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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2607, 26 August 1878, Page 2

W ANTED KNOWN Just Opened, One Thousand^ IMen's India Rubber Coats, at 7s 6d.—Samuel Coombks, City Clothing Mart, 92, Queen-street. /;... URNITURE—For the Drawingrpom Dining-room, Library, Bedroom, or Kitchen, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. '■■ CARPETS— Including Brussels, Tapestry, Kidderminster, Stair, Felt, and Dutch, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. LINOLEUM and Floorcloths, all widths,, Bath Mats, in Linoleum and Floorcloth, on Sale at T. & H. . COOKE'S. HEARTH RUGS, Door Mats, plain and wool bordered. Matting, Wool Mats, Bed-side Rugs, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. IRON BEDSTEADS. — French, Half Tester, Stump and Folding; Iron Cots, all sizes. Wood Bedsteads and Wood Cots, on Sale at T. & H. COOKB'S. BEDDING.— Hair, Wool, Spring, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pillows, on Sale at T. & 11. COOKE'S. . „.,, GLASSES.— Ghiuiney Glasses, in Gilt, Walnut, and Maple Frameß, Toilet Glasses, Toiletware, CaneBeated Chairs, in great variety, on Sale at T. « H. COOKE'S. PRICES.— As we import direct from the English Manufacturers, wo are able to sell all imported goods as low as any house in town; and, employing steam power in our Factory, are enabled to offer articles of local manufacture at a very moderate rate. T. & H_ Cooke's FURNITURE AND UARPKT WAREHOUSE 67. QUEEN-STREET. P E C I A L N O Tl CE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. W. RATTRAY Having completed Stock-taking, has made con siderable REDUCTIONS in tho following , Lines in oraer to make way for ■ Spring Shipments :— Men's Silk-mixed Paget Coats Men's Tweed Trousers Men's Tweed Trousers and Vests Men's Tweed Suits Men's Black Felt Hats Boys' Suits, Youths' Suits Boyß'Knickerbooker Suits Also, a number of Miscellaneous Lines belonging to the above Department. WILLIAM RATTRAY, furnishing draper & silk merckr New Zealand House, 66, Queen-street, Auckland. . T\ V N A M I T E. To Arrive, per Queen of the West, now due from London— __ TEN TONS DYNAMITE DETONATORS. BATTERY, INSULATED COPPER WIRE, FUSE, Etc. Etc. DYNAMITE Ib the Safest and Most Powerful Explosive in use. __ The Safety of Dynamite Durum Transport and Storage. Extracts from the Official ovldenoo given before the House of Commons Select Committeo on Explosive Substances— Parliamentary Session of 1874 London. , __ ..', Boxes filled with dynamite have been thrown from a great height, and found to Bustainany amount of shook without exploding. They have also been placed upon an open Are, when the dyuamite burned slowly away without exploding.— Pari! montary report—Blue Book, Dynamite has been In a railway coUislon, and, though tho van and boxes containing it were brokon, no explosion took place.—Blue Book, page 182, par. 2979. «• Maior Mafondi-, R.A., H.Ms. Inspector of Gunpowder and Dynamite Factories, states, In his evidence {page 18,- par. 100), that the law rolatingto dynamite is as much too stringent as the gunpowder law is too lax; and (page 20, par 115) that the time has come for relieving safe nitro-glycerine preparations from such unnecessary restrictions as the nitro-glycerlne Aot mpoaes upon them. Professor Abel, tbe Chemist to Her Majesty's War Department, gives his experience that Nobel's dynamite Is one of tho safest, moßt powerful, and most convenient explosive agents applicable to industrial purposes.—Blue Book, pages 56. 57„ and 69, Agents : E. PORTER & CO., QUEEN BTRBiBT. AUCKLAND. RuSHBROOK AND ORIDGMAN Respectfully invite attention to their Large Carefully-seleoted and Entirely New Stook of __ DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR THE WINTER TRADE. Comprising— Blankets, all sizes, and first-class valuo Flannels, white and scarlet, all makes Crimean Shirtings, All-wool and Union, In great variety of pattern and quality . Winceys, plain, and fancy. A heavy stock. "Good ancfCheap," a good line at 5d per Fanoy Dress Goods, new shades, In great variety French Merino, Serge, Satin Cloth, andj.omo 'Soeclal Lines of Fancy Materials, bought a ob, and being sold at very low rates Alloa and Fingering Yarns, all colours Winter Hosiery, Umbrellas, Ribbons, Flowers Waterproof Tweed and W aterproofa A Job Lo of Children's and Ladies' Waterproof Cloaks, to be cleared out at muoh below regular price. Calicoes, Sheeting, Counterpanes Furnishing and Manchester Goods of every description . . ~ Boys' and Men's Clothing of every description, Good and Cheap Hosiery Shirta, Hats, &o. Strong Material for Boys' Wear—Tweedß Mole kin, c duroy, Serge &<_., &o. &o. In order i sustain the well-known oharaoter Of the JbNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE for Cheapness and Quality combined, R. and B prooure their Supplies from the BEST MAR KETS ONLY, and spare no pains to suppl their Customers' wants at the lowest price com mensnrate with legitimate trading. % (1/ in the A) Discount allowed upon all Cash Purchases of 20/ and upwards. RUSHBROOK AND BRIDGMAN, (DRAPERS, CI-OTHIICRS, Sco., JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel), UPPSR QUEEN-STREET, Auckland, ]iINCUUKA(JE .NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES! To the People of AucklandJl Messrs. Hallenste n jßrothers Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH OF THE NEW; ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY Is Now Open in Queen-Btreet, opposite Theatre Royal. To effectually lntroduoe their Goods and drive out the Imported article, they have decided to SELL a Single Article at the Wholesale Price. All Goods are marked in Plal6l Figures, for Nett Cash only. Any Article purchased and not approved of, will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which It was Bold, or if desired, the money will be returned. The success which has attended the New Zealand Clothing Factory's Retail Branches in other towns leads the Proprietors to believe that there exists a praiseworthy desire on the part of the Public to encourage New Zealand Industries, especially wher superior advantages are offered; and your support is solicited on this understanding only. J. B. ROBINSON, Manager AucKLANDiBRANCH. SOLE AGENT FOR WERTHEIM'S CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINES, THE BEST MACHINE IN THE WORLD. c_Mj__a____^«___r .r- y-r__^r_T.^_--^T^__,_—-_2_s_&_£^s*_s^ NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. ! "Dunbar." —The Dunbar was wrecked at Sydney Heads on the 20th of August 1857. "Alpha."—A life sentence only ceases at the death of the prisoner, except in cases where th? royal clemency has been obtained, and these are very rare.