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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2495, 5 April 1882, Page 2

FOK THE HOLIDAYS. Trv the cheapest shop in TOWN FOR All kinds <i£ Pipes, mserehaum and wood, Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Knives, Purses, Matchboxes, Razors, Combs, Brushes, Hair 01), Lime Cream, & ~ &o N.B. —A let «.f CRICKETING) MATERIAL from hist season very cheap. And last, but not least, a HAIR COT LING SALOON, Where you can gat fixed up for the small sum of SIXPENCE. H. OAKEY, 9495 High street. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS LARGE SHIPMENTS of the above are arriving by frequent Orient and P. and O. steamers via Melbourne. The stock is well assorted, and will be found very complete, and should command the attention of all classes of customers. There is not »ny similar stock to select from in Christchurch. The quality of the goods and the lownoaa of the prices must commend themselves to all who pay the establishment a visit. All the goods are shipped direct from the manufacturers, and consequently can be, and are, sold very cheap, W. H ARK 1s * IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT. OPPOSITE “ PRESS ” OFFICE. 908 MUST RE TRUE. VERY BODY says STRANAGHAN’B J TEAS are the best In the world. Prices—ls 6d, Is Bd, la lOd, 2s, 2b 4d, and 2s 6d per lb. Everybody says STRANAGHAN’S Prices for General Groceries are lower than any other house in the city. And what everybody says, &0., &o, D. STRANaGHAN, Coffee Manufacturer and Importer, Victoria street. VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT. g-QOE B I O K Desires to intimate that he has Purchased a Consignment of SUMMER GOOD 3 At a Price that will enable him to Sell at Considerably LOWER PRICES THAN EVER. Note the following Ladles’ Prunella Boots, sown, 6s, 7s 6d, 9a, and lOs 6d per pair Ladles' Kid Elastic Sides, from 6s 6d, 7s, to 10s Patent Leather Boots, at 4s 6d, 10a to 13s Do, 5s 6d Also an Immense quantity of Ladies’ Venetian Slippers at 2s fid per pair Other lines equally cheap The above consignment must be sold to make room for Incoming goods. H. COBRICK, VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT VICTORIA STREET. 82 THE NEW DAVIS Vertical Feed SEWING- MACHINE PROVED itself superior to al other Machines in the Melbourne Exhibition. Read the following : COPY OF REPORT. Melbourne International Exhibition, 11th April, 1881. To J, Cosmo Nowbery, Esq., Superintendent of Jnries and Awards. Sir, —According to yonr instructions we have male a practical test and thorotgh examination of the following Sewing Micblnes, viz , the Wheeler and Wilson, Jones md Co., Wertheim, and the Davis, and the faults of onr experiments are set forth in the tabulated statement attached. We find that the Wertheim and Jones all of the Singer type and similar in construction, and should be classed in tie same order. The Wheeler and Wilson differs In construction, but the results of our experiments are similar to the former named. As regards the DAVIS, wo canoot but Egree with the jury that it is very mperior ;o any of the others, and went through every test to our entire satisfaction. We therefore beg to recommend that the Machines ba placed in the following order : FAMILY MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jcnea and Co., Wertheim. HAND MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 2nd, Wertheim ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson. Jones and Co. (Signed) BOBARDT I „ , QUARRY j Ejperts. STATEMENT Off EXPERTS AV THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITIOJS. DAVIS. Threads broken „, ... 0 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 steel ... 11 ~ ~ in motion ... 11 Speed... ... ... ... ... 550 Speed in stitching ... ... ... 575 Height of arm ... 41n Gap or open space under arm ... 9in Shuttle movement Radial Lift of needle ... ... ... Ijjln Number of accessories 17 Beanlt of Go-aa-you-Pleaae' Contest for half an hour in Melbourne Exhibition before Experts : Sample of good work ... 22 Variation of upper tension 0 lower tension ... I.6th Don’t purchase a Sewing Machine until you have seen the DA%IS. Remember that the DAVIS was awarded the only First Prize at the Melbourne Exhibition for Hand and Treadle Hewing Machines ; also, First Prize at Sydney Exhibition. The Second Prize was awarded to the Improved Singer. Remember I No matter in what part the colony, yon can obtain a Davis Sewing Machine on time payment of Five Shillings per week. H. 0. FISKS A CO., Comer Colombo street and Cathodi square, Agents, 8800