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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 33, 7 January 1899, Page 3

Look Out. Look Sharp. EXTRAORDINARY CLEARING SALE. SUMMER DRAPERY. CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, &c. Will commence on WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11th, 1899, AT R. E. BOYD'S. REDUCTIONS ENORMOUS. BARGAINS MOST WONDERFUL. THE great money saving event of 4s 6rt in the 4 to those who are fortunate enough to be able to secure Goods at the Sweeping Prices now marked. I defy the Trade, to beat the value I purpose giving during this sale. THE WHOLE STOCK REDUCED. Note. — Come in time, come early in the day when you can be best served.

R. E. BOYD, Leading Cash Draper for Waimate.

Paraffin, resin, and vaseline should always be kept handy for various purposes in connection with the cyle, The Berlin police hay« prepared a most interesting table of vehicular aocidents in that city during 1897, says Wueehng, from which it remits that there ?»as one accident to every fourteenth cab, twenty-fifth waggon, second omnibus, and one hundred and tortyseoond bioyele, The estimate of bicycles in Berlin for 1897 was 130,000. Calcium carbide canied about in cyclists' pockets rather lends itself to practical joking. At a big closing run some time ago one of the party surreptitiously dropped a lump m his neighbour's tea. Immediately it appeared as though a young volcano were at work belching forth noxious fumes. Needless to say, seats were quickly vacated in the immediate vicinity (Cycling says). The effect on gingerbeer is somewhat startling, the popular beverage turning a livid green, whilst the " eruption " that goes on i* furious, The Austrian War Ofijce has decided to introduce motor gun oarriages into the Auetriaa army. Several trials of a successful nature have t*ken place, in which motor transport waggons worked perfectly ; and pai - ticularly noticeable was the ease with which steep hills were negotiated, evea when caming exceisive loads. Field artillery has also been carried most satisfactorily on motor gun pamages, From all appearances there will be a great run on motor cars of all description-, next season, bj which, time many of the cai a on the HJngljih market will have been considerably improved in detail,

Termination of Lease. F. HUGHES TmLL. fcQid ft GENUINE CLEAR, ING SALE OP DRAPERY, BQQTS, SHQES, AND IRONMONGERY, *t Greatly Reduced Prices. Stock must be cleared by MARCH NEXT. Sale to commence WEDNESDAY, DJEC. 21st.

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