The Ashburton Guardian.

Vol. xxi. no. 475?

peice : One Pemy

Ashbubton : Frilay, March 24, 1899.

HUGH McNEILL'S HEN.

ayes cook m tne sitmatton, ana l noticed that his complexion became ashy and his thick lips were compressed with the expression of a man trying to suppress a cry of agony. As we were out for information and a fight might prove disastrous to our mis sion we were eager to avoid it, unless it became actually necessary to our own preservation. Again we advanced, this fciine with all speed, though frequently we were forced to dismount, so precip itous was the descent. To our alarm our friends kept falling back steadily, though it was evident there was no panip among them, and as steadily the mount ed men in gray followed. At length we could hear the report of the rifles and the yelling of the pursuing cavalry. Ai» it would be courting ruin to go down into the valley, and it was impossible to make headway along the side of the mountain, a halt was called at a point where a mass of rocks afforded a good point for a defense, and all dismounted. Our presence here was soon discovered by the Confederates, and I saw a dozen or more cutting off from the right of their little line and facing the bill at a gallop. Soon they had to dismount and { come up afoot, and I was glad to see that their force, weakened by the men left to hold the horses, was not bo wildly impetuous as at the start; yet they had pluck, though they showed that they were green and nervous by firing long before there was a chance of their reach ing us. "Lie down and make Hen lie beside you I" I called out to Hugh McNeil, who, with his bound arms resting on a rock in front and his son standing beside him and echoing the cracking of the rifles-in a startlingly realistic way, watched the men in gray struggling up the hill. He hesitated, then suddenly obeyed, pulling his son down by his side. What with watching the enemy and turning my glasses now and then in the direc tion from which our friends were ex pected, I lost sight of the prisoner. The, scouts, I was glad to see, were as cool as at any time since we crossed the Ten nessee, and without any orders they re served their fire till they could distin guish the men who wore beards among the enemy from those who had mus- J taches only, then they opened. The Con* | federates halted, and they threw them selves on the ground so quickly that it was hard to tell the effect of the seven carbines fired from a rest at barely one hundred yards. By this time I discovered that th« enemy in sight were no stronger than ourselves if we could get all together, but instead of following our men in the valley they turned to the mountain and began to hurry up on foot They had come within about 200 yards when I heard a shout from one of my men, and turning in his direction I saw Hugh McNeil and his son fleeing down the mountain and in the direction of the enemy. At once and from both sides the filing increased, and 1 saw the two fugitives falling on tlicir faces, but 1 was in no mood to think of the reason. I subse- j quently found that the idiot had freed , his father by means of the barlow knife ! I had given him two days before in ex , change for a copy of the Chattanooga Rebel. Telling the men to keep up their fire i.! took my papers from my pocket and was ' J in the act of striking a match with the i intention of burning them before the enemy could come up when 1 heard a cheer down the hill; then my boys leaped to their feet, tossed up their hats 1 and hurrahed till they were red in the face. I sprang up the rocks and saw j the Confederates in full retreat and two- j ecore dismounted men in blue in hot pursuit. I put away the papers and matches, and we went down the hill till halted by Lin Moore, who in his joy embraced me. He had come to a stop beside Hugh McNeil, who had been shot through the head, but by which side it was impossi ble to say. Hugh McNeil's Hen was shot through the breast, and the death pallor on his face and the crimson froth about the lips told that the end was near. The poor fellow recognized Lin Moore and tried to ri^e. Failing in this, he reached up his hands and, like a distant echo of his former greetings, gave the cry of the whippoorwill, and the guide responded with a "bob white," "They've done fo' you übb, pore boy! pore Hugh McNfeiPs Hen!" sobbed Lin Moore, and he knelt, and lifting the idiot's head held the canteen to his lips. Hugh McNeil's Hen, preparatory t*> drinking, drew his freckled hand across his mouth. It was damp, and looking at it as if to discover the cause, he saw $he crimson stain of which he had such an innate horror, then he closed his eyes j with a shudder. Supposing that h© was dead, Lin Moore laid him down, but once more* the eyes opened and remained open, and there came with his last breath a faiilt whistle like "bob white." There was no time to bury the dead and we had no wounded. We hurried to meet Brown and the men who had come to bur rescue. As we rode along I told Lin Moore how Mm had befriended us, and that without her assistance our success would have been far from complete. "I ought to've married fifteen or twenty yeah agone ef I'd been sot that Way," said Lin, "but I wasn't, and 1 reckon I'd nevah thought of sich a thing ef Mm hadn't growed up so kind and purty and so different from most gals I've seed. She's one of them as'U wash witbmit losin color. And now that Hugh McNeil's gone she and riie'll hitch the sooner." In reply to my question as to what the girl would do in the meantime, the guide said that she would be sure to make her way to Jasper, "nigh to which" some of her mother's kin lived, Just seventeen months after this, when scouting in the same country, I found that Mm had done as the guide said. 1 also found that Liv had married her and that she had a baby. But Mrs. Moore was a, widow, her husband having been killed a few months before in the ad vance of Rosecranz through Will's val ley beyond the Tennessee.



SXBATHMOBB PRIVATE HOSPITAL. EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS JUST COMPLETEDj UNEQUALLED IN THE COLONIES FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CASKS. /""lAN Accommodate upwards of FORTI 10) MALE »nd FEMALE PATIENT TERMS -. From 2 Gnines! pu wetk] PATIENTS CAN BE ATTENDED Bf THF/R OWN MEDICAL AWTSEiI Apply to— THE MATRON, Strathmoub Privatk Hospital, Ferry Road (Juat over East Belt), Chrlit 155 church. DRINK DELICIOUS ArS JSkr 2S B: Dh I PERFECT IN QUAUTY, FLAVOR AND BLEND. Packed in Tins, the delJoato Aroma Absolutely Pieserved. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL OROOBRS ____________ THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE OELiaJRATED A BEST BBAND MANUFAOTUBKD rBOM OBOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF Warning.—Notice ia hereby given that I intend making it warm for all persons taking Woods' Great Peppermint Cure this winter —so warm that; it will not allow any cold to come io, and if a cold is there it will soon drive it out. Coughs and colds will coon b« a thing of the paat, if people keep a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure always ra the house.



FRANK CURTIS, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER AND OPTICIAN. (Late Head Watchmaker for H. GandenoD t Ohriatcbnrch. HAVING the Largesb Watohuaken Bnainesa in Athbnrtoa I orb offer Special adranUgea in the following lines :— WvVrCHEW.-Far and away the Largest and Best Stock in Town of Botherhams, Walthams, English h««d made Levers, Swiss and Nickel Watches. CLOOAB Of erery detoriftion— English, American, and Frenofc Jir/WJKLr>ICRY - Largees and Best Selected Stock of Broooheit lings, and Novelties to; choose jbwa. le» py window and inside. ' SPECTA CLJS» t -Specially oo«. strncted Fitting Room, Glasses to rail every eight. Perfect fitting for tat firat time in Ashbnrton. Xtl£Jb >A.lEC,&.—Watches and Olooks repaired and regulated with promptness and despatch. Jewellery mad* up to order and repaired on shortest aotioe. » B . "H O % X os «' si^ 8 r^ fN «



The pain of a burn or scald is almost instantly relieved by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It also heals the injured parts more quickly than any other treatment, and without the burn is very severe doBB not leave a scar. For sale by the Asubcjrton Drug Compai y. fr^rant and refreshing—New "Penvt



WANTED KNOWN—That I have re ceived my Summer Stock of Boote and Shoes, which I will.dispose of at the lowest rates possible, for Cash, Now is an opportunity for those who are in search of reliable goods. Aa usual, Repairs do;:e at once ; at J. Moisok, The Hall Boot Depot, Ashburton. W' ANTEDKu wn—~Protty Christm* Cards in packets—l 2 for 3d, 25 for 6d and 9d, boxes Is.—W H Collier, The Corner T7IOUND—In Tancred Street, ihe cheapest JD and moat reliable Boob Shop.— ! Mellqb's Zealandia Boot Store. riIENDERS wanted for the sale of 5000 JL pairs of boots.—Apply to Mbij^ob' Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—Ladies' Pretty Walking Shoes in great variety at Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. riIENDERS wanted to wear out 1000 X pairs o Mellok's Indestructible Boots. Wear like brass, MRS ALCOBN has in stock Stamped Mountmellick, Lace, Cross-stitch and Mayence Work, White JeaD, Linen Java and Congress Canvas, Transfers, Foundation I Monograms, Woven Initials, Lace Pins, Stretchers, Single, Shaded and Double Berlin Wools, Reliable and Butterfly Wools, Perline Araßene, Filoseila, Crewel Embroidery and Knitting Silks in Colours and Tartans, Macrame Bags and String, Weldoaa Needle-. work Books, Perforated Cardboard, Ivory Crochet Cotton and Materials for Fancy Work generally. 10 32 Established 1880. Telephone No 69 BAKER BROS., GIURNTRHING TTNDKRTAKERB C URNISHING U NDERTAKERS DIRECT Importers of Best and iMes Designs in FUNERAL FURNISHINGS FUNERALS oonduoted with the greatest care and satisfaction, at most reasonable charges. Corner of Wakanui Road and Oass Streets, and Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. AKT CLASSES. ETHEL X JONES, /"CERTIFICATED art teacher, Canterbury KJ College School of Art; Free Student Technical School of Design, Wellington; Pupil of James M. Nairn, Wellington. Instructions given in all branches of Art, inting from Life, and Sketching from ture, in Oil or Water Colour. For particulars apply to Mr John W lson Arcade. 1 22 For Indigestion, the best remedy is undoubtedly Norton's Camomile Pills They can confidently be recommended as being mild in operation and absolutely free from injurious drugs Acting at once as a spl ndifl touio and a gontle aperient For nearly 100 years they | have pro .'cd rnequalled for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, ' sick Headache and all Liver and Stomach complaints Sold in bottled, Is lsci, 2a 9d, and 11s, by all Medicine Vendors throughout the world



W A N T E D, nj!O F.-rmara and Others.—Waatad-Oli X (Jaet Plough Shares in any quantity, delivered ab our Fouudry.—-Ktlwokth & Son, Engineers, etc., Asbburton 2 193 FOR SALE.—Cheap, Several Purebred Cocks, suitable for farmers and others for crosa-breerling purposes. Making room for young stock.—Apply Pelham Yards, or Mail Office. BOARDERS-MRS Knight, Ea&t Street, has accommodation for a few boarders, All home comforts. Terms moderate. Tea and light refreshments at all hours. 1 121 J X*. Higgs — Glazier- ANTED Known—To Men with a harvest cheque, thab we can give you a complete rig out from head to foot for 38/9, and none of ib rubbish.—Mitchell & Tobnbr. MRS ALCORN'S Midsummer Sale now on. Prints and Muslins from 3£d a yard j Pinafores and Aprons trom 9J each, a few "Own Make," soiled, reduced; Laces from I<l per yard; Embroideries from l£d per y»rd ; All Wool Dress Goods, double width, from 9d per yard ; Trimmed Millinery half price; Stamped Mountmellick Goods and FaDcy Needlework reduced 10 per cent during sale only. WANTED Known—That we are not picking out a few lines of bad stock only, but reducing the whole stock, so that the largest buyer at our Sale saves the moat money.—Mitchell & Tubner. FOR Sale, Cheap—Six Dosei* /airs oi Children's ankie straps.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. NOTICE— We dsfy competition; you get wonderful value at Mhllob's, Tancred Street. FOR SALE or LEASE, during approach ing Coursing season, the fast and clever Greyhounds Saxon (bred in N.S.W.) and Parthenis*. Apply Mail Office. VTTANTED Known-40 Dcz. Women's TT Is 6d Black Cashmere Hose to be sold for Is pair; 25 do iWorcun's Black Lisla Gloves 2d per pair; Ladies' Ulsters at 3s 6i ; Rainproof Cloaks, 8s 6i ; Fur-Heed Cloaks, 10s 6d. All at Mitohbl & Tubker's Sale*! WANTED Known—Shipment of New Laces, Fmbroideries, Fall Nets, White Gloves, ab remarkably low prices.— W H Collier, The Corner WANTED— Wise Mothers to try our Indestructible School Boot. — Mkllob's Zealandia Boot Sbore. FOR Sale, Cheap—A lot of Men's Bluchers only 4s lid*—Mellob'B Zeakndia Boob Store. WANTED -Sixty strong men to try the new Kronio (Blucher). —Mellob' Zoalandia Boot Store. JIOR Sale, Cheap—sooo pairs of Ladies and Men's Boots aad Shoes.—Apply to Mellob, Tancred Streeb WANTED Known—Good \ iue for little money at Mellob's, Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED— A dozen smart Ladies to try our new fear.garoo calf Shoe.— Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. ■



CHANGE _IN JBUSINESS. Great Cash Realising Sale. NICHOLAS~&~PICKFORD, HAVING bought out Messrs McDonald and McDiarmid's Ashburton bußiness, at a discount of 20 per cent off Cost Prices, are determined with the objact of getting the ready money, to hold a Cash Sale for OINJE JMLOIVJCHL OISLY. iiJEMLK ill JBIiJjR this is the most Genuine Boot Sale ever hold in the district, want the Cash, and therefore are prepared to give our customers the benefit of our specia} purchase. That it will be to your advantage to secure a stock of Boots, Shoes, and Slippers, a glance at the following quotations will prove :— PRICE LIST. S. D. S. D. Men's best French Oalf Shooters, usual price  .. 18 6 now 16 9 Men's best French Calf Cookhams, usual  .. 20 0  17 6 Men's best Pegged Watertights, 15 6 „ 12 9 Men's best Pegged Watertight Bluchers ..  .. 12 6  10 6 Men's beat Pegged Shooters 15 0 „ 12 6 Men's Shooters .. 10 6  8 6 Men's Bluchers .. .. .. 7 6  6 9 Men's Bluchers .. 6 9  5 9 Men's Bluchers .. ,59,, 411 Men's best French Calf Balmorals 18 0 „ 15 0 Men's Lace Boots, heel and toe plates .. ..116,, 96 Men's Lace Boots, heel and toe plates ..  10 6 fj 8 6 Ladiee' Leather 2 bar shoes .. .. .. .. 6 6,, 5 3 Ladies' Leather Lace Shoes .. «• .. .. 66  56 Ladies' best Glace 2 bar shoos .. .. .. .. 12 6  10 6 Ladies'best Glace Oxford Shoes .. *. .. 13 8 „ 10 6 Ladies' 2 bar Kid Shoes 9 6 „ 711 Ladies' Tan 2 bar Shoes .. 10 6 „ 8 6 Ladies' Leather Elastic Side Boots 10 6 „ 8 9 A lot of Children's and Maids' 2 bar Canvas Shoes to be sold at 7to "9, 2a; 10 to 13, 2s 3d ; 1 and 2, 2s 6d ; 3 to 7, 2s lid. 20 pairs Men's English Goloshed Balmorals, usual price from 18s 6d to 30s, to clear at from 12s 6d to 18a 6d. A line of Gentlemen's X G Balmorals, usual price 223 6d, now 15a. Ladies' Tennis Shoes, usual price 6a 6d, now 4s 6d ; gentlemen's Tennis Shoes, usual price 8s 6d, now 6s 6d, and hundreds of other pairs at equally low prices. Remember : We want the Cash, and must get it before the Ist of April. So come and secure some of the Bargains, and help us to meet our payment. DON'T FORGET SALE STARTS ON FJRIDA.Y, lOtli inmt* NICHOLAS &~PICKFORD. EAST STREET. (LATE MoDONALD AND McDIARMID.) 376 '



EASILY THE BisV j EAHX HTREJET H. M.- JONES. FREE INOTIIANCE Against Accident or Death. POLICIES CURRENT from T Days to ISS Months, according to Value Purchased. dSI per Week for Total Disablement up to Ten Weeks. dSSO for Death from Accident. Special Concesaions to Purchasers of Pianos, Organs, and Cycles. Ca?h purchasers from 10a will receive a Policy good for Seven Days. AGENTS FOR MILNER AND THOMPSON S — PIANOS —■ By Brinsmead and Sons, Kopkinson, Gobs and T>T A "M/"\Q Kallman, Wagner, Collard and Collard, Broad- JL XxjLxN vyC5 wood, Haake, Spaethe, Channell and Son, Lipp -PIANOS- and Sohn. -~OR.GrA.INS— By Bell and Co, Smith, and the Needham Company, /^VT?^* A ISTQ. Willcox and White, Mason and Hamlin, the Chicago Com- V-/Xl/vXxX.JLi O pany, Pftlaoe Organ Company, and other makera. — OBtd-AISS— Fbom «£SB lOs to «50, ORGANS From .- lOs per month PIAISOB „ SOS „ „ ALL INSTRUMENTS GUARANTEED. — Best Cash Valub Obtainable. TUE nDAR/l AniinUr The Most Powerful and Pleasing Insfcrnment iflt UnAmArnUIlL * of the kind made. Splendid records of the best performers in Songs, Speeches, Quar tets, and Brass Band Selections. Cash or Terms, Call and see it. Latest Books by every Mail, ab Published Prices for Cash. Magazines and Periodicals. LOWEST CASH PRICES in all Departments. Equal to Chrifitchurch and Dune din Houses. Do your Business here and keep the Trade in the District) INSPECTION INVITED. h. m."Jones.



WHEAT. __ WHEAT. WE ARfi PBOMPX CASH BUYBBS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES WE are also Prepared to STORE GEAIN on Faris,?^ Account in our New GRAIN SHEDS, West Street-, Ashburton, on very favorable Terms. FULL-SIZED CORNSAOKS AND TWIN! SUPPLIEDTI4.T LOWEST CURRENT RATES. ROLLITT~~& Co., CANTEKBUKY FLOUR MILLS. OFFICES AND STORES —WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. 1 230 BELFAST FEEEZING WORKS MiVNURES, ARE THE BEST TjlOR TU IP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER CROP. SPECIAL MANUEE can be made for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. Orders received by FRIEDILAINDKR OOOs*., JLtimited., DAVID THOMAS, THE N.Z.. FARMERS -CO-«.*£»!£ EfcATIVE A ASSOCIATION OF CAMTEBBCBT, Limited.,' ob AJuBIDJEfcT BOBEBTH, AOISINT, Ashburton, OAKTEBBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY, LIMITED. 8 80 F. WAYMOUTH Secretary.



REDUCTION IN ROLLER FLOUR. «OOlb Sacks - 14=s sOlb Bags .... 3s lOd IOO1?> jßagrfS .„ >Ts 6d ii.j 11> Bags .- &a POLLARD AND BRAN ALWAYS IN STOCK. TEAS. TEAS. TEAS. "VITB JHA.VE NOW ON HAND A STOCK OF FINEST PANYONQ BUDS TEA. Specially Recommended by the Medical Profession for those suffering from Indiges tion and other ailments, who cannot drink a strong Liquoring Tea. This Tea ia used in all the Leading Hospitals ia Australasia. PEKOE CEYLON TEAS, CHINA TEAS, BLENDED TEAS. A Splendid Line of Pekoe Ceylon Tea in £lb and lib Packets, 51b and 101b Tins, and 501b Chests, which we can with confidence recommend to the public of Ashburton, Samples may be had on application. We make a Specialty of Teas. AGENTS FOR THE FAMOUS DIAMOND JUBILEE TEA • '"' (xJ""" k' ■"■""■ PERFECT WRINGERS, SAUCEPANS, KETTLES, BUCKETS, BATHS, BRUSH WARE, ENAMELWARE, LINSEED, NEATSFOOT, AND LUBRICATING OILS, AND ALL OTHER LINES IN HARDWARE AO) LOWEST- CASH PRIOE3. WINES AND SPIRITS. We can Supply Assorted Dozena of Spirits from 15a a Dozen. Finest Scotch Whisky from 24s per gal. English Bottled Stout (qts) from 13a per do 5 Finsst Pala Brandy „ 26s „  St Julien Claret „ 25s „ „ j Very Old Port? Wine  20a   Wai-Rongoa Mineral Waters,, 3a6d,, „ Finest Australian Wines „ 17s „  Lager Beer (pints) 9s „ „ j Very Old Port Wine (bottled) 36a per doz.   (quarts) 15a  „ English Bottled Ale (pie) from 8s 6d „ „ All other Wines and Spirits at equally Low Prices! —-r^- Orders by Post despatched with Punctuality. Goods delivered Daily SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, MARKET HOUSE, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. Telephone No 53



DAVID THOMAS. Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate /Went, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBUBTON Loans Negotiated Weekly Salea of Liye Stock—Tinwald and Aahbnrfcon Alceraataly Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Bkinß, Fats, Hides, etc., on Mondays Salea of Wool Throaghottt the Season Grain Boaght and Sold on Commission Oleari as Safes as per arrangements Arcade Horse and Furniture Salea held on Saturday's, Horse Fairs held Monthly. AGENT FOB- Matson andOOso s Qhristeirarch Booth, McDonald, and 00, Ghrisfcctrarcn White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Hot Composition Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tooli Belfast Manurep RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES "I HAVE made arrangements with MESSRS HARDS' & CO., Merchants, Rajtaia, to .*' act as my AGENT for all Auctioneering Work in that District, and in oonjunotlcn with them it will be my endeavour to make the RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Aahborton GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JB* TOOLS DAVID THOMAS ASHBURTON = PURE SEEDS. = ¥ 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. I am now prepared TO CLEAN for Farmer* any description of SEEDS AND GEAIN. and will guarantee to give them satisfaction. I can supply best EYEGRASS, weighing from 261bs to 441bs to "the bushel; and COCKSFOOT, locally grown, 14£lbs to 16Jibs to the bushel also, beat CLOVERS, dressed by my own machines, the purifcy of which must be seen to be appreciated. ALSO—HURST AND SONS BEST ENGLISL GLOVERS TURNIPS RAPE, LUCERNE, TRUOiu, Em FENCING WIBB, BABB WIRE, & STAPLES. The best quality on Sale. DAVID THOMAS, ASHBURTON



Shipping. ffi H E /^lfflliy NEW ZEALAND, |^te!f;j||SSHIPPIHS OO.'E LINK ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Teaeriffe & Plymouth. Best Accommodation for all ql&sbqb ol Paaaengers at Lowest Rates. 1 1 Port"oT~ I Bfceamors. Toas. Departure. Datß. Kakaia 6688 Lytrelton Feb 25 Papanui 7000 — March 25 Kaikoura 4507 Wellington April 20 Rtiahlno 8127 — May 11 Wdkanai — May 25 Bimntaka 4515 — June 8 CARGO STEAMERS. "" Otarama | 3808 j — | Feb Waikato {47671 — j Qo. Louise | 3385 | ■— I . ,—-»■■■■ - , i , , »..^«:^7CT For farther particulars apply te #RIBDLANDER BROS., Lot. Agante, AEshburboa. "" SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. *QkjL "OOYAL MAIL STKA fSBBfest MERS, with superior Jip||sßilf accommodation for all classes Kree<ssss*s» o j p aggen g erSj calling sb Monte Video os Rio, Teaeriffe and Ply mouth. Vessel Tone Gomnmnderj From Date. Aotea „. 6364 Kidley"~ Wel't'n "™~"" Gothic «.7730fivana ...IWel'b'n Mar 2 """ CARGO STEAMERS. Matatua... 3322 Holmes iLyt'Ft'n Delphio .„ 8355 Sowden — Rangatira 1045 Burton — March E. W, HANMEE, Agent, UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS SAH FRCMLITTELTON AS UNDER: For Weßbport and Grey mouth—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra sailings see advertise" Blent in Christcharch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Picton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, ' via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subjecb to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Chrlstchurch daily papers for dates and hout' of sailing For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton ' '• MUSICAL, Llewellyn Owen, JH.C.feJ'3l., J^.k? L-C.M. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, HAEMONY,AND MANDOLJNiIL * A OABD MRS 4 f1 ITI LA RIDGE A. U. ULARIDGE TEACHER GF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, akd SINGING OOX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terma on Applioation. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. 11T R S BOWMAN Tp O X Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, Havblock Sisbet, Ashbubton. Pnpila prepared for Trinity College exan> nations. MISS OAESON. rfIEACHER of Pianoforte and Organ. I For terms, etc., apply at Residence, Corner of Wills and William Streets, near Wakanui Boad East. 1 135 ~~~OSBOKN COOMBE, ~ PIANO TUNER & EXPERT, , (Late of London), "TTISITS Ashburton and surrounding V Districts every four months—viz., March, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Music Sbudio, Arcade Chambers, AshburtoD, or ab Commercial Hotel. BiGycle Harvest. ' LANDELLS ■& SON, ENGINEERS & BICYCLE MAKERS, BGRSETT STREET, Next the Club. TO the Farmers and General Public of Ashburton,—We beg to state that we have reaped a harvest in Bicycles, having just landed a big consignment of first-class jiggers at £14 10a; Wa are the oldest bicycle firm in ABhburton and intend to uphold our reputation. Agents for White Flyers, Budge-WhiU worth, Waverleys, Cyclops, The Parrot, etc- Repairs by experts, All work guaran teed. J. L> Eiggs — Faints?, Tancred Street. CLARKE'S B « PILLS warranted to cure Gravel, Paine in the back and all kindred complaints. Pres from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years la boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the world. Proprietors, The Lincoln and Mid land Counties Drug Company, Lincoln England Smoke Kaw Venua