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- 26.000 IN USE VS THIS COLONY T HEY BURN LIGNIfE, TRUE 00AL OR WOOD UP TO 2ffc NO SETTINGiEQUIKED. ith Stove Pipe can bo worked out in the open, SPLENDID BREAD BAKERS. With Oast Iron or Copper Boilers. The Copper Boilers are large and Tin-lined inside REPAIRS ARE A MINIMUM. Made In all sizes, single or double ovens. High or low pressure boilers Sold by all Ironmongers, from whom Catalogues can be obtained, or horn the maker H. E. SHACKLOCK, LTD., SOUTHEtfD FOUNDRY. Pkinces Street, DTTNEDIN Hew Zealand Imwm Gonpai. IJSTABLISHBD* — - 1859 CAPITAL^ONSMILLION. THJBPBEMIKB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY* NOTID »0B PROMPTNESS AHD LIBBBALITY PAID-UB CAPITAL AND RESEKVES— FIRM AND I&AR2NB MISKS, AJuSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, iPEREBHIjNG MAOHIfTES, &0., AOCKPTF-D AT LOWEST TORRBWT RaTKB 1; W. HANMBR A9ENT



STBAKGE I Sole Partners and) Thos. COYIEDALBi | Proprietors, j W. STRANGE & CO. TTAVE pleasure in advising Ladies resident in the country that their first shipments of Just Arrived! Antnntn Jaat Arrived Just Arrived | & Winter 3mb Arrived Jmb Arrived I CSoocls. Suat Armed.! Hay« just arrived, Theee usefu', beautiful, novel and tempting lines were shipped to us direct from our London House, 139-141 Wool Exchange, E 0, and comprise Fashionable, JL HLOMt Fashionable, Useful, of JJaelul, Novel, Attractions. Novel, All prices! AH Prices ! The new goods, expressly designed for Autumnland Winter wear, include not merely • grand assortment of plain, £every-day stuff.l.such as are in request all the year found, bub The MOVf&JL/riKJS! The Latest 3NOVE2I/TIJB2SX Latest London and INOVJEJL.ITIES I London and Continental NQ'VJBJ^ITXESSX Continental Novrities! * Noveltiea 5 i.e., Novelties in frwases and Dress iGoods, Blouseß, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, Gloves, Corsets, Underclothing, Sunßhadee, Maointcshes,J Promenade>nd Evening Dresses, Opera Wraps, and Well worth Heaps of • Well worth Coming to iFretty Coming to Town 'X'hinefS? Town 6o See! *« See ! But, Buppoie you can't come, bhatj you live too far aw»y,|that youjoan'b spase the time for a trip to town—what]then ? We will tell you! Good Advice? Get GBb» n^lnana , Good Advice? «. „ Catalogue! Good Advice 1 Catalogue 1 Get a Good Advice t Catalogue 1 They're jast out, and will give you, In a very>ttractive'.form, aomo aocount of the haw goods. Having gob your Catalogue Vead ib carefully, make your selection, write to us teliing ua plainly what you want, enclose remittance to value>f goods, and Hundreds of Bhoi> An Effective Ladies do I With us _ f'«•• j Hundreds of byPost! An Effective Ladies do! Fl&a' N.8.-REMITTAKCE MUST ACCOMPANY^ALL^LETTERIORDERS. We will send you just what you want, and select the goods fo« you as carefully; a« jpou cftald do it^for yourselfji [jvi werejpresenb at the counter. W. STRANGE & CO.. MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, 4 JAMIL? DRAPERS, L OHRIS CHUROH,



FIFTY-FIVE YEARS ON INTEBRUPIED SOOCESS. rpHIS Chemical Preparation Is OAR BOLISED as a remedy against the ravages of Birds, Rooks, or other Pests taking the seed dressed with It. This Preparation la now BEING USED EXTENSIVELY In the Colonies of NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, AND CENTRAL AFRICA. Wheat Sowing Best and Cheapest Dressing for Seed Wheafc, Carbolised. Patronised by thousands of the First Practical Farmers in the Kingdom. PERBEOT FREEDOM FROM SMUT. D. CLAEKE'S OAKBOLISED WHEAT PROTECTOR (Name and Label Registered under Trade Marks Act, No. 13,796 and 158,143) HAS BEEN USED FIFTY-FIVE YEARS WITH UNDEVIATING SUCCESS. IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL. Wool Pitts, Ledbury, Herefordshire, October 23 1889. Dear Sir,—l am pleased to testify to the efficacy of your "Oarbolised Wheat Protector," having used your Protector for 40 years and never having grown a Smutty Ear of Corn in my Life j therefore can confidently recommend your " Wheat Protector as a sore preventative for Smut, &c,—l am, yours truly, . Mr G B Clarke. G B JONES.



PREPARED BY G B CLABKE, M.P.S,, MANUFACTURING CHEMIST, Woburn, Bede., England, (Proprietor of the She6p Dipping Com position). la. Packets containing Sufficient to drees eight bushels of seed Wheat, Barley, Oats, or other Corn. F. FERRIMAN. THE NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS ARE doing their duty nobly and well, and everyone ia this fair land is proud of " OUR BOYS " as we so fondly call them, and while they are fearlessly and manfully braving all dangers, and fighting the Empire's battles), it behoves US to also do our duty here by attending to our farms and business.' Farmers are always in want of DRILLS, BINDERS, PLOUGH SHARES, . OIL, STEEL . HORSE COLLARS, CORNCRUSHERS, ««LITTLE WONDERS," Etc. These things we can supply you with, at prices to snib all. Give us a call before going elsewhere. MOBROW, BASSETT & 00,, ABHBURTON. mST JOHNSTON npEAOHER of the Pianoforte and JL Singing. Havelock Street, Second Term commences on the 7th hut. OSBOBN COOMBE, | PIANO lIJUNER A EXPER3J (late of London), TTIBITS Ashburboa and surrounding Dia* V tricta every four montha—vii!) March; July, and November. ■ ORDERS may be left) with MR LLEWELLYN OWIN at hta Mo«io Stcdio, Arcade Chamber*, Anhburton, or at) i Commercial Hotel. "



THE AFFLICTEB KEJOICE! THE POLYPATHS HAVE CAPTUBKD the HEABTS of the PEOPLE of CANTEKBUKY. COMING FROM ALL-OVER THE COLONY TO THE POLYPATHIC MEDICAL INSTITUTE N.Z.BRANOH—Ooraer of Latimer Square & Gloucester Street, OHRISTOHUKOH POLYPATHIO, the NEW METHOD OF HEALING, is the surest and moab rapid System, as JsmPc\4^ cures with absolute certainty suoh diseases as ; Oancer» Epilepsy, and Asthma, incurable under the m^^SJjBSwBgBPjiHI^B old system, aB well as all Ohroalo and Rervbus mSMEuSSSS&SXm Oompfaints of Women and Men. MOBS CURES dBSSPS§§Sl MADB BT P()LYPATUY than any OTHER 7B22|KijEEc£jßp3 The wisest, best educated, and most enlightened }Mp^£§~3Mkc3fSgOs% people are daily becoming converts to those new /yyflfl»frgJßHsgC§F» Principles and- methods which are supported by such I^fffS^&SS&SsSiSEm overwh6lraing evidence, (sustained by the public, UHHB|^^^^H w^o have had sn opportunity of testing the remarkable success of the POLYPATHTO SYSTEM. Their wonderful success has spread like wildfire ■U^^m^Hn' through an enlightened community, and amongst jfl^^HSß^^^^^SS those who had given up all hopes of ever being well t^^^^B^^Hfl^^^ES aß»ln» and they are by hundreds Availing themselves iH^Vi^HSOBI of the POLYPATHIO SYSTEM of treating Ohronio fHn^Ecl^BEjßflES Diseases, Which has proved to be the surest), quickest, and most) relirble means of Cure ever offered an m^BKUSBB^Bt/^KVR sfflicted people. When Blck, Is the time we need the [MM^BHHHHHHLHR, hest advice and treatment: Therefore we say: fjn|HW*C^Bßi tf j^MLJ* y Inform yourselveti, you who are sick, write to the :^^^*iSaZKmmmJZ- pOLYPATHIO INSTITUTE, and then accept proofs ■ of the mysterious skill—more convincing than words ' —that is possessed by the Polypaths. I They treat all Female Ailments by the Polypathlc Method, which £does away with all examination and all local treatments They also de sire to impress upon all men who are suffering that they have the justly celebrated Hindoo Remedy, so well and favourably known In the Old World as the ■" Anti«Agnechal Tabloid Method." Ail desiring to test th«j system will have gach opportunity. If you cannot Visit, WEITE for Question List to Ohristchuroh, with Stamped Envelope, and you will receive an immediate reply. Medicine packed Free from Observation. Carriage Paid Parcel Post. THOUSANDS OURED ANNUALLY BY LETTER.



H. M. JONES. H. M. JONES. STATIONERY BOOKS. ACCOUNT BOOKS. filprrw AAA ENVELOPES, imported direct. Commercial Envelopes £O\J+ UUU from 3s 6d per 1000; 5000 at 3s per 1000. Boxed Stationery, latest styles, from 6d, 9d, Is, Is 6d, 2s box. PIANOS. ORGANS. The Best Valne obtainable in the Colony for cash or on terms. Organs from lCs per month j Pianos from 20s per month. One payment only required at time of purchase. MUSIC, LATEST SONGS, & PIECES. BICYCLES. BICYCLES. A thoroughly [well built, strong, well finished, up to date Lady's or Gentlemen's Machine, guaranteed, for £14 10s, for one Month Only. H. M. JO NE S . BELFAST AND FAIBFIELD FREEZING WOBKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST TTiOR TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT?, AND ANY OTHER CROP. SPECIAL MANURE can be mad j for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EviRYWHERE LAST SEASON. MANURE CAN BE SUPPLIEI? IN 1 Gwfc. or 2 Owt. SACKS. Orders received b/ ITRIEOr^INrHIJIt BROS., Limited., £>A.VII> THOMAS, OR THJB3 JN.Z.. FABMEHtt CO-OJEF^EtA.XXTOB il BHOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Limited., CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT ANJD DAIRY PBODUOB EXPORT COMPANY. LIMITED. 8 80 F. WAYMOUTH Baor«i»ry. THE NEW DRAPERY." A Beautiful EVENING DRESS WINDOW. 8 OjM^Tp IN Q NE W AN D OHA SJT E. MITCHELL & TUBNER.



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WANTED KNOWN-Removal of the old established firm of Mitchell & Tuhneb, from old premises in Tancred Street Nqw Bhop in Barnetfc Si reet. i Gold Mbdal *- PARIS. ASTHMA ! AND ' CATARRH | Hay-Fever, Oppression Neuralgia, etc. Cured by ESPIC'S CIGARETTES OR POWDER. v ecommended by the highest Mediaal allhorities. The pectoral J-Tumi fgeit.OV JSsplo is the most efficacious Bremedie* to combat; the diseases of the respiratory organ*. * evenly year is euooeas. J. ESPIC, Pa*** 20 rue St- Ldzare Mblbournb, Messrs W. Bams ay Col linsand Swanson Streets, Wholesale Agents. Sold by all Chemists and Druggists. Kequire the signature on every ciga rette. Each box of Cigarettes and powder contains a prospectus with directions D" LAVILLE'S (Ip) LIQUOR Has a world-wide reputation as being the best specific LITERATURE ON APPLICATION F. COMAR & FILS, 20, Rue its Fossta-SMaefliM, PARIS and or all Chemists



MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE THE LEADING BOOT f SHOP, TS the Moat RELIABLE Home tot GOOD AND CHEAP^BOOUJS. O aim Uto givi you the buss value for wrapa mokhy. HONESTY i« oat Folio We will oot Guarantee you an article unless we. know it will give yon] every*(Satlß^aoblon.S Trial ii all we ask—Our Goodi^Sell themselves. :M -v»i-— j # MELLOB, (DANOBED BTBIF ASHBUPTaN



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MISS BESSIE SIMMON DS. "]M USI° SeSi3? aad.Teaoher of the Violm XvJL Musics! iatt ruments of every descrip tion VIOLINS a SPECIALITY. Musi and Songs by every mail. First-class Quad rille Band. Burnett) Street, 4 83 Opposite Publishing Company; WANTED Known—That J. Moison }\w received a large supply of ; Summe? Boots and Shoes, suitable for the Holidayß. They are all of the beat brands and makers, and neve equalled in Ashburton. J.M. being the) only praotical and experienced Bootmaker in the town, thus gives him superiority and facility to know best what to get. There fore the public have no seed to wonder whore to go for reliable Boots and 6faoes Discount) for oash as usual. Fepaira done' at once. Best Sole Leather ased atd work manship, at The Hall, East Street, Ash* burton . . Established 1876. FOR OHRISTM./ S PRESENTS AMD NEW fEAR GIFTS, Also WEDDING PRESENIB GO TO GEORGE JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AM JEWELLER, East Street, Ashbnrton. THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN fOWN OB WAICfIES, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY Of Every Description. inspection" invited: for sale privately* lAM now prepared to treat privately for the unsold portion of Mb Isaac Sab* oknt'B property, comprising .— Lot 2.—Knox's Farm, containing 246 aoru or thereabouts tat 3.—Greens tree t's Farm, oontaining 160 acres Lot4—North River Farm, containing 81 - acres, - „ ■- E. W. HANMEB* S. EL GRAVES, SHAREBROKER AND FINANCIAL AGENT, 185 HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTOHURCH. RELIABLE Information on Dredgfn Stocks. Correspondence Invited. Codes : Badford McNeiU's, Morelng and Neal's, A.B.C, Cods (fourth Edition. MR ALBERT ROBERTS, Ashbnrton Representative TJSLEGRAPMIO ADDRESS: GRAVES, Ohrietchurch. 3 21 LOOK ~~~ CHEAP WINTER FIRING, NEW MOUNT SOMERS COAL. OUTPUE has Trebled daring the! la twelvemonths IS IS USEi) EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Best ud Cheapest Steam *nd Household Coal in the market. Used in the Weollen Factory and Carte onry Floor Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES G. T *°PAEK, MOUNT SOM RS. TO ALL MY OLD CLIENTS FARMERS, AND RESIDENTS OF ASHBURTON COUNTY. I BEG to Inform you that I have severed .,. my wnwoMon with the Canterbury Mill, which was under my management for over seven years, and have PURCHASED from Mr Edwin Thomas the; wakanui roller;flour hills. The Canterbury Mill, which is' the property of the Bank of New Zealand Assets Board, is still trading under the name of Rollitt k Co., so tc avoid oonfasion with correspondence, I, would like to ask yea ta addrew all orders to THOMAS ROLUTD* WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, ASHBURTON On and after October is£, I shall 4 be pleased to supply you with first-class ROLLER FLOUR, WHEAT MEAL; BRAN A SHARPS, at lowest oarrentrates. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF FARMERS 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 oan leave their Wheat and get Floor, Bran, and Sharps in exchange. THOMASIOLLITT, WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS 9 265 ASHBURTON. ■'■• ■■ -■*■- ■ - • ■•-1 - PEOPLE. , flfeki. SOUNP THE. j^^ PRAISES ♦MuAILCxG. PURE CEYLON OR BLENDED . TEAS.