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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2416, 14 December 1880, Page 2

Special Adrertiseineiits . LAND' TRANSFER OFFICE. D. M. ROSS, Writer, Notary Public and Arbitrator SS, SI M W. M. SIMS, Practical Accountant , Insurance Agent, ; Valuer.' S, ■ AN D CO. Licensed Land, Estate, and Money Brokers, May be CONSULTED at their LAND TRANSFER OFFICES concerning matters f TRANSFER LEASE,Mortgage, Encumbrance, Powers of Attorney, Declarations or Titles to Land. Honey Invested. Estates Managed. Insurances Effected. Loans Negotiated. ADVICE FREE. £4OOO sweep NO. 7, ON THE WELLINGTON CUP To be run in the first week in [FEBRUARY, 1881. Tickets - • ' I £!• £. First Horae .. .. .. 1000 Second Horse .. .. 300 Third Horse .. .. 200 Other Starters (divided) .. 700 Non-starters (divided) .. 1800 The £7OO for other starters will average u <£loo each horse. The £lßuo for non-starters will average bout £6O each horse. Mr George Noith, of Lambton Quaj’, announces his seventh annual sweep on the Wellington Cup. ! This time it is for no less than £4OOO, which will give handsome prizes even to the non-starters. Mr North’s former racing sweeps have invariably been conducted with such thorough fairness as to give entire’ satisfaction to all interested, and we are not surprised to hear that there is already a brisk demand for tickets for his “ four-thousand-pounder.”- " Evening Post,” September 9. Address—GEO. NORTH, Box 100, Post Office; or, Lambton Quay Wellington. TIMARU MEDICAL DISPENSARY, Established 1866. -piLIZA M. W ATKINSI Having Purchased the Business carried on by her late husband, in succeeding to the game, BEGS TO SOLICIT THE PATRONAGE OF THE INHABITANTS OF TIMARU AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. She has appointed Mr R. F. Stewart as Manager. A constant supply of the Best Drugs will be received, and a large and varied stock of Surgical Appliances and Druggists’ Sundries kept on hand. Prescriptions will be made up accurately, and delivered on the shortest notice. AWARDED FIRST PRIZE FOR WATCHES AND CLOCKS, NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION, 1865. G. & T.IOUNG, Watchmakers and Jewellers, GREAT NORTH ROAD, TIMARU, INVITE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEIR LARGE STOCK OF FIRST-CLASS ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES, WHICH HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY MADE TO ORDER, AND IMPORTED DIRECT FROM THE MAKERS, THUS SAVING ALL THE INTERMEDIATE PROFITS, AND ENABLING G. & T. Y. TO SELL THEM AT A MUCH LOWER PRICE than such Watches are Usually Sold at in the Colonies. AMERICAN WALTHAM AND GENEVA WATCHES ALSO IN STOCK. ~N.8.-EVERY'WATCH is carefully EXAMINED and REGULATED before being placed in the PURCHASER’S hands, and a written WARRANTY given for a period of TWO YEARS, and should REGULATION or other ATTENTION (except actual breakage) be required during the term of warranty, it will be done FREE OF CHARGE. Notice to Subscribers A Special CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT will be issued to the Regular Subscribers to this Journal. It will contain a series of Christmas Stories, each complete in itself, and illustrative of Colonial life. The names of such authors as Marcus Clarke, Donald Cameron, Richmond Thatcher, G. A. Walstab, and Frank Morley are a guarantee of their interest. The original poetry column embraces some happy thoughts by Australian bards, and includes a piece remarkable for its touching simplicity and pathos, entitled, “Christmas in the Splitters’ Camp,” by H, Kendall, the gentleman who carried off the honors for the Melbourne Exhibition Cantata, The Supplement will bo embellished with two large and well executed engravings illustrative of incidents in the tales, and altogether we believe it will be found most entertaining and at. tractive.