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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1320, 26 December 1911, Page 6

(Published by Arrangement.)

WINFRED CIGARETTE CONTEST. ■MOVEMENTS OP THE STRANGER, AY HO WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE VOUCHER. I arrived in Wellington on Monday night, and stayed the night at the Grand Central Private Hotel,- and occupied V l°"n^ o : 60; On Tuesday morning I arose at 0,30, .took a walk down to the Quay and up Manners Street, returned to ireakfast at 5.30; came amongst the pubic again at 0.15 a.m., visited it well.known hairdresser's shop, had a shave; the gentleman in the next chair was discussingthe «£5 Competition, and on leaving lie purchased a packet of Winfred Cigarettes (little thinking how near hln ■nun. been).. Later during the day I had my.hair cut, shampoo, singe and another shaves-all in well-known establishments; I bought a tramway time-table, and rode ■ out on every'line; on tho Island Bay car about 10.30 Tuesday morning two'gentlemen,sat in the next seat to mo smokiii" uinfreds and discussing their chances; I heard the gentleman in the gray.suit and soft hat bet his friend a -dox of cigars he would catch me (I wonder if ho his bought them yet?). Conductors of the trams had an excellent .opportunity, especially Nog. 287, 215, nnd 2-19, Sergeant N,p. 9 was also in the Tunniutr. Dr. NewJii.an whs another, companion, but his mind., was too full of the -recent election to. bother about five pounds. I.stood reading a notice , of the compe-tition-in a tobacconist's -window, when a man, who.from appearances did not pay i moro than J26 6s. for his suits, remarked, "That's hard luck; I haven't a tanner to buy a packet." During a short timo I covered 94 miles in the cars, went over in the Ferry boat', visited two picture shows, inquired my way from policemen and civilians—a member of the "press" accosted whom ho thought ii stranger on Laiubton Quay, and he turned , out to bo the captain of one of the Homo boats, but he took it in good nart, and accepted a cigarette with a smile. • ■■ On Tuesday night I stayed at tho Tioyal Oak, and had occasion to ring up a busi-ness-ostabli.shm'i'iit.Mhey found out where I was. ringing , from, nnd T learned afterwards one of the- stnfY had been on duty outside the. Royal Oak (Tying to find inc. and, despite- the' fa-jt I was in -and out several times he missed me. At 12.50 p.m. on-Wednesday I was strolling along Manners Street on my way to lunch, when, like a bolt from the sky. (.'(instable John Thompson, So. BK, put , liiu hand in his pocket, nnd confronted mo with a tin of Winfred Cisaretti'S (at fir.st I- thought ho «as yoina lo produce n revolver by tlu; intent look nn Ins f»ro>. It, was all over. I was caught: wo adioitrnwl to Hie n«iro*t tobacconist and 1 affixed my signature to the ■ vonrjwr-a shako of 'the hand and Xmas C.rwtin.rs ' exchanged, and away ho went. I lit a 1 cigarette, and visions in smoke arose bc--1 fore mo of a copper worth five pounds. I • enjoyed my short, visit o the Premier ! City of New -Zealand, nnd hope the time 1 will not be far distant wlwn tho voucher ■ wi be increased to .£lO, and I wiU once 1 moro haunt the streets of Wellington. [Owing to delay in transmission, the foreeoin- particulars did not reach Wellington in timo to appear in an earlier issue.] ___________ The two houses of the Icelandic -Par- " liament have unanimously given the vote ■ to every man and women over _•> years 1 of age. The}- have also given women 5 full' equality before the law, and the B right of holding every office of btale. 1 The appointment of Bishop Royd Carpenter to a stall in Westminster Abbey, -reproduces the position of two Bishops 1 of the Chapter, which has not occurred * for nearly 200 yours. 3 Woous' Great Peppermint Cure for s Coughs and Colds, never {ails, Iβ. 6d,'