The Ashburton Guardian.

V^ol xx. no. 4550

Ashburton : Wednesday, July 20, 1898,

price : One Penny



T. Bullock, TO LET, /COTTAGE of 4 roonw, Willi atreet. \J fronting the Domaio, and near the'rail- way Btation. Apply to l T. BULLOOK. TO LET " At a Low Rental. COTTAGE of four Rooms and Scullery, together with two £ acre sections front* ing Aliens Road, AHenton. Apply T. BULLOCK. TO LET OK FOR SALE. 1/ A O~R B 1/1 /2 /'I mOGETHER with Cottage of two Roomt _L and Scullery, fronting North Town Belt, near High School. A low rental will be accepted. If sold easy terms of payment. T. BULLOCK FOR SALE. FOUR.ROOMED COTTAGE, together with £ Acre, well situated m Hamp* stead. Land of first-class quality. Prioe— £95. Easy term* of payment. T. BULLOCK, FOR SALE , AT A REDUCED PRICE. 2 A C R E S rx ACRES 4> AND HOUSE at Trevor ton, being Lofc 24, fronting Suffolk Street, with well. ' built dwelling of three rooms. There are often enquiries for properties such as this. Will be sold on exceptionally easy terms of payment. Apply to T. BULLOCK. | Business Notice. H. A. FLOWER, FRUITERER, CONFECTIONER - Ftc., HAVING REMOVED to more com- . modioua premises m East Street, situated next to Drug Company, has now on hand A CHOICE STOCK OF CON- FECTIONERY, Including- Fry's an 1 Cadburj'a English Chocolates over 30 varieties. Fancy Chocolate Boxes m endless variety. Hay Bios' Scotch Confectionery. Murray's, Dorothy, and Cream Caramels, etc. A choice variety of Fredh Toffees, Candied and Boiled goods always on hand. Choice Fruit« m stock at Christchurch I prices. For a Cup of good Tea, etc , and light Refreshments, try my Refreshment Rooms. H. A. FLOWER EiST STREET, 7 93 , AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. NEW Z \AL\ND BRANCH : Head Office. Custom-house Quay, Wellington. Local Board of Directors : The Hon, Morgan S. Grace, M.D., O M.G ,MLC. (Cnahman) The Hon. Charles J Johnston, M.L O. (Deputy Chairman) A f red cie Bit he Brandon, Ef q. The Hon. Kdward Richardson, CM Gt. M.L.C. John Duncan, Epq. ri^HE Oldest, Weal.hiesfc, and mos6 ■ Prosperous AUSIR^LIAN LIFE OFFICE AND TH.B LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Mutual Life Office which de- clares A BONUS EVERY YEAR, The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most btringen Character, and Ensures a larger Reserv to meet Liabilities than that held by any other Office m the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUNDS EXCEEDS £14,500,000 (FOURTEEN A.KD A HALF MILUONS) STERLING. ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000,000 (TWO MILLIONS) STE LING. Policies m force ~ 134,000 Sum Assured £41,726,041 O*sh Bonuses Divided ... £7,726,170 BONUSES. Cash Bonus for oi.e year, 1897, £449,268, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amount* ir q to £835 000, afttr making special red ryes. Cash B-nuses declared for last 6ve years, over Two Millions, yielding Reversion- ary Bonnsts cxc;»-dlng Four Millions. ASSURE lOUR LIFK IN THE A.M P. SOCIETY. And Secure a BONUS H.VKRY YEIR. Expenses of Management— 8| Per Cent, on the Total Income. Edward W. Lotte, Resident Secretary, Branch Office- Custom House Qaay, Wellington. James Hair, District Secietary. District Office . Oathi dral Pquare, Christcbnrch. Don* Cough.— Relief can be obtained immediately. Übo "Keating's Cough Lozekges " — well known as the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. Strongly recommended by many eminent physicians • They at once check the cough and remove f the cause without any after effect ; the moafc delicate can therefore take them. One Lozenge alone gives ease — one or two at bed time enture* test. Sold ovary where m tini Hii eftflb*



W A N TED, WANTfD-!W:;.y of Hebron and Beauty of B*ih Seed Potatoei, must be good sample. — Apply Fletoheb Bbos. W" ANTED Known-Ladies' Pretty Walkiug Shoes m great variety at Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. ANTED KNOWN.— Ladies' Cycling Knickers, Combinations, All Wool Vests, m great variety. Bpecial prioes.— W. H. Collieb, "The, Corner." jrnENDERS wanted to wear out 1000 X p3ira of Mellob's Indestructible Boots. Wear like brass. WANTED— A dozen smart Ladies to try our new kangaroo calf Shoe. — Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. T7IOUND— In Tancred Streeb. the cheapest JJ and most reliable Boot Shop. Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. mENDERS wanted for the Bale of 5000 X pairs of boots. — Apply to Mellob' Zealandia Boot store. WANTED Known— Good value for little money at Mellob's, Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED KNOWN.-Ladies'FurTop Lined Kid Gloves 2s lid, 3s 6d, 4s 6d per pair. Worth double.— W. H. Collieb, " The Corner." FOR Sale, Cheap— Six Dozen Pairs of Children's ankle straps.— Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. "VTOTICE— We defy competition ; you get ll wonderful value at Mbllob's, iancred Street. WANTED— Wiae Mothers to try our Indestructible School Boot. Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED— Six i y strong men to try the new Kronio (BlucherJ.— Mellob'b Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Kuown-Bed Chaff, Fresh and Cleau, Sd per bag; Highest Test Kerosene, lowest price m town, at Fletcheb Bbos., Cash Supply Stores. IF you want quality, comfort aad dura- bility, combined with cheapness, go to McDonald and MoDiabmid. WANTED Known— That we have ust received, ex Delphic, a really choice lot of Lacee, Valencieunes and real and iinita'iun Toichon. Albo one case Fur Collars, Boas, aod Ladies' Macintoshes. — Mitchel & Turner. WANTED Known— That we are offer- ing the following special lines: — Colored and black Velveteens, la 4i per yard. Ladies' Macintoshes ao 12* 6d, Jackets at 6a 6d and a grand line of 32-inch atr.ped Flanuelette, at 3J ?.— Mitchell &, Turner. ' WANTED Known-A line of Cheap Tweeds, just opened, together with full ra D ges of Men's and Juveniles' Clo&hiug and Bo°t» of all descriptions ac MITCHELL A Turneb' s - FOR Sa'e, Cheap— sooo pairs of Ladies and Men's Boots and Shoes.— Apply to Mellob, Tanored Streeb. MRS ALCORN is offering the balance of her Trimmed Aiiilmery at üb'uu half price. Nineteen Chi'.dieu's 'luuics. urn, let» just bought at a large discount, at and below Wholesale Price, from 4a lid to 18 1. Also a nico lot of Capte from i 2-. to 60s. 6 WANTED Known— That J. Wilson, Painter, &c, 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 Glues 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, Berge, and Fancy Dress Goods, Flan- nellettes, Ladies' Macintoshes, Jackets, Kaia- poi Capes, Furs, Knitted Combinations, etc., all at Great Reduction?, previous " to stock- taking. Under Clothing (own make) a specialty. Dressmaking as usual. 6 209 FOR Sale, Cheap— A lot of Men's Bluchers only 4s lid'— Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. 'The Wife's Welfare. Treatise poßted free. It will teach you more than all the years you've lived. Every woman should read it. Write Professor Hermann, Frenoh Speoialirt, I Collina-place, Melbourne. YOUNG MEN, Write to me for valuable free Book concerning your- ■elves. Professor Hermann, Specialist, i Collins- vlane, Melbourne. o O O O o o o o O o o O o- o o o 000 J~ w 000 n3 o 000 »—* 5* 000 O Jjf 000 t "» oho ° = h = 000 I 1 000 %■ ** 000 I B 000 000 000 000 J 000 000 A> 000 ~~ •-< ~~ j 000 000 . —11 — 'o- o o o 1 o o o o o o o o o o o o iIOZIJKJ XEJA. 10 Ho**t



GLIMPSES OJF I AUSTRALIA. AN ALBUM of 384 Photo Engrar- ings of Scenes, Cities, Industries, and Interesting Phases of Austra- lian Life, with concise Literary Descriptions. To be completed m TWO VOLUMES, EACH CONTAINING 10S ENGRAVINGS. Cloth Binding, 18s per Vol. ; Leather Binding, from 3s to <3s per Vol. extra. THIS Invaluable Work we are publishing under the Patronage and Praotioal Support of the various Australian Govern- ments, to whom we aro indebted for Photo- graphs and assistance m compilation. 'J he immense advance recently made m the various processes of pictorial reproduc- tion enablea us to offer to the Publio this Magnificent Album at a price hitherto un- approaohable. The Photo-Engravings, equal to the original photographs, are printed on art paper, specially manufactured m England for the purpose, and oooupying one side only of eaoh sheet, bo that eaoh pioture will be available for Framing if desired. A set of Photographs, such as these, would cost probably about ds£sO, were they available for purchase ; a largd proportion of them, however, could not otherwise be obtained, as they are being selected from a collection, comprising mauy thousands, now m the hands of the publishers, or being taken specially for them. Yet this splendid Album may be obtained by subscribers (ie will be issued on Subscription only), for the trifling cost of 18/- PER VOLUME 18/-, The reproductions are 9x7, attractively and artistically produced, and include, as well as the older settled parts of the contin- ent and their social life, the newest of the goldfields, which have of late been attracting the attention of the world. This opportunity is unique for securing :— A Pictorial Record of Sister Colonies. A. Superb Ornament for every Home. A Charming Souvenir of History and Travel. A Magnificent and Suitable Present for Friends at Home and Abroad. Arrangements have been made with the Ashbukton Publishing Company, Burnett Street, Afchburton, for Booking Subscribers and Delivering the Photo-Engravings, m whatever form desired throughout the Ash- burton County, IS" The whole series of 24 parts may be obtained from the Ashburtou Publishing Co. for 245, or at 1h per pait, delivered as may be required m any part of tl.e Cuunty. Printed and Published by McKEE. & Co., 6, Custom House Quay, Wellington, N.Z 77 PUBLIC KOTIOE. 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 SHOP, where he will be pleased to Bee hiß Old Customers. He also notifies that£he has secured the services of MR F. PRIC.E, who was Hairdresser by Special Appoint- ment to the late Sir William Jervois and Family, and Lord Onßlow 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 Koyal Family), and two years with Mons. Caumont, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, also as Proprietor of the Grand Hotel Hairdressing Saloon, Dunedin MR PRICE is the Sole Proprietor of the OJhloroform Hair Wash, so well known m Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand MR PRICE being THOROUGHLY CONVERSANT m Ladieß' Hairdressing, strongly advises Ladies and* Children to have their Hair Singed once a Month, and m case of Ladies' Hair falling oe turning prematurely grey, to consult him at once. Ladies Hair DRESSED for Balls, Parties and Weddingß. H. C. PERCY, HAIRDRESSER & TOBACCONIBT, EAST STREET. 5 179 Baker Bros. -ppURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanui Road and Cass Streets and at Baker and Brown's Coach Faotory, Havelock Street. 1 EVERI REQUISITE SUPPLIED Telephone No. 69. CLARKE'S B « PILLS warranted to cure Gravel, Painß m the back and all kindred complaints. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years In boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the world. Proprietors, The Lincoln and Mid and Counties Drug Company, Linool England. 9 KOZ£B TEA



HENRY STEPHENSON. i i r HENRY STEPHENSON, (successor to Alfred Harrison.) Established 20 years. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc, EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Saleß of Stock, Household Furni- ture, etc, aB per arrangement, m any part o the oounty. Advances made on Goods placed m my hands for Sale* FOR SALE — Second-Hand Bicycle nearly new. CHAFF, OATS, WHEAT, FLOUR, SHARPS, BRAN, ONIONS, POTATOES SEEDS, etc, Sold Daily m Large or Small Quantities. Agent : Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company & Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agenoy Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay ments from ££Os per month. HENRY STEPHENSON, AUCTIONEER. 1 Beat* A>*



//. W. BARRETT T3EMOVED to Office opposite, next "Press" Company, Arcade. AGENT— Manchester Fire Company. Live Stock Insurance Company Aooident Insurance Company. "fob sale. ~ TTTE Have on hand several NEW AND SECOND-HAND GIGS, & OTHER VEHICLES, Which we oan dispose of at reasonable prioes. F. & h7"steel, Viotorian Steam Carriage and Iron Works 7 96 West Street, Ashburton. Smtkt Aw Vmm



TIMBER! TIMBER! TIMBER! TTTE 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 haa heen a great rush for this Coal, aad w'thout doubt it Is the Best and Cheapest Coal m the Market. W. H COLLINS & CO. IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, COAL Ie aiMBER MERCHANTS. Agents For — Royal Insurance Company Lt3 t  Shag Point Coal Company. „ "Westport Coal Company, EX TBA.ORDIKABT ANNOUNCEMENT. SPECIAL CASH PURCHASE. BLACK and Navy Serges and Fanoy Costume Cloths, Is 3d, 2s 3d, 2s 9d, bought to sell at Is, Is 3d, Is 9d. Black and Colored Melton Cloths, 2s 3d, 2s lid, bought to sell at Is 6d, Is lid Blaok Cashmeres, Is 9d, bought to sell at ... ... » ... Is 3d Black and Colored Velveteens, Is 9d, bought to sell at Is 4d Ladieß' Macintoshes, all sizes, 22a 6d, 23s 6d, 25s 6d, bought to sell at 12s 6d Ladieß' Jackets, all sizes, 14s 6d, 15s 6d, 163 6d, bought to sell at ... 8s 6d 32in Striped Flanelette, s£d, bought to sell at  . ... M . 3sd Striped Turkish Towels, 10£ d, bought to sell at M .... ... ... 6£d Union Shirtings, Is, bought to sell at 7£d Boxes of 2 dozen Safety Pins, 4£d, bought to Bell at 3d IN Conjunction with the above Special Prices we offer to make (m our best style and finish) Costumes from Cloth specially designed for Coat and Skirt, for 3Oe complete. MITCHELL & TURNER. T. H. UNDRILL & COS. FURNIIUBE WAHEHOUSF. FANOY CHAIRS CARPETS IN LINOLEUMS GREAT VARIETY _^^^^^U^^^ RUGS, ETC. Wicker Chairs with WR^^®^^^^^/ and Without ift^^^^^^ff Bedsteads and Bedding Cushions. Furniture of all kinds Just the thing for jy^^^|fi^ >^|**l|?lj made on the Wintar Evenings. Premises* T. H. UNDBILL & CO.. CABINET-MAKERS, UPROLSTERERS, &"| UNDERTAKERS. New Shop, Opposite Arcade, and Next Building Society's Office.



= PURE SEEDS. =: |" HAVE lately erected, regardless of cost, the moat 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 CLEAN" for Farmer* any description of SEEDS AND GEAIN, and will guarantee to give them satisfaction. I can supply beat RYEGRASS, weighing fiom 261bs to 441bs to the bushel ; and COCKSFOOT, locally grown, 14|lbs to 16ilbs 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 ENGLISt CLOVERS TURNIPS] RAPE, LUCERNE, TRLIOiju, Etc. D. THOMAS, ASHBURTON. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. T AM now making liberal CASH ADVANCES FREE OF COMJ MISSION upon all WOOL placed m my hands for SALE either m Ashburton or elsewhere. CORNSACKS. LARGEST SIZE AND BEST QUALITY 4s %d PER DOZEN. WOOLPAOKS, TWINE, OIL, AND BRANDING MATERIAL? ALSO— FENCING WIRE, BARB WIRE, & STAPLES. The best quality on Sale. DA YID "THOMAS, ASHBURTON. DAVID THOMAS. Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Aeent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock — Tinwald aad Aahburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hidos, etc., on Mondays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Oleariae Sales as per arrangements AGENTFOR— Matson and Co, Christchurch Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohriatchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Toois Belfast Manures RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES. IHAVE made arrangements with MESSRS HARDY & CO., Merchants, Rakaia, to act as my AGENT for all Auctioneering Work m that District, and m oonjunotion with them it will be my endeavour to make the RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Ashburfeon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON a >-^ ' "P MTTPP AY <jr\ Xv, ItJL U Jlv XWx. X , i i "™ZgZZ— "^^yJ say TJI a QTI QT''p|7"|3i'Ti PSPvSS-?gzJjssir? *v f| % 3^ JGixxDJ. pJ. xv r.i n x hO*4*Bhl /^?iP^/N%. ASTTRFRTON l^^^^illllfsS!2!™Sll ( F <r the last 18 years the only practical OT^S^K^SS^ftr Horologist m the District.) INVITES the publio to Inspeob his magnificent atook 82 fl& CLOCKS, H JJUWJ&2LJL4EK.Y, 0 M [So PLA/XJEU GOODS. q OPTICAL AND OTHER LINES. g O "Watches of all grades from the loweab price to the higheit quality — non-magnetio London hand-made goods. _ 0 Clocks m Ormolu Marble, Wood, Nickel, and Fancy Caaea, the a higher grades being manufactured on the premises. W J Jewellery and Plated Goods— Newest designs, " best quality, lowest prices. <J n Holding the most perfect plant, the largest stock of materials, and W the moat skilful staff of workmen, Robbbi MubbAT can offer exceptional advantages m the execution of Repairs. W 50 YeMfl Experience m the trade. THOS. E. KILWORTH & SON ENGINEERS, BRIDGE WORKS, ASHBUBTON, XTNDERTAKE all k'ndn of Engine Work, all kinda of Millwright's Work, General Engineering, Woodworking, & Blacksmithing. , - KIL WORTH & SON, « ASHBURTON.



Shipping. rr*H E "" i J&WmS& NSW ZEALAND j OO.'S LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, 71a Monte Video, Teneriffe & Plymouth. Best Accommodation for all olasßes of PMaengerß at Lowest Ratei. Fort of Steamers. Tons. Departure. Date. D. of Ptl'd 3822 Pb. Chalmerß July 16 Ruahine 6127 Wellington August 4j Rimutaka 4515 — Sept. 1 Waimate 6688 — Sept. — Kaikoura •[ 4507 — Oct. 27 CARGO STEAMERS. tarama 3808 — Angusb Rakaia 5628 — August Duke of — . * Devonshire 3257 — Sept For farther particulars apply te FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Ashburfcon. SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. t E^A "OOYAL MAIL STEA- ±\) MERS, with superior accommodation for all classes •^ ■■ of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply- month. Tons Commander From Date. Aotea ... 6340 Scotland _ Lyttl'n July 30 lonic — 4753 Kempson _ — Aug. 4 Maori ... 5200 Moffatt ... Lyttl'n Sept. 1 Grothio 7730 Kidley ... — Sept. — Delphio .„ 8355 Sowden .„ Lyttl'n Oct. 27 ' CARGO STEAMERS. * Pakeha ... 4331 Prosaer .... Lyttl'on Aug 25 Tokomaru 6238 v] ax well Lyttl'oD Sept 19 Mamarl ... 3583 Levack — Matatua... 4045 Burton .„ — angitira 3320 iloDougall — ' E. W. HANMER, Agent, UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Limited STEAMERS S A II FRCM LITTELTON AS UNDER: For Wesbport and Grey month — Weekly. Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE— For extra sailings see 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 Chrlatchurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing For farther particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. MUSICAL. Llewellyn Owen, 84.0.6 MML., JL,.fc? L-C.JMt. PIANOFOHTJBJ, SINGING, HARMONY, AND ] MANDOLTNI4. " PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. MRB DOWMAN TJI O X Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, HAVELOOE STBEET, AbHBDETON. RAKAIA— TUESDAYS. Pupils prepared for Trinity College examinations. A OABD MRS A fl /-ILARIDGE J\~. \J» VLARID9B TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terms on Application. M R H. B RYANI K ING (Kneller Hall, London.) ORGAN, PIANO, and THEORY. For particulars apply Mb H. M. Jones, Stationer, Ashburton. Methven once a week. 11 150 MR OSBORN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER & EXPERT, (Late of London), VISITS Ashburton and surrounding Districts every four months— via., Maroh, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Music Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashburton. LOOK CHEAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOUNT SOMERS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled during the las twelve months. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Best and Cheapest Sfeam and Household Coal m the market. Used m the Woollen Faotory and Canter bury Flour Mills. GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES so G. T. PARK, MOUNT SOMERS, ICTURE-FRAMING.— W. Adams, Arcade, Praotical Framer, does the work himßelf; therefore guarantees it. Prices and quality right. Choioe mouldings m stock. Trial solicited. Country cmtomers' pork completed 6»y of order, 3 14$