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WAR JEWS. MORE DESPERATE FIGHTING. COMMANDER.IN.OBIEF WOUNDED. ASSISTANTS FIGHTING BNEE-DEEP IN BANE NOTES. GALLANT RESCUE BY BLACKBURN'S BRIGADE. niHE transport ship Neptune arrived JL on Saturday with a large reinforcement of Ladies' Jackets, Golf Capes and Mackintoshes, and fighting wbb carried on with renewed vigor ; and new and fashionable Jaokets are now selling at half London ooet price. Towards evening the assistants were fighting knee- deep in bank notes and cheques, and a strong detachment of drays and waggona were employed all night in removing the accumulation of cash. About 3 a.m. this morning a Brigade of Commissariatidebris-removal Waggons, under Brigadier- General Blaokburn, arrived at the Market Place and were requisitioned, and at 8 a.m. suooeeded in removing the aooumulated oaeh— about 800 tons. Commander Litcbfield was severely wounded in the shins through falling over a very large bank draft, sent by Mark Twain for investment in Colonial-made Suits, at 18s 6d eaob, for the Federal Aimy. Bydraulio machinery \b now being erected for (he purpose of removing the draft to the Bank of New Zealand. All the mills in the oountry are working night shifts to endeavor to Bupply the demand for Flannels and Flannelettes created through the run on LITOHFIELD & SON'e stock. The U.S. Warship Shanedoah euoceßßfully ran the blockade at the Wairao Bar, and landed over One Thousand pieces of Flannelettes at LIICHFIELD & SON'S, thus saving the new duty of 20% just levied by the Government. The Publio will be glvea the eatice benefit at this achievement by LITCHFIELD & SON, MARKET PLACE. CITIZEN'S LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. BEAD OFFICE FOR NEW ZEALAND: CUSTOM- BOUBE QUAY, WELLINGTON. Capital (fully Bubeoribed) . . £200.000 Accumulated Funds . . . . £220,000 Deposited with New Zealand and other Colonial Governments £37,000 INDUSTRIAL LIFE ASSURANCE. SMALL Premiums, payable weekly or monthly, and oolleoted by the Company's Agentß : being Bpeoially suitable to those who find it irksome or inoonvenient to pay yearly or half-yearly. ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE. Ordinary Life Assurance also tranßaoted. Premiums payable yearly, half-yearly or quarterly. Low tales, speoial advantages, and yearly bonus granted. Temperance seotion. Agent fob Mablborouoh — A. TINDALL, Springland?, Blenheim. Sub-Agent — JOHN C. POOLE, Commission Agent, Blenheim. Agents in almost every town in the Colony. Wm. WHYTE BAIN, F.5.8., Resident Seoretary. Familiar in their mouths as household words. — Shakeßpeare (Henry V.). NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. Established Neably a Century. T^TO DIBPUTING JUST Cli tf MS No advantage taken of inadvertent mistake?. No unnecessary delays in settlement. AMOUNT INSURED— £320,000,000!!! "Since the affairs of men still rest tmccrtain, Let's reason with the worst that mxy he/all." —Shakespeare Juliuß Crcsar, Aot V., Soene I ) The benefits to be derived from Insurance egainet loss by FIRE are so great and eo numerous when compared with the trifling cost as to render it an imperative duty for all to avail themselves of the proteotion afforded by this Institution against the devastating ravages of Fire, which in a few moments may lay waste the fruits of a whole lie of industry. LITCHFIELD & SON, AGENTS FOR WAIRAU, BLENHEIM. IREMONGERS HALL, MARKET STREET SOUTH. THIS comfortably-arranged Hall, which is centrally situated, is to LET for Entertainments and Lodge Meeting purposes. Terms on application to J. D. IREMONGER. IMPORTANT NOTICE. J. D. IREMONGER, JUN., rPIHE well known breeder of WHITE and JL BROWN LEGHORNS, is prepared to supply Eaaa from Pbize Stock at 10/6 per sitting. During the last three years I have proved that my Stook is the best in Blerjbeim. I have taken, at the Poultry ABSooiation Showß. 14 first prizes and 3 epeoials, 7 seconds, and 3 thirds. 1892—1 first and epeoial, 2 seconds, and 1 third at Bl6nheim Show. 1893—4 firsts, 2 seconds, and 1 third at Blenheim Show ; 1 first and 1 third at Wellington Show. 1894—4 firsts and speoial, 8 seconds and 1 third at Blenheim Show ; 4 firsts (winning silver oup) at Kelson Show. «a, Young Stook always for eale. 1» Addreßß : J. D. IREMONGER, Jon., iFercy street, Blenheim,

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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 196, 12 August 1895, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 196, 12 August 1895, Page 3

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