THE ASHBURTON GUARBIAH .* THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1900

Printed and published by Henry Willis o - Peter Street, Ashburton, for the Proprie tors, at tbeir Printing Office, Burnt it Street, Ashburton, (THURSDAY, Mai oh IS, 1900



Ml:>s M. iiICHAhD&ON, ; m P AOHHB OF PIANO. 1 I' Apply Belt Road, Alienton. Terms ou application. Firfcii itrra commence* on Ist February. . 1 88 [ j CHEAP MONEY! ~ j CHEAP MONjSY CHEAP MONEY IN SUMS JF .€IOO *> £10,000, ON COUNTRY, CITY, AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At 4i per cent. Terms of repayment of the moat oharaoter, which can be ascertaine enquiry. T7IOR FORMS OFAPPLIOATION AND V FULL INFORMATION Apply to the DISTRICT MANAGER, Christchuroh. J. H. RICHARDSON, overnment Insurance Commissioner. AR, WAR, WAR.-Contingent Ties And Hat Bands at Northcote & H&otobd's. AfATHiff SAVED Mfcj 81-CHLORID_ UF GOLD CUBfc. DRINK HAD NEARLY DESTROYED IT I SUFFERED from an Insatiable Appe tite for Liquor. The Bz-Chlobidb of Gold Treatment cured me permanently. It Eradicates ALL Desire for Intoxicants The desire wil! never return unlesß you re cultivate it. No oure—no pay. 5 81-CHLORIDE OF GOLD INSTITUTE j oray House, Rattray Street, Dunedin, \ Kempthorne. Prosser and Co. Agent! Immediate and sure recovery from all the diseases of the Stomach by the ELIXIR GREZ More than Twenty Yeabs of estabt lished success affirm the really marvell loua properties of the Elixir Grez* which taken at the end of every mea as a delicious liquor at the dose of a small glaBS, is unquestionably the best remedy to facilitate digestion. The Elixir Grez has been adopted in all tbe hospitals, and is prescribed by the most eminent medical authori ties of the world, PARIS. Messrs Oollin & Oo„ 49 rue de Maubeuge. Mr W. Ramsay, Collins & Swanson S MELBOURNE C LAVILLE'S /fg\ LIQUOR Has a world-wide reputation as being the best specific. LITERATURE ON APPLICATION 1 F. COMAR & FILS, 20, Rue its Poss6s-SW»cqn«s, PAWS I AND OF ALL CHEMISTS 1 1 GRAIN AND PRODUCE BROKER, & GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, Tanobed Street, Ashburton. QAMFLES of Wheat, Oate, Barley, O Clovere, and other Seeds submitted to Buyersj highest prices obtained. I have been Appointed Agent in Ashburton by the Government Poultry Expert re ship ment of Poultry to the Home Market. This industry ia going to be a big one soon, Poultry breeders should call and get ful particular?. I am Agent lor Meßsrs D and W Gibbs' (of London) Sheep Dips. If you want your wool to look well, shear well, and Bell well, nse Criblxs' Sheep X>ip, (Established in 1712) The cheapest and most effective Dip in the market. A Client writes to the Manager of the Otago Farmers' Co-Op. Company as follows :—" In response to your enquiries concerning the results produced by tbe üße of Gibba' Dip on toy sheep, which were very bad with ticks—Upon the following morning of the dipping I examined a number of the animals carefully, and could not find any live ticks. The sheep in question were fully woolled when dipped, and as you know were afterwards exhibited at the Manitoto A and P how, where they all secured prizes in their respective classes. £ would have readily offered anyone £1 eaoh for every live tick they could find. lam well satisfied with the Dip, and can confidently recommend it as a thoroughly effectual preparation, which leaves the wool in good condition.—(Signed) Edwabd Dow, Ranfurly, Central Otago I am Buying Agent for all classes a Merchandise in the British, American, and Continental Market. Indents a specialty. Get your goods direct from the manufacturers and save money. A Few Articles You Should Use :— Uae Gibbs' Sheep Dip Use Richmond and Co, London, Gas Stoves Use Henry Wells Oil Co. (London) Oils for machinery Use J Hollis and Sons' Bicycles, "The Hollis," easy terms Use S McCaualand (Belfast) Field and Garden Seeds ■ Uae Murchiaou's Scrub Exterminator on Caiifornian Thistles Use Knowles (Melbourne) Spray Pumpß in the Orchard Use Knowles (Melbourne) Insecticides on j American Blight j Use Preservatia for preserving Butter Use Petaiama (America's best) Incubators for raising Chickens Use Kemp's Sheep Branding Liquid to brand your sheep Use Jadoo Fibre to grow Pot Plants Use Clark's C*lf Feeders to rear Calves Use Normal Powder Company's Cartridges when out nooting Use Nortou's Egg Preservative to preserve Egga Use Kempthorne's Crushed Bones and Poultry Spice in the Poultry Yard Come to me for Flour, Bran, Pollard, Oats, Chick Wheat, Potatoes, Chaff. 2 16 Smoke New Venus



IST USE IN THIS COLONS «_■_— —| |Lt»J Hi <RWN H THEY BDEN LIGNI/E, TRtTB GOAL OR WOOD UP TO 2ft NO SETTING "REQUIRED. With "Stove Pipe can be wo-fred out n the open. SPLENDID BREAD RAKEBS With Oast Iron or Cop er Boilers. The Copper Boilers are lar^e aai Ti ensd REPAIRS ARE A MINIMUM. Made in all shes, single or double ovens. High or low pressure boilers Sold by all Ironmongers, from whom Catalogues can be obtained, or from the m*ker, H. E. SHACKLOCK, LTD., SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, Princes Street, DUNEDIN. 90t^m%mmmimBm^amKaBmamammaamKtmtmmmmmmmr^X'rvinvi, ntmminu mini in n -iirun imrmr IMPORTANT NOTICE. DON'T FORGET mO Call ai d Tee our Stocks of FANCI GOODB, suitable fo PBESENTS, and those preparing for Friends should see us fo BEDSTEADS BEDDING, AND ALL OTHER HOUSEHOLD FTJBNISHINGS PERAMBULATORS JB^^ rjf^ PIANOS, Hf^__fris||J/ ■' BE,WING MACHINE! FANOY CHAIRS ' DRAWING ROOM DINING BOOM WIOKER CHAIRS. lURISITUBF, Etc. Carpets, Linoleums, Rugs, Mats, Etc. UST ARRIVED—A LARGE ASSORT MENT OP BAMBO VERANDA BLINDS T. H. UN DRILL & CO., CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, & UNDERTAKERS, TANCRED STREET, opposite Ahoacb. m Mmn*mrMmmmmmrmMsmmmmmnmKWMmMwnrwimmmi<nim-r-—rt —r-n —nr n ■■•*—-———-■———- OUR COMPLIMENTS TO LADIES RESIDING IN THE COUNTRY, And we beg to remind them that our GREAT ANNUAL SALE OF ENTIRE EXISTING STOCKS (including Balance of our Lovely Summer Goods) IS NOW ON-' NOW ON ~-:x: —-— TIT"B ARE PROUD TO THINK THAT THE FIRM OF W. STRANGE & CO. is as highly thought of in the Country aa it is in Town, and our particular desire is that LADIES RESIDENT IN THE COUNTRY should participate in the benefits offered by this Great Sale 1 Those Ladies who cannot spare the time to come to Town for this Huge Sale are inviced to SHOP WITH US BY POST! Which is the easiest thing in tbe world, All you bave to do is to get one of our Catalogues (we will send you one post free on application), see what we have to sell, make your selection, write down your requirements, enclose remittance to value of goods (P. 0.0, Postal note or Postage Stamps will do) and Post to us as soon as possible and we pledge our word that if (he above simple directions are followed, we will execute your order immediately on receipt of your letter. And, as we naturally desire to retain your confidence and keep your custom, you may be quite sure "we will be as careful in selecting the goods you ask for as if you were present in person at one of our Counters. THIS IS A TEMPTING SALE Full of delightful surprises for Buyers who may reckon on getting Splendid Value for their Money in Dresses, Dress Goods, Dress lengths, Robes, Costumes, Mantles, Jackets, French Millinery, Gloves, Sunshadep, Cottons, Woollens, Men's and Boys' Clothing, and Hundreds of Other Lines. SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. Well illustrated and attractively pre pared, it will be sure to please you. May be had post-free on. application. Come up for the Sale by all means if you can, but, if you can't why then SHOP WITH US BY POST! We have Hundreds of Post Customers. Why shouldn't you be one, too ? W. STRANGE & CO.. OHFJSTCHUBOH. •



New Premises. New Premises. :x: ■ ■ SALE! SALE! SALE! I THE OLD MUST GIVE PLACF TO THE INEWi T H E BUHDBRS b6ing re »a 7 t „;_ce ope^cs *&*» OUB NEW PREMISES, we have deoided^to clear/.several^ LINES of GOODS in lieu of removing them. For one Month we will give such rebate to our Customers that *ill eventuate in clearing the lot. ELECTRO-PLATED "WARE.—AiI Genuine Goods. BOHEMIAN GLASSWARE FENDERS & FIRE IRONS.—Splendid Value. Also—The Whole of our Stock of WALL PAPERS at present in|the racks. To those who wißh^to decorate their homes, now|is the time. W. H. COLLINS & CO., HARDWARE EMPOBIUM, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Telephone—H and 15. P.O. 80x—35. PILLS ■ h ■nan on ~tu9 p core bilious ATTAG&f, FITS OF DEPRESSION, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, GIDDINESS, &c. They possess three grand qualities, being • SPEEDY, SAFE AND CERTAIN. The Schoolmistress, St. Anne's School, Wandsworth, writes as follows. "My mother and eldest sister have taken your Pills for years for bilious attacks and sick headaches, and have always found them most beneficial.' Manufactured only at 78. New Oxford Street, London. Sold by. all Chemists and Medicino Vendors. WILLIAM PATCHING, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKER. I7URMERS AND OTHERS WHO REQUIRE RELIABLE HAND-SEWN SADDLERY & HARNESS Should remember that I have a competent staff of harness makers and saddlers in mi employ, and that all work iB done on the premises. FIT AND WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. HORSE COVERS. —All horse covers supplied by me are made on the premises, and their construction only the best materials are used, and all are hand-Hewn. A LARGE STOCK OP Oilskins, Machine Belling, Rope, Tents, Eto ALWAYS IN STOCK. REPAIRS EXECUTED PROMPTLY & AT MODERATE CHARGES. I MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE THE LEADING BOOT SHOP, TS the Mosb RELIABLE House for GOOD AND CHEAP BOOTS. 0 aim ie to give you the best value for little mokkt. HONESTY it oat Polio We wil' not Guarantee you an article unless we know it will give you every*<6atis action. One TriaUs all we ask—Our Goods Sell themselves. v *__,_-_- j MELLOR, (EANORED STREF ASHBUWJ*



NOT EVEN ... AN ABSENT-MINDEDBEGGAI • • . FORGETS THAT SHEARMAN BROS.' SPECIALTY IS Pure Ceylon Teas, Or that they keep the largest SUPPLIES in all kinds and qualities GOX27G-, SOUTH of the line. But they have other LITTLE THINGS BEHIND THEM, SUCH AS GROCERIES, IRONMONGERY, GLASSWARE INAMELWARE, CROCKERY, RSUSHWARE, WINES & SPIRITS. By purchasing the above Goods from/us at the lowest Cash Prices our Friends will always find it PAY! PAY! PAY! aa—3naa— —h—«aan«aa_a_H_M—_aHß____Mfl_^ BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST TjlOR TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER CROP. SPECIAL MANURE can be mad? for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. MANURE OAN BE SUPPLIED IN 1 Owt. or Q Owt. SACKS. Orders received by _?,KH_X>l_i__Vl>ia__ BROK, Limited., DAYtD THOMAS, OR a THIS N.Z.. FARMERS CO-I>PJ_RATIVE A SSssOCUUVTIOI* OF C__JN XI_RBCJ:__Y, Limited., ■ CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUC EXPORT COMPANY. LIMITED. 8 80 F. WAYMOUTH Secretary.



LAST 14 DAYS OF ANDREW ORB'S' ' GREAT SALE OF High Class Drapery, Clothing & Roots, -•■' :o: — TMMENSE SUCCESS OF THIS GREAT SALS. SHOP CROWDED DAILY. Lace Curtains from ... ... ... Is lid per pair Magnificent lot of New Prints... ... ... 4|l per yard. Ladies' Black Dre&s Goods very much reduced. Ladies'J ickets. formerly 30i, 4Qa, and 50a, now 12s'6dand 15s. Ribbons, 1080 yards, at 4|d and 6d, less than half price. Ladies' Collars ... ... ... .„ Id each, Ladies' Gloves from ... ... ... ... 3d per pair. Ladies' Corsets from Is, Is 6d, Is lid, worth doable, Ladies' Shoes (guaranteed) 5s 9d, worth 8s 6d. Ladles' Boots and Shoes of all kinds, genuine bargains. Blankets at greatly reduced prices. Flannels at less than old prices, notwithstanding the rise in wool. Contingent Ties and Medals in great variety. Men's Salts, Colonial made .. , c . ... 22s 6d Suits to order from ... ... ... .„ 60s and 70j Dressmaking in Full Swing. Satisfaction Guaranteed. •—_»—_. AGENT FOR ORESCENT BICYCLES. BEST MADE—SI? 10s. 100,000 SOLD LAST YEAR - ANDREW ORR. *-" H. M. JONES. st*set BICYCLES. BICYCLES. =BICYCLK S-= HAVING RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF THE FAMOUS ■" ARENA " CYCLES, i I am prepared to offer these Machines at a very Low figure to secure quick Sale and Prompt Returns, THESE Cycles are Well Made, Uplc-Date, Strong, Rigid, Light and Easy Running, and fitted with Morgan and Wright Tyres, and equal to any^£2o in the market. These Bicycles are offered at the very Low Price of £16 CASS- TERMS OAN BE ARRANGED. THIS ia an opportunity to secure a well-built serviceable Machine at Bed-Rock Prices. I am prepared to indent those Cyclee, Ladles' or Gentlemen's, a a lower price • TERMS ON APPLICATION. ORDER EARLY FOB NEXT SEASON. Agent for M liner and Thompson's Organs and Pianos. H. M. JONES-



J. L. HIGrGS, PAINTER, PAPERH ANGER, bJGINWRII'rti, Eao. BUSINESS PJLOPLK requiring Si; n writiug wonld find if to tl elr interest to consult J. L. HTGG*\ 98 ht Joes tho work himself, therefore there is no second profit to pay, Hia ability is well known as jo/medy signwrlter to Mr J. Wi son, wi.h wh aa he haa severed all connection. ESTIMATES GIVEN .FREE Fjr all chsses of j.aiatin^ and koose decorations. ARTIST'S Mi-IKRIALP, and la .is eiignsin WALL PAPJBUs, in stock. TANOHEJTjyjBEET. T__ ARIEL COr FECI lONERY mHEREe ESH\IS* TC R3JM3 reception of Ladies are now completed. Fruit Balad, Ice Cream, Summer Drinks and all the latest Fruits in season at fch Misses Pages' New Shop, lately occ lpkd by Coopbs Bbcs, Eaßt Street, next Craighead & Berry„ian. 1 99 «. Undkilt,,, _. {k. uiwuu. 1 H UNDBIiiL AND CO., FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS URNISHING UNDERTAKERS. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins a Specialty. A Choice Assortment of Artificial Wreaths n Stock. Private Address, Peter Street, direotly behind Oddfellows' Hall; alto care ef Mr T. Andrews, East Belt. 2 CHEAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOUNT SOMERS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled daring the la twelvemonths. IT IS USEjJ EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Best »nd Cheapest Steam uid Household Ccal in the market. Used in the Woollen Factory and Cante mry Flour Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES 10 G. T, PARE, MOUNT SOMERS. TO ALL MY OLD CLIENTS FARMERS, AND RESIDENTS OP ASHBURTON COUNTY.' I BEG to inform you that I have severed my connection with the Canterbury Mill, whioh was under my management for over seven years, and have PURCHASED from Mr Edwin Thomas the WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. The Canterbury Mill, which "ia the property of the Bank of New Zealand Assets Board, is still trading under the name of Rollitt & Co, so to avoid confusion with correspondence, I would like to ask you to addrejs all orders to THOMAS ROLLITI* WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, ASHBURTON On and after October Ist, I shall be pleased to supply you with first-class ROLLER FLOUR, WHEAT MEAL,BBAN & SHARPS, at lowest current rates* FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF FARMERS i DOING GRISTING, I have arranged to keep a supply of Flour; Bran, and Sharps at the Stores of the N.Z. Farmers' Association, West Street,' when Farmers, Shareholders or non-Shareholders can leave their Wheat and get Flour, Bran, and Sharps in exchange. THOMAS~~ROLLITT, WAK-NOI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, 9 285 ASHBURTON. J^h -— ~*A ALL &^gJ3 Sound ths Wk PRAISES fV - — giss"' op PURE CEYLON OR BLENDED A TED KNOWN-Jam Jan— Mason's Finest Jars, pint! 4s 9d, quarts 5s 6d, half-gallons 6s 9d per dozen. Jelly Tumblers 2s 6d per dozen. Largest Stocks and Lowest Prices fat Fiatohkb Bros, MISS CARSON. TEACHER of Pianoforte and Organ. For terms, etc., apply at Residence, Corner of Wilis and William Streets near Wakanui Road East.