TOO MANY LAWS, YET NOT ENOUGH, " r FHE Tailoring Trade to-ctav is fighting for -»- its existence aeain. t the substitute—urn. factory-made article So says MR OV.E--, the London Tailor. "There i 9 n 0 competition more disastrous to the honest advertiser than that of _n advertiser who is permitted to misrepresent the va.ue of an inferior article." "It is a very serious and pertinent commentary on our prasent-dav civilisation that *■•>—you and I and our families—find outselve. permanently in an attitude of selfdefence. Cur remote ancestors bui'.t themselves castles as a protection a[r_i_-t their n-ighbou.9, and our more immediate ancestors who first co.'o.n.e-l this land found it j:ect«sary to live behind stockades and to carry weapons when afield. "To-day we are still fighting for our existence. The progress of comm.rco h__ served merely to change the appearance of our enemies; but they are just a* activo as they wcr. in the last century or the century before that. Tv'e do net live in castles or behind stockades, but -we have entrenched ourselves behind ths bulwarks of tho law, and as the castle walls were weak in places, so are our present-da. laws." c,7oj
Cotton Costumes 8 At 23 per cent, off 1 am showing over 300 Print and Linen Cos-tume-lot Holiday and Summer wear, at a reduction of a} 7r cent., also a wide selection ot lovely P.mt Dresses, and invite you to come in and see the whole display while the selection is so Urge. Remember this reduction of 25 per cent, is worth while, so why not come right along now and make an early snd happy selection. M. HOLLANDER ItS COLOMBO ST. Phone _ 556 Opposite City Cab Stand L-.C4872 ___.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13597, 4 December 1909, Page 4
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