The Ashburton Guardian.

IPRICB-ONE PENNY

VOL. Y.—No. 1,536

ASHBURTON. SATURDAY. MAY 9. 1885.



Surveyor, Civil £x C. E. FOOKS j Architt Crm. Esgkkbbks, Vaiu StnavßTOßs, akd La; TRIANGLE, WA Abhbubto Shipping Shortest and a ROUTE TO GRI AND EUROPE, THROT AND, via SANDWICH The Pacific Mail Steal (under contract with th and New South Wales Gc despatch the nndennentic under: — Passengers booked to pool, or Paris at a thi securing special advantagi For rates of Freight an •or full information, applj GARD'NER & PIOI i 161, Hereford stree Conveyance TINWALD AND MOT RAILWAY MOUNT SOMERS AND ROYAL MAIL C The above Caach leave for Cavendish Rail way Stat day and Saturday, meeting Passengers by morning oeed by coach to Alford Fi Metbven in time for the Christchurch, or may rtti the last train for Ashburtc in JC AUSTRALASI pAEOELS B : Parcels and Packages fo address-, at cheap, thro rates. One charge. No extras. No charge for booking c packages op to 661bs wei city. Daily despatches t Great Britain, Europe an every steamer. Extract from tariff, inclui to Address of Consignee W 3 S S. <» 1L r I ? o, P* <* -



Oonanltati 3, 3> r * 7 i 1 s ) I gPU KT 1 ( £i,UOO 320 0. NINTH GRAND DRAWING IS NC To a purchaser of 25 will be given gratis. From the undoubted great success these dr; tained throughout New Z motors are enabled to bri the public every two mot this Company has a large ; Conaultationista (about tl against, some of whom names have been mean en utmost toinjurethe promt burg Company, they cam Company is too well eata vorably known with lhe(p New Zealand. The large number of a came in too late will be r ninth drawing ; or it the £ the money will be returns The ninth grand draw will close the end of tenth Hamburg drawing the Ist of J uly. This ninth grand draw of 320 money prizes, amoi subscribed by 8,000 meml The various Money Pri trlbuted as follows : 1 £3OO prize; 1 £2OO prize; 2 £SO prizes; 10 £25 prizes; 15 £2O prizes; 160 £lO prizes ; 100 £f amount, £4,000: 320 mon To a purchaser of 25 p will be given gratia. The grand principle of i Drawings is that a purch grammes is guaranteed a chances are in favor of thi ing a large prize, as ther prizes to 100 small ones, tor of £2 the chances at against him ' drawing a head prize or any other by an Investor of 10a. Read this.— In Boaz’a burg Drawings the grei only 25 to 1 against an i drawing a prize. But care enormous odds against in a horse or cash prize horse consultations. Th replaced for each dra’ cash prizes, which gives odds against investors, would simply ask investc the odds before placing th( in any horse consultations; pany would not presume tc that they have a number ( may win a number c t prizei vestment of 10s. Note. —Prize winners w large or small prizes are their names will not be ma out their written consent This ninth grand drawing take place under the super mittee of eight subscribers will be paid over as early a the drawing. Notice —Country ohequ rect by Bank, only payabl and Is added for exchanj orders preferred, made p; Boaz. Bank notes accep stamps for reply and resu letters and telegrams not re and address of applicant sh written. All letters must TT> „ Care Mr DUdZi) Wholesale Toba< Box 64 Post Office Dn OTHING SUOCE SUCCESS. KOBIN H( Look at our Dunedin C Autumn resul First prize, Birthday flan First prize, Grand Nat Two races and eight clase Apply Early DUNEDIN BIRTHDAY To be run at Dunedin, B N.Z. GRAND NA' To be run at Christchurch, Will Close Maj 8,000 members at 10s. A 1 W(inh ticket baa ten cha



Consultations. The globe consultation co.’s programme on the BIRTHDAY HANDICAP (Dunedin) AND N.Z. GHAND STEEPLECHASE (Christchurch), To be run on 25ih May, 1885, 6,000 SHARES at 10a EACH, L 3.000. First prize Birthday Handicap, 1.600; First prize N.Z Grand National Handicap, L4OO. About 100 Prizes. The above company, in presenting their second programme, wouldcallspecial atten tion to the address of the parties en trusted with the correspondence. Having been entrusted by the Canterbury Jockey and other Clubs with the sole manage ment and control of their totaliaators, which have given universal satisfaction to the public, will be a sufficient guarantee ss to the genuineness and successful working of the coneubation. Special advantages are offered to investors in the Globa Consultation Com pany, by reason of the tickets being printed in such a manner ns to enable the pnrchaser of a whole ticket to dispose of a half-share, and as each half of the ticket is numbered, the money will be paid to holders of same on presentation. Letters to enclose two 2d stamps for reply and result. Money orders accepted. I Cheques marked correct with Is exchange added outside of Canterbury. Ten per cent, deducted from all prize moneys. Programmes, with nominatirus and full particulars, sent post free on application. Address— GLOBE CONSULTATION COMPANY, Box 287 Post Office, Care HOBBS & GOODTHN, Office—Hobbs’ Buildings, Cathedral 3 372 Square, Christchurch. Business Notices. TOWLE’S pennyroyal and steel pills for ‘ females quickly correct all irregulari tiesand relieve the distressing symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is lid and 2s 9d, of all chemists. Prepared only by E. T. Towle, chemist, Nottingham, Eng land. Wholesale of all the wholesale houses.—Beware of imitations. 112 MR SIDNEY WOLF, From the Royal Academy of Music, Professor of Pianoforte and Singing, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashbur ■ m and surrounding district that the fresh , ■m commences on THURSDAY, the J Bth instant. For terms apply to Mr Wolf, at his residence, Cox street; or at Mr T. F. Faeley, stationer, Saunders’ Buildings. Concerts, balls and parties arranged for. Pianofortes tuned, toned and regulated. - I 31 Mount somers & methven ROYAL MAIL COACH. Ou and after January Ist, 1885, the ndersigned will run a Coach each Tuos ay, Thursday and Saturday, starting at oon from Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers, >r Springburn and Alford Forest, there snnecting with Duff a Coach from Methven jturning same evening. Fares—Spring urn, 2s, return, 3s; Alford Forest, 4s, jturn, a. 27 T. HIX. Ashburton coal and WOOD DEPOT, R. s7bean FIRE Has for Sale at Lowest Rates— COAL (Newcastle and Native). POSTS and RAILS, STAKES, WIRE,&c OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, OHIOKWHEA r. Also, a first-class NEW EXPRESS with Reversible Seats. Terms, if desired. R. S. Bean, West steeet. 6 1147 Public Companies. IkTEW ZEALAND LOAN & MER- JjS CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve, £210,000. Makes LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on Freeholds, on Stptions and Stock, and on growing clij of Wool. RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, Grain, Tallow, Leather, Hides, Skins, etc., for sale in New Zealand, Aus tralian, and London Markets. UNDERTAKES INDENTS of British, Continental, East Indian, and Ameri can goods, and Commissions in all branches of Mercantile Business. HOLDS PERIODICALS AUCTION SALES of Wool, Grain, Skins, Hides, Tallow, Live Stock, Land, etc, at its Salerooms, Warehouses and the Cen tral Markets. Special and Clearing Sales also conducted. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN SACKS, at Lowest Current Rates. AGENTS IS CANTERBURY FOR— Ruston Proctor and Co.’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines., acknowledged to be the Best Machines Imported into New Zealand. Felton and Guilleaume's Patent Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire Candy’s Patent Cotton Belting. Maldon Island Guano. Farther particulars on application at the ; Company’s Offices, Christchurch, Ashbnr t ton and Rakals. JOHN COOKE, s Manager. 1 Christchurch H, H. SEORKTAN, , gent, Ashburto O. W . jRNEr eit



Business Notices. ONE box of Clark’s b 41 pills is war ranted to cure all discharges from th« urinary organa in either sex (acquired 01 constitutional), gravel and pains in th< back. Guaranteed tree -from mercury. Sold in boxes 4s 6d each, by all chemists and patent medicine vendors. Sole pro. prietors, The Lincoln and Midland Coun ties Drug Co., Lincoln, England, Whole sale of all the wholesale houses. 1 IS T) BID AND GRAY’S flu New Positive Feed Broadcast Seedsower, i For Sowing Grain, Grass, Turnip, Rape, Mangold, etc., and the Turnip Sower can bearranged, when ordered, to sow Lucerne or other small seeds simultaneously to the sowing of Ryegrass if desired. It is the only Sower in the Market that will sow with absolute regularity on either exces sively rough or very smooth land. It will sow any desired quantity of Grain or Grass by simply changing one wheel. Corn Drills all Sizes. Jointed Pulverising DifoHarrows. — The Best. —Over 500 in use. Improved Prize Ohapfcutxkrs.—With cast-steel mouthpieces, when properly handled, make no long straws, conse quently chaff requires no riddling. They are in use largely all over JNew Zealand', several of the large-sized machines being lately fitted up at Christchurch. Improved Double and Treble Furrow Ploughs.— The best, and consequently the cheapest in the market, 3, and 5 leaf harrows, Square linked chain har rows- New design of tripod harrows. 5 and 7 tined field grubbers. Cambridge rollers, 20, 24, and 26 inches diam. Plain cylinder field rollers. Horse gears for 1, 2,3, and 4 horses. Best iron-bark swingle-trees, Ropes and pully gear for 4-horse yokes. Threshing machine fit tings Belting all sizes. Iron and brass castings of all kinds to order. Fencing standards cut and punched to any length and guage. Drays made from best sea soned timber, with Gilpin axles. Gray’s patent standard for folding sheep. Winner*. ->f the Gold Medal at the j Melbourne Exhibition for their Double I Fukrow Plough, vide Jurors’ Report:— “ Ploughs —ln ploughs there is one ex hibit to which we wish to draw special attention as being the beat, and that is the Double Furrow of Retf and Gray, of Dunedin, Kew Zealand, monish and con struction it is far superior to any other Eakaia. The New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company are now representing ns in this district RETD GRAV T. A. GATES, PETER! U [STREET 0 i h r. M r D PICTURES I W Framed Artistically. N E MAPS Properly Mounted. G None but the best materialci ONE BUT THE BEST E Cabinet-making Executed G W in inimitable style, N and Cheaply. I UNDERTAKER & CABINETMAKER. JJORB VALUABLE THAN GOLD If a daily increasing demand and an endless number of testimonials are a criterion of the popularity of an article, then Dr Low’s CHERRY PECTORAL is one of tho wonders of the present en lightened age. During the past winter and spring diseases of the throat and lungs have been very prevalent, and it has been admitted on all sides that when ever this valuable remedy has been ob tainable, numbers of lives have been saved by its timely use. Always have a bottle in the house. Soldfeverywhere at lu 6d and 2s 6d per bottle. Wholesale agents, Kempthorne, Prosser and Co , Christchurch, and at the proprietor, H. j Citron, Chemist, Akaroa. __ 1 ATCHMAKERS sf EWELURS _ CH-GH. Government Notice. The public trust office OF NEW ZEALAND. Atention is directed to the provisions of the Acts establishing this Office, and to the advantages placed thereby within easy each of every colonist. Subject to such provisions, the State offers to every per son : I.—About to make his or her Will or Codicil. 2. —Intending to provide for Wife and Children or others by deed of Settlement. 3.—Settling Property by way of Mar riage Settlement. 4.—Desiring to renounce tho Trusts of Will, having been appointed Executor or Trustee under the same. s.—Having acted as Trustee, Executor or Administrator, wishing to be relieved oi che burthen of Trustee hip or Adminia ration, the option of nsugthe State ma thinery, and gives an absolute guarantee against loss of funds by fraud, peculation, or dishonesty. Every information may be obtained fWm ALEXANDER LEAN, Agent at Christchurch; Ot from R. C. HAMERTON, Public Trustee Wellington, 12 th May, 1882



Business Notices. pEOWN ISON WORKS, ARMAGH STREET, Christchurch. Portable Eanges Burn Wood and Goal—in Four Sizes. PAINTED CORRUGATED IRON IN Five, Six and Seven Feet Lengths, 40 per cent. Obeaper than Galvanised Iron. 10 1988 HGBIESSELICH AND CO. • WEAVERS’ HALL, WOOL EXCHANGE, LONDON, SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Established i 855. Ship to order any description of British and Continental Goods upon 2J per cent, commission, selected by buyers with Colonial experience, and attend to the prompt realisation of Produce at highest prices upon 1 per cent, commission. Orders to be accompanied by Letters of Credit or part remittance in Bank Drafts or Produce. Open Policies of Insurance for floating cargoes to cover sea risks. References—Chief Office of the London and Westminster Bank, or Agra Bank, London, and most of the Colonial Banks. Current Price L'sts, Produce Reports, and any necessary samples or information on application. 1 35 BALLANTYNE’S Great Sale. FIRST-CLASS DRAPERY & CLOTHING BEING) SACRIFICED AT MARVELLOUS PRICES. TH E Premises are shortly to be taken down and re* built. The Goods must therefore ' be cleared out, so that all who 3X@ likely to want Drapery should take the advantage of making an early call at DUNSTABLE HOUSE. NO DISCOUNTS. 39 G Li. Beath & Co., Having been declared the Successful Tenderers for the Entire Stock in the above Estate, will offer the same WITHOUT RESERVE, on Wednesday next, and following days, at ARGYLE HOUSE OASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH 6 100 High Street. H. A’COURT, Kaiapoi Woollen Company. W. BICKERTON, Sargoods, Dunedin. Trustees in the Estate. GREAT Drapery & Clothing Sale. v - *■ JN the Matter of the Assigned Estate of T. F, FOUNTAINS, Clothier and Draper,



Business Notices. TO THRESHING MAC HI N: PROPRIETORS. Threshing Books of all kinds and size neatly printed and bound to order at th Goaedian Office. A CARD—To all who are suffering froi the errors and indiscretion of youth nervous weakness, early decay, loss c manhood, etc., I will send a recipe tha will cure you free of charge. This grea remedy was discovered by a missionary ii South America. Send a self-addressei envelope and s'xpence to prepay postag to the Rev Joseph 'l'. Inman, station D New York City. U.S.A. 1 Caution. SOME unscrupulous firms are trying tc force on the New Zealand people i Nostrum, under the cloak that it is made in the United States— WHICH IS NOT TRUE. Under this pretence they are trying tr deceive the Public and Incautious Par. chasers into the belief that they are the Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS. We wish to warn all honest and unsns pecting people against this DECEPTION, and to call the attention once more to the facts that the Genuine American Co.’s BOP BITTERS Are put up in Squre, Panelled, Amber colored Bottles, with White Label on one side, printed in Black Letters, and Green Hop Cluster ; and, on the other side, Fellow Label, with Directions in Red Letters, in English and German, and the name of “Dr Soule” blown in every Bottle. This is the only form in which Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS are put In & /V ELZ BROTHERS, COAOHBUILDERS, BRICK BUILDINGS (Opposite Cookson’s Stables). We take this opportunity to inform our friends and the genera public that we have RE-COMMENCED BUSINESS and by turning out but first-class work at moderate charges hope to receive as before a fair share of patronage. To Re pairs, Re-painting and Re-Trimming, we pay particular attention. 1 152 Q 1 Tr , jf?/l per day to be made by per ct'J- 80ns of either sex, In their own localities, at work for us. New business. All meet with wonderful suc cess, Anyone can do the work. Capital not required. We will start you. Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The employment is particularly adapted to the region in which this publication circulates. Boy. and girls earn nearly as much as Full particulars and instructions maile,. free. Now is the time—don't delay, but writs to us at once. vddross Stinson and 00. Portland, Maine, United States. R. GALL O W A WHEELWRIGHT Wakanui road, Ashburton. Y. (Next Ray’s Machine Shop) Special attention is devoted to all kinds of repairs. Combined with moderate charges. 211199 Thos. Bullock. Revised list of properties For Sale and to Lot, etc. SUBURBAN. A small Farm containing 60 acres, with dwelling house, neal town ; liberal terms Lots 18 and 41, each containing 1 rood 39 perches, Allenton Suburban District Lot 86, North-west Town Belt, con taining 1 acre, capital site for a private residence Lots 94, 95, 96, fronting the Wakanui road, good site for a house Lots 62 63, corner of Wakanui road and Town Belt Lot 22, containing Jf-acre, with five roomed house’, Alford Forest road Lots 42, 43. 44, 62, 63, together with house, Aileuton, near the Woollen Factory Lot 24, Alford Forest road, together with dwelling-house Five acres, first class building site, corner of Middle and Allan road TINWALD, Lot 43, fenced and planted, with three roomed house thereon Lots 356, 359, 360 Lots 8, H, 101, McMurdo street Lota 234, 235, 236, 237, Anne street TOWN PROPERTIES. 777, Corner of Cox and William street 778, Adjoining fronting Cox street. 1090, Wills street, with five-roomed bouse, well situated 635, Peter street, with dwelling-house and blacksmith’s shop, 545, 554, 555, To let only, at a nomi nal rental, TO LET ; Seven-roomsd House on the Town Bell east, near the Parsonage, at a low rental Five-roomed Cottage in Burnett street Commodious premises in H ast street Blacksmith’s shop, together witl dwelling-house, in Peter street Five-roomed house at Trevorton Four-roomed house at Trevorton Four-roomed house, Graham’s road Tinwald Shop and boarding-house in Triangle Comfortable House, together witl Stable, near the Woollen Factor; Office in Arcane Shop and dwelling in Moore street. 12s 6d per week—commodious boardinj house to let at the above rental MISCELLANEOUS ; FOR SALE. Second-hand double-seated Buggy Eight-horse power portable engine, cheaj Barb wire No 8 and 10 fencing wire Spring carts, new Ploughs, harrows, drays Strong building for removal, euitabl for granary or stable Quantity of mixed Firewood, from Wai mate, cheap Second-hand Drays Thomas Bullock, ARCADE, ASHBURTON



The Standard u mpany. E >a Cj PEOIAL NOTICE, e i, THE LIGHT-RUNNING .f ■ STANDARD e ! SEWING MACHINE. > 5 The STANDARD has more Improvements than all the other Sewing Machines put together 1 Has always been the best and is now the cheapest. That it meets every require ment of a critical public is shown by its great popularity and in creasing sale throughout America, Europe, Australia and New Zea land. WALTHAM ''sjO AGENT FOR ASHBURTON— W. C. Page, EAST STREET, Aibturton- Business Notices. R N AND CHAFF STORE. CHAFFCUTTING. CHAFFCUTTING We are prepared to cut Chaff in any quantities, on Farmer’s premises. Tones & Bradshaw Havelock street. i 67 FOREST HOTEL. John Tisch, Who has again taken the hotel at Alford Forest, would be glad to receive a call rom his old friends and as many new nea as can make it convenient to giv look in Good acco> udation for horses, 1328 FOR the Blood is the Life.—Clarke’s world-famed blood mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities 1 from whatever cause arising For scrofula, scurvy, skin and blood diseases, and sores of all binds, its effects are marvellous. Thousands of testimonials. Sold in bottles 2s 6d and ll.s each by chemists and patent medicine vendors everywhere Solo ; proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland r Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, r ngland 116 i \T7AR WITH RUSSIA.—At the pre- W sent juncture it would be difficult for any one exc pt a prophet of the highest rank to say whether or not the , present negotiations between England and Russia will lead to a general European war, or whether they will end in smoke, i The absence of full information as to what f is transpiring between the two countries may indicate that the political breeze is blowing harmlessly past ; or, it may be g the awful silence which generally precedes a storm. In either case, we ought to be prepared for the worst. If a general war breaks out the price of nearly every article of commerce will rise. Among other commodities wool and labor will go up. Now is the time, therefore, to lay in a P stock of clothing, before the general ad vance begins. In order that we may not be caught napping we have just purchased a Splendid Assortment of Winter Tweeds and other materials necessary to a well -6 equipped tailoring establishment, which we are prepared to offer at unusually low prices for cash. Regarding style and fit, it is almost needless for us to repeat what everybody knows, viz , that by our scien tific mode of cutting, and the care exer used by us in fitting the figure, a, mis-fit is an impossibility.— Craighead and 00,, Merchant Tailors, Tanored street.



ueorge jameson. Rye Grass Seed. J AM A CASH* PUROHAfIB® GEO. JAMBSON, 7 230 Ashbnrtoa. To Farmers. I am a CASH PURCHASER or WHEAT, OATS and BARLEY. GEO. JAMESON, 3 206 Ashburton. Sheep Dip. FOR SALE* jyTTLE’S DIP, In 5 gallon drams AND FJIHOMAS’S DIP, in 161 b tins and 1001 b drama. GEORGE JAMESON, 2 261 Ashburton. Business Notice. ° t i o a NEW BAKERY & FLOUR STORE, &a Benjamin Morris Desires to return his best thanks to the public for the liberal support accorded to him since he has taken over the Wester* held Mills. He begs to state that he has now OPENED a STORE in the TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, where all orders by his former customers and others will be promptly attended to. WHS ATEN MEAL from Westerfield Mill BRAN and SHARPS always in stock He also begs to intimate that he has now OPENED A BAKERY, under the management of a first-class Baker, and trusts by strict attention business to merit a share of pnbl c patronage. ANALYSIS OF WESTERFIELD FLOUR. “ I have examined both chemically and microscopically the whole grain flour manufactured by Mr B. Morris. I fin 1 it to be quite free from adulteration, at ‘1 made from sound wheat of good quality “A. W. BICKERTON, “ Colonial Analyst. August 25th, 1884. 8 158 gLAUGHTERI SLAUGHTER ! ! Have You Read the Following 1 Hard Cash Prices, to be turned into Cash, An Immense Sacrifice must necessarily take place when Cash is so scarce as it is at present, MESSRS HAYES & CO., DESIRE to Inform the Public Generally, that they are determined to CLEAR IMMEDIATELY, 0 JTE-HALF GF THEIR LARGE AND AS SORTED STOCK OF BOOTS, CLOTHING DRAPERY AND MILLINERY, Amounting to £IO,OOO. SALE TO COMMENCE JANUARY 15th, 1885. Now Look at the Prices 1 Now Look at the Prices 1 DRESS DEPARTMENT. 3000 yards Print, 2f d originally 4Jd Colored Satens, 4£d, were 101 Linen Ginghams, 3£d, were 6d Dress Materials, various, 4£d were 10$d Black Cashmere, Is 4d, double width CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.. A few Molntoahes to be cleared at 7a 6d Men’s Tweed Suits from 15s 6d Blue Serge Suits, 12s 6d White Flannel Cricketing Suits, 19s 9d Men’s ‘ Kapai” Tweed Trousers, 6s 3d Men’s White Shirts (linen fronts), 2s lid, worth 4s 6d Men’s Regatta Shirts, with collar, 2s 9d, worth 3s lid Men’s Brown Cotton Drawers, ll£d per pair Men’s Heavy Ribbed Drawers, Is lOd per pair | Men’s Umberllas, 2s each | MILLINERY AND MANTLES. Print Costumes, 2s lid, were 6s 9d Straw Hats, 4sd, worth is 6d Knitted Petticoats, full size, Is 9d Leghorn Hats (trimmed), Is 6d MANCHESTER DEPARTMENT. Heavy Twilled Sheeting, B£d, 72in wide All Wool Welsh Flannel, la per yard All Wool Welsh Scarlet, 3|d per yard Green and Crimson Damask, 11J per yard Heavy Flax Shirting, rednced to 4Jd Heavy Union Shirting, reduced to fid Blankets from 6s lid per pair Turkish Towels, fid each Tapestry Brussels Carpets, 2s 4d, worth 3s 6d Cotton Twded for boy’s wear, la 3d per yard BOOT DEPARTMENT. Men’s Heavy Shooter Boots, 10s fid Men’s Bluchers, nailed, 6a fid Oar immense Stock of Women’s Boots, all Reduced to startling prices Children’s Patent Leather Elastic Sides, Is 3d per pair, worth 2s fid HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. 3 pairs Women’s Colored Stockings for la fid Girl’s and Boy's Stockings,- all colors, Children’s Socks, Id per pair Men’s Socks, fid per pair. All Remnants and Odd Pieces to be SWEPT OUT AT LESS TH HALF PRICE