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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 33, 9 February 1937, Page 12

OX Y-ACETONE ELECTRICAL WELDING We Con Undertake Any Welding Job. TAYLOR & POINTON LIMITED. 89 “ " PHONE 5065 AUCTION SALES CLEARING SALE. AT THE FARM. HOWEN STREET, FOXTON. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10th, 1937. At 12.30 p.m. T HE N.Z. LOAN AND MERC AN TILE AGENCY CO. LTD. (Inc. iu Eng.) have been instructed by MR. H. L. OSBORNE, who is giving up farming, to sell on his behalf the whole of his Live and Dead Stock, includiug: 04 CHOICE JERSEY COWS, 1 Peiigree Jersey Bull, 1 Weaner p.o. Jersey Bull, 5 Weaner Jersey Heifers, 3 18-mths. Jersey Heifers r.w.b., 1 7-yr. Mare (all work, good), 1 3-yr. Gelding (broken to chains, good), 1 Tamworth Sow aud Litter of 7, 1 Berkshire Sow and Litter of 4, 3 Sows to Farrow, 1 p.b. Tamworth Boar, 12 Store Pigs, 10 Fat Lambs. McCormick Mower, R. and G. S/Lever Plough, 80 Gallon “Challenge” Separator and Motor, Skim Milk Pump and Motor, Light Spring TipDray and Harness, Planet Junior, Milk & Cream Cans, Windmill (dismantled), Tripod Harrows, Swingletrees, Spring Scales, Buckets, Vats, 30ft. Garden Hose, Spray Pump, Pig Troughs, Drums, etc., Quantity Lime aud Super, 2 J-cwt. Plain Wire, Quantity Loose Hay. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: We have personally inspected the above stock and can recommend them to prospective purchasers. The herd consists of very gool quality young cows and the majority are August calvers. All cows have been tested and, last season, averaged 3151b5. of fat. Calving date 3 aud full particulars of tests will be given at the sale. LIGHT LUNCHEON PROVIDED. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. UNRESERVED CLEARING SALE. TAONUI ROAD, COLYTON. TUESDAY, FEB. 10th, 1937, At 12 Noon. A BRAHAM & WILLIAMS, LTD. an 1 MURRAY, ROBERTS & CO., LTD., n conjunction, under instructions from JR. J. CORBY, who -has leased his »roperty, will sell as above: — 200 SHEEP, Comprising: 289 2-th. ewes, 294 4-th. ewes, 400 4, 5 aud 6-yr. ewes, 175 ewe lambs, 45 mixed sheep. I Q HEAD MIXED CATTLE. 2 horses, implements, etc. FULL DETAILS LATER. PLANTS, ETC. FOE SALE Giaut Florentine”; enormous flowering, all double, 3/6 10Q. Sanders, Box 931, Auckland. pELEKY Plants, lid. dozen; also large sunolies of Flower Seedlings.— supplies of Flower Seedlings. Persson’s Nursery, 256 Church Street. TOTHOUSE Grapes now ready; also Iceland Poppy seedlings now read Poppy seedlings 1 large supplies. ERSSON’S NURSERY, 256 Church St. ANEMONE! Ranunculus I “Suns ct” mixed. Guaranteed finest strain obtainable, 5/- 100. Dryburgh Nurseries. Rocklands Ave., Mt. Eden. FLOWERING BULBS ;RST Quality Bulbs only offered. Hyacinths, Tulips, Iris, Freesia, emone, Ranunculus, Narcissus, etc. jre are none better than those wc offer at the price. B. H. JUST FLORIST THE SQUARE. |' ANEMONES. Scarlet, mixed. * “Glnrenmnt. Sinner str llaculus. “Claremont Super strain,” immense double, 3/-, 5/- 100. Reliance Nurseries, Box 449, Auckland. A lilm star says that he is anxious to add to his collection of foreign coins. How different from owners of cigarette machinesl

TEN GUINEAS IN PRIZES] SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS Times Search for Literary Ability Following our preliminary announcement concerning SHORT STORY and HISTORICAL SKETCH competitions, we have pleasure in giving further details for the benefit of competitors. The first competition is for a SHORT STORY, length not to exceed approximately 3000 words, the setting of which must be within the Rangitikei, Manawatu or Horowhenua districts. FIRST PRIZE £4/4/-. SECOND PRIZE £2/2/THIRD PRIZE £l/1/. The Second Competition is for a Short Sketch of some incident that happened in the early days of the three districts mentioned, length to be not more than 500 words. The incident does not need to have been the experience of the writer. It can be, for instance, something that happened to parents or relatives iu the early days. It must be, however, a description of an actual happening. FIRST PRIZE £l/1/-. For the Next Best Six, Prizes of 7/6 will be paid. Contributions must be in the hands of the Edifor by February 28, 1937.