B. W. STODDART & Co., MARINE CHRONOMETER AND WATCH i MAKERS, COLOMBO AND LICHFIELD STREETS, And at 13, Red Lion Street, London (Wholesale), BEG to state that they have now on hand some of the best lever watches, with compensation and gold balances, highly jewelled, and warranted to keep time accurately in any climate, also guaranteed to be of the best workmanship that can be produced. To be sold at London prices. A few railway timekeepers on hand of superior quality. Gold Watches from £14 14s. Silver from £5 ss. A written warranty given with each watch for two years and upwards. Watches cleaned and warranted for twelve months, ss. 5-20 QUEEN'S: T> E A L TURTLE SOUP. THE FIRST EVER MADE IN LYTTELTON FOR THE PUBLIC, IS NOW TO BE HAD FOR ss. PER BASIN, AT THE QUEEN'S. 5-10 "THE "VVEEKIiY PEESS." j A WEEKLY JOURNAL, Entitled "THE WEEKLY PRESS" Is published every Saturday morning at the 'Pbess ' Office, in time for the morning mails, containing all the news of the week, together with a selection from the leading articles of the Daily " Pbess," and original leading matter. Being specially designed for circulation in the country districts, the state of the markets in this and the neighboring colonies will receive particular attention. Yearly subscription £1 0 0 Single copy 0 0 6 Advertisements, per line 0 0 2 No advertisement will be charged less than 2s. Advertisements standing three months half price GENERAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, NEW ZEALAND. THE Lines of Electric Telegraph between Invercargill and Christchurch will be open to-day i to the public for the transmission of messages at the temporary rate of tariff, which will be obtained at the stations now open; namely, Invercargill, Dunedin, and Christchurch. The offices will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Alfbed Sheath, , Telegraph Engineer. Gloucester street, Christchurch, May 23,1865. 5-23 BOOK-KEEPING AND ACCOUNTS. THE ADVERTISER is thoroughly acquainted with Book-keeping by double entry, and cap- ; able of taking charge of the books in any extensive ■ establishment. He would undertake to initiate a set ', of books and accounts for any new undertaking, or investigate and adjust matters of estates, however complicated, or settle and superintend the books of station holders. He would also give instruction in 1 Kain's ingenious system of book-keeping, so admirf ably adapted for solicitors' offices. Address L Accountant, 1 Box 74, Post Office, 5-20 Christehurch. i , \ JUST PUBLISHED, "A FEW WORDS ON CONVERSION AND CHURCH TRUTH," i BY the late REV. CHARLES ALABASTER, In Cloth, Price 2s 6d. -j May be had of J. Younghusband, C. Bonnington, and J. Hughes, Booksellers, Christchurch. 5-13 ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. COURT STAR OF CANTERBURY, No. 2309. THE Brethren are hereby informed that the Adjourned Meeting for finally passing the New Laws of the Court, will take place on Monday Evening next, the 27th of May, at half-past seven o'clock sharp. BUSINESS TO BE DONE: — To finally pass the laws standing over from the meeting of Monday, May the 22nd, and to elect a Committee, to consist of six members, and the C.R., to classify, register, and print such code as may be agreed to at the meeting. "By order of the Court, J. M. Thompson. 5-25 Secretary. KAIAPOI CEMETERY. TEENDERS are invited for Removing the Bodies (about 90) from the Cemetery, Kaiapoi, to the New Ground. Particulars can be obtained upon application to the undersigned. Tenders to be sent in to mc, on or before the noon of June Ist. By order of the Committee. W. W. WILLOCK, Chairman. Kaiapoi, May 25,1865. 5-26 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP hitherto existing between Edwin William Trent and William Arthur Knapman, trading under the style and firm of Trent and Co. as Grocers, Coffee Roasters and General Importers, was dissolved by mutual consent on the first day of May, 1865. The Grocery Business will be continued by W. A. Knapman, who will receive all accounts and pay all liabilities of the late firm. The Wholesale Coffee Business, in Market-place, will be conducted in future by E. W. Trent. E. W. (Tbent, W. A. Knapman. Witness—Joseph Thompson. Christchurch, May 23, 1565. O.—All persons indebted to the late firm are requested to settle their accounts at Once, or proceedings will be taken for their recovery after the 14th June, 1865. 5-24 THE CHRISTCHURCH GAS COMPANY are prepared Jo sell, at their works, coke, tar, ammoniacal liquor, and foul lime, from 10 to 12 o'clock a-m., and from 2to 4 o'clock pjn. Terms, cash on delivery. 4-22
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Press, Volume VII, Issue 804, 27 May 1865, Page 4
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