The Ashburton Guardian.

Voh xx. no. ±546

Ashburtois : Friday, July 15, 1898.

price : One Peony



ITBLiG NOTICE. THAT H. C. PERCY HAS REMOVED to those Very Con- venient Premises lately occupied by Mr J. C. Duncan, Tobacconist, situated NEXT DOOR TO HIS OLD BHOP, where he will be pleased to see his Old Customer*. He also notifies that he has secured th« services of ,ME F. PRICE, who was Hairdresser by Special Appoint* ment to the late Sir William Jervois and Family, and Lord Onslow and Family (late. Governor of New Zealand). * MR PRICE has had two years experience with Messrs G. Douglas & Co., Bond Street, London (Hairdressers to the Royal Family), and two years with Mons. Caumont, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, also as Proprietor of the Grand Hotel Hairdreasing Saloon, Danedia MR PRICE is the Sole Proprietor of the Chloroform Hair Wasb, so well known m Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand MR PRICE being THOROUGHLY CONVERSANT m Ladies' Hairdressing, strongly advises Ladies and Children to aave their Hair Singed onoo a Month, and m case of Ladies' Hair falling or turning prematurely grey, to consult him at once. Ladies Hair DRERSED for Balls, Parties and Wtddings. H. C. PERCY, HAIRDRESSER & TOBACCONIST, EAST STREET. 5 179 MONSTER SALE OP WINTER STOCK NOW ON. QTRONG Winter Dress Tweeds 7|d, lljd, and Is per yard, worth double. ALL WOOL HENRIETTA SERGES Maroon and Navy Is 6d, were 2s 3d. Fur Trimmings, various shades*, 9£d, reduced to 6£d. LADIES' COKSETS, Good Quality, 2s lid. Sale Price 2s 3d. FLANNELETTES. Pain, Stripes.JChecka, Tartan*, & Fl ral patterns, all at greatly reduced prices BLANKETS & FLANNEL 1 S, Large Stock — Great Bargains. Limn Tabling la 3d for lOJd. MEN'S & BOYb"' CLOTHING Macintoshes and Overcoatß, Mercery, Hats and C»pep. All at specially low prices for the Sales. remnantcTremnants. Hundreds of Remnants must be cleared. A. P. Williamson, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, Tanored Street. D NPAR ALLELED CHEAP SALE OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS, i FOR CLNE MONTH. i i » EVERY ARTICLE MARKED 19 ; GREATLY REDUCED. ANDBEW 088. Baker Bros. TTiURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Jj i Corner of Waksnol Road and Cms Streets and at Baker and Brown's Ooaoh Factory, Havelook Stree^ • EVER! REQUISITE BUFPUBD Ti*!*HQSi No, 69,



WANTED, WANTI D -Beauty of IRhron and Beamy of Bath Seed Potatoes, must be good sample. — Apply Fletcher Bros. ANTED Known-- Ladies' Pretty Walking Shoes m great variety at Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. ANTED KNOWN.— Ladieß' Cycling £ Knickers, Combinations, All Wool Yestß, m great variety. Special prices. — W. H. Collier, •' The Corner." I "piCTURE-FRAMING.-W. Adams, JL Arcade, Practical Framer, does the work himself; therefore guarantees it. Priceß and quality right. Choice mouldings instook. Trial solicited. Country customers' work completed day of order. 3 148 mENDERS wanted to wear out 1000 JL pairs of Mellob's Indestructible Boots. Wear like brass. WANTED— A dozen smart Ladies to try ouc new kangaroo calf Shoe. — MELLOB'S Zealandia- Boot Store. FOUND— In Tancred Street, the cheapest and most reliable Boot Shop. — Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. mENDERS wanted for the sale of 5000 JL pairs of boots. — Apply to Mbllob' Zealandia Boot >store. TTTANTED Known—Good value for little VV money at Mellob's, Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED KNOWN.— Ladies' Fur Top Lined Kid Gloves 2a lid, 3s 6d, 4s 6d per pair. Worth double.— W. U. Collier, " The Corner." FOR Sale, Cheap— Six Dozen Pairs of Children's ankle straps. — Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. NOTICE— We defy competition ; you get wonderful value at Mbllob's, iancred Street. WANTiSD—Wisa Motherß to try our Indestructible School Boot. — Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. . t WANTED— Sixty strong men to try the new Kronio (Blucher). — Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known— Bed Chuff, Fresh and Clean, Sd per bag; Highest Test Kerosene, lowest price m town, at Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Storea. IF you want quality, comfort and du;a- bihty, combined with cheapness, go to McDonald and McDiabmid. WANTED Known— That we have ust ' received, ex Delphic, a really choice lot of Laces, Valenciennes and real and imita'i>n Torchon. Also one case Fur Collars, Boas, and Ladies' Macintoshes. I —Mitchel ft Turner. WANTED Known— That we are offer- ing the following special lines : — Colored and black Velveteens, Is 4d per yard. Ladies' Macntoahes ac 12* 6d, Juckets at 6s 61 and a grand line of 32-ioch ] striped Flannelette, a6 3£.l. — Mitchell & TURNEB. WANTED Known-A line of Cheap Tweeds, just opened, together with full ranges of Meu'a and Juveniles' Oloi.hiug and Boots of all descriptions at Mitchell A Turner's. FOR Stt.e, Cheap — 5000 pairs of Ladies and Men'h Boots and Shoeß. — Apply to Mkllor, Tancred Street. MRS ALCORN is offering the balance of her Trimmed Millinery at about half price. Nineteen Children's Tunks. Samples just bought at a large discount, at and below Wholesale Price, from 4a lid to 18-i. Also a nice lot of Capes from 1 2 . to 60s. 6 The Wife's Welfare. treatise posted free. It will teach you more than all the years you've lived. Every woman should read it. Write Professor Hermann, French Speoialiit, 4 Collins-place, Melbourne, YOUNG IVIEN, Write to me for valuable free Book concerning your* ■elves. Professor Hermann, Specialist, A Collins* Vlane, Melbourne. WANTED Known— That J. Wilson, Painter, &o, corner of Arcade and Burnett street, has bought a large amount of Artist Materials from a Bankrupt Firm at a very low price, and intends giving the Public the benefit of the purchase by giving a big Discount for Cash. Call and inspect. Opal Glass cut to any size. Canvas stretchers, Academy Boards, Oils, Colors, &o. Both Water and Oil Colors kept m stock. 6 207 MRS ALCORN is selling Tweed, Serge, and Fancy Dress Goods, Flan- nellettes, Ladies' Macintoshes, Jackets, Kaia- poi Capes, Furs, Knitted Combinations, etc., all at Great Reductions, previous to stock- taking. Under ClothiDg (own make) n specialty. Dressmaking as usual. 6 209 FOR Sale, Cheap— A lot of Men'B Bluohers only 4s lld«— Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. NEW BOOKS— The Standard Bearer (Crockett), Rev. Annabel Lee {Bu. ohauari), A Difficult Matter (Cameron), Billy Hamilton (Gunter), Cheap Editions (A. Swan), Sermons (W. Robertson, Brigh- ton), Dr Lui troll's First Patient (Cavey), Ward, Lock and Co's Colonial Editions.— H. M. Jonks. PBIZS POULTRY THE Proprietor of the PELHAM POULTRY YARDS draws attention to the fact that owing to the necessity for reducing stock valuable birds for breeding may be obtained at greatly reduced prices The Indian Game, Houdans, and Partridge Cochins, some of the best laying and table fowls known, are iium the best strains m the Colony rTork, PRACTICAL BOOTMAKER, BEGS to Notify that he has COM- MENCED BUSINESS m Shop next Hotel, Graham's Road, Tiuwald. THOROUGHLY EXPERIENCED. Bootß made to Order } Any Style. Kepairß Promptly and Neatly Exeouted while you wait. Satisf action guaranteed, Charges moderate. * . 6 332



C. CHAPMAN, GENERAL House Decorator. (Next Mr Lublow, Tailor.) CS > iIZ.A.FM.AJS 9 Having de- • V^ oided to START BUSINESS m Aahburton, and being prepared to execute work m a Firet-Clasß Style at MODERATE PRICES, Solicits a Share of the Publio'a Patronage. SIGN WRITING"! SPECIALTY. CHOICE STOCK OP PAPERHANGING TO SELECT FROM. C. CHAPMAN. 5 180 GREAT CASH BOOT SALE STILL TO THE FRONT WITH PRICES AND FASHION. (Next Door to The Bank of New Zealand). Under the management of FRED NOKES. mHE PROPRIETORS OF THE CASH A BOOT SHOP, have pleasure m an- nouncing that they have just opened up another large assortment of FASHIONABLE BOOTS AND SHOES, Which will be sold at Prices never before heard of m Aehburton. Men's Balmorals from 9a 6d. Girls' Strong School Boots from 5s ' Evening Shoes from 2s lid Beat Sewn Cookhama from 14s 6d i Best Watertights 12a 6d LOOK AT OUR WINDOW— One of the Grandest Displays that could tempt the eye, fit the foot, and suit the pocket. EVERYTHING GENUINE ! EVERYTHING CHEAP ! EVERYTHING GOOD 3000 PAIRB OF BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS AND GAITERS to select from. Inspect onr Stock before Purchasing else- where as we simply defy competition. REPAIRS NEATLY EXECUTED. OOJN'X FORGET CASH BOOT SHOP, Under the Management of FRED NOKES. NEXT BANK NEW ZEALAND. 6 142 CALL AND SEE THE '98 STERLING BICYCLES AT Morrow, Bassett & Go/s, WILLS STREET, BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDERS ELSEWHERE. WE HAVE ALSO— LAMPS, BELLS, AND ALL ACOESSOEIES IN STOOK. WE HAVE ALSO IN STOCK— HORNSBY AND RANSOME'S IM- PORTED PLOUGH SHARES, CORN CRUSHERS, ROOT PULPERS, Etc. AGENTS FOR SOUTHLAND GRAIN & MANURE DRILLS AND CELEBRATED McCOBMICK BINDERS. 6100 M. PRIEST, Manager. MR OSBORN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER & EXPERT, (Late of London), VISITS Ashburton and surrounding Districts every four months— viz., March, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with fiiH LLEWELLiN OWEN at his Music Studio, Arcade Chamberß, ABhburton. H. W. BARRETT "OEMOVED to Office opposite, next "Press" Company, Arcado, AGENT— Manchester Fire Company. Live Stook Insurance Company. Accident Insurance Company. When you cannot Bleep for coughing take Chamberlain'B Cough Remedy. It always gives prompt relief. It is moat excellent for oolds, too, as it aids expectoration, relieves the lungs and prevents any tendenoy toward pneumonia. For Bale by the A?P |U»TQJ* PSMJG CQM?4»V'



TIMBER! -TIMBER! >TIMBER! XTTE ARE NOW LANDING EX GISBORNE FROM THAMES 40,000 FEET OF SEASONED FLOORING, MATCHLINING, AND SHELVING OF SPLENDID QUALITY, AND READY FOR USE. COAL. COAL. COAL. SHAG POINT COAL. THERE has been a great rush for this Coal, aud without doubt it Is the,Beeb and Cheapest Coal m the Market. W. H COLLINS & CO. IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, COAL fc TIMBER MERCHANTS. Agents For— Royal Insurance Company Ltd*  Shag Point Coal Company.  Westport Coal Company, S^-P^ £"ASY TO DRINK . EASY "\O O\^t,S"\ . EASILY THE fcfcSV . _^__^, £JS2*^. UN Will, CORNER ARCADE AND BURNETT S'IRhET. WALL IN order to make room for a v?ry largo quantity and assortment of Paporhanglnge, which I expect early m July, direac from the Manufacturers m England, I have decided to Clear My Present Stock of WALL PAPERS AT A GREATLY REDUCED PRICE. REMNAJSTS of 1, 2, 3, 4, &c;, Wall Paper almost given away. Now Is yoDr -time to buy Cheap Papers. J. WILSON, PAINTEP, PAPERHAKGER, SIGN WRIIER, AND GLAZIER, Corner Arcade and JBuvnett Street, Ashl>i»rtoi». Telephone 65. P.O. Box 16 b 163 " THE CORNER." MONSTER CLEARING SALE OF ALL WINTER AND SURPLUS STOCK. »jfcwv»A.TioNAi-i bargains. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. SEE WINDOWS FOR SPECIAL BARGAINS. (The whole Stook has been re-marked for this great Clearing Sale. W. H. COLLIER, DRAPER & CLOTHIER, " THE CORNER." T. H. UNDBILL & CO S. FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. FANCY CHAIRS' CARPETS? IN 1 LINOLEUMS GREAT VARIETY I RUGS> ET °" Wicker Chairs with ' and Without • iJedßteadS BeddiDg Cushions. Furniture of all kinds Just the thing for **** Winter Evenings. •®^ SS^^^^^^^^M^^^^ Jrremises T. H. UNDSILL & CO., CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, & [.UNDERTAKERS. New Shop, ppposite Arcade, and Next building Society's Office.}



= PUBJE SEEDS. = T HAVE lately ereoted, 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. I am now prepared TO OLBA.N for Farmer* any description of SEEDS AND GRAIN, and will guarantee to give them satisfaction. I can supply best RYBGRASS, weighing from 261bs to 441bs to 'the bushel j and COCKSFOOT, locally grown, U£lbs to 16|lba to the bushel also, best CLOVERS, dressed by my own machines, the purity of which must be seen to be appreciated. ALSO— HURST AND SONS BEST ENGLISL CLOVERS] TURNIPSJ RAPE, LUCERNE, TRtiOix,, Etc.; D. THOMAS, ASHBURTON. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. T AM now making liberal CASH ADVANCES FREE OF COM2 MISSION upon all WOOL placed m my handa for SALE either m Ashburton or elsewhere. CORNSACKS. LARGEST SIZE AND BEST QUALITY 4s %d PER DOZEN. WOOLPAOKS, TWINE, OIL, AND BRANDING MATERIALS ALSO- FENCING WIKE, BARB WIRE, & STAPLES. The best quality on Sale. DA VID "THOMAS, ASHBURTON. DAVID THOMAS. Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON, Loans Negotiated Weekly Saleß of Live Stock — Tinwald and Ashburton Alcernately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Mondays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Oleariuc Salea as par arrangrtmonta . ..._ • ~ AGENT FOB- Matson and Co, Christchurch Booth, McDonald and Co, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Co Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Oompany Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dnnedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES.* IHAVE made arrangements with MESSRS HARDY & CO., Merohants, Rakaia, to act as my AGENT for all Auctioneering Work m that District), and m conjunction with them 1b will be my endeavour to make the RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Aahburfcon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRIOB OF PLANET JK. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS, ASHBURTON -^^ ® B, MURRAY, fejpg^S^ /^=N|^ EAST STREET, w"^ll//^z!S^l AbHBLKIOfI. *'■ ■ ftpllSiii i|iI!^SHBURToSf (For the last 18 years the only practical S^^^^^^V^^^ ]f wir Horologist m the District.) INVITES the publio to inspeob his magnificent etook WATCHES, * to CliOOfi^ H (4 i&i CJLATJEJL* GOODS. q OPTICAL AND OTHER LINES. rk * Watches of all gradea from the loweßb prioe to the hlgheib kJ quality — non-magnetio London hand-made gooda. . 0 OLocfccs m Ormolu Marble, Wood, Niokel, and Fanoy Canes, the rV higher grades being manufactured on the premises. W Jewellery and Plated Goods— Newest designs, " besb quality, lowest prioes. Q Holding the most perfect plant, the largest stock of material!, and the most skilful Btaff of workmen, Robert Murray can offer exceptional advantages m the execution of Repairs. n §0 70ftTS Experience m the trade. THOS. E. KILWORTH & SON ENGINEERS, BRIDGE WORKS, ASHBURTON, TTNDERTAKE all k r nda of Engine Work, all kinds of Millwright's! Work, General Engineering 1 , Woodworking, & Blacksmithing, KILWORTH & SON, ASHBURTON,



Shipping. NEW ZEALAND s HIPP ING OO.'S LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Tenerlffe & Plymouth. Best Aooommodation for all olasses of Passengers at Lowest Rates. Port of Steamers. Tons. Departnre. Date. D. of Ptl'd 3822 Pt. Chalmers July 16 Ruahlne 6127 Wellington August 4 Rtmutaka 4515 — Sepb. 1 Waimate 6688 — Sepb. — Kaikoura l\ 4507 — Ocb. 27 CARGO STEAMERS. "tarama 3808 — August Rakaia 5628 — August Dnke of — Devonshire 3257 — Sept For farther particulars apply te FRIBDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, ABhbnrten. SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION OOMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. ,*fex TDOYAL MAIL STBA. tfOKiVW MKRS, withenperlor jß^^H|^ aooommodation for all classes I^^^^^™ > of passengers, oalling at Monte Video or Rio, Tenerlffe and Ply- month. Tons Oommanderi From Date. Aotea ... 6340 Scotland — Lybbl'n July 30 lonic _ 4753 Kempaon_ — Aug. 4 Maori .- 5200 Moffatt ... Lyttl'n Sept. 1 Gothic »«. 7730 Kidley ... — Sept. — Delphio .„ 8355 Sowden ... Lytbl'n Oct. 27 ' CARGO STEAMERS. Pakeha .„ 4331 Prosaer ... Lyttl'on Aug 25 Tpkomaru 6238 vl ax well Lybtl'on Sept 19 Mamari ... 3583 Levaok — Matatua.^. 4045 Burton .«. — angifcira 3320 MoDougall — E, W. HANMER, Agent, UNION STEAMSHIP OOMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS? SAIL FRCMLITTELTON AS UNDER: For Wesbporti and Greymonth— Weekly. Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thura day and Saturdays NOTE— For extra sailings see advertise. ment m Christchuroh paperß Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Picton, via Wellington — Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration ; reference should therefore be made to Ohristchurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashbnrton. MUSICAL. Llewellyn Owen, PIANOFOHTE, SINGING, HAEMONY,AND MANDOLINE. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. TIT RS T3OWMAN "IDIOX Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, * Havelook Street, AbHBUBTON. RAKAIA— TUESDAYS. Pcpila prepared for Trinity College examinations. A CARD MRS A fl r\ LA RIDGE TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING OOX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terms on Application. mmlTb™"" 1 k ing (Kneller Hall, London.) ORGAN, PIANO, and THEORY. For partieularß apply Me H. M. Jonhs, Stationer, Ashburton. Methven once a week. 11 150 THE TEA OF THE AGE. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. mRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAYJB mO OTHER. ' SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, Fbofsssos Biokebtok reports tbtt SAXON TEAS Is absolutely Pare and of good quality