The Ashburton Guardian.

Vol xxi. no. 5061

price : One Penny

Ashbdbton : Monlay, March 12, 1900.

EDUCATION BOARD.

Tekoa

An ordinary meeting of the North Can terbury Education Board was held on Wed )nesday. Present—Meßsra T 8 Weston (in the chair), 0 A 0 Hardy, D Buddo, J L Scott, M Dalziel, H W Petyraaß, and T W Adams. An apology w»s received for the absence '» of Mr J. Munnings. j The Chaiiman reported that Messrs J. Bennie, D. Duddo, and D. McMillan, junr , . had been elected to the three vacancies on ? the Board. The Buildings Committee reported that I the A shburcon Borough Council had noti- ' . fled that the Board's name appeared on th> Valuation List in respect of the h^&dmasti r's residence. The Board was recommended , to point oat the unreasonableness cf the valuator's action in attempting to rate & which, only last, year, the Ac / sessment Court had decided was exemp from rates; also to forward to the Council * an extract of the report of a Supten.e 1 Court judgment, under which the de cision that teachers' houses were not rateable had beets upheld. The repurs otherwise dealt with matters of routine On the Ashburton Committee's recommenda i tion, Misa Trezise was reappointed as as sistant) mistress. With regard £o the Com , mitteb'a representation that, in view of the iooreasing attendance at the side school, i> , was illogical for the Board not to allow as strong a staff as when the school wa* opened, it was pointed oab that the original provision of staff and salaries was based on the estimate of attendance suppli d to the Board, which, however, had not been borne out. It was suggested to the Committee that the removal of 3. 3 to the main, school would meet the difficulty. The following appointments were recommended ; —Hinds, Forencs McF&dgen, temporary monitor. The Ashburton Committee wrote, strongly advising the Board to allow the side school a pupil teacher, as the removal ot Standard 111. to th s main school would not, in their I opinion, benefit the Board from a pecuniary point of vitjw, whilßt if the Board adhered to its decision it would re ult in an agitation for making a separate district for Allentou. It was resolved to reoommend the Board to remove standard 111. to the main sbhool, an arangement which would give the mistress at AllentoQ the necessary relief, and entitle the imiu school to a fourth pupil teacher. The Walau and Willowby Committees wr >te in i-tf rence to the Board's proposal to remove i hi ir r- spective mistresses, the former po'n'ing cut ihib for this current quarter the attendance wmild be welt above 41. It was agreed that tl c usual notices must be given, but that they should not take effect its the (V tit of ihr r quired attendance being main tained during March quarter. On the motion of Mr Hardy, it waß re eolved— v (I) That the Board fake steps to comply with section 85 of the 'iducUion Act, which provides that in public schools all boys s half be instructed in military drill ; (2) that, whereas* a number of the Board's teachers have not the necessary know ledge to import efficient instruction in military drill, the Board make application to the Department f«n an instructor to take teachers' Saturday classes at Christchurch, A3hburtoo,and Ran giora, all head masters to attend such clashes until they shall have been granted a certifi cate of competency in the subject." I



Shipping. SHAW, SAYILL AWB ALBION OUMPAN7. LIMITED. FOX LONDON. JS^JL T>OYAL MAIL STEA <&. ■"' MERS, with superior Sw aooommodatlon forall classes JUJUMIMA9 passengers, calling at Monte Vfdeo or R!o, Tanerlffe wad Ply. month. Vesael Ton Commander From Date. lonics „. 4748 Kompaon... Wel't'n Marchl Gothio «.T7soKidley — April 26 CARGO STEAMERS. ~ P*keh» 14581 Proßser Weil'ton Feb Karatnea 6SpOßartoa Well'ton Mar 8 Rangitira 4G46Nicoll / „ Mar 29 1 I I E. W. HANMIR. Agent.



f:|i|H E jffljffflmjt HBW ZEALAND LINK ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Ifirata. Yidee, Tenerlffa & Plymsutb. Bead Accommodation fe* &1I olsssea of Ftuwengerß at Lowest Bates, | Port! of Steamers. Toub. Departure. Date. Waimate 5610 Wellington March 22 Wftk»t«ii» 6900 — April •19 WAwiui 8706 — May 17 Bakftift 5628 — June 14 Tekoa 4750 — jl'o follow tf*r further pftrtiloulara apply w tfRIEDLANDER BROS., Lm ,.';..,',, .., , ... . ,Agentja f Aahbartoa,. _



UNIO 8"- ■ ■ STIAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEA LA-Nt>. Lisotbd feTEAJIERi* g AH ¥EGM OTTELTON 4SCISOERj For Wesfeport arid Gteymonth—Weekly. Wellington— Mopd^yi Taeaday, Thn|B ;;da* &i 0 Sa:tiirda:yß'" NOTE—-For eztra sailings nee advertise meat in Christchuroh papers Donedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelaon and Pioton, via Wellington— Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland -~ Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; eference ahoold therefore be made to Ohrlstcharoh dally papers fox dates and boar of sailing For further particulars apply to F. FERBIMAN, Agent, Ashburton



HINBY: STEPHENdON, (oaccGsaor to Alfred Harrison.) Established 20 years. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND JOIIMIBSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock 'Produce, Furpiture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'oiook. Clearing Sales of Stock, * He usebold Furni are, ofco., ac per arrangement, in any part the county. Advances made en Goods placed in my bauds for Sale. Regular Consignments of Colonial Grown gad Island * Fruit sold privately through the week, and at Auction on SATURDAYS. Aseitt r Norwich Onion Fire Insurance Company & Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay mente from SSOs per month. HENEY STEPHENSON, AUCTIONEER THE DAINTIEST LITTLE WHEEL THAT EVER WAS"! " The Bamhlerr HAVING aold oat of my old stock of these superior Bicycles, I have jqsc opened tip a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN " RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RIOERS, ROAD RACER 3, & ROADSTERS n all sizes and all fitted with the eves^ sating G & J detachable Tyre. "THE MAaißl^lSM.' ALI» AIND INSPEOI THE STOCK. Price Easy. Hiding Easy. Machines the Strongest on Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK. OTHER MARES FITTED WITH G & J r T¥RlSi D. THOMAS.



MONEY TO LEND PBIVATELT. t TANORED STREET, Nexs Gas j ; 4 Oompaj{i's.,Oj'woe J^ONEY ~O LEND *o; *ArrftaKementJ* f r AND UPWARDS? Upon any Security. TRAD 3 BIEdLS Privately Discounted. Weekly or Monthly Pay meats can be arranged. All Business Strictly Conwdbntial. DAVID ZANDER, OOMMISSION & FINANCE AGENT. A BNT FOR-Sun Fire Insurance Office and Canton rine insurance Office.



"Fob the Blood is thb Life."—• OLARKI'B WORLD - FAMED BLOOD MIXTURE is warranted to cleanse the blood from all imparities from whatever cause arising. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Ec zema, Skin and Blood Diseases, and Sores of all kind*, its effects are marvellous. Thous ands of testimonials. Sold ia bottles, 2* 9d, and lls each, by Chemists and Paten- Sifidiqine /Vendors everywhere. Sole Pro prietors, The Lincoln and Midland Ooun* ?ms Dara Co t Liucoln, BagUnd.



DAVID THOMAS, AUCTIONEER LAND, INSURANCE & ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL & GRAIN BROKER ASHBURI'ON, Loans Negotiated. Sn! yi,Sale« ? f Ll Vo, Sfcock-Tinwala and Ashburton alternately! !2'fl y *fi" of S*wep Sk*ns. Fafca, Hides, etc., on Mondays Sales of Wool Throaghoat the Season Gram Boughb ana Sold on Commission Olearing Sales as per arrangements Arcade Horse and Farnitare Sales Jheld cn'Saturdaya Horse Fairs held Monthly ' „ , , „ AGENT FOR— Matson ano Co., Christchurch Booth, McDonald and Co., Chrialchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Co. Bowron Bros.' Belting , ' London and LancasbtreOl M arance Company Graham's Font Rot Composition Wrighfc, Stephenson aad Co . Danedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools xMfast Minares Vacuum Oil Oo.'s Agricultural Oils RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES T HAVE made arrangements with MESSRS HIRDY & CO., Merchants, Rakaia, *. to aobaamy AG&NTforall Auctioneering Wo^kinth.t Dißtricb. and in con- SUOOESB WiH be m7* endeavour fco mßke the RAKAIa. SIIB A DIVIO THOMAS, Ashbar-tnn •GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS, ASH BURTON. j



J HAVE BTXLL SOME BLOCKS OP THE LAGMHOR LAND FOR SALE, Either for Residential Purposes or ia Faming Blocks. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST L.\ND AT PRESENT IN'THE MARKET. ALSO,- Splendid Farm M^thven, 1500 acres, thoroughly improved. ALSO,— 1000 Acres Prime Land, Lyndhurst. ALSO,— Very complete.Suburban Proparty, containing 87 Acres, Grahau's Road. -ALSO,— 1450 Acres, May field, thoroughly improved. D THOMAS. ASHBX7RTON.



lew Zealand Insaraooa Goipaai. SBTABLIS H*¥d "' 1 «. 18 5 9 capital^onF million. thbpbemdeb and wealthiest colonial COMPANY, NOTBD FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBIRAIiIT¥ PAID-UP CAPITAL AND RESERVES— £400,000. FIRE AND ~MAR}NR RISKS, ALSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRBSHIJEfG MACHINES, <&0., AOOBPTKD AT LOWEST TORRENT JRaTSB E W. HANMER AGENT,



NOTICE OF REMOVAL. MESSRS MITCHELL & TURNER HOPE TO BE IN OCCUPATION OF THEIR NEW PREMISES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 10.



) Ntcoll Bros. . JNhcoll Brother, H. F. Niooix.) [li. A» Nicoli. AUCTION EERS, ACCOUNTANTS, SHAREBROKKRS, VALUATORS, LAND, ESTATE, & GENERA AGENTS, CENTRAL AUCTION ROOMS EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. I L WEEKLY SALES OF MERCHANDISE, FURNITURES & PRODUCE, in oar Rooms every SATURDAY, commencing at 12.30 p.m. CLEARING SALES conducted in any part of the district at lowest current ratea. ADVANCES made on goods placed in our hands fo»." absolute sale. FRUIT.— We receive regular consign ments from Auckland, Sydney, and the anda. NEW SEEDS always in stock, including Clovers, Ryegrass, Rape, and Turnip Seed. .3RAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON. COMMISSION. We shall be pleased to receive samples ror" farmers who have parcels for fsposal. Station Books kept and audited [ We have various eums of Trust Monies, I ranging from £300 to £5000, to lend oo Freehold Securities, at 4| 5 per cent Farm 3, House Properties, and Building f Seotiom for Sale. Particulars on application. We invite those wishing to diapote of bheir properties to communicate with us SKINS & PELTS.—We ara buyeraat highest market rates, as agents for Messrs Murgatroyd Bros, Woolaoourera and Feli snongtrs, Chrietchurch



Harvest Supplies VHE HAVE JUSTJ LANDED ex Paparoa, Rdcaia, and Aotea, NEW SUPPLIES OF ENGLISH EARTHENWARE, GLAS-3 AND CHINA. Every line up tt date,"and at lowest Cash fqn/'tablons. English and America FRttIT JARS at [lowesc prices in Town. Queensland Pure Dry Cane SUGAR— 701b Bags 14s, Only dry Sugar should be used for Preserving. Two*"and Three Prong Forks, Binder Whips, Rein Cord, Oil Cans, Reaper Oil, Raw and Boiled Oil, Oa6tor and Cylinder Oil, ia any quanbi y. 51b Boxes Pure Ceylon TEA from 7a 6d each. BIG Y~C~L E S. In BICYCLES we c.\n offer the £best yalue in the Colony. We build Machines to order from Genuine B.S.A. parts' We are also Agents for Columbias, Hartforda, and Lovell Diamonds. Quotations on application.



CARSON & Co., GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS, Importers of Bicycles, Hardware,"|Glajs and China, Tanoeed Street and Aecade, Ashburton. A CARD. J A Branch Office has ttsau opened by the undersigned ab Messrs Nicoll Bbos , I East Street, where they will carry on practice as .Barristers and Solicitor MAUDE & HABMAN, Solicitors, Chriatchurch Money to Load^at Lowest Carreab Bates on FreehoM Security. No|Procuration Fee. MAUDE[& HARMAN, llj. 48 Afthburton.



T)yE ARi CASH BUYERS OF I JbAl oHMiJ AND I Of BS 1 AT HIGHEST MARKEP RATES. niooliTbros., a East Street, Aahburton. FKEEZERa FREEZEKS. T7IARMERS wishing to consign Sheep on their own account* can book space at auj time to euib tneir own convenience by com' mumcating with us, .NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGF'NTB, CHUISTCHURCH MEAT COMPANY. Limited.



HHHE CHRISTCHUROa MEAT CO X Limited; ISLINGTON



E. W. HANMBR. NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO NEW ' PREMISES. TTTAVIMG acabanged premises with tbe JO- Farmers' Co-operacive Association, have much pleasure in stating that in future I shall carry on my business at the offices and store lately oooupied by the above As socfation at the corner of Weat Street and Havelock street (the Loan and Mercantile old premises. STORAGE AT LOWEST RATES.. CORNSACKS AT CURRENT PRICES. 132 W. HANME



Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, Rape, and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. 3REATLY INCREASED PRODUCTION WHEREVER USUU. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE Nicoll Bros, store five varieties of this uelebrated fertiliser. Price on application. Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt- attention. NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS



LEGAL. I BEG to announce tbab I HAVE COMMENCED THE PRACTICE OF MY PROFESSION at Ashburton. Temporary Office: Arcade Chambers, Bu 'tettSfcreefc. Trust and other moneys to lend. G, MA.RRIOTT WATSON, Solicitor. - THINGS - WOBTH KNOWING mHAH You can [SAVE MONEY jlffyou Buy your Boots from k NICHOLAS & PIGKFORD, MANUFACTURERS h IMPORTERS OF BOOT 3 AND SHOES, East Street, Aahburbom; BOOTS & SHOES Of Every Description Made fco Measure Ease and Comfort Studied. Skill and Judgment beingjexercised ofjfche Formation of the Feeb, Workmanship and Materials CHARGES MODERATE. Bring Your Repairs fo — NICHOLAS & PICKFOiD Lata McDonald & MoDiaemib.



ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND *. INVESTMENT BOOIET i. mHE SOCIETY is now taking MONET? JL on DEPOSIT Fixed Twelve Months $\ per cent. Full particulars on application. EDWAKD STEPHENS, Manager. Office : Tancred Street



WITH Your Consent,' I'll take another cup, is the general ex pression of approval fro:n those first tast ing Hondai-Lanka Ceylon Tea. Sold by Mb Cooch, Saundere' Buildings, East Street.



BUSINESS CHANGE, T HAVE orach pleasure is announcing that I have purchased th>a SADDLERY BUSINESS Lately conducted by Mb Ji H. Jamikso I*,1*, And respectfully solicit a continuance of the liberal support accorded to my pre decessor. ALL lOßDEßS^promptly executed, and alFwork GUARANTEED. Robert Anderson, BAST STREET, Ashburton 11107



G. MEDDINS, THE PEOPLES IBGNMONGER, BURNETT STREET, Opposite Arcade /CORDIALLY invites inspection of the \j following Seasonable Goods, withoub being pressed to buy : — PRESERVING PANS, BRASS AISD ENAMELLED. Enamelled Goods, Gardening Tools, Knives, Forksj, and Spoons, Ranges and Register Grafted Enamelled Mantelpieces A.I.



HARVESTING. M&TEBIAL, INCLUDING Hay Forks Hay Rakes Scythes and Handles, Machinery Oils at Low Prices. MASfeBY-HARRB KEAPBE SECTIONS, English make ; Low Price Agent for the Celebrated ROVER AND CLEVELAND CYCLES. Cash or Terms.



THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' 00- OPRRATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Ltd. HARVEST 1900 CORN SACKS. A FULL SUPPLY KEPT IN STORES, Ashburton. BINDER TWINE. New best Canterbury Flax Twine just arrived. Shareholders are (requested to book their requirements immediately, as owing to the great; scarcity of Flax, this Twine will be almost unprocurable later »b our present selling pric?. OlL'*.—We have all kinds of Machine Oils in bulk, which we retail out at) lowest) possible rates. . I Please call and inspect our Stock before J ordering elsewhere | THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Limited. 11 115 T. F. GIBSON, Manager j



J. V. DE BEER, JEWELLER *■ WATCHMAKER. mHE LATEST NOVELTIES just to X hand in all classes of | Watches* &> Jewellery, I ROTHEiUNTS ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES IN THE FOLtOWINU GRADES :— Gold Key'ess Hunting Gold Keyless Open Face Silver Keyless Half Hunting Silver Keyless Hunting Silver Key wind Fusee Hunting Silver Keywind Going Barrel Hunt ing Silver Keyless Open Fa6e Silver Keywiud Fusee Open Face Silver Keywind Going Barrel Open Face Also, A FULL STOCK of (ROTHBRHAM'S LADIES' COLO WATCHES, SPECIALLY MADE TO! MY ORDER.



SIX DOZEN ENGLISH KEYLESS OPEN FACE.NIOKEL LEVER WATCHES, Compensation balanco, full jowellsrj, two ve&ts' Guarantee, 27s 6d EACH. S^s O<i Also, a Full Stock of all other classes of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Watches. W A T E R B U R V S at four prices— Us 6d, 19s ©d, 20s, 22s 64 J. V. DE BEER, TfLate S. Salek) EAST STREET, ABHBORTON MR DONGES, HAVE LOCK STREET, nriEACHEK of Violin, Maadolin, and JL Harmony. Terms on application. 1175 BUSINESS CHANGE. I BEG to notify to the numeroaa Cus tomers of W. H. Dabdis, and the Public generally, that having purohased the business known as the " Aahburton Aerated Water and Oordiai Manufactory," I take possession on and after February 1, and by diligenb attention to business and the superiority of Cordials and Waters I take the opportunity of soliciting a fair share of your supporli and patronage. ALF. BRAY, CAMEROJST STREET.



Established 1880 Telephone 69 BAKER BROS., ■7TCTBNTBHING TTNDERTAKIRB *- URNIBBJNG *-> NDERTAKERS DIRECT Importers of Beet and Latea Designs In FUNERAL FURNISHINGS ' FUNERALS conducted with the greatest care and satisfaction, at most reasonable charges. Corner of Wakanal Road and Case Streets, and Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. , .



S^VIVDIiI v. & tsona En ca lypti JfcCxtract. Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per communica tion made by the Ministerlor Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at Melbourne, March 14, 1873. Awarded diploma at the Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883. Acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Universities all over the Globe. There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUOALYPT EXTRACT, which ia recognised by the t medical division of the Pruasian'Government; to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we bate j— It is proved by tests by the Medical Client of the Universities at Bonn and Greifewald Prussia, andreported by Dr. Schulz,Professor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dre Mossier, Director Df the Medical Clinics as Greifswald, that only products that aro saturated with oxygen aad freed of aoide resinous and other substances, adherent t primary distillation, will develops th sanative qualities proper to the plan All crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extract are to be classed according to the named authorities, Among the turpeniiinee, which <we abandoned long since as an internal medicament. These crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible:— 1 By their deficiency in pungent odour— which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract develops most freely through its surplus oxygen. 2 By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear ance being reduced in specific density through tae presence A acids. 3jßy their taste, the result of the contraoting tendency of resins and connate 3. if these crude oils, so-c lied eucalypti extracts, are applied by mista :e in cases of oroup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal inflamations, dysentery, etc, the con sequences are most appalling. For safety sake ask always for SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. — Sand-urst* Victoria, Australia. SANDEK & SONS. *



EEMOVAL NOTICE R. J. GUY. SADDLER, WISHES to notify to to his Customers thai; he has REMOVED back to hia new Premises on the old site, Burnett) Street. Large Stock of SADDLERY, HARNESS, WHIPS, &0., on hand. Inspection invited. All orderti left with me will be promptly executed. 2 98 FINEST New Oatmeal, 251b bags 2a 6d Roller Flour, 200 b bags 13s ; 1001b . s 6d ; 50ibs 3s 103 ; 25:bs 2s, and further reductions by the ton at Fl&tchetr Bros* Cash Supply Stores Saioke New Venus



LOOK CEtIAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOUNT SOMEKS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled daring the la twelve mouths IT IS ÜBEjJ EVERYWHERE. Thin Coal is the Best and Cheapest StußJMi) \nd Household Coal ia the market. Used in the Woollen Factory and Oante oury Float Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS « :■ WBITE FOR PRICES ■ '■■- EO ' G. T. PARK, MOUN3I SOME RS. WAR, WAR, WAR.—Cjntingenb Ties and Hati Bands ab Nokthcote k Hefford's. Smoke New Vemis



: T^rrr i • • punl°p's - • i smoke. < YOU . ;■ . \Jr^^ a-*^ BL »> .il_ n^, , j^ A.h . ■■ j_ J WANT .^T m . TOBACCO . . ~,' Tobacconists



! LLEWELLYN OWEN. CERTIFICATED TEACHER. 1 T OCAL Reprosentfttive of bhe London J_J College of Music, and of the Moiioul International College, PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, VIOLIN, MAN DJCINE, SINGING. HARMONY, AND COUNTERPOINT. The 'ne v term will commence January j 22nd. Intending pupils kindly communioate early. : FARMEBS, TVO NOT RUN THE RISK Of LOSING YOUR CRAW BF NCR'-WE&TERS Id the attempt to harvest it with an oil Binder— BUT COME AND BUY A NEW McCORMICK. Ib will pay you in the long run if yoa take iatp consideration the coat of repairs aad the de'ay thib is caused by an old machine. Wa have only a FEW McCORMIOKS LEFT, ao would advis? you to crder early so as to secure one of thef MONARCSS o the Harvest field. machine oil, and donaghys twine in stock, &OKKOW, BASSEIT & Co, ASHBURTON. M. PRIEST, Manager



Frank Curtis. THE LEADING Wtttelimaljcer, A fJe>voiler t EAST SrREUT, HAS cow on hand the finest stock of JEWELLERY, WATCHES, Ac, in Ashhurlon, including a fnahcoQiigtunenb of " . ■ .'■■■.■ - ' . Efcothera^u. Watchew Direct from the Manufacturers. A special line of LADIES' SILVER WATCHES at £2, guaranteed two yean. Also my now famous NICKEL LKYER WATCHES at 27s 6d and 30s. Cheaper Lines ia NICKEL WATCHES from 14i 6d. ALL my NICKEL WATCHES are GUARANTEED for ONE YEAR. I have now in Stock a very [fine selection of l£iiif;cig;e*nent) and ll^adtos* Gem J£infgs, From 10s upwards to £15; also the VERY LATEST DESIGNS in GOLD BROOCHES from 7s 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 ia all lieei and styles. A Special Room for choosing if deiired. FRAMK CURTIS, THE LEADING WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER



HOW IS IT the xUcorns can sell so cheap ? Easy, when you know that their rent is less thaa one-tliird it would be in East Street, and that they do moat 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 Robirt Aloorn's, Uavelock Street, where yon wil got them good as well as cheap.



Established 1876. FOR CHRISTM.' S PRESENTS a. CID NEW fEAR GIFTS, Also WEDDING PRESENI3 GO 10 GEORGE JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, [East Street, Ashbarton, THE CHEAPEST PLMJK IN JX)WN or WATCHES, CLOCKS, AND : JEWELLIRY.J Of Ever"y Deacriptlon. ! INSPECTION INVITED,