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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2344, 21 September 1880, Page 2

Special Advertisements DR WILKINS, P. RfG nr, OCULIST AND AUEIST, (Christchurch Hospital), will be in TIMARU on Oct. 4, and Remain for a WEEK OR TEN DAYS. Those suffering from Eye, Ear, and Throat diseases, can consult him during that time at the GROSVENOR HOTEL. Consultation Hours—9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,. and 7 in the Evening. Christchurch, Sept. 18, 1880. CITY HOTEL. ECOOKSON takes the opportunity of o conveying to his numerous friends and 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. Ho has now much pleasure in intimating that to-day he HAS ENTERED UPC 2: 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 to raise to the position the LEADING HOTEL IN CHRISTCHURCH. From tire kindness extended to him in the past, E. C. docs not fear that he will be forgotten by any of bis old friends, or that e will fail to meet the requirements of the public generally. Yet he is anxious to convoy an assurance that one and all may rely upon A HEARTY WELCOME AT THE “CITY.” Christchurch June 21,188 THE LADIES_ OF TIMARU and Vicinity are invited to call TO-DAY and SEE the NEW DAVIS’ 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, either 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 sew 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 lace to leather without changing stitch or tension. For tacking cording, braiding, quilting, ruffling, 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 difficult 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 sew over uneven surfaces as well as plain. It will gather without sewing on. It will gather 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 seams on any goods. It does 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 make 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. G. ROWLEY’S. South Road, Timaru, BEST NEWCASTLE COAL, NOW LANDING. to be supplied direct from the beach will be executed at an extremely LOW RATE. E B E N E Z E R SMITH, Office—Great North Road. .£4OOO sweep No. 7, OX TIIE WELLINGTON CUP, To be run in the first week in FEBRUARY, 1881. The £7OO for other starters will average about £IOO each horse. The £lßoo for non-starters will average about £OO each horse. , Mr George North, of Lambton Quajq announces his seventh annual sweep on the Wellington Cup. This time it is for no less than £4OOO, which will give handsome prizes even to the non-starters. Mr North’s former racing sweeps have invariably been conducted with such thorough fairness as to give entire satisfaction to all interested, and we are not surprised to hear that there is already a brisk demand for tickets for his “ four-thousand-pounder.”—“ Evening Post,” September 9. Address—GEO. NORTH, Box 109, Post Office ; or, Lambton Quay, Wellington. Messrs taylor and flatman are appointed Agents for the South Caxtekbuey Times, and copies may be obtained from them Every Evening. WAIHI BUSH SAW MILLS. Taylor and flatman beg to announce to their numerous customers that they are DOING SAWN TIMBER, POSTS, &c., AT PRICES TO MEET THE TIMES. All orders entrusted to them will receive their best attention. Prices can be obtained at the Geraldine Hotel, or at the Mills Waih Bush,