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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2503, 15 April 1882, Page 2

FOB THE HOLIDAYS. Try the cheapest shop in TOWN FOR All kinds of Pipes, moerchamn and wood, Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Knives, Purses, Matchboxes, Razors, Combs, Brashes, Hair Oil, Lime Cream, &, ~ &o N.B.—A lot of CRICKETING MATERIAL from last season very cheap. And last, but not least, a HAIR COT TING SALOON, Where yon can get |fixed up for the small sum of SIXJPENCE. 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 bo found very complete, and should command the attention of all classes of customers. There is not any similar stock to select from in Christchurch. The quality of the goods and the lowness 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, 90S MUST BE TRUE. ~ STRANAGHAN'S best in the world. Brices—la 6d, Is Si, la 10d, 2s, 2a r 4d, and 2a 6d per lb. Everybody says STRANAGHAN’B Prices for General Groceries are lower than any other house in the city. And what everybody says, &0., &c. D. STRANaGHAN. Coffee Manufacturer and Importer, Victoria street. VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT. -.1 VERY BODY says ID TEAS are the BL C ORR 1c K Desires to intimate that ho has Purchased a Consignment of SUMMER GOODS At a Price that will enable him to Sell at Considerably LOWER PRICES THAN EVER. Note the following Ladles’ Prunella Boots, sewn, 6s, 7a 66, 9s, and 10a 6d per pair Ladles’ Kid Elastic Bides, from 6s 6d, 7s, to 10s Pate it Leather Boots, at 4a 6d, IQs' 3 to 13s Do, 5s 6d Also an Immense quantity of Ladies’ Venetian Slippers at 2s 6d per pair Other lines equally cheap The above consignment must be sold to make room for incoming goods, H. OORKICK, VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT VICTORIA STREET. 82 ma THE NEW DAVIS Vertical Peed SEWING MACHINE PROVED itself’ superior 'to all other Machines in the Melbourne Exhibition. Read the following : COPY OF REPORT, Melbourne International Exhibition, 11th April, 1881. To J. Oosmo Newbery, Esq., Superintendent of Juries and Awards. Sir, —According to your instructions we have male a practical test and thorough examination of the following Sewing Machines, viz,, the Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co., Wertheiro, and the Davie, and the results of our experiments are set forth in the tabula, ted statement attached, We find that the Werthelm and Jones all of the Singer type and similar In construction, and should be classed in the 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, we cannot but agree with the jury that it is very superior to any of the others, and went through every test to our entire satisfaction. We therefore beg to recommend that the Machines be placed in the following order : FAMILY MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jcnea and Co., Werthelm. HAND MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 2nd, Werthelm ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co. (Signed) BOBARDT I „ | Experts 0 STATEMENT OP EXPERTS AT THE EXHIBITION. DAVIS. Threads broken ... ... ... Q Needles broken .... 0 Stitching on Leather ... ... Good Long stitching through thick and thin Good Binding! Good Raffling Lace Frilling... ... ... ... Good Number of parts composing machine 133 „ ~ bard steel ... XI „ ~ in motion ... 11 Speed 550 Speed in stitching ... ... ... 575 Height of arm ... ... ... 4i a Gap or open space under arm ... 9in Shuttle movement ... ... .„ Radial Lift of needle ... l^ln Number of accessories ... ... 17 Beault of Go-as-you-Ploase'' Contest for half an hour in Melbourne Exhibition before Experts Sample of good work ... ~ 22 Variation of upper tension ... ~0 lower tension ... l-6th Don’t purchase a Sewing Machine until you have seen the DAVIS. Remember that the DAVIS 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. Remember ! No matter in what part the colony, you can obtain a Davis Sewing Machine on time payment of Five Shillings per week. H. C. FISKE & CO., Comer Colombo street and Cathed square, Agents. 8800