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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2451, 13 February 1882, Page 2

WANTED KNOWN. DESIROUS OF DRIVING ANOTHER NAIL IN MY COFFIN. THE PRESENT TENORS OF LEASE EX eIRING IN A FEW MONTHS Necessitates an Early Clearance. To insure same I have come to the determination to Sell the Present Stock AT GREATLY SEDUCED RATES. NO REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE REFUSED. Those desirous of adding to previous obligations will kindly avail themselves of this opportunity, which may tend greatly to their advantage. Special clinchers from country friends will have grateful acknowledgments. James Wood, Sen., FOB WOOD BROTHERS. Saddlers. High street, February 6th, 1332, 1066 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. W. H A K E 1 s ’ IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT. THE above BUSINESS is THIS DAY (Saturday, January 21st) REMOVED to ANDERSON’S NEW BUILDINGS, Opposite the “ Press ” Office, and is opened with an immense variety of Boots and Shoes of all descriptions at reduced prices. IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT, Anderson’s Buildings, Cashel street W, 908 SELLING OFF. SELLING OFF. CLEARING SALE OK SUMMER GOODS. MI3B VERRALL wishes to draw attention that she will commence her ANNUAL CLEARING SALE OP MILLINERY, DRAPERY, AND FANCY GOODS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4th. See window for prices, A Fancy Goods Window —Every article One Shilling, and a present besides. Note the Address. MISS YEFRALL, DRESSMAKER AND MILLINER, STAY AND CORSET MANUFACTURER, Colombo street (nearly opposite Cootham House). 595 ■£ HAVE NOW OPENED MY NEW GOODS. SPLENDID SELECTION. JAMES MILLS, TAILOR Pkatt’s Buildings, Colombo street. THE NEW DAVIS Vertical Peed SEWING MACHINE I PROVED Itself superior to all other Machines in the Melbourne Exhibition. Read the following : COPY OF REPORT.

Melbourne International Exhibition, 11th April, 1831. To»J. Cosmo Newbery, Esq., Superintendent of Juries and Awards. SI r, —According to your instructions wo havo made a practical test and thorough ex amii mtion of the following Sewing Machines, viz., the Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co., Wertheim, and the Davis, and the results of our experiments are set forth in the tabulated statement attached. r e find that the Wertheim and Jones all of the Singer type and similar In construction, and should be classed in the same ord' er. 1 ’he Wboeler and Wilson differs In constn rotioa, but the results ol our experiments are similar to the former named. ; 4.8 regards the DAVIS, we cannot bat ogi fee with the jury that it is very superior to any of the others, and went through ov ery test to our entire satisfaction. We therefore beg to recommend that the E iaohinea be placed in the following order; — VAMILY MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilton, Jcnes and Go,, Wertheim. HAND MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 2nd, Wertheim j 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co. (Signed) BOMRDt }***. STATEMENT OK EXPERTS AT THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. DAVIS.

Threads broken ... ... Needles broken 0 Stitching on Leather ... ... Good Long stitching through thick and thin [Good Binding ... ... ... Good Ruffling ... ... ... Good Lace Frilling Good Number of parts composing machine 133 „ ~ bard stool ... 11 t% ~ in Speed... ... ... ... ... 550 Speed in stitching ... ... ... 575 Height of arm ... ... ... din Gap or open space under arm ... Sin Shuttle movement ... ... ... Radial Lifs of needle ... ... ... 1 3 in Number of accessories ... ... 17 Result of Go-as-you-Pleaso Contest for half an hour in Melbourne Exhibition before Experts : Sample of good work ... ..T 22 Variation of uppar tension ... 0 „ lower tension ... 1-Cth

Don’t purchase a Sewing Machine until yon have seen the DA.?IS. Kemomber that the DAYI3 was awarded the only First Prize at the Melbourne Exhibition for Hand and Treadle Sewing Machines ; also, First Prize at Sydney Exhibition. The Second Prize was awarded to the improved Singer, Bometnber ! No matter In what part of the colony, yon can obtain a Davis’ Sewing Machine on time payment of Five Shillings per week. H. C. FISKE * CO, Corner Colombo street and Cathedral square, Agents. 8300