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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2283, 27 July 1881, Page 2

AGEES. II O USE 8 AND AoREB 11 TWO ACRE SITES FOR VILLAS! ! HALF-AOBES-SUBURBS ! QU ABTEE-ACRE 3 AND COTTAGE 3! SECTIONS WITHOUT BUILDINGS! SEVEN AND NINE ACRE LOTS A LITTLE OUT OF TOWN. FREEHOLD RESIDENCES IN CHRISTCHURCH. Over a Hundred Sections, Small Cash Deposits, and Long Time to Pay. VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY FOR INVESTMENT. AND A NUMBER OF BARGAINS IN TOWN AND SUBURBAN SECTIONS. FROM £SO TO £2500. rT. 13. DA.Xj’JS & CO., CATHEDRAL SQUARE. Sewing Machines. VERTICAL PEED. Everybody Invited to Call at the DAVIS’ VERTICAL EEED SHOW BOOMS, Corner of Colombo street and Cathedral square, Christchurch. Awarded the only First Prize for Family Sewing Machines at the Sydney and Melbourne Exhibitions, 1879, 1880, 1881, PRICE (with Treadle) £7 17s 6d. ■DEAD THE AWARD—“The New JDu Davis’ Sewing Machine, being a complete departure from the ordinary stylo of Sewing Machines, possessing all the advantages of such ordinary Sewing Machines, and In addition an increased range of work, with the greatest simplicity of construction and reduction in number of working parts, we consider it entitled to first place in awards.” Seeing is Believing ! Come One ! Come Au 1 Machines shown with pleasure. Samples of Work Given Away. Full instructions gratis, and a liberal Time Payment system. Every Machine guaranteed. We will show the Machine in operation, making up samples of the following list of work, which the “Davis” does Without Tacking : Plain and scallop binding Bind dress goods with the same material, either scallops, points, squares or straight Bind folds without showing the stitches Bind folds without showing the stitches, and sew on at the same time

It will put on shirt braid and sow on facing at one operation, without showing the stitches Make French folds and sew on at the same time Make milliners’ folds with different colors and pieces of goods at one operation, and sew on at the same time It will gather between two pieces and sew on at the same time It will cover the cord and sew it in between edges at the same time It pnifs It will do felling, bias or straight, either on cotton or woollen goods It sews from lace to leather without changing stitch or tension For tucking, cording, braiding, quilting, ruffling, fringing, embroidering, shoe-fitting, tailoring, dressmaking, and family use, it has no equal It will make wide and narrow hems, hem all manner of bias woollen goods, as soft merino, crape, or goods difficult to hem on other machines It will fold hems with cords enclosed, and stitch them down at one operation It will cover the cord and sew the sleeve in at one operation It kilts It makes a more elastic stitch than any other machine It will sow over uneven surfaces as well as plain It will gather without sewing on. It'will gather and sew on at the same time It will gather between two bands, showing the stitches on the right side at one opera tion. It will fell across seams on any goods It does not change length of stitch on scroll work It will make plaited tri inning It will make plaited trimming and sew on at the same time It will make plaited trimming, either scalloped or straight It will turn a hem and stitch on trimming at one operation, Purchasers will bo instructed to do all the above work, H. O, FIBKTS & 00,, Christchurch. Sole Agents for New Zealand. SUB-AGENTS—Auckland, W. C. Dennis ; Gisborne, Large and Townley; Napier, Large and Townley, R. Holliday ; Wellington, Nelson, W, Wilkie; Ashburton, Orr and 00. ; Taranaki, Jackson and Co. ; Timaru, T. G. Rowley ; Dunedin, 74 and 76 George street; Invercargill, J. Kingaland; Patea, John Gibson; Wanganui, S. H. Drew. SEE THE NEW SHILLING SHOP, NEXT DOOR. 8300 WINTER BOOTS. WINTER SHOES. UOOR R I C K Has Just Received AN IMMENSE ASSORTMENT OF NEW GOODS. And to effect Immediate clearance they are offered AT VERS LOW' PRICES. Special attention is directed to the Ladies’ and Children's BUTTON BOOTS. Also, to the Ladies’ Kid Elastic-side Boots, ' at 7s 61. Every description of Sewn Boots made to order at the VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT, j VICTORIA STREET, Christchurch, 7782 \