"Believe me," said Air. isitt during a lecture at .Nelson recently, "when 1 say that no man can study conditions to-day without realising that we are passing through a great moral and spiritual slump. People have gone mad in pursuit of pleasure. A great, wave of materialism is sweeping over' tho earth." A FORTUNATE ESCAPE. A man was crossing the street when a motor dashed round the corner, the left mudguard knocking him to the ground. Almost instantly a crowd gathered round to sec a very dishevelled individual craw) from beneath the car, "Are. you all right?" said a constable, pushing his way forward. "I don't know yet," replied the man as he picked his tobacco pouch from the ground.. "Yes, everything is all right. 1 thought I had spilled my Bears'." lie valued his smoke rather highly. Little wonder . when one considers how delicious Boars' really is. Only 8d an ounce, luos».
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16389, 11 July 1927, Page 10
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153Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16389, 11 July 1927, Page 10
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