Messrs Gabites and Plante have an adver tisement in another column, in which they announce a clearing sale of Winter stocks The prices in every department, are astonishing low, and our readers will do well to glance over the list.
Official information has been received to the effect that the Milford ship-wreck alarm was caused by the s, s. Oraapere and Wainui, exchanging signals. It appears that the Union boats have been supplied with new signals, and these two steamers were practis ing, regardless of the panic they were creating among the Milford rustics. It occurs to us that the Union Company ought to pay the expenses of the Titan’s trip. It is announced in our advertising columns qhat Mr H. Wilson Smith has taken over from MrT.B. Craig the South Canterbury Agency of the Equitable Life Insurance Company of the United States. Mr .Craig has been the district agent for the past two years and during that period he has done an extensive and profitable business and acquired a wide oonnection for the company. He is now leaving for a visit to Sydney and Mr Wilson Smith as announced is taking over the agency. We wish him success.
You can be happy if you will stop all your doctoring yourself and families with expensive doctors or cure-alls that do only harm, and use Nature’s simple remedies for all your ail ments, you will be well, and happy and save great expense. The greatest remedy for this, i he great, wise, and good will tell you, is Am. i'o’s Hop Bitters.
