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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3083, 4 January 1879, Page 3

Provisions Earthenware! Earthenware I Earthenware! TO ARRIVE SOON— | 5 CSATES j EARTHENWARE! j DIRECT, rpo make Room and obtain Money McGowan has determined to CLEAR OUT as much as possible of his present STOCK at a GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE! —WE MUST SELL OR BURST — NO GOODS WILL BE BOOKED AT REDUCED PRICES, for the simple fact that it won't pay, and we want the money. Now is the time to replace the broken Crockery. A SMALL CHOICE SHIPMENT of ■ : New Season Tea,' JUST ARRIVED. I am doing my best to have the Best 3s Tea South of the Like. McGOWAN'S 3s TEA (A GOOD ARTICLE) IS THE CHEAPEST. 3/- Tea at McGowan's. J. 8.. HAN SEN'S ADVERTISEMENT. ADVANCE THE THAMES. "NOTWITHSTANDING- the obstructions of '* Soapy Dan " and Scheming Billy (who are entitled to a banquet of eggs on the Foreshore) the prosperty of this district is now assured for the future: the railway soon to be a reality ; lands opened and cultivated by bona fide settlers ; power to construct a good Harbor placed in our hands; Educational Institutions fostered; the people of the Thames may congratulate themselves that through the accession to office of the present Government, they will now receive these substantial instalments of justice 8) long withheld by the Vogel-Atkinson Government. GOOD NEWS. Reduction of 2d Duty on Teas, another measure of justice to the masses. Having a large stock of Teas on hand the reduction equal to the above amount will take place at once. Cash Price in half-chests as low as Is 9d' per lb. Not less than 61b, Is lOd ; a really Good Tea, 2s 6d per lb; Very Fine, 3s; Extra Fine Strong Congou and Assam, 3s 6d; Small Boxes, 18s. These prices will DEFY COMPETITION. . FRESH BUTTER from the best dairies at Hikutaia, Tamaki, and Onehunga. This article is so well known as to require no further comment i —— CASH PRICE LIST. Pastry Butter, 8d |per lb; Best Otago Oatmeal, 6s per 251bs; Canterbury Flour, 7s to 8s per 501bs; Tapioca, 8d; Sago, 6d ;' Pearl Barley, Id ; Neave's Food, Is 2d; Hard's ditto, Is 2d; Hops, Is 6d; Canary Hemp, and Rape Seed, 6d per lb; Carbolio Soap, 9d; Soft Soap, 8d; Hollo way's Pills and Ointment, Cockle's Pills, Steed man's Soothing Powders, Painkiller, Is 3d each ; Tricopherous, Is 3d ; King of Pain, 2s; Wizard Oil, 2s; Allen's Lung Balsam, 4s 6d; Baxter's do do, Is 3d ; Powell's Balsam of Aniseed, Is 4il; Chloride of Lime, Is; Swiss Milk, Is; Cocoa and Milk, Is 3d ; Coffee and Milk, Is 6d ; Potted Meats, 8d ; Preserved Meats, 2ib tins, Is 6d; 41b do, 2s 8d ; 61bs Mutton, 3s } Venison, lOd ; lib tin Oysters, 9i ; Kippered Herrings, Is 3d ; 71b tins Jain, 7d per lb; Jars Preserved Ginger, 5s 6d ; Candied Ginger, 2s lb ; Lifbejuice, per bottle, la; Australian Wine Vinegar, Is; Melbourne Worcester Sauce, lOd ; Mellor's ■ do, Is j Yorkshire Relish, 9d. Tobaccos: —Venus, Barrett's Twist, aud other good brands. Swiss Cigars. Canterbury Hams, Bacon, Cheese, Potatoes. Sharps, Bran, Maize, Oats', Wheat, &c. Reductions in Crockery, China, Glass, and Tinwßro. Having Direct Importations from London and elsewhere, and always buying in the best markets, the undersigned is in a position to I compete with any house on the Thames. It. is his aim to give his Customers Value for their Money. J. E. H A N S E N, POLLEN STREET. ..*■ ■■■'. y LOCAL GOSSIP. I say, Bill, where do you intend spending your Chrislmaa Holidays ? Well, .Tack, I have riot yet made up my mind. I think I will stay at tha Thames and see the sports. LnUt^year I went to Auckland, end before I came back I was nearly crippled, | through having such.a confounded -tight pair ef boots. Where did you get your boots from, Jack? I never hear you complain. Me, Bill ? I got them from Morgan's j. he makes such an easy, good boo!'. (By-the-bye, he is the same chap that made euch good weterlights for our crowd in the early days.) Don't you recollect poar Tom, how he ueed to tell us we were doing wrong not to go down to Shortland ? My;word, Jack! I do want this pair soled, and I will cail and see him. Well, Bill, don't forget to take Mary Jane. Ho has got such fine Ladies' and Boys' and Girls' Boots, and they are so cheap. He told mo he would advertise the reduction in his prices, but the public would say it was a puff, and that he did not believe in it. Everybody should get their boots from E. C. M OBGAN, THE CHEAP BOOT AND SHOE SELLER AND MAKER, POLLHBTRBET, SHORTLAND.