Mr. T. Quill, and the heat of the day ap peared to influence the lemonade market to a considerable extent, hut stocks were forthcoming to meet all demands. A first class luncheon was also provided for the Committee, by the same purveyor.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

CHEKTSEY. At the annual meeting of householders in the school district of Cliertsey, held in the schoolroom on Monday, January 26th, for the purpose of electing a committee for ensuing year, Mr. W. A. Brown was voted to the chair. He called upon the secretary (Mr. Markham) to read the re port of the business done by the com mittee during their term of office—also the Inspector’s report on the general re sults attained by the scholars at the ex amination held in October last.

Mr. Leslie moved, and it was carried unanimously—“ That the report of the committee and also the Inspector’s, be adopted, as they met with the general ap proval of the residents of the district.” Votes of thanks wore recorded to the Chairman and Secretaiy for their faithful performance of the duties devolving upon them as the representative officers of the committee. Messrs. W. A. Brown and A. It. Markham briefly acknowledged the com pliment. The business of nominating a committee for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, and Messrs. Brown, Doig, Leslie, Wilkinson, Campbell, Childs, and M‘Donald, were duly elected without op position. At a committee meeting held immediately after all the members except Mr. Campbell being present, Mr. Leslie proposed, and it was unanimously carried —“That Mr. W. A. Brown be chairman for the ensuing year. ” The committee then proceeded to nominate two gentlemen to fill the places of the three retiring members of the Board of Education. It was resolved that Messrs H. J. Tancred and H. W. Peryman be nominated. Mr. Wilkinson moved break up on Friday January 30th, for harvest holidays, and the committee be ad journed at is rising till February 27th, to consider when the school shall re-open.” —Carried. The committee then adjourned.

The following is the report submitted by the committee : —Since February 24th, 1870, the committee have held twelve general meetings. The work they have taken in hand and executed with the au thority of the Board of Education may be summarised as the furnishing of the school with desks and all requisite furni ture for general school purposes, procur ing a large concrete tank, pump, &c., subdividing the grounds for the general convenience of both master and scholars, placing screens around the offices and shingling the paths. Your committee here desire to thank Mr. Henry Hampton for liiskindnessin ploughingthegrounds, since laid doAvn in grass, which we think will tend to improve its hitherto barren and desolate appearance. During our term of office we have received from the Board the sum of LI7I 13s. 2d., and our expenditure LIGO 25., leaving us at the end of the financial year the sum of Ll 5 ss. 2d., part of which has been expended upon current accounts as shown by the audi tor’s sheet. Other works than we have specified have been done, and we trust that during our term of office if the indi vidual members of the committee may not have at all times worked amicably to gether, yet we will at least say that we have endeavored to work for the best in terests and efficiency of the school, which we flatter ourselves we have satisfactorily secured. The examination conducted by the Government Inspector (Mr. Edge), in October last, shows an average of 100 per cent, of passes, and liis generel remarks as a Government officer are highly satisfac tory to the committee, and we trust to the public. CAMBRIDGE. A public meeting was held at Mr. Meg son’s house on Monday night, Jan. 2Gth, to elect a school committee for the Cam bridge district. Mr. Megson was voted to the chair. The minutes of the last meet ing of householders was read and con firmed. The retiring Committee laid before the meeting their report and balance-sheet of their term of office, which was approved. The nomination of candidates was then proceeded with, and the following were proposed : —Mr. Gray burn, Mr. Watkin, Mr. Megson, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Dale, Mr. Margetts, and Mr. Lill.

There being only seven persons nomi nated, the Chairman declared them duly elected as the Committee for the Cam bridge school district for the year 1880. The public meeting recommended to the Committee to defer opening the school till about the Ist of March, as the harvest is in full operation. After a vote of thanks to the retiring Committee and Chairman, the meeting closed. The Committee then met, and Mr. Megson was unanimously elected Chair man of the Committee for 1880. Mr. Megson then took the Chair, and ex plained the business done by him since last meeting. They approved of the same, and resolved that the Chairman and Secretary sign all cheques on behalf of the Committee. Mr. L’oyd was appointed Treasurer and Secretary. The Committee endorsed the recommendation of the pub lic meeting re opening school. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the Com mittee adjourned, SEAFIELD. The meeting at Seafield lapsed for want of a sufficient attendance. Mr, Murdock Brace, the father of the district, and Chairman of the Committee, being in attendance v itli only three other house holders, and, in accordance with the regu lations, the Chairman forwarded a letter to the Secretary of the Board of Educa tion for instructions.

Sunday Shows.

In advocating the opening of the Ex hibition on Sundays, the Sydney “ Town and Country ” says : —On Sunday after noon last, 10,000 or 12,000 were in the Domain, shut out by a corrugated iron fence from one of the grandest exhibitions of art and science that has ever been held on the continent of Australia. The people, having nothing better to occupy them, lounged about the grass, or gathered in a contemptuous spirit round the rant ing preachers located there in such num bers, and in such close proximity as to make up an amusing Babel. If a person stood at one point, the roaring of four different preachers could be heard ; dis jointed, excited, objectless orations. Now and again a burst of laughter would drown the strains of well known hymns, and the comedy or satire on religion went on, till people went away dissatisfied with their walk and disgusted with the preachers. Doubtless the whole 10,000 would have gone through the Exhibition and derived profit from the inspection of the solid pro ducts of man’s skill and ingenuity. There was but one expression of regret that no leading man really allied to the interest of the industrial classes had taken the matter up. It was thought that in one week 10,000 names could be obtained to a peti tion for opening the building on Sundays. That we are out of harmony in this matter with Sabbath-observing England, the following extract from the London “ Graphic ” will show. That journal says : —“ Mr. Cross has recommended Her Majesty to remit forthwith the penalties incurred in the action ‘ Girdlestone v. the Brighton Aquarium Company,’ and in the letter announcing the fact he adds that he is of opinion that the changes which he has been given to understand have been introduced by the Aquarium I Company in the opening of that estab lishment on Sundays are such as render it unobjectionable on the score of public morality, whilst it is a source of innocent and instructive amusement ; and, as long as the company continue such course of action respecting it, he is unable, as at present advised, to see any valid reason for their being interfered with. This, and the news that Canon Basil Wilberforce has signified his approval of Sunday open air music by inviting the Southampton band to play in the deanery grounds to morrow (Sunday), are severe blows to the Lord’s Day Observance Society.”

Thursday, January 29, 1880.1

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.



Holloway’s Pills. —Mind and body are so closely entertwined that for the former to be vigorous the latter must be healthful. The first step towards the maintenance of health is to secure perfect digestion, which is readily obtained by this noted medicine, the most com petent effectually to restrain every adverse Influence which can mar, impair, or vexatiously modify this all-important proeess.. The Student, merchant, man of pleasure, and humblest labourer may each in turn derive vigour, ease, and strength from occasional doses, or a longer course of Holloway’s purifying Pills. Plowever waveri gthemind, orunstnmg the nerves this fine medicine will track the derangement to its sourse, where it will over throw it and established order and purity in its place*—Advt.



For Sale. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. EO R SALE.— One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, Ac., complete. This machine has been replaced by a Double Royal Wliarfedale, which necessitates removal of the Double Demy Machine formerly used for printing the “Herald ” and “ Guardian,” for hand or steampower. Can be seen and all par ticulars obtained at our office. WEEKS & DIXON. Ashburton, January 14, 1879 Conveyances. THE LONGBEACH COACH ! ! aEORGE WILLCOCKS, in taking up the Royal Mail’s running, begs to intimate that as soon as he secured the mail contract he issued cards announcing his intention of REDUCING THE FARES, So that the credit of RUNNING THE FIRST CHEAP COACH Belongs to him, and to no one else. The fares by Willcocks’ coach are exactly 3d. per mile ordinary fares, and lid. per mile for Saturday return. They are as under — Longbeach to Ashburton, ordinary 55., return Bs. Waterton to Ashburton, 3s. 6d. ordi nary, Gs. return. Ashton to Ashburton, 3s. ordinary, ss. return. Wheatstone to Ashburton, 2s. Gd. ordinary, 4s. return. SINGLE FARE RETURN ON SATURDAYS. The coach leaves the Booking Office, Quill’s Commercial Hotel, each day at 3.15 ; Post Office, 3.30. NEW COACH, with every comfort. Sound cattle, safely handled by Tom Cotton, as good a whip as ever held the ribbons. 408 g OPPOSITION THE SOUL OF TRADE. REDUCTION IN FARES. TH. BREWER, in thanking the public . of Ashburton, Longbeach, and Water ton, for their liberal support in the past, begs to announce to his numerous customers and friends, that he intends running his Coach DAILY as usual ; and he now in tends making considerable Reductions in the Fares. T. H. 13. relies on the support of his hitherto numerous patrons to enable him to carry out the above motto. T. H. BREWER, Proprietor. 895a—33a



NOTICE m H. BREWER’S COACH leaves I , Longbeacli for Ashburton DAILY at 8 a. m. via Water ton, 8.40 a.ni., Ashton, 9 a. in., Wheatstone, 9.15 a. m., arriving at Ashburton in time for the 10 o’clock trains. The Coach returns by the same route, on arrival of the 3 p.m. train from Christchurch. Booking Office—Cox street. All orders, parcels, and telegrams punctually attended to. T. H. BREWER, Proprietor. 890a—347 ECOOKSON, Wills Street, runs the . MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday, and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at 3 p.m. CHRISTMAS CARDS—Tops and Pre sents. H, M. JONES, Stationer Baring Square.



Auction Sales. MONDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY, 12.30 sharp. ALFRED HARRISON has received instructions from the Trustee in the estate of J. P. Parker, Watchmaker, East street, to sell by public auction on the premises, the stock in trade consisting of— Clocks, Watches, Jewellery, Spec tacles, Watch Glasses, Springs, Plated ware, Ac., Ac., Ac. Sale at 12.30 sharp. ALFRED HARRISON, 993 a Auctioneer. Business Notices. WOOD’S REAPERS AND BINDERS. rFIHE undersigned is prepared to RE- X CEIVE ORDERS for the above. F. PAYITT, Ashburton. Agent for John Anderson, 983 a —442 a Canterbury Foundry. TO THE LADIES. 117 ANTED KNOWN —That MRS. VV CARS TENS has always on hand trimmings and lining, and dresses made on the shortest notice. MRS. CARSTENS, Tancred street, 933 a Ashburton. NOTICE. MISS HODDER, lately arrived from London, begs to announce that she has commenced business as DRESS MAKER in Moore street, Ashburton, near Dr Stewart’s residence. Prices strictly moderate, and no effort will be spared to give satisfaction.



MISS HODDER, Dressmaker, Moore street. 169- 651 a TIN WALD. BOOT AND SHOE SHOP. 0. HAWKINS. CH. begs to inform the inhabitants of . Tinwald and surrounding districts that he has taken the Boot and Shoe Shop adjoining Mr. S. Stephens’, sa'ldler, and hopes by strict attention to business to obtain a share of public patronage. 742 g 937 a CABINETMAKING & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next Echo Dining Booms), ASHBUBTON. John Uee ch , TRACHCAL C ABINETM AKEB, UPHOLSTEBEB, PAPEBHANGEB, Ac. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Benovated and Repolislied, or Exchanged. 963 a •m NEW BUSINESS. CO-OPERATIVE BREAD AND BIS CUIT FACTORY. TRIANGLE, ASHBURTON, WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2. All orders, town or country, punctually attended to. Wedding Cakes made to order. Dinner, Ball, and Pic-nic Parties sup plied on reasonable terms. All other Confectionery made to order. A. THIELE, 986 a Manager. ANSTEE’S DINING ROOMS, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. PBTHE Proprietor begs to inform visitors § to Ashburton, and the travelling public generally, that the best accommo dation for Boarders in Ashburton is to be liad at the above establishment. A LIBERAL TABLE & MODERATE CHARGES. MEALS AT ALL HOURS ... Is. BEDS Is. BOARD & LODGING ... 18s. & 20s. PRIVATE REFRESHMENT ROOMS FOR LADIES. PROPRIETOR, J. G. ANSTEE. 985 a JUST ARRIVED. PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. r( ONFECT lONERS , Fruiterers, / Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, &c., can be supplied with Paper Bags, all sizes, and Printed or Plain. WEEKS AND DIXON, General Printers, East street North. O you Want the News of the Day ? ! Read the Ashburton Herald.



Public Notice. FORSALE BY PRIVATE TREATY. E have the following Properties W placed in our hands for Private Treaty TIN WALD : 150 Acres improved land, R.S. 21609, situated li miles from Tinwald, par in crop, and a permanent stream of water running through the pro perty. 131 Acres improved land, R.S. 18997, 20307, 20306, 233G8, situatedmile from Tinwald, fenced, and sub divided into 3 paddocks, with two streams of water running through the land, also a nicely well-finished tliree-roomed cottage thereon. 300 Acres Education Reserve, in crop. HART’S RUN : 260 Acres Unimproved Land. WAKANUI : 127 Acres Improved Land. SUBURBAN BUILDING SECTIONS, ASHBURTON TOWNSHIP : Lot 93 E. Belt, with four-roomed cottage. T.S. 458, Burnett Street, with three roomed cottage. TINWALD : Lots, 182, 183, GG. WATERTON: Lots 102, 103, 104, 105, 106. WAKANUI : Lots 74, 75. HINDHOPE: Lots 1,2, 8, 10, 13, 15. TREVORTON : Several Sections. For further particulars apply to EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY, Auctioneers and Estate Agents. SALE by the undersigned— -50 Bags Potatoes Grain Strippers R, and G. D F Ploughs 50 Bales Wool Packs 100 Bales Corn Sacks And all kinds of stores, &c., &. Agents for the Marsh: Reaper and Binding Machine EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY. Auctioneer, Stock, Land, and Commission Agent. Farms, Town and Suburban Sections, for Sale and to Let. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, auctioneer, Offices, Saunders Buildings, Ashburton. 737 a



To Let and for Sale. THE undersigned lias the following PROPERTIES to LET with a pur chasing clause, or FOR SALE on liberal terms of payment— -| £7A ACRES good WHEAT LAND, a l] ploughed and ready for cross ploughing for wheat ; situated about three miles from the township. f*T7 ACRES, near the above ; also good u 0 WHEAT LAND, ploughed once, and ready for cross-ploughing. ACRES,partly improved, near Wins low. This will be sold very cheap, and on very liberal terms. fT ACRES, fenced and planted ; situated ' near the East Town Belt, good site for private residence. TOWN PROPERTIES. T7ALUABLE BUSINESS SITE in Bur » nett Street, being T.S. 177, next the “ Mail” office. “DART of T.S. 139, Peter Street. This will be sold cheap, and on liberal terms. rilO Railway Employes, Mechanics, and -**- Others. —FOR SALE, cheap, Lot 78, situated on East Town Belt. Terms, £5 cash ; balance by monthly or quarterly payments. T. BULLOCK. lAOR SALE—Cheap, 00 acres growing crop of OATS. Terms liberal. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and really first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lontrbeach Estate. For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS I3ULLOCK. FDO Persons desirous of renting GRASS I LAND near town, 120 ACRES to Let, situated close to the Racecourse. Rent low. T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a Very Low Rental, TWO SHOPS in East Street ; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK^ IT is only a Penny, is to be got every where in Town, along the Railway ine, and of tha Country Agents.



Public Notices. SPECIAL NOTICE. JpROFESSOR WALLENBURG, Oculist. Aurist, and Specialist (From Europe.) May be consulted upon all Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Throat, Deafness, Noises in the Head, Defective Sight, Cataracts, Amaurosis, Opthalmia, Gutta- Serena, Loss of the Eyelashes, Inflamma tion, and all Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Throat, treated upon new and scien tific principles. PROFESSOR WALLENBURG. 1 HAS ARRIYED IN ASHBURTON, And may be Consulted at his Consulting Rooms at MR. TIIOS. QUILL’S COMMERCIAL HOTEL, FOR A LIMITED PERIOD. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Blindness and Deafness. (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 15.) Professor Wallenburg is still kept busy with patients. We on Saturday received a visit from two persons upon whom he had operated. Their names are Mr. Nicholas Power and Mr. James McGrath, both of Waimate. The first-mentioned had been deaf in one ear for 14 years. On Wednesday last he visited the doctor, and obtained some relief. On Thursday he was perfectly cured, a grass seed and an accumulation of skin which had gat thered around it having been extracted. He told us that he could hear better with the ear that, had been operated upon than he could with the other. The last men tioned visited the doctor at the same time. He was slightly deaf in the left and totally deaf in the right ear. A growth having been extracted from the right ear, he entirely recovered his hearing. He told us that he could hoar his own voice— a thing that lie had not done for 16 years. The case of Mr. Alexander Aitcliison is worth chronicling. He had been totally deaf in one ear for four years and slightly affected in the other. He is now perfectly restored, and was so gratified that he to day introduced a suffering friend to the doctor. Mr. Aitcliison tells us that he could only hear his watch ticking by means of the diseased car by pressing it tightly to it. Now, he can hear it at a distance of a foot, although his ear is stopped with wadding. (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 16.) To the Editor.



Six;, —About Professor Wallenburg and his cures. lam glad that in previous issues you have called attention to the work and remarkable success of the Pro fessor in a few days of his residence in this town. I only just wish to say that I can confirm the truthfulness of several of the cases mentioned by you, for I have seen the patients myself. I would like to urge upon the people of Oamaru and neighborhood the importance of having any affection of those parts of the body which he specially treats attended to at once, or when he has gone they will regret that they did not avail themselves of his skill. Such men as he are a blessing to humanity. Hoping this may lead to the relief of some sufferer or sufferers, I am, tfec., Chas. E. Barley. (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 22.) Mr. James Gibson, a shepherd employed at Station Peak, called upon us this morn ing, and requested us to bear testimony to the fact that he has been cured of almost total deafness by Professor Wallenburg. He had been more or less deaf for 30 years, but for the last 20 years his hearing had been getting gradually worse. Ten days ago Mr. Gibson placed himself under the treatment of the Professor, and has so far recovered that he experiences no diffi culty in hearing ordinary conversation. At the same time Professor Wallenburg introduced to us Mr. William M'Kenzie, of Kakanui. He had been so deaf for 13 years that he had been unable to hear ordinary sounds. On Saturday last he became a patient of the Professor’s, and obtained immediate relief. His hearing is now as perfect as could be desired.,* (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 29.) To the Editor.



Slit, —Permit me through your paper to direct the attention of the public to the following. At the request of a member of my con gregation, unable to pay, and suffering with eyes nearly blind and inflamed many years, I applied to Professor Wallenburg for advice and treatment gratis. He, with generosity and kindness readily granted the favor. I made the applica tion because I had learned from other clergymen that the professor is ever ready to give his services to the poor when asked to do so by any person on whose honesty he can rely on being assured that no deception is being practised on him. This person was under the care of several medical men, but without any beneficial result. Professor Wallenburg lias had the case under treatment for about ten days, and now the eyes are perfectly well, and the person is likely to be able to earn his livelihood, to the great delight of all his friends, whose lasting gratitude Pro fessor Wallenburg has earned. I know of my knowledge three others who bene fittecl very much by the treatment of the worthy Professor. I write this letter without the request of any one ; but I consider it a duty owing to the Professor’s kindnesss ; and I recommend those suffering in eye or car to apply to him whilst they have the present favorable opportunity. I hereby tender my best thanks to Professor Wallenburg for his charity to the poor.- —I am, &c., Wm. Coleman, Roman Catholic Clergyman. The Eye and Ear.—Professor Wallen burg is effecting some marmellous cures in cases of blindness and deafness. At his invitation we visited the consulting rooms at the Albion Hotel, yesterday morning, when we conversed with two or three out of a total of about thirty patients present. The first case brought under notice was that of James Robertson, of Morton Mains, who was suffering from heavy films in both eyes. He assured us that for the past six years he had suffered acutely, and during for years of that period lie had been under medical treat ment without receiving any benefit—in fact he went from bad to worse. Placing himself under Professor Wallenburg’s reatment he speedly came round, and



Public Notices. one. He had only been under the Profes sor’s treatment a few days, and could now hear perfectly well. Constable Buchanan also states that the occulist has succeeded id curing him of partial deafnes. These are a few patients indiscriminately singled out from the patients in the consulting room, and they certainly go to show that the Professor is thoroughly up to his busi ness. At present lie has 75 patients under treatment. We would strongly urge all who are afflicted with blindness or deafness to pay this oculist a visit, and at once, since his stay here is limited. - t£ Southland Times,” Nov. 25, 1879.



(Fi’om “ North Otago Times,” Oamaru, Dec. 18, 1879.) There would seem to be some founda tion for the merits claimed for Professor Wallenburg’s treatment of diseases of the eye and ear, if we may judge by the re sults of . several cases that have fallen under our notice. These are the days of discoveries, and possibly the Professor may have come across some special remedy for the disease of the eye and ear, or he may only be an intelligent, sharp sighted man, better able than the generality of his fellows to see where the evil he would cure is best to be grappled with. At any rate, several long-standing cases which have only been under his treatment for a week are already be ginning to show good signs of total cure, and are really worthy of some notice by an impartial observer. The first of these is that of James Beale, who was formerly of the Cape Mounted Rifles, and lost the sight of one eye 14 years ago in Africa, and who was treated in vain by several army doctors when there, and by some medical practitioners in Weymouth, Eng land. About a week ago he came to the Professor totally blind with one eye, and partially so with the other, which had begun to sutler in sympathy. He is now able to read small print with either eye, and in a few days, judging faom ap pearances, will be completely cured. Another case is that of a son of Andrew Mel drum, a baker, of Oamaru. This boy, who has been partially blind for several years, and has been operated upon and treated without any beneficial effect by several New Zealand professional men, applied to the Professor about a week ago, and can now begin to see again very fairly, and is to all intents and purposes perfectly cured. Mrs. Kenahan’s case is an interesting one, both for the rapidity and the completeness of the cure of a , most painful and seemingly hopeless malady. This lady, when she applied to the Professor, was afflicted by the most violent inflammation of the right eye, which was swollen as big as an egg, and continually discharging an offensive mat ter. She was in great agony, and had not slept for more than a week. The sight was completely gone, and worse than all, the other eye beginning to show signs of suffering from a like disorder. Sage medicos, who had attended her from the commencement of the com plaint with a slight inflammation caused by a cold, began to beg her to make up her mind to lose both eyes, as no cure could be found. However, she is doing well now, at all events, wiih the swelling reduced, and the sight partially restored in the one eye, and the other as well as ever it was. George Gordon, a man of 79 years of age, who was almost entirety deaf but a few days ago, can now hear words spoken in a low voice from the other side of the room, while the two children of Mr. Townsend, who have suffered from deaf ness for a long time, can now hear the tick of a watch. These cases are cer tainty interesting, as effectual cures of old standing diseases, after some of them have defied all the skill of the general practitioner, and whether the cure is due to the remedy or the matter of treat ment it is equally worthy of praise.



Timaru lias contributed its quota of tes timonials to tlie skill in eye and ear cases of Professor Wallenburg. Since his ar rival here, a few days ago, his consulting rooms at the Grosvenor Hotel have been beseiged with patients. An idea of the number of cases treated may be formed when we mention that on visiting his apartments about 9 o’clock this morning we found them thronged. From 6 a.m. he had been busily at work, and during the three hours upwards of fifty cases had been treated, jfhe best guarantee of the specialist’s success is that the living wit nesses are both numerous and well known. During our visit, which only lasted a few minutes, several cases of restored vision were introduced to our notice. One was the son of the landlord of the Masonic hotel, at St. Andrews, whose right eye, through the stab of a penknife, was rendered totally blind about three weeks ago. Medical advice was sought, and the lad was ordered to be confined in a dark room ; but the Professor, without subject ing him to any ordeal of the kind, or any painful operation restored his sight in the short space of twenty-four hours. Thelad can now read the finest type with his injured organ. Another boy named Edgier, from Temuka, has his sight in process of perfect restoration, after groping his way in the dark and suffering from cataract for the last three yeai-3. He received the attention of several surgeons, but after one or two consultations he is now so far recovered that he can read with but slight difficulty, and the Professor assures us that in a few days he will be able to see perfectly. Chiarini’s Circus has contributed two cases, the patients, one of whom is one of the most accomplished of the lady performers, re maining behind for the purpose of under yesterday could distinctly see a hair at the ordinary reading distance. Richard At kinson, of Invercargill, who had been treated in Dunedin and Melbourne for impaired eye-sight, als bore testimony to the Professor’s skill. He had been totally blind of one eye, the other being consider ably affected, but could now distinguish the time on a clock a couple of chains off. Mrs. W. Jerrett, of Riverton, was the next patient introduced. She stated that she had been suffering from deafness for the last six years, and during that time her husband had expended something like LIGO in endeavoring to effect a cure. Under Professor Wailenburg’s treatment she had so far recovered her hearing that she could without difficulty hear a watch ticking. H. N. Bates was the next patient consulted ; he had been totally deaf of one ear for fourteen years, the deafness arising from an attack of scarlet fever. In England his case was regarded as a hopeless one, and this was the more serious since the remaining ear was com mencing to sympathise with the affected



Public Notices. going Professor Wallenburg’s treatment-. Henry Kent, a young man who tells us lie has been nearly blind from his infancy, after a six months’ sojourn in the St. George’s Hospital, London, without ob taining relief, demonstrated the efficacy of the Professor’s treatment, by reading an extract from the “ Otago Daily Times ” in our presence. Lastly -two or three cases of chronic deafness were brought linger our attention which by dint of steaming, syringing, and operating, had been effectually overcome. The sceptical who are apt to run away with the idea that every specialist is a charlatan, need only pay a visit to the Professor’s consult ing rooms, and their impressions will be at once removed.—“ South Canterbury Times,” Saturday, Januaiy 10th, 1880. 932 a -376



Business Notices. JOSEPH WARD, FAMILY BUTCHER, PETER STPEET, (Opposite Journeau’s Smithy) BEGS to inform the Public of Ash burton that he will Open the Shop lately occupied by G. Pike, on JANUARY 3rd, as Family Butcher, and trusts by supplying none but agood article, to merit a share of public support. Families waited on daily for orders, which will receive prompt attention. JOSEPH WARD, 892 a Butcher; you want a CHEAP SUIT OF CLOTHES'go to G. J. F. LUBLOW, TAILORING DEPOT. Tin angle, Ashburton, Between Post Office and Baldwin’s Central Hotel. G. J. F. Lublow, importing his own goods, is enabled thereby to make a 3 Cheap a Suit of Clothes as any tailor in New Zealand, and a First-class FIT is Guaranteed. Terms—Strictly Cash. 5 per cent. Discount off all Orders Paid IN ADVANCE. 813 a TINWALD. jg HEARER AND GALLOWAY MILLWRIGHTS, AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL IMPLEMENT MAKERS, Great South Road, Tinwald, Beg to thank the public generally for their very liberal support during the past twelve months, and to announce that they have now every facility for carrying on their business in all its branches to the entire satisfaction of customers, as a trial will prove. COACHBUILDING. Orders received fcr making or repairing all kinds of conveyances by thoroughly practical workmen, and none but the best materials used. AGRICULTURAL. Implements of all kinds made or re paired. Also, Combines, Engines, Reap ers and Binders, Chaffcutters, Bruisers, &c. BUILDING. Estimates given for all kinds of Build ing and general carpentering. Cocksfoot Grass Seed Threshing Ma chines, for hand or. foot, made to order, great saving of labor. SHEARER AND GALLOWAY, Tinwald. 165—641 a BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. JONES AND CO., Norton Farm, Sea field, return thanks to their patrons for the hearty support accorded to them since Norton Farm was opened as a Butchery, Bakery, and General Store, and solicit a continuance of past favors, assuring customers that their interest will always have first consideration at the hands of the advertisers. Jones and Co. beg to inform their friends and the public in the Seafield and neighboring districts, that their Bread Meat, and Store Carts travel the following routes on the days given below Seafield to Kyle, and Acton—Wednes days. Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road — Thursdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road —Fridays.



In view of fclie Harvest, orders for at tendance of the Cart may be left at the Store, Norton Farm, Seafield ; Wakanui School, with Mr. Ginney ; with Mr. Lanibie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brown, blacksmith, Clontarf. JONES AND CO., NORTON FARM, Seafield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and Seed Merchants. AGENTS FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND GUARDIAN. 679 a WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per lb. at the Herald Office. Apply early. 590