Page 2 Advertisements Column 3

West Coast Times, Issue 238, 27 June 1866, Page 2

A Relic. — Not long siuoo a lord, pork, and butter merchant on ■stroofc had a largo iron, conical-shaped maohino on the sidowalk in front of his stow. Somo one, unknown to tho proprietor, labolod it " Torpedo taken from tho Harbor of Charleston !" Of course a large orowd was assembled around it every day, and various speculations entertained in rogard to its destructive power, etc j one saying it might bo loaded, and tho sun drying the powder, caußo it to explode j another, pointing out to a friend tho magazine, touohholo, oto, ,as ho had scon them, and " knew all about 'om." At last tho ownor one night took off the labol, and roplacod it with •• This Lard Press for Salo," which was what the machine really was— an instrument to press lord into cans. The usual orowd was thoro in tho_ morning, but, did not stay long, as 'their curiosity, was easily satisfied. It [b now impossible to find a man who ever wont to see tho Groat Torpedo.

Drapers an<l Outfitters. CLOTHING FOR THE MILLION. CLOTHING FOR THE MILLION. AT J. F, BYRNE AND CO.'S CLOTHING & BOOT EMPORIUM REVEIt STREET. MAEVELLOUS SHIPMENT OP CLOTHIN,G, ' ' AND BOOTS AND SHOES. T F. B. & Co. have junt received direct; from Melbourne, (£10,000) ton thousand pounds worth of Drapery, and Boots and Shoes, comprising the best and cheapest assortment of Goods yet imported nto Westland, « In order to make room for further shipments they have resolved to offer their goods at such Prices that cannot fail to effect a sneedy clearance. v J . F . BY R N*E & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CLOTHIERS, OUTFITTERS, AND . BOOT AND SHOE IMPORTERS, REVELL STREET SOUTH, Opposite Star Hotel. 2646* CHEAP SIDE HOUSE (Late Union Hotel,) BUVBIL'SUSJI, T\ CASHMORE&OO., ate of Daylesford, Ballarafc, and Melbourne, bog to announce to tho Inhabitants. of Hokitika and surrounding Geld Fields they have taken those comm«di<vr Premises (formerly Union Hotel, Reveu street), which they havo opened with a choice and woll-selootod Stock of MEN'S CLOTHING, BOOTS, HATB HOSIERY, &0., OF EVERY DESCRIPTION; All of which, having beon puroliased FOR CASH AT THE CHEAPEST MELBOURNE M A R X E T S , Will onablo them to fully oarry out the name of the sign — THE CHEAPSIDE HOUSE I PACKERS SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. 1 OH/IB*