TEE "-BBWrf}* GPARDIANi TUESDAY, MARCH 27,1901

Printed and published by Hbnby Wii_is (f Peter Street, Ashburton, for the Propria tors, at their Printing Office, Burnett Street, Athburten, TUESDAY, Match », 1900



"\\7aNTKD KNOWN—Removal of tho j _,*«/ old established firm of Mitchell & j 'i m-iNKR, from ni ■>> pre^isea in Tailored Street \ *-' '^'w^hop in Burnett Street. I I^T.ISLARK7 GRAIN AND PRODUCE BKOKKR, * GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, j TANCRED Street, Ashbupton. I SAMPLES of Wheat, Oits. Barky, Clovers, and other Sepds submitted to [ I Bayers; highesi prices obtained. 1 I have been appointed Agent in Ashburton J , by the Government Poultry Fxperb re shir- i m?nt. of Poultry to tha Home Murkeb. This industry ia gong to be a big one soon. Poultry breeders should cj>ll and get ful particulars. I am Agent for Messrs D and W Gibbs (of Londoi } Sheep Dips. Jf you want your wool to look well, bhear well, and sell well, use Glbbw' **lieep Dip, (Established in 1712) The cheapest, and most effective Dip in the nurkeb. A Client writes to the Manager of the Otago Farmers' Co Op. Company no follows:—"In response to your enquiries concerning the results produced by the use of Gibbs' Dip on uiy areep, which were very bad with ticks—Upon the fol'owing morning of the dipping I examined a number of the animals* carefully, and could not find »Dy 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 iheir respective clashes. I would hays readily offered anyone £1 each 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) Edward Dow, Ranfurly, Central Otago I am Baying Agent for all classes 01 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 :— Use G-ibbs' Sheep Dip Use Richmond and Co, London, Gas Stoves Use Henry Wells Oil Co. (London) Oils for machinery Use J Hollis and Sons' B'eycle?, "The Hollia," easy terms* Use S MoCausland (Balfast) Field and Garden Seeds Use Murchiaon'a Scrub Exterminator on . CaUfornian Thistles Use Knowles (Melbourne) Spray Pumps in the Orchard Use Knowl.a (Melbourne) Insecticides on American Blight; Use Prreervatis for preserving Butter Use Petaluma (America's boat) Incubators for raising Chickens Use Kemp's Sheep Banding Liquid to brand your Bheep Use Jadoo Fibre to grow Pot Plants Use Clark's Calf Feeders to rear Calves Use Normal Pawder Company's Cartridges when out* nooting XJde Norton's Egg Preservative to preserve Eergs Use Kempthorne's Crushed Boops an Poultry Spice in the Poultry Yard Come to me for Flour, Bran. Pollard, Oats, Chick Wheat, Potatoe?, Chaff. 2 16 THE bHQW SEASON PRIZE "POULTRY, OWING to tho number of new houses recently erected in the neighborhood of the Pelham Poultry Yards, rendering poultry keeping there inconvenient, the Proprietor is prepared to sd! cheap the whole f.tock, including Exhibition Birds, Prize Winners, Young Birds, Etc. For particulars apply the Guardian O.fiso, or at tho PELHAM POOLTKY YARDS' TiPBTRR'STRERT,' ASHBURTON. "^ Or I flygi irie iaHiifesiiii W ......Has-, a world-wide reputation as being the best specific. LITERATURE ON APPLICATION - F. COM AR & FILS, 20, Rue dcs FossSs-St-Jaeqius, PAWS AND OF ALL CHEMISTS CHEAP MONEY! " CHEAP MON«£Y OHBAP MONEY IN SUMS JF £100 ™ £10,000, ON COUNTRY, CITY, AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At 4J per cent. Terms of repayment of the mosb character, which can be ascertaine enquiry. ITIOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AND •j FULL INFORMATION /Apply to tha DISTRICT MANAGER, Christchurch. J. H. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commissioner. HOW IS IT the Alcorns can sellTo cheap ? Eqbv, when you know that their rent v> less than one-third it would be in East Street, and thab they do moßb of the work themselves. If you want a nice Suit for yourself or your boys, or Boots of Shoes for wife or daughter, come to Robert Alcorn's, Havelock Street, where you will get them good as well ua cheap. vV baa received a largn supply of Summer Boots and Shoes, suitable for the Holidays. They are all of the beet brands and makers, and never equalled in Ashburton. J.M. being the only practical aud experienced Bootmaker in the town, thus gives him superiority and facility to know best what to pet. There foie the public have no need to wonder where to go for reliable Boots and Shoes. Discount for cash as usual. Pepairs done j ab once. Best Sole Leutl.er used and work- ] manslu'p, at fILe Hall, East Street, Ash urtcn TOWN PROPERTY IN PETER STREET, viz: — ( DWELLING of 4 rooms', vciih scullery, and % acre, opposite the Baptist Tabernacle, ueing Town Section 782, good land, nice garden, and orehasd planted with fruit trees ; there ia aieo a small stable ab back ; the Property of Mr T. Slkeman, who purposes remoeing to Tinwald. Terms and full particulars furnished by the undersigned. T. BULLOCK. Smoke New Venus



IMPORTANT NOTICE. | DON'T FORGET h mO Call and free our Stocks ol FANCY GOODS, suitable for jPfiESHNIS, and those preparing for Friends should see us for BEDSTEADS, BEDDING, ; AND ALL OIHEH HOUSEHOLD FUKNISHINGS PEIIAMBTJLATOIVS '^^fe^^gs^^ PIANOS, lin&lili// EWING MAOBINES FANCY OH AI!.W< '%S^|^i^W DBA WING BOOM i dining room WICKER CHAIRS. FURMTURB, Etc. j Carpets Linoleums t Rugs, Mats, Etc. UST ARRIVED-A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF BAMBO VERANDA BLINDS! T. H. UN DRILL & CO,, CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, & UNDERTAKERS, TANCRED STREET, opposite Arcade. THE TOWN WAS ASTONISHED ' AND NORTHCOTE <fc HEFFORI»! Have been Congratulated on all sides on their Lovely Display of Novelties and Milline'-y. Their Lady Friends and any number cf folks (not at present regular Customers) acknowledged freely that the VALUE Shown and the TASTEFUL DESIGNS of their MODELS Excsjl by far any previously exhibited in Ashburton and District. A free INVITATION is extended to ALL to view our GREAT SELECTION. _______ NORTHCOTE & HEFFOED, CASH DRAPERS, MILLINERS, DRESSMAKERS, „ OUTFITTERS, ______THE CORNER." New Zealand kmmm Coio'DanY. ESTABLISHED* „«. _„ 1859 CAPITAL^ONE'MILLION. THSPBIMIIB _J^D°™WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY PAID-UP CAPITAL AND RESERVES— .©400,000. FIRM AND "MARINE RISES, ALSO,— - 'RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &o*, AOOIPTBD AT LOWEST TORRENT RaTKS E W. HANME.R AGENT rwiw »nmmm<imiiiiii wwain —n i|i m iyj»—_—pc___—wTiar^_n^^_—__M_—»»»—__«-^v>_^ New Premises. New Premises. —:x: SALE! * SALE! SALE! TBE OJLI> MUST GIVE PLACE TO THE NEW. — ;o: npHE BUILDERS being ready to commence operations to build OUR NEW PREMISES, we have decided to clear [several LINES of GOODS in lieu of removing them. For one Month we will give such rebate to our'jCustomers tfaafc will eventuate in clearing the lot. ELECTRO-PLATED WARE.—AII Genuine Goods. BOHEMIAN GLASSWARE. FENDERS & FIRE IRONS.—Splendid Value. i Also—The Whole of our Stock of WALL PAPERS at present in the racks. To those whojwishgto decorate their homes, nowls the time. ! W. H. COLLINS & CO., HABDWABE EMPOBIUM,""! ■ ! EAST [STREET, ASHBURTON. I Telephone—l 4 and 15. P,G, 80x—35, j



T?AVT I"J" ; "p\/ff T I f%J I? Q STREET BICYCLES. BICYCLES , =BICYCLES TJ AVING RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF THE FAMOUS " ARENA " CYCLES, I am prepared to offer these Machines at a very Low figure to secure quick Sale and Prompt returns. j THESE Cycles are Well-Made, Upto-Date, Strong, Rigid, Light und Easy Running, and fibted with Morgan and Wright Tyres, and rqaal to any £20 in the market. These Bicycles are offered ab the very Low Price of J3IG CASH- TEEMS OAN BE ARRANGED. THIS is an opportunity to secure a well-built serviceable Machine ab Bed-Rock Prices, I am prepared to indent those Cyclop, Ladies' or Gentlemen's, a a lower price. IERMS ON APPLICATION. ORDER EARLY FOR NEXT SEASON, Agent for Milner and fhompson's Organs and Pianos. M. M. JONES.



Wm. STRANGE j KQole Partners and J Thos. CuYERDILE { Proprietors ) W. STRANGE & CO. IT AYE pleasure in advising Ladies resident in the country that their first shipments of i Just Arrived! ikutuitin JUBfc Arrivef ; Just Arrived! & Winter Just Arrived I Just Arrived! Goods. Just Arrived ! Have just arrived. These useful, beautftul, novel and tempting lines were Bhipped to ua direct from our London House, 139-141 Wool Exchange, E 0, and oomprise Fashionable, A. JE_ost Fashionable, Useful, of L-seful, Novel, Attractions. Novel, All Prices ! All Prices ! The new goods, expressly designed for Autumn and Winter wear, inolude not merely a grand asaortmenb of plain, tvery-3ay stuff, such as are in requeit all the year round, bub Tho WOVIOL'TTt-feS! The ! Latest JNOVEI/MES! Latest Loudon and INOVJE_I_TIKS I London and Continental N OV__JL/_.'l Ii" S ! Continental Novelties ! Novelties ! i.e., Novelties in Dresses aud Dtass Goods, Blouses, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, ! Gloves, Corsets, Underclothing, Sunshades, Macintoshes, Promenade and Evening i Dresses, Opera Wraps, and Well worth Heups of Well worth Coming co JFretiy Coming to Town 'X'fiiu^S? iown to Ree ! to See ! But, suppose you can't come, that you live too far away, that you can't spare the time for a trip to town—what then 1 We will tell you ! Good Advice? Get Get a Good Advice? a Catalogue! Good Advice ? CJa* alogrue ? Get a Good Advice ? Catalogue ! They're just) out, and will give you, in a very attractive form, some account of the new goods. Having gob your Catalogue read it carefully, make your selection, write to us telling us plainly what you want, enclose remittance bo value of goods, and Hundreds of Sliod An Effective Ladies do! With u® plaD« Hundreds of by PosU An Effective Ladies do ! Plan. N.B.—REMITTANCE MUST ACCOMPANY ALL LETTER ORDERS. We will send you just what you want, and select the goods for you as carefully as you ciuld do it for yourself i you were presenb ab the counter. W. STRANGE &' CO. MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, & FAMILY DRAPERS, CHRIS CHURCH. f-!^r,J^~„Sß_3?g_t„__l.V—________———__S__^ DRESS AND FASHION. Grand Show of Winter Fashions and Advanced Novelties. ANDREW ORB T S now exhibiting a Magnificent Stock of High-classs Novelties, Winter Jackets, Capes, Costumes, Millinery, Macintoshes, Dress Fabrics, Corsets, Umbrellas, Gloves, Collars and Ties, New Dress Materials, Trimmings, Velvets, Blouse Cloths, Kid Gloves, Gents' Clothing, Hats, Caps, Ties, Gloves, etc. Ladies and Gents' _Jcots and Shoes in great variety. Blankets, Flannels, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Floorcloths, Large purchases have been made previous to the great rise in Wool and other Materials, Customers will get the full benefit. DRESSMAKING.—TaiIor islade Coat and Skirt Costumes—beautiful fit, ——:o:- -1 ANDREW ORE.



! BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD ■' FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST "J^OR TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER CROP. SPECIAL MANURE can be macb for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN Ev¥rYWHERE LAST SEASON. MANURE OAN BE SUPPLIED IN 1 Cwt. or 2 Owfc. SACKS. Willi Orders received b/ _3,_llEJ__»l_ ( _i.Nl>j____ JBROft-t., I_tmtte<J*., DAVID THOMAS, OR THE JN.3B. FARMERS CO-v»PERATIVE SISOCIATIOM OF CAMTERBURY, Limited., CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY. LIMITED. 8 80 F. WAYMQUTH Secretary.



MELLOR'8 1 ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE THE LEADING BOOT SHOP, TS tbe MosbJ&ELIABLE Houae for GOOD AND CHEAP. BOOTS. 0 aim is to give you the best value for littls MOKBy. HONESTY ia oai Polio We wil' not Guarantee you an article unless wo know ifr will give you every Satis acbion. One TriaHß all we ask—Our Goods Sell themselves. «""- j. MELLOR, TANCRED BTRFF SSHBURT3P»



NOT EVEN • • . A N ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAK • • . FORGETS THAT SHEARMAN BROS.' SPECIALTY IS Pure Ceylon • Teas, * Or that they keep tbe largest SUPPLIES in all kinds and qualities GOING, SOUTH of the line. But they have other LITTLE THINGS BEHIND THEM, SUCH AS GROCERIES, IRONMONGERY, GLASSWARE ENAMELWARE, CROCKERY, . BSUSHWARE, WINEB & SPIRITS, By purchasing the above Goods from us at the lowest Cash Prices our Friends will always find ib PAY ! PAY ! PAY ! SMOKE ONLY NEW VENUS D ark, QUEEN lighi-. A PBEFECT TOBACCO.



[ T 0 LfE T. I T?^r?R doomed Co*(^ge, situated in Eton Il} Street, Hatnpstfead. Rental 6s per J week. { f / T.BULLOCK j TCjf LET ROOMS centrally situate in Bank Build icgs, Arcade Chambers \ T. BULLOCK TO ) LET. Dwelling, in Etcf» Street, Hampstead, together with two £)aore eeotions ; rental 8s p« week. i T. BULLOCK. Immediate andlsure recovery from all the diseases of the Stomach by the ELIX B GREZ More than Twenty Years o. e*tabt lished success affirm the really marv«ll lous properties of the Elixir GrCZ which taken at the end of every mea asa delicious liquor at the dose of a small glass, is unquestionably the belt remedy to facilitate digestion. The Elixir Grez has been adopted in all the hospitals, and is prescribed by the most eminent medical author! ties of the world, PARIS. Messrs Collin _ Oo„ 49 rue de Maubeuge. jj Mr W. Ramsay, Collins _ Swanson S MELBOURNE J# L. HIGGrS, PAINTER, PAPERHANGIR, SIGN\|RITER } Etc. BUSINESS PEOPLE requiring Sign writing would find it to thefe . interest to consult J. L. HIGGS, as hfe does tha work himself, therefore there li | no second profit to pay. * His ability ia well known as formerly signwrlter co Mr J. Wilson, with whom he has severed all connection. ESTIMATES GIVEN FREE . For all classes of painting and house J decorations. ' ARTIST'S MATERIALS, and la a esigns in WALL PAPERS, in stock. _TANCREIT"sTREET. \ •— —I — : ,_ THE ARIEL CONFECTIONERY rpHE REFRESHMENT ROOMS for the reception of Ladies are now completed* Fruit Salad, Ice Cream, Summer Drinks and all the latest Fruitß In seaaonjab tb Misses Pages' New Shop, lately occ ipitd by Cooraa Baos, East Street, next Craighead & Berryman. . __ 1 99 LOOK CHEAP WINTER FIRING, NEW MOUNT SOMERS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled during th«; la twelve months. IT IS ÜBE_ EVERYWHERE, This Coal is the Beat and Cheapest St>M_t md Household Coal in the market. Used in the Woollen Factory and Cant* > oury Flour Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTB i * WRITE FOR PRICES xo G. T, PARK, MOUNT .SUM RB. TO ALL MY OLD CLIENTS FARMERS, AND RESIDENT OF ASHBURTON COUNTY. I BEG to inform you that I have severed my connection with the Canterbury Mill, which was under my management for over seven years, and have PURCHASED from Mr Edwin Thomas the WAKANUI ROLLER FLSUR MILLS. \ The Canterbury Mill, which is the property of the Bank of New Zealand Aiwta Board, is still trading under the name ef Rollitb & Co., so to avoid confusion with correspondence, I would like to ask you to address all orders to THOMAS ROLLITB? < WAKANUI ( ROLLER FLOUR CHILLS, ASHBURTON On and after October Ist, I shall be pleased to supply you with first-class ROLLER FLOUR, WHEAT MEA_,_RAN & SHARPS, at lowest current rates. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF FARMERS DOING GRISTING, I have arranged to keep a supply of Flout Bran, and Sharps at the Stores of the N.Z. Farmers' Association, West Street, where Farmers, Shareholders or non-Shareholders j can leave their Wheat and get Flour, Bran, and Sharps in exchange. thomas'rollitt, WAKANOI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, 9 265 ASHBURTON. $Xi?A Sound the ]T\* -_____=____ 4§s^" OF PURE CEYLON OR BLENDED TEAS. CLARKE'S B v PILLS warranted to cure Gravel, Paius in the back, and all kindred complaint*. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years. iln boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the world. Proprietors, The Lincoln and Mid land Countries Drug Company, Llnoeln England