All for Fifteen Shillings

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 November 1915, Page 3

All for Fifteen Shillings

... — —* Recently there appoaivu in a Loiiiuu. newspaper an advertisement lor an ex porienced insurance dorii, wages nuoei. shillings a week. ine advertiser go. a lot of (sarcastic letters like the ioilowing and lie deserved thorn too :— Dear Sir,—! would respoctmiiy appr. lor the position you oiler. lam air expert in insurances in aii it brandies. In addition ! converse iiuenny in uiiiii Arabio, Uorgonzula, Zola and gate. I write .shorthand, long nand. left hand and riglit hand. 1 cuii supply my own typewriter ii necessary, and i noay mention that i typewrite half an hour in ten minutes—the record lor Great Jiritain. i would uu willing also to let you nave the service (gratis) oi my large family ef boys, auu Ji agreeable'to you, my wile would ul pleased to clean your omee regularly without extra charge. The cost of postage for your answer to this applioati >u can be deducted from my salary. i J lensc note that ii' you have a backyard > would make bricks in my spare time.