BOGUS “CATHOLIC PUBLICATIONS ”

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 40, 21 October 1925, Page 19

BOGUS “ CATHOLIC PUBLICATIONS ”

The Melbourne Advocate for October 1 thus comments on a misleading advertising dodge to which we have more than once referred : ‘■From various places complaints are made from tradespeople who have been victimised by promoters of various ‘ Catholic ’ publications. Money has been paid for an advertisement in the hope of attracting Catholic customers, but the advertisers have been surprised to find, rather too late, that'they have been cheated and that the great results promised them have no existence outside the imagination of an unscrupulous canvasser. One such advertiser called on a parish priest .last week in the eastern suburbs/ and found .that, so far from the £ Catholic ’ calendar being distributed to every Catholic home in the parish, as promised, even the pastor did not know of its existence. We have frequently called attention to' the dishonesty of such Cam asseis, but, unfortunately, our warning floes not seem to reach noU-Oatholic tradespeople. A very obvious check on such dishonest canvassing would bo to telephone to the parish priest or to the Advocate office. Canvassers for genuine Catholic publications will have no objection to an inquiry of this kind.” ■ » . i ' .