The Archive · 1930

A Strange Advertisement

The "Herald" then passed into the care of a Mr, J, Mackrill Smith, acting in behalf of the executors

offered for sale as a going concern, Air. Shearman's estate. "Twas pending which Mr. Mackrill Smith assumed the duties of the dead pro-Prietor with a humility set out in small leading article, and apparently only too well justified" by subsequent mistakes, pardonable in gentleman whose' activities were in other directions.

Under his regime probably the strangest advertisement that," ever appeared in. the "Herald" was Published:

spe editors of te North-ching resents his compliments. to

publishing the enclosed letter sent to lorald," and will feel obliged by. his

him, to the care of the Editor, deen it ight to. state that Dertunity wh given tothe {his was refused, he has no recourse Fetract trid. apologize for ier but to publish the letter, Shanghai, Opel was not, sent tor"A" Ly Phila Carolan marder Femind him' at hie impertinent Pree Inae'of any of Juntas" woeks—or tio warns this snob that he may take Will he accent much Wf-xent hima the frat, opportuni that offers of

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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