The Ashburton Guardian.

Voi, xx. no* 4538

Aphsurtoii : Wednesday, July 6, 189%

PRICE : ONE P»y.NY



R..ILVV V TIME TAiiLK 1 ruius le&ve Asbhntiv.fi FOR I'VE NORTH evory day at 7/20 a.m., 3.1 > v .m. and 7.5 p.m. (express). On Moudiys, Wed- nesdays, and Fridays, an extra train leaves *t 11.0 a.m. Trains arrive from the North' every day at 10.45 a.m., 12.48 noon (express) and 8.0 p.m. Trains leavo Pakaia for Methven daily Thursdays excepted) at 7.5 p.m., on Tuesdays at 10.10 a.m , aid on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Trainß leave Methven at the following times respectively - 6.50 every day, except Fridays ; 10.30 Fridays 3.10 p.m. Tuesdays. Trains leave Ashburron FOR THE SOUTH every day at 10.55 a.m., and 12.53 noon (express). On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.50 p.m. A train leaves for Mount Somera branch line every day at 4.25 p.m. The branoh train arrives m Ashburton at 9.45 a.m. Baker Bros. FpURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Waksnul Road and Cass Sfcrefiti and at Baker and Browa's Coach Facto ty, Havelock Street. EVERI REQUISITE SUPPLIED Telephone No. 69. STOCKTAKING SALE. OL EARING LINES THIS WEEK. A f~\ Cases Kerosene ~"^i 50 dcz^n Lamp'Globos and^Chimneya I Case Lamps (assorted) 16 cwt. New Washing Extract 25 Boxes Candles 1 Cask Each of Flour of Sulphur, Ground Borax, Groucd Saltpetre, and Ground Alum. 1 Case Enamelled Ware l'Cask American Butter Dishes 1 Cask English China, including Cups and Saucera, Plates, Milks, Creame, Sugars. etc. 3 Crates English Earthenware, including Tea, Breakfast, and Dinner Ware, Table ~~ Jugs, Cheese Stands, Teapots, ToileD Ware, etc. AUo a Full jAesortment of Table and Pocket Cutlery, Nickel Spoons and Forks, Electroplate, eto., SOLE AGENTS IN ASHBURTON FOB ~ DBbICIOOS MAZAWATTEE 'ieaS. CARSON & CO,, Grocers and Ironmongers, Tea Merchants * and Blenders. TANCRED STREET, AND ARCADE, ASHBURTON. GBEAT CASH BOOT SaMJ STILL TO THE FRONT WITH PRICE&. ATSD FASHION. (Nexb Door to The Bank of New Zealand). Under the management of FRED NOKES. mHE PROPRIETORS OF THE CASH X BOOT SHOP, have pleasure m an- nouncing that they have jast opened up another large assortment of FASBION'ABLE BOOTS AND SHOES, Which will be sold at Prices never before heard of m Afihburton. Men's Balmorals from 93 6d. Girla' strong School Boots from 5s Evening Shoes from 2s lid Best Sewn Cookhams from 14a 6d Best Water tights 12s 6d LOOK AT OUR WINDOW-One of the Grandest Displays that cculd tempt the eye fit the foot, and suit the pocket. EVERYTHING GENUINE ! EVi.RYTtIING CHEAP ! EVERYTHING GOOD 3000 PAlßis OF BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS AND GAITEUS to se!ect from. Inspect our Stock before Purchasing else* where as we simply defy competition. REPAIRS NEATLY EXECUTED. DOrN-'JC FORGET CASH BOOT SHOP, Under the Management of FRED NOKES. NEXC BANK NEW ZEALAND. 6 142 MRS ALCORN is offjring the balance of her Trimmed Millinery at aboub half price. Nineteen Children's Tunica. Samples just bought at a large discount, at and below Wholesale Price, from 4s lid to 18*. Also a nice lot of Capes from 12) to 60?. 6^ NoTECc) TO ADVERTISERS. A DVERTIS EVENTS not exceeding jOL Bixteen words will be charged for the rate of ONE SHILLING CASH. If be booked the charge will be Two Shilling* and Sixpence. Advertisements costing under five shillings cannot be booked, except to regular clients. CLARKE'S B 11 PILLS warranted to euro Gravel, Pains m the back and all kindred complaints. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years. En boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and . Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the world. Proprietors, The Lincoln and Mid and Counties Drug Company, Lincoln koz:e tea.



ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ON and after Thursday, the 7th 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, Manag dS i o GO GO g & ~ .g MR OSBORN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER A FXPERT, (L^te of London), TTISITS Ashburton and Burroonding V Dittricts on MONDAY next, July 4, for his ueual tuuing round. ORDERS may be left with AIR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Muaio Studio, Arcade Chambers. Aehburton. R.~KIRK, PRAOTIOAL BOOTMAKER, BEGS to Notify that he has COM- MENCED BUSINESS m Shop next Hotel, Graham's Road, Tinwald. THOROUGHLY EXPERIENCED. Boots made to Order ; Any Style. Repairs Promptly and Neatly Executed while you wait. Satisfaction guaranteed. Charges moderate. 6 232 BESSIE SIMMONDS, TEACHER OF THE VIOLIN AND MUSIC SELLER, BEGS to inform the Inhabitants of Asli- burfconand Surrounding Districts that > she has commenced Business m those pre- mises nexb to Mr Seymour, Dentist, and opposite the Ashburton Publishing Company. Piano and Violin Music by the latest Mail, also choice Songs to select from. Call and see them. Musioal Instruments, including a splendid line of Violins, very cheap. All Violin Requisites on hand. Any article not m stock will be immediately procured. Violin Strings, etc., best quality, 2&t the lowest prices. Music and Songs, by ovary Mail, all being sekoted by a Connoisseur. Agent for the Celebrated Brinwiead, Collard and Collard, and Pull and Field's PIANOB. Cash or time payments. A small line of Stationery and Birthday Cards. VIOJL.IIN TUITIOM. BESSIE SIMMONDS having made a life study of the above instrument, Pupils can rely upon being thoroughly taught. I can supply an Efficient Band for B ills, Parties or Concerts. Terms on application. Please Note the Address— BESSIE SIMMONDS, OPPOSITE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 6 233 BURNETT STREET. MRS ALCORN is selling Tweed, Berge, and Fanoy Dress Goods, Flan- nellettes, Lidics' Macintoshes, Jaokets, Kaia- poiCapea, Furs, Knitted Combinations, etc., all at Great Reductions, previous to stook- taking. Under Clothing (own make) a ; speoialty. Dressmaking aB usual. 6 209 I EOkiifi TEA | Hevtm All



I WANTED. I OEST Vilus itithe Trade.— lf you want 13 to buy m the Choapest Market go to McDonald and McD/asmid, Fast Street. ANTKD-Beauty of "Hebron and Beauty of Bath Seed Potatoes, must be good sample.— Apply Fletcher Bros. WANTED Known— Ladies' Pretty Walking Shoes m great variety at Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. FLOWER'S Refreshment Rooms, East Street, for Hot Pica, Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa. Afternoon Teas a specialty . WHEN Puzzled as to where to get your next Boots, just try MoDoxald and MoDiarmid, East Street. ANTED KNOWN.-Ladies' Cycling g. Knickers, Combinations, ;AU Wool Vests, m great variety. Special prices.— W. H. Collier, " The Corner." ICJT C 7 R E-F R AM ING.— W. Adams, Arcade, Practical Framer, doea the work himself ; therefore guarantees it. Prioes and quality right. Choice mouldings instook. Trial solioited. Country customers' work completed day of order. 3 148 mENDERS "wanted to wear out 1000 J_ pairß of Mellob's Indestructible Boots. Wear like brass. WANTED— A dozen smart Ladies to try our new kangaroo oalf Shoe.— Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. LjIOUND — In Tancred Street, the cheapest JO and moat reliable Boot Shop. — Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. mENDERS wanted for the Bale of 5000 JL pairs of boots. — Apply to Mellob' Zealandia Boot tstore. WANTED Known— Good value for little money at Mellob's, Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED KNOWN.-Ladiea'FurTop Lined Kid Gloves 2a lid, 3s 6d, 4s 6d per pair. Worth double. — W. H. Collier, "The Corner." FOR Sale, Cheap— Six Dozen Pairs of Children's ankle straps. — Mellob's Zealandia Bonh Store. NOTICE— We defy competition ; you get wonderful value at Mellob's, 'lancred Street. W ANT JfiD— Wise Motberß to try our Indestructible School Boot. — Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED— Sixly strong men to try the new Kronio (Blucher).— Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known— Bed Chaff, Fresh and Clean, Sd per bag; Highest Test Kerosene, lowest price m town, at Fletcher Bros., Caßh Supply Stores. PLEASE NOTE— That H. A. Flower, Confectioner, has removed to more commodious premises n.xt Drug Company and Percy, Tobacconist, IF you want quality, comfort and dura- bility, combined with cheapness, go to McDonald and MoDiarmid. WANTED Known— That we have ust received, ex Delphic, a really choice lot of Laces, Valenciennes and real and imita'icn Torchon. Also one case I f ur CoKarß, Boas, and Ladius' Macintoshes. —Mitchel & Turner. ~\\T ANTED Known— Thab we arc offer- TT ing the following special lines: — Colored and black Velveteens, Is 4i per ( yard. Ladies' Mac ntoshes a& 12< 6J, Jackets at 63 6d and a grand line of 32-inch striped Flannelette, at 3£d.— Mitchell & Turner. I¥7~ANTED Known-A line of Cheap T w Tweeds, ju3b opened, together with full ranges of Men's and Juveniles' Clothing and Boots of m descriptions at Mitchell &. Turner's* FOR Sale, Cheap— sooo pairs of Ladies and Men's Boots and Shoes.— Apply to Mellob, Tancred Street. Hanmer and Graves. f 1 POTATOES, XT7F- can Supply BEST DERWENTS VV at Low Prioes. KEROSENE. TJTfE OAN SUPPLY THIS AT VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH. Jtf ANMER & GRAVES. PLOUGH SHARES, "TTTE HAVE IMPORTED A LARGE QUANTITY of both RANSOMESAND HORNSBY'S MAKES and are prepared to supply Farmers at the very lowest possible prices for Cash*. HANMER & GBAVEB. TTTE ARE BUYERS OF GOOD OATEN-SHEAF CHAFF, WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYEGRASS, ETC. ETO. TTTB HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK— Long and Short Feed Oatß, Prime Oaten Sheaf Chaff, Rtyal Oil (150dc-g. Fire Test), Crushed Barley and Wheat for Pig feed, Whole &Brken Chick Wheat, Agricultura Salt, Farm& Station Requisites of all kinds, including Tea (specially packed for us and imported direct by ourselveß 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) turnipß), Clover and Turnip Seed, all varie- ties ; Ryegrass and Cocksfoot fmaohino dressed), Oila — Castor, Machinery, Boiled, Tattoo Oil (for branding sheep) &c, &o. HANMER &j GRAVES. \



W. CONGREVE, THE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL IRONMONGER, CHRISTOHUROH. — Mo)— TTAVING OPENED A BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT AT (ASHBURTON, is prepared to supply all kinds of BUILDERS 1 , FURNISHING, and GENERAL IRONMONGERY at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. A splendid assortment of CARPENTERS' and ENGINEERS'tTOOLS m Stook of the best warranted quality. WOOD-OARVING TOOLS A SPECIALTY. Stoves, Ranges, RegUter Grates, Mantelpieces, Trunks, Horse Clippers, Holloware, Tinware, Enamellware, and Brush wars. CUTLERY— We have a Bplendid assortment m Stook, the beat Sheffield manufacture. Oils, Sheep Netting, Fencing and Barbed Wire, and all Farm and Station Requisites. YOU WILL SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING YOUR IRONMONGERY AT W. CONGREYE'S, direct impoeteb, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, OPPOSITE ARCADE, AND AT CHRISTCHUROH. R. CONGREVE, Branch Manager. WHEAT. WHEAT. VT^E ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, Wo are also prepared to Store Grain on Fgrir.ere acoonnt In onr New Grain Stores West Street, Ashbnrtoc, on very favourable terms Ful steed Gornsacks and Twine Supplied at LOWES! OUBRENT RATES ROLLITT & CO.. CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS. OFFTCF.S AND STORED WEST STREET. GREAT WINTER SHOW AT "THE CORNER" rTIHE Choicest Collection of New Goods that has ever been displayed at "THE CORNER " is now on view, Special Attention haviDg been given that only the Newest, Most Stylish, and Most Durable Goods will be supplied, combined with_lowest prices. BLANKETS, QUILTS, RU3S, FLANNELS, FLANNELETTES. These; Goods are Exceptional Value: HEARTH RUGS, CURTAINS, CARPETS. • • 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 Lateßt Fashionß. MILLINERY TRIMMED & UNTRIMMED HATS. In all the Charming Novelties. ALL WOO-L CYCLING KNICKERS, COMBINATIONS, KNITTED VESTS, m Great Variety. MEN'S r*nd BOYS' SUITS and OVERCOATS. New Crush Hats, Tieß/.Shirts/and Collars. Specially Selected and all of the Newest Fashion. BOOTS, and SHOES. Special prioes Warm Slippers, Children's from^d, Womea'fl 1/6 per pair. W. H. COLLIER, *' THE CORNER." T. H. UNDRILL & OO V S. FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. FANOY CHAIRS oar PETS IN LINOLEUMS GREAT VARIETY RUGS, ETC. Wicker Chairs with and Without I^^^^^W *e**eadß and Bedding Cushions. Furniture of all kinds Just the thing for jj^^ '^m'^^^Mm made on the Wintar Evenings^ l^i) !!!!ni ?^^$ !^ !;:;^^^M^^_ Premises 1 T. H. UNDIILL & CO.. i CABINET-MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, & UNDERTAKERS. New Shop, Opposite Arcade, and Next building Society's Office, J



= PURE SEEDS. =1 I HAVE lately erected, regardless of cost, the most COMPLETE SEED-CLEANING PLANT south of the Line, and I now ask intelligent) Farmers to inspect the same at work. lam now prepared TO CLEAN for Farmer* any description of SEEDS AND GEAIN, and will guarantee to give them satisfaction. I oan supply best RYEGRASS, weighing from 261bs to 441bs to the bushel ; and COCKSFOOT, locally grown, U|lbs to 16Jlbs to the bushel also, best CLOVERS, dressed by my own machines, the purity of which must be seen to be appreciated. ALSO— HTJRST AND SONS BEST BNGLISL CLOVERS TURNIPS] RAPE, LUCERNE, TRKl>Ohj, Eto.^ ' D, THOMAS, ASHBURTON. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. T AM now making liberal CASH ADVANCES FREE OF COMJ MISSION upon all WOOL placed m my hands fo? SALE either m Aihburton or elsevrhere, CORNSACKS. LARGEST SIZE AND BEST QUALITY <£g ?£d PER DOZEN. WOOLPAOKS, TWINE, OIL, AND BRANDING MATERIAL! i also- FBNOING WIBE, BA.BB WIRE, & STAPLES. The best quality on Sale. UA VID "THOMAS, ASHBURTON. DAVID THOMAS. Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate A sent. Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, AS H B_U_RTOJ?i Loans JNegotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock — Tinwald and Ashburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hidos, etc., on Mondays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Ootatajssioa' Glearioiz Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR— Matson and 00, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohriatchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenßon and Co, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES* IHAVE made arrangements with MESSRS HARDY & CO., Merchants, Rakaia. to act as my AGENT for all Auctioneering Work m fchab Diatriob, and m conjunction with them ib will be my endeavour to make the RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Ashburfeon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JB. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON J|> ROBERT MURRAY, W^n^^A EAST STIIEET > ASHBURTON. N^ULj^ir (For the last 18 years the only practical Horologist m I the District.) XNVITES the public to inspeob his magnificent.atock WATCHES, ® jjfcaWjyi^KiiY, q |4 i& PJLATJBD GOODS. Q OPTICAL AND OTHER LINES. rk w Watches of all grades from the lowest price to the highest quality — non-magnetio London hand-made goods. ~ v Clocks m Ormolu Marble, Wood, Niokel, and Fanoy Oaies, the n ' higher gradea being manufactured on the premises, m A Jewellery ancl Plated Goods— Newest designs, H, best quality, lowest prioea. Q Holding the most perfeot plant, the largest stock of materials, and J the most skilful staff of workmen, Robert Mcbray can offer exceptional advantages m the execution of Repairß. £4 50 ?eOTS Experience m the trade. THOS. E. KILWOKTH & SON ENGINEERS, BEIDGE WORKS, ASHBURTON, TTNDERTAKB. all k'nda of Engine Work, Ml kindsjfof Millwright's] Work* General Engineering*, Woodworking;, & Blacksmithing*. KIL WORTH & SON, ASHBURTON.



-mppip.g. J^jßkJt NEW ZEALAND '^^^^^SHIPPIN^ 00.\3 LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Teneriffe & Plymouth. Beat Accommodation for all olassea of Passengers at Lowest Rates. Fort of Bbeamere. Tons. Departure. Date. D. of Pbl'd 3822 Pt. Chalmers July 13 Ruahine 6127 Wellington August 4 Rimutaka 4515 — Sept. 1 Waimate 6688 — Sept, — Kaikoura 4507 — Oct. 27 CARGO STEAMERS. Waikato 4766 — June Otarama 3808 — July Rakaia 5628 — August) R.M.S. Ruahlne and Rimutaka will call at Bio de Janero as well as Monte Video. For further particulars apply to FRIBDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Ashburton, SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. .afci "ROYAL MAIL STBA- jjmß3fcl^ MERS, with superior jJ^gßß&j^ accommodation f orall classes I^^^^^* of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply. month. Tonß Commander From Date. Aotea ... 6340 Scotland _ Lyttl'n July 30 lonic .- 4753 Kempson.- — Aug. 4 Maori ... 5200 Moffatt ... Lytbl'n Sept. 1 Gothic ... 7730 Kidley ... — Sept. — Delphio .„ 8355 Sowden .„ Lyttl'n Ocb. 27 ' CARGO STEAMERS. ~" Pakeha ... 4331 Prosaer .... Lyttl'on Aug 25 Tokomaru 6238 vl ax well Lyttl'on Sept 19 Mamari ... 3583 Levaok — Mfttatua... 4045 Burton ... — Rangitira 3320 tfoßougall — ' HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS SAII FRCMLITTELTON AS UNDER: For Wesfcport and Greymouth — Weekly. Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE — For extra Bailings Bee advertise- ment m Christchurch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelßon 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 hoar of sailing For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. MUSICAL. Llewellyn Owen, PIANOFOJUTJS, SINGING, HARMONY, AND MANDOUNE. - PIANOFORTE, SINOING, ORGAN, AND \ THEORY OF MUSIC. Tvt R s "r owman "p° x Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, Havelook Stbbkt, Ashbubton. RAKAIA— TUESDAYS. Puplla prepared for Trinity College examinations. A OABD MRS A P /"^ILARIDCJE TEACHER GF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terms on Application. M R H. B RyANI K mo (Kneller Hall, London.) ORGAN, PIANO, and THEORY. For particulars apply Mb H. M. Jokbs, Stationer, Ashburton. Methven once a week. 11 150 JOHN MOISON^~ ~ HAVING considerably added to"~h7s Stock as well as his Shop accommo- dation, is m a position to supply Boots and Shoes at lowest cash values — his own make, which is not to be surpassed, and the best is the oheapest. Repairß with best sole elather and at once, at J. Moison's, the only Practical Bootmaker, "The Hall," East Street, Ashburton. 5 60 T. H. UNDBILL j [B. A. UNDBILL.] FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS. ~~* ~ ♦* WE beg to announce that at the request of numerous clients, we have Dur- ehased a FIRST CLASS UNDERTAKING OUTFIT, and that we are prepared to furnish funerals m the besb possible style. EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. T.H. UxVDJRILL AND CO,, FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS. EANORED STREET, ASHBURTONj Nora Address— Opposite Aroade, and next Building Society Office. 5 217 FOR Sale, Cheap— A lot of Mea'sßluohen only 4 8 lld'-MBi*oß'B Ze*lmdi» JBOOD Store,