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Grey River Argus, Volume 57, Issue 10262, 19 April 1899, Page 4

1 THE AGE OF INQUIRY. \ ■ '• >»«■<" ' l i ■ ' B K The present has been described as pre-eminently the ■ ■ Century of inquiry... . : ■ H The constant and universal question that is echoed from fl fl| every side, is " Why ? " Ask any of your friends why they '■"-■'' M " B prefer Van Houten's Cocoa to any other, and one will m flf immediately tell you "it has the highest nutritive value ;" m W * another wiU reply "it is more easily digested and assimilated ■ . ■ than other cocoas ;" and a third will probably answer "it is ■", B perfect in flavor, and rich in healthy stimulating properties." B ). fl In reply to the question " Why ? " The Lancet says :— B fl "Van Houten's Cocoa yields a maximum proportion of the B B valuable food constituents of the bean." . fl B Why is it the best for children, for mothers, and for fl B family use? fl B Because it is rich in that digestible Albumen which I B nourishes the body, and in the Phosphates which build up B mm bones and tissues ; because it repairs waste ; and also because B B you can get out of it more strength and nourishment than B . B out of any other. B ■L HAVE YOU TRIED B VAN HOUTEN'S Eating CHOCOLATE? : M.;

Australian MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. New Zealand Branch : Head Office, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Local Board of Directors : The Hon Morgan S. Grace, M D, C M G, M L C (Chairman) The Hon Charles J Johnston, MLC (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq The Hon Edward Richardson, C M G, MLC John Duncan, Esq. THE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST AND MOST PROSPEROUS Australian Life Office, and the LARGEST in the BRITISH EMPIRE, The okly Mutual Life Office which declares A BONUS EVERY YEAR. The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most stringent character, and ensures a Larger Reserve to" meet Liabilities than that held by any other office in the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £14,500,000 (FOURTEEN AND A-HALF MILLIONS STERLING). ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000,000 (TWO MILLIONS) Sterling. POLICIES IN FORCE ... 134,484 Sum Assured £41,726,041 Cash Bonuses Divided ... £7,726,170 BONUSES : CASH BONUS for ONE YEAR, 1897, £449,268, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amounting to L 835,000, after making SPECIAL RESERVES CASH BONUSES declared for last FIVE years, OVER TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonuses exceeding FOUR MILLIONS. ASSURE YOUR LIFE IN THE A.M.P. SOCIETY And secure a BONUS EVERY YEAR. EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT, 8i PER CENT ON THE TOTAL INCOME. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. . Branch Office — Customhouse Quay, Wellington. District Office— Greymouth. JAS. A. STEWART, District Secretary. To the inhabitants of Greymouth and district WANTED IT KNOWN THAT WM HOLDER & SON IMPORTERS, OF ALL KINDS OF coiiOisiAJL jpnonucM Are AGENTS FOR TIIE CELEBRATED TAYWATTE & TIPPY TEAS, Which for Strength, Flavour and Purity cannot be surpassed. Wm HOLDER" and SON, UPPER MAWHERA QUAY MAWHERA TINNED MEATS Are the bfst in the Mabket Sold by all grocers. WHOLESALE AT HILDEBRAND & COS*