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King Country Chronicle, Volume XVIII, Issue 1859, 8 September 1923, Page 7

Sharland's "Moa Brand" Egg Preservative has a wonderful record for absolute reliability. Eggs have been kept sweet and without taint even after being preserved for over two The world-fajned feats of Indian fakirs were referred to by Mr Reg. R. Oakley in the course of a lecture he gave at Auckland. "The magic of the Indians is spoken of by travellers as being in some instances remarkable," he said, "although from very close study of the subject I am led to believe, in common with most modern magicians, that the writers of certain stories concerning Indian magic belong to the school of Munchausen, and that their stories of faroff lands are about as reliable as those of Mandeville." ■ The lecturer added that a Major Branson, with 20 years' service in the Indian Army, recently offered a reward of 205 rupees to any native soldier who could give him the name of anybody who could do the celebrated Indian rope trick, but the reward has never been claimed.