THEFT Was punished with heavy fines amongst the Jews, and at Athens by death. The An«dobaxons also condemned to death those who were found guilty of stealing. One of the most glaring cases of theft occurring in Australasia takes place daily, and that is theft of name and fame. A firm invent some ma f n^” ai ' tiele general consumption, and advertise largely at great cost, building up on the merits of the article a famous name. . then thieves attempt to steal it. There are plenty of them to-day who put cheap gin into empty Wolfe s Schnapps bottles, and palm it 1- e public as tho genuine and incompara“le liquor. That’s theft of the worst description, and should bo punished with seventy. Such mean thieving not only injures the well - earned reputation that Wolfe’s Sohnapps enjoys, but it is deceiving th& public, and obtaining money under false pre--49.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1285, 15 October 1896, Page 26
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149Page 26 Advertisements Column 2 New Zealand Mail, Issue 1285, 15 October 1896, Page 26
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