A French priest, who is the director of a charitable 'institution in Paris, telegraphed to the Pope, offering to shelter ;a thousand; of the. : orphaned children an,d to feed and educate them '"'until they "are. :of. age. The Pope has accepted the offer, and will send to Paris 500 Sicilian and 500 Calabrian bhildren. . Lord 'Clanricarde, the niostoxecrati;' edmau in Ireland, is aboutto lose his property therei His enormofls estate of 80,000 acres is to be .taken from him by- the Irish Land Commissione.rs and 'distributed among the *salway peasantry— o f courae at a fair valuation. •--'■/•■.; , .-■ . - Damages of £150 were awarded to Mrs Fanny Groves, a., Peterborough (England) , furniture . dealer, who brought an action for" alleged libel in the King? s Bench . Division against the Peterborough >A.dyertiser Company in respect of ..anaccQunt of her late husband's funeral, wnich.app.eared in that Company's :' paper. \ The paper had stated that' 'a demonstration was made against. the. widdw^at the cemetory.by { woman.who, thought that Mrs : Graves had. not treated .her. husband ; as she should. '; - -Plaintiff - denied that there wasany demonstration. defence was -that the report was fair and accurate, and dealt with a matter of interest. :.'; '">■■ "SUCROSINE" FED. ']■ "Mr H. J. Sellers, of Okaiawa, the noted ,br.eeder. !: ,of, Berkshire, pigs, writes irrrf' l. have j, used ','Sucrosine" for the.past four.years. and the result has quite exceded :my expectations. vDuring 'tiat' :time I have taken 198 :33 champions,' ; s gold medals, and -four- points prizes."- -For pigs; horßes,(and all -kinds of".- .live stock thiere^is np-.feed equal to. ' f Sucrosine." Obtainable-from Neale and Haddow, Nelson;;-- ■■ . •■ . ■. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT : RAILWAYS, NELSON.. The Supply and Delivery of Filling -at . ; the Port of Nelsoni, CONTEACT. - Wellington, 24th February, 1909. ■ ... ' c s . HeadOJice, WRITTEN TENDEES will be received at this office" until noon of TUESDAY, 16th. March, 1909, fox- the above contract. They are to be marked on f c outside "Tender for the Supply and Delivery of Filling at the .Port of Nelson," and addressed to the General Manager, New Zealand Government Eailways,' Welling T ton. '•• '■ ' Telegraphic tenders, Similarly marked and -aiidressed, will be received if presented at any Telegraph Office by noon of the- same date, provided that . written tenders are lodged at the. office of the Stationinaster-in-Charge Eailways, Nelson, by the same.hour. I ~ * Specific^tioniarid conditions may be seen at this pfficei' and at the office of the Stationmaster, Nelson. . The lowest or any tender will, not necessarily be accepted. T. EONAYNE, ... 575 General Mana^r. . G. FLEMING AND SQNS. FOE— ..-.'..' CARPETSi LINOLEUMS, HEARTH RUGS, ; MATS,, SHEETING, : TOWELS, : GOUNTERPANES AND BLANKETS, WINDOW /BLINDS, CURTAINS,. B R ASS RAIL; BE DSTE ADS, WIR E 'WOVE SPRUNG MATTRESSES, > TABLE COVERS, TABLE LINENS, CRETONNES,, ',*■: JAP MATTING WICKER CHAIRS, \RATTAN CHAIRS, ETC. r CO-CARTS. G. FLEM!N6~& SONS, Cabinetmakers - 'HAI;pY STREET, : ' NELSON. •;•■'"■ : NEW DRESS FABRICS , .'•■.' .. : : /—— — :o:-— v, Another lot -of Dress Fabrics has come to hand.- -■■ The weaves are exceptionally beautiful, and there is & fine range of colours. Take an early opportunity of. sending for patterns of the dress weaves, and make a selection before the b^est dressjengths are bought up. ' .'■■'-'. Fancy Mixes Tweeds,^;; , 42in wide^' in; five different fashionable' colours, ■ .."■'■■'" ':"■:.".. , at' 2s 3d a yard. Fancy Striped 'Tweeds,. in four different coloured stripes, 44in wide, " at 2s lid a yard. Heavy Fancy Mixed Scotch Tweeds, 56in-wide, in : navy, green, brown, and grey, ■ At 6s 6d a yard.. Mixed Tweeds, . . .'■ in dark' grey and navy blue, . .-.■:■ at 2s 6d a yard. Fancy Striped Face Tweeds, in nine: different fashionable shades; 46in wide, : : : : ' r *at 4s 6d a. yard. Chevron Striped Tweeds, in mixed colours, 43in wide; six ■■•-•■ different shades, " ; ; ;■•■".• -' - : at 2s lid a yard. . Heavy. Drey Tweeds, .'■■'-:■ \ ? in grey grounds, with fancy.mixed stripes; 43iii wide, ; ;■ • -.-.■■• at 2s lid a yard. Heavy Thjck Tweeds, : ; all wool, in fancy stripes; 52in wide, ;.:^ ; -;■•.-■'..;■ at 4s lid' a yard. . T pfain Cheviots, ; . in navy, brown, green, now blue, ' moss and paon j-54in wide, .. v -at 2s lid a yard., Plain AH Wool Cheviots, . m navy, brown, tabac, prunelle,, • -■r. clematis, moss, grey, heliotrope v. ' myrtle, saxe blue, paon, and other shades ;48in and 52in wide.. at 3s lid and 5s 6d a yard. piain Chevron Cheviots, ; V ' : in" paon, 4|on, prunelle, ' loutre^ ' taupe and navy ; 48in wide, * : ' : at 4s 6d a yard.. Fancy Striped Mixed Tweeds, ■ all wool, and in all fashionable shades, ■ .. , . : - at 2s lid a yard. Serges, J ■-' iii rough estamene, and fine: coat- . ing makes, in navy and black,s2 in to 56in wide, "'- - ■ . . ' at~2s 6d, 2s lid, 3s «d a yard. KIRKCALOIE & STA^S, .-. ■-■ .-'- :'■-■■■ LIMITED, . : ; ? ■ '
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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12488, 15 March 1909, Page 3
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749Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12488, 15 March 1909, Page 3
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