COUNTY COUNCIL.

, : The following donelades oar report of yesterday* meeting:— - RtTAPrTNA DISTRICT . BJf IJanald tfrs'fc't wrote, complaining 'h*f there wsa, every prospect that the contract now in p ogrea& on his property would nob ■be finished its August, and requesting that the men and horaea be withdrawn during the limbing season, . The aoion of the Chairman wag endorsed is notifying the contractors that psaalties would .be eDforced. HINDS STOCK BHIDGB. Regarding the proposed footway outside the stock bridge at Hinds river, some dis cussion took place, and the matter was post poned. BRIDGE AT MA^ONAN OVBSK HINDS. The report of the engineer on the above subject was received, bat some membeis were of opi ion that the proposed bridge «v & luxury which *he finance of the Council could not afford. BRIDGE PROTECTION. A copy of the report of the engineer on the Asbbarton traffio bridge was odered 60 be forwarded to the Borough Council. PODDING HILL. The works at Pudding Hill, mentioned by the engineer in his report, were ordered to be carried out. PLANTING AT FAIRFtECD. Tbe question of planting at Fairfield was referred to the Planting Committee with power to act;. SPRINGFIELD CREEKS. Mr J. Johnston submitted a petition from 242 ratepayers praying that all the water races on the Springfield estate be brought under the control of ihe Council the same as the other rasas in the county. The Chairman said as they had the opinion of Sir Robert Stoat on the question of these creeks and r;ices the who!e question would be gone into by the Council later on. The petition waß received. PLANTING COMMITTEE. The Planting Committee reported, setting out tbe planting that they intended to do this year, aud their report was adopted. HINDS DOMAIN. The Chairmin eaid he had inspected ihe Hinds Domain, and thought a dom-.tiori should be given to tha domain. It was a bare place aad shelter was much wanted. Other domains had been es-usted by the Council, and £10 would be well spent on tbe domain. In further advocating the grant he said th'tt Aahburtoo Domain' had received £745, Cherteey £70, South R*kaia £150, and Mount Somen* £100. The sum of £10 was granted to the Hinda Domain. ACCOUNTS Aooounts to the amount of £1614 were ; passed for payment;. RUAPUNA NO. 2 DTSTBICT Mr Harper and the engineer were appointed to open and accept tenders for the coatr ot in Rnapuna No. 2 district. EIVEKBED RESERVES Mr Stephen Gurd wrote, asking for a lease of two reserves in the riverbed, but) the application was declined as river channels intersected the reserves in all directions. BOAD STOPPED, The Wakanui Road Board wrote, asking that a road in No. 3 ward be stopped, and a aew road opened. The r> quest was granted. ASMBURTON WATER SUPPLY. The question of water supply to the borough of Ashburton was brought up, and after a short discussion it was referred to the following Committee to consider and report)— Messrs Harper, Stitt, Lambie, and Williamson.

REMITTED. A charge of 14a for race cleaning against Mr D. Leddy was remitted. WAKR CHABGE3 Mr Purnel), solicitor, submitted draft resolution rescinding part of one passed on June 5, 1891, and substituting for that rescinded clauses fixing the annual water ohargps on a slightly lower basis. The resolution was agreed to. SHORTENING ASHBURTON BRIDGE. The engioeer's report on this sul-j-tct was postponed for consideration till the chairman Bbou'd be preeenfo.

WATER CONCESSIONS. Several water race alterations and con cessions Wf re agreed to.

UNREGISTERED FOQS

It Was decided to take proceedings against owners oi unregistered dogs.

HINDS CEMETERY,

The services of the engineer were granted to the Hinds Cemetery Board to mark off sections, and it was decided to lease from year to year twenty acres of the reserve.

SJEOIAL ORDER.

The special order for Ruapuna district No 2 was confirmed and ordered to be signed and sealed by Messrs Barper and Williamson. TENDERS." Tenders were accepted as follows: — Planting and maintenance—»No I—Milli champ, 29. per 1000 ; No 2-Porter, 31s 6rl ; No 3—VHtlichamp, 31s 5d ; No 4—Scaly, 80s; No s—Seal j, 70«, 80s, and 120s; No 6 —Scaly, 80s, 10(k »nd 150* ; No 7—Porter, 625. It was decided to decline all tenders for Reserve 1774, and take no further steps to lease the land at prerent.

UNPAID RATES,

It was decided to sue for all outstanding rates at once.

oambbon's intake.

The Council went iafco committee, and on rising it was decided to instruct the engineer to make the necessary arrangements for constructing a new race from Aahburton tivar to Methven.

The Council then rose

COURSING.

The June meeting, postponed from 29th-, was concluded on Tnursday on the Lagmhor Estate as already notified. Mr Miiuer as judge, and Mr W. Huston as slipper, gave everybody satisfaction. Hares were plenU ful and the fporb firab-class, so that the courses required to finish the Maiden Stakes were got on by throe o'clock. Iha Club are much indebted to Mr Buckley for giving them the uae of his paddocks and for the excellent lunch he neat out to the ground. Of the first round of tho Maiden Stake only three courses hs.d been decided on June 29, and the following datails show that Mr Anthony Lgo, one of -ha moat persevering and thorough goicg ccunung men in Cantor bury, was very Buccessful, winning besides the All-aged Stake on the previous Thursday the first and second positions in the Maiden Stakes on Thursday.

Maiden Stakes, first dog £710s; runner, up £2 10s.

first round, Continued

Mr A. Lee's b b Blue Light, by Harkaway -—Yorkshire Lass, beat Messrs Styche and Plunkett'a b b Bird on the Wing, by Razzle Pazz'e—-Bess Morlov.

Messrs Styche and Plunkett'a b d Rock wood, by Kingdom—Mineral Water, ran a bye.

Blue Light led Bird on the Wing several lengths to the hare, and after a grueling tourse B!ae Light killed, beating her oppon ent pointless. Rockwood rm a bye and shaped well.

second Ror/iro.

Mr G. Brown's f b Pitch and Tors ran an accidental bye, Frisky Girl having been withdrawn.

Mr A. Lee's f b Misp^h beit Meaara Styche aad Plunkett'a b d Rockwood.

Mr A. Lee's b b Bi

iue Light ran a bye,

Pitch and Toss ran an accidental bye, Frisky Girl being withdrawn. Mispah led Bockwood, and after a good course the flig went up for Mispah. Blue Light ran a bye and killed very cleverly.

THIBD ROUND. Blue Light beat Pitch and Toss. Mispah ran a bye. Blue Light lei Pitch and Toss several lengths to a fast hare and won easily.

FINAL. Mr A. Lac's b b Blue L'ght and f b Mispah divided the stake.

THE ASHBOBTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JULI 8, im

Printed and published by Henry Wilms, o Peter Street, Ashburton, for the Proprie tors, at their Printing Office, Bnrnets Street, Ashburton, jf SATURDAY, July 8, 1893



,4 GIFT. xi. . ' - ' THE SHELDON ROOM " Id Hft. Surjis, «x v\ hut Would Jeaua Do. 1 " Fhr> ■Crucifixion of Philip lUioog." " His l|fotlit's Kaei.er." " M ilcq*n. Kirk " " Richnrii Hiwjdty's Seven D;ys." "THS Vl^AilsTsa.^ l- j|ries of !het magnificent; auft-^enji'ttincing works is about ready for dis'ribution, and wilt be sent to any addresd in the colonies on receipt of postage to cover—Ouo bonk, 2 i stamps, tbr five books, 61 stamps. All letters must be markei "She'don," care cf "Vitadatio,' Melbourne. LADIES, THK FOLLOWING SHOULD INTEREST YOU. Never fel*i batter in her life. Had no idea Vifadatio oould do for her what it has done.



1110 th April, 1899 11 For a number of yenra I wua troubled with indigestion, and what those of our sex know as general wenkneaa in variou-i form* and ways, accompanied by tha u«u<>l gloomy forebodi>>gs and, of course, -s I find vow, unnecessary carets of mind, produceog -'11 kinds of discouraging anticipation?, in which fche common impression wou'd constantly intrude itself that iifa was not the fl >wery bed of ease that one used to read and sipg about in one's childhood's hours My food did not-, nourish the body, and I carried about with inß, much to my discomfort, an emaciated form, and the common remark of my friends waH, ' How ill you always look.' Although 1 would not arlmit tho truth of their opinion, yet my own conscious feeling assured me of the truth of their observation. There were many other u-Imenis which k^pt in check my former vitality and buoyancy of spirits, wuicli need ou!y bo hitit.oJ t<b in a uotu such aa this. In this state of general debility I was advised to ts-kfl a courses of Webbec'a Yir;i:Uuio. I too;i is regularly for | about 3ix wecka, &U'l took, in all, the contents of aix large bot'lew. The*-*; wtre from the firs:, a great source of help wd relief, (uid I bewail to put on fl-sb. at the rate [ of l^lb per week, and I now enjoy the very best of ho.ihh To any of my own ccx, especially those who aro iruublad with en nui, from wh-i.t9ver ciuse arising, I verily believe a cm-se of Vitadatio will give ihem j S>L--ck the blessing of goorl health, such a% I etg-iy, and for which I de>.iie to be truly thaukfu! Vitadvan ehall always Slave my strong recommenduMon.—Yuurs gratefully, M. Sergeant, Kedfern, Sydney, t-ew South Wales Pries 5a 6d and 3a b<\ per bott'e." K. W. H&LL Herbalist, Agent for AahburttTj and District. 61



,i, BALLANTYNE & Co., OF OASHKL STREET, OHRISTCHTTROB, TTAVE FITTED A MOST COMPLETE FACTORY, and Manufacturi FROM] START TO FINISH^High-Class Furniture at very MODERATE RATES, A JVisit to Ballantynb'B Showroom and Factory, by any of our Country Client when in Christcharch,? will be MUCH APPRECIATED BY THB FIRM. A RARE OPPORTUNITY. FOR S =tLE, at " cull " prices—Purebred Wyandotte Cocketels and Pullets. Wyandottes are good winter layers and excellent table fowls, and are amongst the handsomest of domestic Poultry. Apply "MAIL" OFFICE, or PKLHAM YARD.^, Peter Street Ashburton.



T. Bullock. FOR SALK SUBURBAN PROPERTY, Princes Street, Netherby.' p* ACRES, £ t) 20 Perchea, O IN Twc Allotment?, Nos. 8 and 9, con taining about 2| Acres each, on Mrs McLean's original sale plan ; the property of Mrs Oliffoid. Having purchased a farm on the Winchmore Road, she has decided to dispose of this forthwith. Inspection Invited. Very liberal terms of payment. Apply to T. BULLOCK. rpAIERI Factory Butter, guaranteed jL fresh, (in £lb pate) le Id per lb, in the ' Finest Flavoured Butter in New Zealand. Only procurabla at Fletcher Bbos., Cash Supply Storeß. Try a pound and you will have no other. FOR SALE. 107, Ac~ EB . 107, Just below the Hii'-ds Railway Station, j J fenced, etc. Suitable for a Stock Paddock. |i Liberal Terms. t, Apply to T BULLOCK, SUBURBAN PHOPERTY. 5 ACRES, g | Good Land, all in grass, well situated on Winter's Road. A nice site for a house. Exceptionally easy torma of Payment. T BULLOCK.



FOU SALE, /"10VMODIOUS Blook known as Saunders' \J Buiidiog^ close ta the Railway Station and Post, Office, erected on that valuable Town Section No. 512, containing \ acre, and having a frontage of 165 feet on East Street and 66 feet on Wills Street, and running the same depth right through; belonging to the Assets Realisation Board. Offers are invited for the purchase of this property. Easy terms of payment. Full particulars furnished on application. T. BULLOCK.



T~>ROPERTIES FOR SALE BY THE X UNDERSIGNED,— Sheep Farm of 1181 acres, part freehold and parb leasehold acres adjoining the Racecourse 20 acres fronting the se& beach, Wakanui 5 acres valuable suburban land fronting Winter's Road 209 acrea near Hinds Railway Station 290 acre farm 44 acres Alford Forest, with improve ments 10 acres Allenton with good dwelling house and other buildings Improved farm of 262 acrea 5 acrea 20 perches suburban property, Netherby 300 acres near Hinds Railway Station 20 acres fronting the sea beach, Cold stream 147 acres fronting the road leading from Hinds to Rangitata And Building Allotments in Country, Townships of Mouut Somers, Winalow,' Hinda, Chertsey, aad Rakaiu, and a number i of properties in the Township of Tinwald. OC. BULLOCK.



HOW TO KEEP your Bicycle in order during Winter is the talk of all Cyclists in --ehburton. The following prices should meet with approval everywhere :— Ge»r Oases, 80s. fitted ; Hall Shone Rubber Guirda 8s 6(1 ; Solar Acetylene Gas Lamps 25<; Silver K.ng 17a 6-1 ; Microphote 12a 6d; Elastic Ankltta 2* 6d ; Oycle Brashes 2i ; Graphite for Chain 61 ; Re enamelling and PUung from 20s upwards; Repairs by experienced men only, and guaranteed.— Oaes :.owby & Co., Burnett Street, Ash burton, and at Chnstohurch; the largest oyole manufftotupersi ia the Colonies, 691



For Weak and Delicate Ohildren For thin blood and loss in flesh; for poor appetite and weak digestion; and for thejle pression from long-continued hot weather. Ayer's Sarsaparilla "My son, whose picture I send you, was taken very sick, became languid, losing his appetite and seeming to lose all energy. Apparently he did not nave hardly any life left in him. He was so weak he would become unconscious at times. He also had large swellings in his neck. I was greatly worried over him. I took him to the doctors with no satisfactory results. # - m "I then resorted to Ayer's Sarsaparilla, remembering that my sister derived a wonderful amount of good from this same medicine. " After a few days my boy's health began to improve, his appetite returned, and he gradually lost his extreme languidness. Ayer's Sarsaparilla acted as a grand tonic upon his whole system, and he soon began to scamper about like other boys. I attribute his wonderful recovery solely to the fact that he took Ayer's Sarsaparilla and took it in time." . This is the experience of Mrs. Arabella Graham (whose son's portrait Is given above), of 73 Station St., Petersham, New South Wales. It is also the happy experience of thousands of mothers all over the land. And it is tne reason why Ayer's Sarsaparilla has been named "The World's Greatest Family Medicine." It brings color to white lips and plumpness to pale cheeks. AVER'S Sarsaparilla n I bl t w That "Cures. It Gives Nerve Power and Muscular Strength. Ayer's Pills are Liver Pills. They cure biliousness.



TANKS. TANKS. TANKS. QPEOIAL Induoementß offer to those in want of FIRST-CLASS TANKS* HARDLEY BROS ARE SELLIKG LARGE SIZE TANKS AT 27s'6d, 355, 42s 9 60s etfb No Hoaae is complete without one* PUMPS PUMPS. PUMPS. Splendid Assortment now to hand—direct from the makers—at prices to suit everyone, SPOUTING & kIDGING Manufactured on the Premises. Bpouting fixed from 4d per foot. Competent Workmen sent to any part of the4<ounty at shortest notice.



Frank Curt in, THE LEADING Wutchmaber, JeweHer, aB<I OpticiEii*. JUST LANDED:] LARGE STOCK of NICKEL and other Watches, being imported direct and manufactured to my own design. These WATCH KS will be found to give every satisfaction. A special value line at £1 is well worth inspection. ROTBERHAMS, WATERBURYS, Etc., In all grades and prices. KEEPEBS & WEDDING RINGS of my own manufacture—guaranteed^ 18 carat —kept in all sizes and designs. AS USUAL-MY BROOCHFS, GEM RINGS, AND STOCK OF^JEWELLERY is the. Largest; and £Best 'Assorted in Ash burton. Presentation Clock* and Alarms in all prices and designs.



G. MEDDINS, I The People's Practical Ironmonger, i i BURNETT STREET, OPPOSITE ARCADE THE CBEAP and UP-TO-DATE SHOP for | LAMPS! LAMPS!! REGISTER GRATES With Tiles or Piain. CCAL VASES. COAL VASES. FIRE IRONS & BRISSES. j FENDERS. FENDERS. | BROOMS & BRUSHWARE. j TIN & ENAMELLED WARS. GORSE KNIVES & GRUBBER*. SPADES & FORKS. BUILDERS' & FURNISHING IRON MONGERY. EANGESI RANGES! ! gent for SCOTT'S CELEBRATED " ATLAS " and Barningham's 11 ZEALANDIA." As usual I am to the front in CAR- ; PENTER'S TOOI 8 with the largest and ' best selected stock in Ashbnrton. One trial will convince you that you will save money by patronising me.



REPAIRS effected with my usual prompt ness and exactitude. OLD JEWELLERY Re-made into up-to-date fashions, at moderate rates. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.



WE ' WANT FAKMEBS TO KNOW mHAT WE HAVE IN STOCK RANSOMES & HORNSBY PLOUGH SHARES, ail sizes. ALSO— CASTOR-OIL, CYLINDRINE OIL, ROOT PULPERS, CORN CRUSHERS, HORSE HOES, EXCELSIOR GARDEN TOOLS, LEVER HARROWS, STEEL HORSE COLLARS LITTLE WONDERS, EASY CHAIRS FOR LAWN AND VERANDAH, AND THE FAMOUS DAISY OARTS,



TEEES FOR SALE, 1 ztO 000 PINUS msIGNIS Qrv AAA MACROOARPA ioo',ooo LARCH 1 X AAA FRUIT TREES JLD n \)\J\J (all kinds) 1 A AAA ORNAMENTAL IU,UUU TREKS & SHURBS rpr AAA choice roses 3AAA WALNUTS AND Spanish Chestnuts AND THE MANY OTHER PLANTS, ROOTS, ETC;. FOUND IN A LARGE NURSERY STOCK.



WE ARE ALSO AGENTS FOR McCormiclc REAPER So BUNKER AND STEELING BICYCLK§ i Morrow, Bassett & Ca, ASHBURTON, M. PRIEST, Manager. | " "IiOSS CARSON. mEACHER of Pianoforte and Organ. X For terms, etc., apply at Residenoe, Corner of Wills and William Streets, near Wftkanui Boad East). 1 136



SPECIAL OFFER All Fruit Trees and Roses that die in Planting WILL BE REPLACED by hav ing new trees supplied to the Purchaser ati the Nursery free of cost. Order early and co secure beat selection. THOMASSEALY, NURSERYMAN, ETC., RIVER BANK, ASHBUKTON Telephone No 50. P. O. Box M. ,



-sGREAT ANNUAL SALE OF Drapery, Clothing:, and Boots, ■ •"«* ■.. ANDREW ORR WILL HOLD AN IMMENSE CLEARING BALE OF OURPLUS STOCK OF HIGB-CLABS DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS, O a OJM M|E NJCIN G FJUDAY, JDNE 80, FOR ONE MONTH ONLY All Goods Re-narked ato a TREMENDOUS REDUCTION, bo as to effect a Complete {Clearance. SEH BAND BILLS FOB PRICKS, LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S BOOTS GEEATLY REDUCED. RbMBMBEB SALE — FRIDAY, JDNE 30.



ANDREW 0R R. X A. » rX- W TJU X JEJX H. M. JONES. FREE INSURANCE Against Accident or Death. POLICIES CURRENT from *7 DayH to IS Months, according to Value Purchased. per Week for Total Disablement up to Ten Weeks. JSISO for Death from Accident. Special Concessions to Purchasers of Pianos, Organß. and Cycles. Ca^h purchasers from 10s will receive a Policy good for Seven Days. CHEAP STATIONERY AND ACCOUNT BOOKS. Boxed Stationery, 6d and Is lines, top valne; specially put up in London or my own trade. Fancy and Tinted Note Paper and Envelopes, AGENTS FOR MIJ.NEK AND THOMPSON S — PIANOai— By Brinßmead! and Sona, Hopkinson, Goss and 13T A 'XTi^Q—- Kallmßn« Wagner, Collard and Collard, Broad- X XxjLxN v^O wood, Haake, Spaethe, Channell and Son, Lipp -PIANOS- and Sohn. -ORGANS- By Bell and Co, Smith, and the Needhum Company, C\ T? C^ A ~\T Q~— Willcox and White, Mason and Hamlin, the Chicago Com- V/jLVv!Tx\_iAl O pany, Palace Organ Company, and other makers. — OKGJ-^VINS— Fkom c#*B lOs to £50, OROA.NS Feom ... .« ... «. ... .« LOs per month PIAMOM ... «. ... .„ SO«  LALL INSTRUMENTS GUARANTEED. — Best Cash Value Obtainablb. _________ j Latest Books by every Mail, at Published Prices for Cash. Magazines and Periodicals. at LOWEST CASH PRICES in all Departments. Equal to Cbrißtchurch and Dune din Bouses. Do your Business here and keep the Trade in the District INSPECTION INVITED. h. m."Tones. INCATSDESCENT GAS-LIGHT (WELSBAOH PATENTS). GREAT BEIHJ^fiOITIN PRICES. _(_> —. HAVING made Special and more Advantageous Terma with the 'Aus tralasian Incandescent Gas Light Company, Limited., and being ap pointed Sole Agent for Ashburton, I am now able to offer you these burners at the following reduced prices :— \ 0 Burners, Plain, Com* ' 0 Burners, "Avon," r _*jj£-l / » with Bye-papg, 15s Each. I I Mantles for above are * **_! s now Reduced to 2s Each. No Householder can*afford to be any longer without the Incandescent Light. The 0 Burner gives FIVE TIMES the light of an ordinary "gas burner with consumption of less than TWO-THIRDS of the gas. w. j.Tdams, PLUMBER AND GASFITIER, BEUOV£D TO' NEW PBUEQfi&ISJSS, NEXT ORANGE HALL, | BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. SOLE AGENT FOR ASHBURTON.



BELFAST FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST TmOR TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER CROP. SPECIAL MANURE can be made for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. Orders received by FBIEDLANDdB BROfe*., JLAmttedL, DAVID THOMAS, THE JS.2L. FARIMLERfS CO-OPERATIVE il BSOCIATION OFCANTERBURY, Limited* oa AJL.BJE2RT ROBERTS, AGENT, .a.shburton. OANTEEBUEY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY, LIMITED. 8 80 F, WAYMOU'IH Secretary,



THIQ . . DUNLOP'S r . c , mIS . | Smoke . _ l\ . ''■ ."" ■ / JC XHP ————^ _ M. J ■VJvJ •* • c Ma^m^mamji '■' All WANT . TOBACCO . . Tobacconists 2 }



GOOD NEWS FOB ALL. T-l T7I LAV TON, formerly of V • I? • KJ East Street, comr lying with ihe wishes of former patrons, bega to inform them and the publio generally, that he has recommenced busineea in the Arcade, opposite Mr T. .Bullock's cffice IF YOU WANT STYLE, FIT, & SOUND WOBKMANSBIP, GO TO | Js\ JP. CLAYTON. ! His selection of Tweeds, Fancy Coatings, etc., are the best in the Colony. A grand me of Heavy Saddle and Chipping Norton West of England Tweeds, at prices to suit everybody F. F. CLAYTON, PRACIICAL TAILOR. BULLOCK'S ARCADE 5 220 81-SHLORIDE OF GOLD CURE. DRINK HAD NEARLY DESTROYED IT I SUFFERED from an Insatiable Appe tite for Liquor. The Bi-Ohlobidb of Gold Treatment cured me permanently. It Eradicates ALL Deßiie for Intoxicantß. The deeire will never return unlesß you re cultivate it. No cure-—no pay. Address : 81-CHLORIDE OF GOLD INSTITUTE Ashly House, Rattray'Street, Dunedin, CHEAP MONEY! CHEAP MONfiY CHEAP MONEY IN SUMS JF €100 «> £10,000, "on COUNTRY, CITY, (and SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At'exceptionally low rates of interest. FOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AN fcFULL INFORMATION, Apply to the DISTRICT MANAGER, Christchurch. J. H. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commiesionor.



ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDIKG AND INVESTMENT SOCIKTY. ryiHE SOCIETY is now taking MONEY -■- ON DEPOSIT Fixed Twelve Months flj'per cent. ull particulars on application. BDWAhD STEPHENS, Manager. Office: Tancred Street



ABSOLUTEiASSURANCt, IS ONE OB 1 THE PERFECT OFFEBED BY^THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. T7IXAMPLE of Non-forfeiture Conditions. JUi Ab Age 30 next Birthday, undei Table C 20, Aseurance of £1000 will cost £31 10s por annum for 20 years. In event of discontinuance of payments the. Polio; becomes Paid up for £150 AFTER 3 YEARS. £250 AFTKR 5 TEARS. £500 AFTER 10 YEARS. And so ou When the 20 years' Premiums have been paid, the Assurance is not only Paid up for £1000, but is increased by the Accumulated Bonuses. WALTER SCALES, Superintendent of New Business* HUGO FRIEDL4NDER. District Agent, Ashburton



ABT OLASSEB. ETHEL J\ JONES, /"IERTIFICATED art teacher, Canterbury \J College School of Art; Free Student Technical School of Design, Wellington ; Pupil of JamesM. Nairn, Wellington. Instructions given in all branches of Art, Painting from Life, and Sketching from Nature, in Oil or Water Colour. For particulars apply to Mr John Wilsok Burnett street.



POISONED! " A report comes from the district of Wagnnyah N.S.W., of a settler and bis family exhibiting very serious symptoms of poisoning after partaking o their evening meal. In searching for the cause, sus picion fell on the tea they had used. A sample taken from a one pound tin in use was analysed and found to contain strong traces of muriatic act a, the presence of which is caused by the use of spirits of salts in welding the parts of tin together. The analyst warns consumers that tea packed in small tins, owing to ite very absorbent nature, is very liable to become impregnated with this acid, and therefore dangerous for human consumption, and advises that the very safest package to purchase ia that packed In lead with an inside lining of vegetable parchment. This aty c of packet is quite impervious to the air, and tea so packed has been known to retain al its aroma and streng»h for a period of five years.* WOTB.— KOZIH "iEA Is packed Jn lead with m nside lining of Vegetable Parchment.



Bicycle Harvest. LANDELLS & SON, ENGINEERS:* BICYCLE MAKERB BGBKETT STREET. JKbxt thb Club. npo the Farmers and General Public X Ashburton,—We beg to Btate that we have reaped a harvest in Bicycles, faarir just landed a big consignment of first-o!aea jiggers at £14 10a. We are the oldest bicycle firm in Ashburton and intend to uphold our reputation. Agents for White Flyers, Rudge-WbiU worth, Waverlcys, Cyclop*, The Parrot, eta Repairs by experts. All work guarso teed T. H* Undbili-., [k, übdbill



A A w A lt4^A '"* '" .Mdb\ T H. UNDBILL AlNi) CO., FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS. URNISHI^G UNDERTAKERS. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins a Speoinlty. Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall; also care •! Mr T. Andrews, East Belt. 2 NOTICE OF EEMOVAL. ASHBURTON NO 2 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SOCIETY.



mHE Society has REMOVED its Office X from The Post Office Buildings, Cameron Street To ARCADE CHAMBERS, Burnett Street, in the Old Bank Building. Office Hours : From 9.30 to 12, and 2 to 4 p.m., and 7 to 8,30 every pay night. FRED. MAKEIG, 5 100 Secretary. LOOK ~ CHEAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOUNT SOMEBS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled daring the la twelve montha. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Best and Cheapest Steam uid Household Coal in the market. Used in the Woollen Faotory and Cantot Wy Flour Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES TO G. T. PAKK, MOUNID SOMERS.



A. AGER, J ARCHITECT, Eia THOSE about to BUILD will do well to pay a visit to my Office in the b, Arcade Chambers, where PLANS OF LATEST DESIGNS N in Villas, Shops, Cottages, efco., may be seeci My Extensive Practice as a British Architect for many years in Lotdou enables me to introduce the most Useful Household Convenienoes, combined with Elegance and h Economy. y . •% S A. A GEE, 3 ARCHITECT, Etc. 6 3t g 10 ia —; : I, y [LADIES RINOS *'*' ':'"' I 1 I KEEPERS And I >' I KNOT RINGS. [ 1 Gold Watches I Silver Watches CIOLD /UJ SILVt/? CHAINS - Brooches. &c. wmmmmmHH& m'm''m''m9&B/ttfr mmmm''^ ~



DRINK DELICIOUS PERFECT IN QUAUTY, FLAVOR AND BLEND. Packed m Tins, the delicate Aroma Absolutely Preserved. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROCERS