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Shannon News, 29 August 1922, Page 3

It was stated at the Auckland Advertising Club’s annual meeting that the recent Better Business Campaign had borne fruit. Several instances of improved business were cited, and one speaker mentioned that a good sigh of the changed times was the fact that a building in the city that had been vacant for. 18 months had attracted two offers for purchase, and one was accepted. Several firms last month : enjoyed better returns than they had experienced previously since the beginning of the economic slump. Evidently the person who picked up ' or otherwise came into possession ot , a red wallet that has been advertised for during the past couple of days , (says the Auckland Herald) had his ideas about the reward he should receive. In the advertisement a £2O reward was offered, but next morning the advertiser added: “If reward offered’ not sufficient, owner would : appreciate return of letter of credit and other non-negoTiable papers." : Oddly enough, the same idea seem© to have struck the finder (or whatever ■ one should call him). The individual could not have seen this request, but in spite of that fact he took steps t-o ilo exactly what the advertiser asked. On the next morning, when the owner got down to business, he was rang up to say' that the missing wallet and ? papers, loosely wrapped ’ in - an old. piece of paper had been dropped into the chief post office somewhere about, midnight—but the cash (£80) was i ke P t -