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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2603, 21 August 1878, Page 2

f\ ' X A M I T E. To Ajtlvo, per Queen of the Wkbt, now duo from London— TEN TONS DYNAMITE DETONATORS, BATTERY, INSULATED " COPPER WIRE, FUSE, ETC., ETO. DYNAMITE is the Safest and Most Powerful ftzp'osivo in use. Th's Safety of Dynamite Durum Transport and Storage. Kxtracta from the Official evidence given before the House of Commons Select Committee on Explosive Substances—Parliamentary Session of 1874 London. Boxeo filled with dynamite have been thrown from a great height, and founa to sustain any amount of shock without exploding. They have also been placed upon an open fire, when the dynamite burned slowly away without exploding.— Parli raentary report—Blue Book, iiaoa 179. p Dynamite has been in a railway collision, and, though the van and boxes containing it were broken, no explosion took place.—Blue Book, page 182, par. 2979. ?saior Maiendie, R.A., H.Ms. Inspector of Gunpowder and Dynamite Factories, states, in hia evidence (page 18, par.dOO), that the law relating to dynamite is as much too stringent as the gunpowder law is too lax; and (page 20, par 115) that tho time has come for relieving spJb nitro-glycerine preparations from such unnecessary restrictions as the nitro-glyoerine Act mposos upon them. _ __ ... Professor Abel, the Chemist to Her Majesty's War Department, gives his experience that Nobal's dynamite is one of the safest, most powerful, and most convenient explosive agents applicable to industrial purposes.—Blue Book, pases 56. 57, and 59. Agents: E. PORTER & CO., QUEEN STREET. AUCKLAND. RuSHBUOOK AND BfiIDGMAN Respectfully Invite attention to their Large Carefully-selected and Entirely New Stock of DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR THE WINTER TRADE, Comprising— Blankets, all ijizes, and flrst-class value Flannels, white and scarlet, all makes Crimean Shirtings, Ail-wool and Union, in great variety of pattern and quality Wlneeya, plain, and fancy. A heavy, .stock. "Good ana"-Cheap," a good line at 5d per yard Fonoy Dress G < «■ .-is, new shades, in great variety FranclT Men: o, Serge,. Satin Cloth, and some '?oecial "i.;aesof Fancy Materials, bought a Ob, an-i '^ing sold at very low rates Al'ca anfi Kingering Yarns, all colours Winter Hosiery, Umbrellaa, Ribbons, Flowers Waterproof Tweed and Waterproofs A Job Lo of Children's and Ladies Waterproof Cloaks, to be cleared out at much below regular price. Calicoes, Sheet'ng, Counterpanes Furnishing and X^anchoster Goods of every datseripiion Soys' and Mon'a Clothing of every description, Good and Cheap Boaiarv Shirts, Hats. &o. wtrout,''Material for Boys' Wear—Tweeds Riole kin. Kj duroy, Serge &c., &c. &o.

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