With a membership of 00, a Maori Chamber of C'ommereo lias boen formed at Orui'u, North Auckland. Martin Burke, one-time postmaster at George Street West (Sydney),' had nothing about him' to justify tho title of Mystery Man except that lie lived a lonely 'life, and when he died was found to bo worth £40,000, says the Bulletin. Tho old chap either had no relatives or had forgotten all about them, had long ago ceased to worry about his clothes, and had "a passion ‘ for second-hand '.books. Ho was 80 when he died, and as He Jeff no wills,the Public Trustee is hunting for heirs. Girls! No need to hesitate; married life is one long holiday, thanks to “NoRubbing” Laundry Help. —Goldsmith and Whinray.—3 Engagement and wedding rings, brace lets, brooches, or old-fashioned jewellery re-modelled at small cost. Gordon, Teweller and Watchmaker.® Wedding and birthday gifts are more ■fashionable than ever. Ours are those that last. Try Gordon, Jeweller and Watchmaksr**
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16212, 24 August 1923, Page 5
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160Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16212, 24 August 1923, Page 5
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