The Dredging Boom.

The dredging boom m its- initial sfcgge—two years hack, say — was a golden harvasfc for vendor*, promoters, 'company floaters, eharfibrokers, 'hoc genus omne. The silly public, unrW which category I'ioclude mys If, dul'^t corns m at that st^gp, or cmie m only for the purpose of pro%itli>g capita!. Yob can't have a boom on pap»r merely Solid ' caah somewhere aud to some extent there must be. l r > was the duty of the public to supply thes lid cash 'wherewith a few privileged boomsters Buight enrich themselvpn; and f-iith fully ibe public p< rfornopd t' afc duty. Any pretence of a.-prospeo-us found credence; uny company that proposed to-drudsje any where—the Mplyrieux the Kawarmt, the Mataara, the Qardrona, the crust of a feel "or t;h(i> aide ■of a miun'sin—obtained capital, all the capital thai, it ask'xt for. Tho capital that the silly puVtlic—always Including myself—subscribed ran iato millions. I lifted up my testimony against the ■folly of it, but I subscribed all the game. You me we wer?: greedy as well ms Billy, hhares were bought and *old, and we all hoped to sell at a premium. Selling at A''premium can't go on for over »»d somebody—we repeatedly remind ed ourselves—somebody would have to Blhold the baby". That f-omebody, as each of us fatuous'y believed, would be somebody else. I recall thes** facts of the past In explanation of the phenomena of the present". Bogus companies are being wound up right and left, Thfy are companies that have had their day, have ran their course, have served tho purpose of their existence, and now have only to provide funeral expensel?, J otherwise liquidators' fees, to obtain decent burial. There never was any gold within the field of their operat ions save the gold extracted from the shareholders' pockets These things be ing 80 the public one would say ought to lbs a good deal soured on the subject; of dredging—dyspnptic, irritable, inquest of somebody to hang. Bafc the facts explain it how you will, are otherwise. The mining columns of the Daily Times reporting this or that company m liquidation, have rarely a whimper from disappointed shareholders In short we are taking our punishment « ■ well that the exietance may be inferred of secret compensations. Good h<*s to be set against the bad and the good predominates. It may be my incurab'e optimism, but, anyhow, I hold that the dredging boom, relieved of a score or two of bloodsucking companies that have done their worst, is at last begin ning to be m a sound^condition. ~- Civis la Otago Daily Times.

Indigestion in Wellington.

A SPLENDID TESTIMONIAL.

M.R OBAWFOBB OF CAM BRIDGE TERRACE CURED,

BILE BEANS JFOtl BILLIOUS NEHS THIS POWER.

The panga of indigestien are, akg, well known m Australasia by the thousands and thousands who have suffered. It is not st slight, complaint either, for it often brir g^ with it disorders of an inconvenient and serious nature. To the dyspeptic life becomes unendurable —energy ceaae« —ambition is dead, and a weariness seizas the whole body It is the inability to digest food that causes indigestion. The great gial for dyspeptics to woik tor is to bring about a sute whereby all waste and impure matter may be dispelled from the stomach. Wheu this state of affurs txsst food will the better be digested and the organs will become normal. Bi.'e Beans will m a masterly way remove the impure matter *nd by pa'ting ih-j stomach and liver m good woiking order cure the most chroma state of injig<s vion. Thousands of pas!) sufferers m Australasia are folly aware of the priceless value of Bile Beans as a cure for indigestion, and from time to ttms we hava published testimonial from jjratefal patients. The following from Mr G A Crawford of Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, N. Z d. ted January 7th, 1901, ia yet another proof of the \ value of that great discovery—Bile Beans for billiousness. ' Gentleman : —''As one who has long suftared from billiousness and indigestion I would Hke to add my testimony to the curative properties of Bile Beans for both these complaints. They are, without doubt, the beat medicine that have been placed on the market. I have tried nearly every remedy advertised, but with ont weoaring relief, and on the recommen dation of a neighbour I decided to use Bile Beans with tho result, I am thankful bo say. that I now feel completely set up. J have no hesitation m saying that I would not be without Bile Beans m the house* and can strongly recommend them to anyone suffering fnm billiouaness or indigestion. I have n© objection to your making uae of this, sb it may be the means of bringing relief to other sufferers." The remedy of which Mr Crawford speaks In ' such glowing terms is a vegetable prepar' ation containing not a trace of harmful ingredients. It is daily making good the claims of its proprietors, namely, that it ia the world's greatest specific tor billious neaa, indigestion, liver and kidney troubles, blood troubles, which ac this present season teveal themselves m the form of pimples and akin eruptions, female ailments, aoeniia, constipation, dizziness, headache or insomnia. All ehemirts sfcoc'i them or you may order from the. Bile B^ans Manufacture g Company, 39 Pitt Street, Sydney.

f X AfcJBBIWMJN <GU/fiflA< >.' TUEBIPAY,; MAECH' ■ itf, 9t»l

Piiuted aud published by AIJEBD Jomr T yruell Baxtkb, of Burnstt street east toe tae P^oprietow, Robert Bku. »q Henby Adam Mackat, at thbir Prtotlug Ufeoe, Burnett) Street), Aehburton SJOBSDAY, MARCH 19 1901



» McBKIDE, MonuD3ental Eca'ptor, 60S!affordS*, Tiroara tA LWAYS m Stock—A 6» l'\. cia&M selection of Marble »nd Granite Monuments, .Oesicuß aoci Eeti mates for wiirded on application, Letter Outting m any el.yla XTAIIOKAL MORTGAGE & AGENCY i\ CO. OF N.Z, LTD. TIMARU IMPROVED if A RMS FOli SAIE. 530 ftores Rangitatn, 250 acres Olnramont, acres Wailotia, 200 aorea Waihac, 2130 aerea Kingsdown, 1000 aoref Otft'a, 500 acres Totara, And others of various eizer iv Soith Castor • bury Improved Farms for tease, with right o purchase 1170 acres Fairlie, 505 acres ToUra, and 2t5 iictea Totara Also nnimproved agriuulbDrfti and prariog Trma of various sizes oc the Rainoliffe and Leveln Estates, ard two well improve Sfcation prorettiee*if 7000 seres each. J. V. DE BEEB, WATCHMAKER * JEWELLER "j^TCW showing a few Hnes of American Jewellery, new unique designs as exceptive* • low prices, marked is plain figures. A large Bhipmen of Ladles and Gent'i Watches just to hand, at prices ranglu from 10s to £26 lObs Amongst these are :— 1 Dozen Botherham's Highest Grade ENGLISH LEVERS. 5 Dozen LEVER NICKLE WATCHES at 27s 6d 3 Dozen Useful NICKLE WATCHES at> 20a Also,— A large assortmenti'of new JEWELLERY and STERLING SILVER WARE. A very large"Stock cf the latter [now on hand. BPECTACLH:'S JSc J. V. DE BEER WATCHMAKER k JEWELLEB, East Street, ytshburtois -. wo*»l!»f.uji,~ muira it «.-■"" BEEGHAM'S PILLS For Billions aud Nervoua Disorders, such aa Wlod and Pain m the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after Meals, Dizziness and Drowtiness, Cold, Chilli 3, Flushings cf Heat, L'ss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Ccsbivmess, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and ail Nervoue and Trembling Sensations, etc. Tee First Dose will oivb Relief m Twenty Minutes. This it no Fiction. Every eufferer is earnestly invited to try one Box of theße Pills, and they will * be acknowledged to bt Worth ; s €!lJli«Rii a BOX BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as directed, wiU quickly restore Females to complete health They promptly remove ar.y obstruc tion or irregularity m the system Fora WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, -. DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic—a few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs j strengthening the Mmcuiar System, reg tor ing the longlost ccmplexion, bringing back the best of appetite, and arousing with the robust health the whole physical energy ef the human frame Fcr throwing off fever* m hot climates they are specially renowned Thbse are ' facts' admitted by thousands, ih «U classes of Society, and one ef the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debilitated is that BEEOHAM'S PILLS have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m toe World BKJS3CUEIA.M.*a' JPIIjJUS Have for many years been the popnl* amily medicine throughout the Britli Colonies, and they now stand WITHOUT A RIVAL. PKePaBED. ONLY Bt THOMAS J*JEJK<MABI, Si. HELRK'e, B Sold everywhere m ttles—9Jd, la 1 |j3, 1b 9d each ' . /GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Established 1870. EVERY POLICY GUARANTEES BY THE STATE. For the following amongst many reasons New-Zealanders should support their national office;— 1. Its Security is absolute. S. Its Premiums are low. 3. Its Bonuses are high. 4. Its Funds are ah invested In the colony. 5. Its business is restricted to Now Zealand, the HEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. Xo-.v-Zoalanders who insure m offices which obtain Vno bulk of their business from the. Old. World and tho other colonies (including Western Australia and Fiji) have to pa^fr tho LO.SH AKIHIXO VBOM THE HEAVJC MORTALITY OF THOSE COUNTRIES. The death-rate m New Zealand was under 10 ])<u' thousand m 1695, wliilo iv the other colonies it ranged from IGJ per thousand m Ni;\\ South V.alfs to ]!5 pt-r thousand m V.'csicrn AnstraHa. AcovnutJiTKn KnKD>) sit prwont date amount to over THKJCE MILLION POUNDS. ANNUAT; INOOMB, over £400,000. J. 11. IUCIJATIDSON, j"1 Ooiuiuissioner. ~», _ r j. ' ■ " ——-—— ■ ■ ■■ ""'■'' Manoing & Cos' NEW SEASON'S BOTTLED ALES AND STOUT. IN QUARTS AND PINTS, THI BEST IN THE MARKET Equal to the Leading Brands of ENGLISH ALES. Agents for Ashbuvton—Msssbs Shear man Bkos



COAL. COAL. COAL. TIMBER. TIMBER, TIMBER. T F YOU WISH to save money, yoa should buy SHAG POINT GOAL— The Cheapest and Cleanest Coal m the market, and effect a saving of 30 per cent. BEFORE you commence to build, we advise you to call and (inspect onr splendid; Stocks of REGISTER GRATES, ENAMEL MANTLEPIEOES, and COOKING RANGES, i We can give yon better value than any other house m the trade. P YOU REQUIRE your Residence PAINTED and UECORATED, we have the Largest and Choicest Stock of WALL PAPERS m the County | to select from, and can give you every satisfaction. IF YOU WANT Table Knives, BUTCHERS' KNIVES, Pocka Knives, and Razors, We have just opened up £200 worth of Cutlery direct from the makers, the qualify of which is unapproachable, W. H. COI7LEMS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER & OOA& MERCHANTS, AGENTS, KOYAL INSURANCE COMPANY -~= ]- -- 3000 C ' ifei■ i^-^lj -Cookingf Baijges i m j." ■■■■' -■■ iii a ij * In Uee m the Colony Ja^ | ■|ii»«i"i'ji' t.. ' ; -=s^— ■ ' tt'he/ born Lignite, Trae Co»I. or Wood up S-M (frls^S^SL to 2ffc 6in • « 2££3 *^<2a g NO SETTING REQUIRED. f? ' Mlßgg-jl J' *^S*j*<^ P* With Stove Pipe can be worked out la t EF^f i "S^P 1* \ * °Pen' Splendid Bread Bakers n^wjwTl .^s^-J L. With oasfc Iron or copper boilers. Tb« i MR&i£ copper boilers are large aad tin lined inside. fe*Sl££ia^> jLwyr--i ii ■ »===!. r* Repairs aie a Minimum. ■""'"" t \ © p ISS^^^^^S Meds m all etees, single or double ovens. LiJ7""A. ■:.'"'.. 'ES~ri~JEiEE~~I3J or 'OWPreBBUre boiler w 'x* « **c'e'- Sold ball li^unigers, frcm vim 0 ate lcgtiea b It tbfftfd, cr frrm the m kei H. E. SHACKLOCK, LTD. SOUTHEND FOUNDRY. Prinoes Stbeet T>U^W,DIN J. SEALY & CO;, THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED SEED FIRM IN ASHBURTON JQ Q i°t ARE still to the front, and are prepared to supply their tnanj •O« Ou KjXJm Patroae with reliable SKEDS, ofevery^deßoriptlon, THA'J WILL GROW, at lowest market rates. SEEDS FOR THE FARM, VEGETABLE SEEDS, FLOWER SEEDS, & GARDEN REQUISITES of every fdescription, Direct from the Geowers and Manotaotubeks. Our* Stocks of NEW REASON'S REEDS are from the Celebrated Firms, James Carter & Co, London, ar,d Pemb Lawson & Son, Edinburgh, acd they are of the best quality obtainable, FRUIT. FRUIT. FRUIT. LABGE STOCKS of all Scalable FRUITS always on hand, MELLO'R'S; : ' ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE IS THE KING OP BOOT SHOPS. Pronounced by the Ashburton Publb to be tl c Cheapest and Most Reli&bli Boot Shop m A&hburton. JTHHE FOLLOWING IS A FFW « F OUR PRICES :~ Men's Good Bluchers, great valne ... ... ... 5a lid Men's Gnod Shooter Boots from ... ... ... 9a 6d Men's light Sunday Boot, good value, at ... ... 8s 61 ladies' Pretty Oxford Shoes from ... ... ... 6s 6i Children's Boots from ... .., ... la Od Bcya' Strong School Btots, very cheap; only ... ... 4s 6'i Ladles' Leather Slippers from ... ... ... 3s lid Men's Oanvas Shoes ... ... ... 6s 6d And a Thousand Other Lines that Defy Oompetltion^at J. MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON. (IBY SPECIAL APPOINfMINT." PURVEYOBB OF THE CELEBRATED HONDAI-LANKA CEYLON PACKED AND SEALED TEA! TO the Elite and also to the ' Plaits People '—None too high or too low to appraoiati its unblended goodness. BLENDED TEA DRINKERS TRY 1 UNBLENDED HONDASLAFKA MAHARAJAH No. 1] RST AWAED PARIS EXHIBITION. FOR TOURING AND ORDINARY EVERY DAY RIDING MASSEY-HARRIS BICYCLES ARE ESSENTIAL. THE Tubing, Sprockets, etc, m a MASSEY ake of suOh high geabe MATjGKIAL and the w»rk put into its manufacture so carefully carried oat, that the MASSEY-HARRIS bicycle will withstand thk severest CSAGE. Oountby ridebs who trade with the M4SSEY HARRIS OOMPATS V CAN RELY UPON ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION BEING GIVEN. OUE GUAEANTBE is A LIBERAL ONE and the TERMS EASY, SfEcoND hahd Machines are taken m part payment. Canada Cycle & MMor Ca, Limited, (MASSEY-HARRIS BRANCH) DUNIDIN DBPOT—I2Ia GEORGE STREET. Branches and Agencies everywhere throughout New Zealand. SMO F. E ON LV . NEW VENUS \ \°t A PBBFBv/P TOBACCO. ■ :



McCORMICK TTT AS AWARDED AT 03 H E OHRTSTOHITRGH SBTW, Oa November 9,1800, 'Jtt*© Certificate of Merit, Which owiiaa with it a SILVER MEDA the highest award given to Harveetin Machinery at this Show, It wlbb fn PARIS mote Awards than any other American Exhibitor there, besides ANNEXING the Grand JTielct Trl Trophy of a Gold Medal and 200 Francs, AGAINST ALL COMERS. and I»Ef.fcfc t hie b'uperb Machine beft'K buying elsewhere. Morrow, Basseit A Go ASHBURTON M. PRIEST, Manager H UNDBILL 1 UNDBIIZi T H UNDEILL & CO h FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS ! OPANORED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins & Specialty A Choice Assortment of Artificial Wreath In Sbookt -—-— Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows* Hall } alee oare 9 Mr T. Andrews, East Belt. 3 BAKER BROS., EIUENISHING TfNDERTAKERS C URNISHIHG "U NDBRTAKEES DIRECT Importers of Beet) and Latest Designs la FUiNERAL FURNISHINGS. FUNERALS conducted with the greatest care and satisfaction, ib most reasonable charges. Corner of Wakftnnl Road and Oass treats, and Bakev and "Srowu'e Coach aetory. ■" . COMPARE 1™111111 M TEA \ r ATJ^|tY PRICE fM \$ W 2/8 TRIAD J»IZ2Q COMPBTITIOA THE "TRIAD" offers a prize of two guineas and a second prize of one guineas for Photos of Scenery by Amateurs, not less than cabinet eize, mounted or anmounted. No photos sent can be re turned, and may be reproduced m TRIAD. To close 20th May, 1901 CONDITIONS. AH that Is necessary fco enter (or this com petition is to post photo or photos {enclosing a receipt for ss, or more, from any Triad advertiser) to " The Manager of the Teiad, Dtmedis,' AJax Waßhlng Powders Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Auckland forwarding and Parcels Deliveiy Agency Bermaline Bread~all Grocers Brinsley and Co.'s Ranges Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Boots Commercial Hotel, T N Grange Curtis, F, Jeweller Dunlop Tyres Gawne'a Sauces, Pickles, Vinegar, etc Gear Meat Co Gregg and Co, W s Coffee, Starch, etc Hayward'e Pickles and Sauces Jones, H M, Triadl Agent Kirkpatrick, S, and Co, X Jams Kharki Cigarettes, Eagle Go's Kozie Teas, all Grocers! Lane's Creosoted Emulsion Loasbj-'e Wahoo, Koolibah, Benjamin Gum, and Cinnamon Cure Meddina, G., lironmorsger . NtZ. Clothing ?ttotory Nelson , *loate and Go's Tea Nicholas & Pickford, bootmakers Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corpor tion, Ltd. Orr, A, Draper Penrose Bros, bootmaker Prießt and Holdgate, Ironmongers Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Shag Point Cot.!, John Cowlea, agent Spring Blossom Tea Suratnra Tea Teed and Co«, Corn Cure Ton king's Linseed Emulsion "Tai" Extract of Soap Waltke's Soap Wills' Three Castles Cigarettes & Tobao Woodrow'e Hats, Gollin and Co, agents Yates & Co, Arthur, seed merchants ~~ T triTE'T ~ DWELLING of 4 Rooms with Gardes, &o, frwntiing Cambridge Street, Hkmpsteadi Apply to 03 BULLOCK, ' __*_. ■„. ■ -■ -. Agent pianoeoilTand singincT Mk JOHNBTON RESUMED Teaching oa TUESDAY 29th Jan. _ «-.^ . Havelook Btree IT 18 Wonderful how nice your Shirfe will look after asing the Rapid Shirt a-ioss OOTS ANP BBOIBIS QUIOKLT HEALED Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied to a out, sruise, burn, scald, or like injury will instantly allay the pain, and wilt heal the jarts m less time than any other treatmens Unless the injury ia very severe i& will not cave a scar. Pain Balm also cures rheu natism, uprated, ewellings and tameneia 7 r Iftle by Ashbarton Drug Company



RANGES. RANGES. i ■■ Scott-8 C> lebrated * ATLAS' Ranges Barningham's • CHAMPION ' Ranges Sbaeklock'a 'ORIQK ' Ranges, AIX OK TI«W AT JOHN CPfi & GO'S. LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. Fncoke New v «roue " KAYE, & CAR~fFF~ ARE CASH BUYERS, highest curreni rates, all FARM PRODUCE. Agents tor Button's and Lawson'i Unrivalled Seeds. Now Season's Supplies of RAPE, TURNIP, MANGEL CLOVERS, &o, &o, JUST LANDED, LARGE STORES at LYTTELTON SXTENSIVfi CLEANING* MACHINERY CORNBAuKS always oo hand, KAYE & CARTER CBfRISTOHURCH feS 1S OOT H ING LvM POWDERS PREVENT FITS, CONVULSIONS, ETC. Preserve a healthy state of the consti tution during the period of Teething, The words "JOHN .STjEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY," * Are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed t6 each Packet. Kemcthorne, Prosaer and 00. Agents Y~OUR REPAIKS done ab"ono«'aVi Stock's Cash Boot Store MGKOiiS & PItKF! ii[ I_TAVE Juat Laodtd, sx e.s. Waitnat their first shipment o SUMMER GOODS, WOhVBWG Ladies' Croquet and Tennis Shoes. Gentlemen's Tennis, Bowling, am Cricketing SHOES & BOOTS, In Canvas, Parramß|ta, Glace Ki< Back Skin, ana Kussian Calf. The Best Assortment ever Shown ii Ashburton. inspection Invited* NICHOLAS & PIGKFOB& £EABT STREET. BACHELORS' ESTABLISHMENT 2 Boods 3J Perches. mOGETHER with Cottage, Small ;Bhed JL etb,, sifccated at, TrevertoD, For parbioulars apply to tP; BPLLOOK. The DAiiM'iiisT littl¥ wimEL THAT EVER WAS" " The Bambler." HAVIKG sold out of my oifi utock o'< theEe enperfor Bicycles, I have nsc opened cp a fresh consignment, of fche latest pattern "Rambleh" SPKCIA L LIG h T R ■ CERS, ROAD RACH;RS, .- : A ROAWLKRS - n all tizpft firri all fitted with the eve hating G & J detachable Tyre, ; »THIi3BAMBj J Klt,( OALU A3SU INSPBOI THE STOCK. Price Easy. Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest; en Earth. aXJCEBBOHI.es IN STOCK OTHER MARES FITTED WITH G & J TYRES, P. THOMAS. "~" ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. T OANS GRANTED FROM and upwards, at current; rates. Fall Partioularn on application. WORKING EXPINSES on all Shares 1 are now duo and payable* Office *--Tainer«d Streett Office Hours—9.3o a m till 4p is Fireb Tuesday m Month—9,3o a> till pm; and 7 till 9pm ALBERT ROBERTS, Manager Rooma m the Arcade I Apply to OP^ BULLOCK Smoke New Yesia



H. Matßon & C Stock Bkokeks & Auctioneers' OHRISTOHUROH. To Farmers Stock Owners and Public generally of the Adiburton County. Gentlemen,— Wfi beg to intimate tbab, if at an time yon have business to transac In Ohristchureh, w© shall be glad to act on yoxn behalf. In the event of year sending iji.eon or cattle to oar Aldington or other markets for Bale, by pubiid auction o* privately we know that yo« Will not regret choosing our firm as you salesman.• We have frequent or re from London and elsewhere for Frozen Meat, and are In » position to buy parcels i the Works. It you prefer to cell yrur frozen meat lei I the colony, rathe*' th»n shipping it to London, please communicate with ve t stating prices numbers and grades. We Invite your correspondence on »ny class of bnsinesp you may be disposed to place m our hands. It being a pleasure foi us to cemmanicate with yno, as occaslo may require,— rl hacking yon m anticipa tloi we are, Yours faithfully EL MATSON & Co Oaflhel Street, CHrlstchntch Dalgety and Company LIMITED. Head Office— 62 Lombard Street, London, E.O* MERCHANTS, WOOL AND GRAIE BROKERS. AUCTIONEERS AND VALUATOR? STOCK, STATION, FINANCIAL* & SHIPPING AGENTS. BRANCHES : Christchurch, Dunedln, and Napier. AGENCIES : Timaru, Qamaru, and Gore. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT D ALGETY AND COMPANY, LIMITED, desire to intimate tc the Farming Community of South Canter bury that they have opened a BRANOB OFFICE m TIMARD. D ALGETY AND COMPANY, LTD a?e prepared to receive consignmen WOOL, TALLOW, & ALL KINDS 01 PRODUCE For Local Sale or Shipment to tl c EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES MADI on Favourable Terms on Growing Clips oj Wool j also Tallow, Grain, Skins, anc other Produce, consigned for sale m the London, Australian, aiid local markets; NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON ADVANCES. Farmmi' Accounts kept free of charge, and financed at lowest current rates o inteseeti. Stock Sakß held at the different s&Je yards throuehout Canterbury. Woolp*»cks and other Station Requisite* always on hand. TIMARU OFFICE, STAFi'-'jRD STREET, Opposise B»i k of New Zealand P Ii 0 V i I) X N T 8; CIETY. NFW ZKALANP BRANCH: Head Officp, Custom-hoKve Quay Wellington. Local Board of Directors : The H'»n, Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C M.G, M L C. rChaliman) The Ht.iv. CJharlea J. Johnston, M.L.C (Deputy ChiiimiH)) Alfreo dr Bafh« Bmndon, K?q. The Hnn Edward Rinhardupn, CM G. M L.O. John Duncan, Kpq. MEDICAL OFFICER^ Dr. G h Anson, M.D., M.RP.B. (England THE Oldest, Wealthiest, -v.S most Prosperous AUSTRALAN LIFE OFFICE : AND THE LARGEST MUTUAL OFFICE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Mutual Life Office which do clares, A BONUS EVERY YEAR The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most stringent) Character, and Ensures a larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that held by any other Office m the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEED £16,500,000 (SIXTEEN AND A HALF MILLIONS) STERLING. ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000,000 (TWO MILLIONS) STERLING. Policies m force ... ... 161,741 Sum Assured £45*628,090 Cash Bonuses Divided ... £8,816,731 BONUSES. Dash BoEtis for one year, 1899, £506,138, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amount Ing to £942,500, after making apecia reserves. Gash Bonuses declared or last five years over Two Millions^ yielding Reversion ary Bonuses exceeding Four Millions. ASSURE YOUR LlF.fi IN THE A.M.P, SOCIETY, And Secure a BONUS EVERY YEAR. Expenses of Management—9 Per Cent on the Total Income. Edwaed W. Lowe, Resident Secretary Branch Office- Custom House Quay, Wellington. James Hair, District Secretary. District Office Cathedral Square, Chvistchcrch P—PM—■! II Hi 111 jl W—jMj A CARD. MESSRS STRINGER BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS, OHRISTOHUROH, HAVE OPENED A BRANCH OFFICE at Mb Davison's, Wfißt Street, Ashburton, where they will attend every THURSDAY and on other days when neoesßary. They will be represented Sn Aihburton by Mr J. Davison, who is authorised to receive instructions on their behalf, and to whom communications may be addreseed. We have various auma of money awaiting Investment &b lowest current) rates. STRINGER & ORESSWELb, SOLICITORS, OHBISTOHggOg & ASHBURTON.^ You oao~depend on ridding your ohlldESa ' of worms with Wade's WormjJFige, the wonderful Worm Worriers s



All Run Down No Appetite. Weak. Discouraged. Warm climates always debilitate the nervous system. The digestion is slow, j and the liver becomes siuggijsb.. Im • purities m the blood accumulate, and 1 you go about downhearted and de i pressed. All this may bo quickly f changed with proper treatment. Mrs. 0. Kennedy, of 20 ErsMiie St., North Melbourne, Victoria, sends us her photograph and this letter* " I had lost my appetite, was very -weak, and ill! run down. Nothing did me good, and I was discouraged. I tnen tried AVER'S Sarsapanlla Mid it brougßt me right up to say usual health and strength. And I want to add a word here about Ayer's Cherry Fectoral. It hag cured me of such hard coughs and colds that I feel 1 could not do without it. For family reme \ dies I rely on that word,' Ayer's.' ' Keep your bowels m good condition with Aver's Pills. Take just enough to produce one good free movement of the bowels daily. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass., U. S. A. L'OASBY'fii Stands unrivalled for Indigel W AHOO fcion anil jjiver Complaints It Is purely herbal, and cannot injure the most delicate constitution. Itt effect ia almost instantaneous; t single dost usually relieves, whilst one bottle ia gener ally enough to oare. LOASBY'S WAHOO does nofc require $ dozen boitlea to be taken before you oat judge its value. No other Medicine adver tised asks you, as we do, to buy only one bottle j take i* regularly according t( directions, and thsn give the verdict. Hundreds of testimoaia's m our possesßloi prove that many confirmed dyspeptics, aftei every known remedy bad failed, have beet completely cured by the aid of only on* bottle of Loaßby'a Wahoo Loasby's Waboo—Price 2a 6d, every when Sole manufacturers and proprietors-" LOASBY'S WAHOO MaNUFACTUS ING CO., Ltd. Dtraedlm Wholesale Agents— Kempthorne, Prosger & 00, N Z Drng C( _____ Ltd FOX SALE, RUILDINU SITES. 3QUARTKR Acres all adjoining—Noi 1128, 1129, and 1130, Oamsron Street, on the wpper Bid® of ths railway. Then have been numerous erquiriee for sections it tha vicinity of there. To be sold on very eacy terms &f payment Fall particulars on application. _ TO. BULLOCK. """ TO LET" AT A LOW RENTAL SHOP and premise at rhsoirner of tht Triangle, fronting Gwb Street and Wakanui Road, iendu gto the Post GfSet and Railway Sta 1 ion _____ T BULLOCK _ _____ _ TINWALD. SQUARE Dwelling Hotisa of Five Rooms, Scullery, Pantry, &-, fronting Mc> Murdo Street, together with | of on Acre ol Land. Apply to T BULLOCK, Agent) FOtt BALET " " dHEEP FARM OF 1252 iSSS 1252 SITUATED about four miles from a Rail way Station, divided into eleven paddocks, good Farmhouse of 8 rooms, Scullery and Pantry, Stable, Wooiahed, Sheep Verde, and Dip. '^Fellwatered with County Water Races. Fall pitrtioulars furnfohsii on application"! T BULLOCK^ THE PIONEEIfiMm]sT6Sr" r Lane's Creascted Emul sion of Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda, was the first Creasoted Emulsion pre pared Creasote and Cod Liver Oil have each, separa tely, long been used by doctors m the curing of Consumption They have been found invaluable E G.. Lane, Chemist, Oamaru, was the'first •to successfully incorporate the two m an emulsion, and the combination has wonderfully increased their med | icinal values. Fresh eggs are used I to emulsify the whole, and they i increase the flesh-forming, health giving value of the Emulsion. But a word of warning. lane's Creasoteb Emulsion is being imitated by some chemists. When Lane's is asked for they offer theirs as being ' just as good.' Lane's is the pioneer and the standard or«asoted Emulsion, and would not be imitated if it were not the best. For your own sake refuse the substi tute and accept only Lane's Grsa soted Emulsion. At at! Chemists and Stores. PRICE Zh _ . FOR SALE 500 iiHi ■ 500 DIVIDED into five Paddocka, good for all round farming. Portion of it m new grass, and part suitable for putting nto wheat this year. Full particulars furnished on application W HULLOOK " KBBKABD & WHITE, City Pork Shop, Havelock Street, HAVE just opened New Business m the Pork Line. Small goods of all descriptions always oo band. Tha public are specially invited to call cd inspect Pork Sausages, (fresh. Daily cash buyers of dary fed Pork. , MOUNT SGMERS HOTEL, MOUNT SOMBBS, THOMAS WEST—PROPRIETOR (Late of Hobobata Homl) DESIRES to intimate fco Oommeroia Representative and the Travelling Public that the new additions to this Hotel are now complete, and good accommodation can be relied upon. ALES, WISES, SPIRITS Etc. from the Beet; Cellars. AMPLE 'S-AfiUNG ACCOMODATION AW mm ?ADDQGK3,



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FANDBB & SOWS 1 EUCAIYPTI EXTRACT— Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the KiDg of Italy, awarded Diploma Bl the Internatioiml Exhibition, Amsterdam, Acknowledged by Medical Clinica and Uni versities all over the globs. That the crude, resinous oils, which are now foisted upon the public nndur the name of Eucalypi Ext.raoi s, may not be mistaken for Sander & Bon-s' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extracts we Bftate :-—lt is proved by teats made by the Mescal Clinics of the Universities at Bono and Griefswaid (Prussia), that only products that are saturated with oxygon and freed o acids, resinous and other substances adherent to primary distillation, will develop the curative properties possessed by the plaafei To avoid the appalling consequences redoltjr ing from the application of substitutes, eto., ia croup, bronchitis, diphtheria.dysentery, internal inflammation, etc*, iasisb fn getting SAW DEB AND h'OKS' POEB VOLATINB BcCA lyph Extbact, and be safe, CONSULTING OP I KHAN Mr Ernest M Sandßtein, DB 0 A!, F R MO, who has lately returned after six years' special stndy m England atid Con lineot, may be consulted on . all cases of defective eyesight* Daylight not necessary artificial light being used. Doctors' pra Bcriptfoßß prrpare.l. Fees moderate, Coa suiting reofias, Caehel Street W., over M Sacdsteit), jeweller, ChrißtohureK 9to 1 9 to 6 daily