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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 298, 18 December 1909, Page 5

A CHEQUE FOR £1 is has been sent, to the writer of this verse— J. H. D., Alexandra. There wbs joy throughout New Zealand, When the signal Hashed from Mara:. "We-are out of Flag Brand Pickles; Send one hundred million jars !" WIN A GUINEA! Prize Poem published every Saturday. Best original four short-line advt. verse about; " Flag Brand Pickles" wins each week. Forward verse,, embossed metal cap from bottle, and full address to Hayward Bros., P.O. Box 613, Wellington. • .

The trail of the workless man can be seen over a placard posted in the Labor Bureau portico ? announcing the readiness for occupation of a number of State dwellings (say the Christchurch Press). "Curse your charity,'' declares one in an imposing scrawl, "We want honest toil, a tliing denied us in God's own country." uGive us labor to earn a home, and not so many useless labor officials," is the demand of another would-be toiler dissatisfied with present methods. Other j enthusiasts content themselves with the simple announcements, <(We want work," and "We want toil."

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR . EVERYBODY. THE BEST VARIETY. THE BEST QUALITY. AND THE LOWEST PRICES. I I Everyone Cordially Invited to Inspect. H. F. HALL, Draper, Mercer and Clothier. ALFB-TTO STREET. i