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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8144, 16 December 1904, Page 3

'' AXEMEN'S CARNIVAL. ELTHAM. DECEMBER 26th & 27tb, 1904. 'i r\ REAT EXHIBITION OF [ VT SKILL. GUS. BLANC (Vie), Champion Axeman oi the World in large blocks E. R. TERRY (N.S.W.), World's Record Holder in small blocks. ALF. GO9LD (Tas.), World's Champion Single - handed Sawyer. CASEY AND HUTTON (N.Z.), Double-handed Sawing Champions of the World. ! D. Pretty, E. Pretty, L. Berg, C. j F. A. Volzke, J. Pettit, H. BuckingI ham, and 92 other leading axemen and sawyers competing. , Running, Cycling, Chopping, First event starts z i a.m. each day. l Band in attendance. j Special trains from Hawera. I F. E. HARDY, Secretary. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS TRAIN AR- \ RANGEMENTS. , FROM 22nd December to 4th January (Sundays excepted) the Ordinary Mail trains between Wellington and New Plymouth will NOT carry passengers from Palmer- j ston, Hawera, and intermediate ' stations (including Wanganui line), . except for North of Hawera by the UP Mail train and for the Wellington and Manawatu Co.'s line by the DOWN Mail train. These pas- j sengers must travel by the Extra j Mail trains, which will run daily \ (except Sundays) between Palmerston and Hawera, making same stoppages as Ordinary Mail trains, as follows : — Palmerston dep. 12.13 p.m., Wanganui 2.50 p.m., Hawera arr. 5.55 p.m. Hawera dep. 10.0 a.m., Wanganui 12.35 P«m., Palmerston arr. 3.58 p.m. These trains will run to and from Wellington on 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th, and 31st December, and on 2nd and 3rd January, leaving Wellington (W. & M. Co.) 8 a.m., arriving Palmerston 12.3 p.m., and leaving Palmerston 4.15 p.m , arriving Wellington 8.10 p.m-, stopping on down journey at Shannon, Levin, Otaki, Waikanae, Paikakariki, Plimmerton, Porirua, and JohnsonI ville. On these days the Ordinary • Down Mail train will stop on Company's line only at Otaki, Paikakariki, Johnsonville, and Khandallah. Refreshment car will be run between Wanganui and Wellington. From 22nd December to 4th January the usual 6.40 a.m. train j will not leave Wanganui till 7.0 i a.m., arriving Hawera 10.57 a * m * ON 24th December (CHRISTMAS EVE) trains will leave Hawera at 10.5 p.m., arriving New Plymouth 1.35 a.m. Leave New Plymouth 10.30 p.m., arriving Hawera SUNDAY TRAINS.— On 25th December and Ist January, Special trains with refreshment car attached wil> run between New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Wellington (W. & M. Co.) on same times and making same stoppages as the Ordinary Mail trains. For further particulars and Excursion Fares see posters at stations. 2i,ei7 BY ORDER. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. HOLIDAY Excursion Tickets will be issued from Any Station to Any Station on the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section and the Wellington and Manawatu Company's Railway from 17th December to 2nd January, available for return till 18th February, 1905. For further particulars, see posters at stations. i6eio'7 BY ORDER. WHY NOT OWN A GOOD . PIANO? A, GOOD PIANO will make the home attractive and the children happy. Inspect the latest Pianos and Organs at "THE DRESDEN." OUR PLATFORM: FIRBT QUALITY. TEN YEARS' GUARANTEE. PRICES DISTINCTLY LOW. EASY TERMS. These are important factors, importantly true, of successful piano selling, and have been the policy of "THE DRESDEN" for upwards of 20 years. HIGH. LIPP & SOHN PIANOS. ERARD'S PIANOS. STEINWAT'S PIANOS. broad wood & son's pianos. Sole Agents — THE DRESDEN PIANO CO., WELLINGTON. M. J. BROOKES, North Island Manager. Special shipments of Pianos and Organs have arrived for December. Representative — J. LORD. Hawera. THE TEA YOU WANT. THE TEA YOU WANT is one that possesses an agreeable flavour, and is rich and strong. The tea you want is SURATURA THE ONLY TEA WORTH DRINKING Suratura is a perfect tea— perfect in flavour, perfect in strength, perfect in aroma. Suratura comes direct from the tea gardens of Ceylon, and it reaches the consumer's teapot without faking, for it is guaranteed not blended with Indian, China, or any cheap or inferior teas. I RETAIL PRICES.: t Suratura A Quality, 1/6 per lb. I Suratura B Quality, 1/9 per lb. Suratura D Quality, 2/- per lb. 1 Suratura X Quality, a/4 per lb. . SOLD BY ALL STORES. MISS COWENB (Late ot Christchurch) t TTP-TO.-45ATE DRESSa U ; MAKER. a IS* Fit, Style, and Finish a t Speciality.