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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5846, 24 December 1879, Page 3

Missing Friends jf 1 KI’ALI) I’ll Ii .1 .IPS.—Something to his V3T ..dvautage awaits him bv applying to B ■:■. 133, G.P.0., Wellington. T I MBS ALEXANDER STEWART (son ; V.f of late -lames Stewart. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England l who was last heard of fr 'm Oxford, Now Zealand, 19th July, 1869, ami was then prospecting the ranges for gold, is request: dto communicate with la, W. Wilburn-, atinnal Provincial Bank of England, Tenby, England. Should any person be in a position to give satisfactory evidence as to the above being alive or dead, he will be suitably rewarded. Business Notices W I ELI AM BOOTH AND CO. TARATAHI SAW AND PLANING MILLS, WAIKAEAPA. Totara, Red Pine, Matai, White Pine, and other Timbers cut to order. LARGE STOCKS of DRESSED TIMBER are kept. —Flooring, Lining, ate. Yard in Wellington— Pipitea Point, opposite Railwav Station (agent, H. Drydex) And Manners-street, opposite Fit i Brigade Station (agent, T. C. Williams) And also at Lower Hutt Toll-gate (agent Joseph Brown). TO CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS. AND OTHERS. MESSRS. BLIZZARD and WHISHAW are prepared to deliver Totara, Red and White Pine, Rata, &c. Tougued and Grooved, Rusticating, and other Planing to order. For particulars, apply BLIZZARD & WHISHAW, Ohariu ; Or, JAMES WALLACE, Lambton-uuay. HISTORY. —When Victoria was a young Queen, and Prince Albert standing by her side, —she had on a light muslin dress and a large crinoline, —■she fired the first shot at the first Wimbledon meeting of Volunteers. She hit the bull’s eye. Color-Sergeant James Huxley was one of her body guards, and so was James Symes, and Henry, the great rifle-maker, was in our squad. At that time Huxley was a prosperous foreman tailor, making the volunteer uniforms for throe parts of the Volunteers of England, now lie is only a Boss Tailor on Lamhtou-quay, Wel'inton, making Suits of Clothes for £3 10s. and £4 10a., of the same quality that other tailors get £6 10s. for. He is enabled to do so by his superior knowledge of the trade, and doing a very large business and for Ready Money only. Q H A II LI! S P. POW LE S LioENREr Broker under the Land Transfer Act. Oertieiu.sted Accountant in Bankruptcy. Office—Willis street, next door Empire Hotel. BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY SIR HERCULES ROBINSON ADELAIDE WINE VAULTS. F. J. PRESTON & CO., Having completed their new Cellars, have a large and choice assortment of ADELAIDE, ALBURY, VICTORIAN, and SYDNEY WINES—oId and well matured. Delivered Free to any part of the City, from • one dozen upwards. The Cooh'St Vaults in the City. Opposite Eceniny Post , Willis-street. T & P. COATS’ SEWING COTTON fJ . Paris Exhibition, 1878, Award of Gold Medal _ BEST SOFT 6 - COED COTTON, Suitable for any Sewing Machine. EXTRA GLACE COTTON. CROCHET OR TATTING COTTON, In Skeins or on Reels. Unsurpassed in Quality. To be had of all wholesale and Retail Drapers and Merchants throughout the World. Q T. HUBE RT’ S WINE S, IO In quantities to suit purchasers, at the ST. HUBERT’S WINE CELLARS, 78 Collins-strect West, Melbourne. St. Hubert’s Wine Cellars, 78 Collins-street West, Melbourne. riTIHE AUSTRALIAN LITHOFRACJL TEUR & DYNAMITE COMPANY (KREBS’ PATENT). ARTHUR BRISCOE & CO. Having accepted the above Company’s agency for New Zealand, direct the attention of Railway and other Contractors, Miners, and Quarrymea to the enormous advantages derived from the use of these STRONGEST EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURED. _ For mining, quarrying, blasting in hard or soft rock, and for submarine works (Krebs’ patent being the only manufacture insoluble) it is invaluable. The SUPERIOR STRENGTH of these COLONIAL EXPLOSIVES has been proved by experts to be 15 to 20 per cent, stronger than any imported Dynamite, while the present price renders it cheaper than blasting powder. Price—l case, 2s. 9d. per lb, 5 ~ 2s. 6d. „ 10 „ 2s. 3d. ~ Delivery from magazine payable by purchaser. ARTHUR BRISCOE & CO., WHOLESALE & RETAIL IRONMONGERS AND IRON MERCHANTS PIUXCES-STREET, DUXEDIX. London agency, 6(3, COLEMAX-STREET, E.C. W. B. MANN (twelve years with Messrs. Arch. Clark and Sons) having recently established himself in Loudon as Commission Merchant and Shipping Agent, is prepared to represent colonial houses, who are desirous of securing an English correspondent. He can make arrangements for the purchase of all classes of goods in the boat markets, and is also in a position to place consignments of New Zealand produce. W. E. M. wid give his personal attention to the securing of outward freights, passages, and insurances, and from his thorough knowledge of all shipping detail, clients on receiving the most favorable terms. No charge for booking passages. Reference to firms of the highest standing inJNew Zealand. Letters care of H. A. Cornford, Esq., Solicitor, Napier, will receive early attention. London, May 22, 18”° Robert wilkes & c 0., Extort axd Commission Merchaxts, 69, West Broadway, New York ; 60, Queen Victoria-street, London; Montreal, 196 and 193, McGill-street ; Toronto. 43 and 50, Yonge-street. All sorts of American Canadian Manufactures and Products shijlped from New York at the actual cash rcV wfth 5 per cen.. commission charged and interest until the return of funds covering short drafts, with bills of lading. Drafts mad on the consignees, and not on the 0 ■ -sea, unless specially desired. No discount lists issued, but the best possible done for our friends. Orders solicited from New Zealand Merchants desiring the very closest prices on goods.