The Cream of Miramar.

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 137, 14 February 1903, Page 21

The Cream of Miramar.

Mr. W. F. Shortt will hold his great sale of sections on the Miramar Homestead Block, on Thursday next, at his Premier Land Auotion Rooms, 78, WiJ-lis-street. There are 110 ohoioe building sites on this block, which is claimed to be the most desirable in the whole estate, both by reason of closer proximity to the city and other advantages just as solid. The vendors also offer some exceptional inducements. Two shares in thei Miramar Ferry Company will be given to each purchaser of a section.. Then, again there is the promise of a free family ferry-boat ticket, available for a whole year, to each of the first twelve purchasers who build wjthin one year a house to the value of £250. This is a. very liberal premium. * * * Finally, a section is to be given away free, gratis, and for nothing among the purchasers at the sale. Miramar is really easier of access tlhan Newtown, and it requires no uncanny powers to predict that in the very near future it will be tlhe favourite suburb of the Empire City. This Homestead Block is both sunny of aspect and particularly wellsheltered from wind, besides commanding a charming outlook over land and sea. The soil, too, is of excellent quality. To-morrow afternoon the Loyalty makes a free trip to the estate.

The Tourist Department are issuing a very neat and handy itinerary of travel, which gives just the sort of information that is needed and is inquired for when one is contemplating a holiday. It is of a size not to take up much room in the pocket, and is an ideal vade mecum for the tourist. The price too won't break the tourist's heart — only a penny. An announcement of special interest to farmers and those in search of small farms is that appearing in our columns to-day, where it will be seen that Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson, and Co., under instructions from Mr. and Mrs. Jillett, of Ohau, will submit a splendid freehold dairy farm, containing 131 acres, situate at Ohau, and near the railway station , aJso, two leasehold dairy farms, containing 100 acres and 82£ acres respectively, the former leased for twentyone years from Ist January, 1892, at am annual rental of £6 ss, and the latter for seventeen years from 3rd March, 1892, at an annuad rental of £16 4s. A mgantic and unreserved sale of a complete jeweller's stock-in-trade is the announcement made in our columns today, bv Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson, and Co., who, it will be seen, will sell, under in&ttruetionis from the Deputy Official Assignee, Blenheim, in the bankrupt estate of W. J. Sandford at thear rooms, on Monday Tuesday, and Wednesday next commencing each day at 1.30 o'clock, the complete, stock-in-trade, comprising gold and silver watches, diamond and gem rings, diamond soods, gold bangles and chains, silverware, E.P. ware, tools etc.

We desire to thank the Masterton friend who kindly forwarded us a parcel of snapshots taken at the recent band contest and regret that they are rather too dark to favor reproduction. Christchurch " Truth " has seen fit to withdraw certain remarks which it recently made, and which were promptly taken exception to by Sir Joseph Ward as reflecting upon his personal and political character. They foi-med part of articles written on the subject of ports of call for the South African steam service. " Truth " now says : "We are satisfied that nothing Sir Joseph Ward has done in respect to the matter justified any such reflection and any imputation against his integrity was purely unintentional."

At the Basin Eeseive next Wednesday the public of Wellington are to be given an oppoitunity of witnessing something rare in their expenence —an up-to-date bicycle sports meeting. " Plugger Bill " Martin, the heio of many a ding-dong struggle on the bicycle tiack, and the winner of an Austral Wheel Eace from scratch, will be the star perfoimer. His powerful motor bicycle, ridden by George Lewis, will give exhibitions of pace-nding, and Martin will make a bid on Wednesday foi the mile paced grass record. Sutherland, New Zealand's present champion rider, will be among the competitors, who will include all the best riders in the colony. A good day's sport may be safely predicted.