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NZ Truth, Issue 156, 13 June 1908, Page 6

The name of John Smith' is not only a common one with us, but m foreign countries he is equally well known. The Latins had their Johannes Sinithus ; the Italians smooth the name ofr'into Giovani Smithi ; the Spaniards " render it Juan Smithus ;8 the Dutchman : iopts it as Hans Schmid ; the French flatten it into •lean Smeets ; the Russian turns it into Jonloff Smittowski ; the Icelander says he is Jon Smithson ; among the Tuscarovas he becomes Tom Qa Smittia ; m Poland he is known as Ivan Schmittiweiski ; among the Welsh mountains they call him Jihon SsKmidd ; at Mexico his. name is written Jontli F'Smitri ; m Greece he turns to 'lon Sinikton ; and m Turkey he is almost lost m Yoo Seefi