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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2739, 31 December 1881, Page 1

Robert "Willsim. & Co, SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPTAIN SUTTER having resigned the Agency of this Company in Timaru, Messrs ROBERT WILKIN & CO. have been APPOINTED thereto. Proposals for Fire and Marine Insurance can be made on and after November 1 to Mr Charles Bourne, their local Manager. J. DRUMMOND MAOPHERSON, Manager. WILKIN & CO Stbathallan Street, Timabkj, HAVE NOW LANDING AND TO ARRIVE per Lutterworth, Sam Mendel, City of Tan j ore, Padishah, Rangitikei, etc. — Fencing Wire, 8.A., No. 6 to 10 Barbed Wire Galvanized Strand Wire Straining Brackets Staples, diamond point Iron Standards punched to gauge Salt, Fine, Coarse, and Rock Cornsacks Woolsacks Seaming Twine Galvanized Iron Nails and Washers Wire Nails, Roseheads Oils Paints White and Red Lead Seed Sowers Seed Drills Harrows Cambridge Rollers Ploughs Root Pulpers Corn Crushers Chaff Cutters, horse-power and inter mediates Wines and Spirits. Bottled Ale and Stout Disinfecting Powder White Powdered Arsenic General Groceries Soda Crystals, &c., &o. TURNIP SEEDS. TURNIP SEEDS. THE undersigned have just to hand ex “ Waipa ” and ex “St Leonards,” TWENTY TONS TURNIP SEEDS Specially selected from the best English and Scotch growers. We have tested the Seed and the per centage germinating is placed against each variety:— Devonshire Grey Stone - - 96 per cent Mammoth Purple Top - - 98 „ „ Green Top Yellow Aberdeen 95 ~ „ Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen 94 „ „ Swede - - - - - 92 „ „ Yellow Tankard - - - 95 „ „ White Stone - - ■ 97 Also, the following Seeds: — Long Red Mangold, Orange Globe Mangold White Belgium Carrot, Intermediate James Scarlet, and Short Horn Rape, Mustard, Field Cabbage, Kohl Babi ROBERT WILKIN AND 00., Stbathallan Street, Timabu. N Business Notices. EW BRICKS and Fresh Burnt LIMB now ready; pure water supply JAMES SHEARS, STEAM BRICK AND LIME WORKS Near Domain AND W - J. H. BOWEE, yirATI I i MAKER AND IMPORTED. Just to hand by Mail Steamer — WATCHES, CHAINS & JEWELLERY, In Gold and Lilver, of First-rate Quality, Splendid variety of CLOCKS. Expected daily by ships Dunedin, Loch Fleet, and Nelson, STERLING SILVER AND ELECTRO PLATE. Watches, Clocks and Jewellery Cleaned and Repaired. Note Address— OLD POST OFFICE BUILDINGS, (Next Messrs Coy and Drummond’s) TIMARU. NEW YEAR’S DAY. SOUTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. THE SEVENTH ANNUAL GATHERING will be held on MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1882. IN GREEN’S PADDOCK, Elizabeth Street, Timaru. Sports Open to all Comers. Nominations for the Handicap Races (Boys excepted) accompanied by entry money and description of colors must be sent in to the Secretary by 6 p.m. on Saturday December 24,1881. Entry money—Five per cent on value of first prize. For Programme see Posters, ggr Late trains to suit country visitors. W. E. WHITCOMBE, Secretary STONE STABLES, Great South Road, Timaru. J. MBlKLE—Proprietor. THESE Centrally Situated Stables have been altered and improved to meet the requirements of the Public, and no expense has been spared in securing a Firstclass Plant. Experienced Grooms kept m attendance all night. Saddle Horses, Buggies, and other conveyances on Hire. Horses Bought and Sold on Commission. Loose Boxes for Entire Horses. Horses carefully broken to Saddle and Single and Double Harness. Persons visiting Timaru will find every accommodation at the above stables com blued with reasonable charges. 0 A R E W AND 0, ABATED WATER AND CORDIAL MANUFACTURERS, TIMA.RU,