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Southland Times, Issue 23437, 18 February 1938, Page 4

WINTON JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACE MEETING TODAY AND TOMORROW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 18th and 19th February. Galloping - Trotting - Steeplechasing. FIRST RACE 12.30 p.m. LAST RACE 5.10 p.m. Special Passenger Train leaves Invercargill 11.0 a.m. each day. A POPULAR FIXTURE ON ONE OF THE BEST APPOINTED AND MOST PICTURESQUE COURSES IN THE COUNTRY. L. G. de la PERRELLE, Secretary.

MESSRS WHITCOMBE & TOMBS’ WINDOW OF INDOOR GAMES IS WELL WORTH MORE THAN A SECOND GLANCE. The ever popular Mah Jongg is on display. Sets are procurable at 80/and 85/-. Made of Bamboo and Ivory and Casein and Ivory, in handsome leather cases for carrying. MONOPOLY is also well to the fore at 13/6. A few more of the indoor games for which we are renowned are: The ancient game of Chess at 8/6, 9/6 and 10/6 per set. Lexicon at 2/- ai)d 4/6. Draughts—l/- upwards. Blow Football—l/- upwards. Escalado—l2/6. Aerial Attack—s/-. Winter Sports—l3/6. Bulls and Bears (A derivative of Monopoly) 15/-. And more in our Upstairs Dept. REMEMBER that we .'.can supply everything that is needed for that Bridge Evening. Playing Cards—3/6 and 4/6, and Bridge Scorers and Pencils to suit everybody’s taste. DEE STREET, INVERCARGILL. TELEPHONE 393. YOUR MAIL ORDER DEALT WITH ON DAY OF RECEIPT. \ TO THE RETAILER THE LARGE FAMILY QUART BOTTLE. For the convenience of retailers and the general public, we have introduced the large family quart bottle, which contains 26 full British fluid ounces, as against the small five-ounce one. ITS ADVANTAGES TO YOU. No. 1. One large quart bottle takes onefifth of the checking of fulls from the waggon. No. 2. The motorman takes one-fifth of the time delivering fulls and picking up empties at your premises. Therefore there is onefifth of the interference with your customers and business. No. 3. One large quart bottle occupies about one-fifth of the shelf space for fulls and empties. No. 4. You have about one-fifth the bottle deposits lying out on fulls and empties on stocks carried. No. 5. You have one-fifth of the time checking empties to the motorman. No. 6. You have one-fifth of the handling when serving fulls to, and receiving empties from your customers. No. 7. You have one-fifth of the wear and tear on your cash registers, floors, linoleums and counters. No. 8. You have one-fifth of the wrapping, and use one-fifth of the paper and string. No. 9. When serving by the glass, you have one-fifth of the handling, one-fifth of the crown seals to remove, and one-fifth of the used crowns to dispose of. No. 10. When serving by the glass, or receiving empties from your customers, you have one-fifth of the number of empties to pack away. No. 11. You have one-fifth of the empty bottles lying about your premises. No. 12. The exceedingly slow output of the fillers produces a better beverage, which will remain sparkling 12 hours after opening.

Strong fid. [eOOKSELLgRS & STAITIONERA 1 (Opposite Post Office). A HOME WITHOUT BOOKS IS LIKE A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS. And— Why not have plenty of reading matter when good books can be purchased so cheaply? “PENGUIN LIBRARY”.— Good reading at a cheap price. “The Worst Journey in the World,” Vol. 1., Vol. 11., A. Cherry-Garrard; “Twenty-five,” B. Nichols; “The Man who was Thursday,” Chesterton; “The Sanfield Scandal,” Keverne; “Chrome Yellow,” Huxley; “A Safety Match,” lan Hay; “The Dark Invader,” Capt. Von Rintehen; “Some Experiences of a New Guinea Magistrate,” Vol. 0., Vol IL, Monckton; “I Am Jonathan Scrivener,” Houghton; “The Murders in Praid Street,” Rhode; “The Hounds of Spring,” Thompson; “The Four Just Men,” Wallace; “Grey Wolf,” Armstrong; “The Surgeon’s Log,” Abraham. 1/- each. “PELICAN LIBRARY,” 1/- each — “Essays in Popular Science,” Huxley; “A History of the English People,” Vol. I. and Vol. 11., Halevy; “The Floating Republic,” Dobree and Manwaring; “The Mysterious Universe,” Sir James Jeans; “Last and First Men,” Stapledon; “Short History of the World,” H. G. Wells; “Digging of the Past,” Woolley. HUTCHINSON & COLLINS POCKET LIBRARIES, 1/- each.—“ Roots,” N. Jacob; “So This is Love,” Bailey; “Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” A. Christie; “Mystery in Kensington Gore," Porlock; “1116 Murder of Caroline Bundy,” “The Man from the Desert,” McDonald; “To Let,” Galsworthy; “In Chancery,” Galsworthy; “The Man of Property,” Galsworthy.