FRACAS ON FERRY. MAN TRIES TO JUMP OVERBOARD. URGES CAPTAIN TO PUT BACK. It happened on a Saturday, as the Ferry from Lyttelton was steaming up the 'Heads on her way north, when a dishevelled, disrobed man dashed out of a cabin, tore along the alley-way, sprang up on deck, and but for the prompt action of his fellow-passengers, would have taken a header overboard. As it was, he struggled violently, shouting all the time: “Put back I Put back 1 I’ve forgotten .... Last day I Last dav!” When he cooled down sufficiently, he explained: “What a blithering idiot I am. Do you know that to-dav is the 31st ( and I’ve forgotten to buy a ticket in the ‘lndependence’ Art Union Kick me, somebody; I might have won a fortune!” Take this' as a warning. Saturday, Julv 31 is the definite closing date of the “Independence” Art Union, and the last day on which you can buy tickets. Go to the nearest stockist todav. NOW, and buy a 2s. fid. ticket, or nine for £l. Don’t miss this chance. £5OOO in prizes, each ticket has 143 chances. Ist prize, £4OOO (the biggest vet) ; 2nd, £200; 3rd, £100; and 140' prizes of £5 each. Tickets are obtainable at all Tobacconists and Retail Shops, or you can send your rnouev with a stamped, addressed envelops to the Secretary, “Independence” Art Union, Mr. Roy S. Johnston. 8-10 Brandon Street, Wellington. —•Advt.,
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 255, 12 July 1926, Page 7
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238Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 255, 12 July 1926, Page 7
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