The Ashburton Guardian.

Vql xxi. no. 4957

Asbburton : Frilay, November 8, 1899,

pkice : One Penny

PROGRESS OF JAPAN.

The enormoss and rapid development that is going on in Japan continues to attract the attenf i n

of all interested in the progress and future of the Far

East. Japan is in many respects one of the moat remarkable countries in the world today. It is difficult to realise the progress that this small and formerly obscure country has made during the last quarter of a century From a condition of semi-barbarism, it has forced its way to the front of pro gressive and virile civilisation ;it has proved a great capacity for conquest j for political administration ; for indue trial expansion ; for adaptation to the usages and manners of Western civilis ation ; and for the possession or attain ment of a great many other qualities that usually make for a distinguished place in the Sanhedrim of the nations. In the meantime, however, Japan is in a transition state. She baa re solved on a complete and effectual railway system ;on a powerful navy; on a large and up-to-date user cantile marine; on a complete system of technical and commercial education, based on the most advanced European methods; on the cultivation of Western mechanical systems, looking to the establishment of many great in dustries ; and on securing and retaining a position in both the political and the manufacturing world, which will con tribute to her steady advancement alongside with, if not in front of, the Western Powers, whose ideas, inslitu tions, and achievements she is so in . dustrioosly assimilating and applying. [To the rest of the world this is a strange, unique, and interesting process of evolution, Oan the Japanese realise their bent and their ambition Is their geographical position as an Asiatic Powf mo hindrance to this end Have they the force, the grit, the plodding, the vril, to secure the achievements to which they aspire, or will they not by» and-by sink under the heavy burdens which the attempt to realise an im possible ideal has entailed ? These are the questions th it are to day occupying the minds of Western onlookers.

THE PLEADES.

United Pre»B Association—By Electric Telegraph Naner, Nov. 2 Captain Burton states that ihe cause of the Pleiades going ashore was through a heavy E. N. E. gale daring the nighr, and a'l day Monday. The Pleiades, being in ballast, was unable to work off the laud, hiving a very heavy sea to contend with, and the wind direct on the land. She had driven thirtyeighb milea to I;award on Tuesday morning, and seeing that nothing 1 could save the ship, which was in broken water, and seeing sand hills, they ran to ■are life.



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XSAIST STREET H. M. JONES. Cricketing & Lawn Tentiis Material. IMPORTED direafc rom thobaßbLnndon makers. B*ts, youths and moa's, "specially selected " The excellent Union Driver Champion, and others. Balls, Stumps, Gloves, Pads. Shields, eto ' RACQUETS.—The London, The Popular, The Champion, Viotoria,* Sampson, and othern. TENNIS BALLS.—Slaymjera, Wisdens, and The Silverton. -—SEWING MACHINES.— AQENI FOR MILNER AND THOMPSON. THE HAAKE PIANOS Are Jthe BEST VALUE obtainable for tho Money, and are EX GELLED BY NONE. May be had with or without our Patent Tuning Attachment;, We have one of the Largest and Best Selected Stocks of PIANOS and 3RGANS in the Colony, from the leading English, German, French, and American Manufacturers. ORGANS From ... .„ .„ , m , m io« per month I?IAJ>JO» „ ... „. ... , m «os „ „ H. M. JONES. New Zealand IssMrance Coiopany. ESTABLISHED ' 1 „ 18 5 9 CAPITAL^ONEMILLION. THEPB&tfIISB AED~WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PEOMI'TNESS AND LIBERALITY, PAID-UP CAPITAL AND RESERVES— ,££oo,ooo. FIRB AND "MARINE RISKS, ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CMOP&, rHRB^HIiJfG MACreirtES,&&o f ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RaTKB E W, HANMEB 46BNT mmmmgmxsmatam ,m ■ iiiwi"—ww— ■ ■■ mnMwrnaamammm m rmtmMmmmmuMßmmmmamammmmmmmKmfimMmvmmm* W. H. COLLINS & CO.. A RE now landing ex t{ RUAHINE,' 1 at Lyttelton, a very Choice Selection of A rtistic Wall Papers just in time for the SPRING CLEANING. THESE Papers have all been seleoted by Me Collins, who is at present in England, and therefore intending Customers can rely on getting something really GOOD at W. H. COLLINS & GO'S., PAINTING & PAPEBHANGING WAREHOUSE, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Telkphon -14 & J5 P.O. 80x—35. OWIKG TO THE UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL OF 30 CASES 30 of,; New Goods per s.s. lonic, TyCTHIOH were intended for our New Building, we have taken TEMPORARY PREMISES. (below;mr burnard'S) where we intend making a grand display of Oilcloths, Linoleums, & Curtains, MITCHELL & TURNER.



ECONOMY IN SHEEP SHEARS THE UNRIVALLED T.U.S. SHEEP BH&AHB. WONDERFUL RESULTS, UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY. 3,540 SHEEP SHORN WITH ONE PAIR T.TT.S. SHEARS. Good Tools give good work. Well-snorn fleeces bring higher pricas, and [no man can do good work with bad Shears. I ' ■__■■__•_• _M__ii___l BICYCLES. BICYCLES. TTTE have been appointed Agenta for Asliburton by the Goold Bicycle Co., Ltd., for the Sale of their famous RED BIRD BICYCLES. Throughout the World to-day the Red Bird is recognised as the highest development in Cycle Contraction, The One Mile Championship of Australia on October 10 was won by Wm. MAR UN, on his I*,*;l> BltfcO S PIS OI AX,. Daring hit racing career he has won _<5 10,000, which he considers is mainiy due to riding a RED BIRD. FURTHER PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION. GROCERIES. GROCERIES. ALL GOODS SOLD AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE OASH PRICES. None but the best Brands of Goods in Stock. Give us a Trial and we guarantee to give you Satisfaction. CHEAPEST AKD BEST HOUSE IN ASHBUjRTON. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN TEAS, SHEARMAN BROS., GROCER?, IRONMONGERS, WIFE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. MAtfKET HOUSE, BURNETT STREET, ASk BURTON 'i!% [Telephone No 63 Ashburton Furniture Warehouse. — WICKER AND ' FANCY CHAIRS — i^|^^^f% With and without In New and Choice &ftls/ r"^'^Wv¥^J^^M^9 Cushions, D6Blgnß ab At Vtkm t0 mit Reduced Prices W?^^^C^^A"i£^^^^ from 5/6 each. Linoleums, Carpets, W^SP^^^^^-^^^^^«^ A choice assortment Bugs, Tapestries, |jf^ • 'ft °^ Cretonnes, for Cretonnes, Mats, 3 ■■' _gj?T_ g ,,i.4iiiii_«BßJ_ Toilet) Ware, etc. .^smi~^^^^^^^m?^^^M • n na u: nnm fft „»,«-«-, F11«IN IX UE«l<; 0 all kinds made': on the Premises* Large Stocks of BEDSTEADS always on hand and arriving direst from| : Makers. T. H. UNDRTIL & CO., OABIHETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, & UNDERTAKERS, TANORED STREET, opposite "Aboadk. (T.U.S. 8.8.A. New Zealand l TU S CLOTHING FACTORY sheep shears JS now Showing a Large «d Varied SHEEP SHEARS Asiortment of GARDEN TOOLS NEW & SEASONABLE GOODS; GARDEN TOOLS GREY FRAME HATS, Afc priceß that emm t be surpassed at CUBAFBAME HATS, -rr*Tfc-rw* tti^T "r» BL4CKFB.MEHAIS, HARDLBY BKOS. IN THE LATBST SHAPES AND STYLES. ENAMEL GOODS STBAW HATS iTSktVL VARIETY. ENAMEL GOODS See oar Tennis Troasers and Shirts. Ib Gr^ ariefcy Soe oar New Suitings for Summer Wear, Enamel Milk Buckets, Baths, Binks, See oar Ready Made Clothing. Basins, eto., See oar Boys J Norfolk Salts. WINDMILLS supplied and fixed from See oar Boys' Washing Bloases, £U 103t See oar New Ties, etc., eto. ALL KINDS OF PLUMBING WORK done .——, ft j, t jj e B j lor t ea ( J notice SUITS 10 MEASURE. muriVQ, RIDgI^, * TANKS, manu- FIT QUARANTEED. . L . tU _ . faotured on the Premises nbwzT^land HARDLEY BROS. CLOTHING FACTOftY. — — F. H. BEOKINGSALE, E. W. HANMER. Manager. —— NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO NEW MISS CARSON. premises. TTAVING erohanged premises with the mEAOHER of Pianoforte and Organ, -d- Farmers' Co-operative Asaooiation, JL For terms, etc., apply at Residence hava much pleasure in stating that in future Corner of Wills and William Streets near * shall carry on my business at the offices Wakanui Boad East. Iq3 and store lately oooupied by the above As .-*.— soolation ab the corner of West Street and WANTED Known— "The Corner "is Havelock street (the Loan and Mercantile the place to buy your Spring Outfit old premises. for the Show. Everything new.—Noeth rOTH and Heffokp. STORAGE AT LOWEST RATES. ENTLEMEN, try "The Corner" tor OORHSAOKB At"cURRENT PRICES. I \Ji an up-to-date Suit and all your ___, $ Mercery requirement!.—Nobthootb anj> |jg g it HANMER



MRS R. J; HUGHES, Certificated Ladies' Nurse, takes in acoouche* ment cases at her residence, Triangle, Ashburton. Every oare and attention given. MISS GRAHAM, AROADE CHAMBERS. f^i ENERAL and Legal Copying, Test' vT monials, Circulars, Specification*, and Documents of all descriptions promptly and accurately copied on the Typewriter. Agent for Typewriter and supplies. Pupils by special arrangement. 8 298 Licenser! to sell Stamp?. Dbae^Boy,— TTOUgreat baby ! Are yon b<il)*ua abou the tie" we had the other night Don't keep a grudge over a little thing like that. I.haven't seen him since,and next time Ido I'll be very coo! to him. Will that do Come over and see me soon ; my new [wheel has arrived It's a beauty. I toldjfyou I was going to get a STERLING,'and |I have, The more I hear and see of ie the gladder? am Not a word against it, and all the girls who have ridden one say it is too perfectly lovely^ No trouble with repairs. Strong as an [ironclad and bo dainty in rappearance It is a darling. Juat call on the agents and they will tel you all about the chain and bearings and things better than I can. But I do hope you'll get one. I'm aure I'll like your look* best on a STERLING. YoursJUl o ving'y, — Nkllie. ' NATION A I, MORTGAGE AND AGENCI COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. (Limited.) Capital £1,000.000 •8200,000 PAID UP. LondonJOffice^S, Great Winchester Street NOTICE W FARMERS TITE are making ADVANCES on GRAIN, etc., for Shipment on growers account, and, having a thoroughly efficien Staff ie London, can ensure client interests at that end having the best possible attention, while selling and ship ping charges are kept at the lowest possible scale. We are also in a position toj'secure freight to London at the very lowest current rate by Direct Steamer. Grain received at out Warehouses, Addington, and advanced upon if required ; also Grass Seed and Clover?, our machinery for cleaning the latter being of the latest [and best American patterns. FROZEN MEAT, we handle in large quantities in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, employing a special Salesman la London, who has been in our service for some 15 years, and gives special attention to the disposal of consign ments without the intervention of outside Brokers. WOOL CONSIGNMENTS, either for local sale or shipment, will always have our usual care, which has earned its own reputation from our position in the list of Wool Exporters for New Zealand, while our local salesmen are Messrs Pyne and Co., whose care and attention to the Wool Business is fully recognised by Canterbury Producers. ADVANCES. —We are prepared to make these on Produce placed in our hands for Sale, or pending ultimate ship ment a* Five per cent^lnterest Free of Advance Commission. Q. F. MAKTIN MANAGER. in connection with the above we teg to intimate that Mk Edward SatomsiiS has been appointed to act as our Sub-Agent in the Ashburton County, and will afford all information as to charges, etc., on produce placed in the Company's hands for Sale or Shipment, also for the sale of Woolpacks, Corn Sacks, Seeds, etc, all of which we import, or supply. 9 59 FINEST Strain Mangold Seed, 9i per ' 1b; finest selected Carrot Seed from 2a 6d per 1b; Turnip Seed from 7d per 11b, At Ft»ETOHS» Bros., Cash Supply Stores



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A Story Of Lobd Salisbury—The follow ing story about Lord Salisbury id his journalistic days, which may or may not be true, ia quoted at from " the English Corres pondent of an American Paper" :—" Occu pying the same editorial room with him, and writing alternate leaders, was Charles Williams, bow the Daily Chronicle war correspondent. In those days Lord Salisbury was fond of a glass of beer. So was Charles Williams. Instead of each man sending oat for his own beer, they agreed to be hospitable, > the one to the oth^r, by taking afterna'e 1 nights to stand the beer. Fortune came to Salisbury, he drifted into politics, became Marquis and Prime Minister, and Wiiiiamß, usually far from London, engaged in his work as war correspondent, saw nothing of the more fortunate journalist for years. Salis bury ia a haughty and exclusive man, and Williams thought he was quite forgotten. Happening to be in the lobby of the House of Lords one night, Williams saw Lord Salis bury making for him. Holding out his hand to the grizzly war correspondent, Lord Salis bury said: *By the way, Mr Williams, whose turn is it to stand the beer ?" His was no expressive face, a face of the vegetable marrow type; a mouth, well, it might have been cut with a hay spade, and such a voice something between a leaky ciatern and a fog horn ; but he had sense and eighteenpence. He says to the chemist now : '* Have you got a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds 7 Nothing else will do for me. It beats hospitals." <JY II AD ATIO THE GREAT HERBAL REMEDY. ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH OVER " HYDaTIDS." A grateful Patient gives unsolicited and valuable testimony to the efficacy of i this great Herbal Kennedy. Read carefully and investigate for j yourself. 29 Packingston eh, St. Kilda. Mr S A Palmer, Vitadatio Institute, Bourke et. Sir,—As I consider Webbers' Ureat Herbal Remedy, '• Vitadatio," has been the sole means of saving my life I think the least I can do is to hand you this testimonial, so that others suffering the same as myself may know that there is a certain reliable cure for them in " Webber's Vitadatio," if it is only given a fair trial. The simple facts of my case are as follows:—For the past 10 years I have been under the treatment of doctors in Fitzroy and St. Kilda, as well as some of the best in Collins street). Some were of opinion that I was suffering from consumption, whilst others stated it was pleurisy. At any rate they could give me no relief, let alone cure me. You can easily imagine that I had little hope of ever being curtd. But one day I noticed an advertised cure by "Webber's Vitadatio," and the symptoms of the patient being somewhat similar to my own, I thought I would give it a trial, with the result 'that much taking only two large bottles, I felt after better, and continued the medicine. By the time I had taken eight bottles I was wonderfully recovered, bub one day took very ill, and vomited up a lot of elimy matter, which was afterwards examined by the doctor, and pronounced to be Hydatids. I continned to vomit these " Hydatida " for acme time, but at last it died away. This naturally left me weak, but I Qoattoued. with



,_ | .. - in i-r ■ the "Vitadatio," and gradually my strength returned, until to-day I can honestly state I have never felb better in the whole of my life. I consider " Webber's Vitadatio " a miracle-worker. I am well-known in Fi'zroy, and there are mary others just- as much astonished at my cure as I am. I shall be pleased to speak to anyone and give them my own experience of the worth o " Webber's Vitadatio." You are at perfre liberty to make what use you like of thi testimonial. I may add I am now able to do alt my own household work ; a thing I have been usable to do for years.—Yours very gratefully, Mrs) OARRIE HOCKING Witness—G E Richardson, 19/9/99| VITADATIOIS A TRULY WONDER FUL MEDICINE. --— Vitadatio sold evtuy where, 5* 6d and 3a 6d Head Office for NZ -39 Mannest Street, Wellington. Ask your Chemist or Grocer for it. V ' '- . - , S rpo STAKD THE [BKASON AT LONGBEAOH. ALEXANDER'S HEIR, By St Alexander imn, dam Pearl, full sitter  to Mr Matthew Holmee's Crown Prince HARVESTER, Bay Horse, 4yra, standing 17 hands, by Workman, dam Bloss, by Lord Beacotisfield, etc., will travel the districts of Low cliffs, Goldstream, Hinds, Willowby, Eiffelton, and LoDgbeacn. COKQUEROR, Thoroughbred Horse by Medallion, dam Siesta, by Traducer, granddam Haniock imp. For terms, apply to the Osvner, or man in charge. JON GBIGG, 9 233 Longbeach rflO Stand This Season Ai Asiibortow LISKSHOT, By Chainfihot—dam La Diva ; by" Bun* dora, out of Minille, by Traducor—Opera. Apply to E. HEALY, Groom in Charge. Mr Cookson's Stables. 6 280 MIDDLERIGG BRMQ&T* rpHIS well bred Clydesdale Draught Stellion will travel the Wakanui District this season. For terms andjull particulars apply to— T. MILLAR, Groom in charge, Or P. STEWART, 10 1 Proprietor, Seaview. Established 1880 Telephone 69 BAKER BROS" f^URNTSBINO TfNDJSRTAKBRS E URNIBHINO tj NDERTAKIRS DIRECT Importers of Best and Lutes Designs In FUNERAL FURMSHIKG3 FUNERALS conduoted with ths greatest care and satisfaction, at most reasonable charges. Oorner of Wakanni Road and Caw Streets, and Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. — THINGS" 37 .. WORTH KNOWING rpHAT You can SAVE MONEY if y i Buy your Boots from NICHOLAS & PiCKFORO, I MANUFACTURERS &\ IMPORTERS O | BOOTS AND SHOES, East Street, Ashburton* BOOTS & SHOES lOf Every Description Made to Measure. | Ease and.Comiort^Studied. Skill and Judgment being exercised as] Formation of the Feet. Workmanship and Materials Guaranteed CHARGES MODERATE. Bring Your Repairs to— - NICHOLAS & PICKFOFD Late MoDqfalO ft MoDiabmip.