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One of the rules issued in a French r<»st Office says :—"Scrter* art' forbidden to read post cards, ami sin* requested to cli»lai 11 any on which arc insults or Wad language." Hit? trustees of Windsor's anri»*nt charities awnrded marriage portions of £ls di'h to thro* maid»»ns who have «'-rv«| on* 1 master- for thr»\; years. under a bequest by Theodore Randuc in 1723. They also award.«d £!•*> each 'to three faithful apprentices under the same lierjuest, trnd apprentice prciniuilis toithn-e boys under a bequest by Archbishop Laud in 1645. For some time past Victorian trade to in apples has in-* anrl now it is assuming important dimensions. The <lt-niian <!<•- vernment ha*. lvnvever. put a tax of Is 7d ikt cast* on apples. This will, ii is recog*ni.«sed. have the effect. if not i»f cripplinjr the trade. ot seriously hampering it, and Mr Swinburne, _ne Victorian Minister for Agrfitilfure. has decided to request the Prime Minister, Mr l>»-aMn. to make to the (Jeiman <J«> vernment to remit this duty, or concisions in favour of Australia.. Maud Kassouf. the belle ]of the Svrian cui:»rij'S' in Western P<nns\l\a:,ia. had so many »switors that she • oi.c. ivpd the idea of puttintr herself up for au(t'tei *t> »in• highest bidder, in"!f*v '• p..; I tn her mother. ThU' M»»vvl method of select ing fi husban 1. a» d a' 'he same time online provision ioi' her mother's d'-clining years, was carried out r<y cently at the town of I'ubois. Oha* Fla/.vy. also a Syrian, senior partner 5n a large confectionary business at AUooaa, found himself towards :he close of tho competition opposed by a wealthy youiu* Syrian of the bride's own town. Their? bidding was spirited, and finally the localjSyrian bid £l<X*>. Hazev fat one© raised the biddin* by £2OO, and the girl wits knocked down to him &t £I2OO The ca*h ,wft3 and a clergyman ytrivamiVbe

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8005, 16 December 1905, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8005, 16 December 1905, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8005, 16 December 1905, Page 3

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