Page 2 Advertisements Column 4

Manawatu Herald, 28 May 1896, Page 2

Royal gfirai^s Mail COACH TO LEVIN. J. R STANSELL, >„ Proprietor. THE ONLY SERVICE that has 1 kept up continuous intercom*.-*. wnh tiie outer world. Distance from Foxtotj to LfeviH otatibii abuu 14 miti-s, the road going through the j_-r ' tiest scene. -y in 0)9 distm-t, TJnrivtg' the rtonvly to"V yeii'V ■■s-Tvico over »he Wuoiwuo terry, the mail lias been delivsred every day, in spite of floods. As showing THE ADVATAGE OF THIS «QUTR, ©Veu during the week of thd late heavy flood, the lnails and 27 passengers were conveyed by boat and vehicles. The route by boat Was both safe aud auenjoyablo ehunge to thepassepg^rs in fat like a. picnic, and all who travelled exprwssed themselveH well pleased with the arrangements made. On the brenkdo\vn of the railway service, on Raster Monday, occa sioned by the heavy flood, this Levin route* wus ih« only way open to jias--Bet;gors from Palmerston to Fo ton. Five Foxtop residents were driven in tho < oach from < evin on Tuesday morning, 16th April, after having previously endeavoured to get ovei from Shannon. On Monday, the 15th April, the usual Orach was run through the flood to Levin as well as a vehicle in the afternoon to Kereru, with the [ Manager of the New Zealand Es> tates Company and the Secretary of the Wellington Freezing Company as passengers, who failed. to succeed in cross. ing »t the Shannon Ferry in the morning. Single Fares, 4s ; Return (available 1 month), 6s. Tiie 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 RE< QUIRED. G. F. HAWKINS, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, AND NOTARY, MAIN-STREET, FOXTON, & THE SQUARE, I'ALMERSTON NORTH. Money to Lend on Freehold, Leasehold and Chattel Securities. fJVERY Wednesday and Thurs\_j day Mr Hawkins may be con» suited personally at Foxton, at MR ALF. FRASER'S, Main-street, Foxton. W. B. RHODES, HAS IN STOCK— Grocery, Ironmongery, Crockery, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Oats, Chaff, Cope Barley, Fowl Feed, &c, &c. CASH 'PRICES. I will not be beaten by any for cash •• over the counter." Anything not in stock I can procure without delay at lowest market price. AGENT FOR— The Anchor 5.5.,C0., Standard In* surance Co., newspapers, &c.