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ABOUT A NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES.

—. 4 STRANGE STORY MOM DUNEDIN. IBj Telegraph.-Press Association.) Dunedin, August 2. A strange story has gained currency concerning the. alleged practice" in Dunedin of what is described in the United States as "graft." Somo little time ago incidental to changes in the system of administration an official of an important local body retired from the position he had been occupying. The local body decided to vote binron retirement a bonus equal to six months' salary. It appears that one member of the body concerned remarked to the official that the vote was worth a new suit to him. This remark was treated as a joke, but the official got a shock when he received an account for .£B, the cost of a suit supplied to the member. Members of the local body have been expressing their feelings very strongly, but the person implicated is no longer associated, with them ou this particular body. lie is, however, connected with the administration of other local institutions. Sergcaut-Major Wallingford, tho wellknown rifle shot in England, and one of tho best authorities in the science of musketry, has accepted a staff appointment in tho New Zealand .Defence I'orces, and will leave London on .August .11. • You can feel the effects of "KA7.OL" immediately you comnienre to iisc it. As soon as the fumes of this reined v penetrate the affected parts you realise your troubles are beginning to end. It's good, it's pleasant, it's safe, and it only costs Is. fid. Sold everywhere.—Advt. ' Switzerland's greatest industry, the entertaining of tourists, brings her a revenue of over five millions a year.,

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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1196, 3 August 1911, Page 6

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ABOUT A NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1196, 3 August 1911, Page 6

ABOUT A NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1196, 3 August 1911, Page 6

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