SOCIAL COLUMN.

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ipeecli By Surpon General Evati.

There was again a large attendant •t the GnildhaU, on the Wednesday, when Mr Istit spoke on the 'Ethics of Drink.' Surgeon General Evafct, P M O, presided, and in \h® coarse of a ptirring epeecb, observed that oat o f thirty-six years c»f Army ser^ce he bad been. for @ver thirty, years closely identiied with the inner teetotal body of the Army, fie had managed on that ferj interesting fluid, 'water, to gt through five campaigns and survive ■ eleven cholera epidemics and three op'u demica of plagae,'- Tracing the develop-

THK OTMPIEANOE MOVEMENT IS THE * - ABUT' : during the past fifty years, he stated that in the d»j» of the Regency, of Gfeorgp IV, *nd of William lT.,the Army in every rank and clsbs was given <ny lirgeif to drunkenaeegj both in regard to ofßcers and men! In the past half century, however, there had been a great reform In respect to the officers, and to day there was not In England nor iv the Empire a more temperate or mure catpfal living body of men than the officers of the Bntißh Army t ( A pplause) Amongst the men also a great reform hiatl taken place, bat the conditions tinder which the poldier lived io the days of William IV, and in SHB BABLT DAYS OF THE IIEIGN OS 1 QUEEN VICTORIA were iamentably bad. The men were hopelessly crowded in unhealthy bar racks j they were badly fed, with rations which were often stinted and got at by bad contractors. They werr also insufficiently clothed. They w,:m long service men who had learnt their drill, and oo whom ths tediam of bar rack life had acted with such b« effect that great drankenneaa was the result of these conditions. A great reform was began in the Army by c War Minister and great reformer, Mr Sidney Herbert, who doubled and more than doubled the space allotted to soldiers in the barracks. He also improved the soldiers' clothing and food, and! effected improvements in; other directions, the result beinw a great reform in the drinking customs of the Array. That movement was j still being continued. In connection with

OUB'frABGB AUMY IN INDIA there was one man's name which should always be mentioned with honour, and that was the Rev Gelson Gregson, Whatever Mr Sidney Her bert, as well as Lord fQardwell, who wag without question the greatest of War Ministers, did for army reform, It paled into insignificance beside the work of Geison Qregsoa, a Baptist missionary in India. The man, with out! friends or"power> took- Ma stand in front of the canteen In the Agra Barracks in 1862, and he there started & movement which went all over India . and produced a great Temperance re-: form, which beneficially affected thous ands of eeidierg, :' - i THE ' MOVBMIHT IK INDIA CAPTURED LORD EGBERTS, and crossing to England it captured Lord Wolaeley. Tbe present move ment of the Army Temperance Asso-1 elation had spread through ail the' Colonies where the British flag was ■ flying, and such was the power of an | idea and of love and devotion to the soldiers and to humanity, that the movement had gone round the world. (Applause.) Of those splendid lives I which had been sacrificed in the war Sn Soatb Africa they desired to speak with loving sympathy and admiration, but; there way a more important duty than dying for England—a more diffi cult daty, one demanding more eelf- S&crifice, and that was to give up one's le'snre time to take oar peasant boys sod make them worthy of the splendid Empire they served. (Applause.); There had also been dealt with that molt Important} place in the barracks, fHS CANTEEN. • | •Fifty years ago is was a public-house withoat control and discipline, and no : one who knew what dangers came from the canteen would say that the Army j reformers did wrongly in limiting its power and hours of opening, and taking from ft its irresponsible character, and making It part of the regimental house- j keeping. Formerly the profits of the canteen went into the hands of the keeper, hut now it was watched, and the profits went to improve the con • dition, not only of the soldier, bat also j of his wife and family. Just as the evolution of Temperance reform bad j goat on in the Army, so it 'had pro- j grassed among #HE"GIVIL C9MMI NFLT j and woolcl continue So advance. The - enemy with whom they had to deal were entrenohai in every part oi the Umpire. An unbroken front of op position was presented in the House of Lordg, wilh skirmishes In the Bis hops' benches ; serried columns waited for their attack in the Moose of Oom moni, light cavalry were found in tbe judicial oouttB 3 and ambushes* were laid everywhere. He was a man of great courage indeed who would attack the forces of drink, bit he was on the victorious side, (Loud applause),

MB MITT expressed his appreciation of the chairman's address, and referred to the spread of Temperance both In the Army ancl Navy,'remarking thafe fchere was now-scarcely a man-of-war afloat that- bad mot its Good Templar Lodge, All the world over naval and military leaders' ware recognising that if the men they handled were to be efficient and able to endure great hardships they mast leave alcohol alone. This country boasted -that -it led the world of commerce; and there was one trade which," withoat' waiting for anybody else to give it a title, arrogated to it sail the name of "the : trade." He should like some explanation as to what that claim was based upon. Freramably one and the chief reason was that it was the biggest trade in the country. This nation speufe £160,000,000 ayetirinthe pttrshase of alcoholic liquors. Bat he wag not pre pared to:admit that magnitude consti tuted a claim to respect, reverence, or !ovp. Kvery community has its biggest blackguard as well as its biggest saint. The fact that so much money waa wasted upon it ought to bring upon the trade, instead of respect, the stera €il eondemaatioa i rem all sections of

the eoromunifcy, Whilit be believed British pluck and energy would be able fa cope with foreign competition, this country could not afford to muddle the brain and palsy the hand of its artisans hy spending £160,000,000 fvpry year :n the purchase of a thing that did no m»n any good and did every man who tock it more tifr' less harm. The mission waa continned on Thurs day and Friday evenings, and will be curried on in the s»nif» hall on Sunday, February 24 b, when Mr'Tsitt will agnin visit the town for another wpfk's meeiingp. \A| of thteSjft m^etirgs here was a largo platform of local jjjerstlptpen and ministers of all denonii I inations, and Mr laitfe created a very f*vrtsrah!e imprtesion npon the vast audiences he nightly commanded.

THE ABHBURMN GUARDIAN : SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1901?

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NOTICE. A NY person or persons found Trespassing en tbei Riversdale Eat«.te in pnrsniti of game nr rotherwk'd wilf bepn>«pou!ed. " - WSSTRANGE FOBNIHBIKO WAKBBOUBB, {Havetook Street; / TTB guarantees to Bell at Ohristchntoh prices for Oa«h or Time Payments, I To Produce COOL, . ■ TWs nothing ?I;?£rI M to equal NERVES I Lane's ~^f~ I Creasotcd I Emulsion I of God Liver Oil. M It builds up the whola human m system. It allays nervousness, H brings sound sleep, and as you ■ sleep it feeds the narves with JB real food strength. This makes ffl it a real nerve tonic, a medi al cine-food that will restore Ml exhausted men and women to fig their full strength and vigor. H Taken according to directions H on each bottle it works wonders m -with a shattered nervous system. ■ All Chemists & Stores Sell ■ Lane's Creasofed Emulsion. I - PRICE 2s. "" MrH^Johnston, npEACHER of the Piano'^rte & Hlngin ! DA>OiNa & WOOD QAirVlha MBS OURTIB holda above Obaaes fcr FRIDAYS at Arcade Chfcrr.ben» Wood Carving 1.30. Childrens OlaßEea, 2.30, Pi act ice (Jla«8 7.30 _ ■"CITHK-iiriETiJB"VJOh CO {Of Wi»yland, New York, U S A) MANUFACTURERS of Incubators Brooders, and Poultry Supplied. Ee<id for N.:W Zialand— Bu&d Bay, Du'^edin. Writ? for aew iltaßtrate.-! Hb*-, it h free FOE HOUBK "13AINTING, OUSB X AINTING, SIGN WRITING, T7l TO, IGNWRITING, .HjTO, TRY «T X.. OI O €3- e§, Tahorbh Stbkik. 1. FfiKMANE]NT"tow*jjisiS(r^Nir* iMYBSTM^NT BOOIETY. lOANS GRANTED FiiOM J and upwarcls, t»b etaxeut rites Full Particulars on application, WORKING EXPENSES on all Shareß re now d«o and payable Office —Tanored Street* Office Houre—9.3o am till 4pm Firec Tcesday in Mdntjh—9,3o an* till db^j and 7, fcill 9p m , ALBERT ROBERTS, ' Manager SECOND-HAND BUSINIBS. MRS ROBINSON has removed to new premises at the Triangle. Thank* idg the public for Buppoct received during the past three yeara, and hoping by etrlob attention to business to merit a continuance. Ladies waited on at their residences. A! letters pcDctually attended to; furniture bought, «old, or exchanged. 6 All' j4j *ft •. NEW. TARIFF CHAMPION BLEND other prices: : v L NiJ^NyMl SEDJYJUS^ A Prominent Chicago Woman Spoaka Prof Roxa Tyler, of Uhicago, Vice Pres ident Illinois Womans Alliance, in speaking of Chamberlains Oongb Remedy, eaye : ' I Buffered with a severs cold this winter which threatened to run into pneumonia I tried different remedies bub 1 Bsemed to grow worse and the medicine upset my stomach, A friend advised me to try Chamberlains Cough Remedy and I fotsnd it waa pleaeaac to take and it relieved me at once. lam now ..entirely recovered, saved a doctor^ bill, time and suffering, and I will never be witliout this splendid medicine again. * For aale by Aahburton Drug Company Oh 1 what would Tommy Atkins do If we had nob palled him through The colonies have done their beat, And showed great courage iv the teat. We all require a little aid, And danger makes us oft afraid j A cough wont make your health secure, So bay oome Wood's Gbjsat Pewebm wt Cvm " '



WINTER GOODS, WINTER GOODS. NICHOLAS AND PICKFORD have jnit rteetved ez i.» Wik.nul and Paparoa, their Winter Supply «f WARM SLIPPEBS. EVF NING SHOES, WALKING fc^JBS, BOOTS, &c Children 1* Winter Slipperß at Bd, lOd, 1», 2b 6d, and 3« par pair Ladies' Winter Slippfiru at Je, Is 6d, 2a 6d| 8b 6d, 4s 6d, 6b 6d, 7| 6d, and 8s per psh Geatlem>n'* at a!! prices Also,— Children's, Ladies , and Gentietnea's Goloahee, (th« Beat) Golosh mturafftotartdi INBPEOTION INVITEDt NICHOLAS '& PICKFOED, BAST STREET. JWTTiSOIff Decorator. • H XJLJkJV/J 1 * and BIGNWRITER ARTISTIC PAPERHANGINGS WAKEHQUSE I HAVE to band—A large quantity'of MIRROR GLASS, which can be cat to sice to suit Doom, Looking Glasses, Shop WJndowi, etc, I held a large Stpck of the qndermentfoned Goads:— ' Wail Papers Gold Bronze Enamel Punts | Window Glass Gold Paint Turpentine ! Ornamental Glass Picture Mouldings Methy. Spirits I Oils and Paints Scrim Artists' Materials j Varnishes Distemper Brushes SOLE AGENT far the Beautiful POMPEII DECORATION, suitable for Glass Doou Side Lighte, oio, Sample »hown on »ppsicabioti. A«ent FOR HALL'S SANITARY WATER PAINT. (Che Bedroom* of the Old Men's Home have been renovated with the Water Paint, and it has given entire satisfaction BURNETT STREET, Athbnrton' > F 0 Box 16. Telephone 66. - ' ifISJSJSJgSJSjSJS^^ . !gp* JUST IN TIME GONS. ' GDNS. GUNS, ■ -—4-: x:*— . ' Single and Double Barrel, from 80s to £7 10s OIETBIDGESr~ X'"^A"iiTEIDOES. BlevVßlne, Smokeless, »nd Ccirersal j NEW CLUB, NEW RIVAL HORSE~GLTPPERS CHEAP AND GOOD. T> ANHI7Q ( wOrioD;">Zealandia,"ftud»Scotts") Regl^er JTijXjLI^I \JTJGjO Grates, Mantel Pieces, Garden and Carpenters Pools, Lamps, Bnilderg' and Furnishing Ironmongery, etc, ■ Kindly Pay Me a Visit, and Save Money. mi hi my i tf yV i i "r G. MEDDINS, The People s Ironmonger, Burnett Street, Opposite Arcade GRKAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE, FOE OHM MONTH OF DRAPERY, . a J THING, ' ■ AND BOOTS. COMMENCING SATURDAY. JUNE 29. GREAT Rl 1U "~:OKS. IN RVIRY| DBPAlirapT.) i SMOKE ONLY NEW Y EEHI A PJBBFE.CT. TGJBAiCO. ■ H 0 TURNER [J W TIM|IINS TEA DING AS MITCHELL AM) TURNER — Expiration of Term of FartnensMp— AND Realisation, of thf Whole, Stock. TiiU CHANCE OF A LIFETIME A JBI@ S OOO STOOE OFffIRED TO THE PUBLIC AT FROM 20 piR CENT TO 75 PER CENT REDUQTIQN. z~zß. ; qj : e- Pro e-e.pii-j^^zz ;



A. AGER, A B C H 11E 0 T T AROADB CHAMBERS, ASHBURTON, AND 22, BEDFORD ROW, CHRIOTGfiURCrT. 77 KAYE <f GARTFR ARE GASH BUYERS, highest current rabei, all FARM PRODUOR Agents! tor Button's »»d Lawson Unrivalled Seeds, ?,'jw Season's Supplies of RAPE, TURNIP, MANGEL CLOVERS, & &c, JUST LANDED LARGE STORKS at; LYTTELTO EXTENSIVE CLEANING MACHINERY. CORNBAUKB always oo hand KAYE & CARTER, ';__' ; ■ OEfRfeTOHURCH PROVIDENT SOCIETY. NIW ZEALAND BRANCH: Head Office, Costom-house Quay Wellington. Local Board of Dieectoks : The Hod. Morgan S. Grace, M.U 0 M.G , M L.O. (Chairman) The Hon. Charles J. Johnston, M.L.C (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Hon. Edward Richardson, O.M,€K i M.L.O. f ohn Duncan, Esq. "medical officer Pr. a Si Anaoo, M.D. f M.R.CI. England HpHE Oldest. Wealthier, and mciai I Prosperous AUSTRALAN LIFE OFFICE ANX» THE m ' LARGEST MUTUAL OFPtOE IN TEEI ■RTiTTIHH EMPIRE. The only MuHial Life Office which de clares A BONUS EVERY YE&I The Method of Valuation adopted b; this Society is of the most atringen Character, and Ensures a larger Reser^i to meet Li -abilities th^n that held by ai< other Office in the Anstralafian Colonies AQCUMUIATKD FUND' EXOEBJfM £16,500,000 (SIXTEEN AND A HALF MILLIONS) STERLING. ANNUAL IN COMB" EXCEEDS : £2,000,000 (TWO MILLION'S) STERLING. Policies in force ... ... 181//4 Sam Assured £45,628,P Caeh Bonases Divided ... J?B,Bl&,|^ BONUSES. Cash BoEas for one year, 1899, £606,135 yielding Reversionary Bonuses amowr ing to £942,500, after making epeisi r««rvea. Cash Bonusea declared or Iwc five year.' over Two Millions, yielding Reverstyr ary Bouosea exceeding Four Million!*. ASSURE IOUR LIFI IN THB M.P, SOCIETY, And S scare a BONDS EVERY YEAR. dxpenses of Management—9 .Per Oe on the Total Income. Edward W, Lowk, ■■'*>' Resident Secretary Branch Office— Castorn House Quay, Wellington; James Haix, District Secretary, District Office , \ dral-S(n*HT f!Virt>«-*>ht>»"*^ NATIONAL MORTGAGE & AGEJOD CO. OF N.Z, LTD. ! ' TIMABtJ IMPROVED FARMS FOR, SAXK. 530 acres Rangitata, 250 acree Olarempo 250 acres Waitotie, 200 acres Waihao,' 250 sor«s Klnesdoxvn,' 1000 aoref Ota'o,, 500 acres Tof-ara, And ofiheru of various bizot in Sovth Canfce bury Improved! Farms for lease, with right < purchase 1170 ncres F'airJie, 505 acres Totara, and 265 aei os Totara Also unimproved agricultural and grwin Trtnp of varinaa sizt-s on the Rasncliffe an r.eveln Sstiitet!, and two well improvo tation propfrfcSeß of 7000 acre* each, MONEYT"" ,T|/|,ONEY TO LEND on b'teeirpl 'JJfXt. Security* in eaiaa to suit borrow^w Apply to MR O. W. PURNifiLL, Solicitor, Montgomery's. Bnildin SPORT, SPORT, BPOEJ ■GUN 9," GTJNS. GUXB. HAOfFv BROS BAST STRE^fv , HAVE TO HAND, direct) from tlli Manufaqburers, a-large OoDaigntnen of the Famous NB,W RIVAL OARTRIDGES. Large enpplies a!so arriving of Elej»' Amberite. B!ue Shutze, Kynock's Nobeli etc. Special ci«arance of Wire Cartridgee owing to being overatooked. GUNS, GUNS. For First-class Guns, ab a Sow price, giv us atrial j our prices defy oompetition. GUNS of all makes REPAIRED and pu in firefe-olags order by a Practical Gunsmith Address— HABDJ EY BBOf^ NEW ZEALAND INSUEANOI COMPANY ESTABLIBHBD ... ... 1859 OAPITAL—ONE MILLION rfIHE Premier and Wealthiest Colon! JL CompaDy, Noted for Promptness and Liberality Paid-up Capital and Reserves, £100,000 Fire and Marine Risks, Also,—- Risks on Growing Crops, Threshing Machines, etc, accepted a\ lowest current rates NICOLL~BRO£., Agentr OOLIBAH Cures all Pains, Strftins, Bruises, Sbiff Joints, etc. Try ife io] (Obiiblair,B



H. McBRIDE, Monumental ScuJptor, 60 Stafford St, Timaru a A LWAYB in Sfcbek~A first Y7 Jt\. class BelbcMoß of Marble f t^~. l L-«^ ami Granite Monuments, I I Designs and Estimates may II be inspected at the establishment Zl ofJJMr John Wilson, Paißtdrj *^ Burnett Street, Aehfourten jGebter Cutting In any style A. CHRONIC'C()UGH~QUIOIIif "~ CURED. , ■■■'■■ BENJAMIN GUM SCORES. Mr Laiirol Hoode, of Ghriatohurch, writes: Benjamin Odm had a marvellous effect on my cough and cold, which I contracted ea.rlj last winter. I tried various advertised remedies but gob do relief. A lady friend advised me to try your Benjamin Gum, and a very few doses gave me relief, and it quickly cured BENJAMIN CUM always acts like this— It is" pleasant to take—Obildreo Like it— Suitable for yooag or old Benjamin Gum, price Is 6d and 2a 6d, from all Chemists and Grocers, or post free, from LOASBY'S WAHOO MANUFAOTUR ING CO., Ltd, Danedin- Wholesale from all Merchants ANOE DEPARTMENT is prepared to grant EMPLOYERS OF LAfiOB Covers against Risks connected witl their Trade or Business under " Th« Workers' Compensation Act," "Th« Employers' Liabilities Acts," as wel! as under the Common Law, Owners of Property and Mortgagee! also protected under Special Tables. PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSDRANOI FFFECTED IN ALL BRANCHES!. For particulars as to Rates, etc apply to the Local Office of tfa Department. J H RICHARDSON, Cowimiesioneir < " ' s • > 6th Jane, 190l'. PrSsE© Com petition. THE "TRIAD" has in the press, ant shortly to he published, a toool entitled •« What to see and Where to Sta; in New Zealand/ A prize of Three Guinea is offered for the most interesting ant amusing article :of about 2000 words entitled "What to see and Where to Sfcai in New Zealand." lo close 20th gEPTEIk BEX. Puzzle Competition for ohildren under 14 ace TRIAD CONDITIONS." Ail that is necessary to enter for thi competition Is to post your article (enotoeinj a receipt for sb, or more, from any TitrAi advertiser* to (t The Manager of the Triad Dunedin.' Alax Waahinjj Powders Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Auckland Forwardinj? and Parcels Deliver Agency Befmaliue Bread—all Bakers Brinstey and Co.'s Ranges Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Booto C-Jmmercial Hotel, T N Grange "$ Cope's Cigarettes and Tobaooo ' Curtia.F, Jeweller Dunlop Tyres Gawne's Sauoea, Pieklsfl, Vinegar, etc Gates, HAj Mdri'o Beller Gregg »nd Co, W, Coffee, Starch, etc Hay ward's Pickles and Sauces Jones, H M, Triad Agent Kirkpatriok, S, and Co, X Jams Kharki Cig^iottra, Eagle Co'a Kozie Teas, all Grocerßj Lane'a Creosoted Emnleion Loasby's Wahoo, Koolibah, Benjamin Gum, anfl Cinnamon CureJ Mfi'ddins, G., Ironmonger N.Z. Clothing Jactory Nelaor.< jloate and Co's Te* Ocean AcoiSent and Guarantee"Oorpo tion, litd. .' Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's dcotoh Whisky Spring Blossom Ten Suratura Te Teed and Co Corn Cure Totiking's Li seed Emulsion ," Tui" Extra f of Soap Waltke's Son. Wills Three Castles Cigarettes and Tobnoo Woodrowa' Hals, Gollins & Co., Agents f> FNUINE Tailor-madeOogtameß, Habit VjT Jackets, Rainproof Mantles &o, mad to vneaenre ia the latest) Styiee and newes Materiala. Fib and workmanship guaran ««ed. GENTLEMEN! We have jaab opened out? exs.s'Ranga tira* a large Shipment of New Winte Goods We respectfully invite inapecdior of on new Worsted and Vicuna Suitings, Serges Hootch, Irish, and West of England andNev Zealand Tweeds, Meltons; Beavers, Ventf tiles, New Rainproof Covert Coatingß, rea ' Donnybrook' Irish Friezes, &o. Scit; 1, ti measure from £3. Trousers from 15s. On motto is always * Satietfaotion !' OttAIGHBAb- & BBEBYMAN The Leading Tailors and Ootfitters, ASHBXJRTON FOR | WATOEESg  CLOCKS JEWELLERY, SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATE SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Em,[ GO <2O G> JESSON, Practical Watchmaker and Jewelleif, Burnett Street, (opposite Somerset Hotel J Ash bur ton. —-Repairs a Specialty.-— Presentation Committees liberally dealt with. TO BE PUBLISHED IN APRIL, 1902, A COMPLETE and Reliable Directory FOE CANTERBURY, NELSON, M&RLBOROUGH, and WESTLAND STONE, SO" AND CO., Publishers of the well known Stone's Otagc and Southland Directory and Stone's Wei. lington, Hawke's Bay, and Taranaki Directory, eta, have the honor to notify their intention to compile and publjiik a thoroughly complete and reliable DIRECTORY, to ba entitled :— STONE'S CANTERBURY, FELSON, MAEL BOROUGH & WESTLAND DIRECTORY, AND NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL. APRIL, 1902. Edited by John Stone. Will contain more than twice the amount) matter given in any previously issued Directory of Canterbury, Price :If ordered before publication, 10s M after publication, 12s 6<i; 6 ]130 Wadb's Worm Figs are most effective and not unpleasant; children thrive after taking them price, Is



J. V. DE BEEE WATCHMAKER * JEWELLER FUST Arrived, TWO CASES OF Electroplate acd Sterling Silver War« torn the celebrated Manufacturer! WALKER & HALL, SHEFFIELD. Articles suitable for Presentation? and Wedding Presents a Specialty, INSPECTION INVITED. WATCHES. Another Parcel of three dozen NICKEL KEYLESS LEVERS afc 27s This is the watch that has given fuel unfailing satisfaction, that, it is needles to mention its numerous excellent qua] ties. Everyone sold is an ad vert is< men in itself. NEW JEWELLEBY . m ENQAGIGtySBffT .RTNGSj, *S0 Brooches, Bracelets. Bangles, Mnff chaine. The Newest Novelties in Gold Oharme The Latest Appliances and Appointment! FOB SIGHT TESTING joat to hand. J. V. DE BEER' ■ . ■ ■ . East Street), AshbnrtOß ~ALL TRAVBILLIJNIi BY LAND ORfBY WATER QHOUIiB EFFECT ASSURANCE* Protecting those near and dear to them from poverty in event of DEATH OB ACCIDENT Happening to the Breadwinner The Easiest, Cheapest, and moßt effectu Way of doing this is to occur a OOMBINED LIFE AND 4CCIDEN! POLICY FBOM THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. Apply for particulars to HUGO FRIEDLANDER, {District Agent JOHN TOTTY, Representative for Nsi Business, Ae^burton THE NBW. ZEALAND iARMERS Cl OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION 0: CANTERBURY, Ltd Offices, Warchoußes, and Grain Stores Vv'eab Street, ABdburtoii. EVERY Description of Farmer. Requisites at lowest rates. Groceries, Hardww Saddlery, Cornsacirß, Woolpacks, Twin*, OiSs* Tinware Horse Covers Sofb Goode & Boot* GRAIN SOLI) ON COMMISSION. Having reliable information from ot Ageni b in other parts of tho Colonies, we at in a position co obtain highest possible pric< fcr all grain placed in our hands for disposa Shareholders should be particularly cart ful to enquire from ns and inspect oar good before ordering elsewhere. TTTK have Beveral really Sret-clws Farnr \ V for Sale on cur books, and farmni Ashing to purchase would do well to call o uh for particulars :— 370  fpriogburn 108 .„ Mount, Homers 1000 Acres Ltusriston Districb 750 „ Wakaaui „ 1031  Chertsoy „ 1953  Dromore lt 1180  Springburn  476 „ „ „ 5000 t . Hinds „ {In lots to anil] purchasers 2000 „ Mitcham , s 400 „ Fairfield „ 1000 „ ne»r Aiford 700 „ Newlands 700 „ Overdale 300, „ „ T. F GIBSON Manager WANTED, " 20,000 Hares. VJTT B Have appointed Mebsr Ahnei Bbos. to acb as our AGENTS For Ashburton and6Dlstrlot> c and they will pay Top Prices. Consign to— TONKIN AND CO., E! AiS!!E: LP CHILBLAINS CURED SPEEDILY AND PERMANENTLY btJusinm Plantekoa Ointment. llffT B have no hesitation in saying thj >v this OINTMENT ia th« moa- E!eganfc and Effective ever produced bj Phbrmttoeutical art, and fans never beet equalled as an External Remedy foi Inflammation, Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Asthma Sore Throat, Croup, Scalp Complaints, Los, of Hair, Burns, Soilds, Sore and Inflamet Eyep, Sandy Blight, Ulcers, Tumors Abscensee, Whitlows, Piles, Cuts anc Wounds, Chapped Hands, Ghilblaina, Boils Carbuncles, Pimples, Styes, Blackheads Freckles, Bites and Stings of Insects, Bac Legs, Bad Breaßts, Eczema, Erysipelas. Eruptions, and Dry, Itchiag, Boaly. Crusted Blotony, ChafiDg or Irritated Skin. It is the Beet Emoiient for Rough Hands, rendering; them Sofb, Oiear, *ad White in « Single Night, and, used with PLASJTEKO/* SOAP, surpasses all other treatment' foi Producing a Clear and Beautiful Complexios a few applications rendering the Skin lake Velvet. With reference to its Healing Qualities we aek you to kindly read the Testimonial! published. These speak for themselves. Ask for a free copy of •• The Invalid's Guide," which gives fu information with Testimonials PLANMKOA OINTMENT 2a Sample Tin for 6d Plantekoa Medicated Herbal Soap la JAOKSOF, Saunders' Buildings, East Street, a ■ AGENTS, from Chemists and Leading Stcrekeeps Smoke New Verms



TfT^NTBD i'O I3KLL—B«vi.B m-ft-d** Dairy JVrme, from 60 to 2GO Acres, olota i o Schools and Esoterics; easy terme— Apply F. Pbookikc, Lau<i fl gent, Stratford Morrow, basset t 4 Co, Wills Street, Abhbubton. IMPORTED PLOUGH SHARES. RANSOMES* R.N.F, and HORNSBY'S "C SHARE | ALL SIZE IBON FIELD GATES; 10ft, lift, and 12ft i HhIfSI^RATLHiAL 1 M. PRIESI; Kwifcger BEECHIiirS PILLS For Billioua and Nervous Disorders, snob as Wind aud Pain in the Stomach, Side Headache, Giddinrr&B, Fulress and Swelling after Me&le, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold, Chills, Flushings of Heat, Losa of Appetite Shortness of Breabh, Ceativenees, B.otcbe on the Skin, Disturbed Bleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Narvoua and Trembling Senßationß, etc. The Fibst Dose will aiYB Belief in Twehtjt Minutes. Thit is no Fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one Box of these PilSe, and iihey will be acknowledged to be Worth ='. ©SJXjffBA a J3OJL BEFCHAM'S PILLS, taken as directed, will quickly restore Females to complete health They promptly remove any obtfcroo lion or irregularity in the system Fora WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic—a few closes wi! work wcndei'B vpon the "Vital Organs Btren^tbeniEg the Muscular System, restor ing the lonplost ocimplexion, btisgiDg back the best of appetite, acd arouaing with th robußt health the whole physical energy c the human frame For throwing off fever in hot climates they are specially renowned Time an ' facts' admitted by thoanands, ih all classes of Socinty, and one ef the beat guarantees to the Nerveue and Debilitated la that BEEOHAM'S PILLS have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine in eae Woi-lo BKKCHAM'S FXLilrfS Have for many years been the popult amiiy medicine throughout the Britis Colonies, and they now standl WITHOUT A RIVAL. V PBKI'AiJED ONLY BT VII «MJ18 11J£IL(UAH ST. a JEU£K'IS,'S SSoId everywhere hi ttles--9Jd,.IK 1 In 9d each 1 nOVERNMEIVT LIFE INSURANCE DEfARTWENT. Estitblishod 1870. JSVERY POIiICY GUARANTBBD BY I'HB STATE. ll'ob the following amongst many reason No%v-2ealanders sliould support their national office:— 1. Its Security is absolute. 2. (ts Premiums are low. 4 3. Its Bonuses are high. 4. Its Funds are all Invested In the colony. 5. Its business is restricted to New Zealand, the HEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. New-Zealandere who. Insure la offices which obtain tho balk ctf their business from the Old World and tho other colonies (Including Western Australia and Fiji) have to pajJr" the LOSS ABISING FROM THE HEAVIt MORTALITY OF THOSE COUNTBIEB. The tlca,th-?ato in New Zealand yrea under 10 po>: thousand iv 1898, while in the other colo&ics it ranged from 12$ per thousand in New South Walesi to 16 per thousand in Western Australia, l Accumulates Funds at present date amount to over THBE:B MILLION POUNDS. i ANNUAL INCOMiTover £100,(100. 3. a. BICEAKDSON, I JJ Coiumissioner. " TO LET ii=s=3 AS a low rsni:al, large room in the Arcade. f ! '. T BULLOCK RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, PREVENT NTS, CONVULSIONS, Em Preserve a healthy state of the eoaati« tution during tha period of TeetbJsf. The words "JOHN ST£EDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY," *"> Are engraved ou the Government Stamp afiati in _^ ___ tac^ PMkei. TIT ANTED — PcirohweM for five imal Sheep Runs, improved and partly lmprovtd, close to new line of railway to AuoJcland,— F Beooking, Land Agent, Stratford. A CARD, " " IVfESSRS STRf NIIER & GRESSWELL BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS CHRISTOHUROH, HAVE OPENED A BRANCH OFFXGK at Mr Davison's, We«fc gbraet Anhbarton, where they will attend ever* THURSDAY and on other days when necessary. They will be represented in Aahbcrton by Mr J. LUvison, who is authoriaed to receive instructions on their behalf, and to whsm communications may be addressed. We have various sums of money awaitiJn nvestment at loweet current rates. STRINGER & ORESSWELL, SOLICITORS, CBRISTCHURCH & ASHBURTO