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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2360, 9 October 1880, Page 4

Business Notices. GOOD NEWS FOE HAKD TIMES. RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. IMMENSE SLAUGHTER IN PRICES OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING. TO COMMENCE ON Saturday, October 2. JAMES STRACHAN, HAYING decided upon RETIRING FROM BUSINESS, and to place it the market for entire disposal, deems it necessary to REDUCE THE STOCK to make it easier for intending Purchasers to take over the Business, he has resolved TO OFFER THE WHOLE STOCK AT PRICES WHICH MUST PROVE A BOON IN THESE HARD TIMES. THE NEW SUMMER GOODS will be sacrificed with the rest of the Stock. As a considerable portion of the OLD STOCK was taken at half the original cost at the last Stock Taking, the prices at which it will be cleared cannot fail to give satisfaction to every Purchaser, COME EARLY IF YOU WANT A GOOD CHOICE. If the Business is not disposed of before, the sale will be CONTINUED to December 1, when the balance will be offered by Public Tender, as he is FULLY DETERMINED UPON RETIRING FROM BUSINESS, Grand Gift Art Union on November 8, When dSIOO 'vvortli ol Prizes will be DISTRIBUTED to Purchasers During the Sale. Every Buyer whose Purchases |during the continuance of the Sale amount in the aggregate to £1 or over, will for every such Pound so expended receive a Ticket. The PRIZES will he DRAWN on MONDAY, November 8, which will include Silk Dresses and other useful articles. JAMES STRACHAN, GREAT SOUTH ROAD, TIMARU, OPPOSITE KINO’S STABLES. HELP DUE INDUSTRIES. FARNLEY DRAIN PIPE, BRICK, AND POTTERY WORKS, AND CANTERBURY COLLIERY. CHRISTCHURCH, Sx MARTIN’S, AND SHEFFIELD. A UST IN, K I R K & (jo, (Limited Proprietors) Manufacturers of Field Pipes, Stoneware, and Salt-Glazed Drain and Sanitary Pipes, Chimney Pots, Vases, Fountains, Bread PanSj Preserve and Pickle Jars, Honey and Salt Jars, Butter and Cream Jars, Bed o'r Foot Warmers, Pie Dishes, Teapots, Kitchen Sinks, Ventilating Bricks, Garden Borders, Fire Bricks, Fire Tiles, Register Tiles and Floor Tiles, Flower Pots and Saucers in variety, Building Bricks and Well Bricks of all patterns. SILT PITS TRAPPED: As ordered specially by the Christchurch Drainage Board. CANTERBURY COAL (in Large and Small Quantities) : As used by all the Boilers n Christchurch and Railway Engines, and almost every House. . Our Manufactured Goods have taken the following Awards Canterbury Provincial Government Bonus, £250; New Zealand Interprovincial Exhibition 1872, FIRST ; )Canerburv Agricultural and Pastoral Associations, FIRST for years 1872, 1873, 1875, 1876, L 877, 1878 and 1879, also TWO FIRST PRIVATE PRIZES; and TWO FIRST LWARDS at Sydney International Exhibitions, 1879 and 1880. Create all the Work you can by Buying Everthing you use of Colonial Make as far as yon can. OFFICE AND YARDS ; COLOMBO STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. Price Lists by Post on Application. ENCOURAGE YOUR NATIVE INDUSTRIES!

Public Notices. rjMMARU ATHLETIC CLUB. SPUING- MEETING. NOVEMBER 9th, 1880 (Prince of Wales’ Birthday). PROGRAMME OF SPORTS. 1. Maiden Race, 100 yds—lst prize, 80s ; 2nd, 20s ; 3rd, 10s. Entrance, 2s 6d 2. Prince of Wales’ Handicap, 200, 300, and 440 yds, to be decided by points, Winners of each event, 10s extra. Ist prize, £10; 2nd, £5; 3rd, £3. Nominations, os. Acceptance, ss. 3. Boys’ Race, Handicap, 150 yds, in costume, for boys under 16. Ist prize, 20s ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 4. Walking Handicap, 2 miles. Ist prize, £4; 2nd, £2; 3rd, £l. Nomination, 3s. Acceptance, 2s. 5. Vaulting—lst prize, £2; 2nd, £l. Entrance, 2s 6d 6. Running Handicap, 1 mile—lst prize, £4; 2nd, £2 ; 3rd, £l. Nomination, 3s. Acceptance, 2s 7. Running High Leap—lst prize, 20s; 2nd, 10s 8. Wrestling, Cumberland style—lst prize, 60s ; 2nd, 40s. Entrance, 5s 9. Race, 300 yds. All start from scratch—Prize, Gold Medal, value £5 ss. Entrance, 5s 10. Handicap Hurdles, 880 yds—lst prize, £4; 2nd, £2; 3rd, £l. Entrance, 3s. Acceptance, 2s 11. Consolation Handicap, 120 yds, for all beaten competitors during the day. Entrance, 2s 6d. Nominations for the Champion Race, Prince of Wales’ Handicap, Walking Handicap, One Mile Handicap, Handicap Hurdles, to be made on or before Tuesday, October 19, with the necessary amount in cash, and naming colors, addressed to the Secretaries at W. Collins and Co.’s Auction Rooms, Stratballan street, Timaru. All other events post entries. Three entries for each or no event. Handicaps declared on Friday, October 22. Acceptances, November 1. All Prizes to be either money or trophies at the option of the winners. Successful competitors will be presented with their Prizes on the stage of the Theatre Royal the same evening, at which place an entertainment takes place on behalf of the Club. Half-yearly Tickets are now being issued at 5s 6d each. W. COLLINS ] ~ , . T, R. JONES | Secretaries. ]\d R s L A MBE RT ’ MONTHLY NURSE. Comer Grey Road and Arthur Street. Ten Years Experience. FARMERS’ CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. UNDER the auspices of the Committee of the above Association, MR BATEMAN of Christchurch, will deliver LECTURES on the advantage of Co-opera-tion, at the following places Geraldine, Temuka, Pleasant Point, St Andrews, Makikihi, Waimate, and Timaru. Dates and further particulars will appear in future advertisements.

Business Notices. BESWICK STREET OYSTER SALOON. M. IROGERS & CO. Has Opened a NEW FISH MART & OYSTER SALOON As above. Constant supplies of Fresh and Cured Fish and Poultry. Families -waited on daily. Note the address— IS* Next to B. Wallis’s, Beswick street. DUNDEE HOUSE, TIMARU. GOOD NEWS IN BAD TIMES. a JONES AND CO., DUNDEE • HOUSE, have resolved to REDUCE’ their PRICES in order to effect a Speedy Clearance of the remaining portion of their Stock, which must be cleared. Please notice the undermentioned Prices: — Gents’ Elastic Sides, from 8s 6d per pair. Children's Goloshes, 6d per pair. Maids’ Real Levant Lace-up Boots, size 10 to 13, 3s 6d per pair. Children’s Strap Shoes, Is per pair. Other Goods Equally Low. N.B.—THE PREMISES TO LET. All Outstanding ACCOUNTS must be Paid before October 6. All CLAIMS against the above firm are requested to be rendered at one. COAL. COAL. COAL! OUR PRICES, for Coals delivered in Town are— Newcastle Coal (per ton).. 43s ~ i> » i»i •• 22s »i n nin • • I^B Kaitangata „ (perton).. 35s it u it lii • • ®d >* ii i> ii> • • 9s Black Pine and mixed wood at equally low Rates. BUNDESEN & SMITH, Coal and Firewood Merchants, Corner Church and Bank Streets, Timaru. SE BARDSLEY’S PRIZE PALE SOAP—because it is th purest and best. JgJELFO RD FLOUR MILL South Road, Timaeu, J, G. ALLEN, Pkopeietob. ON SAL E FLOUR BEAN SHARPS AND FOWL FEED Storage at Lowest Current Rates. Gristing at per arrangement. CASH PURCHASER OP WHEAT. N.B. —Railway Siding to Mill Door.