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Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1915, Page 8

A little while ago a lady went into a shop in Bray, Ireland, and bought a pound of butter. On taking it home and cutting' it, her knife came upon something hard. On examination, this "foreign substance" proved to be a small glass phial, in which was inserted a letter. It was as foll»ws:—"Hikurangi, October 24, 1914.—0ut of curiosity I would very much like to hear from you as to how you receive this note and what you intend to do with the butter, as I am the packer here. This is only the beginning of the season, but we are kept going, and shipped 7% tons of butter last week. Our hours are from five in the morning until about five at night, except Sundays, when we only work till about ten. Our factory is situated in the YVhangarei district, in the north of Auckland province, more commonly known as the 'Sunny North' on account of the mild climate. . . I will esteem it a great favor if you will reply to this, and as this will reach, you somewhere about Christmas time, I will wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year." This was followed by the name and address of the writer. BEWARE OF A COLD. Beware of a cold. When neglected you don't know what the end may be. If you fully realised the danger you would certainly give every cold the attention it deserves. As a quick relief in advanced cases and a preventative in the first stages there is nothing equal to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Pneumonia never results from a cold when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is taken, Sold everywhere. DYSENTERY. Dysentery or inflammation of the bowel in intestine is of more frequent occurence during the summer months. It can be checked if Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy is taken according to the printed directions on each bottle. Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy is invaluable in all medicine chests. Get a bottle to-day—it will save much suffering. Sold everywhere. In the Christchurch Magistrate's Court on Thursday a number of consumers were charged with the theft of gas and attempting to steal from the Gas Company. It was alleged that the method employed was to break the red seal on top of the meter, unfasten the screw, set back the hands and replace the index box. The place was then filled up witli sealing wax and dust spread over the wax. The perpetrators, however, forgot to let the wax harden before covering it with dust, and in consequence marks were lett. The Magistrate entered convictions and said the frauds were very serious. He inflicted two fines of £lO and costs and a third fine of £3 and costs.

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