BUSINESS NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 February 1902, Page 2

BUSINESS NOTES.

Readers, are advised to. visit the T.Y.M.I. swimming sports to, b.s hvld at the baths on Saturday; February Bth. Afternoon tea, will be provided for all, and a good programme will be submitted. Messrs. Hatrick and Cp.'s splendid new steamer- W.aione will go. to Pipiriki and the reaches beyond to-morrow (Sunday), at 7 a.m., connecting with the China at Kori--11 iti- Passengers who cannot spare the time to make the two days" trip can return by the Waicme at u-bqut 4 p.m. At Mr. J. 11. Keesing's usiml weekly sale to-duy a long and varied catalogue i's to be ottered. Mr Hastings Moore, the Ridgway Street draper and clothier, announces a great clearing sale of the whole of his stock. Everything, he says, is reduced to prices; that must sell the goods, us it is imperativethat the stock must be reduced. The third visit of-the Polypathic Medical! Institute, of Christchurch, will end on Sunday night at 8 o'clock- at. Foster's Ho-teL Messrs Read Bros, advertise a nrst-elas.s-private boardinglfjouse. for sale—to be sold a, bargain, a* the owner is. leaving Wanganui. "What, to/ drink" is answered by R. Ayre.-' advertisement in another column. We acknowledge receipt from-the publishers of two cookery books—the '•Eet^n*. mic" and tiie "Technical"—by Mrs \'. B\ Miller. These little volumes' are .it-know.'. iediieil to be authoritative on ttue subject:, and Mrs Miller is .so well known in conuetr-". tion with culinary maitei's, that & werevain to dispute anything, she may say, even if anyone in the colony were disposed to do so, which is not\ab all likely. " Both books hiivo "tine through; a number of editions., w.liiurt goes far to; 7>rov.e the estimation fhj ■which they are. held.--generally. The trip by the Stontftwxj/jto.Nelson ha.s.been abandoned.' As. the ■* Anchor ~kiw steamer Kennedy is;.lea,vm» for Nelson tor. ntgbt. no inconvenienco will be caused to. those who intend to, witness ;the Jubilee celebrations. We give a final reminder to old NelswKins and others of the exceptional ajn>or-. tunity offered of a trip tor Sunny N-jlson bythe s.s. Kennedy, which leav*& the wlnu:( at midnight to-night, affording a full' weeftV. star to witness the festivities in connection. with Nelson's 60th anniversary. We have not the slightest chmbfe that the Kennedy will bo a fult ship. The Press", .and "Canterburr Tlmtjh'> deyote a special supplemoub of linepictures and letterpress, in rt&pcct to Netson's Diamond Jubilee. TWO DAYS' EXCURSION- TO PIPIRIKI ANWI.WER REACHES. The fine powerful steamer Aotea will sail or (he above places mi Sunday at 71 ;"^i^_ ! HATRICK'S STEAiIEB.S. Messrs Hut rick and Co.'s large^^^^^^| steamer Mauuwai will make tTio^^^^^^H iuon excursinn to-morrow {Su^^^^^^^^| v.30 to 5 o'clock. J^^^^^^^H