Writing to a friend in Wellington,i Mr. .John Dean, Head Si root. Esquimau, Vancouver Island, H.( .. Canada, sn.vs: “How we sympathise* with you in JRiir calamity and suffering, which is *'c*ry great, brought on in the twinkling of an eye, one might say. Remembering my very pleasant contact with New Zealand in ]913 and its hospitable people I enclose £f> to aid in earthquake relief at your discretion. ’’ Mr. Dean has been a leading Canadian civic worker and a great traveller, his interest in community matters is deep and sincere, and his efforts on behalf lof public progress have been far-reneh-Img and benelicial. Although flit years lof age. he has just returned from r trip -Cape to Cairo, then Egypt, Cyprus, Italy, Switzerland. Cermuny. Denmark and Norway. Of interest to New Zealand, he says: “I am convinced there is a market for our apples in Africa, Italy, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Tii the two last-named both Australian and New Zealand apples are on sale, and New Zealand pears ! paid the equivalent of Bd. or 16 cents, for one of the latter, which was sold by weight at Bergen—large, firm, and ■nviting russet colour. ShnrTand’s Vn.egar is pure, strode quel piquant. An ideal vinegar fer «n.ur*es salad's and pickles. Tn bottle or bulk. All grocers. —4
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Hawera Star, Volume LI, 4 May 1931, Page 5
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