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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10637, 23 April 1900, Page 4

we are now landingTJHROM ALL THE LEADING ENGLISH £ and CONTINENTAL MANUFACTURERS, SPECIAL VALUE IN DINNER, TEA, BREAKFAST, AND TOILET SERVICES. A CHOICE "VARIETY OP DOULTON WARE ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN ROYAL CROWN DERBif CHINA Ana the Celebrated "INTARISO" ART POTTERY. New Designs in TABLE AND HANGING LAtfPS. JOHN BATES AND CO., Worcester house, Wβ Caehel street, opposite "Pzeet" Offlo#, CHRISTOHURCH. ABOUT BLANKETS. A RUN ON THEM AS WINTER APPROACHES. A FORTUNATE INVESTMENT. WHY ARE THEY called 'Blank** , ? ,, you may ask. Well, the name ii commonly gupposed to be derived from that of the maker, THOS. BLANKET, of Bristol, who flourished 500 YEARS AGO. Other* peitrt out that the word i» of FRENCH OKI* UIN, and that " Bianchet " is French for Blanket—from "bl»nc" (white). Bβ that at it may, WE vitfe to «ay that IT WOULD BE HARD to fiad A MORE INVITING PLACE at which k> buy your WXNiiiJi t&an OU'K FAMOUS BLANKET DEPARTMEOT. As the NIGHTS GROW COLDER and COLDER the demand for Blanket! grows BRISKER AND BRISKER, WE are selling A LOT of Blankets thig leaton. Theee Blanket* como from near and far; from ACROSS THE SEAS and from WITHIN THE COLONY. The WORLD-FAMED mill. of tho OLD LAND hare contributed to build up OUR IMMENSE STOCKS OF BLANKETS, and NEW ZEALAND'S flourishing mills have materially assisted to this end. A FINER SELECTION OF BLANKETS ia not to be had in *he colony. PRICES TO SUIT ALL. Cofiie and cc* these Blankets, and perhaps, in the meantime, you'd like A FEW QUOTATIONS. White Colonial Blankets, in aasorted cite*. from 26* 6d to 45s 6d per pair; Coloured Colonial Blankets (assorted size*) from 17» 6d to 25a 6d; Coloured imported Blankets (awotted flitoe), from 8a lid to 21s 6d; White Imported Blankets (assorted eizea) from 10a 6d to 22s Cd per pair. YOU WILL BE STRUCK with the VERY REASONABLE prices quoted above, a&d probably wonder: "HOW DO THEY DO IT—WITH WOOL FETCHING THE PRICE IT IS?" Let ua,«plai n: We bought these Blankets PRIOR to THE HEAVY ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF WOOL. A FORTUNATE INVESTMENT, you aay? Yes, and we are giving patrona the FULL BENEFIT of it. But (JaARK THIS!) YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY MORE for Blankets when our present stock* are SOLD OUT. How's that? Because, when we replenish *tocks, WE shall hive to pay MORE our*elw» to the MANUFACTURERS. Consequently, we ehall have to charge YOU HUES. Oat ADVICE to you, therefore, ia IF YOU WANT BLANKETS, BUY NOW! THEY'LL BE MUCH DEAEEH BEFORE LONG! W. STRANGE AND CO., CHEISTCHUBCH.