“I saw a chip of this man’s strawberries. half-a-dozen , good ones were on top' and a lot of beastly green ones underneath,” said Mr. K. K. Hunt, S.M-- in the. Auckland Police Court, when John. Hall was changed withunfair packing. He was fined £3 and costs. Stated by’ an orchard and garden inspector to be ope of the worst- offenders. Lain -Gue Ham'. ;a Chinese' market gardener', was’fined £4 and costs, for unfair packing of potatoes, while G. A. "Denning, a shopkeeper, was fined £2 and costs for a similar offence. - ■ One of the most popular and useful gifts is a book. It looks well, is inexpensive, -and above all,, can, - .pc secured suitable to all ages, from the tiny tot to the adult. A book is kept for years, and .every time it is handled recalls memories of * the giver. That is one reason why books always make such excellent gifts .At Eastwood’s Book ; Store there are.. of j book§, ; ,to choose from . Large hovels, equal ip size "f° the usual six shillings work by a popular author, may, be secured for half-a-crown. Then there is the popular edition at three shillings and sixpence; and the latest novels at six shillings;',..For those who desire something out' of the ordinary can be recommended Arnold" Benriett’s super not A. ' “Im{*erial Palace”;, retailed at .ten sailings and sixpence, arhl one iof the. most popular sellers in England, Australia and New Zealand.., Fiction,; religion, poets, biography,- travel,' classics etc.—all are on sale at Eastwood’s Book Store from half-a-crown upwards;*.,* . ’’ PWherever a. man shall .excel. at his craft; be he oh an'island or . a mountain top i the* world will'ahalth a path to his door.”. . . . The reputation pfMcHoiiald’s Lung Li net us 6as reached the South Island. '- A lady writes -'TfSen'd hi©' two frioife pottles of Lung.Linctus',';' it is the best thing I know of for a cold.” The', increasing? number of bottles posted, to‘.Gisborne shows That.ritVl? howla househo)d' remedy.. or- Sf~ ported, chemists and; .stores,- pr . dirept troitn. McDonald, Ch'emi’st>; r .Tdkpinarr ■B»y. V : ;; ft '
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11403, 2 January 1931, Page 4
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