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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2338, 14 September 1880, Page 2

Special Advertisements. -f f)A ACRES FREEHOLD FARM -L Ay For Sale by Mortgagee, close to Levels Station, adjoining Connor and Brosnahan’s land. Terms very easy, at low interest. ’ ROSS, SIMS & CO., Licensed Brokers. THE LADIES OF TIMARU and “Vicinity are invited to call TO-DAY and SEE the NEW DAT IS’ VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE Doing the following list of work without tacking. Come and get Samples. The Machines will be shown with great pleasure. Kilting and sewing on. Plain and scallop binding. Bind dress goods with the same material, cither scallops, points, squares, or straight. Bind folds without showing the stitches. Bind folds without showing the stitches and sow on at the same time. It will put on skirt braid and sew on facing at one operation, without showing the stitches. Make French folds. 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 same time. It will gather between two pieces and sow on at the time. It will cover the cord and sow it in between edges at the same time. It will do felling, bias or straight, cither on cotton or woollen goods. It sews from lacs to leather without changng stitch or tension. For tacking cording, braiding, quilting, milling, 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 dillicuit 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 makes a more elastic stitch than any

other machine. It will how over uneven surfaces as well as plain. It will gather without sewing on. It will Rather and sew on at the same time. It will gather between two bands, showing the stitches on the right side at one operation. It will fell across scams on any goods. It docs not change length of stitch on scroll work. It will make plaited trimming. It will make plaited trimming and sew on at the same time. It will malm plaited trimming, either scalloped or straight. It will turn a hem and stitch on trimming at one operation. Purchasers will be instructed to do all the above work at T. Ch ROWLEY’S, South Road, Timarn. DANIEL MoG-UINNBSS’ Gr RAND QO'NSULT ATIO N ON TUB CANTERBURY J. C. HANDICAP. To he run in November. FIVE THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS AT £1 EACH, To be distributed as under:— First Horse - - £2OOO Second do 1000 Third do - - 750 Starters—divided - 625 Non-starters—divided 625 £SOOO If cheques are forwarded exchange must be added. Wherever possible P. 0. Orders should be forwarded, and stamps enclosed for reply. ■* Address — DANIEL McGUINNESS, Ship Hotel, or Box 15 Post Office, Timarn. CITY HOTEL. ECOOKSON takes the opportunity of • conveying to his numerous friends ana the public generally his heartfelt appreciation of the exceedingly liberal patronage bestowed upon him through a long period at the Garrick, at Barrett’s, and during the past two years at the Commercial Hotel. He has now much pleasure in intimating that to-day he HAS ENTERED UPC -1 A LONG LEASE of that old, centrally situated, and most popular house, the CITY HOTEL, Which by EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS AND ALTERATIONS, Now in progress, in the carefully selected and choice stock, and the most assiduous attention, he intends toraise to the position the LEADING HOTEL IN CHRISTCHURCH. From the kindness extended to him in the past, E. C. does not fear that he will be forgotten by any of his old friends, or that e will fail to meet the requirements of the public generally. Yet he is anxious to convey an assurance that one and all may rely upon A HEARTY WELCOME AT THE “ CITY.” Christchurch June 21,188