The Ashburton Guardian.

Vol xxi. no, 5426

Ashbuiiton ; Taesdlayj Julj S3, 1601

Price ; One Penny

The Gothenburg System.

The Belfast Evening I digraph s»ys: In connection with the Swedish Hoen sing laws—known frequently *fi the Gothenburg system —tha names of persons convicted of drunkenness are posted outside the Town Hall, It is regarded *s a public diggrace to _ hare one fs nam« on this 'Black List', and we question if some such publicity would notaafe as n greater preventive of drunkenness—except in the oas« of the old offenders—than the penalties and imprifionnaents upon publicans aad drinkersi It would be essentially in the interest of the publican not to allow a customer to become bo inUxicatod as to be pilloried on the Town Hall notice board ; and when inch publication did take place this effect would be deterrent.

As Others See Us

Speaking of 3Sew Zealand and Kb re aoorcea a writer in the * Dundee Adytt tiser ' says .—First in all settlement* Is the land, and all who wU! take up and work the land ; secondly : the mines and miners. The firat is the oniy sphere that In the meantime, is practically unlimited ; the second approaches the condition J manafactares are being developed, and Ihe class who develop and work them ; then come the tradesman, and their opportunities depeftd entirely apon the number and the needs of the inhabitants, and are relatively mock fewer in number. A well to do gentleman, resident in Hawke's Bay, bus originally from Wilt shire, told me it was not a country fora tradesman to come to in the hope of ob* taining work, and this because Trades Unionism is all powerful. A,t the time I was suable to follow the detail of reason: iDg by which this eoncluslon wss arrived at, bat I coold easily see that for a trades* man to emigrate It is necessary that he should have a capital to Jive upon when he goeß to theise new countries. Provided a man is willing to torn his hand to any thing, I have no fear of his future.

A Living Witness.

" JFor ths last 6 or ? years I BufEeiei from that awful complain h acisiai; from the Liver," writes Mrs A 0 Cnfley, Uubitt street, Richmond, Victoria, "and always bad that weary „ rffin down feeling and my complexion was sallow* I used ho geti up in the morn- Ing feeliug more tired than when I

went to bed at night;. Besides this weakness I bad nasty pains in my bead, alio a disordered stomach. There were titnei when I bad to take to my bed, and lost all energy in m; household duties. I tried many remedies and doctors' medicine, bub lost ali faith in them, s,b they did me do good, Not long ago a friend of mine, and also my daughter, advised me to give Dr Morie'a Indian Boot Pills a trial, which I did, ant have received great benefit from them; lam now free from pain in every way, and that weary, run down feeling has quite gone, and I feel ass well lit I did before that terrible complaint fastened upon me, and wilt be glad to answer any questions regarding my caie, should anybody care 60 know." Dr Merse's Indian Boot Pills area perfect blood purlSer, and a positive cure for biliousness, indi gestlon, constipation, headaches, sallow complexion, liver and kidney troubles, piles, pimples, boils and blotches, and female aiimacts, Sold by chemitta and storekeepers, Is 3d per bottle, or six bottles 7i. Sola proprietors, The W H Comstook Co, Ltd (Australasian Depot), 58 Pitt street, Sydney. Packed in amber bottles, and (he fall name blown thereon

The Liberal Leaders.

Since Mr Gladstone's death the

official leadera of Liberalism have

made mapy blunders; but when they selected Sir Henry Fowler to propose an amendniont in the interests of economy to the Second Beading of the Finance Bill they crowned the record. The practice of economy has been put beyond the reach of any British Chancellor of the Exchequer by the growth of the spirit 0! militarism and Imperialism in Graafe Britain. Sir Henry Fowler has noraed that spirit* be has burnt as orach incense on the altar of Moloch as any Jingo of them rll. The present Budget is the result of the war, which the Libei^l Ipperia. lists have bleased with all their bene dictions; • t . To put op a Libe ral Imperialist to indict the extrava gance of Jingoism was {as consistent a proceeding as it would be to invoke Beelzebub agaioßt the ravages of Satan. Liberalism has nothing to gain by thus playing shilly-shally with great principles. It- cannot hunt with the Jingo waif dogs and ran with the collies of the party of * peace, retrench ment, and reform.'— Freeman's Jour nal . ' .





"J^l*.,■'.'-.- ' SHIPPING 00/8 LINE royal Mail steamers for london, via Monte Vldae, ;r«aeriS« & Fljrra«ntb Probable fins. ~ Steamer* "s'j/a. Port. Date. Tekoa 4050 Wellington July 23 Papanni 6372 — July 27 Wikato 4767 — ing 15 Roapshii* 800 C — To follow RJmutaka 7765 — „ Wakanni 5706 „ Wa'mate 5610 Rftkaia 5628 •Twin Screws. P«r farther partkralara apply fee fRt!6t)LANDRR BROS., LfD. company, limited, for london. •^v> "doyal mail stea tf.v^g^ -'*' MBRS, .wtl>ht>np«r!or' ■'"-^'.Jj - anoomtnodatiionforaUfctßflfiGfl of paeßsusera, ctillfag at ontflf Video or Rio, TenarffFe and "Ply. oath. "~VeBSf: ;'"i Oommaadej! From Date. Karamea 5563 Burton Sepb Kntnara 6034 Scotland I Sept " ~~" OARGO~STEAIif IRB. ~ Walwera 6257 Stuarts WelPn Aug 8 Pakehaf 4331 Proeseb Aug 29 Aotaa '6364 Evane | Aug 31 f Via South Africa * Far farther particulars, apply NICOLL BROS. C""toton steamship' company ' OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited »TBABUCRt* SAII JfRCMOTTBLTON AS UISDEE: For Wsßbpert and Qreymouth—Weekly Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE—Forexlt** uailinge ace advertisa neot ira Ohrlstchnrob papers Donedin -~ Mondays, Fridaya and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Pioton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate '•Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; efereiiee should therefore be mad© to OfrrlßCchurch daily papers fos dates and hoar of sailing IT! For farther particulars apply to ' F FERRIMAN, Agent, Aeh barton S. H. GRAVES, SHAJREBBOKEB AMD FIN/iFCTAI. AGEKT, 185 ITRRWFORD- STREET, CHRIST CHURCH & AT GREYMOUTH.



TT> ELIAjBLE Information on Dredglu j .la> Sfcocka. | Correspondence Invited. [ Codes : Bedford McNelll'a, Moreing snd Ned's, A.B.C. Co (fourth Edition. aIR F MAKEIG, Ashburfcon Representative Tbleoraphio Addebss : 6SA.VEB Chrlfetehorch. Greymenth—Browalle, Graymonth QB H t» r NDBIIiL E UNDBILL T H UHDBILL & CO FURBISHING UNDERTAKERS JEANORED STREET, ASHBURTON BVBRY REQUISITE ON HAND, Polit&ed Ooffioi a Specialty A Ohoice Aeiertmect of ArtifioSaS Wreath In Stock. — Private Addre'da, Vetet Sireet t directly behind Oddfellows' Hail; &Uq oaro ef Mr T. Aadrewß, East Belt, £ IiAItEII BROS.. pUaMSHmO TTNDERTAKBRB U URNISHTNO NDERTAKERS DIRECT Importers of Best and Latest Designs In FUNERAL FURNISHINGS FUNIRALS conducted with the greatest care and satisfaction., it most reasonable charges. Corner of Wakanni Road and Cast treets, and Baker and brown's Coach lacfeory.;,:,; , . BIMBY BTUiJfHfiNSON, {Ducceßyoir to Alfred Hard ma.) Eatablished 20 yeara. AUOTIONEBR, LAND ESTATE AND 3OMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Sales o! Stock, Household Furni tore, etc., as per arrangemenb In any parb of the ooun'cy, Adva&ees made on all goods placed In my fiaods for Sale. Eegclar Consignments of Colonial Grown ■ nd Inland Fruit sold privately through the weak, and at Auction on SATURDAYS. Agsejtt : Nsrwlch Onion Fire Insurance Oompaay & Drescisea Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agenoy Oompany. PIANOS' and ORGANS on time pay meats from £SO» per mantih. HMIEI giiIPHENSOH, APOTIONEBR. ■ SMOKE ' NOSEGAY TOBACCO The Latest and Best Maaafaarared by I O WIUdAMB & CO] ; A .<mood Va.



■^B ARE GASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS—SampIes received at Stores. West Street. Other days—Samples received at the Mill. CORNSAOKS SUPPLIED DONE ON FARMERS' ixliloJ ±J>HjC account. CANTERBUEY ROLLER jBTjOUB MILLS COMPANY (ROLLITT AND 00.,) D. Manager BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FKEEZING WORKS ARE THE BEST TpOK TURNIP RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY QTHEH CROP. SPECIAL MANURE oan be raadb for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. , SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. MANURE OAN BE SUPPLIED IN 1 Ot, or . 2 Owt. SACKS Orders received tajr £"MITCK>2L..A.IVI>:E2Et BROW., X^lmtteA., DAVID THOMAH, < 3R TMLMS* «.St. JF'AltMlSe® CO-OJE»Jfi«,A.XIT"EI A BHOCIATION OJF 1 OA. WOT EBB CJJRY, L.lnilted., CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE TBXPOBT COMPANY, LIMITED, f. WATMOTJFH Seop»i»ry, FITS.OF DEPRESSION, HEADACHE, NAUSEA. GIDDINESS* &o. They possess three grand qualities, being SPEEDY, SAFE AND_CE_RTAIN. The SoHOOLIIISTBBSS, St. Anne's School, Wandsnorin. writes as follows. 11 My mother and eldest sister have taken i rony Pills fur years fcr oiiiou* attacks and sick headaches, and have anviiy- foiinrl thorn most, beneficial.'" Mteifaclujod only at 78. New Oxford Stoat- ;.oo.••>!-.• < .i-' »■• " '-h.-wintp anfl >mw.-« Vr.-v,.v.-:-.



GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE, FOE (HE MONTH, OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND __ BOOTS. COMMENCING SATURDAY. JUNE 29. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN EVERY^ DEPARTMENT. } ANDREW ORE. PLEASE NOTE THIS. MR F. N. WHITCOMBE, SURGEON DENTIST, SAUNDERB* BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, "OROM THIS DATE Is prepared to Extract Teeth for Is, JJ If with Nitrons Oxide Gas sa. Stoppings 5s each Sets of Teeth from £8 8s apwards. Oare of Children's Teeth a Specialty, 'Note Addbess — F. N. WHITCOM-BE, Surgeon Dentist, Sannders' Baildings, Ashbartoa.



]L" The Man «*Mif I. i a Liver 1 I " Jmpet/s Jtfajf J^fe tlm M , Had reached hln in tine! ~ .; >_ THE NEW VEOETABij RBWEDY« . ... H Cures Liver, Kidney/ and Stomach Complaint*. **& H '. *%r CHEMBBTB AMD STORES, -%y flf- B -_» so»oOo . i OEM «,„,, Ccioking* Ranges -~£^™*^J _^~~^*^ i| f"le ' Brn Lignite, True Goal, or Wood up JF\ S^L^i iF^!!! I*-^" N0 SETTING REQUIRED. • • iy'T'Tr'Sg Hi •^Sr^SaK : With $tove P 'P° 08n be worked out in the v BBBBirJn*^ >*Nll >jf!p opes. Splendid Bread Bakers With caafe iron or copper boilerc The > IRSrti 1 Tll^^^^fc Jn copper boilers are Urge and tin lined inside. . i HHKvjf ill *5r123D Repairs are a Minimum, v F l"^""*'^! {jjL—m^J^j^ Mads in all sizes, single or double S^ 9t~^A vBUUESSbbL ( High or low pressrare boilers fmAiMßßi—in^LJggg»^» _J a" Ironmongere, from whom WvT- J«Jkj Cft>«!ogtieß can be obtained, or from the makers H. E. SHACKLOCK. LTD BOUTHEND FOUNDRY Peinoes Street, BX7FHSDIN



UAVID THOMAS, AUCTIONEER LAJSB, BSORMCE & ESTATE AGENT VAIUATOB, WOOL & GBAIN BROKEK, ASH BURTON Loans Negotiated Weekly Salee of Live Ptcck—TinwaJd and Aehbnrton alternately Fortnightly Saleß of Sheep Skicß, Fate, Bides, etOj on Mondays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Goto mission OUariDg Stiles as per arrangements Arcade Poree and Furniture Sale held on y&tnrdays Horse Fairs Held Monthly AGEKT FOR Matson and Go, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A Wood Oo Bowring Bros" Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Oompany Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stepheneon and Ooj Dunedin Belfast Manures : Vacatim Oil Company's Agrionltoral Gils Planet Jr, Garden and Field Tools LAND FOR SALE I have For Sale the following Blocks of Land, in tussock, in the Hindi District i 2000 Acres Plains Land in tussock 1500 „ 1900 „ „ >, 6CO , c Beclaimr;d Swamp Land Also First Glass Farms in Blocks of 100 Acres and upwards to 5600 acres Sever*! Farms, various sizes, thoroughly isapreved, for Bale;. well worth the money D. THOMAS, UHBUBTOH



WILLIAM PATCHING. EAST & BURNETT STREETS, ASHBURTON. SADJDLER & HARNESS MAKEB. m.i,mmnmm.^X) "■"■■i'"'n ■■■ ■ Ti/I'Y OOMPETINT STAFF oow includes 1 FIRST-CLASS COLLAR AND SADDLE MAKERS. Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed, Repairs Executed Promptly and at Moderate Rale*



WM. SraAKGE Sols [THOS. UOVBfcDAU Partners and Proprietor*., ARE YOU THINKING OF Furnishing OB Re-FurnisMnff ? if 80, yon Mat sate Wokey By placing yoar Orders with tfe« Manufac" Karen. We Supply FUBNITUBE FROM FAO TOKY PEOPLE DIRECT, By deaiini: with us, therefore, 3700 avoid all middlemen sad the payment of intermediate charges or commission, and Sff«re Your Furniture at First j Tost ONE VISIT To OUR FOR-! NITDRE SHOWROOMS (Entrance Opposite Jubilee Clock), Will BBtiKty vor that nor stocks of Fnrnifcure are irrwn^e, and that better furniture, or furniture in any way equal in quality, it not to be procured in New Zealand, Ie faot Our Fukniture is Quite Fqdal to thJs Best Imported and Aohualli Cheaper We^are also Unrivalled !n )hin Coluny for HOUSE FURNISHINGS Onr Floorcloths, Linolenmß, Matting*, Matn, Curtains, Decorative and Upholstering Fabrics, Blankets, Ac, are imported direob from the leading tmnufac tarera of the world, and being very large buyers we naturally secure the most favourable term?, and the benefit* ariiing from our system of buying we are alway* ready to share with onr patrons. Becently Added; An Up to Bate DEPARTMENT This New Departmpnt-w eteoked with an enormons varie'v of useful and beautiful, artiolee—goods, designed for plain, everday! use, and goods fit to adorn s^r&wsng room, etady, or bondoirt" Connoisseurs and all interested in. Arfc Chiaa and Pottery are invited to visit thie unrivalled collection. A GOOD SEWING MACHINE Ts now recognised as sn indispenßaMe article in every borne, and, in fact, nn home can be naid tn be completely appointed without orae. Now there area thousand sewing maehitSie on the market, bub there is noDe bpttGr— because no better la made—th^n » . . The "ELDRIDGE B" Bewing Machine Wh'cb, in Bpi'e of Kb low price, is a perfect marvel of efficiency. It is so eimple in construction a child can use it, and so excellent io every way that it cannot; be Surpassed. With care it will last a lifetime, and it; will save itn coat in any large house hold in the first six months. Prices : Hand Eldredgb B, £3158 Treadle Eldrkdge B, $5 15s Since we were appointed Sole Agents for New Zealand for this wonderful American machine, we have sold scores, and in every case the buyers have been delighted ! The ' ELDREDGE 8' may be seen la operation at> our Warehouse daily. Estimates for Furßisbing Sup plied Free on Application. COMPLETE HOUSE FUR NISHEBS, OHRISTOHUBOH Manning &*,)cfo NEW SEASON'S BOTTLED ALES AHD STOUT, 1 IN QUARTS AND PINTO, THE BEST IN THE MARKET Equal tc the Leading Brands of ENGLISH ALES. Agents for ABhbnrton—Msbbss Shear mak Bros JAMES BAKER. Furnishing Wabkhousb, (Hftvelook Street: TTB guarantees to Bell at OhHabehureh prluas for Gaeh or Time Payments, FOR WATOHESj CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATE SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Eto, GO TO G> JESSON, Practical Watohmaker and Jeweller Buraetb Street, (opposite Somerset Hotel Aahburtun. —Eepairs a Specialty.— Presentation Committees liberally dealt with. PIANOFOKTE, THEORY 4 HARMONY Ernest Empson, 0. T« A. B. /^tERTIFIOAIED Teacher of the Aasocia \j ted. Board of the Boyai College of Mnei and the Poyal Academy of Masio, London, il prepst jd to receive pupils for the above. Booms above Mr H M Jones East Street



HOW TO BE HAPPY THOUGH 1 MARRIED. This is * representation of ,», ?pnt»nfc«d! and hftpry wife, who «jsei only BOOK GIFT TEA, This Im'y obtained 6lbs of that famous tea ab 2s, and with it ahe Was gIT« FREE, a copy of Mrs Beetot»'« work on Cookery and Monsehold Management, By the aid of this Book ibe Was enabled to place each dishes before her husband that he wa* always In a good temper. Consequently hem Is now a happy home, and ahe enpjs her leisure and her cup of tea and Improves her mind by reading the good hook* that are given away with BOOR GIF V. TEA. -Bo thou and do likewise, and be alto happy. A larger Cookery Book may be had with lOlbaofTea. Ask for Catalogue of Booka. Joim Orr and Co. Agents, Aahbnrton NICOLL BROS. H F Niooll. E F NiooLi, L A NiooMi, Merchants & General Agents, BUYEFB OF FM SHEFjP & LAMBS. AGENTS FOE— ; ChrlatohHrch Meat Co«, Ltd Islington Fertilisers ! Little's Sheep Dip ! Ocean, Accident and Guarantee Corpora ' tion, Ltd Nsw Zealand Jneurance Company GKAIN BOOGHT SOLD ON COM j MISSION , We shall be pleased to receive samples ] rom farmers who have parcels for disposal. < 1 Station Books Kefs and Atjdmbd. We have received sums of Trosfc Mon!<3. raniirjf? from £100 to £10,000, bo lend on ( Freehold Securities at<l£ and h per cent t F E ifl T. : We receive regular Oonflignmenta from j Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands .and ' have in stock Applet), Pears, and Fruit in «e«son all the year round* SEEDS. 1 c We stock Clovers. Ryegraßß, Bape, and i Turnip Seed of reliable quality. I T~ HE cmKISTCHUROa MEAT CO, Limited. ISLINGTON MANURES i Especially prepared for WHEAT, TUKNIPS, BAPE and any r ther crop, and to suit ' any description of soiL Greatly increased production wherevet used. Satisfaction given everywhere. ■ NiotLL Bbos. store five varieties of this oelet rated fertiliser. Price on application, Allowance made for quautltlee. Letters will reoeiva prompt attention. KCOLL BBOS, Biitriot Agents. COOKING BANGES. T>ARNINGHAM AND CO. IMPBOVBD J3EALANDIA, NEW PATENT; Needs do Setting. Can be need as Open Fire. ABK 808 XBi IMPROVED EEALANDIA. A CARD. MESSRS STRINGER & CRESSWELL BARRISTERB & SOLICITORS CHRIBTOHUROH, HAVE OPENED A BRANCH OFFIOI ab Mb Davisoh's/ West Street Aahburfcon, where they will attend every THURSDAY and on other days when aeoeesary. , They will be represented in Ashburton by ■ Mr J. Davison, who ie authorised to receive instructions on their behalf, and to whom communications may be addressed. We have various sums of money awaitin nvestment at lowest current rates. STRINGER &"~ORESSWELI., SOLICITORS, CHRISTCEURCF & ABBBURTO tISKMANENO] BOILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. LOANS GRANTED FftOM m% and upwards, at current ;&tes I Full Pftrbioulara on application. WORKING EXPENSES on all Shares re now duo and payable Office —Tanored Street* | Office Hours—9,3o am till 4pm ' Fired Tuesday in Month—9,3o a m till " pm; and 7 till 9pm i< ALBERT ROBERTS, MaQ&gef



Ob S wh»fc would Tommy Atkins do If we had not palled him through The colonies have done their beßfc,. And showed jgreitb courage in the test. We all require a little aid, And danger makes ub oft afraid ; A cough wont make your health secure, So buy some Wood's Geeat Peepsbmini GUBB CONSULTING OPTICIAN Mr Ernest M Sandstein, DBO AS, F R MO, who h&n lately returned after iix years' special study in England and Con tinent, may be ooasulted on all caseiot defeotive eyeeighfc. Daylight not necemry arfcifioial light, being used. Doctors pre soriptions prepared. Fees moderate, Oon • ulting rooms, Oashei Strtet Wj, om JJ Sandstain, jeweller, ChriafcohorcK 9to 11 2 to 4 daily A CUB! FOB MJMBACHT W 0 WilliamßOD, of Amherst, Va, US A, saye-'For moie than a year I suffered from lurt.b 9!4 0 ; I fiDelly tried Chamberlaiii't Pain Balm, and 16 gave me entire relief, which all other remedies had failed to de Sold by Ashburtion Drcfj Company