The Ashburton Guardian.

Prick ; One Penny

"Foil xxi.no. 5828

Ashburton ; Fri day, March 32 f 1901

The Coalfields of Rhodesia.

Banter's Agency h informed thtt tk« reports of the experts sent out by the British South Africa Company *o inqalr* into the reported find of cos! in Bboa»»U practically con 6 ma the original ntftte. ments The coalfield is situated seme 180 mV-M north-west of Balawayo, ard is known to extend ; v^r ab lenet tcuf hncdre^ ?iil!»W miles, 'ilio trams vsiy from five t« sixteen feet in width. As the coal Hct within forty feet of the eurfaco it will bd wo krd by means of inclines msttad © 4nfts. It is estimated fhst at leett fifteen hundred million itm will b« available .after making at) allowance 9 twenty pero.fbt.frr lo^b/ In] s| larg* »» area the qttentiiy naturally varies but fhe experts di clare ihat the coal if b«tt»f than ihat now in use in the TrenefwU Natal, ard Cape Colony, and In ttm* casps compares favourably wilh the best Welsh coal,

The Nineteenth Century

ITS INBERITANOE A3SD ITS BE - r ...QUEfeT-.

Tho century received frr m iti pwdt esaora the horse ; we bequea'h the W oyclo, the locomotive, anc) the aotocsi 1: ■^ c received the gooee qsiH and beqnwrtk tihe typewriter. We received the scythe and bfq««atll t! c mowing mschine. We received <h->hand prin'lng prasi { 'ye b- queafch thß cylinder press. . We received the painted canvas j w bf([iiea!h lithography, photography, and color photography. We received the handloom, we bequeath 'ha cotton and woollen factory. . We received gunpowder ; we beqaaath lyddite . ; ; We received the tallow dip ;w« be^ qnea'h the electric lamp. We rooeived the galvanic battery wt bequeath the dynamo. We recived the flint leek } we bef iatth the Maxima We received the sailing chip ;we b«. qnealh (ho §fceainßhlp We received the beacon signal fir* w« bequeath (ha telephone and wireless t«lt- We received ordinary light jwe be* queath Rontgenraysv

A Business Transaction

One day as the Gsasgow steamer wi| about to leave a pier on the Clydo, a man came running along and shouted, <Hey, captain Ibide a wee. Can-^ye take a corpse alang to Glasca V •Aye, bring it alaag.' 'How much will ye chahrgei* 1 A pound,'.replied the captain. ißootp, man, that's ower mockl*. Will ten bdulHtjs no' do V "I'll no take-.i i bawbee; less, fehao a pound, 1 was the impatient reply. ' - 'Gin I mak it fifteen sholiins will ye No,' thundered the captain, 'bring jilang the corpse, I'll do wait another meenute,' ' 'Kloots, man ; whist ye, she no dead yet> . V.. att ■

Interproviancial.

United Pr«B8 Association—By Eleetrlo Tafegraph

Wellington, March 21 The Education Board ted&y discussed the Minister of Education's telegram re th« appointment of a Boyal Commiuion, Mid resolved on the following motion of Mr T Mackenzie, MHR :— ■• la order th»4 tb« Government may fulfil their promises of Iml session, and alec comply with the icqaircmenta of Ssction 2 of the TeaeKeris Salaffot Art, this Board eat neatly requests the help and oo operation of various Education Boardt in urging Government to §t&ut th« Board* equal representation with them on th« Reya! Commission.

Rinoe old Oom Paul has gone to «»r. We'll make it hot for every Boer, But soldier's find there's eU« th»n UtA To hurt a man or kill him dead. The hard rough life, climatic Hit, Are apt to bring on grerioas chtlU, To ward off which there's one thing mtt t A dose ol Wood ft Giekt Ptfpperniot tin*



CUTS AND BBOIBBS QOICKLT HEALKD Chamberlain's Pain Bairn applied to a rat, bruise, burn, scald, or like injury wilt instantly allay the pain, and will heftttbe parts in lees time than any other treatment Unless the is jury is very severe it) Willtafct e«ve a ecar. Pain Balm alto cure* rhett matißin, pprftinp, sweHiDg* ant! limnfn F r sale by.Aehburtoa Drag CJompany , REFAIKS ! Repairt.Tht b«tt in Ath burtou.at—MjtJLlOß'a SScftlaadU B«* Store ■ ■ ■



AFTER Two Years- Ths cure of Mr Herbrr 1 of Eogla i ''ng'and, ¥'et'>ne. 11l fo> esr- Sev«-n W?tk« *n th: Grea ness Wellington Hospital. Un \b\<3 to work for one yeai *nd eleven months. Pome Dl AIITF- i^c'ors sitd It w»s Gouty ifl* Kidneys, orhero Brg'i'.'. SwA Disease, bot all agreed it wa» i Serions Eioney Trouble Pried every known Mnt:dy Our 1a h r without relief. PLANT!*: . r KOA Effect a Cure. Mr loved and U. England has been workinu 'or some time now at manual lußtriot*' 'abour, that of a butcher at he Gear Meat Preserving Queen was Works, Petone. Kindly read Mr Engicind's letrer. once asked, which was received jusfc before Christmas :— • Whab is thf Beach Street, Petone> December 22, 1900 source of Sng Sir—lt is with the greatest pleasure I fend yon these land's gteat few lines, testifying to th> o;reab curt) effected in my ness and ir> case through taking your Herbal Remedy, PLANTS reply wellanc 1 KOA. I have been a sufferer £©r "lyears wit| X tdh c y truly eaid. TVpible/an<i h%ye not been *ble to work for a year and pointing to eleven months, brtt thanks o PLANTEKOA lam the Bible igain able to follow my usual employment During this that is thf cng period I have tried v ?arions kinds o F l Med'cines, gf c. but none pave me relief like PLANPFKOA Any person flrighfni; to know anything In he cast further about royitets illness, md the good that Planttkoa tinder review ild for me, if ihpy wil! call on me, or write, I shall only .PItANTEKOA be to<^ happy to eive them .•■ , . ill the irfdrißa'iorj I cai:; ''playa an im md again I R»y it is wiih the greatest pleasure I send you portant part, these few lines, sincerely loping that other scJj*r,ers from Kidney disease wjll fee If you want induced to try P.antekoa— ( Yours truly. I further parti }Hbrbkiwj Englakd, Beach Street, Petone culars, write; Wishing you the Compli ments of the eeason-ff, H Jfi; but don't for* We need scarcely add that get toenc'.osc :hesekiadwishctwahtartiiy •eciprocate, and wish for Mr stamped ad England,his wife and family, pro.-perity. healfhand happi dretsed on" aesß, In the truest sense of the ttorm. for mauy long velope fo l fears to come ; more e^peci illy after the long period reply. of sickness, buffering, and *nxlely they have bcancalled jpon to pass through. PLAJSTEKOA OINTMBST. PUNTEKOA HERB SOAP, For the Toilet and Bath' Obtainable from Jackson, Herbalist ; Oaison and Co, Grocers; and Chemifets and Qrocprsevprywhere^^ KKENARB A WBITE, City Pork Shop,, H»velook Street! HAVE just opeued Now Business in the Pork Line. Small goods of all descriptions always on hand. The public are specially invited to call nd inspect Pork SaiisKgos,- {fresh, . Daily cash buyers of riary fed Pork. ;^ES^_N,jISD Raown—Tha«- what) w« d W we try to do well. Boar this in mind, Gentlemen, when ordering your Summer Outfit; and, Ladies, remember it before fitting up your Boyafor the holiday— Mitchejl and l'wiwr 4 oough Cure, Wahoo, Koolibah and BenjwnJß Gam go to AtHBDBTON . l



kS d I 1 \7&Lf* M d, MITVI WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN HEARD OF IF M M Had reached him in time! || j| THE NEW VEQETABLE BtEMEDY, ■■ " .;■ ||,; P »©~ Cures. Liver," Kidney, :and Stomach Complaints, -©a ■ j s ■, ps s a/- -^fc- CHEMiSTS and STORES. -^ 2/- JM,



 ,: . ■-■ .... ■ ; : , IN\, [jFroiTT/"] *}' • ' PUNLOP'S - ' 1 smoke P l -Pg^y f^% f-^ <{*% \J f| No '• ' tobacco Ill^mr r^ wo 11181- * f you IJJM wiv tJ i H... * g I WANT . j^ . . TOBACCO . . Tobactoiifcu IS PUT INTO THE «J I\.. JD» J'OllllSf OU| BUDGE-WHITWOBTH Iv^^^^, CV£Y OYCDtB WOEKS, BICYCLES V*^ll^wP^^l Bcrnett Street, Ashburton



NIC LL BROS. HFNicotx. E FNicohh, L A Nioom,. Merchants & General Agents, BUYEFB OF FAT £HEHSP & LAMBS, AGENTS FOR— Chrißtohnroh Meat Go*, Ltd Islington Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Aocidpnt and Guarantee Corpora tion, Ltdf New Zealand Insurance Company GRAIN BOCJGHT AND SOLD ON COM MISBION W« shall be pleased to receive samples torn farmers who have parcels fo? disporal. Ssation Books Kbot add Axjditbd. We have received sums of Trust Monks, ranging from £100 to £10,000, to lend on Freehold Securities at fl£ and h per cent* F E tfl T. We receive regular Consignments from Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands ,and have in stock Apples, Fears, and Fruit) in season all the year round. SEEDS. We stock Clovers, Byegrasp, Eape, and Turnip Seed of reliable quality. ma oHKiSTUHURoa meat ieo, J Limited. ISLINGTON , MANURES. Especially prepared for WHEAT, TEJBNIPS, BABE and any ether crop, and to suit any desci iption of soil. I Greatly reased production wherever used, Stiti tion given everywhere) NiDtLt Bbos, store five varieties of th oelebrated fertiliser. Price On application Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. NICOLL BBOS, District Ag^nto. S. EL GRAVES, SHAKEBROKEiI AND FINANCIAL AGEKT, 185 HEREFOKD STREET, CHRIST CHURCH &AT GREYMOUTH. RELIABLE Information on Dredgln Stocks. Correspondence Invited. Oo»B»': Bedford McNeill's, Moreing and Neal's, A.8.0. Oodo (fonttb Edition MR F MAKEI6, Aehbar<;on Representative Tiiegraphio Address : GRAVES Ohrlotchurch. Greymoath—Brownlie, Grey mouth WANTED KNOWS-That Mkm.os's Zaalandia Boot Btore is the ohoapnat' >ni best boot shop in Ashburbon. i



J. B-A-T.iLANtT.NJB &■ €0,! ABB NOW MAKING AN EXTENS TV X DI S PLA V ■■ -or - \. ':. ' ■" ■ ■■■ ' ' j Fashions I ntesi for Autumn ■■•.■' i ■■" . i New* Blouse Materials I New MiHinery New Mantles New Jacketss New Autumn Dreis Material! New Tweeds New Costumes New Frieeet OBDEBS BY TOST BECEIVE PBOUPT ATTfNIIOK PATTERNS BENT:FOST FBEE «N APPLIf3AIIOK TO J. BA LLANTYNE & COMPANY CABHEL 81 BEET CHRISTCHUBOH. ASK YOUK BHOE DEALEB FOB I»AIK X COLONIAL o^hieep. BOOTS & SHOES, ' "°"EI j JtfANU/'AOTURICD.IBY S. ANDERSON, TIMARU. DAVID THOMAS, AUCTIONEER, LANDJ INSOBANCB & ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOB, WOOL & GBAIN BBOKEB, ashburto;n Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Aahbnrtoo alternately Fortnightly Sale* of Sheep Skies, Fats, Bidet, etc, on Monday § Sales o? Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Oommiesion Clearing Sales as per arrangements Arcade Horse and Furaitore Sale held on Saturdays Horse Fairs Held Monthly AGENT FOR Mataon and Qo, Obristcbarch Booth, MoDouald and do, Ohristoharch White's Sheep Dip Walter A Wood Oo Bowrlng Bros 1 Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stepheneon and Co, Dnnedin Belfast Manures Vacuum Oil Company's Agricultural Gils Planet Jr, Garden and Field Tools BAKAIA DISTRICT SALES. 1 I have made arrangements with MESSRS HARDY & CO, Merchants, Bakaia, to act as my AGENTS for all Auctioneering Work In that j District, and in conjunction with them it will be my endeavour to make the BAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Ashbnrton I have the foMowlnjtJProperties in my|hsnds for Sale— 2000 Acres Weaterfield 600 „ Oorwar 1760 „ Rangitata 1000 „ Laariston Albc—A Complete Suburban Fropert?, containing If'Aeres, G»btm[s Road D. THOMAS, 4 3 BBURTOiN.



WILLIAM PATCHIJNGL EAST ■ & BURNBTTJI ASHBURTON z_\ . .. TARPAULINS, ■ ■ .. . / " : , ' GREEN STACK, & DKAY ' 00YEB9. STACK OOTBBS, well roped afc 8?g."6f1. '. ■ BELFAST AND -FAIBFIELDJ FREEZING WORKS' I MANURES, ARE THE BEST P^OR TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER ffIUROP. .SPECIAL MANURE i c&b bo roads for aay kind of Boil, or description of crop, I SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON, , MANURE CAN BE SUPPLIFD TN I CSrt, or 2 Cvt. F/CKS Orders received b/ f)T<IUDL.AMD£R BRO^'Umlte^i DAVID THOMAS, OR TMfc JN.Z.. JFARMLIQR& CO-t»PKBATIVE A K«OCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Limited., CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIBY PKOPUCE EXPORT COMPANY. LIMITED. 8 80 ff. WAYMOU Seor^Ury. COMBINED LIFE AND ACCIDENT TABLES TBE MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUBTRABASIA OFFERS IN THE FIRisT YEAS OF THE TWENTIETH fCENTURY SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY NEW, Ordinary Life Policies do not cover Accidents unless they result S« keath Ordinary Accident Polices do not cover Death unless caused by Acoldeofo rJHE COMBINED LIFE AND ACCIDENT POLIO IBP Cover both, and at Specially Low Rates. THEY ARE ISSUED IN THE THREE FOLLOWING FORMS :— TABLE AO.—ASSURANCE . PAYABLE Combined in each case with Compeosfttloo AT DEATH- for— Premiufflß payable during Life of the Assured. FERMANENT TOTAL DISABLE TABLE CO. — ASSURANCE PAYABLE MENT AT DEATH— PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABLE] Premiums payable during specified MENT, or term of years. TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABLE- TfiBLE EO. ~ ENDOWMENT ASSUR- MENT, ANOE it rapuUicg from Accident during cnrranoj Payable afe end of term of years, or of the Policy, and while Premiums are being provious deaths paid thereon; Ifor Tables of Rates and full particulars apply at any Office of the Association, or to HUGO FRIVDLANDER, District Agent. JOHN TOTTY, Representative for New Business, Ashharlon. Branch Office ? 150 Hereford Street, ChrUtchuroh, 2 177 ■^E abe CASH BUYERS of PRIME MILLING WHEAT . CANADIAN OATS, TARTAR OATS. TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS—SampIes receired at-Stares, West Street. Other days—-Samples receired at the Mill. COEM SACKS SUPPLIED. GBISTIVG DONE ON FARMERS' ACCOUNT. CANTERB URY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND C 0.,) ' D. WOOD, Manager T. H. U.^DRILL & CO., OABIHETMAKBRS & UPHOLSTERERS, FURNITURE AND BEDDING OF ALL KINDS MADE ON THE PREMISES. WE ARE STILL MAKING oar Famous Drawing Room Suites ia Plash and Tapestry, which beat Christchurch for price and quality. Call and Bee them, JUST LANDED—A large assortment of Austrian, American, and Canadian Chairs. These Goods were bought before the recent risej in prices, which enables us to sell at lowest prices. Bedsteads and Toilet Ware—Largest stock in town ; at all prices.- LINOLEUMS, T> UGS, i^WILCLOTHS, INOLEUMS, XiUGS, UILOLOTHS, In Ne* and Chaste Designs; afc all prices. DOOR MATS—AII sorts, all sizes. We' manufacture all oar own Goods on the premises, of the best^ material sad trorkmaatiiiip, bo buy from us and encourage Local Industry; besides, you may go farther and fare worse than at T. H. UNDRILL & CO.'S. CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS/ PICTURE' FRAMIRS, "AHV, . UNDERTAKERS, TANCRED- "STREET, Next' to the Buildiog Society's Offioe,£and oppo&iie Arcade.)*



I||§P2^"' B|H]IPPINO QO.'B ■ v ' ' 'LINE BQYAX. MAIL STE\MEB-S FOR-LONDON, »k Moat* Vide*, TeuwWfe A P'yniflifcfr. ' • s PM>bab!efia» l Bfc#|iiiipu. Tens. ■ Pork. Date. Ofc«;«ma 3955 Lytteltoo March 9 Rtmntaka* 7765 Wellington March' 28 1 Wakatene 5715 „ April —I Wakanni 5706 — .April Walmate 5610 :'■ — April Vmptkrm '563 ■ _-. May Tatsfariro* 7700 — To follow Pa'pantrf 6372 — „ Etaapeho* 8000 ~~ „ •: : ' *Twln Screws. &» farther particulars apply fc« ffRHSBIiANBER B*5Q&, LfD. iiww ■:■■■!"■■ »'■■ ■ ■■■■« " » <■«!—■■gg SHAW, SAYILb AND ALBION "' company;- limited, for london. iM&jk. "QOTATj MAIL STEA- HERS, wlbb superior n' paseengers, calling at onte VJa»o or Rio» Tenerlffe »nd Ply. oaf-'h Vs;.3el Ton Oomnaander From Date. tSofchfo Welt'iiJaii CARGO STEAMER^, Batptiio 8273 Bowden Wal'g'n Jan 17 W»!wa» 62.47 Sfcnart Wellg'n Fefe 14 Aotost 6351 Evans |  Feb — UNION- STEAMSHIP COMPANY Off NEW ZEALAND. Limited TEAMBRi* p&II FRCMLITTBLTON ■ -AS UNDER: F«r Weeiiport and Qreymo\tfah~Weekly .. Wellington-- Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays N()TE—For extpa sailings see advertise rneut In Ohrlsfcchuroh papers Daaedln'— Monday's, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays liaison and Pioton, via Wellington— Taeiday and Saturdaf Bydniay, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; ©foranc© should therefore be made to Ohrlstcharch daily papers for dates and &cror of Bailing For further particulars apply to F FERRIMAN, Agent, ABhburton .(successor to Alfred Harrison.) EBtabJiaherl 20 yews, AUCTIONEER, LAND FJTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live .Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at, 12 o'clock. Clearing Sales of Stock, Household Furnl lore, etc., ac per arrangement in any part c! the county. Advances made on all goods placed in my nftnda for 6»le. Regular Consignments of Colonial Grown dod Island Fruit sold privately through the «reek» and at Auction en FA.-3 BBTAYF. Ageite : Norwich Onion Fire Insurance Company k: Dresden Pianoforte Mannfaoturing and Agency Oomp&ny. ' PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay tnoate from *^Os per month. HEKRY s¥iPHENSOH s ■^__ L _ JkUCrnONEBR. "A. AUKR ABOHITfiOI ABOADB OBAMBERS 'ABHBURTON. TF fcb waofc s NEW HOUSE, o. Alter tlont, or Newest Style of Deeoratiotii, CONBULT MR AGEE. Call and ace the BEW FIBEOSE BLIND liailstton of Venetian, at half the price HABDLEY BROS CMS AND SANITARY ttNGINEKI.3. li* 1 I 1 1 I I ■ B *21 i § B W S Gq hJ S P »J H 25 ea D <v ■■ « o 2 film; Tnde Supplies always in Stock Large quantity of Tubes and Fittings BA BP, TAKKS, SlhEB, B6BJNS, Estimates given, HABDLBY BRO- 1., East Street, Aslbbnrton W' ANTED KiowE—That. our Oilcloths /and Ogoteamr are bought) direct Jifom the B.itiih Mills, and Btand unrivalled «r variety aod value;—MitcheS and Taraer "IT.~jISSONr~ PPAC'JJC/L W-A3(BBi/jv>FAKD JEWELLBRJ TTAVlNGfitakea a leaee of one of the sew flhops D^vis's corner, j am now übowwig a large and varied stook of Watches Oioikf, &n& Jewellery Eleptro-plate, JE6 oaiUble hv Ohrietmaß and;' Wedding Pr Bents.at prioce! wbiaa defy competition, %'etcb Addrooti—Davip' me BK" Stolffi~7on~Bfiic for The~lapidi Shlrti GHoBE } and take ao otaec,-' Ml lesdijQg Grosera