You must'oflen have.thought that £4 or £5 was too much to pay the ordinary tailor for a single ; suit-of clothes,-but have you ever thought why you have to do it? -There are reasons which I maintain should not exist. in,,the ordinary business conducted oirsound economical-lines, and I have proved, and will proye, that they are ■ not necessary. reasons why you have to pay the ordinary tailor who giVt-s credit £4 or £5 are, first of all, there are heavy bookkeeping expenses which are unnecessary iii a cash business ; but worse still, there are,.' and always must be where credit- is given, a fair percentage of bad • debte, and this simply means that the debts of those people who never pay must be borne in the price of the clothes ordered by the people who dp pay—by you. I Am Making Suits to Measure Prom JZ2 ■ 17s. 6d. y ■ Which are equal; if not- the superior, tothe Suits you usually pay .£4.or £5 for, because I give no credit to anybody—l make no' bad debts. When you order a. suit here you .pay, for . what you get, not- for what anyone else I-.am making suits of the highest; quality;—perfect in cut, style and finish—and-1 .give you a written.-, guarantee with'every garment I make for. a perfect fit, or gladly refund your money in full. Read:; below how my :Coats are made, and then come in and inspect my splendid range of .new, Suitings and Overcoatings for Winter.,wear. I will savp you at least £2 on your next suit; Come in and see how I can do it. It is well - worth while. BEST QUALITY ITALIAN CLOTH PATENT I'AD KEAL HAIRCLOTH ....... Big Reductions IN Beady-Made Overcoats, 1 Shirts, Umbrellas, AND ALL GENTS' Underwear. ALFRED J. STEPHENS, The £2 17s 6d Suit Fhop Post Office, Timaru. The National Mutual Life ASSOIHAT ON OF AUSTRALASIA LTD. HEAD OFFICE FO« NEW ZEALAND i COSHOUSE QUAY. WELLINGTON MAjNA(4JEI4. ORTCN BTEVEJV fcj Fnud£, o«ariy £4,860,000 -.r Ainnnivl Income -nearly ........... £900,000 : ' Aginci«» thron(<hont th« Colony ~ 1 j . .. . • - ' , ' ' V; ' ' '-''y::; ;.V .. \: r i £. A. iieGH£N, Loeaf Agent. Arcade,. Timaru. I The Symbol of Excellence "K" • " T7" " JAM. is made aolelv of l'uie Selected'' Ripe. Fruit arid " J\. Eiue;Giystallised 'AVlnte Sugar.; The Fruit is perfect- in l . - ■ • quality and condition. ; There is posivtively no adulteration. Cleanliness at• «very; stago is .carried to the point of the most fastidioue scruple. . ". S. Kirkpairick & Co., Ltd. Nelson - • WHERE THE BEST FRUIT GROWS. Dick's Patent Driving Belts (BALATA GUTTAPER ]HA, AND 0 AWT AS). The Best In The World ! BEWARE OTV IMITATIONS. ■a at « 4-» c JO ■■ tm CO a i 3 Ask for Dick's Genuine THOUSANDS NOW IN USE I A PERFECT BELT.' A k for Dick's Genuine NOW IN USE! A PERFEO'J ~ BELT <l» CO a> > :U1 m < a ■t* CP 2L r? W « 3'. ■ r+ o % o e Q> * <U 3 ■■r* ■ » fl) GL JOHN EDMOND, HARDWARE MERCHANT Hayes Street, Timaru.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13642, 9 July 1908, Page 7
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