THE COMMONS AND THE AFFIR MATIONS BILL.

Writing underrate May 4, the Argus correspondency 8 • t h e affirmation Bill the Goyern- defeated by a majority : ?,Not all the eloquence of the ,iier has availed to avert this lit The ivhips did their best on er side, and the decision was taken 5 a full House. The one certain seduenre will be the immediate val ot Mr Bradlaugh’s personal

lie speech bf Mr Gladstone lifted ' debate froth- the dreary 1?”»1 to ch it had fallen, enlivened only by mohious personalities. It threw . dr,splendid, glow of his genius across {jit.* whole subject, znd brought into c-i'et many unsuspected points of m u cst By crimmott consent, -it. is long since the House listened to so ttiasterly ?,n effort. The speech at once took rs’ik among the of Parlia viieat, and its effect was great, though n -vt sufficient l to carry the measure, n-v. whole House, without regard to t ; , jy opinion, felt and admitted its. :.', v , e r. Every spot within hearing was 0.. unied, ..every gallery thronged. T ' en the Premier laid his notes on the n -’e there was a certain weariness in y- manner; but as he developed his subject the old energy soon appeared. His low-iind solemn tones v. ! 'or£he tooched’the mbre religious ■ s i ect%fehis subject. With .the mam Outline ofTiirargunient your readers viji be already acquainted. The point .*-•* new was-hla. contention that the = of Theism was neither rational nor -■rantageous for the interests of reli n. “I can nnderstand,” he said, ' rne rational distinction —that you v <ild frame the oath in such a way as 1:- ecognise and indicate not only the existence of the Deity, but man’s responsibility to the Deity ; but is that vour present rule? ... The rv.. ;ific form ol irreligion with which in : < l educated, world you have to con tend is not blank Atheism. That is_a i £ opinion, very seldom met with; what is frequently met with is that r ing form of opinion that would ■; , a . h us that, whatever may be beyond visible things 1 - of : this' world, ' you ii; know nothing of it, and that it is a o dess undertaking to attempt to . blish relations with it. That is the chief of the age, and that mischief / <do not attempt to touch. What w e,. you glory,in the state of the law diet now prevails; you wish to tolerate ■T differences of religion, you wish to rti v everyone to enter into your ■ h mber who admits'the L existence of d a Deity. You would seek to admit , j raire—that is a of your ration. Voltaire was not a taciturn f<>-. of Christianity. He was the author ' hat painful phrase which goes to heart of every Christian —ecraser > ' And this is the state of the ! . from which you are working up the ; ; itry to strengthen in the minds of people the false notion that you - got a real test, a real safeguard; ; Christianity is still safe within ■. in unavoidable exceptions under • electing segis within the walls of ! Chamber, and for that you excite . eat religious war.”

if Bradlaugh, speaking to a gather ■ • if his supporters subsequently, said i, vvuwijiu diAru v crcuine whh emotion” as he listened to this ;h, and “reflected how wide was t - : i „■ abyss which separated him in from the speaker. He was ■ . ,ful. for the generosity which -1; pted a speech which could not 0:1 ause its author pain.” The debate languished after Mr ..... stone sat down. Mr Gibson con :d premier had proved T: much.. Lord A. Percy thought the ; had, taken up the cry the Parisian mob “ A has Dieu P’ - "r the Premier subseqflently assented ' r tfuljy to. an adjournment.. Sir hrd Northcote told him that his , :h had “ enormously enhanced the T r rtance of the Bill, which was of r. . conseqiience^tban-the* repeal- of •T Corn Laws, a matter that occupied Teen or fourteen nights'” Lord lolph Churchill held that the Prime Vi : ■ster’s speech was as much -above question as a discourse -from one he fathers ofuthe Church or the • olmen of t ,the Middle Ages, lyasv. ,aq ; insult to the Jews :an.k thexn with atheists in this i : :ion of “relief.”. Atheists, he con n ’ id, both by corn on law and statute, of holding official cions, and in opposition to Lord To ;ridge’s recent dictum—in which he ■■ hia; political opinions on the u; ial bench.—rto - the effect that ; ; itianity is no longer a part of the . . non law- Lord Randolph cited the n-’ons of L.6rd Erskine, Sir F. Kelly, r 1 *Bait)nsl , 'Marfin : '-and" Bramwell. V chhnge - proposed ought, not to be : U: without an appeal to the country. ■ ; : :riilg .tct the, petitions against the ; o , he said they had: mounted .up to ; wjth , signatures. Mr : ; ucherej who ridiculed lit ’ petitions as ' sighed by “ babes sucklings;” and ventured further • - assertion; that there 1 .were some ; . bens in the House who by an acci , c had never taken the oath. ‘ gtyflgrd Northcote spoke briefly, :; nencing with , a personal explana- speech, be said, r extremely’ fine and impressive,” that: djd.it all ppean ? The effect T i Ifegisllltiori proposed would be to *. the idea that, “the Parliament of Britain had struck out the name V .mighty .God-from- its proceedings .. idea which, however exaggerated r r ;ht be, would produce most serious ; ..iii, In conclusion, he aj:u<r what was. ( the meaning of the ; I. .:e which had been used as to “re gious tests for a political object?” “If °7 political object was meant an object of ihapoftance to the body politic,: he maintained that there was no object inything like so important as retaining had beeqjaid down as a re cognition of the Almighty.—(Cheers.) Truer civil freedom:.rested upon the Pf the moral character of the ifHKey-did away with the great law which had hitherto main tained that they must be pre pared .for, the Ipss of the.foundation on which'"tHal glorious- fabric-' had - been i built.—(Opposition cheers). . . . ' The House ought to- address itself to the confidgnatiprvof: the question ip, a t spirit of earnest conviction.—(Cheers .and counter: cheers.) ' He 7 asked those JdiO believed in the value of the recog- i ||3i ~ faK-h-l'J ~.. . • <t ;t

nition of the Divine authority sider well before they passed a measure which would do no good, but which would produce an impression of a fatal and disastrous character. They stood upon the ground won by their ancestors, not ’.without conflicts, not without dan gers, and it might be not without faults and errors. They stood upon it, and wereibound to maintain as they could against aggression ; and if they were unsuccessful the Opposition would have the consciousness of know ing that they had done their duty.” (Loud Opposition cheers). The numbers were : For the second reading, 289; against, 292. Ihe result was received by the Opposition with tremendous cheers;

T^ r ASHBUBJON GCASPIAN, TUESDAY, JULY ,6, 1883.

Printed ■ w published daily, -for The Ash burton Guardian Company, Limited, by Charles Dixon,- of VVakanui Road, Ash burton, at the Company’s Printing' House, West street, Ashburton, Thursday, July 5, 1883,



Flies and Bugs.— Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab bits. cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.’ J'/zd- Mo .63, 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, Bpwels, Blood, Liver, Nerves, 'Kidneys, etc., and 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 Blot' 7-8 ood with Hop Bitters, And you will have no sickness or suffering " or doctors’ bills to pay. Prospectus THE CANTERBURY MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPERT COMPANY, LIMITED. NOMINAL CAPITAL ... £50,000 In 5,000 shares of £5 each, Subscribed Capital, £2O 000 ; of which £IO,OOO is called up. Directors : John Grigg, Esq. (chairman), Longbeach, stockowner William Chrystall, Esq., Christchurch. John Cook, Esq., Christchurch, manager N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited John Tucker Ford, Esq., Christchurch, auctioneer SamuelGarforth, 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 Shareho ders held on Tuesday, 19th instant, the Direc tors have determined to at once OFFER to the PUBLIC 1,000 of the NEW SH’ARES of the Company at 10s premium, and they now INVITE APPLICATIONS for the same, which will be received till 31st July, 1883. The following are the terms upon which the shares are offered :—£l 10a 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 party’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 Jone, 1883. 1463 Public Companies. 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. liNDERTAKES 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. ’a celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engined, acknowledged to be the Best Machines imported into New Zealand. Felton and Guilleaume’a Patent Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire. Candy’s Patent Cotton Belting. Maldon Island Guano. Farther particulars on application at the Company’s Offices, Christchurch or Ash burton. JOHN COOKE, Manager, GEO. nlO Christchurch. WILKIN, Agent, Ashburton.



Notices.' i V ii h S' I e c s t 1 t t t t 1 GUNS. GUNS. AT COST PRICE. TWO CASES Single and Double Barrelled MUZZLE AND BREECH-LOADING GUNS, Having come to hand TOO LATE for this season’s trade, will be SOLD AT COST PRICE to clear the lot. The Goods are WORTH INSPECTING By all who want to purchase POWDER-FLASKS & SHOT-POUCHE? Equally Cheap. PLOUGHSHARES 10s per dozen. On* and Co., EAST AND TANORED STREETS, Ashburton.



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 legisla ture 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 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 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 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 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, Grub bers, 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 re ceived 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 Ashbur ton and the surrounding districts, that he has OPENED in SAUNDERS’ BUILD INGS.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 adultera tion. The following are specimens of the com pliments 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 Mars den and Raffley’s celebrated Billiard Tables. 1260 AND



John Broom, SIGN WRITER, DECORATOR, COACH PAINTER, &c. Orders may be left at McColl’s, Ashbur ton 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.



Business' Notices. rjlO FARMERS & STOCKBREEDERS The following Works-may be had from THUS. F. F.'. if LEY, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Ashbukton, The Horse, with supplement, by Wm. Youatt; r Cattle, their breeds and inanage ment, by Wm. Youatfc; frheop and Cattle, by C. Armatage : Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, by Professor Johnston ; Agricultural’ Chemistry, by Maclvor ; Agricultural Chemistry, by Alfred Gibson; Breeding Of Draught 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



Jjl LOWER ROOTS. FLOWER ROOTS Ashburton Nursery. ABBOTT & Co., NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS, HA.YF OR SALE All kinds of F OWER ROOTS and BEDDING RLANTS BOUQUETS, Hand and Table, made up on the shortest notice, cheaper than any other in the trade. Note the Address, Mill Race Road, Back Saunders’ Mill. b!3



O FAR M E R S. The undersigned are CASH PUR CHASERS of And are prepared to offer the highest market price for prime samples. Cash advances made against Grain placed in our hands for Shipment to Lon don or Foreign irr kets. Cornsacks (fuh weight) and Twine at the lowest current rates. GRAIN STORED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. WHEAT OATS BARLEY C, J. W. COOK-SON, Junr., & CO., General Merchants, nl Methven.



W. Pengelly, 'S D. T AILOR AND HABIT MAKER, Durham street South, ar le of L 5 Christchurch. au!2 JNTERNATIONAL ONLY GOLD MEDAL AWARDED. E ’ T. R. Procter, o oxzuxoxS' U TT 1 C 1 A N 150, LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH V 0 in s, rd in e- S Lfi (Opposite Borough Hotel). Section XVII., Class 77 Scientific Apparatus. Jurors—A. W. Bickerton, R. R. Robinson, A. E. Edwards. Tuos. R. Procter, Christchurch : For excel lence of workmanship and great variety of spectacle glasses suited for every descrip tion of optical defect These are shown in all stages of manufacture, both in quartz and glass. The local manufacture of these glasses is of considerable import ance, being made in every combination of spherical and cylindrical form required. There sre also exhibited some very well made condensers, and some “ Codding ton,” “ Stanhope,” and 01 her lenses. The jurors consider this an exhibit of special merit, and recommend a certificate of gold medal. d!2 L ie )- 11 II it it rpHE 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 ANDREWES 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. 3 . G. KIN G, s 98 Madras Street, Christchurch. \ F. S. Shearer, r OF THE ? /TAY BANK WORKS, TINWALD, IVi bogs 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 Treahing Machines ; also, all kinds of Spring Carts, Drays, Traps &c. Shearer & Lewis, ‘ GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, £ AND Veterinary Shoeing Forge, I Having secured thf> services of a first-class 1 Shoeing Smith, defy competition. All J orders entrusted to their care will receive £ prompt attention at reasonable charges. t Agents for McCormick’s Reapers and c Binders. Note the Address— " Great South road, Tinwald.s9ld Donald Williamson GENERAL STOREKEEPER, East street, Ashburton, B HAS always for sale a large and varied stock, which will bo sold at lowest B paying prices. A Groceries, Wines and Spirits, Iron- m mongery, Ploughshares, and Drapery, in eluding all requisites of the trade. Men’s and Boys’iClothing in great va- ut riety, made up toD. W.’sown order, from KaiapoL Mosgiel, and Roslyn Tweeds ; to also, Colonial-made Flannels, Serges, and an Blankets. ou D. W. would call special attention to his TEAS, so long and favorably known, and now reduced to 2s, 2s fid, and 3s per lb. Families waited on for orders weekly. (Si Cash purchasers supplied at wholesale p.i prices. A heavy stock of Boots and Shoes in cluding '<debrated make. 79d Ch



Business Notices. FRANCIS T. MAYO, AMPSTEAD, ASHBURTON, has for Sals Sections, with or without cottages ; Potatoes, Blue Derwent and Bath Kidney; Carrots ; Mangolds, in any quantity; Bone Manure, from bone meal to dnch bone. Bones purchased in ally quantity for cash. Orders by Post promptly attended to; t , IN order to keep pace with the times the undersigned begs to inform his numerous patrons in the Ashburton dis trict that he has determined to REDUCE the Price of Shoeing and other work from this date. Draught Horses ... ... 7s Hacks ... ... ••• O 3 Exercising Shoes, Racing Plates, and Entire’s Shoes, during the season, will be extra. Note the address— Philip Journeanx, BLACKSMITH, Ac., 1502 Peter street.



| i E. FOOKS AND SONS, Architects, i vxl Engineers, Valuators, Licensed Surveyors, and Land Brokers, HE TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, Ashburton. rpHEODORE B. JACOBSEN, Architect, Office removed to Hereford street, oppo site ‘‘ Shades,” CHISTCHURCH P. g. —Communications tended to. promptly at o3l Boarding Houses, Sic. Panama house (late a stbb’s); Tancred street Ashburton. The undersigned begs to inform the pubic that he has REMOVED from the trinco 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.



sARtNCE ALBERT BOARDING r HOUSE AND TEMPERANCE HOTEL. C. TRUCKLE begs 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 reruns for -O. TRUORLE, Prince Albert Boarding House and Tem perance Motel, near Cookson’a Stables, Wills stkket, Ashburton ; next Odd fellows’ Hall, and one minuie’s walk from the Railway Station. Charges strictly moderate. 944



mHE GLASGOW PIE HOUSE, -1 Corner of Dowling and Princes streets, I-GNEDIN, J. DONALDSON, Proprietor. Has opened a place in connection with the above, which he has christened “THE BODEGA,' 1 and can promise to supply his friends with a better Gluss of Wine or Beer,i direct from the cask in a cool cellar, than they can obtain anywhere in the city. Dowling Street. Princes street. “THE BODEGA” au 17 Hotels FOREST HOTEL. John Tisch, Who has again taken the hotel at Alford Forest, would be glad to receive a call from hia old friends and as many new ones as can make it convenient to give a look in. Good accommodation for horses. 1328



ARCHIBALD M'COLL (for many years Manager of the late Sir Oracroft Wilson’s Rangitata Station) begs to in form 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'Coll 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- j 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 commodation in that respect. 1330 METROPOLITAN TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Christchurch. 6. Stoddard SEG3 respectfully to inform the Public hat he lAS TAKEN THE ABOVE HOTEL, Lnd all necessary improvements are being lade to ensure the comfort of Customers. Grilled Steaks, Chops, and Hot Meals t all hours. i The Hotel Bar is now open from 7 a.m. 1 > 11 p. m., where Coffee is always ready tid all Temperance Drinks can be pro ired. TEA TO ORDER. ( Tripe and Fish Suppers Every Night iundaya excepted),, from 7 to 10 o’clock t in. F A Green for the use of Families and F hildren adjoining the Hotel. 1365 1



Medical. jyj ONE’S NEW ZEALAND "Herbal Remedies. ' 1 DIARRMCRA., DfidUNTERY, Ac., I; Completely conquered by Monk s H-. rbal Extract (Registered), (' ’ Price-2s Gd and 4s_per bottle. The above “Ex trie.' is one of the moat marvellous discoveries of the age. Its effects are instantaneous, and never faii in chronic or acute cases, however severe. . The great properties of this medicine consist in its never producing costive ness, no matter how freely used, and its being perfectly harmless and purely her bal,yet curing Diarrhoea, Dysentery; Eng lish Cholera, etc., with the greatest cer tainty. TESTIMONIALS. Rangiora, July 7, 1881. Sir,—Having carefully examined the N.Z. Herbal Extract, 1 find it to be skilfull/ prepared vegetable preparation, possessing the properties of the plants from which it is derived in a highly con centrated state, a fact which I have veri fied by evaporating a fluid drachm placed in a watch glass over a spirit lamp. On weighing the result, a dark green extract, I found the weight to be 14j grains. On further submi ting the extract to analysis 1 found it to be rich in tannin. In a large number of cases of ordinary diarrhoea, as well as in many chronic cases and in ! dysentery, proved it to possess great specific control, added to the unusual feature in a majority of diarrhoea medi cines, that it does not subsequently con ' stipate the bowels. I feel satisfied that from the number of trials 1 ha>?e been enabled to make of it in a somewhat ex tensive' practice, it is a most valuable > addition to modern therapeutics.



The following cases are taken at ran dom from my note book : Case No. I—Mrs M , West Eyre ton, suffering for two years from chronic dysentery, which had reduced her almost to a skeleton. After a fortnight’s trial not only had the diarrhoea stopped, but she commenced eating meat without pain, and the usual concomitant vomiting. In two months she had gained 181bs weight. Case No. 2—A G.,child, aged fiveyears. Fortnight diarrhoea. Was effectually cured on third day. Case No. 3—A soldier who had con tracted dysentery in India got a small two ounce phial, and was well before he, had finished half of it.



(Signed) Chakles DeLacy McCarthy, M.A., M.B.,etc., Trinity College, Dublin. Surgery, Rangiora, July, 1881,



MONK’S NEW ZEALAND HERBAL MIXTURE FOE



NEURALGIA, Price, 3s 6d per bottle. The Mixture acta like a 'charm in the above painful disease, and gives almost instantaneous reliet. Testimonials to



prove the efficicacy of the “Ifew Zea land Herbal Mixture,” can be seen at the Agents. From Capt. Kennedy, U.S.s. Hauroto, Port Chalmers, Feb. 7th, 1883. Dear Sir,—Thanks for the medicine you were kind enough to send me. I have only to say that in my case—a severe attack of neuralgia in the head—it afforded me considerable rebel. It has also the advantage of not being in the least nau seous, like moat remedies. I remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, A, Kbxnbdv. Mr H. D. Monk.



Sole Wholesale and Retail Agent for Ashburton County, J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Pharmaceutical Chemise. Sole Proprietor, H. D. MONK, 1058 Dunedin, New Zealand. 3 co §8 » L a 5 3 rn H E Marvellous i Remedy for ! j lO \RSENESS, COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS CONSUMPTION, AND Chest D isoases. General Agents for New Zealand— KEMPT HORNE, PROSSER, A CO, 696 e 7i K'«lU| vw o - o *: o Si si 5 c . s; s, ;c > jQOCTOR ERNEST LOW’S Cherry Pectoral, An invaluable Medicine in all the stages ot Consumption, and not to be surpassed in efficacy for Coughs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Hoarseness, Loss of Voice, Difficulty of Breathing, Influenza, Spasmodic Croup, Hooping Cough, and all affections of the Throat, Bronchise, and Lungs.



8 Prepared only by fl. CITRON, j. Chemist, Aearoa, New Zealand. May be obtained from every Chemist in y - -bburton and Storekeeper in the Country. au7 i- KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES. - f ROUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS W ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM i Composed of the puiest articles. Thes; i Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious . drug, therefore the most delicate can tak s them with perfect confidence. Their beneficia . effect is speedy and certain. This old, un failing family remedy is daily recommended by , the most eminent Physicians. (In use nearly 1 6o years). MEDICAL TESTIMONY, ) July 25th, 1877. 22, Cold Harbour Lane, > London. Sir, —Your Lozenges are excellent, and their beneficial effect most reliable. I strongly recommend them in cases of cough am' ’ asthma. You are at liberty to state this as my opinion, formed from many years’ experience. J. Brjngloe, 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 bos I results. W. B. G, , Apothecary, H.M.S. KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES arc 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 SWEETMEAT both in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certa-n remedy for IN PLb PINAL 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. POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED.— The effects of one teaspoonful taken in 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 l>£d and 2s 3d pet per bottle; a great saving in taking family bottles, ns each. Established over 50 years. Prepared only by THOMAS POWELL, Blackfriais Road, London.



IMPORTANT to all Ulcers, Scurvy, Sores, any descript on. YATES BRITISH 1-iERBOINTMK only by Mrs Burns (duugh iir Yates), Chris tchu ranted to cure Burns, Sc Wounds of any kind, etc., '< standing. Red Ointhient, for tJlcers ; Green Ointm cure for Scrofula or King’ Ointment, a certain cure < inflammation in any part;< limbs, Lumps in the Tl l pies, Gathered Breasts, < for use—Spread the Red ai meats'lightly on linen rag the- wound ; tile White Gin rubbed by the hand over tl Also, YATES’ PURIKYJI



t.iRATEFU L : OUMFORT EPPS’S COCOA . : ■ BREAKFAST. I 'i Y a thorough knowledge of the natural _|_j* laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the line properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our • breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save ua many heavy doctor’s bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every ten dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready ttt attack wherever there is s weak soiht. We may escape many a fatal sh/ft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.'— See article in the Civil Service Gazette. 1 ' Made simply with boiling water ornfil.c Sold only in packets, labelled : : EPPS AND 00., nOMOWATHIC CHEMIST, LONDON. ALSO. ' ' EPPS CHOCOLATE ESSENCE JQR HEILBRON’S WORM CAKES 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 persona, by removing the worms. They have been with grea suc cess introduey into the principal families in Europe, Australia, an I New Zealand. They are guaranteed to do away, in a very short time, with many serious complaints" like Bronchitis, Pihs, Ulcers, Ulcerated Throats, etc., if taken in time, as these sicknesses are often caused by worms olf all kinds, especiolly by the Tape Worm, and by the most dangerous Thread Worm', which, if not destroyed in time, will soon create the nardly-curafcle Worm Fever. The smallest, the Thread Worm, w.ill more than any other worm penetrate through all the crevices of the body up 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 wa; affected by the Thread Worm, and who, after trying many sorts of remedies, without effect was directly relieved by a close of



DR HEILB RON’S Worm Cakes. Thera are cases where the worms comb 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 Heilbr'on'a Worm Oakes. And there have been 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 Spirjta, Impaired Appetite (which if not acted against, will engender diseases, or 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 persons nave been cored by these Worm Gates, io time should be lost in'reraoving these Worms, else the consequence will oe seri ous, as they will increase in size and quantity, and ultimately spread through out the intestines. If Aortas; 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 FOB T7SB. The quantity of these Worm Cakes to be taken at a dose depends mostly on the age and constitution of the -patients-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 Bto 14, two Cakes; and so to increase with the age, but never more than four Cakes at one dose. Grown females may gene rally take three Cakes at a dose, and j grown men four Cakes, according to con- I stitution. The most effective way of. using these Worm Cakes is by taking the doss before going to bed, and on the following morning to take a cup of hot tea before breakfast. iSS'As I am not certain how long I 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 i Messrs Andre wes Bros.; Mr R. Alcorn 335 TEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDER > FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH.



CAUTION TO PURCHASERS 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 upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following disiin-'dys characteristics, without which none sr ' genuine : Ist—ln every case the words . TOUR STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH. SURREY, are engraved on the'Government Stamp affix to each packet, - and—Eacn Single Powder has directions’in: the dose, and he words, JOHN STEEDMAN’ Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon, 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi dine Vendors. Kempthorn, Prosser and Co