An average daily crowd of 70,000 at the restaurants at Wembley will smash 30,000 pieces of crockery, weighing altogether five tons. The breakages in an average week are: 76 dozen cups, 345 dozen saucers, 172 dozen plates, 774 dozen miscellaneous. These figures do not include glasses broken in the bars. Tt is no uncommon thing in a busy week for one bar to smash 1500 glasses. As there are over 50 bars The number of glasses smashed since the Exhibition opened must be about 700,000. I)EOP DEUGS AND DOPE TABLETS. The scientific method of treating a cold or checking influenza is to sniff up and disinfect the nasal and throat passages with warm Fluenzol. The use of cough syrups or soothing drugs and tablets upsets the stomach, disorganises the system, iv. ; th eventual injury to the heart. —6
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 October 1924, Page 7
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138Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 October 1924, Page 7
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