The Washington monument will not long retain the proud distinction of being the highest structure in the world. An iron tower, 1000 feet in height, is to be ' erected in the grounds of the French Exhibition in 1889. Passengers will be carried to the top in nn elevator. " N.B. (No Backer). AT. the Masterton Fruit Mart boys and girls of both 'sexes are taught their grammar, tongues, also geography, 1 terres'tial and celestial, Females philanthropy, and fresh oysters daily. Terms easy, Is per dozen. Morals mended, and old clothes made into new paper packets, containing Anderson and Co's. seeds from Sydney. 2057 A. G. .PRfclT DRAPER, CUBA-STREET, £SO TO BE GIVEN AW*I. PLACED in the' Comer Window of the " HALL OF COMMERCE is a larg e Glass Jar full of Peas. MR PRICE will give £SO for the NEAREST estimate of this number of Peas contained in this Jar. It will not cost you anything to register an estimate. If you buy 5s worth of goods you may register 1 estimate. If you buy 10s wcrth of goods you can register 2 estimates. If you by 20s of worth of goods you may register 4 estimates And so on; for every 5s purchase you may register 1 estimate. There is no trickery—it is simply a matter of calculation or luck, A ticket will bo given to each customer who registers nn estimate, a block of which will be kept % Mr Price to prevent tho possibility of. any mistake. The peas will be counted on the 30th October, and the number will bo advertised in all the leading town an country papers. The money will be paid over on the recoipt of the ticket being the nearest to the exact number. , The counting to be conducted by selected ticket holders. 2057 PUBLIC MEETING. A PUBLIC meeting will be held in the THEATRE ROYAL on TUESDAY EVENING at 8 o'clock sharp. Business : Ist, To consider a new scheme for finding the requisite means for opening, up Crown Lands, 2nd. To protest against the proposed granting of a portion of the Mangatainoke Block as an endowment to the Wellington Harbor Board. W. W. McCARDLE. 2056 TO BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited until 7 o'clock p.m. on FRIDAY the 7th inst., for the ERECTION of TWO SHOPS for Mr Thos. Wagg. Plans and specifications to be seen at the Prince of Wales' Hotel, where tenders are to.be left. 2050 QRAND OPPORTUNITY AT THE CORNER HOUSE. NEW CARPETS,: ; NEW CARPETS.. JLOQRC-LOTH. FLOOBCLOT.iI. LINOLEUMS. LINOLEUMS. HEARTHRUGS,
MATS. MATS. MATS. CURTAINS. OURTUNS. SPECIALITY. NEWEST NOVELTIES IN OLEQGKAPHS ' Beprints from the celebrated Masters. Woodland, Mountain, AND Lake Scenery, Prices, 3s, 3s 6d, fa 6d, READ. Tapestry Carpet, Is 9d, Is lid, 2s 3d, to . 43 3d Brussels Carpet, 4s fid; five frame, 5s (id Kidderminster Carpet, 2s 6d, 3s fid 4s id India Carpet, 9d, lOid, Is String Matting, Is, 1b 3d, Is 4d, Is fid China Matting (fancy), B|d, Is Slip Mats, .wool borders, 5s fid each Door Mats (coir), 2s fid, 3s Slip Mats, 2s 6d 33 Gd.' Sheepskin Mats, 3s Floorcloth, 2 yards wide, 2s Cd running yard i Linoleums, 2s fid, 2s 9d, 3s 3s 6d, square yard FANS! FANS! FANS! Evening wear, in all shades, hand painted. - ALBUMS, ALBUMS, ALBUMS, In Russian Leather, with Telescope "Clasps. . GRATES FLEMING. THI CfiENER HOUSE, " • 89, 71, MANNEIte-StKEEI AND • No. l/.CuBArSI^BBT.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2057, 1 August 1885, Page 3
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563Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2057, 1 August 1885, Page 3
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