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Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1929, Page 8

“His ready help was always nigh.” —Johnson. The ready help of Baxter’s Lung Preserver also is always available to bring quick relief to sufferers from coughs, cokls, sore throats, influenza, asthma, bronchitis, and all throat and lung, complaints. Keep a bottle in your home. “Baxter’s” also acts as a tonic, toning up the system against further attacks. Famous’ in New Zealand as an effective remedy for over 60 years. Get it- from your chemist of' storekeeper. Generous-si,zed bottle, 2s 6d ; economical family size, 4s 6d; bache‘.or’s size, Is 6d.

TUNNEL SWINDLE. PARIS, June 24. ingenious swindlers have been using the proposals Ifor the construction of the Channel Tunnel to deceive hundreds of ignorant navvies from various Central European countries. Posing as official agents recruiting labour for the tunnel, they demanded LlO to £ls sterling from each workman' for registration and passport dues and then gave them merely travellers’ passports entitling them to stay in France for three months, hut not to work. The victims were met- in Paris by other members of the gang, who pretended to be indignant at the shabby trick played on the workmen, and extorted further sums 'for the alleged purpose of ]tutting their papers in order. All the unfortunate workmen received. however, were cleverly forged working permits which, when shown to the police, caused their holders to he sent to prison. , .ie police, however, have now discovered the fraud. The workmen, if they can find satisfactory guarantees, will he given working permits, and the members of the bogus immigration society and the “ officials ” who aided them are being sought for.

fiYir fine flavour, strength arid purity Sliarland’s Vinegar cannot he excelled. Stipulate Sharland’s next time you buy vinegar. r In bottle it bulk. —Advt.