LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6721, 16 February 1900, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ The New Zealand Medical Congress will commence its annual session at the City Council Chambers on Monday. Professor Hugh M'Kenzie, brother of the Minister of Lands, arrived from the south by last night's express train. The Premier, the Minister of Lands, and the Minister of Education were engaged in departmental business this 'morning. At noon the Premier left for Lyttelton to visit the troopship Knight Templar and make final arrangements, and the Hon W. C. Walker paid ai visit to the Sunnyside Asylum. We are informed by Messrs W. Strange and Co. that their monster clearance sale (now on) has proved, so far, extremely successful. The last days of this great sale have. now arrived, and, whEt #ith the' special purchases (made since the sale began), '.and the heaps of remnants, odd lots, job lots, damaged goods, ' soiled good&fygtti, etc., whipl^ have accumulated durinaj&pj^ess « f ; the sale, and will be Bold offikti Startling prices,' the closing days promise, Va'o far as we can see, to be very rich in bargains. Indeed, we should strongly advise every lady who can to make a point of attending thia Bale. It closeS'on 28th inst. 5696 First prize hams 7d per lb, first prize bacon 6d pet lb at Kincaid's G.I.C. X2547 CeylindoVTea is the best. It is fragrant, rich and malty. Prioes ls 6d, ls lOd, 2s 2d, 2s 6d per lb, at Kincaid's G.I.C. X2547 Snowdrop Sugar, with Ceylindo, 2£d per ib, at Kinoaid's G.I.C. X2547 Mason's Extract of Herbs is the original and only genuine extract. Eight gallons of delicious beer for Bd. Refuse any other. Beware of mean and fraudulent imitations. 29 gold medals. Good: it's Mason's. 2583 Tumblers from 2s 6d dozen, jam and Jelly jars from 2s 6d dozen. Fletcher Bros., crockery merchants. High Street. 7735 Jam and jelly jars from 2s 6d; per dozen ; jelly tumblers, 2s 3d dozen; Mason fruit jaTS from 4a 9d dozen; preserving pans from 3s Id each; preserving sugar, warranted to make Jam keep for years, 2£d per lb, 701b bag 14s 6d. Fletcher Bros., direct importers, High Street. 7736