An extraordinary stone was gone through on thn occasion of the'fall from a 'balloon wliifh occasioned the death of the Hon. C. H. Rolls, England's greatest aviator. Lloyd's Weekly reports that while efforts were being made to bring Mr Rolls back to life, a few photographers arrived and essayed to take snapshots of the scene. The airmen and their friends, in their indignation, momentarily forgot the solemnity of their surroundings. "Hreak his plates," shouted, one. "Smash his camera," cried another. A photographer, who drove on to the ground in a motor-ear and in ignorance of the keenness with which his presence was resented straightway got his camera ready, had a rough time of it. His camera was snatched from his hands, cast on the ground, and stamped upon until it was reduced to so miroh .splinters and broken glass. _ Two other photographers were spied fingering their cameras. A mounted policenian rode at one and sent him flying, and Ik* was very nearly lynched. His camera was smashed, slides were kicked to pieces, and lens stamped upon and ground into the turf. The other man's apparatus was .served in the .same way. The "very thing" would aptly describe the goods manufactured by Messrs Hodder and Tolly, Ltd., for pig and poultry meal.—Advt. 'Tis often while washing 'twill happen, Some dirty stained clothes you will clap on. Try your soaps in galore, but there's nothing I'm sure, Will clean them so easy as SAPON
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 September 1910, Page 3
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242Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 September 1910, Page 3
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