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While numbers of women fajntei?^ both in public and in private during:J3 the recent earthquake. Miss:-O!Bmn^/|i a singer at Palmerston. North,..by;: ; h«rfr| courage and coolnessj appears i-ia. hkyak?| prevented what might have ended:Jutjfj; panic on a pa)rt of a section or-t^*# audience. ]&fiss Q'Brien (says the foafcll/Times) was singing "The Last Rose o£^r; Summer when the first earth tremor; ,| was noticed, and she, hardly finishetfcrf; the second verse when the building be—;;^ gan to rock violently. The huge ga» ■£■ chandeliers swayed perceptibly. Onei woman in the dress circle fainted, ancE v;; there was a general sign of commotion,. ,-. people beginning to make for the doorsv A man requested everyone to -"keept |: calm," but this seemed of no avail, amt^ Miss O'Brien, who had stopped sing^| ing, went forward again to the fppt^^g lights, and continued the strains; of the£.;| "Last Rose of Summer.,'^' :■ Wh^ftftfi ' audience saw the calmness ;ofthiep^rr^ former they decided to remain,; «nd^ vociferously applauded her for her presirjj ence of mind. ; S-;^§ VNaaol" knows no nva;ls—t7".e onljfjs safe, certain remedy for colds and Hajjf^ Fever. 60 doses for Is 6d.—Advt. / ■% | —Advt. ; *: ■~. :■ '■ ■ C-^lj ' Good. foT young and old is Sharlanit*:^ Fluid Magnesia. Guaranteed higließ^| strength, purest quality - and.■■■.-'bjaßl^ vahie.—Advt. ■..'*.-;■ ■: /-: ''^::.-K : In bulk or bottle, Sharland's ;^inegait^| , leads for strength, flavour a~nd purit^fy Brewed from the best cane: bms*c--:®^l / gist or saiarland's —Advt. >:V"^-^!p^

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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 24 March 1923, Page 7

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225

Page 7 Advertisements Column 8 Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 24 March 1923, Page 7

Page 7 Advertisements Column 8 Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 24 March 1923, Page 7

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