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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 852, 28 March 1903, Page 1

TO-DM YIS THE LAST DAY, March 28. NOW OR MOT AT ALL. To-clay The Times sale of The Century Dictionary & Cyclopedia & Atlas will be discontinued at present prices; the opportunity to secure the great encyclopaedia of Words and Treasury of Facts as well as a Complete Atlas of the World at half the publishers’ p? ce will be at an end. It has been impossible to cope with the mass of orders for The Centura which bus reached Tun Times Office, but receipts are being sent out as rapidly as possible, and in the meantime subscribers’ cheques will not be paid into the bankers until they have-been acknowledged, A night shift of packers has been put to work, and every possible effort is being made to complete deliveries as soon as possible. Several envelopes containing cheques apparently intended to cover payments- lor the Century, but not affording any information as to the address to which volumes should be sent, are lying at Hie Times office. On account of the still greater mass or letters which will certainly reach The Times to-dav, subscribers are especially requested to exercise care in sending them orders and to refrain from posting a remittance unaccompanied by an order form or a letter, and to e equally careful not to send an order form or letter ot application without a remittance. As it will be impos si We to reply to-day to letters of inquiry, the following may serve to avert confusion.

WHAT “THE CENTURY” 18. Tiie Cenxtjuy is more than a Dictionary, although it is the best Dictionary of the English Language ever published. It is also a Oyciopcodia of Facts. Not only are words defined, but things are descnbed not long treatises or chapters, but in short, pithy articles, each under its own heading. There are over 225,000 entries m the work, 500,000 dehm tions, 100,000 encyclopedic articles, 7000 engmvmgs, and .300,000 - trative quotations. It is, as well, a complete Atlas of taming, as it does, one complete volume (X.) entirely devo ea to beauti-fully-colored maps, etc. No other reference work has such a tango and scope. Nothing is slighted. The ten large quarto volumes contain over 8000 pages of three columns each, and are packed full of orderly easily accessible information. Not only “The Centuiiy but the Dictionary of the Century. The great Question-Answerer 0 f the age. Immediate delivery from Wellington. lor prices and ms seo order form below.

THE END. OF A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY. A GREAT AND IMMEDIATE RETURN. FOR A SMALL OUTLAY OF ONLY TEN SHILLINGS. « THE TIMES ” OFFER OF “THE CENTURY” AT A BARGAIN IS OPEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO ACT TO-DAY. IF YOU ACT AT ONCE. YOU ARE STILL IN TIME. BUT IF YOU WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW YOU WILL BE TOO LATE. ACT TO-DAY.

THIS IS THE tftST BAYORDERS 'must bo posted to-day in order to secure ouo of the Special Sets of THE CENTURY, on the special terms offered by THE TIMES. t f-jpHE TIMES cannot guarantee to fill any orders not posted TO-DAI. IP you would make sure of a set cut out the following order form 'and post it AT ONCE to the Manager of THE TIMES (London). New Zealand Office, Wellington. THIS SS THE LAST DAY* THE QUESTION OE BINDINGS. 6 fc mHE Times” includes in this offer as a feature, a limited number of sets, three-quar-jL ter Morocco bound. This special binding is a handsome Levant, with “oh goldstamping on side and back. The cost of binding in this style is more than doubled, but also because the leather is one of the beat selected stock and the fimshin is the hnc.t in every way. The work in this form, therefore, has ail extra value which makes it obviously a very great bargain. It has, in other words, the three-fold moommendation of being remarkably attractive, convenient and inexpensive. It will P a f in use as it is attractive in appearance. The Halt Morocco binding ■ ?, vantages over the Cloth, while the Full Morocco, tie ltt.ee, makes a beautiful gift book for special occasions. All Chcuues and Postal Orders | -Obdf.u Foitsr. should be made payable to tliefi order of THE BANK OF NEWS SOUTH WALES. jj N.Z' B''’ 8 ''’ [Dale] 1903 ,11 don), P.O. Vellingti (New Zealand Office!) jf? f Half Morocco, for which I agree to Imake to you, or anyone you appoint, 20 additional monthly payments of Sfrihe out 16 Shillings. THREE-QUARTER MOROCCO- all i “The Times” Special Binding'for which i agree to make to you. or anyone you appoint, 20 j additional monthly p?y;jicnts of of these 18 Shillings. -The best binding for this climate. paragraphs. Please send me THE j CENTURY DICTION- i ARY & CYCLOPEDIA <Sc ATLAS, 10 Volumes, bound in *i Full Morocco, for which 1 agree to | I make to you, or to anyone 1 JCu appoint, j I! 34 additional monthly payments of ! [ 20 Shillings. J The first of these 'monthly payments to be made immediately upon delivery of the complete set of 10 volumes, and the succeeding payments regularly on tne corresS ponding day of each month following, Until such payments are complete I engage I that thl volumes, not being my property, shall not be disposed of by sale or otherwise. | 1 further agree the t if, owing to unforeseen circumstances, of which you sha Ibe I the judge, the volumes cannot be delivered, the retuffk of the deposit of 10 shillings , I to me shall cancel this agreement. I Strike out adjoining para- ( Please also send a “ CENTURY ” BOOKCASE, for which H ,, rpph if Bookcase is not -i l agree to make (after toe payments foi the Books have idesirodks' (been completed) a further payment of 31/0.

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