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Free Lance, Volume XIX, Issue 993, 16 July 1919, Page 35

Mr W. S. Bruce, of Hobson street, who has an announcement elsewhere in this issue was for twelve years in the timber trade in Wellington South. He is an enthusiastic town-planner and now builds acres and blocks of houses while other people talk about the theory of laying out the city. Born in Southland 34 years ago, he left that land of frost and fog and now says Wellington is not a bad place in which to live. Like our Chief Magistrate (the Mayor) Mr Bruce does not seek election in the district in which he resides, but lie prefers the honour of putting out a member of whom he is the exact antithesis. * * » » The annual report of the Bank of New Zealand', together with an extended report of the proceedings at the annual meeting, the balance-sheet and the Bank's Roll of Honour have Efeen neatly bound in pamphlet form and issued to the shareholders. We tliank the General Manager for his courtesy in sending us a copy.

A certain young actress, through New Zealand some months ago with a visiting show, is now trying her luck in America as a moving picture actress. She owes lier trip, so , it is said, to a friendly wager between two sporting New Zealanders. One of the twain jokingly wagered that he would put up £250 to give the sis. Mary Pickford th« chance she was hankering after if the other spot ■ would do likewise. The latter thereupon covered the amount with his cheque- and the tidy little sum was made si present to the favoured damsel, who we may expect some day yet to smile bewitchingly at us from the screen.

Talking about feeding the Germans it might be as well to mention that the Teuton food programme before the war was seven meals a day.