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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1585, 18 December 1885, Page 4

Excelsior Paperhanging Warehouse. R. & Er^TINGrEY, Importers of House Painters 1 , Decorators 1 , 6f Artists 1 Materials, VICTORIA AVENUE, WANGANUI, A- PALM^TON NORTH, Have just received and are opening up a splendid assortment of Paper-* hangings m the latest designs, comprising Drawing-room; Bed-room, Sitting-room, Parlour, etc., etc. 50,000 Pieces from 4d to 7s 6d per piece. A large and varied stock of Beautiful Designs m Dadoes, Borders, and ! Centres, Plain Tinted Papers, Designs for Fire and Eooin Screens. Picture Frames and Ceiling Jz; 4t> ! Mouldings — Just received, a f^ „ „-« ■ m j large shipment direct from the *ZJ .;.V.' S manufacturers, from Id per foot. vv "to " Scrim and Hessian— Large ship- *4 § . S Q ment just, to hand ; prices very a -^ 5 * low ; write for samples and prices. fe OWI ' 1^ Is Window Glass-^ large stock of ■'>■ '^ to d r ' all' sd?;es kept; any- size cut and ft B- : f ! ' m pa Carefully packed. £j r, ' | p Ornamental and Coloured Glass h"^ ..%>. §»^ . — A large stock of Ornamental and * o o Coloured Glass kept m stock, and S en E-» tei ! cut to any size or shape and care- J"? >*■ ■ § .fully packed. - - n P ' ' ' 3 § 5 Mirror, Hate, or Looking Glass 5 j "g ' p*T — Just received, a large stock, cut « to suit toilet and peer glasses, and ' Jj side-boards. ' £J .^> : . "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. A E. TINGEY, Wanganui aud Palmerston North.

To Stand this Season and travel the Ran- • gitikei and Manawatu Districts, THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Uiomedes. DTOMEDES is by Totara, oat of Plover, by Sir Hercules. Totara is by old Diomedes, out of Waimea, by Sir Hercules, out of Flora Molvor, by Emigrant. Old dioinedes by Hesperus, out of Diomedie by Weatherbit. Old Dioinedes was the sire of Kapapo, Malvina, Economy, aud Parawheuua. W.Aimea, the ! dam of Manuka, Papapa, Puriai, and Wainui, all ot whom have won several important races on the turf. Plover; by Sir Hercules ; Plover, the dam of Malvina, Hercules, Dan O'Conuell, and other fast horses. Totara, the sire of Louglands, winner of the Great Autumn Handicap, April, 1878, and 1879 ; also Voluuteer, second iv the Champagne Stakes, aud rau a dead heat with Mata for Queen's Plate m Dunedin," and won the Timaru Maideu Plate, 1£ miles, m 2m. 45^8., and Flying Stakes, f mile, iv lm. ; 17£s., at the Wellington Jockey Club Meetings 1880 ; ateo Merlin, winner of the Spring Haudicap at Wanganui ; afsp. Totara, .winner of the Rangitikei I Hunt Club Steeplechase, Waverley Han- { dicap Hurdle Race, and Manawatu Haudicap Hurdles at Palmerston. Diomedes himself m the winner of the Wanganui Wefter Woight-for-age Hurdle Race, beating Reform, New Year, Dhudeen, ParneU, aud Christmas; won the Turakina Handicap Hurdles, beating a large field ; and ran a good third for the Wanganui Grand National Steeplechase, carrying 12st 71bs., giving the winner, Ruahine, Ist slbs., »nd the second horse, Dhudeen, 2st 51 bs., thereby showing -that he is a weight carrier, and has exceptionally good staying power. Dioinedes was awarded first prize at the Wanganui A. and P. Association's Show as a sire best calculated to improve the breed of saddle horses. 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 cue I of the best cvoss-couutry horses ia New Zealand. : ' Diomedes swill travel as under : Mondays— Ashurst, via Ashurst road. Tuesdays — Ashurst to Palmerston, Wednesdays.-- Palmerston to Sandon. . Thursdays — Bulls and Lower Rangitikei. Fridays— Halcombe. | Saturdays— Makino-road to Feildiug. Terms— Single Mare, £3 10s ; two or more, the bona fide property of one owner, £3 each. By P.N. on first service, payable Ist January, 1886. Apply to the owner, A. HANNETT. Feilding.

CELEBRATED AMERICAN TROTTING STALLION. The: Celebrated American Trotting ; Stallion, Mm, WILL be at the service of breeders m Rangitikei and. Manawatu this, season as under ;— Marton, calling at Bulls, every "Saturday ; at Palmerston, every Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday forenoon, going through Sandon and ATrahuri ; the remainder of the week at Pnkehoe, 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. Terms (to suit the times) — Single mares, £3 ; two or three mares, £2 JOs each ; four or more mares, as per agreement with the owner. All fees must be paid by the Ist February, 1886. DONALD FBASER, Proprietor, Pukehoe, Lower Rangitikei,

TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON THROUGHOUT THE OROUA, MANAWATU, & RANGITIKEI COUNTIES. The Splendid Pony Entire Prince Albert* Prince Albert is by the celebrated sjre Tom Thumb. Prince Albert will travel as follows :■ — Mondays, Feilaing ; Tuesdays, Ashurst, Stoney Creek, and Palmerston, Wednesdays, Awahuri and Sandon ; Thursdays, Bulls and Marton ; the remainder of the wr ek at Halcoinbe. Teums. — Single nare, £1 10s ; guarantee) £2 1 n NEILSEN, Owner, Halcombt