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WOOLSTuN STEAM WOOL WORKS, OHRISTCHUkCH. (Kstablishid 1868.)^ rilBE Uuderaigueil be«s bo notify i hat he ia X Scouriug ua heietofoie. Squaltera' coDaignmeDta to tKe Christchurch or UpoiHton Station will receive prompt attention. Quick despatch and Lowest Rates. T. YORK. 10 99 | ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ON and after Thursday, the 7fch day of January, 1897, this Office will be CLOSED FOR THE WEEKLY HALF£ HOLIDAY, ON THURSDAY instead of SATURDAY, And will be open, until 4 p.m. on Saturday after that date. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager . PALM AND JOKO TEA INDIAN AND OEYLON. OUR 2a 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) Is noted for producing 200 large Tea Copa of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is the Tea Mr George Jameson sold so largely. OUR 2a TEAS (Palm and Joko) art 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 public ahould see they get the genuine article. Retaii irom all the principal Store- keepers, WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON & GO-, 155 Colombo Street, Ohristohuboh LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, S # S A L E K. JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. (AZARUS Patented System ensure ~i comfort and correct sigh I. Dont spoil your eyeb by fining h*dly fitting Spectacles. DBINK DELICIOUS PERFECT IN QUALITY, FLAVOR AND BLEND. Packed m Tine, the delicate Aroma Absolutely Preserved. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROCERS S M OK E THE NEW f VENUS Dark Aronoatio Plug Tobaooo. THE CELEBRATED ft BEST BPANL MANT7JAOTUBED ntOM OffOICEST VIRGINA LEAP STRATHMORE PEIVATE HOSPITAL. EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS JUST OOMPLETBDj UNEQUALLED In"tHE COLONIES FO MEDICAL AND SURGICAL OASES. / Accommodate upwards of FORTY W) MALE~^nd FEMALE PATIENTS TERMS » From 2 Guineas pet week] PATIENTS CAN BE ATTENDED BY BM« LOWN MEDICAL ADVIBER. Apply to— - THE MATRON, Strathmorb Private Hospital, wry Road (just over East Belt), Chrirt Ida ohuroh. «LOZIJKI TEA. t* Best



Public Notices-. BUSINESS NOTICE. I HAVE THIS DAY disposed of mj Stationery and Fancy Goods Busineai t in Bast Street to MR P. SOUNESS, wh< I-iutenfls carrying on the same m the aho] known as Blue Houße. la thanking the public or the liberal sup port tendered to me duriDg my two yearc residence m the town, I would kindly aal a continuance of the liberal support to ttr Buccesßßor Mr Souness. H. N. ANDERSON. IN REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE a::d m taking over the very large ant well assorted stock of Stationery, Books Albums, Bibles/ Prayer Books, La\ Stationery, Ledgers, Account Books, Schoo Books, and other requisites, including al lines of Fancy Goods, too numerous to men tion, I intend to hold -a CLEARING SALI FOR ONE MONTH FROM THIS DATE when every line m the Great Stock will bi marked down for disposal. Now, Sohool Committees, Road Boards County Councils, Merchants, Storekeepers Hawkers, Business men and all others, j invite you to inspect my Stock, and se< the great reductions I have made. SALE FOR ONE MONTH ONLY AT BLUB HOUSE, P. SOUNESS. \E. DUCKWOKTH & SON, XTNDERTAKERS, Cabinetmakers, anc • KJ Upholstererß, Funerals oonduoted at the followingprioes :— Covered Coffins, with hearse and ooaot complete, from £7 10s. Polished Coffin, silver plated furniture £8. -Children from £2 10a Burnett Street, Ashburton I Residence — Opposite Fire Brged Station. 105 THE TRADE SUPPLIEL. ; A. WARREN, 1 BASKEtMAKBK, | 'VTEXT E. W. Hall's, Herbalist, (nearly | opposite Arcade), » TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. t i ALL KINDS of WICKERWORK Made a to Order and ReDaired. 12 2 » THE TEA OF THE AGE SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. fr\RY IT t AiTD YOU WILL HAVE ISO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Pat Bason Biokis'ton reports tba SAXON TEAS is absolutely Pare and of good quality TO THRESHING MACHINE OWNERS ' jy/TACHINE BOOKS printed to order at shortest notice. MAIL OFFICE, Ashburton. f LADIES' SUNOS S ! ; ;> i KEEPERS And : - I 't. ■''■ ;- 1; , KNOT RINOS.J Gold Watch^st i'i?^ t %s &i\\€r Watches QOLD /Ud SILVER CHAINS ' | Brooches, &c.%



Hanmer and Graves. — _ _j Dipping' Reason. WE are prepared to DTP SHEEP at { our DIPPIKG YARDS, opposite to ! the Ashburtorn. Saleyards, and shall Uee . LITTLE'S DIP j Which we are also prepared to Supply to Farmers at Lowest Possible Quotations. CORNSACKS. WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY THESE AT LOWEST R.A.TJEIH. T\7"E ARE, BUYERS OF GOOD OATEN-SHEAF CHAFF, WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYEGtfASB, ETC. ETC. SUn ON 'B SEEDS. HAVING been appointed Agents m Ashburton for Messrs. Sutton and Sons, we can supply all this firm's well known EAPE & TURNIP SEEDS, Beaidaa a large variety of GARDEN. VEGETABLE, FLOWER SEEDS. These Seeds are all carefully selected, and we can confidently recommend them. XT7E HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK- RANSOM'S ANDHORNSBY'S PLOUGHS ' Long and Short Feed Oats, Pri*ne Oater Sheaf Chaff, Rtyal Oil (150deg. Fire Test), Crushed Barley" and Wheat for Pig feed, Whole & Broken Chick Wheat, Agricultural Salt, Farm& Station Requisites 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, Galvanizec Sheep Netting (most suitable for fencing o£ turnips), Clover and Turnip Seed, all varie' ties ; Ryegrass und Cocksfoot fmaohim dresßed), Oils — Castor, Machiuery, Boiled, Tattoo Oil (for branding sheep) &c, &c. 500 ACRES AT RUAPUNA. WE are instructed by the owner to offei for private Sale 500 acres situated at Rnapuna. This property is subdivided ink convenient sized paddocks, with water m each paddock The buildings consist of an eight- roomed Houtie, Large Stable and Wool Shed Terms — Small cash deposit, balance at a lon rate o interest. HANMER & GRATES. TpIVERYONE accustomed to ÜBipg A.C. Ointment Will find equal satisfaction m using Bee Ointment, For which everyone ia kindly requested to ask instead of the AO OINTMENT. Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee is m the centre, and Edward Galliohan's Faotory, Ashurst, New Zealand, on the end of every pot. Bee Ointment is every mother's true iriend ; on the weakest baby, oi the strongest man's fleßh it is always successful. Prioe, Is 6d. Bee Ointment is especially manufactured as a horse and cattle dressing Price— 2s 6d AO Corn Cure, for hard or soft corns warts, and bunions — Price Is AC Vegetable Pills, for male and emale use, 30 pills m every box, and quite equa to anything imported — price Is 6d EDWIN GALLICHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE? ishnrst, N.Z. Canterbury Representative, MR Q. P. HOATTEN, Ashburton, The following testimonies to the value of the Ointment are good enough for any- hing :— Dear Sirs, — 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 iemain,[yours faithfully, Sharpun & Co. JMedical Dispensary, New Plymouth, October 19, 1896 Dear Sir,-r-I have sold your Bee Ointment and AC Corn Cure and Pills for the past three years, and I have never known i one purchaser to express a regret for pro- curing your lines. They have m every case which has come under my notice, given every satisfaction Your Bee Ointment has proved itself one of the best healing oint- ments procurable. Kindly forward me one gross of Bee Ointment, small size, at your' earliest convenience. Yours truy, A. E. Syces Chemist. Hundreds of other testimonials too numerous to publish. W. H. SUTHERLAND, BEGS to inform his customers and the publio that he has removed from Cancred Street, to the 3LUB OYSTER AND FRIED FISH SALOON, BURNETT STREET (Next the Club) SPECIAL ROOM FOR LADIES. Vhere hot dinners or hot supperß can be e.ob t any time. Freßh Fish and Smoked Fish y Express every night. VANTEP, FAT FOWLS AND DUCKB. ?QU.LTR.Y ASPEOIALTY, 9



GREAT CLEABING SALE OF Summer Drapery Clothing; FOR ONE MONTH, COMMENCING FRIDAY, January 14. — to— Wonderful Reductions. Great Bargain^ Genuine Clearing Sale I OF f ... Surplus Stock. A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, TANORED fcTRBET CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. GENUINE PLATED WARE. t XTTE HAVE just landed a choice selection of Plated Goods of Jfisquiflite Designs, Choice Patterns, and.Good'Quality. THEY havejbeen marked exceptionally low of price, and persons requiring Presents for their friends will do well to call, inspect our «tock, and make their selection early. W. H. COLLINS & CO. New Zealand Insurance Company. BSTABLIS hTd O> L _ 18 5 9 CAPITAL^ONjT MILLION. THE PREMIER 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 RATES HANMER & G HAVES. AGENTS, BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY /~*i REAT ANNUAL SALE of Surplus JjStock; of DRAPERY. CLOTHING. &. BOOTS, COMMENCED ON SATURDAY, January 15. IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. ANDREW ORR. BIOYPLES, BICYCLES, BICYCLES. landells'anx) son, EXPRESS OYOLE WORtfS, BURNETT STREET (next The Olnb.) The oldest and largest Cycle Building and Repairing Bhop m Ashburton. IMMENSE Stock of New andJSecond-haud Bicyoleß on hand at prioes whioh will defy competition. SECOND-HAND MACHINES AT £2 10a, £3 10a, £5, £6, £7, £8, £10,:£12-MUST ) ■' BE CLEARED, ■■' ■ . \ Larce Stock of Outer Covers and Tubes. Also, Lamps, Bells, Saddles, Toa pips, a - g and everyihirtgconneoted with the Bicyole Trade. b OHEA?EST EVER OFFERED IN NEW ZEALAND. 10 179 v



A VICTIM OF Functional Disease. Alaviim NKVJER fails any one m rAlclAUlll such 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 best. Its secondary effects are marvellous. Many persons afflicted with constipation have testi- fied not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the fact that the cure lasts. No care is required while using it. It does not interfere with the diet, habits or. ocou. pation, and produces no inconvenience m its action. It is at once a laxative, an appetiser, and a stimulating tonic, prepared scientifically, and endorsed by the Press as the most valuable medicine that has ever been offered to to the public m a popular form. ALAXUM CURB 3 Biliousness, Bilious Headache, Dizzinesß, Coativeness, Sour Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn, Pains and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the of nutrition. S NOTE THIS WJEJL.L,— The whole system of a human being may be perfectly sound, and yet through derange- ment or weakness the organs of the boay 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 sco 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 cense and oannot bo 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 instance tho.de&ler is not the one who needs help. FROM ALL CHEMISTS & STORE- KEEPERS. PBICE 2 S 6d THE FIRST SIGN OF A COLD Should remind you that the best time to commence taking something is at the begin- ning. It should also remind you that the best remedy to head off a spell of sneezing, coughing and general unpleasantness is Benjamin Gum. MEN START AT MY STATEMENTS ABODT BENJAMIN GUM! Thousands of bottles have been soil, an universal praise of its curative qualities he result. Note the Name : Spencer Vincent's Great Benjamin Cium Extract PRICE Is 6 Take no other Remedy, buo xnsiat on having BENJAMIN GUM Don't take • « JpsT as Good." TESTIMONIALS. Woojston, August 10, 1897. To Spencer Vincent, Christohurch; Dear Sir, — For Borne time past I haye been suffering from a most painful cough. I had quite given up hope of its ever leaving me, at least or the remainder of the winter, and feared that it had beoome chronic, peeing that ftihpr remedies failed to give me re'icfi much less cure. The pain became so intense that I was afraid of injuring my throat and head, especially the latter. I prooured one bottle of your BENJAMIN Gum, and I may Bay that I hadn't an atom of faith m its cjjrativa properties, but felt that I mußt take something £ o eaße the pain. I drank contents of first bottle very freely, and am thankful to say m less than twelve hourß I was wholly free irom cough. B. W. Sbabs. P.S— Nearly three J^onfch!? ainoe cough bepafl,"~H,W,6,



j Henry Etephenson. [ HENRY STEPHBNSON, ' (successor to Alfred Harrison.) Established 20 years. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVKRY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Sales of Stock, Household Furni- ture, etc., as per arrangement, m any part o the county. Advances made on Goods placed m my hands for Sale. CHAFF, OATS, WHEAT, FLOUR, SHARPS, BRAN, ONIONS, POTATOES j SEEDS, etc., Sold Daily m Large or Small Quantities! Agent : Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company & Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay- ments from *2Os per month. TO LET, two Shops m Jubilee Buildings, Burnett street. Rent, 12 j per week HENRY STiiPHENSON, AUCTIONEER. X i Ti i I, . T. Buuook. to THOSE DESIROUS OF ACQUIRING A PROPERTY NEAR TOWN. TO LET OR FOR SALE, 20 ACRES, 20 Fronting Racecourse Road, Being R.S. 16478, on which is erected a FIVE-ROOMED DWELLING HOUSE, SHED, elc. Inspection Invited. [ If sold, exceptionally easy terms of payment Apply to T. BULLOCK. REALISATION SALE. a baTgain. /COMMODIOUS Building, fronting East \J Street South, three shops and living rooms, two storey building, part of T.S. 175, having about 41ft frontage on East Street south, principal thoroughfare, and running back to a depth of two chains. Price— £42s, small cash deposit, balance by instalments bearing interest at 5j per cent. Inspection invited. Full particulars fur- nished on application. Apply to— T. BULLOCK. AHOADB. TO LET at a Low Rental, viz., 6s 6d pel week, small Shop or Office m the Arcade. T. BULLOCK. TO THOSE DESIROUB OF RENTING A SMALL HOLDING NOT FAR FROM A SCHOOL. TO Let — 14a lr 18p, about a mile below Greenstreet School, together with twe roomed cottage erected thereon, and othei improvements. For further particulars apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent. FOR SALE, NEAR THE CANTERBURY MILLS, LOTS 77 and 78, each containing £-acre being part of block known ns Walsh's, and near the Canterbury Mills. Terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. GOOD BUILDING SITE, HAMPSTEAD. -£?OO PRICE of Lot 75, containing ot'/V^V i-acre, well situated and having nearly 2 chains frontage on Cambrfdge Street. T. BULLOCK. F.»Ji SaLij.— GOOD Building Site, First-olass Land. Fenced with Macracarpa Fence?, ■ being T.S. No. 268, Moore street, East, con- taining | acre. There are a number of Fruit Trees planted lin the section, and substantial Entrance | Gates erected on the frontage. Easy terms of payment. I T. BULLOCK. 111 IM— — — I PUBLIC NOTICES JJAIR CUHLING FLUID. THIS FLUID is a secret recipe, and is used by the leading ladies of England and America, and now used m all the first- ' class Saloons throughout the world. It is delicately perfumed, and oan be recom- mended as a first-class Toilet Preparation. DIRECTIONS. Moisten the hair with the Fluid, and adjust it loosely. As it dries it w,ill show a tendency to curl. Then run your fingers thiough it to lighten it up, as you desire. PRICE— 3s PER BOTTLE. PREPARED BY C. G. ELEY, LADIES' HAIRDRESSER. New York, U.S.A. J. B. KIRK, Agent. LOOK CHEAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOUNT SOMERS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled during the last twelve months. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Best and Cheapest Steam and Household Coal m the market. Used m the Woollen Factory and Canter bury Flour Mills. GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES yo G. T. PARK, MOUNT SOMERS. I R. J. HUGHES, FBUITBRBE CONFECTIONER. 2 189 Mr L., a broad-minded pressman, met Mr 1., a Prohibitionist, the other day. " That's i nasty cough you've got," said L. " Come md have a rum hotj it'll do you good." 'No, thanks; Woods' Great Peppermint Jure for me ; it beati all yonr rum hots for >ough,« and, iipldo, Wn m everywhere," ,



Federal Convention- press Association— By ftlectrio Telegraph- Copyright. Melbourne, February 28. At the Federal Convention, during a thin house and m the ansence of several New Sou h Wales dplf.-atwp, Sir George Turner secured the affirma- tion of the principle that the Federal Parliament should rake over colonial debts. When Mr Reid pus m an ap- pearance he made a fierce onslaught on the proposal, and, pending the arrival of other delegates, no division was taken on a second amendment to give no eff ot to the prii oiple. SAJNXXESt* J3& sons IQuca- lypii Extract. \ Under the distinguished patron ase of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per communica- tion made by the Miuister tor 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 m 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 to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we tate:— It ia proved by tests by the Medical Clinioß of the Universities at Bonn and Greifßwald, Prussia, and reported by Dr. Schulz, Professor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr. Moßsier, Director of the Medical Clinics at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of da resinous and other aubßtancoa, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant All crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpentines, which »re abandoned lonp since as an. nternal adioatnent. These crude 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 its surplus oxygen. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear- ance being reduced m apecifio density through the presence of acids. By their taste, the result of the contracting tendency of resins and tennates. If these crude' oils, so called eucalypt extracts, are applied by mistake m cases of croup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal nflamationa, dysentery, etc, the con- sequences are most appalling. For safety akeask always for SANDER&SON'SEUCA- LYPTI EXTRACT.— Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDER & SONS. S.. CLEAVER IS now SHOEING, at the following prices : — DRAUGHTS ... , m Ss per Bet. HACKS ... ... «4« per det. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BURNETT STREET SHOEING FORGE, 2 219 ASHBURTON. COOPER'S SHEEP DIP. TO THE bHEEP FARMERS OF THE ASHBURTO* DISTRICT. 1898 Arrangements. MR C. H. DOWDING, Ashburton, ' Continues as Agent for the SALE of COOPERS CELEBRATED SHEEP DIPPING POWuER, AND MR K. B. JEFF, TINWALD, Will see that the same success is ensured m DIPPING SHEEP AT THE TINWALD DIP, Which has given such unanimous satis- faction to its supporters m the past. The besb evidence of WHLA.T X>IF» JPA!STS is the fact that "~ MORE SHEEP ARE DIPPED Annually throughout) the World with COOPEJR'ri SHEEP DIP THAN WITH ALL OTHER DIPS ADDED TOGETHER W. LAKE, AGENT, 77 Hereford Street, Christchurcb. """ AT THE D.I.C. SALE OF FANCY GOODS, JUST PURCHASED and to be Sold th whole of a WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMAN,S STOCK, j COMPRISING 160 LOTS, VIZ. j Mirrors, Eaael Pictures, Oleographs, Photo Frames, Blotters, Brackets, Trays, Wire Goods, Easels, Brush Racks, Writing-desks, Companions, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Stamp Albums, Brass Goods, Inkstands, Ladies' Bags, Pictures, Scrap-books, Date Racks, Hand Mirrors, &c, &c. EVERYONE should SEE these USEFUL «rad PRETTY GOODS, which will be ALMOST GIVEN AWAY TO THE PUBLIC. As we have (not sufficient Room to Display these- special lots, they will be put out) m wholesale quantities opposite the department ÜBuafty booupied by travelling requisites on the gwund floor. AT THE AT THKJ D.I.C. D.I.C. B. HA LLEN STEIN, Chairman. E. C. BROWN, Manager I— . -......■ "" : g J>J.O*t jKoiiubitK