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Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1923, Page 1

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A resident of one of the Auckland marine suburbs had occsaion recently to approach the mate of one of the ferry steamers to ascertain whether he had either seen, or had handed to him, a lady’s purse containing, besides other tilings, a sum of money, that had been lost on one of the boats (slates the Auckland '“Star”i. "Jtall depends who picked it tip,’’ said the mate. “There are very few honest people about these days, and you will lie lucky if you receive it hack. Of course.” he explained, “we are irequeivtly handed articles found by passengers, hut in some cases they ate not given up. I will give you two instances. The other night !. laid a trap. I packed an empty chocolate box with small pieces of coal, and wrapped it in brown paper, addressed to a lady in Rotorua, i watched near a window of the ladies’ cabin, and presently a lady passenger came in, saw the parcel, looked around, and quit klv placed Ihe box under her arm. I waited to see if she would hand mo the box oil arrival at Auckland, but she walked oil' hurriedly, and did not oven leave it at the Ferry Company’s office. The. I'ojlowing day she again came on hoard, when I told her “that the price of coal had gone up.’ This sally mol with no response, save a deep blush.”

'Ey adding sweetening and Water to c HKENZO ’ you can make the finest Cov-h Mixture at home. Scr s your money, does yd ■ '.'Ci / YDE’S MOTOR SERVICE. HOKITIKA OTTRA—-HOKITJK A- WAITIO GORGE. /~UISS LEAVE HOKITIKA FOR V. OTTRA OX TUESOAY. THURSDAY A\n RAT FRO AY at S n.ni. CARS LEAVE OTIIJA FOP. HOKITIKA at -I p.m. CARS LEAVE HOKITIKA TOR \Y\THO GORGE OX SUNDAYS AT 9n ni ; Arriving AYaiho at 5..T0 p.m. CA RS LEAVE WAIHO GORGE FOR. HOKITIKA on TUESDAYS at 8.30 a.ni.: arriving Hokitika at 4 p.m. Special trips arranged to any part of the Smith Island. Telegrams: JOHANSEN. Hokitika. SOUTH REV ELL STREET. Rhone 111

For the same reason that a Banker always wears a linen collar— The world judges by appearances. The kind of collar a man wears, the colour of his tie, and-above wp AR^C - OGdTIOTHES reflect the status of the man'himself. WEAR GOOD CLOiHt^). Business is influenced by the clothes you wear Your social position is affected by them. Clothes COUN 1. WEAR GOOD CLOTHES. In your town there is a branch of the Crown Clothing Company—an organisation of the most skil.ul workers in the Dominion. The Crown Company puts fashionable, well-made Suits within the reach of the man ot limited means. It buys all its suitings direct from the mills and in large bulk ; therefore, prices are moderate. You get “ quoted at wholesale.” Every suit is made by experts, who keep in intimate touch with changing fashions. Come and be measured ! Christchurch Wellington Palmerston N. Greymouth Westport Timara Oamaru CROWN CLOTHING M’f’g. Co. (N.Z.) Ltd. "FAMOUS FOR FIFTEEN YEARS FOR FAIR DEALING." Marchers Quay, Greymouth; Palmerston St. v Westport.