Theoretically there are no slaves in Kongkong, as it is British- territory^ but in reality "the city is full of them," according to a current historian. They aw the maid-servants and nurses of the Chinese. Every small-footed lady needs slaves to help her about, and. in the. houses of the rich where there are many daughters, ib is not uncommon to find from twenty to thirty slaves in a single family. A. LOT OF MONEY is wasted «very year by people Who can ill afford, to lose, it. . .Ihey buy what they do not want, or what afterwards turns out. to be useless for tfhe -purpose for which they bought it; and so they am compelled 'to go without many- things or which they *tancl in ueed. A- man suffering from headache, loss of appetite, indigestion, or !ow. spirits, will dose himself -with noxious drugs, and waste his money .on- all' sorts of useless medicines, when by -taking » dose of >Hol!nway's Pills he could immediately put himself 'right- Of course, if 'he has gout, rheumatism, lumbago, bronchitis, sore throat, or wpak chest, 'he must use 'Holloway's- Oiniment. a -world-famed remedy for all such complaints.— lAdvt;).
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7203, 14 September 1901, Page 6
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195Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 Star (Christchurch), Issue 7203, 14 September 1901, Page 6
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