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Evening Star, Issue 21571, 17 November 1933, Page 12

FRIDAY NEXT Exclusively to the GRAND THEATRE 3 -E-S-S-I-O-N-S D-A-I-L-Y 11 a.m. 2,15 p.m. 8 p.m. DIRECTION AMALGAMATED THEATRES LTD. BEST AND MOST. m Give <1 girl three wishes and what would she choose? Jessie Matthews, seen above singing the song ‘ Three Wishes ’ in the Gaumout-British picture, ‘ The Good Companions,’ which commences at the Grand Theatre on Friday next, tells her choice. This is but one of _ the • many beautiful songs she sings in this picture. Come along oh Friday and hear them ! Box Plans Now Open at Chas, Begg & Co., or Phone Theatre, 13-013. WE WISE—BOOK. NO EXTRA FOR BOOKING. NO EXTRA FOR BOOKING.

With £2,000 as its objective, the Palmerston North queen carnival campaign closed last night with £1,953 raised for the purpose of the relief of distress in the city and district. There were five queen candidates, the farmers’ queen (Miss Joan Russell) winning handsomely. Racehorses do not eat the day. before the race, according to a magazine article. And often we do not eat for days after the race.

WHY SHELL IS PREFERRED 1. ORIGIN Shell Motor Spirit comes from the East Indies, acknowledged the source of the world’s finest crudes. 2. QUALITY Shell is a “balanced” spirit, which means that equally good results may be expected from engines large or small, on light or heavy duty. 3 CONTROL Shell is not merely a marketing company. It produces, refines and transports its own spirit and controls the product from the oil well to the motor vehicle. 4. PRESTIGE Shell is a brand of world-wide, as distinct from purely local significance. 5. POPULARITY Since bulk imports commenced in 1926, Shell’s imports of first-grade motor spirit have exceeded by over fifteen million gallons those of all other companies combined. 6. PRICE Shell now costs no more than any other spirit of first or second quality. SHELL 7. NEW ZEALAND INTERESTS (a) STAFF ShellTpayroll in N.Z. is £211,000 per year. (b) N.Z. SHIPPING Shell’s M.V. “Paua” is a British made tankvessel operating in N.Z. waters with a N.Z. crew and flying the N.Z. flag. (c) N.Z. MATERIAL All tins and cases are made here—the cases of N.Z. timber. All rail tanks and underground kerbside tanks are N.Z. made. (d) N.Z. REVENUE Shell contributes to the N.Z. Government Revenue £3,000 per working day. (e) N.Z. INVESTMENT The Staff Provident Fund of the Shell group has £4,043,700 invested in N.Z. public funds. 8. BRITISH PREFERENCE If N.Z. material is not available Shell buys British. All lorries, tanks, pipelines, etc., * are of British manufacture. SWI4S