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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1583, 16 December 1885, Page 4

Excelsior Paperhanging Warehouse. .■.B.'S-'-isTTriNGrET, ... Importers of House Painters', Decorators'* > cV Artists 1 Materials, VICTORIA AVENUE, WANO?ANUI, & PALMERSTON NORTH, Have just received and are opening up a splendid assortment of PaperhatigillgS m the latest designs, comprising Drawing-room, Bed-room, Sitting-room, Parlour, etc., etc." 50,000 Pieces from kl to 7vS Gd per piece. A large and varied stock of Beautiful Designs m Dadoes, Borders, and Centres, Plain Tinted Papers, Designs for Eire and Room .Screens. Picture Frames and Ceiling Mouldings — Just received, a £j large shipment direct from the m g p manufacturers, from Id per foot. > P S h Scrim and Hessian— Large ship- § £} inent just to hand ; prices very & g S low ; write for samples and prices. O Ph S H Window Glass— A large stock of > * to 6q. -^ all sizes kept ; any size cut and |j g tcj pz^ j carefully packed. ■ '.'..'■" * H to Orname ntal and Coloured Gla s h 25 ... . q- fe- . — A large stock of OrnamentaTand * M ""^' ''" O -■*"*• 2 Coloured G-hiss kept;, hi: : stock, aiid p^ 02 I s cut io any size or shape and^care.- (t] <1 r^ "**l fully packed. , "'. S S & Mirror, Plate, or Looking Glas;s 3 !^ S w — Just received, a large stock, cut |> 3 to suit toilet and peer glasses, and O O h 3 side-boards. C^ We beg to call the attention of Builders, Storekeepers, and the general public to the fact that being direct importers we can sell as cheap as any house m New Zealand. All country orders will receive our best attention. R. & E. TINGEY, Wanganui and Palmerston North.

To Stand this Season and travel the Rangitikei and Manawatn Districts, THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE JJioinedes; DIOMEDES is by Totara, out of Plover, by Sir Hercules. Totara is by old Diomedes, odt of Waiinea,b\ T Sir Hercules, out of Flora Mclvor, bj* Emigrant. Old diomedes by Hesperus, out of Diomedie by Weatherbit. Old DibmedVs was the sire of Kapapo, Malviha, Economy, and Parawhenua. Wtfifaea, the datn of Manuka, Papapa, Pitriai, and Waimii, all ot whom have w'bti" several important races on the turf. Plover, by Sir Hercules ; Plover, the dam of Malvina, Hercules, Dan O'Corinell, and other fast horses. Totara, the sire of Louglands, winner of the Great Autnmn Handicap, April, 1878, and 1879 ; also Volunteer, second m the Champagne Stakes, and ran a dead heat (with Mnta for Queen's Plate m Dunedin, and won the Timaru Maiden Plate, 1£ miles, m 2tuv4s£s., and Flying Staked, | mile, m Im. 17^8., at the Wellington Jockey Club Meeting, 1880^ also Merlin, winner of the Spring Handicap at Wanganui ; also Totara, winner of the Rangitikei Hunt Club Steeplechase, Wav'etley Handicap Hurdle Race,' uud ManaSvatu Haadicap Hurdles at Pahnerston Diomedes himself is the winner of the Wanganui Welter W6ight-for-age Hurdle Race, beating - Reform, New Year, Dhudeen, PairnoU, -and Christmas | won the Turakina Handicap Hardies, beating a large field ; and ran a good third for the Wanganui Grand National Steeplechase r carrying t2st 71bs., giving the winner, Rnahitlc, Ist sUmy, mid tlie second horse, Dhadeen, 2st 51 bs., thereby showing that he is a weight carrier, and has exceptionally good Staying poweT. ■ Diomedes was awarded first prize at .the Wanganui A. and P. As^6cialion's Show as a sire best calculated toi improve, the breed of saddle horsbs. - ! - Diomedes is a rich bay with black points, standing 16$ hands high, with immense bone and muscle, good 'action, is 7 years old, and is considered to be one of the best cross-couutry horses m New Zealand. " r Diomedes will travel as undet: 1 Mondays — Ashurst, ; '«tfa • Ashnrst road. f» Tuesdays — Ashurst to Palmorston. Wedneedays— -Palmerston to Saudon., . .. ,/jpt-^ Thursdays— Bulls' arid s Lower Rangitikei. Fridays— -Halcbrhber' „'[[. Saturdays — Makino-road to Feildillg * .'.. - '.''. - ■*■■*■ '"'"' Terms — Single Mare, £3 %&a ; two or more, the hona fide .property of one owner, £B each. By P.N. on first Bevvice, payable Ist January, 1886. Apply to the owner, A. HANNETT. Ferlding. CELEBRATED AMERICAN TROTTING STALLION. The Celebrated American Trotting Stallion, BiU Elm, WILL be at the service' '6F" breedeW m ] Rangitikei and Manawatu this season as under :— Marton, calling at Bulls, Qyery Saturday ; at. Palmerston, every Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday forenoon, going through Sandon and Awahuri'; the remainder of the week at Pukehoe, where good paddocks will be provided free for one month, after which period a charge of 2s per week will "be made. Every care taken but no responsibility. TEBMS(to suit the times) — Single mares, £3 ; two or three mares, £2 10s each ; four or more mares, as per agreement with the owner. All fees must be paid by the Ist February, 1886. DONALD FRASER, Proprietor, Pukehoe, Lower Rangitikei. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON THROUGHOUT THE OEOt&v MANAWATU,' & RANGJTJKEI COUNTIES. The Splendid Pony Entire Prince Albert. Prince Albert ia by the celebrated sire T.om T&umb. Prince Albert will travel as follows : — Mondays, inkling ; Tuesdays, Ashursfc, Ston.ey Creek, and Pajmerstoii, Wednesdays, Ajyaljuri and Sandon ; Thursdays, Bulls »nd Marton ;} the remainder . of fcfte week at Halcombe. ' : Tpußvß.^-SJngle ■ fl . aire > £ 1 lOsjVteaa.rj Wtee £2 ' ' " •'' R. Owner, BaJopjßbt