Hotels. MELVILLE HOTEL, TIM ARIL T. RICHMOND, PROPRIETOR Late of Terminus Hotel, Christchurch, and Waimatc Hotel, Waimate. THE Proprietor begs to intimate to his old friends and the public generally that he has taken the above Hotel, lately occupied 1 by Mr Mullins, and trusts by strict attention to business to merit a share of public patronage. , . Wliie's ' and Spirits of the best brands always on hand. THOMAS RICHMOND, Proprietor. Under Distinguished Patronage. QUILL’S ASHBURTON COMMERCIAL & FAMILY HOTEL. Now offers to Noblemen, Members of Parliament, and the travelling elite of any community, accommodation which cannot be surpassed by any town in New Zealand, and at moderate charges. The Hotel contains suites of rooms, bathrooms, and capacious billiard room, and is within one minute’s walk from the railway station. The commodious cellar, contains only the best brands of all kinds of Spirits, Liquers, English and Colonial Ales (bot tied and on draught). The cuisine is under the management of an eminent chef, and civil attentive night porter and waiter’s are always in attendance. THOMAS QUILL, Proprietor. rjIHE ROYAL HOTEL Moor Street, Ashburton, is now Open. This Establishment having been lately enlarged upon a scale that will ensure to patrons all the accommodation and comfort obtainable at any lirst-class hotel in New Zealand, commercial gentlemen and visitors from the country will find that the arrangements now made for their comfort arc unsurpassed by any country hotel in the colony. All charges on the most moderate scale. Wines and Spirits of the best brands. A new stable has been erected at the rear of the Hotel, and every attention to horses is guaranteed. THOMAS TOPPIN, Proprietor, ORAM’S SOMERSET COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, Ashburton. (Under the patronage of Sir George Grey, K.C.13., Premier of New Zealand ; Sir James Fergusson, Bart, late Governor of New Zealand; and Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tasmania.) THIS Centrally Situated Hotel is pronounced to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemisphere. The cuisine is under the supervision of an eminent chef and the proprietor hopes that his long experience in the trade is a sufficient guarantee as to the quality of the cellar. R. W. SHEARMAN, Proprietor. WRITING cases and desks, best quality suitable for Birthday presents of complimentory gifts, from 7s fid to £lO, with Brama locks. A very large assortment. About 100 patterns to select from at Stephenson’s Stationery Warehouse, 99, Oxford street, London, W. CAPTAIN BURNABY, in his ride to Khiva, says (page IB): — “ Two pairs of boots lined with fur were also taken, and for phisic—with which it is as well to be supplied when travelling in out of-the-way places some quinine and Cockle’s Pills; the latter a most invaluable medicine, and one which I have used on the natives of Central Africa with the greatest possible success. In fact, the marvellous effects produced upon the mind and body of an Arab Sheik, who was impervious to all native medicines, when I administered to him five COCKLE’S PILLS, '' will never fade from my memory ; and a friend of mine, who passed through the same district many months afterwards, informed me that my fame as a medicine man had not died out, but that the marvellous cure was even then a theme of conversation in the Bazaar.” CARSON’S Paint, patronised by the Queen, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, the British Government, the Indian Government, the Colonial Government, 10,000 of the nobility, gentry, and clergy, railway and canal companies, collieries, iron masters, Ac., Ac., is extensively used for all kinds of out door work. Is especially applicable to wood, iron, brick, stone, and compo. Can be laid on by unskilled labor. It is sold in a fine dry powder, will keep any length of time, and requires neither grinding or straining, but simply to be mixed as per “directions for use. ’. Sold in all colours. Prices, Patterns, and testimonials sent post free. Walter Carson and Sons, La Belle SauI vage Yard, Ludgatc Hill, London, E. C. ( and 21, Batchelor’s walk, Dublin.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2094, 8 December 1879, Page 1
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