The following instance of Turkish gratitude is related by Corporal Marmau Te Au, of Colac - Bay: -The morning after the last attack I found a Turk lying in his dug-out, wounded through the calf of his 'leg. 1 took his rifle and revolver from him, and then set about to bandage bis leg. The man actually cried, tears streaming down his face like rain, and when he saw me fumbling for m y ,3jitter bottle to give >hn a drink, he bellowed like a.,child. . . He refused it atr.first, but I made him .drink, I saw him next afternoon ; being brought ; down by our stretcher-bearers, and he my hand and clung to it, talking- double-dutch at a great rate. Wh'en the beare’rs went" off with him he kissed my hands.’ ’
Messrs Warnock and Co., drapers, got somewhat of a surprise on Monday (says the Wanganui Herald), when they received a small parcel containing several pounds’ worth of valuable lace. In the parcel was a. piece of paper bearing the' words: “Takenfrom Wellington branch years ago. Conscience returned.” The person returning the lace was evidently afraid " of her handwriting being identified, - the last two words were printed, while the other words were on scraps of paper cut from a newspaper and pasted on the paper to make the sentence. Mr. Warnock says that this is the third case of conscience refund he has bad within the past Awelve months.
There’s nothing to equal “NAZOH” for stopping coughs and soothing sore throats and banishing !n----fuenza. Good for old and young. A point for good housewives. Always use SHARLAJNH’S Baking Powder. Costs least—goes farthestgives best results. ' ..
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 348, 31 December 1915, Page 4
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272Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 348, 31 December 1915, Page 4
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