Page 7 Advertisements Column 3

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12410, 4 November 1903, Page 7

With lite launch of IT.M.S. Itymhiion, at Burrow, by the Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll), the whole of itie- King Edward VII. class of battleships will be afloat. Their successors ott the stocks are ijot yet, started, and will not be until the commencement of another financial yew, in April next. There are (says the Pall Mail Gazette) to ho three of the new class to he built at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Devoiiport respectively. and they are to be " improved" King Edwards. The limit of size and weight in battleships and armament does not appear to have yet been reached, for the new vessels are to be of no less than 18,000 tons, or' about 1500 tons heavier than the King Edward class. They vill be the first battleships of the new designer at the Admiralty (Mr. Philip Watts), and the most not-able departure in their construction wi]l be seen in the armour-plating for the sides of the hull. An armour belt of lOin Krupp steel, tapering away to 6in, will be continued 'the whole length of.the broadside. This is the first time this lias been attempted in the battleships of any country. Four submerged torpedo tubes, four 50-ton wire guns, eight -firing 27-ton guns, and 12 6in guns are inohulc' l in the armament —■') battery of enormous capacity. A speed, of 19 knots, in spile of immense weight, will be stipulated for. Calves' feet jelly (plain): This choice variety may be had in Tucker's Sunshine Jelly Chrystals, of 18 difloreui ttavoiu's, all and each of the very finest- obtainable. Your grocer can get whichever you wish. Guttle Show entries close Friday next.

j\ fADAMB CAIIIIQ, Palmist,, may now be J.v.i co»i.;alteil.— At. Home," Brook House, Hobsoti-.sire.et, 10 to 6 and 7 to 9. .<?'JPIANOS, now unpacking; guuranchS'.)\J teed.Jin gUsli ami Foreign Piano Agency, 191, Queen-street (si. Coliiicntt,. Manage!;). ''PIIE " IjBNTON HAT" is the best, in the .L market. Try one, 10s 6cl.—Posties and Pa lmer. Outfitters, Queen-street. 7\TO DEPOSIT PIANO GO. -M For JIKST value in PIANOS, try the NO Oh POSIT Piano Co., 23. Higk-strpet. *

CTCZ.Ef.iA CURED by using Oarex Cream, the J J wonderful remedy for taenia, lt.iUN'ii Scaly Skin. B-acl Nose, Chap pad Hands Pimples, all Skin ComplaJnts. Post free, 2-3 and os.—Clarke. Chemist, 144, Victoria-street.

" pHARACIER by Handwriting."— Specimen, with 12 Penny Stamps c! ' Festal Note and addressed envelope.— Sit. Selma. P. 0.. Auckland'.

IpENCING, Draining, Concreting.— are V still doing all kinds of this work at lowest rates.— White and Sons. Telephone 703.

I? LOWER SEEDLINGS. Palms. Nursery a. .Stock, Seed Potatoes, Manures. .Seeds, Liiituns, tH'er.vt.hir.tr for the jrarden.— Mackay's, opposite D.S.C., Qneen-street.

"QTBOTIMENGER'S" English Pianos, lusj'oO class and best value.—British and Continental Piano Co., Strand Arcade. Sola Agents.

"pIANOS AND ORGANS— makes, lowest I. prices, easiest terms.— E. and F. Piano Agency, 191, Queen-street (S. Ooldicutt, Mana-;,-iu).

OHAPLAND'S EGG PR.KSERVATIVE baa been »nbjeoted to the most severe test; over 1,218.800 Eggs have been preserved with it— with complete success Sold by ail stores in Pint Lotties lit 9a* each, and in _. 1. 2, and-4-sallon Tina at 3s, 5s 6dl 10s, and 17s each. One gallon preserves 80 dozen; reputed pint bottle preserves 7 deacu.