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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 987, 5 July 1883, Page 4

Easiness Notices. An evil' and its remedy.—t j „ the Editor, —It is a healthy sign <' r 'be times I when our local papers are beginning 10 deal in a fearless manner with bankrupts and the bankruptcy laws. The time has cots when something must be done either by the legislature or by business men themselves to put an end to a state of affairs which is a disgrace to our boasted civilisation. Wc (the under- Y signed) have been doing business in Ashbur- n ton about 2/4 years, and the money we have lost during that period by bankrupts, levan- a ters, and blacklegs generally amounts to a great deal more than the margin usually allowed for bad debts. If the law cannot pro- , tect us then we must protect ourselves, and there is only one way to do so, viz., to abolish the credit system altogether". This system has been the curse of other countries besides New 1: Zealand, and past experience has proved it to i be rotten to the core. Owing to recent heavy losses we have resolved to sell for cash only in future. The honest man j who is willing to pay his 20s in the £, and pay as he goes, will find this no disadvantage but a great gain, as he will be able to obtain a first-class article much cheaper than he would under the old system. We shall exert ourselves to the utmost as heretofore to give cur customers full satisfaction, and every order will be executed in our usual first-class style—but we shall no longer run any unnecessary risk. Under the cash system we are prepared to offer a special line of tweeds at the following unusually low prices : —Gentleman’s suit made to order, £2 18s fid; ladies’ tailor made ulster, £2. All other goods in proportion, for cash only. CRAIGHEAD & CO., TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, Tancred Street. C. Ryel, QYSTER SALOON. Fresh and Smoked FISH always on hand. Tea and Coffee at all hours. Also, Fried Fish. Note the address —Wills street, next Cookson’s Stables. 1213 P. & D. Duncan, 4 GRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS A. MANUFACTURERS, Christchurch and Ashburton, Having been appointed AGENTS at Ashburton for the DEERING REAPER AND TWINE BINDERS, We are now prepared to take orders for next season. As only a limited number will be imported, early application is necessary. All orders received after April 30 will be L 6 extra. We are also prepared to take orders for McCORMICK’S REAPERS AND BINDERS. Makers of Ploughs, Drays, Harrows, Rollers, Grubbers, Seed-sowers, Strippers, and newly-improved Direct Draught „ DISC HARROWS 3 (the Latest and the Best), made any size up to 15ft, and every description of Farm Implements. Just received, ex Soukar, A large quantity of HORNSBY’S PLOUGHSHARES, Old Brand. ordered expressly for Ashburton. Also, Some extra heavy Mould Boards (our own pattern), best cast steel, suitable for contractors. REPAIRS of every description of MACHINERY at reasonable charges. 1015

\TICTORIA HOUSE, EAST STREET. Dimant & Coe, Are still selling at prices which have gained for their establishment such an immense popularity in the past. All goods marked in plain figures, and sold at a profit calculated to afford such advantages as no other house in town can permanently offer. Our WINTER STOCK recently received is Extraordinary Good Value. DIMANT & COE, REAP Y-MONEY DRAPERS CLOTHIERS, Ac., Victoria House, East street, Ashburton. 816

Charles Lawrence, PHOTOGRAPHER (Of High street, Christchurch). By special Appointment to the Governor, Begs to informs ihe residents of Ashburton and the surrounding districts, that he has OPENED in SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS.East street, Ashburton, and as all Pictures will be taken by himself, it will be a sufficient guarantee that none but satisfactory Photographs will be sent out of his Studio. INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS of Children taken. Equally g -od results are obtained on dull days as light ones by this process. Pictures enlarged to any size, andfinished in Oil, Water Color dr Crayons, 96p

UNEDIN BREWERY, CELEBRATED BITTER ALE, BITTER ALE. PLEASES BOTH EYE AND PALATE. TONIC AND WHOLESOME. Guaranteed absolutely free from adulteration. The following are specimens of the compliments we are receiving frequently ; f * Please ship by next boat 3 hhds Ale, same as last; very good indeed.”—Bluff. “ I believe your beer is the best in the market. ” —Balclutha. “ I must congratulate you on the quality of the beer :it is magnificent. If you can keep it up to that you have got a good thing.”—Waimate. KEAST & McCarthy, Limited. Agents for Meukow’s Brandy, Roderick Dhu and Shaughraun Whiskies, and Marsden and Raffley’s celebrated Billiard Tables. 1260 AND

John Broom, SIGN WRITER, DECORATOR, COACH PAINTER, &c. Orders may be left at McColl’s, Ashburton Hotel; or Husband's Stables, Hill’s Hotel. 1267

T7TTANTED KNOWN—Every descrip- ’ • tion of Plain and Fancy Pointing executed on the shortest notice, at the Guardian Ollico, next Matson, Cox, and 00. 'a, West street.