Business Advertisements. The Demand for Goods Manufactured by THE IVTEW FJEALAND /CLOTHING FACTORY, Is steadily increasing every year, as shown by the fact that the Firm now have *ar 25) RETAIL BRANCHES (25 Open in the Colony. The durability of the MOSGIEL TWEEDS, Combined with SUPERIOR FITTING AND STERLING VALUE, In every Garment, has stamped their pro ducts as being undeniably the Most Superior that can be Produced While the range of price ia so varied as BE WITHIN REACH Of the most Economical* Agents for the Celebrated WERTfIEIM SEWING MACHINES. Wanganui Branch : Corner of Victoria Avenue & Ridgway Street G. J. FERGUSON, Manager. (}-i A to be r>l A 3b 1U GIVEN AWAY. ±/lU PLACED IN ONE OF THE WINDOWS ATI The Cash Drapery Warehouse IS AN ORDINARY GLASS JAR Full of dried peas, beans, and other seeds. NICHOLLS I CO. Will give the above amount in HARD CASH o whoever GUESiSES the Correct or nearest Number of Seeds contained in this bottle. CONDITIONS :— Every Cash Purchaser of 5s worth of Goods will be allowed to make an Estimate, purchasers of 10s worth Two Estimates, and so on, one Esti- mate being allowed for each 5s expended. Should no one guess the ex- act number the money will be given to the nearest, and should two or more guess the same exact or nearest number, the money will be equally divided. Tickets will be given, and dupli- cates kept of every number regis- tered. IT COSTS NOTHING TO ESTIMATE. iS? The Seeds will be counted and money paid on the 31st of December, at an hour to be announced in a future ad- vertisement. NICHOLIiS & CO. CASH DRAPERY WARE- HOUSE. VICTORIA AVENUE, WANGANUI. £101 GIVEN AWAY, j £\Q IMPORTANT NOTICE, "ZEALANDIA" BRANDED BOOTS OO T S i Have given universel satisfaction for the I last Ten Years, t ZEALANDIA branded BOOTS obtained j highest Colonial Award at Melbourne and Sydney, and only Gold Medal at the NeAV Zealand International Exhi- bition. Every Pair "ZEALANDIA" Boots are branded on the soles. Why buy unwearable Boots ? Ask for, and ace that you get, the "ZEALANDIA" brand, sold Wholesale^by the Manu- facturers, JJIGHTBAND, -A.LLAN & KJO. CHKISTCHURCH. VALUABLE HOTEL PROPERTY. To Let for a term of years on reasonable terms. 