. Ib must be used for some time, and uaed regularly m old-standing cases.



NOTE THIS WELL,— The whole system of a human being may be "perfectly sound, and yet through derange- ment or weakness thei? iai of the boay may perform cheir 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 see 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 Bame 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 ia the only medicine which combines these two qualities. It is a natural appetiser, and ita first action ia 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 Bystem 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 caunot 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, but m such an instsnce'jgtho dealer is notjthe one who needs help. — 3 FROM ALL CHEMISTS. &ISTORE- KEEPER3, PRICE 2s 6d



| A VICTIM OF ' Functional Disease. **-AdXUIII 6UC h a predicament. To sufferers from Siok Headache, Dyspepsia, Biliousneßß and Constipation it ii "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 medioineß for renew* ing the energy Alaxum is the best. Its secondary effects are marvellous. Many persons afflicted with constipation have testi* fied not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the faot that the cure lasts. No care is required while using it. It doeß not interfere with the diet, habits or occu- pation, and produces no inoonvenienoe m its aotion. It is at onoe a laxative, an appetiser, and a stimulating tonio, prepared scientifically, and endorsed by the Press as the most valuable medioine that haa ever been offered to to the publio m a popular form. ALAXUM ora^ 1 Biliousness, Bilious " Headaohe,"SDizzinesß, Coativeness, Sour Stomach, Lobb of Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn Pains and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the "eyetem of nutrition 5



lyi>ti Extract. Under the distinguished patronage of His fif ajesty the King of Italy, as per communica- tion 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 the Globe. (There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract tho 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 perfectly pure origin, as per information 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, andreportod by Dr. Schulz, Professor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr; Mossier, Director of the Medical Clinics at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of ds resinous and other substauqos, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the tanative qualities proper to the plant \ll crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpentine?, which ' are abandoned long since as an nternal udicament. Thoao orudo oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible : 1 By their deficiency m pungent odour — which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract develops most freely through ita Burplua oxygen, By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear- ance being reduced m specific density through the presence of acids. By their taste, the result of the contracting tendoncy of rosins and tenoatea. If these crude oils, bo called eucalypt extracts, are applied by mistake m cases of croup, bronchitis, diphtheria, interns,! nflamationa, dysentery, etc., the con- Bequencea are most appalling. For safety akeaskaIwaysforSANDER&SON'SEUCA- LYPTI EXTRACT.— Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDER & SONS.



A TERBIBLE COUGH A TERRIBIE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH 94, Commercial road, Peokham, July 12. " Dear Sir, — I am a poor hand at express- ing my feelings, but I should like to thank you. Your lozenges have done wonders m relieving my terrible cough. Since I had the operation of * Tracheotomy ' (the same »a the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, thank God, I am still alive) performed at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, no one could possibly have had a more violent cough j it was so bad at times that it quite exhausted me. The mucus, which was very copious and hard, has been softened, and I have been able to get rid of it without difficulty. —I am, sir, yours truly, J. HILL.' A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A BOOTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. Sonth Park, Cardiff, South vVales, September 28, 1893. " I have, indeed, great pleasure m adding my testimony to your excellent preparation of Cough Lozengeß, and I have prescribed it now for the last eight years In my hospitals and private practico, and found it of great : benefit. I often suffer from Chronic Bron- chitis j your Lozenge is the only remedy which gives me immediate ease. Therefore I certainly and most Btrontjly recommend your Lozenges to the public who may suffer from Catarrh, Bronchitis, Winter Cough, or any kind of Pulmonary Irritation. — Yours truly, A. GABRIEL, M.D , L.R.C.P. and L.M Edinburgh, LR.CS aud L.M. Edinburgh USE KEATING'S LOZENGES USB KEATING'S LOZENGES USB KEATING'S LOZENGES It is 80 years ago since Keating's Cough Lozenges were first made, and the sals is larger than ever, becauee they are unrivalled m the relief and cure of Winter Cough, .Asthma, and Bronchitis; one alone gives relief. UTTERLY UNRIVALLED IJTTERLY UNRIVALLED IITTERLY UNRIVALLED Eeating's Cough Lozenges, the unrivalled remedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, and Throat (Troubles, are Bold m tins by all chemists |7* v L A F E Aliment of economy against fatigue hunger, and thirst Antidepertfc, aatifatigatag, stimula- ting, reconstitaent Indispensable to Yolocipedists, ascen* tioriists, rowers, racers, hunters, and <o •ny of them who hove a muscular effort to develop Franco, M. Ch., Gamier, 8, Rue def Franosrßourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited Sydney MEfOSBOKN COOMBE, (Late of Rudd & Co., London), £ PIANOFORTE TUNER and EXPERT, TT7"iLL visit Methven on May 23. TT Orders may be left with Mr Miller, botelkeeper, Methven. or Mr