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Southland Times, Issue 13237, 10 June 1895, Page 1

I_ Tea Merchants pFTYoraCTeg NELSON® ®>MOATE“ ; PURE INDIAN TEAS ‘ THREE POPULAR BLENDS THESE THREE POPULAR BLENDS have by their ever INCREASING SALES proved beyond doubt that the PUBLIC ARE QUICK at discerning the BEST VALUE in Teas as in other goods. We act upon this theory when BUYING and BLENDING, and are not content to send out any blend that does not BEAT THE BEST on the market. Teas have been dearer for the last three months. WE FORESAW THIS and prepared to overcome the difficulty by laying in a LARGE STOCK. Many of our opponents being less fortunate are SHORT OF STOCKS and have been compelled to buy in a HIGH MARKET. We arc therefore, in consequence of our WELL BOUGHT STOCK, and the fact that we have ECONOMISED in our expenditure for advertising and packing, in a position to give the PURCHASER of either of theTHREE POPULAR BLENDS—TIGER MANDARIN HASLEMERE Better value than ever- We ask you to Test the Truth of this statement by making a comparison. They are packed by machinery in air-tight and damp-proof J and lib Packets and 5 and 101 b tins. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROCERS AND STOREKEEPERS. SOBER C!MI TEI If now in great demandowing to Its EXCELLENT FLAVOUR & WONDERFUL STRENGTH Its Virtues are Now Celebrated in Song. SUMMER BLOOM le> taken by COUNTRY BUYERS because of the attractive form in which it ie packed, vis — 6 AND 12 QUART BILLIES 5 AND lOlb STORE ROOM CANISTER 5 AND lOlb TINS LADIES BONNET BOXES, Containing 151 b ALSO 1 and |lb PACKETS OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. TRY IT 1 TRY IT! TRY IT j iibiie SUITS TO MEASURE, £3 xl t TAILOR-MADE DRESSES & COSTUMES THE ONLY LADIES TAILOR IN SOUTHLAND. UNPRINCIPLED DEALERS ARE REFILLING GAELIC WHISKY BOTTLES WITH SPURIOUS IMITATIONS. THE STIRLING BONDING CO. offer <£lo reward to any person giving such information as will lead to a conviction. Extract from the Riverine Herald, N.S.W,, 10th October, ISC!. ECHUCA POLICE COURT, Tuesday, October 9th, 1894. j (Before Messrs Dwyer, P.M’, and P. Nolan, J.P.) 1 Michael Roache proceeded against for FALSELY APPLYING THE TRADE MARK of the STIRLING BONDING CO., LD. Mr Campbell appeared for the defence and pleaded not guilty, and asked that the defendant bo dealt with summarily. Michael Roach deponed that he was an inspeclor of licensed houses, and produced his authority to prosecute. On the 24th August witness called at the hotel. Took up a bottle of GAELIC WHISKY. Tested it and found it to contain common whisky diluted with water. It was 30 degrees under proof. Defendant said he sold it as he bought it. The whisky was exposed for sale on the shelves with other liquor. To Mr Campbell : Examined all the liquors on the premises and f und them correct with the one exception. There had been a fair run on the Gaelic whisky at onetime. Knew that in order to meet the demand for a certain liquor it often dot, rioialed. John Peter Smi’h, an expert in liquors, depone,! that he examined the bottle produced and found it to be 30 8 under p oof. IT AS NOT GAELIC WHISKY HUT A COMMON ARTICLE diluted with water. Genuine Gaelic whisky is about 17 degrees under proof, AND IS ABOUT THE BEST WHISKY IMPORTED. THE WHISKY TAKEN FROM DEFENDANT WAS NOT WORTH MORE THAN HALF THAT OF THE GENUINE. The licensee of the hotel deponed that the instructions he had given in his hotel were that no water was to be put in any liquor, and the btt'k whisky was to be put in a decanter. If he had had any suspicion that the liquor was inferior ho could have remr-Ved the bottle, as he knew the excise ofliccr was in the town. He had not put any water in the whisky in question. A Wife of last witness deponed that she frequently attended to the bar. The bottle of whisky in question was open about eight or ten days. Had never put any water into the bottle. Had put draught whisky into a decanter. g A daughter of the defendant gave similar evidence. Defendant (re-called) said he purchased the bottle bearing a similar brand at the hotel. Mr Campbell here asked for the expert to test the liquor seized and the bottle bought, and Mr Smith replied that there was uo comparison. A fine of £1 was inflicted with £0 6s costs, the benoh remarking that the fine was eoauja ths ex peases was ao large, /