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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1953, 9 January 1914, Page 4

Hastings tradespeople and ethers have suffered from the spurious gold currency (says the. Napier "Telegraph" of Tuesday). The coins ring true and boar all the outward semblance.of tlio orthodox coinage, the weight, being the only betraying element. A hnlf-somekn which was broken showed the interior to be composed of nhrminiuni, the exterior being gilt, it is supposed that advantage was taken of tho congestion ensuing upon tiro races to Work off tho base metal on a holiday-making public, and an overworked business people, but tlio originators seem to have es.eroised much' discretion as to wlie.ro they placed their "gold," Mid, it Appears, from teeth marks in one fict'tious sovereign, that one victim at least passed tho baby on to stone one else to hold The banks seem to have ■os.ea.pod, because of information received, and before the Hawke's Bay races the tc-talisator staff Wcro warned to be on their guard, and to keenly inspect all gold proffered, It is said that two bad half-sovereigns ive're passed on to the totiilisator in U.k rush. Every figur* needs distinctive corset, tinj—wo have a Warner's Cors«t for evei-y fifur!?, and guarantee every pair, Kirkcaldio and Stains, Ltd.-^A.dvt