DAVENPORT'S THITTMiIPH: OF TEA ! In hard Times or good Times alike To have T we're obliged to agree : And neither sTarvaTion nor sTrike Can ever exist without T. CanTerbury could not do without, Where would OhrisTchurch and LyTTelTon be ? And if Timaru went up the spouT, Its beginning and end would be T 1 How, without it, cry " God save The Queen ?'' i Or welcome The Prince from the sea ? In both ErnesT and AlberT 'tis setn That he finishes up with his T 1 "Rule, BriTannia ! BriTannia rule The waves !" She can't do that without Ts two or three : And though Jack Tar his can of grog still craves, Both he and Galatea want their TEA ! What, without it, our brave volunTeers ? T in TargeT and buTT they all see : It's in all their good ehoTs aud sighT-seers, Who can't make a hiT without T ! In poliTical sTrife and elecTions It is found at the top of the Tree : In the ulTra and moderaTe secTions, SeparaTion and sTaunch uniTy ! •Mong the candidaTes, voTers, and meeTings, — Into ParliamenT enteriug free, — RepresenTaTives can't take their beaTings, Or MinisTers win without T ! Even DAVFNroRT sticks to the letter, Though he says, *' come and buy it of me ! 'Twill take two Ts to make any beTTer Than my Treble X Three shilling TEA 1 " Then flock where the T-Pot of Gold, O'er the MarT of the City you see; Where by DAVENPOkT always ia sod The best and the the cheapest of TEA ! ! ! IF YOU EXPECT THE PRINCE T. with you, BUY IT AT DAVENPORT'S GOLDEN T POT. HIGH STREET, TRIANGLE SIDE. | DAVENPORT, OF THE CITY T MART, CHRISTCHURCH, From bis long and extensive experience in the LONDON X TRADE, Is able to compete favourably with "ANY OTHER MAN," In supplying the BEST QUALITY at the LOWEST PRICE. Per lb. Per lb Good.Congou?... ... ... 2a 2d Tapioca Os lOd Excellent black, green, or mixed ... 2s 6d New Currants 6s 61 Extra fine Pekoe flavoured Congou 3s od New Eleme Raisins Os 7d Choice fresh-roasted Coffee ... is 8d Finest French Plums, 2lb tins ... 2i 6d Best white Sugar ... ... Os 6d Oatmeal, Barley, Rice 08 4d Crystallised do ... ... Os s£d Belmoat Sperms, full weights ... Is 2d Vermicelli ... ... ... Os 8d Waxwick Moulds Os 6d Maccaroai ... ... ... is Od Superior Twist Tobacco 4s 6d ll^p 0 Observe Addbess — .Jlgg GOLDEN TEAPOT OVER VERANDAH. 2707
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 290, 19 April 1869, Page 4
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395Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Star (Christchurch), Issue 290, 19 April 1869, Page 4
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