JOTTINGS FROM A TRAVELLER'S JOURNAL.

'[WRITTEN SPECIALLY fob the ‘ ‘ashbubton GUARDIAN. ”J Nd. TCfTC: —Continued. An Extraordinary Fortification A Mabbt.t! Country Carrara—Pisa — ; AvFaued City—A Historical Rbtro : spkct—The Leaning Tower.

The principal object that drew my at v tention on. passing Sarzana, the next place "' oh the journey, was a remarkable fortifi cation. * On enquiry I was told that it was called Sarzanella. Had I been a military man or professionally interested in such matters, I, should have been inclined to stop and .study, the striking peculiarities , ef this defensive and offensive structure, : biit I was content to learn that it was .erected by the ;orice formidable Caatruccio Castrdcani, who, at one time, was all powerful in Pisa and Pistajo. But while the prominent appearance of the fortress attracted T my attention the ancient his toric .1 associations •of Sarzana • were matters of deeper interest to my mind. I remembered the fluctuating fortunes of the place; how, in 1467, Lorenzo de Medici took possession of it; how, shortly afterwards, the Florentines wore com pelled to yhfld their acquisition to Charles Via., of France ; and how, in turn, the Gen op so became its masters, only to be • feptaced,"as the wheel of time revolved, by fbe Sardinians! And if nothing else remained to attach unfading notoriety to Sarzana she could still claim the distinc tion of having been the birthplace of at least one eminent man—a patron of litera ture, and the founder of the Vatican Library, Tomraaso Parentucelli, after wards-. more * generally known as Pope - ' . - • -- At this point of my journey I got a fine view of the mountain ranges, rich with the veins of the far-famed Carrara marble.' Before reaching Avenza we ; passed lihe ruins of the ancient Luna, an Etruscan settlement that flourished during the • early, days of the Roman Republic, but began to decline under the disin tegrating influences of the Empire, and was finally, destroyed by the - Arabs. The remains of an amphitheatre and circus still serve to give some idea of the pris tine glory of the place. : Avenza is dis tinguished by nothing beyond a castle with towers and battlements, once occu pied by the bold Castracani already men tioned. ..-From this station a branch line tuns up to the town of Carrara and the adjacent quarries. Isaw some fine blocks of marble ready to bo conveyed for ship ment to the small harbor that lies to toe right of the line. There are no less than 400 quarries in the Carrara district, , giving,employment to 6,000 men. There are also marble quarries at Massa, a few miles farther on, the stone is s-iid to be equal in quality to that obtained at Carrara. Massa was once the capital of a Duchy : and it still boasts of a palace, in which the sister of the first Napoleon resided, when she enjoyed the title of Duchess of Modena. 1 pass over the ruined c&stle of Montig noao that 1 saw. at a distance on a rugged eminence; Pietrasanta, famous for its quicksilver .mines, and Viareggio, a small settlement on the coast, sheltered by groves of pine trees, as undeserving more special notice. After running along a swampy plain for some i.istance, and crossing the river, we reached the once celebrated city of Pisa, the principal portions of which are situated on the left . bankof the Arno. I took up my quarters in ihe comfortable Hotel des Londres. The comparative quietude and almost deserted appearance of many of the stree: s of Pisa'in the present day hardly enable the modern traveller to recall .the period of her power and glory, when as far back as the days of Augustus and Hadrian, she ranked high amongst the cities of the empire; and was adorned with temples, theatres, and triumphal arches; and when in (later times she disputed commercial pre-eminence with Venics and Genoa, i But few relics now remain of her ancient grandeur.. Nevertheless, history estab . fishes the fact that early in the eleventh century: Pisa was a powerful city, basing her claims for honor and renown not ex clusively, or even principally, upon the enterprise, of her merchants, but upon the prowess of her arms against the f Saracens. She took the lead in opposing their encroachments. By the valour of her soldiers, Sardinia was wrested from the; Infidels in the year 1025, and tho island, became the possession of th a con querors. And before the expiration of the century they still) further signalised -themselves by defeating the Saracenic forces at Tunis, and destroying their fleet at Palermo. A few years after this they . extended their conquests to the Balearic Islands ; and earned fresh laurels by the prominent part they took in the Crusades. The power of Pisa reached its zenith between the twelfth and thirteenth cen turies, and the commerce of the republic extended over the Mediterranean from La Spezzia to Oivita Vecchia, and the Italian Islands. But the tide of Pisan prosperity was turned by the disastrous defeat sus tained at the hand of Genoa in the battle of Meloria, to which I alluded in a former letter. FiOm that period Pisa declined in power and influence, and now she occu pies a subordinate position amongst the cities of Italy. But political reverses have not deprived her of some architectural structures of - .beauty and curiosity that still constitute the city of Pisa a place of attraction. The Basilica of St Pietro in G- ado, on the ’’ road'to Leghorn, is an interesting memo rial. It is said to occupy the spot on ■ which the Apostle rested where he .first landed in Italy ; and one feels loth to strip 5 the'beauty from the romantic legend bj recalling the stern fact that neither • sacred* nor secular history gives authentic assurance that Peter ever set foot on the peninsula. Everyone has heard of the leaning

tower of Pisa—that unique struct are at the Duomo or cathedral and the Baptis ■ tery stand in close proximity in the Piazzi del Duomo, and are the most interesting objects in the city. It is strange that no authentic document . is known to exist whereby to determine whether the Campanile, or Leaning Tower as it is more frequently called, was designedly built obliquely, or accidentally left the perpendicular by settlement of the foundations. From whatever cause, ’it inclines fully thirteen feet; and one can hardly imagine that to have been ac cidental, and that after the foundation had once given away, the structure should remain so long without apparent danger. j 1 ascended to the summit, and strange to say, the heaviest of the seven bells that are hung in the tower, weighing upwards of six tons, hangs on the depressed side. The view from this elevation is splendid; and well repays the toil of ascending two . hundred and ninety-four steps. Imme diately beneath lies the city, with its , clustering houses; the course of the Arno , in distinctly seen, a fine stretch of level country all around, dotted with farms and rural dwellings; the distant sea, dimly ’ discernible in the west and away to the north east, mountain .ranges form the background of the prospect. . (To be continued.)

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1883.

Printed .mi published daily, for Thk ash burton Guardian Company, Limited, by Charles Dixon, of Wakanui Road, Ash burton, at the Company’s Printing House, West street, Ashburton* Thursday, fuly 19, 1883.



According to John Bright, India is the great problem of the future. The new English Patent Bill is a ..Qroaher to tradesmen who delighted .to ' flourish royal appointments. There will .ho longer be “ perfumers to Her Ma ‘•fastyj’’ or “ hairdressers to the Prince of :: Watts." Flies and Bugs.—Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed-bugs rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab bits, cleared out by * * Rough on Rats. ” 7J6 d Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents^



Hop Bitters. REMEMBER THIS. IF YOU ARE SICK. If you are sick, HOP BITTERS will surely aid Nature in making you well again when all else fails. If you are comparatively well, but feel the need of a grand tonic and stimulant, never rest easy till you are made a new being by the use of HOP BITTERS. If you are costive or dyspeptic, or are suffering from any other of the numerous diseases of the stomach or bowels, it is your own fault if you remain ill, for HOP BITTERS are a sovereign remedy in all such com plaints. If you are wasting away with any form of Kidney Disease, stop tempting Death this moment, and turn for a cure to HOP BITTERS. If you are sick with that terrible sick ness Nervousness, you will find a ‘ ‘ Balm in Gilead ” in the use of HOP BITTERS. If you are a frequenter, or a resident of a miasmatic district, barricade your system against the scourge of all countries—mala rial, epidemic, bilious and intermittent fevers —by the use of HOP BITTERS. If you have rough, pimply, or sallow skin, bad breath, pains and aches, and feel miserable generally, HOP BITTERS will give you fair skin, rich blood, the sweetest breath, health and comfort. In short they cure ALL Diseases of the Stomach, Bowels, Blood, Liver, Nerves, Kidneys, etc., and ;£s°° will be paid for a case they will not cure or help, or for anything impure or injurious found in them. That poor, bedridden, invalid wife, sister, mother or daughter, can be made the picture of health by a few bottles of Hop Bitters, costing but a trifle. Will you let them suffer ? Cleanse, Purify and Enrich the Blood with Hop Bitters, And you will have no sickness or suffering 7.8 or doctors’ bids to pay.



Prosp ctus rnHE CANTERBURY MEAT AND x DAIRY PRODUCE EXPERT COMPANY, LIMITED. NOMINAL CAPITAL _ ... £50,000 In 5,000 shares of £5 each, SuhscrfbeS Capital, £2O 000 ; of which £IO,OOO is called up. Directors : John Grigs', Esq. (chairman), Longbeaoh, stockowner William Chrystall, Esq., Christchurch, merchant John Cook, Esq., Christchurch, manager N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited John Tucker Ford, Esq., Christchurch, auctioneer Samuel Garforth, Esq., Spreydon, stock owner Bankers : The Bank of New Zealand. Solicitor : Thos. Shailer Weston, Esq. Registered Office : Hereford street, Christchurch. Freezing Works : Belfast. Secretary : Frederick Waymouth. INCREASE OF CAPITAL. In terms of the resolution passed at the Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders held on Tuesday, 19th instant, the Direc tors have determined to at once OFFER to the PUBLIC 1,000 of the NEW SHARES of the Company at 10s premium, and they now INYITE APPLICATIONS for the same, which will be received till 31st July, 1883. The following are the terms upon which the shares are offered :—£l 10s cash on application (which includes the premium); £1 payable on 30th Septem ber, 1883 ; £1 payable on 30th December, 1883 ; £1 payable on 30th March, 1884 ; and £1 payable on 30th June, 1884; which will make the amount paid up on the new shares equal to the old, viz., £5.



The amount of the premium received on the sale of these shares is to be applied exclusively in the formation of a reserve fund. All allotments will be made as soon as possible after July 31st, and should the total of the applications exceed the num ber of shares available for allotment, an apportionment will be made. For further information apply to the Directors, or to the Secretary, at the Com pany’s office. Applications will be received by the Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch, or any of its agencies in Canterbury; Fried lander Bros., Ashburton; and at the Com pany’s office. F. WAYMOUTH, Secretary. Christchurch, 20th June, 1883. 1463



Public Companies. XT EW ZEALAND LOAN & MER CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve, £200,000. Makes LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on Freeholds, on Stations and Stock, and on growing clips of Wool. RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, Grain, Tallow, Leather, Hides, Skins, etc., for sale in New Zealand, Aus tralian, and London Markets. UNDERTAKES INDENTS of British, Continental, East Indian, and Ameri can goods, and Commissions in all branches of Mercantile Business. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN SACKS, at Lowest Current Rates. AGENTS IN CANTERBURY FOR— Ruston Proctor and Co.’s colenraiod Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to be the Best Machines imported into New Zealand. Felton and Guilleaume’s Patent Galvan * ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire. Candy’s Patent Cotton Belting. Maldon Island Guano. Further particulars on application at the Company’s Offices, Christchurch or Ash burton. .. .. JOHN COOKE, Manager, Christchurch, GEO. WILKIN, Agent, n!0 Ashburton. W. H. Gundry.



W. H. Grundry, Licensed land broker Undkk the LAND TRANSFER ACT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT & AUDITOR, Books and Partnership Accounts super vised, Audited, and Adjusted. Auditor fob the Borough of Ashburton Ashburton Woollen Factory Company Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory Ashburton Saleyards Company Ashburton Gas, Coal, and Coke Co. Ashburton Town Hall Company Etc., Etc., Etc. Money to Lend ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SEOU RITY, repayable by monthly instalments or otherwise. Agent for STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, STANDARD PROPERTY INVEST MENT SOCIETY. East street, Ashburton. 384



Consultation. A FORTUNE FOR FIVE SHILLINGS. A FORTUNE FOR ss. APAMASTOR’S NOVELTY CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1883. To be Run on the 6th of November. Capital £5,000, In 20,000 Shares of 5s each. 431 Prizes guaranteed. as follows Melbourne Cup. First ... ... £SOO Second... ... 300 Third 200 Starters (divided) 500 Non-starters ... 1,000 To be distributed Cash Awards. 5 at £IOO each sat £SO each 10 at £25 each 20 at £l2 10s each 40 at £6 5s each 200 at £5 0s each £2,500 £2,500 Each ticket has seven separate chances, j Race and Cash Awards being drawn for separately. Please send Post-office Orders, when convenient, or Bank Notes. Cheques must be marked “ correct ” by Bank. If Stamps are sent for tickets please add one shilling in the pound extra. Notice. Registered letters not ac cepted Two stamps required for reply and result. Will close on or about the 3rd of November. Address— “APAMASTOR,” Care of Lyons and Hart, 7 60 Box 151, P. 0., Punedin. Business Notices. F. S. Shearer, OF THE May bank works, tinwalp, begs to thank the public for theii past support, and takes this opportunity to intimate that he is ain position to Manufacture and Repair on the shortest notice all kinds of Machinery, such as— Flour Mills, Saw Mills, Wheels (cogged and water wheels), Combines, Engines, Hand and Foot Treshing Machines ; also, all kinds of Spring Carts, Prays, Traps &c. Shearer & Lewis, GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, AND Veterinary Shoeing Forge, Having secured the services of a first-class Shoeing Smith, defy competition. All orders entrusted to their care will receive prompt attention at reasonable charges. Agents for McCormick’s Reapers and Binders. Note the Address— Great South road, Tinwald.s9oc» rjlO FARMERS & STOCK BREEPERS The following Works may be had from THOS. F. FARLEY, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Ashburton, The Horse, with supplement, by Wm. Youatt; Cattle, their breeds and manage ment, by Wm. Youatt; Sheep and Cattle, by C. Armatage ; Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, by Professor Johnston ; Agricultural Chemistry, by Maclvor ; Agricultural Chemistry, by Alfred Gibson; Breeding of Praught Horses, by Reynolds. A large and varied stock of standard literature always on hand—any book not in stock will be procured without delay. Subscribers wanted for all newspapers, pamphlets, and periodicals, by Thomas F. Farley, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. 1041



Pricting. j>b.inting OF EVERY DESCRIPTION NEATLY AND CHEAPLY EXECUTED AT THE. ASHBURTON GUARDIAN OFFICE, WEST STREET (Adjoining Matson, Cox and Co,’a Store.)



Business Notice. GUNS. GUNS. AT COST PRICE. TWO OASES OF Single and Double Barrelled MUZZLE AND BREECH-LOADINI GUNS, Having come to hand TOO LATE for this season’s trade, will be SOLD AT COST PRICE



The Goods are WORTH INSPECTING By all who want to purchase POWDER-FLASKS & SHOT-POUCHE? Equally Cheap. PLOUGHSHARES 10a per dozen. Orr and Co., EAST AND TANOREP STREETS, Ashburton.



Business Notices. An evil and its remedy.—Ta the Editor,- —It is ahealthy sign ofthe times when our local papers are beginning to deal in a fearless manner with bankrupts and the bankruptcy laws. The time has come when something must be done either by the legisla ture or by business men themselves to put an end to a state of affairs which is a disgrace to our boasted civilisation. We (the under signed) have been doing busiucssdn Ashbur ton about years, and the money we have lost during that period by bankrupts, levan 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'. 1 his system has been the curse of other countries besides >ew Zealand, and past experience has proved it to be rotten to the core. Owing to recent heavy losses 'we have resolved to sell for cash only in future. The honest man who is willing to pay his 20s in the £, and pay as he goes, will find this no disadvant age 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 our selves to the utmost as heretofore to give our 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, £z 18s 6d; ladies’ tailor made ulster, £2. All other goods in proportion, for cash only. CRAIGHEAD & CO., TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, Tancred Street.



P. & D. Duncan, 4 GRIOULTURAL IMPLEMENTS A. MANUFACTURERS, Christchurch and Ashburton, Having been appointed AGENTS at Ash burton for the DEERING REAPER AND TWINE BINDERS, We are now prepared to take orders for next season. As only a limited number will bo imported, early application is necessary. All orders received after April 30 will be L 5 extra. We are also prepared to take orders for McCORMICK’S REAPERS AND BINDERS. Makers of Ploughs, Drays, Harrows, Rollers, Grub bers, Seed-sowers, Strippers, and newly-improved Direct Draught DISC HARROWS (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



y lOTORIA 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 re ceived is Extraordinary Good Value. DIMANT & COE, READY-MONEY DRAPERS CLOTHIERS, &c., 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 Ashbur ton and the surrounding districts, that he has OPENED in SAUNDERS’ BUILD INGS, East street, Ashburton, and as all Pictures will bo 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 good results are obtained on dull days as light ones by this process. Pictures enlarged to any size, andfinished in Oil, Water Color or Crayons. 96g



U N E D I N BREWERY. CELEBRATED BITTER ALE, BITTER ALE. PLEASES BOTH EYE AND PALATE. TONIC AND WHOLESOME. Guaranteed absolutely free from adultera tion. The following are specimens of the com pliments we are receiving frequently : “ Please ship by next boat 3 hhds Ale, same as last; very good indeed.”—Bluff. “ I believe your beer is the beat 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.”—Wairaate. KEAST & McCarthy, Limited. Agents for Aleukow’a Brandy, Roderick Dhu and Shaughraun Whiskies, and Mars don and Raffley’s celebrated Billiard Tables. 12615 AND



IJIHE KING IS DYEING. First Order of Merit and Silver Medal International Exhibition. G. KING begs to inform the public of Ashburton that he has appointed Messrs ANDRE WES BROS, as SOLE AGENTS for this district. Ladies and Gentlemen can have their Clothes Dyed to look new, at a reasonable price, by leaving them with Andrewes Bros. They will be returned in a week. Damask Curtains, Table Covers, French Merinos, Silks, Ribbons, Velvets, Lace, and Feathers Dyed or Cleaned. Kid Gloves Cleaned. G. KING, 98 M auras Street, Christchurch. ANTED KNOWN—Every descrip" tion of Plain and Fancy Pointing executed on the shortest notice, at the Chiardian Office, next Matson, Oox, and oo.’s, West street.



Business Notices. E T H V E N. We bog to thank the inhabitants of Methven and surrounding districts for the liberal support accorded ua since our commenc ng lousiness hero We wish to notify that wo have HE MOVED nto oar new and commodiou premises, two doors south of our old offices. We have intro duced all sorts of General Merchandise into our Business, and are prepared to supply Stations and other large con sumers with every desc option Stores, etc., at wholesale rates. TIMBER of every de scription at lowest current rates.. Best Nev-eastlo CO AL from t e Old Lamhtou .Mine. Builders .rqnisiies in liiONf- MOaGERY, DOORS, SAS LIES, etc, always on hand. Feed UA I.'-> and tSeed WHEAT and OATS on Sale. Oaten S; eaf CHAFF in any quantities (best quality), -to have also on Sale Messrs Booth, McDonald and Co.’s celebrated PLOUGHS, DRaYS, ROLLERS, DISO-H ARROWS, and other Farming Implements, which we are prepared to sell at Christchurch Prices, with freight added. We are also booking orders foe McCormick’s Reapers and Binders, and farmers are advised to make early applica tions. Haxton and Beattie’s flexible Harrows. Grain and other Produce Stored on the most reasonable terms. Agents for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, ani New Zealand Insurance Company. Land and Commission Agents. Loans negotiated.—o. J. W. Cookson, Jun. , and Co., General Merchants, Methven. Methven, July 9th, 1883. 7 66



Trees. Trees. Trees. SEALY BROS., NURSERY AND SEEDSMEN, Ashburton, HAVE FOR SALE, at very low prices, an extensive stock of every description. Our FOREST TREES include Pinus Insignia, P. Jefferii, P. Radiala, P. Auatriaca, P. Maritima, Spruce and Scotch Firs, Oupressus, Mac rocarpa, Ash, Elm, etc. Our FRUIT TREES this season are the finest ever offered in Canterbury. The list of Pears, Plums, Peaches, Cherries, Nectarines and Apples, include all the old standard sorts as well as many excellent new kinds. In SHRUBS AND ROSES our stock is large and varied, and contains everything worthy of growth. For FENCING AND HEDGING we have an immense quantity of Macro carpa grown expressly for this purpose in pots and boxes; also, Holly, Thorn Quicks, Privet, Matapo, Laurel, African Box Thorn, Osage Orange, etc. Also, Rhubarb and Asparagus Roots, Goose berry and Currants of all sorts, Quince, Mulberry, Almonds, Walnuts, Grape Vines, etc. Sealy Bros., ASHBURTON. 7 56



John Broom, OiIGN WRITER, DECORATOR, O COACH PAINTER, &c. Orders may be left at McColl’s, Ashbur ton Hotel ; or Husband’s Stables, Hill’s Hotel. ' 1257



George Lea, J>UILDSR AND CONTRACTOR. Estimates and Plans furnished for all kinds of Brick, Stone, or Timber Build ings. Funerals furnished at moderate prices. Workshops—Cameron st west. 812



Conveyances. Longbeach royal mail COACH Leaves Longbeach for Ashburton daily (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 a. m., Waterloo 8.10 a.m., Ashton 8.25 a.m., Wheatston. 8.45 a.m., arriving at Ashburton in time for the 10.24 express from Christchurch to Timaru. The coach leaves the coach tables, Wakanui Road (opposite Central Hotel), Ashburton, at 4.5" p.m., arriving «.t Longbeach at 7.30 p. m. Parcels or orders left at any of th« above places wiU receive strict attention Fares—Through single fares, 5s ; return same day, Bs. From this date RETURN FARE at SINGLE RATES, on Saturdays only, between Waterton and Ashburton. W. E. BOND, Proprietor, 427 c Longbeach. TINWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA ROYAL MAIL COACH. This Coach leaves Hood’s Hotel, Moun Somers, for Anama Railway Station, at 7.30 am. and 5.35 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday: returning to Mount Somer on the arr'val of each train. Parcels and Luggage punctually attended to. Single fares, ?s; return, 3s. .n JOHN HOOD



Boarding Houses, &c. THE GLASGOW PIE HOUSE, Corner of Dowling and Princes streets, Dunedin, J. DONALDSON, Proprietor. Has opened a place in connection with the above, which he has christened “THE BODEGA,” and can promise to supply his friends with a better Gloss of Wine or Beer, direct from the cask in a cool cellar, than they can obtain anywhere in the city. Dowling Street. Princes street. “THE BODEGA.’ au 17 PANAMA HOUSE (late a steb's), Tancred street Ashburton. The undersigned begs to inform the pubic that he has REMOVED from the i rince Albert Dining-rooms to the more commodious Boarding-house lately in the occupation of Mr Anstee, where he hopes to merit the same patronage bestowed upon him as heretofore. Good Bath room, S. LUCAS, Proprietor. fVrITNCE ALBERT 1 HOUSE AND HOTEL. BOARDING TEMPER INGE



C. TRUCKLE bega to return thanks to his friends and the public for their patron age since he has taken over the Prince Albert Boarding House, and trusts by always keeping a good table and accommo dation for boarders and travellers to re ceive a continuance of the same. Private rooms for families. C. TRUCKLE, Prince Albert Boarding House and Tem perance Hotel, near Cookson’s Stables, Wills stiikbt, Ashburton ; next Odd fellows’ Hall, and one minute’s walk from the Railway Station. Charges strictly moderate. 944



Hotels LFORD FOREST HOTEL. VVhc lias agrun taken the hotel at Alford Forest, would be glid to receive fs call from hio old friends and as many new ones as can make it convenient to gie a look in. Good accommodation for horses. 1328 H B D R T i X H ■) T K L AKCHIRALD M'GiJLL (for many years Manager of the late Sir Cracroft Wilson’s Kangitata Station) begs to in f n-in his numerous Friends and the gene ral public that he has taken possession of the Ashburton Hotel, which has been greatly improved and entirely re-furnished and re-decorated, and is now replete with every convenience and comfort A. M'Goll would, therefore, assure his patrons that they will have every atten tion bestowed on them. Excellently Furnished PRIVATE APARTMENTS for FAMILIES. All Liquors kept in stock are under the special supervision of the Proprietor, who will guarantee them to be of the best de scription and quality. The Hotel is situate close to the Ash burton Bridge, and the Stabling (being now under the Proprietorship of Mr James W. M‘Rae, late ol the Somerset Stables), is sufficient guarantee that Coun try Visitors will meet with every Ac- I ohn Tisch,' commodation in that respect. 1330



Metropolitan temperance hotel, Christchurch. S. Stoddard BEGS respectfully to inform the Public that he HAS TAKEN THE ABOVE HOTEL, And all necessary improvements are being made to ensure the comfort of Customers. Grilled Steaks, Chops, and Hot Meals at all hours. The Hotel Bar is now open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., where Coffee is always ready and all Temperance Drinks can be pro cured. TEA TO ORDER. Tripe and Fish Suppers Every Night (Sundays excepted), from 7 to 10 o’clock p.m. A Green for the use of Families and Children adjoining the Hotel. 1365



Medical. GRATEFUL COMFORTING , EPPS’S COCOA. BREAKFAST. BY a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us ma ; heavy doctor’s bills. It is by the ud. aious use oi such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually buiP uj. until strong enough to resist every ten dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladias are floating around ua ready to attack wherever there is e weak point. We may escape many a fatal sh. -ft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pm e blood and a properly nourished frame. See article in the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or mo. Sold only in packets, labelled : JAMF EPPS AND CO., CHUMIST. LONDON. ALSO. EPPS CHOCOLATE ESSENCE KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES. COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM, Composed of the puiest articles. Thesj Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious drug, therefore the most delicate can take them with perfect confidence. Their beneficial efLct is speedy and certain. This old, un failing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent Physicians. (In use nearly 6o years).



MEDICAL TESTIMONY. July 25th, 1877. 22, Cold Harbour Lam, London. Sir, —Your Lozenges are excellent, and their beneficial effect most reliable. I strongly recommend them in cases of cough and asthma. You are at liberty to state this as my opinion, formed from many years’ experience. J. Bringloe, M.R.C.S.L., L.S.A., L.M. Mr. T. Keating, Indian Medical Service. Dear Sir, —Having tried your Lozenges in India, I have much pleasure in testifying to their beneficial effects in cases of incipient consumption, asthma and bronchial affections. I have prescribed them largely, with the best results. W. B. G, , Apothecary, H.M.S. KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES are sold by all Chemists, in tins of various sizes, each having the words, “Keating’s Cough Lozenges” engraven on the government stamp.



Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Worm Tablets. A PURELY VEGETABLE WEETMEAT both in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for children. Sold in ns by all Chemists and Druggists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London Export Chemist and Druggist. TEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDEh FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CA'UTION TO PURCHASER The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of th< world, and by all grades of society, for upward of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUT WARP APPEARANC E so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers The proprietor therefore feels it due to tli , public to give a special caution against the u.s of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested careful! , to observe the four following distinctiv characteristics, without which none ar genuine :



1st —lu every case the words JOH - STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH SURREY, are engraved on the Governmci Stamp affix to each packet. 2nd —Eaefi Single Powder has directions L the dose, and he words, John Steedma* Chemist, Walwoith, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedraan, is always spe with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on sole : at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists ana iV edi cine Vendors. Kempthorn, Prosser and Co POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED.— The effects of one teaspoonful taken ,n a little water before going to bed is extraordinary. No family should be without it in the winter Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendor;, throughout the World, is ij£d and 2s 3d per per bottle; a great saving in taking family bottles, us each. Established over 50 years. Prepared only by THOMAS POWELL, Blackfriars Road, London. ASK for POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED SOLD by all CHEMISTS and STORI-. KEEPERS. Observe the Trade Mark, Lion, Net, and Mouse.”



Medical ERNEST LOOT’S • iierr ' >; ‘ il . n invaluable Medium.- ■ • i-.il iii.■ stages ui Consumption, an I not ■ m Wi pissed in n‘H-.1; ■■ f - ;; - v ••ri'fic .ui>. As'huri, V I) :,|r.v o: Hooping Oougu, and all affections of the Throat, Bronchi®, and Lungs. Prepared only by OL. N CITRON’, OHUMIST, AkiKOA. XEW ZbvIiASI). Vl iy be otit.ua,. d ;r>m evj.-y Cheuiist m - -Vjurtuu and Storekeeper ia the Country. au7 C 3 O ° co 3S o o _ S° a CO HH fciM °° BQ TIT H B Marvellous t Remedy for I COARSENESS, COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS CONSU vIPTION, AND Chest Diseases. Genes?al Agents for New Zealand— KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, A. CO. 696 e cd g2 Bl la CO C P a 9 CO DEAFNESS.— Quacks calling them selves “ Doctors,” are utterly ruin ing the organs of hundreds suffering from deafness, charging from L 5 to L2ff for so doing. I have two infallible remedies (No. 1, deafness arising from colds ; No. 2, the thickening of the parts’ of’ the Tympanum) from recipes sent me by those world-known Aurists, the late'and sent Senior Surgeons of the Royal Dis pensary for Diseases of the Ear.—Send stamps for particulars to T. B, Ha-ha ford, Auckland, N.Z, 1270



IMPORTANT to all afflicted with Ulcers, Scurvy, Sores, or Wounds of any descript on. YATES’ PATENT BRITISH HERBOINTMBNTS, prepared only by Mrs Burns (daughter of the ■ late Mr Yates), Christchurch. .War ranted to cure Burns, Scalds, Cuts, ox Wounds of any kind, etc., of ever ao-lobg standing. Red Ointment, a certain cure for Ulcers ; Green Ointment, a certain cure for Scrofula or King’s Evil; White Ointment, a certain cure or. Swellings ot Inflammation in any part of the ■ body or limbs, Lumps in the T 1 io«t, Sore. Nip ples, Gathered Breasts, c. . Directions for use—Spread the Red and Green (Oint ments lightly on linen rag no bigger than the wound ; the White Ointment is to bo rubbed by the hand over the part affected. Also, YATES’ PURIFYING DROPS for Gravel or Pains in the Loins ; dose for Gravel, from 20 to 30 drops in a table spoonful of cold water at bedtime. The Ointments are sold in pots at 2s Od each, and the Drops the same price, 2s 9d per bottle. These Ointments and Drops have effected astonishing cures ir New Zerland. Names and addresses of c'ei 50 persons cured, someof diseases of 3t 3 ears standing, may bo obtained by applying to Mbs BURN >, at the above, address. ..Agents for Ashburton —A.ndrkwes Bros. 9o



JQR HEILBRON’d WORM OAKES These Cakes are principally prepared from Herbs, and do not contain any dan gerously active ingredients. They have a wonderful effect in curing children, as well as grown persons, by removing the worms. They have been with grea suc cess introduey into the principal families in Europe, Australia, and -New Zealand. They are guaranteed to do away,'in a very short time, with many serious complaints like Bronchitis, Piles, Dicers, Ulcerated Throats, etc., if taken in time, as’these sicknesses are often caused by worms of all kinds, especiolly by the Tape Worm, and by the most dangerous Thread Worm, which, if not destroyed in time, will soon create the ' ardly-curable Worm Fever. The smallest, the Thread Worm, wiljl more than any other worm penetrate through all the crevices of the body np to the brain. An example was recently -wit nessed, where a child falling continually into fits (the parents not knowing-the cause) at last died with the brain affected by the too fatal Thread Worm. Still more recently there was a case, a grown man whose seat was affected by the Thread Worm, and who, after trying many sorts of remedies, without effect was directly relieved by a dose of DR HEILBRON’S Worm Cakes.



There are cases where the worms come away that they almost can be counted then often they come away in whole clots, and sometimes in a thick and slimy stuff, and although not so perceptible, 'still they are caused to leave by Dr Heilbron’s Worm Cakes. And there havebeeq. other cases where children affected with Worms, when coughing or sneezing, do discharge them through the mouth and nose. The symptoms of Worms are generally as follows :—Lassitude, Giddiness, De pression of Spirits, Impaired Appetite (which if not acted against, will engender diseases of the bile), Disorder of the Stomach and Digestive Organs, Sick Headaches, Vomiting, Disturbed Sleep, and many more serious complaints, in cluding Fits, of which last many persona have been cured by these Worm Oakes. No time should be lost in removing these Worms, else the consequence will be seri ous, as they will increase in size and quantity, and ultimately spread through out the intestines. If Worms are ne glected for a time they will do so much damage as to make it beyond human skill to restore and reorganise the system of digestive organs. DIRECTIONS FOR USB. The quantity of these Worm Cakes to be taken at a dose depends mostly on the age and constitution of the prtient. In most oases a couple of doses will drive the worms away for many years, if not en- _ tirely. As a standard : A dose for a child up to 2 years will be half a Cake.; from 2 to 4 years old, one whole Cake ; from 4 to 8 years, one Cake and a half ; from 8 to 14, two Cakes; and so to increase with the age, but never more than four Oakes at one dose. Grown females may gene rally take three Cakes at a dose, and grown nu n four Cakea, according to con stitution. The moat effective way of using these Worm Oakes is by taking the- dose before going to bed, and on the following morning to take a bup of hot tea before breakfast. I am not certain how long 1 may stay in this town, and as these Worm Cakes can be obtained at a very small ex pense families will do well to have always a - small supply of them at their houses. * Orders for the Country promptly MRS E. HOMBERG, Sole Agent. Ashburton Agents—Mr J. M. Cam bridge • Messrs Andrewes Bros.; Mr R. Alcorn 335