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Grey River Argus, Issue 103, 8 September 1866, Page 4

TICTORIA HOUSE. SMITH AHD M'DOWELL Having completed ihe-alterations. and additions to their Premise are now shoAving ex 5.a.,- - . Gothenburgh,s.s. Otago, &c, their . " PIRST SPRING SHIPMENTS OF NEW AND FASHIONABLE ; r DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THIS MARKET. / THEY RESPECTFULLY DIRECT ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING :— - r French JMilliriery . Men's Colonial Suits Scarlet, blue, and white Blankets ShaAvls and Paletots Tweed and Bedford TroAvsers 4-4 and 8-4 Grey Calicoes - Ladies' Underclothing Mole Trowsers Ito 5 Navy Canvass - Made-upJDresses Tweed and Cord Riding Pants Quilts and Sheetings Robed Winceys' Crimean Shirts Linen and W.OOI Damasks French Merinos Cardigan Jackets - -Window Muslins Black and Colored Silks Plush and Felt Hats Window Hollands Moirie Antiques .■ . * Winter Wool Hosiery Hearth Rugs and Mattings Furs, Boas, and Muffs Scarfs and Mufflers Trimmings, &c, &c. *' % Men's, Ladies', and Children^ Boots and Shoes. • Carpet, Leather, and Fur Slippers. SMITH AND^'DOWELL, _ WHOLESALE AND RETAfL D R APE R8 A. K T> .CL O-T/BC'I ER S, NEXT THE BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES, GREYMOUTH. •THE BEST WATCHMAKER IN -.- : : '-.'. '. . town,;. ; ; ; - '■■„ S.AARON SO Jf , . r-" ■ ■ ■ Has remoA-ed next to the Photographic Rooms. A well-selected sto'^k of Watches and JeAvellery. Repairs neatly executed.

A USTRALASIAN INSURANCE COM- -^" PANY. FIRE, LIFE, and MARINE. Established, 1857. Subscribed capital, £500,000. „ Paid-up Capital : Fire 'and*' Marine, £100,000. " Life, .£25, 000. Reserved Fund, £70,000. BOARD OF DIRECTORS : Chairman, Hon. Alexander Fraser, M.L.C. Vice-Ohainnan, James Graham, Esq. Edward Cohen, Esq, M. LA. Hori; W. J. T. Clarke, M.L.C. E. P. S. Sturt, Esq, P.M. Joseph Griffiths, Esq. ~ ' ; Marine SurA'eyor : Captain W. G.-Grave. Medical Officers : W. H. Campbell, Esq, F.R.C.S.E. J. B.- Motherwell, Esq, M.D. ••-Actuary: . G. E. Cowley, Esq. _ Geelong Board of Directors : Robert Bruce Ronald, Esq. Alexander Buchanan, Esq. Secretary: George Fraser, Esq. Fire risks taken'at lowest current rates. Marine risks accepted at current rates, and losses made payable either at the head office, Melbourne, or at any of the agencies of the company in Great Britain, India, or the colonies, at the option of the assured. Life policies issued on very favorable conditions. >.'o extra charge to members of volunteer .brigades. Very extended geographical limits allowed. Claims paid M-ithin .one calendar month after proof, of death. Particular attention is directed to the fact that the funds belonging to the life'' branch are protected -by special Act of Parliament against any claim- arising out of the fire and marine branch ; a substantial guarantee is thus afforded to policy holders. : , : E.L. r MQNTEFIORE, i-i, 1 . . . . '•.".■•'■;' Secretary. A USTRALIAN MUTUAL PRO- "^ VIDENT SOCIETY. Established 1849. • . Annual ReA'enue Exceeds £103,560. Invested Funds Exceed £318,000. Principal Office— lo7 Collins street west, Melbourne. DIRECTORS:' Robert Mf'Dougal; Esq, Chairman. T. H. PoAver, Esq,' Deputy-Chairman. R.T.Tracy, Esq; M, I D, J.P. AndreAv Sutherland, Esq, J.P. Professor Irving, M. A. ' Medical Referee— W; -R. Pugh, Esq, M.D,' ; 131 Collins street east. Life Assurance, Annuity, and Endowment Business is transacted by the society, on favorable terms. • The "entire profits of the society, being the property of. the members, are from time to • time diA'idcd rateably. among themselves. Forms of proposal and every other information can be obtained at the principal office; or at any of the agencies. By erder of the Board, J, BRYCE. WILKINSON, : .Resident' Secretary. 1 11/riSSING FRIENDS, NEXT OF KIN, Unclaimed Money Restored; &c. HOGAN S Australian, European, and American General Agency Office -arid- Uniyersal News Room, under thfe patronage of the Governments of Ncav South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, -&c, The Proprietors of the Grey River Argus are hereby appointed my authorised agents. Enquiries for Missing Friends, or other information sought through the advertising columns of this Journal, Mill have immediate -attention. . Agents " are appointed in the .. principal towns in the Avorld, and newspapers published by them are regularly filed, and open for the free inspection of the public. Address : Portland, Victoria, Australia, "JAMES HOGAN, -■■'■-■'■ Sole Proprietor. ; >-. NOTICE- TO MARINERS. ~ THE Schooner SANGALIER having sailed from this port (Hokitika) for the Molyrienx, oiv the 21st of October last, .md •riot having •been.heard of since, it is supposed that the said A'essel has been wrecked-011 the Coast between this and, the Mblyneux ; and as it" is pfpbablethsvtthq crew or part of the. creAv may be living" iat some part ot the Coast, coasters are urgently requested: to keep a sharp -Look-out for FIRES or bth^r SIGNALS of DISTRESS ; ' arid notice is hereby given that supplying any information as to the fate of the Crew ol the Sangalier, or rescuing any of the said CreAv, m ill be Handsomely lieMarded. • M01U80>!, La Wand CO., Agents . . Wharf .street; Hokitika. ;

. / [circular.] TTICTOIUAN BONDED STEAM y COFFEE MILLS. \ ROBERT HARPER and Co. beg to draw the attention of merchants and the public to the advantages afforded to purchasers of their coffees. .... ■ ■ , The goods being manufactured in bond, ■ the payment of the double duty is aA'bided, and the manufacture being under the inspection of an officer of H.M. -Customs, a guarantee of quality not hitherto obtainable in the coffee trade is thus secured to consumers. "'■• .'■■',.-■ This being the first aud only Bonded Coffee Works yet established in the Australian . Colonies, It. H. and Co: are enabled to sup- . ply their intercolonial friends Avith a superior quality, and at a Reduction of 2d per pound on their former shipping prices. , ~To be had of nearly all storekeepers in New Zealand. '<-■ ROBERT HARPER and CO., COFFEE AND SPICE MERCHANTS, 554 and 57 Flinders Lan East, • Melbourne. -■■•' TVTOTICE TO MARINERS AT THE GREY. The outer .flagstaff has been discontinued, and a skeleton beacon placedon the beach,, which.in a line, with the flagstaff, will cross the bar a. the deepest water. Attention is to be paid, as heretofore, to tlie movements of the semaphore. ' The loAver mast has been boarded to sea- .' ward, showing a flat surface of 17in., X)aintecV white to "make it more conspicuous. The skeleton beacon is 15ft high, above the Upper part of the bank, and allag-pole 6ft. above that shoAying a red flag.. The signals in use at the Grey "are the same as those at the port of Hokitik.l THOMAS TURNBULL, Harbor Master for Westland. T^ICTORIA LIFE AND GENERAL * IKSURANCE COMPANY. Head Office : 82 Collins st. east, Melbourne. Capital: £2,000,000, in 40,000 shares of £50 each. • . . Unlimited Liability. DIRECTORS: , ' Chairman of the Board. — The* Hon.. Henry ■ Miller, M.L.C. Tienry CresAvick, Esq, J.P. ' The Hon. George Barker. The Hon. J. D. Pirinock, Ed. Byam Wight, Esq, J.P. ■ "■ Germain Nicholson, Esq, J.P. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Special Features. * ; 1. Security.— That of a joint-stock company, with a paid-up and accumulating capital, and a proprietary' possessing m«ans . in this country to meet tne claims of the ••■•"' assured. 2. Premiums. —^The lowest that can be - charged with safety, arid payable either quarterly 0$ half -yearly, at the option of the assured.^ ■ " ' • '. ':'■:. 3. Guaranteed Bonuri.— Giving to the assured the profits of a mutual company, withoutrthe risk. : ■..•.-: ;■ ';■ '<:'! ": .C^ Reduction of Premiums.— -At .such, decennial distribution of profits, until the paym"erit: ; o£preiniunis ceases. ." , :• : ;•■ . - 5. A U policies indisputable. 6. No.^extra charge for serA'ice in' the Volunteer Gprps. withinwthe colony. Fire aiid Marine Insurance effected . Guarantee. —Policies grnnted guaranteeing the fidelity of peraous .employed in offices: of trust, Avith or without life 'assurance, at moderate rates of premium. . ; '" Tables of rates and all ne(sesisary information will be-furnished on application at this office. .'.■ ..." :..... .- JOSEPH CQLLIE, ' , : rpo STATIONERS & STOREICEEPERS. The Undersigned . has On Sato, a large assortment of Stationer}', suitable for store- - ™ c l' ers a "d stationers on the diggings^ . lhese goods, having been imported flirect irom Britain, are offered at prices that will giA'e satisfaction. . ' •' Blue and^^ cream note paper and envelopes Memorandum books of every description Imted note paper anclenA'elopes- ■ • ; , l ' • Foolscap, ruled and plain ■ „ Gillott's, Mitchell's, and Perry's pens Ruled'note^aud letterpaper " Lillhcod i)aper . „ Metallic books Copying presses and requisites. A. 'K. LIVINGSTON, Princes street, JJuzwjclin.