The Ashburton Guardian.

V'ol xxi. no, 5*^36

Ashbubton : Friday, February 15, 1901

Price ; One Penny

AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM A WELL KNOWN SALVATION ARMY OFFICER.

Salvation Array Officers' Quarters, Jessie Street, Wellington, 15th January, J9OO To Proprietors, " Plantekoa " Kemedies. Dear Sirs, —I would like to inform you that when I arrived in Wellington, a little-over twelve months ago, I was terribly run down in health. For two or three weeks I was unable to take any active part in any meetings, I was com pietely worn oub, and always had that tired, languid feeling we haar so ranch abonfc, and neither sleep nor food eeemed to refresh me, or do me any good. Someone advised me to try *' PLAISTE KOA," which I did, and after I had taken HALF THE CONTENTS OP THE BOTTLE I felfc much better, and I am delighted to tell yoa that from that; date till the time of writing this note (over twelve months) I have enjoyed the best of health, and my work is a pleasure. If these few lines are of, service to you, make Übe ofjthem. Yours sincerely, Mes OiPTAiw Lock. The testimonial of Mrs Lock should be of interest (o A&hbnrton residents, she having spent some considerable time in this district, before taking * PJantekoa Mrs Lock had tried almost every remedy friands could suggest. The shelves in the ecullery of her house were fall of bottles boxes, and tins, she remarking 'lie like a chemist's shop.' However, in •PLANTKKOA' ehe found a Sovereign Remedy, and strongly recommends others to try the same.

Colour of Horses.

-" ' ■» - Students of tbe qaestion of colour |a horses (says the Live Stock Journal), will be Interested to learn that, roughly speaking, there was an average of abocfc 33 per cent of chestnuts all through tha banter classes at the Dublin Show. Precise calculation are impossible, in consequence of the colours of some animals not being stated in the catft* logup, but sufficient information wu provided to base calculations upon; Thus, out of 772 entries in the hunter classes 244 were chestnuts, of the 473 five year olds and upwards 146 were of this colour, as were 82 of the 249 four year olds, 12 of the 40 threa year oldi, and 4of the 10 two year olds. Of tht quartette of thoroughbred stallioni under ten years old 2 were chestnuts, and tbe ten sires over that age 6; whilst of the 31 thoroughbred mares 10 were chestnuts , and of the hunter mares over six years old 4 out of IS were of this colour, as were 2 of the 9 young hunter mares. Another rather peculiar feature of the hunter class at Dublin was the large number of greyi which appeared in tbe chow ring ; no fewer than 62 competitors of this competing, whilst there were also quite a comparatively large number of duel.

Horse Breeding in Japan

According to the British Oodbql'm report, a curious feature of a new Jaw - in Japan made in April last to promote the breeding of horses and cattle li that it requires all persona who wish to engage in the horsebreeding industry to form themselves into a guild ; there are urban and rural guilds and all the goilds of a district are subject to a cen tral guild Each is required to hold an annual sate at which all colts and fillies must be put up for public auction in default of a special permit to withhold ihe youngßter. These bodies examined and license stallions and mares, and to them must be reported all sales, trans fere, losses by death etc of stud stock , everyone engaged in horse and cattle dealing is licensed by the police and must keep a register of all his traoi actions, which the police can examine when they please. They seem to work their stallions hard in Japan. No stal lion of less than five years niay cover more than two mares in a day, and no older ones o»ere than three

British Live Stock Imports.

The effect of closing British ports against live animals from Argentina, on account of the existence of foot-and mouth disease in that country, ia much more marked in the case of sheep than in that of cattle. Thus the Imports of sheep from all sources in 1900—-the 52 weeks ended December 2S—num bered 380,967, or 227,019 fewer than in 1899, The number of live cattle imported was 494,606, or only 9,417 below tbe previous year's total Freeh. Beef, however—4,ll6,9so cwtinl9oo as against 3,798,220 cwt in 1899— showed an increase of 823,730 cwt. Of fresh Mutton there was not so large an increase as might have been ex pected, the total import of 8,469,560 cwt in 1900 being not more than 55,730 cwfe in excess of that of 1899. Fresh Pork, at 690,350 cwt, was about 20,000 cwt more in 1900 than in 1899; whilst dead Babbits, at 48G,G00cwfe registered an advance of nearly 100, OOOcwt on the import in. 1399.

Interprovincial.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Gisbobne, Beb 14 The twenty ninth annual meeting of tht New Zealand Central district, of rechabltcl opened this morning, Bro W J Gaudies D O R Wellington, presiding. There are between thirity and forty delegates present from all parts of the colony except Auckland; Tht annual report showed that the adult member ship had increased by 102 members durtog the year. The funds stand at) £27783 average per member of £21 10a ljd, Th« Secretary of the order the Hon f H Eraser being Berioualy ill was un&bla to attend, and a motion of sympathy with him was carried. Wellington, Feb 14 The Karamea with a large party of return* ing troopers on board arrived in the harbour early this afternoon but has not yet been passed by the health offioer



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SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPvNY. LIMITED FOR LONDON. ' ■**•*' MJi'^V^, with sapertor j '^'"j'^^^Mff **K>Onuno4%iSon*OTallelaßeiaP j •I*-. - v .-< i-sjt^* n | p aaaen g ei , s> aalJing at oat® Vidao or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply ooth. Yeusel Ton Commander From Bate, Qoth'to «, 7730 Ridley Wel't'nJaa SI CARGO STEAMERS. Dslphio 8273Sowden Vvel'g'o Jan 17 W»lwera 6&s7Sfcuart WeWg'n Feb 14 AoSea. 6564 Epana „ Feb —- E. W. HANMEK. Agent, SV« - SHIPPING OO.'B LINE KOYAL MAIL STE4MERS FOR LONDON, via Monta ¥ideo, Eeuorlffc & Plymouth, Probable final Steamen). Teas. Port. Date. - Waikato 4767 Wellington February 16 Banfahire 5537  February 28 Otaratna 5808 — February Wakatane 5715 — March Rlmotnkft* 7700 Wellingboa March 28 Wftisanui 5706 — To follow Waitaate 5610 •- „ Paparoa f>B63 — ts TuD^as?{'ro* 7700 — „ Papamai | 6372 — „ Raspehc* I 8000 < — ,» *Twln Screws. ¥»t furtbar partioalare apply t» fRIBDtiANDKR KROS., Lbs. UKION STEAMSBIIP COMPANY OF" HEW ZEALAND. Lotitkd ■ TKAMERy ?AII FRCMOTTELTON AB UNDER: For Wesbporti and Greymaiatih--Weekly Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturd aye NOTE—For «<tra'sailings see advertiaa tnenti in Ohrlstohuroh papers DuEedim — Mondays, Fridays aad alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Bfelson and PSoton, via Wellington— Taesday and Saturday 3yflaey, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The abova are subject to alteration; eferenee should therefore be made to OJ'risi&liuftjfa daily papers fo» dates and ti our of sailing For farther particulars apply to F FERRIMAN, Agent, Aahburton "henry"steplenson7~ (successor to Alfred Harrison.) Established 20 years, AUCTIONEER, LAND' ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stook Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Cleariog Stilus of Btock, HoueeboM Furni ture, eta, as per arrangement! in any part of the county. Advances made on all gooda placed in my bands for Bale. Regular Consignments of Colonial Grown end Island Fruit sold privately through the week, and at Auction on BATUBPAYS. Agent: ' Kccwiob Onion Fir© lastiirance Oompany k Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PJANOB and ORGANS on time pay ments from S2Os per month, HENRY STEPHBNBON, AUOTIONEER. NEW GOODS. J, V. DE BEEB, WATORMAKER & JEWELLER IS now showing the largest and bea ftesorted stock of choice Gold and Silver Jflwelleey BmcuLhS SeleotbdJFob CHKISTMAS. 'Jooßlsting of NEW GOODS to suit thto Goniog Season. Inspection is invited, no oly of the display In the Window, bub of bhe I-.vrgii assortment of Jeweileryl&o. in the Show Oases withim, the V^iedow] aooommo datlon being very limited. WATOfiES for the Boys, JOfl, (Good Timekeepers) SILVER, K. P. WAAE 8 . CLOCKS, fee, New Stook for the Season Repairs Cheap and Prompt as üßuai. J. V. DE BEER WATCHMAKER JEWELLER, Aahbarton FOB SALE VALUABLE Building AUo' menta, situ ated at the corner of Casts and Moore Streets, and being parb of Town Sections 100 and 191 a? BULLOCK, TO LET • AT A LOW RENTAL SfiOJ? and premises at the corner of the Triangle, fronting Oass Street and Waittuni Bostdi leadSvg to the Post Office S&d Railway Station T_ f BULLOCK^ FOB SALE. "I « X ACRES Loßgbeaoh Disfcriob, being M.M& Rural Seotlons 6492, 6493, 6494 6706,, 28536, and 35557, containing in al 135 aoren 11 parches i situated below Wikte?« too .For g»rblciila,rs &pply to IB BULIQOIt



SPECIAL SHOW THIS tWEFK OP CURTAINS, BLOUSE MUSLINS 3 | CURTAIN^ MUSLINS, ; DRESS LAWNS," "" OURTAIN NETS, PIQUES & PIQUKTXISj CHEAPER THAN YOU CAN MAKE THEM BOYS' DRILL] SUITS IN ALL BIZB3 & COLOBS« ni g ____8 —New Goods ex g.s* Delphic— LINOLEUMS, ALLOVER LAOES, OARPET SQUARES, VALJ& TOOHON LAOES, HEARTH KUGS, FANCY & MARKET BASKETS, LADIES AND GENT'S UNDKROLOTMING IN FULL RANGES OP ZETA & VARIOUS OTHER MAKES. MITCHELL AND TURNER "NOTICE TO FARMERS. y^E abe OASH BUYERS v>* PRIME MILLING WHEAT IN ANY QUANTITY Please take y oar Samples to tbe Mill We can supply Oornaacke' at cost price. GBI&TIFG DONE ON FAI'WIRS iCCCTKT. '• ' CANTERBURY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND 00.,) |D; WOOD, Manager 17th Maroh, 1900. WOOL. WOOL, WOOL. I AM now making LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, FBIE OF COMMISSION* 1 «pon all Wool placed in my bands for sale, either In Ashburton, Christcharch, Tiraaro, or for Shipment, This Seasos'a WOOL SALES for Canterbury have been fixed as ander s viz [;— CHBISTCHUECH—February 19,1901 i I shall be represented both at OBEISTCHDRCH and TIMARU. WOOLPACKS AKD ALL STATION REQUISITES SUPPLIED AT LOWEST MARKET RATES 4th Sal© CHRISTOHUROH—I9th February, 1901, Wool to be con signed—Seed Co.'s Siding, Adtiingtoo, account D. Thomas DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTOK. PURE SEEDS. I have lately erected, regardless of cost, the MOST COMPLETE |F®ED CLEAN ING PLANT Booth of the line and I now aßk Farmers to Inspect the same at work. I AM PREPARED TO CLEAN FOR FARMERS ANY DESCRIPTION OF SEEDS OR GRAIN AND WILL GUARANTEE TO GIVE THEM SATISFACTION I can supply best Ryegrasß and Cocksfoot locally grown, also besfc Clovers, dressed by itoy own Machines, the parity of which mnßt be seen toFbe appreciated AIso—HURST & SON'S ENGLISH CLOVERS, TURNIPS, RAPE, IUOERNE, TREFOIL, &o, D. THOMAS i ASH BURTON ASK YOUR: SHOE DEALER FOR \ FAIB / OOiOKIAL aui EA»i B E D . bqOTS & SHOES, NDDBT BI j MANUFACTURED BY S. ANDEBSON, TIMABU. SMOKE ONLY NEW VENUS ' A PBBFEOT TOBACCO;



Ihe Equitable Life Assurance Society, of US Head Office for New Zealand—Wellington. DIRECTORS, with power to issu" Policies and p*y claims X D Brno,, Ebq, Chairman. I Pekct M Thomson, Inspector of Agencies. Albert Martin, Esq, MD. \ E Tbkvob Gould, Resident Secretary; STRONGEST LIFE ASBTJKANCE SOCIETY IST THE WORLD - ;-v ?,FikAnciai. Position, j AwtiMnoe In force ... .. £219,670,058 I Surplus over liabilities - £12,711,97 Accumulated fund*.- .. Jb08,573,185 \ Annual income ... M £11,285,14 A Mutual Office. All ampin* belongs to the policy holdm. Send for particulars of the Guaranteed Cash Value Policy. NICOLL" BROS Agents, Aehbnrton. 30 000 ifr-' ■■■■"_■ Gookin ~g Hn nores jßin. in mi ■ 7^7m m < ■ j ■ In Use in the Colony r^ST" i ,""T" •■■'■■& ,^«;; i i£;-^r^s*': , 'I'he/ burn Lignite, Trae Coal, or Wood ap I m IESSo- *^^34fe No SETTING REQUIRED. I m WBK&m M *<^N«jv^ I WitJl S-tove Pipe can be worked oat in b I r: } Q 0 opea, SpleDdid Bread Bakers I jpjgi^^ "J [L With caet iron or copper boiler*. The I ' RSHP I *Qr^Zz*> h> copper boilers are large and tin lined inside. I J<!*!g!!!!^i i [' in nii _ip Rppairs a>e a Minimum. I * '™ t \ m ® P sSSKBSSBm) Mads in all sizes, eingle or double ovens. ■j I ""A! 1.,'""!! "/'.'„; /iL^^^TT^^i High or lowpreesure boiler w-'# " ' «**i Sold by all Ir°nmgers, from whom Oat* lognes can be obUed, cr from the maker, HE. SHACKLOCK, LTD. SOUTH END POUNDBT, Pbinoks Street, DUNBDIN J. SEALY & CO., THE 01 BEST ESTABLISHED SEKD FIRM IN ASHBT7RTON" TCS jP /^ ARB Bfeill to the front, attd are prepared to supply their many • k5« %X> \jO» Patronn with reliable SKEDS, of erery deioriptlon^THAT WILL GROW, at lowest market races. SEEDS FOR THE FARM, VEGETABLE SEEDS, FLOWER SEEDS, & GARDEN REQUISITES of every description, Direct from the Gbowkhs and Manufactuheeb. Onr Stocks of 3SEW SEASON'S REEDS are from the Celebrated Firms,;! James Cabieb & Co, London, a»d Petes Lawson & B©N, Edinburgh, acd they ftre'of the best quality obtainable, FRUIT. FRTJIT. FRUIT. LABGB STOCKS of M Seasonable FBUITS always on band, GBKAT J U I' IL£E SALE OF High - Class DraperyZ Clothing, & Boots COMMENCING SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. (FOB CXNJH2 JMLCXNVH.) IMMENSE REDUCTIONS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. —(i) — ANDREW ORE. WILLIAM PATCHING, BAST & BtJRNEIT STREETS, ABBBTJRTGN, SADDLEK & HAKNESS MAKER,! fk/T V COHPETEjST STAFF now [includes [FIRST CLASS COLLAR AND SADDLE J MAKERS. Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed, Repaire Executed Promptly and at Moderate Rftes «BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT/ PURVEYOR OF -THE CELEBRATED HONDAI-LANKA, CEYfLON PACKED AND SEALEfDJIEA TOJthe Elite •ndftlia to the 9PWn People'—None too high or too lowjto »ppr«o!»ti Its unblended gflodneei. BLENDED ffiEA DRTNKERS TEYj UNBLENDED HONDAI-LAFKA MAHARAJAH 35f0.1l * . BBT AWABD PARIS BXWTnmwfiw



—■■'ii mil » ■•* ninTrm iimiini iiT~r—i m i i iww he iwwwlh——whwlii NIC< XL BR( >S. Nicoll. E F Nicoll, L A Niooll, Merchants & General Agents, BUYERS OF FAT SHEEP & LAMBS. 4GENTB FOR- Christchurob Meab Cot, Ltd Islington Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Accident and Guarantee Corpora tion, Ltd United Insurance Co., Ltd. (Fire and ■ Marine.) : GRAIN BOOGHT AND SOLD ON COM I MISSION We shall bo pleased to receive samples rom farmers who have parcels for disposal, Station Books Kept and Audited. We have received sume of Trust 6&onit3, ranging from £100 to £1000, to lend on Freehold Securities at 0£ and b per cent. F RUI T. We receive regular Consignments from Auoklftnd, Fydney, and the Islands .and have ia stock Apples, Pears, and Fruit in >ie%«on aU the year round. S E E D S. We stock Clovers, Ryegrasß, Bape, and urnip Seed of reliable quality. TH OHKISTCHUROa MEAT |CO, Limited. ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for WHEAT, TOBNIP^, BAPE and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. Greatly reased production "wherever used. Satis cfcion gi?en everywhere. NiOfLL Bbos. store five varieties of th celebrated fertiliser. Price on application Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. NIGGLL 8808, District Ag«rt»yj ) S. H. GKAVES, SHABEBROKER AND FINANCIAL AGENT, 185 HEREFORD STREET, CHRIST CHURCH & AT GREYMOUTH. T> ELIABLE Information on Dredglpg tV Stocks. Correspondence Invited. CoDia : Bedford McNeiH's, Moretng and Neal's, A.8.0. Code (fourth Edition. MB F MAKEIG, Ashhurfcon Representative Telbgraphio Addebss : GRAVES Chrlstcharch. Greymoath—Brownlie, Greymoatb THE DAINTIEST LITTLE WHEEL THAT EVER WAS" * The Bamblerr HAVING sold oat of my old stock of these superior Bicycles, I have j aso opened up a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN " RAMBLER " SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD RACERS, & ROADSTERS n all sizes and all fitted with the eve* lasting G <Sr J detachable Tyre. " XJHUB JKA.MJ3X-.fiJM.' ' OALIi AiSD INSPEOI THE STOCK. Price Easy, Riding Easy. j Machines the Strongest on Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK OTHER MARES FITTED WITH I G & J TYRES* D. THOMAS. /"I HEAP Cottage Property t—| aore ho j \J tion ud Cottage, situated In Oxford I Street, Hampatead. | iiSOff prlos repaired 1 Apply to (D. BULLOOK.



From Chemists and Grocers everywhere. Correspondence Invited. PLANTEKOA PROPRIETARY, Wellington. "~ WdTJJarnes ~ MaGhine \Beltmg7itc. SET with ft Hammer. From all Iron mongers Rod Storekeepers. BIFURCATED RIVET CO., Ltd., London, England. Full particulars from Harrison & Webb, nckland. (Cut thia out and show yonr onmonser.) ATJTHIS TIME OF YEAR^ * Every mother is anxiously watching after the health of her family.. "When Coughs and Colds are in the house, she wants the best medicine that money ;•■ can buy. She wants a medicine that will I cure the cough, heal ¥ k ATTMC* tne lvn §s> and a(*d I , A \\ r. N flesh and strength AWnil L 4 KJ to the who i e body. TCREASOTED . EMULSION OF COD LIVER* OIL Is such a medicine. It contains the best Cod Liver Oil, chemically pure Hypo phospbites of Lime and Soda, the finest r.oeciiwood Creasote, and fresh eggs. These are thoro- « , uglily and perma- . M u\J» h ceutiy emulsified in l/L such a manner as / >H^O^[ \& fo preserve the full i»Wto^^>AY' t) ■ ncdicinal value of each. It is . ishiug how just n f^Z^~~^>V{ l( A little of it three or T *^S^M\Ma four times a day "* "^"^^l^* changes pale, weak, y^ 113*^^^^ il >• thin, nervous boys y^jW^t MA. and girls into smil- r^i P ing, happy, healthy /7|r\\Wffn I children. • Ask fcr «M^J l'jj^ 1 Lane's Creasoted IM^^\oM j\« Emul&ioa, At all *-S^/f^Jffl A Chemists and Stores w \^^ >?I*'.\,' PRICE 2s. ». McBRIDB, Monumeutal Sculptor, 60 Stafford Sf, Timaru tA LWAYS in Btock—A fir« A class seleotlon of Marble and Granite Monuments, Designs and Estimates (or warded on application. Letter Gutting in any style WANTED Known—That- whafe we do wb try to do we!). Bear this in mind, Gentlemen, when ordering your Summer Outfit; and, Ladies, remember it before fitting up your Boys for the holiday— Mib el and (Earner ... Smoke VeawNew



a biinkteb's good work 11 had a severe attack of bilious colic, got a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, took two dotes and wu entirely cured,' says Rev A A Power, of Emporia, Kan. •My neighbour across the street waß sfck for over a week, had two or three bottles of medicine from tbe doctor, He used them for three or four days withonb relief, then called in another doctor who treated him for sfome days, and gave him no relief, ho discharged him. I went over to see him the next morning. He said his bowels were in a terrible fix, that they had bees running off so long that it was almost bloody flax. I asked him if he had tried Chamber lain's Colio, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and he said 'No.' I went home and brought him my bottle and gave him one dose ; told him to take another dose in 15 or 20 minute* is he did nob find relief, but he took bo more, and was entirely cured.'—For stlebf Ashbnrton Drug Company /"I ABDEN Hose from 4d per foot, Rubber VX and Canvas Hose of the best qufchty, Nosel Spray Taps, etc, Large stock to select from at the lowest prices —Habdlbi Bbos Wade's vVorm Figs are most effetiv* and not unpleasant; ohildrec thriva tittf takSa < them. Price, la,