BUSINESS NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVIII, Issue 12365, 3 December 1904, Page 5

BUSINESS NOTES.

"^ Williams and Harper hold their usuaß Saturday Sale ithis diay, - commencing ato Noon, and have 'a big Jiist of entries to»> offer for sale.

Everybody should see the big weddingcake in Duatun's window to-night; aleic* Amas noveJties, including Japanesos. dOyleys. Just ready for the Xniass, trade.

Now that Xmas is drawing near, parents should make 'a point of seeing Mrs.. Martin's display of present for girls an<& boys at the depot (opposite Newmarkefc Hotel). A nice line tto please the girls* it a special line of dnesse'd dolls an<iL other nice presents. Mrs. -Martin has> : a fine window display entitled Mistres®. Marys-Garden, which as well wortht seeing.

Yoai want to send a nice present itc* a Jiidy friend? You don't know what she would like? :Send her one of those-' beau'itiful eolliid silver hair brushes which* Mr. J. Forlbes iis seslling at 15s 6d each_ She Will be deldghtied. ißr.uslies Uke?" ■this have 'never been a/t .th'iis price "ira Wanganui .before.

Mr. Colin MctDonaild, who; h;as purchased the assigned estate of F. Loveday, announces in anblther column tbatr, the great Wanganui sale will continue? for three weeks more. Now is youir chance, ladies, to gelt fia-st-cl'asis goods?* for practically nolthi'ng. Everything; is marked down to the very' lowe&fe figure. . .

The Orchard and Garden Fruits' Act: of 1903 .is now *n force, and ithe .Department of Agriculture is drawing the attention of fruitgrowers and others to* ■Uhe measure. Mr. Kirk, Government! Biologist, says .the Act does not stipulate any Specific treatmenit, but, i£: spraying is resorted Ito for CodMn Moth^ it should be done at once. Spraying is; undoubtedly the only sure a-emedy foir thepest. ptiher remedies such as hand— * aging,l eitc:," l-esullt only in qualified sue—, cess, and that .after the season's fruifc has been lost (the bandiages trappirig^' only some of the grubs aifter they have? left ftheifruilt, resxilting in some good forr tihe ruest season. In "Eclipse" specifics Messns. Harrowhy and Knight oladm «■„ remedy_ unisqiiialiled by any other. Foot effectlivehesiSj economy arid simplicity o£: use, "Eclipse" iis just whait the names (implies. A2s hotitle will make 60 gal— - lons of spray diluted in cold water (nk> .boiling, mo Itotiheir), enough tto do/fromV. 75 .to 100 trees ait a cost of less^ tiham one_penniy per .tree. Remember, now? is tho only ttdme to spray. As mayibe seen by ithe (time table irsi another column'of tMs issue, the Cabbie— cliff Rajilway Company has now com— monoed'a'uia.niing Sunday anoi'niiig .trains^ to and .from Castlecliff yiand wdl continuesto do so'l'dgUb through the summerTrains will run as follows:—Leaveir Castlecliff alt 10 a.m.. 2 p.m., 4.45pp.mr,. r , anld 6.30 p.m., and from Wanganui at.-. 10.30 a.m./ 2.30 p.m., 5.5 p.m., andl 9.30 p.m. . -••-••.■ .;•.: .. -

The prolblem of dressing; ybua- child-i- -i ren cheaply land we;!! is solved :, says Mi*^.' Has'tiiiigs iMoore, by caUling at his dra— v pery iand clolthing premises, 96, Ridg— way iStn-eet.. He iEoMb a large stock: of children's dresses,'i ovenalk, pihia— ■■•/, foreSj silk and mxisllin hats, sun honnets.^ etc. A leading iline just now is child— '■ '.;■ .-... ren's 'HoMarid pinafores, all sizes, ls^."v each. ,For Ibbys' wear, don't forget ',to» ;; see our iboys' sailor blouses :in gallatea^-; ihtolland, 'and white di'ill; als^o our big; '■-! stock of boys' Norfolk and sailor sii'ts. Messi"S. C. L. Duigan and Co., auc-r.: tdoheei-s, Avail sell at ffcheaavrooms a^2.3o>;- : p.m., a parcel of 20 shares (£s.paid) '•"na >- the Wanginui Meat Freezing Co. As; > this Company pays 8 per cent; dividend, these sWkres lai*© a fiirst-olass .'n- , : vestment. '■.:'-. ■:■]; ■'.'■■'■■■■■■■.''■:■- ■ ■-■;:'■■■■:■:s