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Observer, Volume 1, Issue 24, 26 February 1881, Page 240

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Visitors to Aucldand -would do well to 1 . CALL ON 3. HOWDEN And inspect his Stock of GOLD PIANOS, AND ORGANS, SILVER JEWELLERY, WATCHES. ETC. B®, Which they will find upon average to be TWENTY PER CENT. CHEAPER than any Other House. SHORTLAND STREET, (Adjoining General Post Office.) 335 fjl & E. CHERMSIDE, Albert-street, Auckland, CABINET MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, &c. Mahogany, Walnut, and Colonial Wood Suites supplied at Trade Price and quality guaranteed. ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. «1 TO OUR READERS. The Editor of the Observer will at all times be glad to receive information from correspondents living in town or country or the other colonies on .subjects of general interest, more especially on matters connected with sport, the drama, and fashion. Commuiticntioiis from ladws will be particularly welcome. As it is intended regvlarly to record in the Observer the leading social events of the colony, the Editor will be glad to receive authentic information in this rcyard. TO SUBSCRIBERS. The Subscription to the OBSERVER (ptost JreeJ ■is now permanently fixed at the following rates — Cash. Credit. Three months 3s. 6d. ... 4s. Od. Six months 7s. Od. ... Bs. Od. Oneyear Ms. Od. ... 16s. Od. Any person soiduiy us itcclrc quarterly or half-yearly subscriptions, will receive a copy of the Observer for a quarter gratis. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. On and after the llth December the charge for advertisements in the Observer' well be Four Shillings (■is.) per inch, nett. Space being limited it is obviously impossible to maintain the literary character of the Observer and at the same lime submit to the ever-increasing pressure oa its commercial columns. The weekly circtdation oj the OBSERVER is noio guaranteed to be over 1000, with a regular increase of two or three hundreds per month. Our advertising piatrons are therefore respectfully informed that advertisements for the current week's publication must be in the ofiice not later than 10 a.m. on Thursday morning. A. S. HATHBONE.