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Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14409, 21 May 1917, Page 7

. ■■ ■' s -> ■... ■ ,' 'Wool in a Year! The Allies have to Clothe somewhere about 15,000,000 men on the Field, and each man uses up SOlbs of Wool per annum in Clothes and Blankets So the amount of Wool needed yearly for Allied Soldiers is 750,000,0001bs— more . than two-thirds of the world's production. The total amount grown in Australia, New Zealand, South America, and South Africa alone is 650>GOO,OOQlbs— not enough to keep the Armies clothed. • • f ■ ■ ■■■'-■. '■ ''.-•.■ , ' . ■ ■'•.'■ The above explaing the position. The civilian population has Less than One third of the orld's Wool Clip to clothe itself with. Wool ii scarce, anl h getting dearer, that's why it is wise to BUY BLANKETS NOW. Frankly we (McKATS) have plenty of BLANKETS, tbanke to the fact that New Zealand has its own mills. ; We offer you PURE ALL-WOOL BL \NK *TS from Kaiapoi, Rcslyn, Petone, and Mo^giel Mil^a. Of course, owing to the enormous military demands on v/00l pricaa are rising. If you buy now you will forestall increasing Co3ts.- Later on ib will be a cry of " wool, wool, at any trice," Call and select BLANKETS now. . • - ' , to seiact from. W.Mcl^^SON^/llMlTH) ft|... — ■ ■ _ '"-ajy ..-.'■ . . '■...' m*w™ra%3mT . .. ■ .' • . . ff We ate anxious the advantages of parchaaing for SPOT I OASH direct from thfe Cheapest Furnishing and Hardware | House, should be better known in your Province, | You can nave from 15 to 20 per cent., ao please write for g . prices of anything you are likely to require. Ws will send yoa 1 illustrations and prices, FREIGHT PAID, of:— | Linoleums v Aluminium Ware ' .Suagea 1 Curtains . Enamelled Ware Grates 1 Table Linen Crockery • \l&nfcelpieces I ; Blankets Oil Stoves Galvanized Iron 1 i- Chesterfield Svatea Lamps Wire . | r Dining-room Suites Crockery Wire Setting | 1 Duohess Chests • Cutlery Locks & Hinges i | Wardrobes Eleofcro Plate Paints and Oils I: i Ghevals Jelly Pans oari;ridg33 |i § Tables and Cnair3 Jam Bottles v Gana || | Bedsteads Travelling Trunks Sporting Material |j | Bedding Wriagers Saamelled Bafehg *| | Carpets Lawn Mowers. || I Mechanic ?' and Farming Tools specially oheap» | '>- Ponnrfii Ilfinrfon raaniaaiiia ft habdva&ej| <■ '■ • ([ With Patent Stoppers Size 6 x 10 6/3 each. With Cover, 7/9 ~.| 8x 10 7/- „ 9> „ 8/9 „ i-S x 12 8/6 „ „. 10/6 • „TOx 12 iO/6 „ .»■ „ 12/9 „ 10 xl 4 11/6 >V » . „ 14/Superior Quality, well-made Coverings, in Grey, Saxe, or Tiger colourings. . „ „ POST FREE FROM t- . ■ . ■ r