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ALWAYS THE WA Y. If you meet a man on the wharf using strong language because he has missed tie steamer just passing Tiritiri, you can safely wager that he does not carry "a Waterburj. People who do are never in a hurry. They walk down leisurely, and catch their bos:* every time, simply because their watches have been built to show them only "the correct time," and not to mislead them by an approximation only. The man who, when asked the time," looks at his watch and, after having gob a glimpse of the iw'. position and gone through a few arithmetical calculations on his fingers, tells von, " Oh, about twenty or twenty-five minutes to one," carries a gold chronograph, or some other " graph," which cost him twenty guineas to buy, and as much mo" to keep it going at all. If he owned a Waterbury, his answer would be short, sharp, and correct, sir ; not a minute too fast, and never clow. Anew season stock \<>\ Drew Goods, Plushes, and Vel«X AX teen. New Makes in fian»« \>AX and Hosiery, Blankets, *f \Ny-Ov Wool Goods, Ladies;Jf reag? X<?VX Girls'tasters, Ladies"* K«3e* X; X ere Waterproof 3 * « „ „ X. »V toshes. our New Dress XTV X -..• — «i>i Goods are the VJfcX * e V h V£L Latest in Stvle and X?£> A Tliue! ~ Colours. \S&X m "PInspection Invited. >vvrVXT/^ D. macphersonAJN KARANGAHAPE ROAD. V "W". p HILLIPPS & g o *' 149 AND 151, QUEEN-STREET, Have just opened up a Large Assortment of CHEAP PAPERHANGINGS, POLISHED, SILVERED, AND ROUGH PL AT SHEET, AND ORNAMENTAL WINDOW GLASS WHITE LEAD, OILS, TURPS, VARNISH 6 " And all kinds of PAINTERS' MATERIALS PICTURE FRAME, MOULDINGS, GLASS SHADE* ARTISTS' REQUISITES OF EVERY »» TIONFOR OIL AND WATER-COLO^ PAINTING . OUNDKEEPEKS' BOOKS (jnderjg JL new Act! 25 and 50 pages, "£s&f&ert? of Fines for Trespass and jfubisbitf in commencement, on Sale at the HKKAW Office, Queen-street.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9369, 20 May 1889, Page 6

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Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9369, 20 May 1889, Page 6

Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9369, 20 May 1889, Page 6