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Star (Christchurch), Issue 731, 26 September 1870, Page 1

A SURPRISINGLY CANDID AND NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT. V IN consequence of the General Dulness of Trade during the past three months, due principally to the unprecedented wet weather that has prevailed, OF dtt:n"St.a.:b:l:e house, Finds himself with a VERY LARGE STOCK OF DRAPERY on hand, that under more favourable circumstances, in the usual course of Trade, would have been CLEARED OFF, And having H lately received Advices of ANOTHER LARGE SHIPMENT of 94 cases xixr tfibcies moktarch:, Now Daily Expected, finds it absolutely necessary, financially and otherwise, to submit to A SEVERE REDUCTION OP PRICES. TO ENSURE A THOROUGH AND SUCCESSFUL SALE And in order still further to merit the support and patronage of all the Ladies whose sympathies are enlisted in favour of various Charitable and Religious Purposes, he has j resolved to devote from the proceeds of the sale, the Sum of m jb «€*, To be distributed as^follows, immediately after the close of the Sale: — £. s. d. i St Michael's Bazaar Committee ... ... ... • 20 0 0 Benevolent Aid ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Christian Knowledge Society ... .... ... io 0 0 St Luke's Parsonage Fund {... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Debt on S. John's Church ... ... ... ... io 0 0 Catholic Orphanage ... • ... ... ... 10 0 0 Wesleyan Church Gallery Fund ... ... ... 10 0 0 Female Refuge ... ... ... ... ... io o 0 Sunday School Union ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 • , £100 0 0 The SALE at DUNSTABLE HOUSE commenced on SATOKDAY, 3rd September, and'will be continued until Saturday, October .l. T^TMXjJLJLAJSOi PRATT. August 81, 1870. ; 1560 A COMPLEMENT TO THE ABOVE. W. PHATT, IN TENDERING his GRATEFUL 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to an Appreciative Public for the success that has so far attended the Sale at ©UNSTABLE HOUSE, takes the present opportunity of ADDING TO THE FORMER LIST, DONATIONS to several influential and important sections of the community that were inadvertently omitted. ' He has therefore much pleasure in announcing the following additions:— £ s. d. Presbytenan Church ... ... ... ... io o o Congregationalists ... ... ... ... io 0 0 United Methodist Free Church ... ... ... io 0 0 Jewish Synagogue ... ... ... ... io 0 0 Being deßirous of disarming the adverse criticism of many who may regard this, and I previous notice, as a PHARISAICAL DISPLAY OE LIBERALITY, he trusts that they will be charitable enough to consider that the ability to carry out the objects proposed depended upon giving it full publicity. THE NEW GOODS, NOW LANDING FROM THE MONARCH, WILL BE SOLD AT A VERY MODERATE ADVANCE UPON ENGLISH WHOLESALE PRICES. September 14, 1870. cl 636

LATE FIRE. THE Business of the undersigned will bo carried on (temporarily during the erection of their sew stores) in the premißco lately occupied by Mr Hughes, Stationer, direotly opposite their Stores lately burnt down in Cashel street. 4797 c K. & D. SUTHERLAND. NOTICE. rjIHE Undersigned having OPENED the CAMBRIDGE BOARDING - HOUSE, Opposite Colombo Bridge, Hereby solicits public patronage, and hopes, by strict attention to comfort and economy, to deserve the same. 1737 ROBERT FENTON. TO LET, one of those convenient and centrally situated brick SHOPS, opposite Preece and Ick's Central Salejards. Possession given on Ist October. Kent moderate. Apply to PHEECE, ICK & CO.| C 1682