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Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1925, Page 1

A POLITICIAN SAVED. TROUBLE OX FERRY STEAMER. A well-known politician representing ; i constit uenev not one hundred miles from Creyniouth was feeling very sorrv for hilnself on the Lytlolton-Wel-linglon Kerry boat the other night, ffo had a very important speech to make in the Mouse tin' lollowing day hut could hardly speak because ol a severe cold. A friend happily came to his rescue. Diving into his bag he produce! 1 a bottle of Kofgo. thi! great Cough Cure. The first (lose gave immediate relief to the politician and the following day be bad so improved that be was able to make a fine fighting speech. Leading chemists and stores sell Kofgo.

[TOW 'll IK FOIIOKR WORKS. It is only tlii' ci'iiniiiiil with tlio most scientific equipment who Ims tiny chance of producing it forced nolo likely to deceive, s.-ivs n Hanker in the London “ Daily Mail. One of our protections against forgery is the high standard of workmanship in our notes. A gang of formers hum l,e equipped not only with technieal know led no hut also the host tools. It i s pruciicaily iinpossihlo to match or steal the paper used for our notes, with its distinctive water-mark, hut sometimes criminals obtain paper Iron; ahroad, where less suspicion is likely jo arise. The water-marl, is most dilfienlt to imitate, hut. some formers make remarkably prod attempts. The introduction of the Treasury note in ifil-l greatly extended the formers’ activities. The lirst two series ol Treasury notes were printed in one eolour only LI notes in black and lOs in red—and were fairly easy to copy. Many eases are known where these notes have been copio’d with a pen. The present series is much more difficult to forme, and such crude copyism would he useless. Nevertheless some really good forgeries, produced hy skilled men with efficient plant, have recently keen in circulation. Forgeries are now much fewer than they were early last century. In the year-, WR2-I>]S the number of forged notes presented at the Rank was lot. Kid! This was not because of any laxity in the administration of the law. In the years 1 SO-3-1 00l persons were convicted and "207 were hanged. Capita! punishment for forgery was abolished nearly 100 years ago. and the offence is now punishable with penal servitude for life.

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