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Northern Advocate, 7 April 1927, Page 8

Stamps come to albums by devious routes. There is an example of this now lying in Messrs. Stanley Gibbons’ safe, the envelope (technically a “cover ) of a letter carried in the Ross Smith flight to Australia. The ’plane landed in Mesopotamia, and a soldier, hearing the aviators were bound for Australia, asked them if they would take a letter to a friend of Ins. Permission being granted, the letter was written and banded over—t become one of the greatest rarities of the air-scamp collectors.

Robert Hughes, the first Lord Mayor of Cardiff, was at Swansea Assizes sentenced to three years’ penal servitude on numerous charges of obtaining money by false pretences. Hughes, who was prominently identified for years with the licensing trade, advertised for managers of hotels, and obtained deposits ranging up to £l2O from each applicant, whom he agreed to anpoint as managers.

SHEEP DOG TRIALS SHEEP DOG TRIALS SHEEP DOG TRIALS SHEEP DOG TRIALS SHEEP DOG TRIALS SHEEP DOG TRIALS SHEEP DOG TRIALS WHANGAREI COUNTY CLUB. WHANGAREI COUNTY CLUB. THE WHANGAREI COUNTY CLUB’S ANNUAL SHEEP DOG TRIALS WILL BE HELD IN ME. D. J. FINLAYSON’S PADDOCK KAMO ME. D. J. FINLAYSON’S PADDOCK KAMO ME. D. J. FINLAYSON’S PADDOCK KAMO TOMORROW FRIDAY TOMORROW FRIDAY CLASS I.—HEAD, PULL AND HOLD IN RING.— First £4; Second £3; Third £2; Fourth £l. CLASS IL—HEAD, PULL, DRIVE AND YARD.— First £4* Second £3; Third £2; Fourth £l. HUNTAWAY.— First £4; Second £3; Third £2; Fourth £l. SPECIAL PRIZES: CHASE CUP.—To be won three- times, not necessarily in succession (Class I) EVANS CUP. —To be won three times, not necessarily in succession (Class II) J. A. FINLAYSON ROSE BOWL (for Most Points in Driving and Yarding). —To be won three times, not necessarily in succession. (Class II). THE SIMMONS CHALLENGE SHIELD—To be won by dog scoring most points at the Meeting. THE CLOSE CUP. —For Champion Dog at the Meeting. F. F. GILL CUP (For Youth up to 25 years of ago). —For Most Points in Classes I and 11, To be won three times not necessarily in succession by the same man with the same dog. C. P. BUTLER, Hon, Secretary. PAGEANT. pAGEANT QF pASHION pAGEANT QF pASHION IN AID OF THE Y.W.C.A. IN AID OP THE Y.W.C.A. pRIENDS, IS UPON US ONCE AGAIN SHOWING (REASONABLE MODES IN WONDROUS VIVID JJUES, PLEASING EVER? FEMININE EYE AND EVER JNTRIGUING ALL TO POSSESS AT LEAST ONE PERFECT QUTFIT FROM [AMONG THOSE EXQUISITE TOILETTES OP SHEER ! DISPLAYED IN THE SHOW ROOM OF EVERY LEADING JQRAPER. .DON’T SPEND HOURS IN TIRING & FUTILE JNVESTIGATION. SEE THIS GORGEOUS CLOTHING SO gCRUMDOCULOUSLY WORN BY GRACEFUL, IMPOSING, pETITE, OR LITHE, SVELTE FIGURES, I WHOSE LOVELY piNES WOULD LEND INDIVIDUAL GRACE ItO SURELY GOWN, SUIT, FURS, OR VEST WRAP | Y et DESIGNED TO DELIGHT THE HEART OP WOMAN. IpRIDAY JjWENTNG QF JjHGHTH | p RID AY pVENING QF pIGHTH 1 THERE WILL BE SHOWN IN THE | TOWN HALL WHANGAREI ! TOWN HALL WHANGAREI j SUCH AN ENCHANTING PAGEANT OF LA MODE AS NEVER HAS j " BEEN SEEN IN THIS TOWN HERETOFORE. i 2.30 AND 8 P.M. ARE THE HOURS. * AFTERNOON: 1/(5 (Including Afternoon Tea). ! EVENING: 2/-. 975