Our Army Methods.

The following (aays the Times) are extracts feom a private letter written at the close of September by a very competent civilian who has been trav elling In the theatre of war in South I Africa .•— The war-drags on unaifciafactorily, and the civilians to a roan canwo' understand what 250.000 n>m are doing, with some* 10,000 Boars at the ontside In the field. At one pi ice thpre are 25,000 troops within a radius of a lew miiea, aad yet people are officially Informed that we could not ba insured ooteide & rftdiat .of ten miles. We paw ft column of ours oSoviog along a road (trad th© roads always follow the low ground »ad the valleys), and for all they knew and saw tha hilla might ' live feaaa?fnil-«f IBoew, : who- reserve Ihfir fi.re:and f . ■ then . oitch, stragglers, ©tcy'aod »ftn and mount themselves at our expense. One very bad feature of .giving, the soldiers 800 roaada of am munition each' IjS that they shed their cartridges,like'leaves' when, _Jthey are tirnd} and the Kafirs pick them up in bashels. This X wan ofteti told, but the military men I spoke to said it was impossible. However, I crossed a col amn of ours the other day, and shortly after I s»w two Kafiira who had been fallowing ifc, and immediately out of them came up and offered ins thirty fire loaded cartridges for 11. He said he had followed the column and picked them up! "They say the Boera collect these cartridges in tens of thousands and use them Nearly •II the Boers are armed-with oar rifles, mounted ora oar horses, and nso oar ammunition. At————lost his head and ordered tha Immediate evacuation of tho place on ,- the ramor of a Boer column which never came, and wo left there 1,000 suits of soldiers' clothing and £8,000 of stores which the Boera have usrd sinoo. At——-we evacuated again ia a funk, *nd left behind us 25,000. rounds of amnatmition «nd stores. Now, *—■ w§s seat away £om

———,not in disgrace, but to * hgh post elsewhere ! Truly the ways of the army are wonderful. Ihe Press of London should insist on disasters hAng reported. Wo have h«arrl, on tho authority of m^n and traders who wer» newr-the sitw of the disasters, that with in tholsst month seventy < f one regiment Inve earrendored in the col'ny in * b*tch, aixty of another in * b»tch s and ninety of a third, and another in a batch in the Ffco BUto, *ni hand rods of individual men, and no mention hue been mad® in oar newspapers h*re. . When we were going from———to

———we hv\ gone halfway whon ». man met as who s»id ; Stop hare and re turn ; there »ro 120 Boers in , about ten mi!es ahead of you." I asked him wlmt they looked like. Ha said : "The moat ragged lot you eyor saw, «11 of them bat two colonial rebels, of whom about forty were rt'ling donkeys, forty foals, and forty were well mounted. The well-mounted men did Jthe rearguard work, and tht»y bragged that they had evaded and could evade a whole British column anywhere. They said ; g The English columns are funked to rash m, and tfapy will never overtake us, they are 80 careful of themselves." I mentioned this to a colonel, and he said it wag not fair afc (hia stage of tho war to rush a Jot of Boera and sacrifice many men. I told him that it wou'd mean less loss of life in the end, but he said : ' Weil, I'd never risk it.' . . . Hoar men got rid of their waggons and took to the hills like tho B>ere, they would come across them easy enough. An old Boer said to me once that if two qj©q go after each, other, and one never gets on a road and the other never leaves it, they are not likely to meet, antes* by chance in sfg thpy knock against each other. At the stations tho military fill Hsp hotels and take op thi waiting rooms, and ordinary travellers like inn live on platform*, though the. military all have tfrits; bat they find-the hotels easier. At —— the hotels are fuU to choking of military men, and cham pagne and Stilton cheese and other Jaxories make you think yon "are In Oapoa, and not in an army in the field. The officers getting on like this imkns the soldiers slack. The only chance of our finishing the war in a ■ reason able time is for the Press to insist on true information from the front. Many of the best officers I hive seen are eager for foil information and a state of war, instead of oar tursing the Boer women and children and the Boers nursing oar prisoners. They all say if no mercy were shown on either side fche war wonid soon end. We ffd their wives, and they feed and sooths

all our men who hand them over their gang and horses, and so the war drags on Wherever yon go yon see a'ackrus', blackness, slackness, and the military make np for ife by being ter ribly severe with civilians and friends about passes, etc.

THE ASHBDBTON GUAEDIAN : THTJEBDAY, JANUARY 16, 1902

Printed and published by Fbank Hanoox, for the Proprietors, Robekt Bell and , Henry Adam Maokay, at fcheir Prlm'ng j Office BuraebD Street, Aahbarboa . j THUBSDAY, JANUARY 16, 19Qg I



IMPURE BLOOD " AND LIVER TROUBLE Another Ca^e In Dunedin. !Tha Case of Mr. T. KING. (By a Dunedin Reporter.) At a well-appointed shop in Main roii-d, South Dunedin, a special repre sentative interviewed Mri Thomas King, who carries on a boot-making business at the place mentioned. Mr. King mado the following remarks:— , --, " Some years ago my blood was in a frightfuiiy bad state. About forty or fifty boils came out on my arms and hands, and you can still see the marks of sonytf'that-broke out on my wrists. Of course I did not have them all at onco, but they came one after another with such persistency that I commenced to think I was never going to get rid of them. The burning, aching agony of 'those t>oil» made me very bad-tempered. Some : days I could not work for the pain I was in, and evero when I was taking a spell I always felt discontented mid irritable. At the same time I suf fered greatly with my liver, a general depression of spirits coming over me, and I locked on the black s»!e of every thing. The food I ate neither sustained nor nourished me. It merely lay in my stomach in an undigested state, and the wind that came from the process of fer mentation which was going on inside caused me a lot of cramping pains and obstinate fits of belching. A dirty yel low colour appeared in my skin, toge ther with a drowsy look in my eyes, which were very weak, with flitting; specks before them. '£ Another accom paniment of my disordered condition was a strangling sensation in my throat, a troub'e which immediately followed the conclusion of my meals. I can ac count for this by having a weighty feel ing in my chest, as if I had swallowed a piece of bread which had turned to stono. Another hurtful symptom was a miserable aching pain across my brow; ' and, besides, I had sharp, stabbing tor tures situated midway between my shoulders, with similarly aggravating pains in my side. The unpalatable taste in my mouth was enough to make me sick, indeed, I often thought. I would retch my heart up. My tongue, too, was none too clean. I believe that long-continued inaction of my bowels had a great deal to do with both my blood and my liver being out of order." " Could you not rectify such a small matter as that ?" *) " I could get nothing to restore re gularity in that respect. Several kinds of piils and medicines were tried, but they only had very violent and painful effects for a time, a»£ left me m a worse fix than ever. I was greatly ener vated and distressed by the loss of sleep. After being awake nearly all night I felt too fatigued and weak tbl raise my hammer, and when I did work I can assure you it was greatly against my will, as I had neither energy nor in clination for it. My nervous system was' so upset.that I could scarcely drive a nail straight, and I trembled all over very often without any reason. My prospects of getting well looked very blue, for my appetite died out alto gether, and the flesh rapidly fell away. I am sure I was a pitiable object to my customers as they came in and out of my shop, and as the boils continued to appear the most of my friends thought they were incurable. As all the medi cines I had drank had no beneficial effect I lost heart and let things go anyhow. I thought it better to submit to the inevitable than worry myself to death." " Did j'ou discontinue the use of medi cine, Mr. King?" #» " Yes, when I found they were use less. I had thrown too much money away already. Then I was persuaded to try something else. A friend snid: ' Clements Tonic is the best medicine going. You ought to try it.' Sure enough I bought a couple of bottles, and I commenced to feel livelier. The nervous twitchings and indiges tion trouble ceased, and I was able to eat and sleep well. My blood was purified by Clements Tonic, the boils disappeared, and'my internal or gans acted regularly. Strength gradu ally returned, and after a course ot Clements Tonic I was perfectly sound." "I hope I may report your remarks?" " You may publish them in any way you like."



STATUTORY DECLARATION. V Thomas King, of Main-road, South Dnnedln, .n the Colony ot New Zealand, do solemnly and sinocely declare that I have carnfnlli read the annexed document, consisting of twl folios and consecutively numbered from one ti. two, and that it contains anil is a true and faith. iti\ account of my illness and cure by Clements Tonic, and also contains my full permission to publish in any way my statements—which I givp voluntarily, Without receiving any payment; 3nd I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing tha | same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of Nrw Zealand, Intituled " The Justices of Peace Act, iPSa." Declared at Dunedln this second day of January, ■en.c thousand nine hundred and one, before me, WM, WARDROP, f.P, BUHINKES NOTICES MB 8 J. LLOYD, MUSIC SELLER, &o, REGISTERED TEACHEB of MUSIC Musical Instruments of every description, Latest) mutsio by every mail. Sheet Music from sixpence ; Musical Toys, eie, for Christmas. AGENT FOR Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machines, Rotary Motion and Ball Beatings, Rapid, qaeit and durable Family Machine, also Steam Power.



PINCHED AND PUNY.- Humanity's ma:! rush for an txistence induce* many ills. The )!oab and ran away" ; method of living Is scQcantable for more of the pioehed and puny faces than almost any other oauae under the atsn. Dytpepeta, In<%e*tioti, Constipation, Stok-headache, Foul Breath. Irritability, and Nervonioew art the everyday ills of ev«ryd»f peep'®, Mutate foretold the strain that we would be compelled to lire under, nod 'hM re?ekSed to medical science and rfiStroh the correct) fornvjla—Jmpey'e Msy Apple—'-nd Its daily joy is to pat biok the btaotn of health in the faces of thouaanrts who do hooest toil Itnpey's May Appio is aa ideal family medicine, and may be t»ken with absolute confideooe, by tha mosb de!i ffluto women aod ohildreo. 8o!d by &1I Chemists and Storekeepers at 2s 6d per bjttle. Smoke New Venos A CURB FOU SUMMER COMPLAINT. Sammt? complaint is nnasaally preva lent among children this season. A well developed oase tti the writer's family was cared last week by the timely übs of Ghambedain'a Colic C lolera. and Remedy —one of the best patent modicines manu f&ctured and which is always kept on hand at; the home of ye scribe. This U not intended m a free puff for tha company, who do not advertiae with oh, but to benefit, little sufferers who may snot be within easy access of a physician. I>o family should be without a bottle of this medicine in the nous*, especially in mummer time.—-Lansirg, lowa, USA, Journal, For sale by A^hburfon Drug Company. Wades Teething Powders for Babie? are soothing, reduce fever and prevent llotcbes ; price, lo Bm®%e New Vmm »



AGENT FOR EMPRESS NEEDLE. Lessons free, Mbforials kepf, Tanored Street (next Hall, Herbaliab



IMPORTANT NO'JlOlfi. Tl/TR GEORGE BANCREY, the Repre sentative of MESSRS W. SI RANGE & CO, bags to notify his many Otstcmera that he wili, duriDg the nexr< few weeks, visit the WATERTON, FLEMINGTON, and WINSLOW Districts, OS WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and FBIDAYS, and respectfully nquests his Clients to do their Shopping on MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, or SATURDAYS, When they can rely on hia personal attend ance. W. STRANGE & CO. alao intimate thab the rooms will remain open D*ily as usual for the receipt of the more urgent Orders; Mb Sandrey desires to heartily thank liia numerous Customers for the splendid manner io which they have, rallied round him, and trusts for their continued confidence during the coming year. For Variety, Choice, and Good Value, STftANGE'B ! IS THE PLACE.



Wade's Worm Figs are moat affective and not unpleasant; children thrive after taking them price, la



| BUSINESS NOTICES | _ — Well Dressed Feet ARE IMPORTANT. "Sour health, Your comfort, Your appearance ! Depend largely on (he boots acd shoes i you wear. ! r%UR CHRISTMAS STYLES OF ! FOOTWEAR ' — ARE SIMPLY PERFECT.-— Take a Glakok at the Windows of I). STOCK'S BLUE BOOT STORE It will Surprise You. NOW OPEN. THE KHAKI CYCLE DEPOT A LL intending PURCHASERS OF CYCLES Bhould Call and Inppcob our TTp to Date Wheela before deciding on any other make* The KHAKI is the Beat V.dua ever Offered in Ashburton. BEST AND TOWJSE, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER MKALS MEANS that you have got Indigestion. The food is not digesting. The stomach h we&k and won't do its work properly. The food is fermenting and gaa is being R van c ; ff that fille the intestines Thia accounts for the blown cut uncom fortable irq yon havo Specks fl >at before the eye". Bad taste in the mouth, want of energy, (Jostiveness, a"! point to derangement of the Stomach acd LOASBY'S WAHOO WILL CURE YOU It i^as cured hundrede before likn yourself and you will probably find relief from the very first) (lose, whilst) lees than one bottle will usually oure the worst case, Price 2s 6d everywhere, or post free from T.oasby's Waboo ManufacluriDg Co. Ltd. Dutudin "2 * In* o w iJ , rf) * n? S2/ M g I«^g 05 on I "*s s M M 3 « Sij I ■I r <3 S ° fe P~^ W 5 111 I £ Ph S sis q^ pd C/J a* I < W DONGKB. HAVELOCK STREET. mEACHER of Violin, Mandoliu, and Harmony Quarter commences from any date. . 1 • V • Ulh .XJSiiJhJA WATOHMAKEB, JBWELLEB, AND OPTICIAN NEW GOODS XMAS PRESENTS in Great Variety at Prices to suit the times. : INSPECTION INVIUKP. All Goods Marked in Plain Figures TROPHIES TROPHIES A Specialty Made In these Liaee, and Very Liberal Terms to^Committees, &o. JEWELLERY MadeJ to Order. A Large Stock of Stones to select from. Old Jewollery t Ro-made OPTICAL GOODS Spectiacloa'and Eyeglasses, Frames, Lonees, etc. A Large Stock Juet to Hand. SIGHT TESTING J. V. DE BEEE East Rtreefc, T> EMEMBER oar Boots and Shoes will X\) wearliko brags, and we are giving wonderful Bargains at Melloh's Zeabndla Boot Btoi'§.



BUSINESS NOTICES A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL BOTH USEFUL &RD ORNAMENTAL, MAY •BE HAD AT ALL PRICES. /"IALL AND Sill OUR GRAND DISPLAY OF Ytm\ FANCY GOOES, JAPANESE WARE,. SILVER PLATED WARE & GLASSWARE, AT T. H. UNDRILL & CO., FUBNTTUEE WAREHOUSE, TANOBKD STREET. WE SELL T^T B I|T|H E R SUGAR NOR BR E A Df, BUT IF YOU WANT EMBROIDERIES WE CAN .SHOW YOU THE FINEST RANGE E| V E[R OFFERED I N ASHDUTXTONj. BUT DOE'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT. OOMB AND SEE THE GOODS IN WINDOW, THE RESULT IS CERTAIN BUSINESS WITH MTTY^TTTTT T &r TTT'RMTTR IVIII \j ±l JtLiXjlj o£ 1 U JtilM Pj Jlv. SPECIAL SALE, NOW ON. ■• GRANT AND MOORE, SAUNDERS 1 BUILDINGS, AS3BURTON A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. WHILU wishing our many Friends the Compliments of the Season, J. MFLLOB, of the Zealandia Boob Store, begs to inform his many Customers that during the Christmas Holidays he is offering some Wonderful Value in Footwear Having bought at a big discount 300 Pairs of up to date Boots and Shoos, he Intends giving; his Customers tho benefit of thla Special Purchase by clearing the Ipt at startling Sale Prices. The Following are a few of our Price 3:— G^nts Boots 7* lid, usned price 10? 6d j Meue Shooter Boots greatly reduced Girls and Boys School Boots 3i lie!, uauai J Ladiea Tan Shoes ab 7s 6d, usual price 10a 6d price 63 6d Mena Good Blaohora 5a lid Ladies Pretty Walking Shoes at 63 6d, usual 5 Dczsn Pairs of Damaged Boofca almost price 8* 6d 1 given away Childrens Ackle Straps from 2i j Oar very largo Stock of American,, Nufaotnr, and English Goods will be greatly reduced during tho holiday aeaaon. Now's your time to buy. Remember that Mellor's Z.«a!andla Boot Store is a hounehold word. Ask your friends where they got the best value in Boots and Shoe 3, ar\& they will toll you to go to Mellor'a Z.alandia Boot Store, the Loading Boot Shop, Xancred Street, Ashburton. ! i WOOL SEASON 1901-2, \fk7 El shall be represented at the Ohristchurch and Timarn Auctions Sales, and have made satisfactory arrangements for disposing of Clips privately at Ashburton. Consignments will be received at oar Ashburton Stores, and sent on to either Ohristebarch or Timaru, free of all charges railage. Clients who wish to send their Wool direct from their nearest railway station will please consign aB follows :—- If intended for sale at Ohristchurch—Brown and Son's Siding, Addington. If intended for sale a 6 Timaru—-Mill & Company's Siding, Timaru. II intended foivsale at Ashburton—Friedlander Bros', Ltd, SHing, Ashburton Woolpacks, Twine, Branding Oil and other Shearing Requisites, supplied at lowest rates. The Season's Sales have been fixed as" follows ?— OHRTSTOEUROff. TIMARU. November 21st, 1901. December 6th, 1901. December 12th, 1901. January 14th, 1902. January 17th, 1902. February" 26th, 1902. February 20th, 1902. J FRIED LANDER BROS., LTD,



A MERRY CHRISTMAS ] AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. WHILU wishing our many Friends the Compliments of the Season, J. MF-LLOB, of the Zealandia Boot Store, begs to inform his many Customers that during the Christmas Holidays he is offering some Wonderful Value in Footwear Having bought at a big discount 300 Pairs of up to date Boots and Shoos, he Intends giving his Customers tho benefit of thla Special Purchase by clearing the Ipt at startling Sale Prices. The Following are a few of our Price 3:— G^nts Boots 7* Hd, usned price 10? 6d j Meue Shooter Boots greatly reduced Girls and Boys School Boots 3i lie!, uauai ] Ladiea Tan Shoes ab 7s 6d, usual price 10a 6d price 63 6d Mena Good Blaohora 5a lid Ladies Pretty Walking Shoes at 63 6d, usual 5 Dczsn Pairs of Damaged Boofca almost price 8 6d 1 given away Childrens Ackle Straps from 2i j Oar very largo Stock of Americaui, Nufaotor, and English Goods will be greatly* 1 reduced during tho holiday aeaaon. Now's your time to buy. Remember that Mellor's Z.«a!andla Boot Store is a hounehold word. Ask your friends where they got the best value in Boots and Shoe 3, ar\A they will toll you to go to Mellor'a Z.alandia Boot Store, the Loading Boot Shop, Xancred Street, Ashburton. WOOL SEASON 1901-2,



BUSINESS NOTICES THB McCORMI€K ■ STILL LEADS. mHE WINNER OF THE GOLD ' MEDAL. 1 Ab the Chchtchuroh Show, THB MoOORMICK LEFT HAND OPEN BAOKJ REAPER & BIN DEB CARRIED OFF THE GOLD MEDAL. Orders Now Belng*Eeoelved. Morrow, B&ssett d Go. I Wills Street, Ashburton. M. PRIEST, Manner BAKER BROS. Complete" ITurnisliiMgj. TJJS U JEJR.'Ju 1 AEER 8. 1



WANTEDS, Etc WAJnTED every one to try Mbllok's Zealandia Boob Store for wonder ful value. MAKE no mistake ; if it fa Boots and Shoes you rt quire, then go straight to Mellor's Zealantik Bjot Store. You I can get hundreds of palca to pick from at Meixob s. i?OR Best Value in American Glass JP ware, Engiibh Chitia and Earthen WAie, Cutlery, and Electroplated Goods, go to Oaeson and Co,Tancred Street FOR the Christmas holidays. We are offering some wonderful Bargains at Mellor's Zaalandia Boot Store. OUR Country .Friends will do well to try Mellor's Zsalandia Boob Store for speciol bargains in Foot Wear. 2000 pairs to pick from at Mallor's WHAT prize takers for pastry use, Fatty Pan baking powder the great novelty. YES, there can be no possible doubt, abonf- that Mellor's Zaalandia B >oi Store leads for value. i i^ARMERo* and others, prepare for tne 5j Winter, and have your Home mads cheery and bright with the powerful acetylene Gas. Estimates given by Hardley Bros TfTANTED KNOWN—That a big line W of Lace Gurtaioa we have just landed, ex s,p. Paparoa, is fu'l of really nice goods ab tempting prices. Fall display in our windows—Mitchell & Turner. WANTED KNOWN-Wa consider thi> satisfied Customerg are the best poßßibla advertisement, and we do ail in our power to "get there," Don't forgot this when making out your household list; of Drapery and visit Mitchell & Tusker, The Drapers DO you want your home to look nice and freah for Christmas 1 Then send along any furniture whijh needs recovering or renovating to H Baisst^w, who makes it look like Dew. 11 145 EOR the Holidays, J Mellob, of the Zealandia Boob Store, is showing some wonderful lines in Footwear. rFIQ ANGLERS-—A fresh consignment of JL Fishing Gooda to hand—F ies, Cast?, Waders, Shurj'a F^noy, Minnows, etc, etc, All Anglers' Requisites ab Dunedin prices, at Hardley Bros j East Streed. ]1 135 £~\LB Scio# Top -Jam Jire, 4j dozen;, rQ Enamelled and Brass Processing Pans of guaranteed quati'y, an<? Preserving Sugai; —Carson & Co., Tanored Street BE wiee and save money. Buy yoar Boots and Shoos at Mellor's Zpalandia Boot Store, WANTED onr lady frienda to note that Mellor's Zaalandia Boot Store has hundreds of pairs of American Boots and Shoes afc pric:s second to none in A^hburton, DO you know that H Bairstow is selling for cash at lees han Christohurch pr!c3S, as the few following quotations will ahow : -Brass rail iron bedsteads, extended foot rail, from 50* ; Duchess tables from 30a ; Duchess chests from 455; inspection and comparison invited. 11 144 PATTI Jfan baking powder is the great est novelty you ever Eaw. Hold all grocers. FJRHE SHOW, The Show-Be up to |_ date and save money by gsing to Mellor's Special Bargain Sale, in Tancred Street K^ObllßAß,* tho wonderful Fain ~Ke ' liever, 2? chemists and grocers. WANTIiD every one to ronsamfaaK 1 that Mellor s Zsalandin Boot Store is selling Boots and Shoes at reduced prices. KOuLIBAIi, curts headacho iastauuy, relieves all pains quickly. PATTY Pm baking powder, tbe great novelty, two patty tins fcr nothing E\om all Grocers PATTY Pan bakiDg powder contains a patty pan <tt each end of tin. PJTY, Pan baking powder wants one triaf without prejudice, two patty pans frr nofbine I "\U you wish a happy New year. If \ J so buy your Boots at Mellor's Zealandia Bo»fc £tore. Great. Bargains they say afc Mellck's. KOCLIBAff, cures B*ckache. Headache Rheumatism, Sprains, etn. WANTED KNOWN—Thit J Moison has made immense reductions in order to clear more quickly, and make room for hia new Christinas Slook of Boots end Shoes, of best quality juab arrived Repair {ng done ab once, best leather used ; tho Hall —nexb Courb House, Asbburbcn. 11 153 BS wise and save men y. Bay your Boots and Uioes ab Meilor s, Note — Zealandia Boob Stoire. TVfOTHINGIike leather, and there is Ll nothing like Mellor's Z^alandia Boob Btore for good B >ots and Shoes, TO H Unbrill E yNDB-.Li, T H UNDBILL '& CO FURNXSOING UNDERTAKERS TANORED STREET, ASEBURTON/ EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND, Polishes Oc-fEns a Speolftlty A Choice Asaortmeat of Arbifioial Vf roath In Shook. —- Pdv&to Addrearj, Peter B&re»t, direobly behind Oddfellows' Hall ? also care of , Mr T. AndrowE, East Belt. 3 i LT T "XT IS THE I JL I BEST bbS ST_ARCH USE KO OTEBK Procurable from aHGrocars and Rborekoepers throughout the colony FOR WATCHE?3 PLOOKS, JEWELLERY, SILVER AND ELEOTRO-PLATI SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Eto, GOIO G. JESSON, Pcaoblcal Wiftbohmaker and weller Burnetb Street, (opposite Bonierseb Hotel) Ashburton. —Repairs Specialty.— Presentation Committees liberally dealt with. ——. I Smoke Ngw Venus



IN the Appearance of SWIFT CYCLE there has ever been a charm, and the general utility has been v, never fallirg ecur of satisfaction to rider?. THE EOLXP3E OYOLE CO., AGENTS, Tarcred Street 1. Catalogues on application* BOYA.L HOTEL, &SHBURTON* MR A. WHITAKEB, late manager o Ashburtin Olub, has entered into posßceoion of the abovo Hotel. Every comfort and convenience, Fiahine Hub at mouth of Ashburton Kivor .11 1 TN ASSIGNED ESTATE) F O R ITa L E BY PRIVATE TREATY. A Quantity of NEW HOUSEHOLD FURNI TURE AND EFFECTS, Comprising ~ Bedstead, Duchesse Ciesfc, Beautiful OvermanUeg. Washetand, Sidebosr 1, Very Handsome Dinner Service (70 pieces), Sofa, Chairs, Tablep, Pictures, Fenders, Fire B:aß£e°, Coal Scuttle, New Singer Sewing Machine, etc. EVERYTHING QUITE NEW (never [MUST BE SOLD QUICKLY TO REALISE ESTATE. OBAIGHEAD& BEBRYMAft ashburton. J". L. HIGGS HIS La t esi [Designs IN ' HOUSE : : DECOEATIONS CALL AND BEE. J.X. HIGGS. House Decorator, Painter, Glazier, 1 Signwritar, etc., Tanored Bbreeb. TTLSTER Boob Shop—THOS. YOUNG, \_j Bootmaker, • thanks his numerous frienda for their liberal support, SDd wißhes them a Happy Christmas, and a Prosperous New Year. On account of not being able to secure Almanacs, I Bhall return to every purchaser for one month from date, equal to 10 per cent on Gooda purchased. Having completed my stock of Footwear, I solicit inspection of the same—rHOS. YOUNG, Ulster Boob Shop, Tanored Street, Aahburton BANDS & SON. BUILDERS, CARPENTERS, ETC., METHVEN. (~*\ ATES, Hurdles, and Building Material 'JT kept in stock. Also Wall Papers, Paints, etc. Funerals conducted. 11 1 Mrs Johnston, T> EGISTERBD Teacher of the Pianoforte Jti & Kinging Havelock Street, X W.JSALL. TANORED STREET. WHOLESALE and Retail Depot of the great Herbal Remedy, Yitadatio. n_ TO SHEARERS—We are Belling Sheep Shears—T. U.S. and 8.8.A. at 3a 6d. A Tj»rge stock of Gennine Turkey Stones at lowest prices, atenoil platea and all other Brai/^iog Rcquiaitea a tpecialfcy, at FTart» t'By Bros, Ironmongers, East Street* BDi I USq



BUSINESS NOTICES Fishing Season, 1901-1902. U. AED LEY BEOS.' A GAIN to the fora with their new i"! IMPORTED STOCK OS? FISHING 'i'ACKiw/tfi in groat variety—Minnows,rFHeß, Ree.3, Lines, Wadore, Roda, eto, eto Aoglers call and inEpoofc WE are a'.ao prepared to give estimates for Hot. and Cold Water Services, Tanks, Baths, Portib^e Boilers, acd Tinware of every dsßorJpbioa '* ' BAST STREET, i ' TRIAD X*rt_e Ootnpetition. ATEDNWTIMAERBLEZNSYTNDOHAL. fTIHE above letters form five words* On JL the 20th APRIL the envelopes marked • Sentence ' will be opened, and the sender of the first cornet sentence opened will receive Two Guineas. To close 20bh APRIL. CONDITIONS.



All that is ncceesary bo enter for this competition is to write cut th§ words and post e&me {enoloaing a receipt for 53, cc more, from any Triad advertiserl! aa per hsb beiow, to "The Manager of tho Triad, Dunedin,' Oompeti' tore may scud as many solutions as they please, provided each complies with above conditions For ' Puzzle' for young people, see Triad Alax Washing Powdere Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Auckland Forwarding and Parcels Delivery Agency Bermaline Bread—all Bakers Book Gifb Tea s all grocers Brinßley and Oo.'s Ranges Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Boots Commercial Hotel, T N Orange Cope's Cigarettes and Tobacco* Curtis, F, Jeweller Danlop Tyres Gawne'a Sauces, Picklec, Vinegar, eto Gates, H A, Musio seller (irpgg anr? Co, W, Coffep, Starch, ebo Hayward'a Pickles and Baucoa Jones, H M, Triad Agent Kirk Patrick, 8, and Co, X Jama Lane's Creosoted Emulsion Loaeby's Wahoo, Koo!ibah, Benjamin Gutn, and Cinnamon Cure, Meddlns, G., Ironmonger N.Z. Clothing JWtory Nglboh. floats and Co's Tea Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Spring Blossom Tea Suratura Tea Teed and Co Cora Cure Tonking's Linseed Emulsion Sykea' Oura Cough Trinity College Examinations Waltke's Soup Wills Three Castles Cigarettes and Tobacco Woodrows' Hats, Gollio & Co., Agents



TO BE PUBLISHED IN APR IL, 1902. A COMPLETE and Reliable Directory FOB CANTERBURY NELSON, MARYBOROUGH, and WEST LAND. STOKE, SOU AND 00., Publishers al the well known Stone's Orago and Southland Directory and Stone's Wei ling'on, Ifawkfe's Bay, and Taranak Directory, eic, bavo (be honor to notify their -i!-/ttition to compile and publish ft thorotipMy compete m<A reliable I.'lßr.CTOl'-Y, to bo entitled :— ! S T 0 N K» 8 OAKTEH BUHY, h ELSON, MAEL^ POSOUGH & WESTLAND DIRECTORY, AKD NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL. APRIL, 1902. Kti:Ud by Jchn ?TOKE. Will cor.tahi mere than twice the amount mutter given in ary previously icsued Diiectoij oi (Jacteibory. Price : If tic'trrd fccßre publication 108 6d after publicaticn, 12s 6d; 6 1 ROSE KANDY Tea—Having cleared a i targe !ino nf this splendid uew Orange Pekoe, we ara cS ring it at Is B<l, cotnparl son invited with any 2s Tea on the market, —-Oabson & Co



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