The Government have purchased for returned soldiers 1162 acres near Ngapara. North Otago, recently held by Mr. P. T. Shand. It is limestone land of high quality and will probably cut up advantageously into five farms! A man named Frederick Thomas Elliss was arrested at Fitzroy this morning by Detective Fitzgibboh on a charge of obtaining clothing and other goods value at £l6 9s 5d by false pretences from J. C. Gillett, draper, Hawera, on June 2, when he gave his name as Frank Johnston. Two similar charges are pending against the same man. “Necessity makes inches of miles, mole hills of mountains.”—Stanus. 'Way over in Sydney a lady tried to get Baxter’s Lung Preserver—but. failing, wrote as follows: —“I am enclosing £2 for some Baxter’s Lung Preserver. One bottle did me such a lot of good in New Zealand that I want more.” And it will do you good too. Just now, when the barometer is so restless, you should have a large 2s 6d bottle handy. Chemists and stores, i
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16465, 18 June 1919, Page 7
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172Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16465, 18 June 1919, Page 7
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