A CHALLENGE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2402, 18 January 1909, Page 3

A CHALLENGE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED.

£IOOO LOST TO NEW ZEALAND CHARITIES. - During the dipping season an unprincipled attempt was made by certain sheep-dip manufacturers doing business in the Dominion to convey the impression to the sheep-owning community, by circular and' otherwise, that the claims made on behalf of Quibell’s Dips being extensively used on the celebrated “Riby Grove flock were false. On _ this being brought under the notice of Messrs Ouibell Bros.’ Australasian manager, that gentleman, on behalf of his firm, immediately offered to pay £IOOO to any charitable institution in New Zealand if any of the statements made regarding Mr. Henry Dudding s appreciation of Quibell’s Dips were proved to be. untrue ; and providing the party or parties accepting this challenge entered into an agreement to forfeit a similar sum if they failed to establish their allegations. Needless to state, the challenge referred to has not been accepted, thus eg using the loss of £IOOO to New Zealand charities. Every unbiassed man will be able •to appraise at tlieir true valuation the actions of any firm or firms who seek to improve , tlieir - own positions by throwing out insinuations against their opponents which they are afraid to come forward and prove in a straight and manly way, oven when such cowardice on their part should result—as it has done on this occasion —in the loss of a large'sum of money to some charitable institution.