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South Canterbury Times, Issue 5030, 11 June 1889, Page 3

The principles of domestic economy and of | a pure life are ingeniously blended by an I inyentor at Cromwell, Otago, who asks for a patent for an “ antiprofanity emergency button. ”

It is reported that the era! er of Ruapehu has been showing signs of resuming activity ; that tho hot springs around Taupo are more lively than they were ; and that the bottom of the lake has been disturbed, —reefs being seen now where a few months ago there was deep water. "Sure to turn round to the south and rain,” said everyone that said anything of the nor’ wester yesterday. Nor’westers at this time of tho year always do, therefore no one was surprised ho find on rising this morning that a cold souther was blowing ; and if it was not raining in Timaru it evidently was along the hills. The nor’wester blew stiffly at times during the right and thrashed from their winter—weakened hold on the deciduous trees frees, such leaves as still hold on.

Speaking of the abundance of fish on the Now Zealand coast, the officers of H M.S. Lizard state that in one of the West Coast Sounds on a recent visit about 300 blue cod wero captured in a couple of hours. Iho fish was of good quality, and the whole ship’s company had an abundant supply for a day or two.

The Mayor of Nelson wrote to the Premier (says tho Mail) asking tho Government to provide work for the unemployed in Nelson. He Las received a letter from the Minister of Lands saying that arrangements have been made whereby a number of petty contracts of a suitable nature to bo undertaken by small parties of labouring men will be put in hand on tho Rai Valley Road, so as to relievo tho present congested state of the labor market in the Nelson district.

Tho noted quality of the Coffee made in tho Calcs of Turkey, Franco, and America is chiefly due to the fact that only Fresh Boasted Coffee is used ; so that none of the volatile oil and other essentials are lost. Ask your grocer for Anderson’s Coffee, and you will have a beverage alike refreshing and stimulating, as it is fresh roasted and ground at the factory, Timaru.— (Adyt.]

For Continuation of Reading Matter See Fourth Page. ILsalc Adlverlisemeiats. from Bank Street, AN AUSTRALIAN PARROT. Finder Rewarded on ■ returning same to Drummond & Qtasson. GREAT REDUCTION m GAS. ON and after Ist JULY NEXT THE PRICE OF GAS WILL BE REDUCED to 15s per 1000, but subject, to tho following considerable reduction to Consumers paying their’Accounts on or before the 15th of each month, viz.: Under 5,000 feet, a reduction of 3s 9d, NETT PRICE lls 3d. Under 10,000 feet, a reduction of 4s 2d, NETT PRICE 10s lOd. Over 10,000 feet, a reduction of ss, NETT PRICE 10s. Cooking and Heating Stoves, also Gas Engines, a reduction of 7s Cd. NEXT PRICE 7s 6d. ( F. LeCREN, Chairman of Directors. Timavu Gas Company. TRANSMISSION 1658.—Notice is hereby given that WILLIAM STEWART, of | Orari, Farmer, claiming as Heir at-law of Wiluiam Stewart tho Younger, late of Orari, Farmer, deceased, has applied to bo registered as Proprietor of the balance of the land included in certificate of title, Vol. ill, folio 153, being part Rural Section 12132, Timaru District j and that ho will be so registered unless a caveat forbidding tho same 1 bo lodged on or before 6th JULY 1889. Diagrams may be inspected at this cffice. Dated this Ist day of June, 1839, at the Lands Registry Office, Christchurch. R ARTHUR E. G. RHODES J.M. BATHAM, District Land Registrar. NOTICE.

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