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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4669, 21 December 1883, Page 3

General Notices . — 'XMAS —. AT IcfiOWAFS. Important Notice. *• .^§ ; ■\yrOST People, are aware that I do not give 'XMAS BOXEP. I propose doing a better thing, viz., for ONE MONTH to present a MACNIFICIENT CHROMOGRAPH measuring 24 x 18 inches, to Every Purchaser of ONE POUND of my Celebrated 3s. M How it can be done. I deTOte a considerable Bum annually to advertising, und tbiß proposal will return to my patrona a share of the profita of the advertinementß; they receiving, in the form of a really good picture, that which in the ordinary course would go to the newspaper?. How it is to pay mer , To reap a harvest, somebody mnst bow, and run tberisfc attendant upon a crop. I expect the harvest from tbe increasing number of people who will try my Ss. Tea, and, having once found the superior quality thereof, they will use none other. ; ;' Why I do it. Beoause the people who give me their money are better entitled to a share of the profits than the newspapers, who Bimply advertise for me. TEA IS MY SPECIALITY —MY HOBBY. "«- 3s v TEA *g& M CGOWAN'S. R. T. Douglas. CHBISTMAS COME AGAIN! WE WISH A HAPPY ONE TO ALL. 'XMASGAKE. WS ; regret that the quality cf Trade, together with the unreneuneratively low rate at which " The St;.ff of Life " has been produced for some time past, will not warrant us in Presenting our Customers with Xmas Cake. We have consequently determined to do the next best thing, viz., supply a really good Xmas Cake at AS NEARLY COST AS POSSIBLE, in order to avoid disappointment.;. Pltase send orders at once to E. T. DOUGLAS. 'Xmas Pudding. The very best Flour, together with. Choice Kew Fruits, Currants, Ruisins, Candied Peel, &e.,&c, for above 'Xmas Dinner. Splendid NEW POTATOES, Canterbury HAMS, BACON, and CHEESE, &o, &c, for above. The Cup that Cheers. All who try are oonvinced that our NE W SEABON'S TEAS, for Quality, Flavor, or Price, Cannot, be Surpassed. In Chests, Half-Chests, Boxes, or lbs. WE DO NO "GAS,"' but simply say our stock of Goods —ill New and well bought—will be sold at rales low as poaeible, hiving reg >rd always to payiug 20i in the £. li, T. Douglas, GENERAL GROCERY AND PJIOVISION STOEE, BAKERY & BISCUIT MANUFACTORY (Corner of Queen and Willoughby streets). KAK2KA BRIDGE, POLLEN Si. /-11NTERBURY HAMS, \J /CANTERBURY HAMS. Prime Canterbury HAMS and BACON, Dutch, Canterbury, & Waikato CHEESE, 1 Sheep Tongues, in 21b tins, Montserrat Lime Juice, New Muscatels, Currants, Figs, Valencia and Eleme Raisins, Ginger in Jars. Large Stock of Beßt GOODS at Cheap Rates. J. CLARK, Kabaka. Bbidgb. FOE SAL E — THE well-kdown BUSINESS of Mr Bab*. ciax, Baker and Confectioner, Brown BU'eet, Grahamstown. For further particulars apply to— - Thomas Vbatiß, Thames, or Mr G. W, Owbn and John Limb, Auckland. - I Ax » very pleasant tea party, the oonversa* tion turned on transmigration. A lady ox ' exquisite beauty who was sipping MoGowah'o bast, turned to Mr. and asked what form he would prefer to inhabit P lota dUiolved infe?ElA madam.