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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 55, 10 July 1913, Page 7

THROUGH Our EXCHANGES. In South Greenland the colour of the hair-rihbon which a woman tics round her head denotes tiic social condition of the wearer —whether she he maid, or wife, or widow. REGENT CIGARETTES will please the inhaler. Smoke them and share in the Great Free Gift Scheme. Write for free gift catalogue to Regent, Box 331, Wellington. Forty Free Gifts, x

The oil-palm bids fair to revolution 'iso Central Africa, since certain Afri!can potentates find greater profit in compelling their subjects to cultivate this tree for the sake of its oil than in selling them for slaves. REGENT CIGARETTES do not dry or turn the palate. Smoke them and share in' the great free gift scheme. Write for free gift catalogue to Regent, Box 331, Wellington, Forty free gifts. x

A .rqmmonioratlvo tablet to Warre Hastings was laid at the foot of Westminster Hall recently by the direction of the' F.irst Commissioner of Works. The tablet is a substantial bronze plate, with plain and good lettering, framed by simple lines at the edges. It bears the following inscription—“On this spot Warren Hastings stood for his trial, 1788-1795.

Westminster REGENT CIGARETTES are famed'for their purity and quality. Smoke tliem and write for free gift catalogue to Regent, Box 331, Wellington. Forty free gifts. x Chimney-sweepers are often carried off by a cancer induced by the irri- J tativp qualities of the soot upon certain portions of the skin of their bodies. Workers in aniline factories are jas much in danger from cancer as chimney-sweepers, and it has been stated that the eating of hot rice in China is a frequent cause of the disease. Every tobacconist sells Westminster REGENT CIGARETTES. Inhalers j should ’ try them. Smoke them and share in the Great Free Gift Scheme. Write for free gift catalogue to Regent, Box 331, Wellington. Forty free gifts. • x M. Ldonce'Botqu'et, the owner of, fam-' ous vineyards : i’n the Beaune district, who died recently, loft a will in which die expressed a desire to be buried in one of the cellars-of his picturesque chateau, which 'he ’ (Several centuries old. > His coffin'was taken down into a! big/ cave in'the’fnidst of wine 'barrels' iarid wine l presses; and it dras at tho [foot of ft wine press tluit .the, [ fuiicuaJ .service tobk'place. The coffin ; .was Udried inlthe cellar. 1 -.,!t •< ,vv/OTifn r ■. h bun v-r No home should he without the famous Roslyn Writing Pad, 100 sheets. Only 6d and Is each from all dealers.Ask for it. x A telegram from Havana, according to the 'SuPichvd, states that .Senor •I.*' . o. !•« j fi i»\ r« r • ;• Ceferino Mendez, the recently-elected Conservative Mayor Of the City of Santa Clara, has been assassinated by a band of men who waylaid him in the street and riddled his with bullets. .’The 'motive of the crime is !>'■ tsrof . . ’ h;l . c . i , Known fo he political. Six persons,.susj-, pcictechof compufmity iu the affaii; were arrested. Fpars were’"entertain|' d by the 1 autfihrllies 'that the murder was tho ( ..beginning' qf . a bloody feud between'the Conservatives and Liberals. !•’ O’ l' j A “Warners" is tno most econqmi--nl Corset a woman can wear—it. can Sc kept sweet and fresh by washing. Wo guarantee Warners to wear weil and not rust, .break, or , tear; local drapers, x , . ,1, d , _ ■’ Miss Trebawkc Davis, who lias just been presented with a silver rose bowl by the Women’s Aerial League in appreciation of her numerous crosscountry and cross-Channel flights, told her admirers that .“Flying is much more than a pleasure—it is an ecstasy. I fly simply because life without flying would be unutterable boredom. With me aeroplaning if. just the same as driving and motoring are for other moneyed women. Instead; of buying broughams, I look out for neat aeroplanes, instead of coachmen or ebaffeurs I sock accomplished air pilots.”

Bo fair .to jour corns—order “Anti cor,” the perfect safety corn shaver, from' your’'local dealer to-day. Only 2s 6d “ Immediate comfort guaranteed or your money back. x A curious i and ingenious defence was set up in a case in which last month the -New Zealand Government prosecuted <,m Isle of Wright butcher for selling as New Zealand mutton meat of another origin (writers the London correspondent of the Pastoral Review). Mr Cameron, the Produce Commissioner, had visited the shop, which was at Ryde, and had been served with River Plate mutton when asking for Xew Zealand mutton, having it invoiced to him with the false description. The defendant advanced the plea that he had been asked for “new season’s” not “Xew Zealand” mutton, hut he was smartlyTnied and mulcted in costs. ■( ■ j •• •'' . y The oft repeated remark that “money is tight” may he true generally, hut, as often happens at such a time, the purchasing power of money is never greater. Xotahly, is this the ! case at the Great Winding-up Business Sale now proceeding at’ A, Spence’s Store, where the purchasing , now or of cash is ama/.ing. Goods are jheing sold greatly under ordinary 'market value for the simple reason that the vendor wishes to realise and is not looking for profit. The attestation of this will he proved to every lady who visits the showroom in quest of a stylish hat trimmed or untrimmed. A pleasing surprise awaits her.*