H OT S PRINCS H OTEL, ens' arid' (anwno u ~o nis talents. He was all right as far as lie went, butlie did not go far enough. The stonewaller in life, as in cricket, failed 1 because he had never practised an offensive stroke. The stonewaller came short in that his life was not one of scoring. The stonewaller in life spentall his time in advancing his own interests, and could never forget- himself in the interests of others. Life was a community thing, and the true secret of it was to lose sight of oneself in the interests of life of others. This the stonewaller could never do. The player who made a- success things was he who placed himself i the hands of the Captain of Salva tion—-Christ. Such a man, with hi pads on and his bat in hand, would smite the bowling of adversity and temptation in all directions, and give the “field’’ a- great old leather hunt. The truth of the adage “take care of the pence and the pounds will take ca reof themselves,” is being understood by those who do their trading at the People’s Emporium, the hew shop next the Kimpton Cvelo store* The wonderful vnbes arc the talk o£ th'e town V*
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3481, 22 March 1912, Page 6
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212Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3481, 22 March 1912, Page 6
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