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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 255, 26 October 1872, Page 4

THE COMPETITION "for RIFLE PRIZES to be given by the PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT of NKLSON, for the year 1872, . vill commence on MONDAY, the 18th Novem- . ber, instant. On this occasion SIX DOUBLE- ACTION CENTRAL FIRE BREECH-LOADING RE-' VOLVERS will be given to be competed for as under:— -. 7. ■■". '"r „,. / -'.. - '_ Br No. 1, City Rifles - - 2 Revolvers. Waimea West KifLEs . -'2 : „ Cadets - - - - 2 „ The first two Companies will fire at ranges of 200, 400, and .500 yards; five shots at each range; target, 6ft by 6ft. Any position (except first range in each ense, /which shall be standing position), without artifi- ■ cial rest. ..... The Cadets will fire at ranges of 100, 150, and 200 yards; target, 6ft by 4ft.; any position. The Rules 7and Regulations adopted for the last General Government Prize Competition in other respects to, be strictly adhered to. No prize will be "given to any person who does not score 30 points. 7 . •'.:.. No person will be allowed to compete for these prizes whose name is not on the present roll. No person will be entitled to . one . of these prizes who has already won a Provincial Government Prize Revolver. ''7 ■' The Firing for the Revolvers will take p^ce on the respective practi ergroiirids of each Company, commencing at Nine o'clock, a.m. . One of Henry's REPEATING RIFLES will be given as a CHAMPION PRIZE, and may be shot for by F< >URfrom EACH COMPANY, who score the highest number of points when competing for Prize Revolvers, and by the winners of previous prizes given by the Provincial Government, whose names are on the present roll. The FIRING for tbe CHAMPIONSHIP will take place on the CITY SHOOTING-GROUND, on THURSDAY, the 15th day of December, under the superintendence of the Adjutant. Ranges, 400, 500, and 600 yards. ; target, 6ft by 6ft. Any position without artificial rest. All differences as to points will be decided by he Commanding Officers, who will' superintend he firing of their respective Companies. Ammunition for practice can be obtained from the Adjutant, at such, times and places as that officer shall appoint. - ■•:,,- In all future competitions Parade Qualification will be required. ....,: ALFRED GREENFIELD, 2274 Provincial Secretary. NEW WOOLLEN GOODS. Now Open from London via Melbourne — A great variety of the best GOO D ,S , suitable for the present Season. JOHN . CANN, TAILOR, Collingwood-stbeet. 221 9 TWO MORE GOLD MEDALS AND THREE SILVER MEDALS AWARDED TO EHE U P LORENCE." J- THE Highest Pkizes fok Sewing Machines WEEE GIVEN TO THE " F L ORE N C E," In 1 867, AT THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE, NEW YORK (the greatest honor attainable in the United States); Mechanics' Institute, in Lowell, Massachusetts, in .October; EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, PARIS, in July; Manchester and Liverpool: Agricultural Society's Centenary Exhibition, in August; and at Coventry and Midland Manufacturing Industrial and Art Exhibition, in October. . THE BEST FAMILY SEWING MACHINE in the world. It comprises all the good points, and combines al that is valuable in the whole of them, besides wm:n it has many important advantages possessed p f no ;other machine. 7 THE REVERSIBLE FEED enables the operator to sew either way; fasten to ends of seams without stopping or turning the work. -i^— '" " IT HAS THE SELF-ADJUSTING SHUTTLE TENSION. IT MAKES FOUR KINDS OF STITCHES. •■*" THE SAVING- OF THREAD ' L over machines making ihe „chain or embroidery Btitch will in one year be more than the cost ol the machine. .. . — -r- • . . , . THE LOCK STITCH, compared with the chain 'stitch, is-lessl clumsy, — is less liable to be washed or ironed off, and does not, like the latter, form a network to retain dirt. THE EXACT AND POSITIVE MOTION of every part, with no uncertain springs or brush pads, renders it almost impossible for a Florence Machine: to, get 'out'dfrord'er^J&nd ebablMeveh'juti ordinary operatbrtb -use it'^^suwessfuUyi""* ' :i ; ! IT USES THE SAME SIZE THREAD on both sides, and both sides of the seam are alike ; THAT IT IS THE BEST, is evidenced by the faet.thatof the thousands sold in the United Kingdom 'during the past two years, none give dissatisfaction."" — All extras, :fiite^'l^cle^'and:,dhe7,dozen;vheedleß ■7 ; vdj^^E^mpß^B^^f-y,-'^^^ '\ 7 A LFR Efa OA' K-3E- T, -v. SpIM AGENT 'FORy^NEW 7ZEAIIAND '■■■•': ;Bmmb-s?!bs^ ; y ■'.' y.y' ;-. , ;-''^p<j»B»^H^L; r 'y r '- ";'y'"'y7 fi