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     ORRY FOLKS! 
     
    
   
   
    
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      WE WANTED To GIVE Someone 
     
      A Big New I956 Meteor "Niagara" Car 
     
     l As A FREE Christmas Present . . . . . . 
     
    
   
   
    
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     ...s 'z.-e...e,,.,. e. 
     
    
   
   
    
           
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     BUT We MUST 
     
     WITHDRAW This 
     
       Gilt For The Reason 
     
       Outlined In The Letter 
     
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     For ninety Eight years HOLMAN'S have supplied the wants 3: m people of 
     
     Prince Edward Island without knowingly breaking the law. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Before making this offer of a free 1956 Meteor Niagara car. we made an hon- 
     
     est effort throudi counsel to find out whether this gift to you was legal. We 
     
     were advised that it was. We were surprised to receive information from our 
     
     Attorney General that it was NOT. To the many thousands of customers who 
     
     have deposited balots on the cc. and tothe many who had pianned to do so. 
     
     we tender our very sincere reyets that we cannot continue this offer and that 
     
     it must be withdrawn in order to cornplywilhthe law. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In al our ninety eight years of dealing with the public we have earnestly or M 
     
     tenptedtogivehoneetvaiueforevery dolarspentinourstombutifanyok. ' " 6 
     
     eurcustorners foelthat they were inducedtobuymerchandisethettheyweuid . u ' V A 
     
     not otherwise have purchased due to this contest. I-laiman's wl cheorflly 
     
    

    
     .  the return oi this merchandise and refund the purchase price accord- 
     
    

    
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