Business Notes.
"TDon't you wish you were in my shoes?" is the question asked by Mr. W. H. Bird in his replace advertisement. The clearance sale commences to-day (Saturday), and the stock must be cleared to make room for the new season's .goods. Some have already arrived, per steamers' Ruapehu, Gothic, and Beira, and will be included in tlxe general knock-down. Now is the time to save money, if you have money. Sale reductions are for cash only.
Farmers' produce, furniture, and merchandise of every description fills the sale list for the Central Austion Mart to-day. Mi". J. G. Browne, a« will be seen by advertisement, has a lot of saleable goods to "knock down," and will commence selling at 1.30 sharp. Mr. H. J. A. Randrup, long and favourably known through his association with the cycjle trade in Wangairai, has been appointed agent for the Wanganui district for tihe Rover wheel, and has opened commodious premises in the Avenue, next Mr. Keeping's auction mart. The ■showroom is replete witihi every convenience, and Mr. Bondrup is prepared to execute all repairs and renewals at the (shortest notice. JExcedemt engineering space at tihe back has been taken full advantage of as a workshop, where the latest appliances for repairs are fitted up. Mr. Randrup'e enterprise will doubtless ensure liberal patronage. Messrs. Baddeley and Forlong are again to the front with some seally first-class, daiiy farms for sale or lease. Freeholds can be secured by m-<nng a small deposit. They aiso have some cheap house properties, which are worth inquiring about,1 and sections, both town and suburban, in good localities. In fact they can suit you with anything, frWm~an eighth of an acre upwards.
We wish to draw settlers' special attention to the stock entries advertised by. Messrs Baddeley and Forlong to be sold at their new yard& fl Taylorville, on Wednesday, the 27th instant, at 11.50 a.m. Fuither entries solicited.
Messrs. Wakeman and Co., hotel brok-. ers, Taupo Quay, publish with this issue their revised list of hotels for immediate sale, freehold and leasehold, and will be pleaded to give full particulars to bona fide buyers. The Wanganui Settlers' Bdver Steamship Company's fine passenger steamer Aotea sails as usual for Pipiriki on Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock. "For only one week more" is Mr. Hastings Moore's notice re his great stocktaking sale, as it is imperative that the stock of drapery and1 dlothiing must be still further reduced, to make room for new" goods,to arrive. He advises those wanting a firstclass outfit at small cost to visit his premises, Cumminis 3 Buildings, Ridgway street. Persons who desire to obtain better positions and higher wagesi are invited to investigate the claims of the American School of Corespiond'ence, which is advertised in another column of this issue. This school is stated to have many natural advantages in teaching- the theory of' the trades and 'engineering professions, and coaching for examinations, and1 numbers its students by thousands. Without leaving home or losing time from, work* the student pursues a thorough course of study under the direction of able instructors, who are always ready and willing to assist him. Instruction papers, prepared specially for teaching by mall are furnished free, and special information with regard to difficulties is also furnished to students without extra charge. Particulars of the working of the school can be obtained by writing for a. free illustrated hand-book and copies of testimonials; from New Zealand students, mentioning the subjects in which you are' interested.
Mi*. J. Fairburn, land agent, is advertising a choice building site for sale, full particulars of which will be supplied on application.
Messrs. Williams and HarperY* sale wil take placo at noon as usual to-day, when they will offer a long list of specials, including the racehorse The Miller, a good perform'??, also ,good buggy horse, fireproof safe, vehicles, produce, poultry, etc.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11713, 16 August 1902, Page 2
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