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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4261, 28 August 1882, Page 4

\* Provisions MEARS&CO,. Dealers is, and IMPOETEBS OF ,£':;v&qr^\. CO- MAIZE, ICROCHIIES. g OATB> <HlM<nti BRAIN,-. Stores. SHARps ~ Q PRESERVES. CHAFF, .■..• — r*|| &c, &c, &_., H^ ___ ";;■■;'..'•;...-' AHl>- * JLomest PROVISIONS » **&*», ■OP . L — AND OF — EVERY DESCRIPTION. \~% -THE BEST QUALITY.— NOW LANDING— New Season Tern. ,f§jT W,e are now giving the Best Value ever offered on the Thames in this article. For Sterling Quality and Truly Delicous Flavor, ODE, TEAS can not be surpassed. Try them and compare value with any other P ouse in the Trade. 2gfT COMPETITION CHALLENGED, DEFIED, AND DEFEATED. NOW LANDING, j And to Arrive, over— : OA A BOXES and PACKAGES of New GROCERIES and OILO"V MEN'S STORES, PROVISIONS and PRESERVES of Every Description.. NOW LANDING, AND TO ARRIVE— - K(\C\ BAGS pO° D r\ATEN pHAPF 200 d 0 OATS0 ATS 800 d 0 B KAN '. . MEAES & GO.'S .■ Customers are iv every way liberally dealt with, no effort is spared on their part to give Satisfaction, and for Sterling Honest Value no other House , can surpass them. They have the Largest, Cheapest, and Best Assorted Stock of , the VERY CHOICEST BRANDS OP GOODS on the Thames to select from, and their Stock being always carefully selected in the Very Best Markets, LONG EXPERIENCE and CAPITAL places them in a position not only to Compete with, but SURPASS any OTHER HOUSE in the TRADE. 10 per Cent, will be Saved by dealing with . HOW WE GET OUR CUP OF __F%__F?f IWI 1 'Mm. l*^_^ Nearly all the fine mountain Teas HMCMfcfIT IWll^Fmi _V^ are grown in the Tea di tricts of Foochow, factors or native merchants buy them from the Tea growers, and theu they are made into •• chops " and sold mrai to tbe Jluropean dealers connected Roasting akd Rolling the Tea. _^ "ill? the foreif nTef tr,aie- ,The T*** -The Tea Boaster stand* on the side -&■ haying arrived overland are forwarded of the store opposite the fireplace, and P-"! m flat-bottomed boats to the principal liking some l-ares in his hands he . Porte' BUcb a 8 Canton or Shanghae. throws them into the" kuo" or pan, he «_____________■__■_■_____ then draws the leaves backwards and forwards alorg the pan until they are _Mt _^^ m m ny . r~•ufßcienUy rousted; the leaves are thon § -M Mw\m* " *£lwi«JjlEr "aolled" upon a circular bamboo traj, V/Vr 111" I™'1 ™' <^^ii| the workman rolling the leaves, until • small ball i* formed, the leaves are ■hhhmhhhhhhhmhmhi ' then found twisted. HOW WS GET OUR OUP OS 1 TEA.. SORTING a>d Sifting- th'b Tea.—"After the Dry ng is completed the Tea is carefully sifted and sorted into different kinds, suited to the foreign markets, a business which falls to the lot of women generally. The large, closely-twisted leares, bright in "-■"••' color form the Hyson Tea; the small round curled leaves form •' ••'■ ■'"■' ■ the Gunpowder; tlie broken leaves, thin and email, ■ ' form the Young Hjson. .v-:: i ■'■'--- ' '' ■ lea Dealers & General Importers, POLLEN STREET, THAMES. Goods Packed and Delivered to all parts of the Goldfield at Lowest Counter Prices. Storekeepers supplied on the most liberal terms. • Orders from the Country receive our best attentiou. ; !Brinch Stores at Waitekauri, Which are Supplied with Every Description of Goods.