Municipal authorities in Madrid, determined to teach pedestrians when and where to cross the road, have in a month imposed more than 11,300 fines on careless walkers. There have been cases of excited citizens whose dignity will not allow them to be stopped by a policeman and pay a fine in the street, but it does not prevent them waving their arms and protesting, upon which they are marched off to the " Comisaria "—police stationwhere they pay a much larger fine. Kaitangata Coal always gives satisfaction—obtainable from all coal merchants. —Advt. Advertising points out the merits of a product and impresses the buyer with its desirability.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22721, 6 November 1935, Page 6
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