MAORILAND PICTURES.
"UNCLAIMED GOODS." ( ' On Saturday night the above film will be shown, ami for excitement will bahardtobcat. "Who'll bid for this gVrl; she's up for auction," is a question asked during the early stages of the picture, and at the words Betsy Burke shivered. Her story was almost an unbelievable one. She had been pent 1o Gold Centre by goods tram—and when she arrived at her destinuation she was marked as "Unclaimed Goods." No one was there to pay the express charges—and a novel situation began. It started as a joke-bul _ before lons was lo prove serious. 'the town was in the hands of rebels—and before this motley crowd she was thrust, and the voice of the official holding her for auction -struck terror to her heart. The lav, of the company was thai, unclaimed goods, after tlm Icsral limit of thirty days, were to be auctioned—if, in Hie meantime Hie consignee did not call for them. And in
this terrible position she found ucrselJ But from the thick of the crowd—wa: one who determined to save her—am
through hell he wen! to do it. See what happens to Betsy Purler —and the mar y.'ho saved Iter.
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 20 February 1920, Page 3
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