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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8705, 20 August 1906, Page 1

■ " . v Brave men have tried times over again To reach the, ice-bound poles in vain; There needs yet more acute device - : To storm those battlements of ice ; j Perchance by* flying ships to be, They'll gain triumphant victory, ■ Provided they, for colds, secure A store of Woods' Great Peppermint Our©, , 20

water s edge, and that are often co steep as to require staircases to pass from one part to another., Its long streets and busy shops, and handsome private buildings, with several imposing churches, trams, gas, and here and there the electric light, suggest much more a European than a South American city. The old town, El Puerto, contains the vast Customs warehouses, huge elevators, the mole and harbour, wharves, -.the exchange, post office and municipal palace. r la the eastern portion of the city., where iahe houses' are mostly _of one story, are the theatre and 1 "railway station.. The' city suffered from earthquakes in 1822 and 1851, was bombarded by a Spanish fleet in 1866, and during the civil war of 1891. after a great three days' battle fell into the hands of the insurgents, when looting and incendiarism cost the city nearly two million dollars. The population when the last census was taken was 133,000.