The Sydney Bulletin has the following :— Pome 20-years ago Fred. Whitaker owned a , email estate at Kopu,: about four inilos from Thames (Maoriland). The custodiau and sole employd was a groy»headed darkie named "Shanghai," noted as a devout Christian and patrotio citizen of the U.S. Shanghai observed the greatest decorum throughout tho yoar exoept on Indopendenoe D-iy, when he, invariably descended on the town, got hideously druafc, and wound up in the ' In fact, "Shanghai .s Buret" becamo a .local synonym for the " Glorious Fourth," and for years Whitaker,' a few days before Independence Day, would eend County-chairman Brodio' a ohepup to ; pay for his servitor's forthcoming delin quenoies, On one occasion Shanghai thumped four policemen and laid out a publican, and Whiiaker'e cheque wasn't big enough to cover the fines. "Yo kain't add a little 'yeulf, Mr Brodie ?" asked tho per.itanfc nig. "No," said Brodie, "it would only be ; encouraging you in your, evil courses." "Waal, den, boss, yo'cl better pay fer de copmen out o , do cheque, an , I'll take out de publican's blaok eye in de calaboose." . Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.'i (Now Zealand Drug Company, (Limited) Weal field Manure Price Liat, Season 1898 :— " ■' Hon. ■ • ' ■'■Jβ s.d. ,' A" Superphosphate (total phosphates 40 per cent, soluble 32*34 percentvljpercont'ahimonia)... 5 10 0 " B " Superphosphate (total phosphates 31 per ceut., , soluble 26 per cent), 2owt saoks ... ... 48 6 * 0 " Superphoepbate (total phos. phates 46 percent, soluble 15 per cent). 2owt sacks 4 15 0 Bonedust(pure)steamed 7 ,6 0 Bonedust (cure) green 7 5 0 Boneduet and Blood ... ... 610 0 Special Itoot Manure 7 6 0 Special Grass Manure "A" (for Top Dressing) 6 16 0 Special Grass Mnnure "B" (for . Permanent Pasture ■' .'6 15,,0 Special Potato Manure 7 0 0 Special Turnip Manure ... ... 615 0 Special Eape Manure ~, .„ 616 0 Special x Corn Manure "A'jfor green feed ..., ;„, '.„6 15 0 Special Cora Manure'" B " (for • Wheat, Oats, B.arley.'etc) ...! «; 15 0 Special' Maize Manure " A " (for ' green feed) ... ... ... 70 O Special Maize Manure " B "(for 1 cob maize ~, ' „,." 7 q 0 Special 1 Orchard 'Manuro "A n ' (for young trees) ... ... 710 0 Special Orchard Manure "B" (for I fruit formation)..." ... .. 710 0 Special Clover. Manure 6 15 0 Special Qniori Mauure 7 10 0 Special Sugar BeeoMa'nuro .., 811 8 Sulphate of Ammonia HOC Coral Queen Guano, 2cwt sack's 63 per bent, phosphate of lime) 4 IE 0 Kainit, original Backs about £cwt 4 7 6 Nitrate of Soda (original Backs about 2owt .;. .... Hsperofft Mmiate of Potash, original aacka about 2owt ' ... ... lfianercwt sulphate of rotusb, original sacks ' o about 2owt- Bsperowt Bulphate of Iron, original eauks about Spwt ... ... losperowt Special Garden Munuro, Hlb bacs. Is (id uch Fowl Grit, 141b, coarse medium or line iti i 5 (j,j g^jj Vitaflor for Pot Plants, lib tins 6d each Discount, lesa 2 \ por cent for cash. Prioes aubjeofc to alteration without notice. Previous lists now cancelled,
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9158, 30 September 1898, Page 4
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