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Free Lance, Volume VIII, Issue 400, 29 February 1908, Page 9

THE GUINEA POEM. A CHEQUE for £1 Is. has been sent to the writer of this verse — E. L., Waikino, Auckland. We had a washing contest Out at oui camp one day, \nd the man who washed with SAPON With the prize pipe walked away 1 WIN A GUINEA ! Prize Poem publishes every Saturday. Best original four thor line advt. verse about " SAPON " wins each week. SAPON wrapper must be enclosed. Address, " SAPON " [Oatmeal Washing Powder] , P 0. Box 635, Wellington. If your Grocer does not stock Sapon, please send his name and address.

\t\\ /J thjef is de- « tested by -M-r* A rvß- eveiy rightTRADE s r king pei " But the tbief T11117%/17C bv tl ade — the Itl 1 1" Vf man who open1 ■■■*-▼ M-<J ly waylays and lobs you — is a sz\ gentlem an compared with the Trade BY Thief. u . n t.- *»•-. The Trade Helena Rubinstein Thief is the sub s 111 1 tutor ; !■■■_-------■■----------■ the retailer who, for instance, when you ask him for VALAZE tries to persuade you to accept " something else" that he states 'is just as good " May be the just as good something else " is just some scented animal lard he's put up himself in a pretty jar. Or else it is anothei Skin Food, which is hoped, because it is like VALAZE to look at, will be accepted at VALAZE \alue The Chemist, of course, sells it a little cheaper, and gets a bigger profit to salve his conscience for telling the lie that this othei article is "just as good" as V4.LAZE Now genuine is genuine. VALAZE is imitated in everything but its vntues — in its appearance, its fragrance, the jai that contains it, and even in its veiy ad\ ei tisements Surely this is obvious to j on ' But the absolute merit of VALAZE as a blun Beautiflei is the one point where miitatois fail. This ment it is that sells VALAZE— that sells it, jar after jar, year after year, to the same women \nd this, too, explains why more VAli\Zß is sold to-daj than ever was sold before Not all chrmists aie snbstituton —in fact, many of them I know to be staunch, tme business men They sell VALAZE eveiy time, and chaige */- and 6/9 foi it, which is just the pi oper price for a piepaiation of such stei ling quality. BUT if >ou happen on a chemist who pi esses a, "just as good" substitute on ■* on when you ask for VAL 4ZE. distinctly iefuse to be made a catspaw of for his comemence Get VALAZE or nothing. In such a case wnte to me, enclosing a lemittance, and 1 11 post VALAZE dnect to you myself \ddiess join letter to me at — The VALAZE Massage Institute, BRANDON ST., WELLINGTON. 13

By Special Appointment to His Excellency the Governor. MISS MURRAY, FLORAL ARTISTE. (Only Address : 21, WILLIS-ST.) FOB the Bridal Season: Brides' and Bridesmaids' Bouquets, Dainty Baskets, Shepherds' Crooks, and Staffs for Children. Church Decorations, including Floral Wedding Bells, undertaken. FLOWERS Securely Packed and Mailed to any part of the Dominion. Invalids' Posies a Speciality. Funeral Emblems always in Stook. Telephone 265.

SHORTEST ROUTE BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND AUCKLAND (VIA ONEHUNGA).

Steamers Lsavb As under (weather and oiroumstanoee permitting FEBRUARY, 1908.

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From From Steambr Wellington. New Pltmout* *Rotoiti Thu (27), 12.45pm Sat (29), 8.30 pn " ♦Calls Picton. Train leaves Wellington 7.50 a.m. every day, except Sunday, arriving New Plymouth 8 same evening. SOUTHWARDS. Sti-MEK FmoM Onehunsa Fkom N.Pltkouth Takapuna~77 Fn (28),~3 pm Sat_ (29), noo Train leaves New Plymouth at 7.10 a.m . erery day except Sunday, arriving Wellington 7.30 iudi evening UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED). BLOCKS made to any design, and designs furnished to customer*' requirements, at the Fbie Lanos Office.