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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1447, 4 January 1887, Page 1

SPECIAL NOTICE, J DURING the past twelve month*!* je#el!ers m Chriatohurch have ftiiiiit filed or been compelled to close thtir ihiHh and now some of the old established fimsSß advertising "selltog off" sales to rtdnotttaS stock, and nßthey Btate they nerer had ft MMk 1 some for 10 years, others as longas 28 Mi* ago, the only stock they can offer ii only' «k ■ accumulation of old stock during aU vmS year^ which ia fit for nothing elta btiftC me)ti«K pot. This clearly shows tMtifci • üblic will no longer eupporfc the old Byite* of retail- bneiness. The ordinary retail dfMiMl have to bny their goods from the wholastJt merchants hire, and then have to pay tie* f» expeiißifl, and so are obliged to charge exotM* taut profits to try and cover all these r «xtM expenses; :T J* x P. STHATZ 4 00! Aw the. only firm ia New Zealand who Mi their own Manufaotnren, own ImpotMfc and their own Retail Dealers; And thereby saving all intermediate pnttk can sell direct to the public »t MxafiS turers 1 prices. The reason no other firm can compete wUh our prices is that having aeoured onr prealiS m the early dajs, on a long lease when Mate were very low, we have just one-tbird the twrt to pay that other firms have, and having Bi§*| Practical Watchmakers and Jewellers i&"«g* employ, we do a large amount of repairing «&4 manufacturing on the premises, thereto making far v.ore than all our expenses by «w own handwork. Remember that we have no old stock; e?Uf article being ot the newest design, which w* are selling at one-half the ordinary BtUU Prices. - . . Every article marked m Plain Figures, wakll compare with the prices of any other tea it new Zeala d. <T. F. STRATZ & GO'S" ENGMBH HUNTING LBVBR WATOHM, Capped and full-jewelled movement* f ' 1? tron 5 Solid SUtw Oases, HaU. Marked, for £3. Guaranteed for l hre ?/?S ra * Sold b y Dealw > for £7 10d. J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S ENGLISH HUNTING LBVBBB, With real Compensation Balanot, capped and extra jewelled movements, extra heavy^Hall Marked, silver case*. £4. Gnaranteed fcur years. Well worth £8 10a. THE BEST!~"~THE BEST!! J. F. STRATZ & CO.'S OHALLBNGE ENGLISH HUNTING^ LBVEUS At £6 10s, Quatanteed for 25 y'eaWT? The above being positively worth £10 lftL v £100 REWARD. ir " To who can bring me a better finished or more serviceable Watch for »■ working man than the above. ; r< J.F V STRATZ & CO.'S Specially made WALTHAM LBVBR WATOHBB In extra heavy Hall-marked Bo glish Bilvw casea, with gold balance, £2 »6s; with real chronometer balance, £8 10a. These watches are sold at donble tho above piiceß. WARRANTED FOR 3 TEARS J. F. STRATZ & CO. Have also m stock a very large assort* ' ment of the celebrated ROTHBRHAM ENGLISH LEVEBS i £7 Hm ' The retoil price of B * mo fa ■ i £100 REWARD IK NOT G J. F. STRATZ & CO. 3 ' ..Sj^i.j WATCHES suitable for Boys and Youths from £ I upwards T EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J. F. STRATZ & CO.'S Beautiful aeso^ment of LADIEB* 1 > 51tv O i. H w S ii ln hs , ndßOm ° 1 y engraved , . JSngli^h Hall-marked cases, m silver w» £1 P 3 i ia 8«ld from £2 IQa, Well worth double the money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED FROM 2 YEARS Clocks. Clocks. j. f. strTtz & co. Have a larger stock of Clocks, to ■ chorse from than any other firm m \ tho Australasian Colonies. Timepieces from 2< 6d, worth 4s 6d American Lever Clocks 8s 9d, worth' I os 6d. Imitation Peeo o' Day Alarm • Clocks 6a 6d, retail value 8s 6d SPECIALITIES. J Engliah Lever Timepieces at 8s 6d Peop o> Day Mtam: B wnro ot imitations, and bny no other but those that havu onr name * an'> address printed on the dials GUARANTEED FOR 8 YEARS Striking Clocks m endless variety, boihm wood and marble, from 10s 6d fJ. F. STRATZ & CO.'S Own manufarinred Ladies' and S'rilt? 1611 '' 1 GOLD AND SILVER JEWE.LERY of every description, i«o numerous to par* ' ticulariee, at one- half the retail dealers puces A.' « n 2f. f T* ptl - rchMinß dße where, you are re» qaeet«d to inspect our Btock-in-Trado, whiek yon can do without bring pressed co buy *7 ENERY ARTICLE "ttARKBD IN PLADT FIGURES J. f. strZtz & co..^ PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLBBS, AND MANUFACTURERS, 261, HJglOtreet, Triangle, OpRISTOfIURCH, *