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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7760, 5 October 1886, Page 4

QREAT SOCIAL REVOLUTION. SIGNS OF THE TIMES. And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with lack lustre eye, Slid very wisely, "It Is ton o'clock, And in another hour 'twill be eleven. And in another hour it will be twelve, And thereby hangs a tale." Shakespeare. Bookman's "History of Inventions" states that Watches were first made in the year 1500, and when the works of Shakespeare wore written, those indispensable articles of modern use were but rarely worn. The one that wan cariicd in the pocket of the V Motley fool " was probably of very rude workmanship, though, of course, slightly In advance upon that primitive watch made by the Irishman, when " He dug up a' turnip and scooped it out ThetTslipped a live cricket in under the skin, Wlioo ! they'll think it's a ticking ! said Bryan O'Ljnn." Hie "poke dial" of Shakespeare's fool would doubtless indicate approximately the difference between ten and eleven o'clock, but it would be totally unfit to mark the minutes with anything like accuracy, while seconds wore simply of no account in those "Good old times" three centuries back. During the 380 years that have elapsed since the invention of watches, great and wonderful progress has been made In the art of fashioning the works, and adorning the exterior of these articles, until now a watch is a monument of MKCH AN ICAL SKILL and a triumph of ARTISTIC) TASTE. Watches can be made so small that the works are only discernible by the aid of a microscope. 1 hey can be made •'cheap, and nasty" in Switzerland, or with added Yankee notions in the Transatlantic Republic ; but England occupies the premier position for the manufacture of first-class substantial and reliable time-keepers, so that the term " English Lovers" has come to be synonymous with the highest acme of excellence in a i'aschenuhr (pocket watch) as the Germans call it, while Messrs. STEWART DAWSON & CO.' stand prominent among English Manufacturers for excellence of • workmanship. To contrast ono of the world-famed English Watches with one of 300 years ago, if such were possible, would demonstrate the great strides made by the world during that time. But the GREAT SOCIAL REVOLUTION Of the Age is not so much the advance of mechanical and artistic ingenuity as in the method of placine the products of human taste and skill before the public. The evils that afflict society at the present day are not to be cured by the abolition of Monarchy, the Disestablishment of the Church, or by the removal of all three " at one fell swoop." RADICALS, SOCIALISTS, AND COMMUNISTS agree with intelligent monarchists in holding that social inequalities are due to the commercial system now pravalliug, under which importers, commission agents, wholesale merchants and ictallers swallow up Urge intermediate profits, thus unduly taxing the purchaser and consumer. The great Social Revolution without bloodshed or disorder is to bo accomplished by the annihilation of the middleman, and the placing of the producer and consumer in direct contact. '1 he people of New Zeaindd, placed at a tremendous distance from the manufacturing centres of England, have long had to piy heavy toll to Middlemen, and in no line of business has this been more aggressively enforced than in the Watch and. Jewellery Trade. The FABULOUS PRICES CHARGED by DEALKKS on all sides, and in many instances for Articles of the most inferior production, Is proverbial. All this roundabout and costly system of trading by a series of gradations has been altered by the presence 01 STEWART DAWSON & CO. Whose system of direct supply saves evsry purchaser three or four enormous profits, and the thousands of people who thronged their BEST ENGLISH WATCH EXHIBITION on Saturday evening, testifying with appreelation the great change thai has taken place. READ WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY : . . * "Have placed your English Lever at £3 10s alongside one at £10 10s. Can assure you, yours is best in every shape and form.— Yours truly, "J. H. Bbidhacsr." ..." Superior to anything ever seen at the price, worth double the money. "H. A. Mitiield." . , . " Your English Laver has been knocked about like a billiard ball for eight months, and has only varied two minutes. Herewith cheque for another. " W. H. Chapman." . . . " Have carried your English Lever, at £3155, live years. Never cost one penny in repair. Would have cost me Ten Guineas in New Zealand. "Wm. Lang Thorbukn.' ..." Your Chronograph, received as a testimonial, is truly a Paragon Watch. " Geokob Couch." . . . "I am wearing your £310s English Lever 13 monthii. It is looked upon as the best timekeeper lure. •' Jbfferson lloyd, Baker.'

. . . "We have five of your £1 7s 6d Defiance Watches on this station. All have given the greatest satisfaction. "Thomas Morgan." . . . "It if a mystery to me how a watch of such exquisite finish and handsome appearance can be manufactured at the price. " Thomas Yarkinv The want of space prevent! us giving more or we might continue ad infinitum. Over 40,000 testimonials similar to above have been recei >ed by Stewart Dawson & Co. Please call (or S. D. and Co.'s magnificently illustrated pamphlet, in which you will find the above in full, with the address of each person, together with hundreds of others. In same pamphlet, you'will find an (fferof £1000 to anyone who will point out the name or address of a single testimonial that is not corrcct. BUY FROM THE MANUFACTURERS, STEWART DAWSON * CO., AND SAVE RETAIL PROFIT. — VISIT OUR GREAT ENGLISH WATCH EXHIBITION, 94, QUEEN-STREET. A Magnificent Stock of Jewellery, Embracing all the Newest Novelties, at Wholesale English Prices. Repairs of every description at half New Zealand prices, THE MERCANTILE AND BANKRUPTCY GAZETTE OF NEW ZEALAND. [Established 1867.] One Guinea rut, Year. Mailed from Dunedin every Saturday morning. Reduced to one guinea per year; with Halfyearly Indices, £1 6s per year. The local advance sheet is now issued'separately in Auckland every Saturday for 10s 6d per year. Sample copies sent free on application. If not already subscribing please send orders to N. G. Lennox, Queen-street, Local Agent, or to R. T. Wheeler, Proprietor, Dunedin. mo COUNTRY SUBSCRIBERS X. TO "THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD." ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS JOB THE CURRENT QUARTER, PAID BEFORE THE 21st INSTANT, WILL BE CHARGED TEN SHILLINGS, When not posted : it posted. 13s 6d; AFTER THAT DATE. TWELVE SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE, Or 16s if posted. - jyj-ONTHLY gUMMAKY. For Transmission via San Francisco. THE HERALD MONTHLY SUMMARY (12 Pages) Will be published on , MONDAY MORNING NEXT, 11th inst., And will contain all the Latest Mining, Local, Shipping, Commercial, Political, and Social and Domestic News or the Month. 1 ' The HERALD MONTHLY SUMMARY contains the latest and fullest Colonial News for Home Readers, and is the LARGEST PAPER IN NEW ZEALAND. TWOPENCE PER COPY. Yearly Subscriptions for copies franked and s. d. posted regularly from the Herald Office, to any address (in advance) .. .. .. .. 4 6 Ditto ditto (credit) : u .. .. 6 0

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