A motorist who was charged at the Timaru Magistrate's Court with speeding did not appear, but sent a letter which stated: "I would like to suggest to your Court to recommend the Timaru Borough Council to erect notices of bylaws for the benefit of strangers like myself, and when in Rome do as the Romans did." '"I understand that the Romans punished those who did not obey their laws," murmured the Magistrate. "We will do as the Romans did," and he inflicted a fine of 20/, and costs. "Tut-ankh-amen, Pharaoh of Egypt," is the title of the lecture to be delivered by Rev. W. G. Monckton at the Grafton Library Hall to-morrow night in connection with the Grafton Library wini ter course.
Thousands of mothers know I lie value of Xazol in the home. It is the safest and most reliable remedy for chills, colds, and feverishness in very young children.—(Ad.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 131, 4 June 1923, Page 7
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