Spurious half-crowns continue to make their appearance in Auckland at irregular intervals, One which was received in a shop in Queen street last Friday was quite a good imitation of the genuine coin except that it was much too light and lacked the metallic ring. The alloy of which it was composed was also comparatively soft and easily scratched, but on a casual glance there was nothing to show that the coin was a counterfeit. Travelling cushions, an endless variety, with pockets, in plain fadeless poplin, 7s lid, 8s 6d, 10s 6d, in cretonne, 5s lid, 6s lid, 7s lid. Tea cosies, in all shades and edsigns, 2s lid, 3s lid, 4s lid, 6s 6d, 7s lid.—Collinson and Cunnignhame, Ltd.— Advt. Hosiery week commences at the C. M. Ross' Co., Ltd.’s on Wednesday, November 11. You are bound to need plenty of stockings to wear with your light summer frocks,- and now is the time to buy them. Make the most of this special week, which is going to spell real, worth-while savings on your hose purchases.—Advt.
“How sweet’s a spring-time morn.”— Anon. But what’s more annoying than to con tract a spring chill ? Don’t risk a cough or cold. Keep Baxter’s lung preserver always by you. “Baxter's” ensures prompt and lasting relief from the most chronic bronchial, throat and chest complaints. . It also possesses remarkable tonic properties. 8s bd buys a generous-sized bottle at chemists and Btores; or, better still, get the family size at 4s 6d. —Advt.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 289, 10 November 1925, Page 6
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