The Ashburton Guardian.

70l xxi. no. 5045

Ashburton : Wednesday, February 21, 1600

price : One Penny

THE FRENCH IN AFRICA.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Paris, Feb. 16

The French expedition despatched against the notorious Central African conqueror and despot Rabah, otherwise known as the " Arabian NapoleoD," captured his fortress at Kuka, on Like Tchad, in the Sultanate of Borpu, fter defeating his army, numbering 12,000, and killing 2000. Rabah fl?d He was originally a slave of the Ee;yp» an Governor of the B*hr el-Ghaz\), and after^an adventurous career con qiered the Sultanate of Bornu and portions of a-tjoining native kingdoms. f|o came into collision with the French fhrougb attacking the Sultan of Bap birine, who had accepted French pro tection.

COMMERCIAL

ASHBURTON STOCK MAPKET,

At the Aihburton yards on Tuesday there w«s a la ge yarding of Btock, atd a goor a tendance of farmers and others io want ot -heep. About 13,000 to 14,000 sheep were in the pens, mostly crossbred ewea of « clan© breed, and lambs fit for rape. The buchera' pens were fairly welt filled wit* cr< sabred ewes. Prices :—Cms <bred ewes 8 • 6d to lls 9d ; merino ewea, 8a 9d ; lambs, 10s 6d to 12* 9d for some heavy. Fref-ziap ■^heep—l4* 7d to 15» ; do lamb*, lls 8i to 13 . Store >he*p- Crossbred ewes, 13* Id o 15* 1H ; crossbred twe-tooth wethers, lls 71 to 11s 9d ; do ewes and withers, 12s 21; rape Umbs, 10s to 10. Brf ; merino e«ep, It 7d ; crossbred wethers, tta 41 Fat (Jatt'e—Heifers, £5 15s to £6 12< 61 ; cows, £3 to £5 17e 61; steers, £3 to £5. Store Cattle—Springers, £3 17s 6d to £4 U ; yearlings, £2 to £2 5a ; old cpw in milk 20a.



Shipping. BUA' 14', SAYtLL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. jS^A T>OYAL MAIL STEA raSSHt^,, MlfißS, withsnperfor -iM^mM* MoommQ!*atlonfoifallolasßeß ~ ' of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply. month. Vessel Ton Commandet From Date. lonic „. 4748Kempson... Wel't'o Marcbl Gothic — TOOKidley — Apri)26 CARGO STEAMERS. Pakeha |1531 Prosaer Well'ton Feb Karamea 6500 Burton Well'ton Mar 8 Rangitira 4046 Nicoll i „ Mar 29 1 I E. W. HANMEft, _ Agents. OO.'S LINK BOYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Tenoriffe & Plymeatb. Beet Aooommodatlon for all classes of Passengers at Loweat Rates. " Port of Steam «ra Tons Departure. Date. Papsnui 6372 Well'ngton Feb 24 Ruahine 6127 Lyttelton Feb 24 Waimate 5510 Wellington Vlaroh 22 Wakatane 5706 — Ap 19 Wakanui 5628 | — jVo follow Per further particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lbd. Agents, Ashbnrton. NlO N 7sTKAMSHfp~O6MPANY 09 NEW ZEALAND. Limited >TEAMERy P All FRCMLITTELTON AS UNDER: For Wefctport and Greymonth—-Weekly. Wellington-— Monday, Tuesday, Thura day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra Bailings see advertise ment in Christcharch papers Danedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nebon and Pioton, via Wellington—- Tnesday and Saturday Sydney, Via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration ; efereoce ahonld therefore be made to Ohrlecohurch daily papers for dates and boar of Bailing For farther particulars apply to -F. FBRRIMAN, Agent, "henry stbphensonT" (ouccessor to Alfred Harrißon.) Establiahed 20 years. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Sales of Stock, • He use&old Furni- ] are, etc., as per arrangement, in any part the county. Advances made on Goods plaoed In my Hands for Sale* Regular Consignments of Colonial Grown and Island Fruit sold privately through the week, and at Auction on SATURDAYS. Agbitt : jflorwloh Onion Fire Insurance Company & Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay msnts from ££O& per month. HEHKY STEPHENSON, AUCTIONEER THE DAINTIEST LITTLE WHEEL THAT EVER WAS"! " The Bambler." HAVING sold oat of my old stock of theee superior Bicycles, I have ■ jusc opened np a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN " RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD RACERS, & ROADSTERS n all sizes and air fitted with the ever sating G & J detichable Tyre. "THE BAMBLEK, 1 ALU'AJND INdPEOI THE STOCK. Price Easy, Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest on Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK 'JTHER MARE 3 FITTED WITH G & J TYRES* D. THOMAS. MUI TO LEND pbiyately. TANCRED STREET, NbxtlJGas^sCompant's^Om'iqes ]yjONBY"^O LEND to* JJArrangemenbJ^fr AWD UPWARDS, any Security^ TRADE BILLS Privately Discounted. Weekly or Monthly Payments can be arranged. All Business Stbiotly Contidbntiai*. DAVID ZANDER. COMMISSION & FINANCE AGENT. A ENT FOR—Sun Fire Insurance Office and Canton rine Tnsurance Office. OSBORN CQOMEBr~ PIANO TUNER & EXPERT (L te of London }„ TTISITS Ashburton and eutrounding Dis- V tricts every four months—viz, March, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Musio Studio, Aroade Chambers, Ashburton., orjat Commercial Hotel*



Frank Curtis. THE LEADING Wtttclimalcer, & [Jeweller, EAST STREET, HAS now on hand the finest stock of JEWELLERY, WATCHES, &c, in Ashburton, including a fresh consignment of Rotliera'-w. Watches Direct from the Manufacturers. A special line of LADIES' SILVER WATCHES ab £2, guaranteed two years. Also my now famous NICKEL LEVER WATCHES at 27s 6d and 30a. Cheaper Lines in NICKEL WATCHES from 14s 6<i. ALL my NICKEL WATCHES are GUARANTEED for ONE YEAB. I have now in Stock a very .fine selection of Jbin&ragement and li^aclles' Gem Riugs, From 10a upwards to £15; also the VERY LA.TES P DESIGNS in GOLD BROOCHES from 7a 6d, each cased. SPECTACLES fitted accurately. Satis faction guaranteed. Repairs executed promptly and in best style, WEDDING RINGS AND KEEPERS of my own manufacture, stocked in all sizes and afcylee. A Special Room for choosing if desired. FRAHK CURTIS, THE LEADING WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER WANTED KNCWN—That you can m»ke nc possible mistake by paying us a visit, and enquiring our prices, but you make a big mistake if you don'b do it.— MITCHELIi & TUBNBB.^



DAVID THOMAS, AUCTIONEEB, LAND, INSUKANCE & ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL & JGRAIN BROKER,' ASHBURTOH. Loans Negotiated. Weekly Sales of Live Stock—T'mwalci and Ashburton alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fata, Hides, etc., on Mondays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought ana Sold on Commission Clearing Sales as per arrangements Arcade Horse and Furniture Saleß Jhold on^a'urdays Horse Fairs held Monthly AGENT FOR— Watson and Co., Chriatehurch Booth. McDonald and Co.^ Chrielchurch White's Sheep Dip ■ Walter A. Wood Co. ! Bowron Bros ' Belting London and Lancashire' Insurance Company Graham's Font Rot Composition Wright, Stephenson and O<>., Dnnedin Planet Jonlor Gardan and Field Tools Belfast Manures i Vacuum Oil Oo.'s Agricultural Oils RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES THAVE made arrangements with MESSRS HvRDY & 00., Merchants, Rakaia, j to act as my AGENT for all Auctioneering Work in th^t District, and in con junction with them it will be my endeavour to make the RAKAI * SAbE'A i SUCCESS. DA.VID THOMAS, Ashburton GREAT REDUCTION IS PRICE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS, ASHBURTON. FOR SALE. T HAVE 600 Acres of Splendid Land, on Corwar Estate, FOB SALE by Private Sale. I Have also ST£ Acres, Snug Little Farm, with Five-Boomed House, with Five-Stall Stable with Loft, large Looae Box, Pig Stys, etc.—9^ Acres in Oats, 9 Aores Peas, 4 Acres Wheat, 2§ Acres Potatoes, 1-| Acres Mangolds and Carrots, 3 Acres Fallow, 12|- Acres Clover prepared for seed, balance ia Clover for grazing. Within If mile of Tinwald. D. THOMAS. FOR PWVATe" SALE. THAVE FOR SALE— 1 KC\C\ ACRES FIRST-OL4SS LIND. Mebhvon District, thoroughly LO\J\J i ra p ro ved. Also, FARM of 1 000 ACRS3 BIRST-CLASS LVND, fronting oa the Rakaia Good X\J\J\J House and other improvements. D. THOMAS, Aabbartoii I HAVE FOR SAL?,—A Six Horse-Power Traction Engine and Chaff-cutting Plant. D. THOMAS. 1900. HARVEST. 1900, iif ii kih ,(J # m^m—mm<m HARDLEY BROS. TTAVE TO HAND A FIRST-CLASS SOPPLY OF Harvest Requisites. Tea Cans, Billies, Buckets, Meat Dishes (Enamel or Tin), Piatea, Paimicans, Knives, Forks, Spoons, etc. I HAY FORKS of all makes. Also Engine Lubricators, Taps, and Packing of all descriptions. OIL FEEDERS in large quantities. H A E,DLEY~~BROTHERS LAY HOT AND COLD WATER on to any House, at reasonable prices. Estimates Given. BICYCLES Repaired, and Firat-class Workmanship Guaranteed.



FARMERS, y\O NOT RUN THE RISK OF! LOSING YOUR GRAIN BY NOR'WESTERS Id the attempt to harvest it with an old Binder— j BUT COME AND BUY A NEW McCORMICK, It will pay you in the long run if you take into consideration the cost of repairs and the delay that is caused by aa old machine. We have only a FEW McCORMICKS LEFT, so would advise you to order early so as to secure one of the?,MONAROHS of THE HARVEST FIELD. MACHINE OIL, AND DONAGHY'S TWINE IN BTOCK. MOKROW, BASSETT& Co., ASHBURTON. M. PRIEST, Maoßgerl A TE D KNOWN—Jam Jars— Mason's Finest Jars, pints 4a 9d, quarts 5s 6d, half-gatlona 6s 9d per dozen, Jelly Tumblers 2a 6 J per dozen. Largest Stocks and Lowest} Prices atfi Fletcher 8809.



Hew Mlani InsoraQoe Gompany. BJ9 TAB LI 8 hTd '"""L -. 185 9] CAPITAL^ONEMILLION. TOE PBEMIMB &KD WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY} PAIP-UP CAPITAL AND RESERVES— ££00,000. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. ALSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, Ac, AOOBPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RaTß^ E W^ HANMER AGSNT,



Nicollßros. Nicoii Brother*, H. F. Niooll.) [L. A. Nicoix. AUCTION F.ERS, ACCOUNT \ > Tc*, SHAREBROKKRS, VALUATORS, lAND, ESTATE, & GENERA A9F.TSTS. CENTRAL AUCTION BO MMS EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. WEEKLY SALF.S OF MERCHAA Orsß, FURNITURE. & PRODUCE, in our Rooms every S \TURDA V, commencing at 12 30 P ra CLEARING SA.LES conducted in any part of the district at lowest current ra^ea ADVANCES made on goods placed in our hands fo" absolute sale. FRUIT.— We receive regular consign ments from Auckland, Sydney, and the ands. NEW SEEDS always in stock, including Clovers, Ryegrass, Rape, »nd Turnip Seed. SRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. We shall be pleased to receive samplos j roi» farmers who have parcels for lsposai. Station Books kept and audited We have various Bums of Tiusfc Monfep, ! ranging from £300 to £5000, to lend od j Freehold Sftcuritiee, at 4£ 5 per cent Farms, House Properties, and Building Sections for Sale. Particulars on application- We invite those wishing to dispose of tneir properties to communicate with us SKINS & PELTS.—"vVe are buyers at hrghest market rates, as agents for Messrs Murgatroyd Bros, Woolscourera and Fell mongers, Cbristchurch TTTE ARE CASH BUYERS OF FAT SHEEP AND I AMBS AT EIGHfcoT MARKET RATES. NICOLL BROS., Kast Street. Ash-barton. FREEZERS. FREEZERS. T7IARMERS wishing to consign Sheep on their own account can book space at any time to suit tnelr own convenience by com municating with us. ,NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS, CHRISTCHURCH MEAT COMPANY. Limited. mHE OHRISTCHUROH MEAT CO X Limited r ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, Rape, and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. 3REATLY INCREASED PRODUCTION WHEREVER ÜBBD. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE NiooMj Bros, store five varieties of this aelebr&ted fertiliser. Price on application; Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. J NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS eeoae: I BEG to announce thai; I HAVE COMMENCED THE PRACTICE OF MY PROFESSION afc Aahburton. Temporary Office: Arcade Chambers, Bu ncltStreet Trust and other moneys to lend. G, MA.RRIOTT WATSON, Solicitor. MISS M. RICHAKDSON, rpEACHER OF PIANO. Apply Belt Road, Allenton. Terms on application. First term commences on Ist February. 1 88 ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT BOOIETr. THE SOCIETY is now taking MONEY ON DEPOSIT Fixed Twelve Months 4J per cent. Full particulars on application. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager. Qffioe: Tancred Streeb rjnHE strength of two horses equal that of X fifteen men. The strength of one pound of McKenzie's Hondai Lanka Tea at 2s 4d or 23 6d equal one and a half pounds of any other brand, and is absolutely free from colouriug matter. Save money by using



f - THINGS - WORTH KNOWING mHAT You can SAVE MONEY |lf,yoa Buy your Boots from Nicholas & pickford, MANUFACTURERS k IMPORTERS OF BOOTS AND SHOES, East Street, Ashburton* BOOTS & SHOES Of Every Description Made to Measure Ease and Comfor^Studied. I Skill and Judgment being'exeroißed of]the Formation of the Feet. Workmanship and Materials CHARGES MODERATE. Bring Your Repairs *o— KICHOUS & PiCKFOWD Late MoDonalp & MoDiarmip. B. W. HAMEB, j NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO NEW PREMISES. 'tTAVING acs'iangod premises with tbe f7l_ Farmers' Co-operaoive Association, have much pleasure in stating that in future I ehall carry on my business at the ofiiceß and store lately occupied by the above As pDelation at the corner of West Street and Havelook street (the Loan and Mercantile old premises. BTORAGE AT LOWEST RATES, CORNSACKS AT CURRENT PRICES. 152 W. RANME BUSINESS CHANGE. T HA YE much pleasure in announcing that I have purchased the SADDLERY BUSINESS Lately conducted by Mr J. H. Jamieso*, And respectfully solicit a continuance of the liberal support accorded to my pre decessor. ALL ORDERS promptly executed, and all work GUARANTEED. Robert Anderson, EAST STREET, Ashburton 11107 "gTmeddins, TBE PEOPLE'S IRONMONGER. I BURNETT STREET, Opposite Arcade /CORDIALLY invites inspection of the VJ following Seasonable Goodß, without beiDg pressed to buy : — PRESERVING PANS, BRASS AND ENAMELLED. Enamelled Goods, Gardening Tools, Knives, Forks, and Spoons, Ranges and Register Grates Enamelled Mantelpieoes A.I. HARVESTING MATERIAL, INCLUDING Hay Forks Hay Rakes Scythes and Handles, Machinery Oils ab Low Prices. MASSEY-HARRIB REAPER SECTIONS, English make ; Low Price s Agent for the Celebrated ROVER AND CLEVELAND CYCLES. Oash or Terms. Smoke New Venus



C 3 Harvest Supplies. TT7E HAVB JO3T LANDED, Paparoa, Rakaia. and Aotea, NEW SUPPLIES OF ENGLISH EAttTHSHWARE, GLASS AND CHINA. Every' line up to d»t«, and at !owe<c Cash quotations. English and America FRUIT J lowest prices in Town. Qieensland Pure Dry Cane SUG\R~ 701b Bags 14-*. Only dry S"*ar flv->nM te uecd for Preserving. Two and Three Prong Forks, Binder Whips, Bein Cord, Oil Canp, Reaper Oil, Raw and Boiled Oil, C»slor and Cylinder Oil, ia »«y quantl y. 6!b Boxes Pure tW'm TEA from 7s 6d each*l jb i o yTTI c a In BICYCLES we cm offer ihtgbest value in the Colony. We build Machines to order mm Genuine 8.5.A.. parts 1 We are als-> Agents tor CoJumbiae, Hartford*, and Lovell Diamonds. Quotations fm applicatic n. CARSON & Co., GROCERS AND:iKOSMOISGBRS t Importers of Bicycles. Hardware,; Glajs and China Tanckbo Street and Aeca.de, Ash burton. A CARD J A Branch Offica has bueu opened by the undersigned >t Messrs Nicoll Bkos., Easi Street, where they will carry on practice aB Barristers au«i .Solicitor MAODE&HABMAN, Solicitors, Ohrisiohurer, Money'to Lend at Lowest^Current Rates oa Freehold Security. No Procuration Foe. MAUDE.& HARMAN, H t Q8 Aehburton. Established 1880 Telephone 69 BAKER BROS., CICIRNTSHINO TfNDERTAKBPS C DRNISHING U NDERTAKERS DIRECT Importers of Best and Lates Designs in FUNERAL FURMSHINGB FUNERALS conduced with the greatest care and satisfaction, at most reasonable charges. Corner of Wak»nui Ro»d and Caes Streets, and Baker and Brown's Coach Fanforv JTvTde beer, JEWELLER & WATCHMAKER. mHE LATEST NOVELTIES jusfe to X. hand in ail classes of Watches Sc «Te^wellery, RTFHERHMS ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING GRADES :— Gold Key'esß Hunting Gold Keyless Open Face Silver Keyless Half Huntingg Silver Keyless Hunting Silver Key wind Fusee Hunting Silver Keywind Going Barrel Hunt ing Silver Keyless Open Face Silver Keywiud Fusee Open Face Silver Keywind Going Barrel Open Face Also, A FULL STOCK op ROTHERHAM'S LADIES' COLO WATCHES, SPECIALLY MADE TO:«MY|.ORDER. SIX DOZEN ENGLISH KEYLESS OPEN FACE NIOKEL LEVER WATCHES, >. Compensation balance, full jewelled, two years' Guarantee, STs 6d EACH. %&¥a 6d Also, a Full Stock of all other ctasses of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Watches. WATERBURYS at four prices— 14s 6d, 19s 6d, 20.% 22s 61 j. v.de~beek, (Late S. Salek) EAST STREET, ASHBURTON WArTwAB, "WAR—New Lob Con tingent Hah Bands and Ties ab NORTHOOTB & HEFFORD's.



CLARKE'S 841 PILLS warranted to curs Gravel, Pains in the back and all kindred complaints. Free fioir Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years. m boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the world. Prop-ietora, The Lincoln and Mid and Counties Drug Company, Lincoln England



Just a Cough This is its story : At first, a slight cough. At last, a hemorrhage. At first, easy to cure. At last, extremely difficult. pectoral quickly conquers your hack* ing cough. There is no doubt about the cure now. For over half a century Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has been curing colds and coughs and preventing consumption. Put up in large and small bottles. A cure is hastened by plac* ing over the chest one of Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Plasters. tnfni by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mui., U.S.A. SJARLI&MENTARY Decision against JL Trading Coupons. No such legislation necessary in the case of straight-out system of giving Cash Discount at the rate of Is in Pound off overy purchase of Ninepence worth and over. The same all round sterling value as usual in General Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc,, at H. C. Barrett s (late Barrett Bros. " The Hall," East Street. mbTdon^esT HAVELOCK STREET, riIKACHEU of Violin, Mandolin, and JL Harmony, resumes teaching 29th inst. Terms on application. 1173 WE canna a' be Chief Justices and Honourable, bub we can a' enjoy cKenzie's Houdai Lanka Tea. ____________ CHEAP MONfiY •CHEAP MONEY IN SUMS J¥ £100 *» £10,000, ON COUNTRY, CITY, AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At 4£ pe* cent. Terms of repayment of the most) liberal character, which can be ascertained on enquiry. TTIOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AND *j FULL INFORMATION Apply to the DISTRICT MANAGER, Christohurch. J. E. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commissioner. HOW IS IT the Alcobn's can sell cheap ? Easy, when you know tha their rent is less than one-third it would be in East Street, and that they do most of the work themselves. If you want a nice Suit for yourself or your boye, or Soots o Shoes for wife or daughter, come to KOBBK Alcobn's, Havelock Street, where you wil get them good as well as cheap. *~~ Smoke New Venae,



Without a peer in all the Wor!;?. "C^iv^ed, VnexcclU^. I; || ! jj "Strives to Excel," and comes in "Easily First."



A A OABD -ICES A n \1 A.COlaridqk TEACHER OF 'IANOtfORTK, ORGAN, and SINGING OOX STREET, ASHBORTON. Terms on Application. BEEGHAM'S PILLS For Billious and Nervous Disorders, such aa Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fulne s and Sweiling after Meals, Diziiness and Drow siness, Cold Chilis, D'lu-hings oi Hea', Low of Appetite, shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Blotches on the ikia, Disturbed Slesp, Frightful Dreams, an 1 all N<9> voua »nd lremoliug Sensations, etc. THK FIBST DOSE WILL GIVE KULIEF IS TWENTY vIINUrES. This i* no Fiction. Every sufferer Ja mrnestly mvittd to try one Box of these Pills, and hey will be ackuowledgea to be Worth a GUINEA » BOX: BEBOHAM'S PILLS, taken as directed will {tiickly restore Females to complete Health. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity o the system. Fora] WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGEST lON, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic—a few dosea will work wonders upon the Vital Organs ; Strengthening the Muscular System, res;oring the long-lost complexion, bringing oack. the k en cage of appetite, and arousing with the Rosebud of Health the whole Physical Energy of the human frame. For throwing off fevers in hot climates they are specially reno\rned. These are '' facts " ad mitted by thousands, in oil classes ofSocitty, and one of the bea& guarantees to the Nervous and Debilitated is that BEBUH xIA'S HILS have the Largest Bale oj a iy Patent Medicine in the World. BEECHAM^ FILJL.S Bttve for many years been the popular family medicine throughout the British Colonies, and they now stand VVIL'HUUC A RIVAL. PRBP-VBKD ONLY BY X1IO«AI BJEECMAM, St. HELKN'B,EN* Sold everywhere in bottles—9jd, Is Hd and «a9d each Immediate and sure recovery from all the diseases of the Ntomadl by the BLlXifi GRifiZ More than Twenty Years of estab lished success affirm the really marvel loua properties of the Elixir fircz* which taken at the end of every meal as a delicious liquor at the dose oi a small glass, is unquestionably the best remedy to facilitate digestion. The Elixir Grez haa been adopted in all the hospitals, and is prescribed by the most eminent medical author! ties of the world, PARIS. Messrs Oollin & Oo (J 49 rue de Maubeuge. Mr W. Ramsay, Collins & Swa naon Sfc MELBOURNE 81-CHLORIDE OF GOLD CURE. DRINK HAD NEARLY DESTROYED IT I SUFFERED from an Insatiable Appe tite for Liquor. The Bi-Chlobidi of Gold Treatment cured me permanently. It Eradicates ALL Desire for Inboxioante The deiire will never return unless you re* cultivate it. No cure—no pay. Addrkss : BLOHLORIDE OF GOLD INSTITUTE oray House, Rattray Street, Dunedin, Kempthorne. Pr^sser and Co. Agentl WANTt.i> cnown—That J. Moisoar has received a large supply of Summer Boots and Shoes, suitable for the Holidays. They are all of tha best brands and makers, and never equalled in Aehburton. J.M. being the only practical and experienced Bootmaker in the town, thus gives him superiority and facility to know best what to get. There fore the pubiio have no need to wonder where to go for reliable Boots and Shoes. Discount for cash* as usual. Repairs done at once. Beat Sole Leather used and work manship, at The Hall, East Street, Ash urtoa. LOOK CHEAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOXJWT SOMERS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled during the* la twelve months. IT IS USEi) EVERYWHERE. This Coal la the Best and Cheapest SUam \nd Household Coal in the market. Used in the Woollen Factory and Canta oury Flour Mills, , GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WHITE.FOR PRICES to G. T, PARK, M 0 U N OJ B R Si _ ,1 ' ' ~—"* BUSINESS CHANGE. I BEG to notify to the numerous Oub tomera of W. H. Dakdis, and the Public generally, that having purchased the business known as the " Aenburton Aerated Water and Cordiai Manufactory," I take possession on and after February 1, and by diligent attention to busineas and the superiority of Cordials and Waters I take the opportunity of soliciting a fair share of your support and patronage* ALF. BRAY, CAMERON STREET,