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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 620, 23 June 1882, Page 4

lE. IJil!«i-» REMARKABLE PHENOMENON. 1 r PHE climax is reached ! the pro--1 phecies are fulfilled ! and H. B. has gone in for DKAPEKYI Encouraged by the liberal patronage he has received in the various departments of trade in which he has speculated, he has just added a few lines o f USEFUL DRAPERY, consisting of ■ FLANNELS BLANKETS CALICOES MEN'S SUITS HOSE KNITTING WOOLS iCOTTONS TAPES ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ROCK SALT I &C., &C. These Goods will be sold at TH CON 0M V TT 0U S E pniOES. I The following graphic sketch was ' drawn for the occasion by our special I artist:— I The burden of my rhyme, That once upon a time, j To retail salt and pepper i When H. B. did begin, 1 j They said that it were better That Scott would " run him in." This common little tinker, ! This pot and kettle mender, Presumes our trade to hinder, By turning " vittles " vendor. The knowing ones did wink, And said, " What do you think ? " Before six months are out H. B. goes up the spout. Between you and me, f We very soon shall see, At the price he's selling tea, He must be " up a tree." But eighteen months have come and gone Since first those solemn words were uttered, ' And now they sing another song— " On both sides H. B.s bread is buttered." It nearly makes me sneeze When I think about the news, li. B. is buying Cheese, And selling Shirts nnd Hose, s At prices, too, most killing. Yes, true as I'm alive ! Good Braces for One Shilling, Tweed Suits at Forty-five. Oh, yes ! and by the way, While these sweet lines I'm penning, Methinks I hear them say, " He's quite as bad as H—n—g." If things don't take a turn, We'll surely some clay see The " big verandah man " Created a J.P. Now, three cheers for competition (E'en Christchurch we defy) ; ] And " Down with imposition 1" No Moore will be the cry. So, if you want your moneys worth, And in the year save many shillings, The cheapest shop upon this earth Is ECONOMY HOUSE, kept by TT "T__> ILLE NS. 'iitMiiiiiiii-M_Hiiw'-iii_wiii-s-_H_i_c_-i.va_i_at*-___i mnrnmsmaKsvautam _¥..__.JL. anil XL. Company ATEW ZEALAND LOAN AND IN MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). CAPITAL ... £3,000,000 RESERVE ... £200,000 MAKES LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on Freeholds, on Sta tions and Stock, and on growing clips of Wool. RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, Grain, Tallow, Leather, Hides, Skins, &c, for sale in New Zealand, Australian, and Loiidou Markets. UNDERTAKES INDENTS of British, Continental, East Indian, and American goods, and Commissions in all Brandies of Mercantile Busisness, SUPPLIFS WOOLSACKS AND CORN SACKS, at lowest current rates. Particulars on application at tire Company's Offices, Cathedral square, Christchurch, or to W. H. HARGREAVES, Akaroa. jJrTf_*TKJ-_rcflllT_H_t_W^ NOTICE. MR. J. J. KISSELL, has been ap Appointed AGENT for the Sale of the Akaroa Majl, and copies may always be obtained at his estiblislnncnt. j H. C JACOBSON