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New Zealand Times, Volume LVX, Issue 3129, 15 May 1897, Page 4

Late the other night a man was seen to approach in stealthy manner a deep pool in a retired spot in Dunedin. "When bethought no one was observing him he dropped a bulky parcel into the water and made off. Hero were the materials for a delicious tragedy, a maddening mystery. Information was taken to the Police Station, and the intelligent Inspector,,on duty, recognising the gravity of the situation,' sent for a detachment of the Fire Brigade, and commenced pumping the water out of the pool. All night they pumped, and when the sun was winging his measured course across the eastern skies the mysfceriona parcel was displayed to light, lying flat and squat on the bottom mud. A vast crowd pressed forward, thrilled to the finger tips with expectation. Was it dynamite cartridges, or the limbs of a man, or the head of a woman, or the body of a murdered child ? It was neither of those. It was a case of Sharland’s Moa Brand Baking Powder destroyed by the order of a combined company of rivals. 487 Clark’s World-famed Blood Mixture. —“The most searching Blood Cleanser that science and medical skill have brought to light.” Sufferers from Scrofula, Scurvy, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blooa Diseases, Pimples and Sores of any kind are solicited to give it a trial to test its value. Thousands of wonderful cures have been effected by it. Bottles 2s 9d each, sold everywhere. Beware of worthless imitations and substitutes. Pastry- making becomes a pleasure and bread-baking a pastime with the aid of Sharland’a Baking Powder. Avoid the inferior brands, which in some cases are cheaper, but which in most instances consist mainly of alum and similar adulterants. Sharland’s Baking Powder ia of concentrated strength, and is absolutely purs. • ~ I