The Ashburton Guardian.

Ashbuhton .• Thursday, March 21, 1901

Vol xxj, no. 5327

Price ; One Penny

Sedition in South Africa.

Ihe OapHown correspondent of rb« Wellington Post writes tinder data February 9th S — A brginning is beirg trade to put a f-top to the seditious publications ia O*pa Colony SBfVeral tmall newe papers have: been stopped during the past two or three months, the editor* be r.p placed urdcr arrest. The lead ins: pro-Boer journals are now being c?e-i! r with. Rrcently Ons land sod hi'b'ouih .African h-'ews ha^e been {.rohibifrd from circulating in Ih© tli-liiuts pl'.ced un< Jer martial law, which practically coi fines them to the C»pfl. Division This action appears in no way to ■ ha'v« damped the ardour of the Booth African News in the Boer csuse, as it hns published a seditious fetter pur port ir : g to have been sent by a British rfiice" containing the following-— 1 Lord Kitchener having, as be thought, caged his enemy, Bent pecret instruc tions to the troops to take no prisoners} that is, if the Boers, surrounded on all sides, find themselves unable to., resist and hoist the white fl=<g as a token of surrender, they are to be shot down to the last man, That we 6hould beg for quarter ourselves and accept the terms generously offered till the time came at last tfhen our enemy at our feet asked for the mercy so often accorded by themselves, that we should then ruth lessly massacre those unfortunate men is an act, not only cruel, but so mean and cowardly thai even at I write 1 have difficulty in convincing myself that it would even have been contemplated by an English officer. « I received the order personally from a general of the highest rank, and holding one of the first positions in South Africa, and the order was re peated twice, so that there could be no mistake.' This brought matters tea head ; the Prime Minister wired to .Lord Kitchener asking him for a formal assurance that the charge was baseless, and received the following rpply : • The statement in the £*.& News rf ported l>y you ia a baseless libel, and entirely devoid or" founda tion. De Wet was never surrounded in the position mentioned s but hud his retreat north open. Instructions of the nature reportrd have never been given or thought of. We treat oar enemies who surrender with every consideration.' The Premier at one* issued a warrant against the editor, Mr Albert Oartwright, who was ar rested on Thursday afternoon . on a charge of seditious and defamatory libel. He was before the Court yes* terday and was remanded until next Thursday on bail of £2000, The Rhodesian Times has also been closed down by the milijtary^autborities. Numerous treason and other trials of rebels have been held of late. One im portant case was a charge of supplying the invaders with provisions^ *t bather 1-md. The evidence shows that the Boers were invited to help themselves to a large stock of eatables. There is much interest in the case from the fict that ife explains in eorae w*y the method of passive assistance given to the enemy in parts of the colony, \ Tho evidence in another cage explains the reason of the Boers making for Oudtfihoorn, where a rebel has arrested for hiding a large quantity of ammunition for their use. He had been in close communication with the Boen for some time. In jNatal several rebels have been tried for assisting the enemy daring their occupation of the northern part of (.hat; colony, but the sentences have, as in Cape Colony, been, light cempftred with whftt might have been meted out to them. A British soldier .who had deserted to the enemy was seatenced to five years'imprisonment, and; taken all round the loyalists are much disturbed by the leniency shown by the authorities.



' "piPAIBS ! K«p»irs.The beti in A»h JLV burfcon.ftt—-Mullor's Zsalßsdi»Boe Store I~T. iSWoDderfai how nice your dhirfc will look ftfter nslng th.c R»pi4Shirt Gloss , ;



\ FTER Two V ars.— Tin "Sjj A. The case of Mr Herbert of EDgland t ngland, Petone, 111 for .j ream ?even ■Wwk^.-^n the Greatness- Wellington Hospital, tin > able to work for one year md eleven months. Pome PI AMTF- lectors • Slid it #waj! Gouty rL#V»»t Kidneys, others Bnght's KBA Disease, but all agreed it was * Serious Kidney Trouble. : Tried every known r< medy Our latif without relief. PLANTK KOA Effects a Cure. Mr noblo and 11' EJngland has been working for some time now at manual luatrloo* 'abour, thab of a butcher at he Gear Meat Preserving Queen vac Works, Petono. Kindly read Mr England's letter. once asked, which was, received just before Christmas :— I * What 1b the . Beach t Street, Petone, December 22, 1900 source of Eng Sir—lt is with the greatest pleasure I fend you t.heee land's great few lines, testifying to the qreaijVogre effected, in my *nesß and Ir tm&(?> thiougb# taking -your C fterbalTlemed^PLANTE reply welland KOA. I have been,a sufferer for years with Kidney truly said, Trouble, and have not been ible t© work for a year and' pointing to eleven monthß, bnt thanks co PLANTEKOA lam " : tig ■1'B;;t ib:;l"W.! Kpttr«Wie!'"to=follow':my^B«al amployment. During this that ia tht 'or>g period I have tried various kinds of Med'cinps, S r c. but none gave me relief like PLANTIKOA Any person wishing to.--know anything hi ho case further aboht my late ll!no%s, via the good thatPlantekoa under review did for me, if they will call on me, or write, I thall only PIaOTBEOA be too happy to (jive them ', . »I 1 the information I can; pfays aa lm »nd again I spy it is wiih Ihe greatest pleasure I send you portant part these few lines, sincerely hoping that olher si^erers ► from Kidney disease will be If you want induced to try Piantekca— 1 Yours truly, ; • furthar parti Hbkbert England, Beach Street, Petone enlace, write; Wishing you the Compli aicnts of the season— H )fi but don't for- • - We neod scarcely add thai-, get toenelos* shf-se kind wishes wo in artily reciprocal?, and wihh for Mr stamped ad England,his wife and family, prosperity, health and happi dressed c n aoss, in the truest sense of r,he term, for many long velope for years ia come ; more e?peci *lly. after ihe long period repiy. . .•■.. of aicknVfl, offering, and inxiety they have been called •• jpon to pass through. ri.AjNiljl££; lKPj£KOA , HERB SOAP, For tha Toilet and Bath. Obl«.iifable from Jackson,. Herbalist ; Oars»a and Co, Grocers; and Chemists . and Gro cer^ev^ry vr here , ; "kiTrn ard a wjhii b, . Gity Pork Shop, Havelock Street, HAVE just opeued New Business in ».he Pork Line. Small gooda of all descriptions always on hand. The publio are specially invited to oall nd inspeot Forii^wg"^ (freeli. Daily cash buyer*; oidaryfe££orfu__^ ~l^.U3?l»"'"s:&aowD—That wbat^ ■W3;,d j .' i we try to do well. Bear thiß in mind. Gentlemen, when ordering your Summer Outfit); and, Ladiea, remember it before fitting up your Boys foe the holiday— MitchelJ»dl_Tujriaer ■ • 4""^ Cough Core, Wahoo, Koolieah and Bebjsmin Gum go to Abhsubton t DBB 09



ph | 13 LIFE irVORTH HVINQ ? | m (|) | THAT DE^E^S UPON fHE LIVER J Wj) I I'IMPEYSMAYWIi^ | JL Indiffestloh, Biliousness, Flatulency, Constipation, and.all T ($\ Liver, kfisky, and StoMch foniplainls, 6fe Cured /^ \hl by this New Vegetable Retisedy. I^l \ft/ ' ' ' <^, **^r : ■ ' ' '" *. .... Nr H * 2m* • CJliewaifSts oi-MidL Oto»»«» • 2i». /It



THIS I . . , j moke > tobacco I 1 |-^ Jm; w^L w ' ( you; . .^JLSJL* IV I^f Jt | Ali * \j .WANT „ . • T \m t TOBACCO . - ..'*■'■"■ \ '■' ; IS PUT INTO THE *^T ■ - BUDGE-WHITWORTH %^|^^K |CITI CYCIE WOEKB, BICYCLES W*"^^® P^lgi Burnett Street, ABhbnrton



NfCnLL BBoS. H W Niobtit. E F Nicoiir., L A Njooix. Merchants & General Agents, BUYKBB OF FAT SHEEP &. LAMBS. AGENTS FO R~~ Christcburoh Meat Coi t Ltd IsHnpton Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Accident and Guarantee Corpora Mob, Ltds New Zealand Insurance Company GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM MISSION We shall be pleased to receive samples torn farmers who have parcels for disposal. Station Books Kept and Audited. We have received Bums of Trust Alonta.j. ranging from £100 to £10,000, to lend on Freehold Securities at 4£ and b pec cent. FRUIT. We receive regular Consignments, from Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands .and have in stock Apples, Pears, and Fruit In «e»son all the year round. SE EDS. We stook Clovers, Ryegraes, Bape, and Tnrnip Seed of reliable quality. TH OHBISTCHURCa MEAT ;CO, Limited. ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for WHEAT, TOKNIPB, BAPE and any ether cropland to suit? any desor iption of soil. ; Greatly reaaed production whereve* oced. Sati tion given everywhere. Niori.ii Bros, store five varieties of th oeletitfted fertiliser. Price on: application Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. KICOLL BROS, Dietriot Agents. S. EL GRAVES, SHAREBKOKER AND FINANCIAL AGEKT 7 185 HEREFORD STREET, CHRIST CHURCH & AT GREYMOUTH. RELIABLE Information oa Dred^ia Stocks. Corrqepondence Invited. Oodss : Bedford McNelU's, Morelng and Neal'e, A.8.0. Oode (fourth Edition, bIR F MAKEIG, Ashhurton Representative Telbokaphio Address: GRAVED Chrlstcharoh. Greymouth—Brownlie, Greytnoatb WANTED KNOWN~That MKtLOB'B Zealandm Boob Store is thci oh*»pnsti »nd best) boob shop ia Ashbnrton,



i. bmxMtyne ■■•& co, AM pvif MAKIHG AN •EXTEfSiT-.?E DIBTLAW ;of Fashions I a test for Autumn Wear. Newfßtouae Materials New Millinery Hew Mantles New JackatiJ New Automn" Dress Materi»l« New Tweeds New Costumes New Friescn 081 BBS BY POST fBICBIVE/PROMPT ATTF^TIOK PATTERNSJSENT POST FBEE ON APPLICATION TO J. JBALLANTYNE & COMPANY C^-SHEL STBEETf CHRISTCHUROH. ASKYCtJR FHOE DEALER FOR \ BVEBY t^/y^ . -■-* ENCOURAGE fc4€j/un PAIR / COLONIAL (-«---, BOOTS & SHOES, IHDDSTBI | MANU/ACTURKD BY S. A NDERSON, TIMARU. DAVID THOMAS, AUCTIONEER, LANDJ INSURANCE & ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL & GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTO^N Loaoa Negotiated - Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashburton alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc, on Monday! Sales .of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bonght and Sold on Oonamission Olraring Sales as per arrangements Arcade Hocse and;Farnitnre Sale held on Saturdays Horae Fairs Held Monthly . : .. : AGEST -.FOB.' ." ' , '  ' ; Matson and Go, Ohriatchurch Booth, McDouftld and 00, Ohristchnrch White's Sheep Dip Walter A Wood Oo Bowring Bros' Belting London and' Lancashire Insurance Oompany Graham's Foot Rot Composition .. Wright, Stepheneon and 00, Danedin Belfast Manures Vacuum Oil Company's Agricultural Gils Planet Jr, Garden and Field Tools RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES. I have made arrangements with MESSRS HARDY & 00, Merchants, Bakaia, to act as ray AGENTS for all Auctioneering Work in that District, and in conjunction with them it will be my endeavour to n«ke the RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Ashhnrton I have the followlnglProperties in ooylhsnda for Sale— 2000 Acres Weaterfield 600 „ Oorwar 1750 „ Rangifcate 1000 „ Lauriston Alsc—A Complete Suburban Property, contaSning ITJJAerw, Grahaia(s Road D. THOMAS, ASHBUBTOJN.



T. H. UI\DRIIJ,. & CO., CABINETMAKERS & UPHOLSTERERS. FUIiNITXIIIE AND BEDDING - ■ OF 4l Xj !„ HINDS MADE ON THE PBEMIBE.S. "WE ARE STILL MAKING our Famous DrawiDg Room Snitea ia Bush and Tapestry, which beat Ohriatchurch for price and qnality. Call and see them, . . , JUST LANDED—4 large assortment of Austrian, American, and Canadian Chairs. These Gooda were bought before the recent rise| in prices, which enables us to seli ut lowest prices. Bedsteads and Toilet Ware—-Largest stock in town; at all prices; LINOLEUMS, I>UGS, V^ILCLOTHS, INOLBU-MS, Jtt/UGS, \JILOLUTHS, la New and Chaste Designs; at all prices, DOOR MATS—AII sorts, all aisses, We manufacture all o«r own Goods on the premieee, ol the beat material and workmanship, so bray from ra@ snd encourage Local Industry ; besidee, yon may go farther and fare worse than at T. H. UNDEILL & CO.'S. CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, PICTURE FRAMERS, ANJJ, UNDERTAKERS, TANORED STREET. Nextijio tba Building Sooiety's Office.^and opposite Aro»de,)J



ake CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT CANADIAN OATS,' TARTAR OATS. TUESDAYS * SATURDAYS—-Samples receded at Stores, "West Street. Other days—Samples reeeiyed at the Mill. CORN SACKS SUPPLIED. GfiISTIKG DONE ON FABMERS 1 ACCOUNT. CANTERB URY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND C 0.,) D. WQOD, Manager



CCMBINFD Ufti AND AOCIDbNT TABLES THE MUTUAL LIFE A^SOOIATroNf OF AUS'fKALASTA OFFERS IN THE FIRST YEAB OF THE TWENTIETH SOENTURY SOMETHING- ABSOLUTELY "NEW. ■ Ordinary Life Polices do not cnver Accidciip urlrfn (hey reeuit i« I'esth Ordiuftry Accident Polices do rot. oovei Dralh unlefs ousted by Accidents THE COMBINE!^ LIPI3 AiXD ACoIDWNT POLIOIBB Cover both, and at Rppcially Low Rates. THEY ARE ISSUED IN IHE IBREE FOLLOWING FORMS:— , TABLE AO — ASSURANCE PAYABLE Combined in each case with Compensation AT DEATH— for— Premiume payable during Life of the Assured. PERMANENT TOTAL DISABLE TABLE CO. — ASSURANCE PAYABLE MENT AT DEATH- PERMANENT PARTIAL BISABLB] Premiums payable during specified MENT, or term of years. TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABLE- T&BLE EC. — ENDOWMENT ASSUR- MifiNT, ANCF— if rePuH.ir.gfrom Accident doriDg currency Payable at md of term of years, or of the Policy, and while Premiums are being previous death) paid thereon. Jtfor Tables of Rates and fnM fprHeulare apply at any Office of the Aaeooiation, or to HUGO FRTEDLANDER, District Agent. JOHN TOTTY, Representative for New Business, Aahburton. Branch Office ? 150 Hereford Street, Chritftchurch. S 177



BELFABT AND' FATTCFIELT) .FREEZING WORKS MANURES, / ' A.EE THE BERT P<>R TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER Jjji'ROV. SPECIAL MANURE can bo inach for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LA.ST BKABON. J MANURE CAN BE SUPPLIED IN I C*t. or g C*t. *•/(**• ' Orders received b/ FJE£ll£O]L.i-Nl>lCfC; OKO&?., Llmit»* k ., OAT[D THOMAS, OR . TM*/ JN.SL. F'A.JES-MKPEM CO-IIFIfiKaTIVR ASSOCIATION OF OAINI'ISR'BUEIV, Limited., CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PROPT7OEJ EXPORT COMPANY, LIMITED 8 BO c. WAYMOU Secretary.



WI LLIAM PATCHING, ■ '" ' ' " BAST & BTJKNETTJ |STBEETS, ABHBURTON r ■'. TARPAULINS, GREEN STACK, & DRAY COVERS,, STAOK COVERS, [well roped 1 at f 87s M. .



j^ : ftVH 1 JHwmMft Wm ZEALAND LINE . EOYAL MAIL STEAMERS FOB LONDON, via Men fee Vidtee, ODenerfffe * Plymttttls. Probable fina Steamers, lEona. Port. Ditto,. QUefrma 3935 Lytt-elfcon March 9 :^-imr.t»ka* 7765 Wellington March * -88 W»k*t*ne 5715 I „ kftiY — Wfkianl ■ 5706 I — April %Y»!m»te 5610 i — April £fep*rM' >563 ! — Uky ©BBfcwho* 7700 ! — To folio* Pfcpaani 6372 ' -i „ Rupbu* 8000 - *Pwin Screws. F«r f nxbhei particular* apply te .«• rRTKDLXftDHR BROS., to. JBff^Mliiiiin mii ii[ mi' in i ii hi 'iiii , — SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR LONDON. JLa, "OpTAL. MAIL ■STTBA. I^^P^. 11* TiJfKKS, wit* stiperlor ss£.V :?P'&.':£aF' fteaooamodafclpnferal! Glasses of passengers, calling at onto Yfdeo or Rio, TeaerHfe wad "Ply. oafch. Vessol Ton Oommaader Prom Date. ! Cofrhie , Wel-b'n Jan OARGO STEAMERS. "" fiolphio" 8273fSowden vvel'g'n Jan 17 Wftiwara 6257Stoart Wellg'n Feb 14 Jlotea 6364|E?ans / „ Feb — UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF 1 NEW ZEALAND. Limited STEAMERS AIX FRCMLITTELTOH ASDNOER: I For Weßb|>ort> and GreymoHth—Weekly Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays 1 SOTEi—Fojf extra sailings see advertise Hunt In Ohrjafcchuroh papers Danedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays liaison and Pictom, via Wellington— Tuesday and Saturday i Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursd&yß The above are nabjeoli to alteration f Reference shonld therefore bs mads to Ohrlßtchurch daily papers for dates mid febnr of sailing I For further particulars apply fo F FERRIMAN, Agent, Aflhburton jSbNBY' STBPHENBON7"" -{oncceefior to Alfred'Harrison.) Ksiablished 20 yoara. IUOTIO'NRER, LAND EPTATE ANl> COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUKR WEKK.LY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. ... Clewing B*!<?a of Stock, Hoaeebold Furni ture, etc., as per arrangement in any part of th© county. . Advances made on all goods placed in my oaodfl fpr Sale. Bsgular Consignments of Colonial Grown and Inland Fruit sold privately through the week,, and at Auction on SAQ'UBDAYB. : Aqkitt : - Norwich Omon Fire Insurance Company ■fc Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay ments' from SOs per month. HBHKY STBEHBNSON, ■ ■■: "A. AUKR ABCHITEOT. AEOADE- OB AMBERS ASHBUETON. TF yon waot c NEW HOUSE, o. Alter t)louB 9 or Newest Style of Decoraticaa, | .' . . CONSULT MR AGER. Call and Be« the /■»EW 'FIBBOSE BLIND 'linitation.of Venetian, at haif the price HIRDLEY BROS. GAS AND SANITARY ENGINE K1.3. -ig g § 1 253 5 | Hg s B 3 g w « ■ g a ■ i fIIHE Trade SnppUea always in Stoois . A ■ ■ /l*rge onftntity of Tabea and Ktfcloga , BA BP, TAKKB, 81INKB, BASINB, • • Estimates given. Bast Street, Ashburton W" ANTiD"Known^-Thab our oiTcTothß and LißOleumr are botighh dlreob ■is'om the British Mills, and stand unrivalled w variety and values—>3itchel and Turner ■ JtSWELLBRI .: iTQT^INQStaksB a lesse 'of one of bhe: iiiiW^ihopa In I)i¥is's"o6H3or, i am now Blowing a lairgs &M vuled stock of Watob.es '' ■(Dlookij and Jewellery 'Electroplate,.Ed : fiulteible' Us Christmaa and Wedding Pr MQta at) "prices which defy oompetifeioo, km ;-"E|Jfi JSUEE yoa"li¥irio7~lhe~Bapd .*f, s{ffet Gloss, and take no other, »il leading Qrocera