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JOHN BRINSMEAD AND SONS' GOLD MEDAL PIANOS. extraordinary power, purity, and brilliancy of tone, combined with a perfect touch, always give complete satisfactien to the purchaser. Sole Agents— MESSRS MILNER AND THOMPSON, Wilson's Buildings, High street; and Crystal Palace Buildings, Colombo 161 street. ENT ASTRAY, on Saturday laßt, a Bay Cobb MARE. Had on, when loßt, horse-cloth and headstall. The finder will be rewarded on leaving the same at Ropeb's Auction Rooms, Colombo street. 2092 lOR SALE, One-eighth of an ACRE, 1 fenced, with two-roomed Lean-to, near East Belt; all in capital order ; a good investment. Transfer Act Title. Apply to E. J. T. Ford. 2119 WILLOW BANK. ( .OR SALE, ON EASY TERMS, THE LAST TWO CHEAP ALLOTMENTS, With frontage on the chain road, £45 EACH. Apply to 2089 MR CHARLES CLARK. 0 MECHANICS, MERCHANTS, - CLERKS, DRAPERS'ASSISTANTS. AND OTHERS).— Notice, for Sale.—Several Three roomed COTTAGES in course of erection, match-lined right through, with pantry, cupboards, kitchen ranges, painted, artesian wells, and Sections of Freehold LAND, situated in the highest and healthiest part of Christ'hurch, five minutes' walk from the Post-office. Will be fold on the weekly payment of 15s, with 7 per cent, per annum on the unpaid portion, until the whole is paid. This is a splendid chance for making a home, and securing a freehold for what it costs for rent. Apply at once to M. Mukphy, corner of Salisbury and Barbadoes streets, opposite English Cemetery, between 9 and 11 a.m., and after 4 p.m. 1495 CHRISTCHURCH TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY. A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the above Society, will be held in the TEMPLAR HALL, WORCESTER STREET, ON THURSDAY EVENING NEXT, August 29th, at 8 o'clock. Business — To adopt recommendations of trustees. J. T. SMITH, President. 2137 JOHN BUXTON, Secretry. H. WILKINSON'S CHEAP BOOT DEPOT, Strange's New Buildings. H~\WT IS now offering SPECIAL • ▼ ? • INDUCEMENTS on his heavy Stock of Winter Boots, now selling at greatly reduced prices, so as to effect a speody clearance. Men's E.S. sewn, 14s 6d, worth 18s. Women'a E.S. double soles, 7s 6d and 8s 6d, worth 9s and 10s. Come and judge for yourselves. BARGAINS FOR ALL ! Note the Address. 142 SELLING OFF ! SELLING OFF ! SELLING- OFF ! MRS JACKSON desires to in'orm her Customers and the general Public that in consequence of the termination of che Lease of her Premises in Colombo street, and her wish to Retire from Business, she has determined to CLEAR OFF HER STOCK: AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. NO reasonable OFFER- will be REFUSED, as a Clearance must be effected. SALE COMMENCED AUGUST 3kd. 1929 "OVELTIES in English and American Machine-male \VA : 'CF3E3 Thomas Kussell and Son's Silver Hunting Levers, £4 10s. Silver Hunting English Fscapemeut Watches, £3 17s 6d. Waltham ]>.ver Watches, £1- 10j. Elgin National Watch Co 's Lovers, X'4 10s !?. Ftamp ford's Silver Hunting Levers, £7 10«. Botherham's Siivcr Hunting Levers, IS. Gents' Silver Hunting Watches, £2 ss. I arge size, do, £3 10s. Ladies Open-face Watches, £2 ss. Ladies' Gold Watches, £3 10s. Ladies' Gold Hunting Watches, £4 103. To be had of WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND IMPORTER, C'LOMBO STREET, Foar Doors from Gee's Confectonery. Also, Lever Clocks, at 12s 0d; American Cottage Clocks, 8s 6d; do., do., Striking, 13s 6d ; do., do., Alarm, 10s 6d. ; do , do., Gothic, 12s 6d ; eight-day do., 245. Written guarantee given with each watch and clock. FT! R. PROCTER having mode the disease of the eye, JL. for the adaption of Spectacles, an especial study, and during 60 years experience in the Optical branch of his business, knowing the difficulty thcro has been in procuring the imported article of reliable material properly adjusted to the sight, and haying also secured the' services of a thoroughly qualified Optician (late of Dollond and Sous, London), and the only Practical Optician in New Zealand, is now prepared to supply a want long felt amongst the community, viz., tiie proper treatment of that most delicate of organs, THE EYE. Where the sight is either naturally defective, or impaired by accident, over-work, or age, T. R. Procter guarantees to supply OLAssBS to suit all siuilTS, of the best Brazilian Pebbles, or the patent Tinted or other Crystals, selected with care an.i judgment, so as not only to overcome the inconvenience of defective sight, but to preserve, as long as possible, the strength of the Next to the proper tion of the glasses it is a matter of the greatest importance that the frames should accurately fit th' majority of people fail I j of the wearer. The Uce the importance of having such an important organ as the eye accurately measured and fitted ; yet persons who would never dream of purchasing a pair of ready made boots, or of putting on a suit of slop-clothes, do not hesitate about taking the first pair of spectacles that are given to them from the stores of top merchants and othor dealers who dabble in Optical goods, who, they must know, if they gave a moments thought to the matter, have no pretensions to Optical knowledge. Ever}' Optician must have met with a middleaged housekeeper who has adapted a pair of her aged master's cast off spectacles, or a need}' clerk who has secured, as he thinks, "a great bargain" at a pawnbroker's, and both of those types wonder why their eyes arc fatigued, and the sight deteriorated sineo t|jey began to wear such glasses. Persons Buffering from weak and imperfect vision should take the opportunity of calling upon T. R. Procter, when they can have their sight guaged and registered by specially prepared instruments, and a patent Optometer, "for carefully testing the sight, go that they can at any time be supplied by post.