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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 50, 11 December 1902, Page 19

We have to thank Messrs. Brophy and Co land, insurance, and financial agents, Palmerston North, for a copy of their ' Land and Investment Gazette.' Persons intending to settle in the North Island would do well to put themselves in communication »with the firm. *** The annual retreat for ladies at the Convent of tht Sacred Heart, Timaru, will begin on Monday, January 5, and end on the following Nuturda-" morning. Th« retreat will be preached by a Jesuit Father, and ladies who wish to attend should upplv as soon as possible to the Rev. Mother.— •*• Visitors to Wellington will find first-class accommodation at that old-established hostelry. Barrett's Hotel, Lambton Quay The new proprietors, Messrs. Estall and Paterson, have made extensive alterations and improvements, and ha\o refurnished it throughout, so that it is now all that the travelling public need desire. The accommodation for boarders and travellers is complete iD every detail, and as it is centrally situated, being close to the wharf and the banks, it is sure to become on* of the most popular hotels m the Empire City ♦♦* Mr. Alex. Sligo, bookseller am! stationer, George street, Dunedin, calls attention to his superior stock of goods suitable for Christmas and New Year presents such as cards, purses, pocket -books, letter and cigarcases, albums, »etc He has also a fine selection of Catholic prayer books at prices to suit all patrons. H* makes a special offer for December and January to stamp free of cost, in gold letters, the initials or name of patron on all prayer books or leather goods when the purchase money amounts to 10s or o\er. — *** mm