Page 2 Advertisements Column 4

Manawatu Herald, 18 April 1896, Page 2

Royal $^|sli?s Mail COACH TO LEVIN. J. E.BTANSELL, ... Proprietor. '"THE ONLY SERVICE that has i kept up continuous intercourse with the outer world. Distance from Foxton to Levin Station about 14 miles, the road going through the pi ' ttiest scenery in the district During the nearly four years' service over the WiroLruo Ferry, the mivl ban been deliv- '•-(! every day, m spite of floods. As showing THE ADVATAGE OF THIS ROUTE, even during the week of the late heavy flood, the mails and 27 passengers were conveyed by boat and vehicles. The route by boat was both safe and an enjoyable change to thepasseogers in fact like a picnic, and all who travelled expressed themselves well pleased with the arrangements made. On the breakdown of the railway service on Easter Monday, ocoa sioued by the heavy flood, this Levin route was the only way open to passengers from Palmorston to Foxton. Five Foxton residents were driven ] in tho i oach from Levin on Tuesday morning, 16th April, after having previously endeavoured to get ovei from Shannon. On Monday, the 15th April, the UHual Ctach was run through the flood to Leviu as well as a vehicle in the afternoon to Kerern, with the Manager of the New Zealand Esh tates Company and the Secretary of the Wellington Freezing Company as passengers, who failed to succeed in crossing at the Shannon Ferry in the morning. Single Fares, 4s ; Return (available 1 month), 6s. The Coach leaves Whyte's Hotel, Foxton, every week day at 5.30 a.m., for Levin, catching the train to Wellington at 8.0 a.m. The Coach leaves Levin Hotel at 10.15 a.m. on the arrival of the train from Wellington, reaching Foxton ' at 12.15 p.m. Passengers by this route will reach Wellington by mid-day, and at a cost, of only 17s return. NO TOUTS OR AGENTS REQUIRED. G. F. HAWKINS, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, AND NOTARY, MAIN-STREET, FOXTON, & THE SQUARE, PALMERSTON NORTH. Money to Lend on Freehold, Leasehold and Chattel Securities. rjVERY Wednesday and Thursl~v day Mr Hawkins may be con* suited personally at Foxton, at MR ALF. FRASER'S, Main-street, Foxton. Shooting Season. ON SALE— Breech-loading Guns at halfprice Cartridges, loaded by Eley Smokeless Cartridges (Curtis' and Harvey's loading) Powder Shot Caps Wads Shot Belts Powder Flasks Cartridge-fillers CAPE BARLEY. W. B. RHODES, GROCER, IRONMONGER AND GENERAL STOREKEEPER. AGENT FOR— The Anchor B.S.Co.'s steamers Kennedy, Charles Edward, Waverley, Aorere, &c, N Z. Times and Mail, Evening Post, Sporting Review, Auckland Weekly News, Christchurch Press and Rejeree, and Standard Insurance Coy.