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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2360, 25 August 1887, Page 2

Mr John L. Soutter, of Coombes’ Arcade, Auckland, advertises for sale a choice block of 7000 acres, in the Bay of Plenty. Messrs Butcher and Co., Fort-street, Auckland, advertise for sale rod and bar iron, wire nails, roofing iron and other hardware. See advertisement in this issue.

Notwithstanding the dull state of trade, wo have occasion to note the advent of some new industrial venture. As will bo seen by a notice in this issue, Messrs Butcher and Co. have commenced the manufacture of [locally-made shirts and underclothing, which they supply at very low rates, and of excellent quality and finish.

Tho intention of the Government to extend to this colony tho great advantages of the Post-office Parcel System, which has proved such an immense success in Great Britain, is evidently inducing the Auckland storekeepers to push their trade more actively in the country. We would draw attention to Mr W. H. Young’s advertisement, who is prepared to receive country orders, and will, we are sure, give every satisfaction, both as regards prices and quality of his goods. ( Mr Thomas M. Jackson, son of tho wellknown Auckland solicitor, has commenced 'business as auctioneer, &c., in a handsome block of buildings recently erected in Queen-street, opposite Messrs T. and S. Morrin and Co, His auction mart is a very commodious and handsome room, equal to the best in the city, Messrs Copeman and Clegg advertise in this issue that they are manufacturers of the latest styles of perambulators, bassinnettes, &c. Wo have inspected these interesting vehicles, and were surprised at their superior workmanship, the comfort and luxurious manner in which they turned out. In fact they are such handsome pieces of furniture that they offer temptations to happy benedicts never to be without a baby and such a perambulator. Messrs Thos. H. Webb and Co. of Hob-son-street, Auckland, announce their stock of pianos and other musical instruments. This firm are importers of pianos manufactured by Rudolph Iback Kohn, whoso instruments are magnificently finished, both externally and internally, and beautiful in tone and compass; they will repay a visit.

The attention of our young readers is called to a notice in tips issue, in which a prize ot £1 is offered fpr the highest number of complete sentences formed out of words contained in the sentence, “ J am a candidate for your suffrages.” It is thought that hy confining competitors to the construction of grammatical sentences, instead of single words, recourse to dictionaries for aid will be prevented, thus making the competition a better test of individual knowledge o' wordq a;id terse competition,