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Colonist, Volume XL, Issue 8748, 23 December 1896, Page 4

Robert Snodgrass AGAIN acknowledges with beat thanks his indebiednes3 to the inhabitanta of Nelson City and Distiiot for their greatly inoreused paironago during another year, and begs to assure them that he will nee his utmost endeavors to oontißue to merit the same in future by importing from the beßt markets of tbe world tha neweßt, best, an 3 oheapest goods obtainable, and by giving prompt and oarefnl attention to the business entrusted to him. Having added fully 160 tons of New Goods for the Christmas Trade during the past two monihs (of whioh the very oondeneed Bummary, asunder, can only be given) the Btooks are at present about double what they have ever been before INSPECTION INVITED. For extent and variety tbe stooks are pronounoea to be equal to any in New Zealand io the same line All In want of ornamental and useful goods suitable for presentation, prizes, bazaars, sales of wcrk, Xmaß trees, fairy wells, and other purposes, will at all times find a vast variety from whioh to Beleot, and may rely upon reoeiving the moat liberal treatment, as usual. 240 dozen Christopher Johnson & Co'a celebrated table oulery, eleotroplated butter knives jam spoons, 5 o'clock tea spoona, BOgar tongs, jam dishes, but;er dishea, oruetß, Ink Btands, bisooit barrels, sugars and oreams, serviette rings. 60 dozen pooket knives and solsaors, quantity 2, 3, and 4 foW aoreons, 3, 4, 5, and fa ft high 300 fire soreens from Is eaoh, bamboo blinds from 3 to 12 feel Bamboo tables and stools (assorted), thousands of palm, painted, and folding f »ns Good assortment o feather dusters, 60 Japanese porcelain tea seta (20 deßigns) 60 dozen Japanese porcelain oups and saucers (24 designs), 150 EngUah china tea Bets (about 25 designs), 200 dozen English ohina oups and saucers (about 40 designs) 600 Japanese laoquered and other trays, large quantity new dinner stta and dinnerware 200 obamber Bets (new designs), quantity odd ewers, baaios, and chambers 1 dozen eaoh commode end bed pans, 1200 Bets well assorted jugs 150 sets well assorted hot water jago, thousands of ohildran's oops, Baucers, and mugs Thousands of teapots, inoludiog HYGIENIC in various Bizes and designs 40 gross assorted oandlestioks, vast quantity of vases (well assorted) Large stock tumblers, 24 sizes and patterns Thonasrda of glasa disbea, all sizes, shapes, oolow, and prices, including compor.s. trifle, dishes, fruit dishes, cake Btande, salad bowls, sugars, butter?, sugars and oreams, pickle jare, lemon squeezers, jelly moulda, p!ates, etc. Cheese sands (12 designs and prices), great variety in chi^a cruets, egg frame 3 & toaßt raoks 150 photo albums, well assorted, from 2/6 eaoh ; a large a->Eortment of ladies' bags, purses, jewel oases, work boxes, writing desks, aaeordeons; sohool satchels and kits, all sizes 1500 baskets, including olothes, soiled linen, baby, piocu*, work, m.rket, butaher, biker, fruit, flower, eto ; hundreds of glove, handkerohief, ani other fancy lacquered boxes 85 Japanese cabinets (well assorted), 55 gross photo ames (well assorted), 3 doze n wall braokets, 3000 dozen Christmas cards, inoluding all tbe newest designs, very ohei p 80 dozen toy and presentation books, 80 well assorted table tunket sets, 40 dozen mirrors (stand and hanging), all Bizes and designs ; 155 gross wood pipeß, from 3d to 15 eaoh Heavy BtookP of every desoription of stationery, account books, and eobool requisites Toilet requisites— 4s dozen hair brushes, 200 dozen combs, 40 down tooth brushes, olothee bruahes, rerfumery, sponges, eto. Large and well assorted stnok of toys, dolls, bats, balls, go-carts, toy tea seta, etc. Travelling trunks ; 14 tonß Kenriok & Son's celebrated holloware, comprising all sizes In preserving pans, oval boilers, kflttles, tinned and enamelled saucepans, itew pans, fry pans, eto ; enamelled ware of every description. Good stock of kitchen requisites, inoluding wash tubs, wash boards, buck. ts. shovels, bread boards, bellows, tinned and galvd. wash-ops, tin plate , patty par.B, billieß, pannikins, door mats, BCrubs, blaok lead, flue, and Bhoe brußhes, hear;h, sweeping, and carpet brooms, eto „,,-,,.,„. * . t 600 nests jam jars, 45 dozen yellow mixing bowls, plain and lipped, all s-zes ; 4 crate 3 brown jars, from 1 quart to 4 gallons Expected in a few days, ex Nellie Brett, from New York, via Wellington- 45 oases Fruit Jare. including Mason's Lightning and some others. GROoEßlEß— Complete Btooks kept, and as the turn-over is rapid, tbe public may rely upon the goods being always fresh. Best brands only kept. TE AS— Oar Tea Trade is ever on the inorease, which is ths best proof of the superior quality and value of our brands, and we confidently invite those who have not done so to compare them witb tbe best brands in the market. SUGAJRS— Pure Cane for preserving, Crushed Loaf, Cubes. Brewers 1 Crystals, Snow Drops Soft Whites. Yellows, and Browns NEW 1 FRUlTS— Mnaoatela, Almonds, French Plums, Candied Fruits, Elemes, Sultanas, Currants, fcpioee, Dates, Figs, Sweet Ginger, Comqnatg, Nats, etc. PROVISIONS Prima Hams. Bacon, and Cheese ; Fresh Factory and Dairy Butter daily. BQBERTlmcybaR ass, IMPORTER OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE, CALEDONIA HOUSE, Haidy and Collingwood-streeis, and STAFFORDSHIRE HOUSE, Hardy and Morrison streets, NELSON.

ASK FOR J. CLEGG'S Vj*jj| TYERAMBULATORS " -'.-,• I XER AMBULATORS Sold by E. BDXTON &CO and WILKINS & FIELD Nelßon. WORKS at OHRISTOHUROH, WOKMO SPECIFIC (By Royal Letters P tent.) WE have been appointed for The GREAT AU^TRALIi-i SPECIFIC, for the. Cdbe of Worms and luke in Sheep. Used by all the large Btationholders In New Zealand and Australia. The following is one of many testimonials reoeived : — Mr J. N. Willtams, of Haßtinge, Hawke's Bay, writes :— -"I made an experiment with cix different kiodß of drench, carefully selecting and marking a lot of sheep for treatment with eaoh kind. I dosed three times at intervals ot ten days, and on the tenth day after eaoh drenohing I made post mortem examinations everal Bheep from each lot. These exami ons all tend to show that those doed w h • Wormo Specific ' were the only ones tha had derived any benefit. The last lot killed atter a doss of Wormo (five in number) were all free from worma." Gall for prices and farther testimonials. HOP MANURES AND FERTILIZERSHaving taken over the agency for a firatolass brand of Manures, we oan now supply he following at greatly reduced prices :— BONE db BLOOD and SPECIAL TURNIP M ABUSES. BONE DUST in quantities to suit purchasers. We are now booking orders lor early delivery. MASSEY-HARRIS 00., Lt». REAPERS <& BINDERS, CULTIVATORS DRILLS, SCUFFLERS, ETC. leyieFbros., BRIDGE-ST., NELSON. ESTATE OF ROBERT BARiSEd. GREAT CLEARING SALE of GLASS. CHINA. RARTHENWARE, & WOOL. 100 doz Gaps and Saucers from 4d eaoh 200 Teapots, all Bizes and shape?, from 9d eaoh 250 Glass Dishes from 6d eaoh 100 Saooe Boats from 6d each 500 China Tea and Breakfast plateß from 5i each 150 Bread and batter plateß from 6d eaoh 100 Milk Jugs from 6d eaob 200 Fruit Plates from 8d eaoh 150 Butter Diehf b assorted sizes, from 4d eaoh 300 Baking dishes, 12 and 13in. from 1/eaob 200 Mngs from 3d eaoh 200 Candlesticks (tali) 1/3 eaob, reduced from 2/3 100 Ruby Glass Juga from l/« each 100 Cream Jpgß from 3d each 50 Decanters, cut and engraved, from 3/eaoh 150 Water Bottles, from 9d each 50 Looking Glasses at 9d 50 Tea Sets, 40 pieces, from 12/6 20 Dinner Sets from 35/ ■ 35 Toilet Sets from 16/A large quantity of odd Toiletware 50 Trinket Eets from 6/- each 60 doz Wine Glasses, plain, cut, and en} graved from 6/- doz 30 doz Tumbler*, Ruby and Crystal, from 6/- dcz 10 dcz Sugars and Cream, from lOd eaoh 10 doz Baiter Dishes from lOd 50 Blanc Mange Moulds, from 61 100 Spindles Bee Hive wools from 3/- held A large quantity of Vases, Figures, Flower Stands, and other Ornanv ntal Goods all at greatly reduced priaes. R. BARNES, HARDY STREET. ?

FOE SALI^ CHEAP. A Number of GOOD CASKS. GBIFFIN & SONS, Lin , Alton street. Just Arrived. A Consignment ol HAMS &BACON FPEOIAL CURE. QUALITY BEALLY PJRIMB, GRIFFIN & EONS, Ltd., Alton street. For Sale and To Let. CHOICE DAIRY FARMS IN THE NORTH ISLAND. npBE undersigned has for sale find to let X Borne of the Choicest FARMS in Stratford and rrounding Districts ; also labob blooks o cheap land suitable for Bhecp Persons fin want of a good Farm will find i to their adv antage to write Bt once for ful particulars v J. BULLER BARLEYMAN Land, Mortgage, and Commission Agent, Stratford. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MUSIC. TUST Imported, ex Rakaia— Guitars, Mant) doling, Banduras, Clarionets, Flutes, Piccolos, Aooordeons, Mouth Organs. A very large and special assortment of Violins, from 21s to £14, including bow and case, to select from. Mubio Stands, Portfolios, Ohio Rests, and Fittings for all Instruments. NEW SHEET AND BOOK MUSIC. j A very large stock. Sheard's Annuals for 1897 at 1/- each, Australian Mueio Boobs, Tutors for all Instruments, etc. Liberal Discoant to the Trade and Profession. Home Trial allowed to bona fidt purchasers oi Instruments. WRITING PAPER, ENVELOPES, Etc.— Having jast imported a very large aad supeiior abeortment of Stationery direob from the manufacturers, I am offering in both wholeBale and retail at very low rate 3, Christmas and New Year Cards, a ohoioe assortment. TENNIS RACQUET.— Having just received an excellent supply of the necessary material, Racquets can be thoroughly and promptly repaired on the premises. T. BLAKE TnJFFAM, Txbbb's Buildings. 1917 FREE_GIFT. /~*i BEAT inducement to purohase from the KJC DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY this month only. An AMEtUOAN OBGAN to be given awey. Last year won by Mra Btanton, of Nile-street Eaet. Country olients placed on the same footing as in town. GREAT BARGAINS In Musical Instruments of every deaoriptioD, TO BE SOLD AT Prices unheard of before In Nelscm. Now 'is the time to buy presents for the Young and Old. Greatly reduced in price for Xmas. Also, Great Bargains in good BGOond-hand Pianos, from £12 10s for oaib, or time payment. DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY. HABDY STREET, NELSON. R. H. MARTIN, Manager for Nelson Branoh. MIBS LEVY has a few vacancies for. VIOLIN PUPILS.