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South Canterbury Times, Issue 4249, 25 November 1886, Page 3

Mr C, H. Reid, hairdresser and tobacconist, Tcmuka, has a new advertisement in another column. The S, 0. Caledonian Society invite tenders lor the erection of a fence,, &o, on the Society’s grounds. The annual meeting of the S.Q, Refrigerating Compaqy will be held at 2 p m. next in the Auction rooms of Mr Moss Jonas, Sergeant-Major Lucas, instructor in field fortifications will deliver lectures qt the Timaru Garrison Drillshed on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next at 7 30 o’clock on “ Field Fortification ” and " Shelter Trench Exorcise." I To avoid the oru-h at the railway station to-morrow morning tickets for the excursion train to Christchurch and Lyttelton will be issued at the ticket office up till 8 o’clock to-night* Major Bamersley has been promoted to the rank of Maj r in the Regiment of Artillery and the captaincy of the C Battery is thus rendered vacant, A meeting of the corps will be held on December 7th to fill up the vacancy. We may mention that Major Bamersley has for a long time been a Major in the New Zealand militia, and the new promotion of this popular officer has been well-earned, The Australian Cricketers were passengers this afternoon by the Express to Christchurch, where they commence their match with the Canterbury eighteen tomorrow morning. The Brazen Serpent.—Like the brazen serpent that tfie great Jewish leader lifted high in ttye sight of the perishing followers, whereby they were saved from death, the discoverers of American Hop Bitters have placed before suffering’ ailing mankind, a remedy which enables them to fight disease with conquering advantage.