GOLD RETURNS.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2876, 4 May 1878, Page 2

GOLD RETURNS.

"Mr Tompkins," said a young lady "* who had been showing off her wit at the expense of a dangler, " you remind me of a barometer that is filled with nothing in in the upper story." olM#fte Julia," meekly replied her adorer, " in thanking yon for that compliment, let me remind you that you occupy my upper story." A scientific journal says: " People who never hare reflected on their eyes probably do not know that four hundred mil* lion ware lengths of light strike upon the retina in a single second." And probably they don't care so Jong as a brick, or something that way, doesn't strike on the same spot in less than a minute. Fhiknp, to get a good Watch, Gold or Silver, Geneva, Bnglish or American, go to Wixkkb, Shortland, for there you will have the largest stock to select from; also, if you were thinking of purchasing a Brooch, or pair of Barings, Gold Guard, or Bing—for there you can see the most varied and best selected stock on the Thames. Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery repaired at Auckland prices, and guaranteed. Established 1867. — Adtt. Mb Wm. MoOULiotraH baring been appointed agent on the Thames for the Imperial Fire Insurance Company, is prepared to take risks at the lowest rates. The Imperial Com* pany was established in 1803, and has a' capital of £1,600,000, with its head office at No. 1, Old Broad street, London. The Mel* )ourne directory has upon it some of the most influential men in that city, and the name the Company has gained for itself by its prompt and liberal settlement of claims, while oharc* ing moderate rates, has secured a large amount of. business not only in Australian Colonies, b sut in all parts of the world in which agencies hare been established. —Astt,

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