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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 63, 12 September 1908, Page 4

On page 2: £100,000 windfall; a will and a way. Page 3: Water divining ; hard times lor the rich. Pages 6 and 7: Report of Borough Council meeting.

Last year W.R.Deay .vaulted, with the aid of a pole, 12ft s£in high, and created a world's record.

Mrs Anne Marshall was the first professional actress in England. She acted in Othello in December, 1660.

The Thames paddle steamer Princess Alice was sunk in the river on September 3, 1878.

Japan's exports in 1907 amounted to £43,000,000, and the imports to £49,000,000— a-- total foreign trade of £92,000,000, or- £8,000,000 more than in "190.6.

Mr Johnston, the manager of the gasworks, who has been somewhat severely indisposed',, has recovered .-sufficiently -to bo able to get about again, and is, now on the road, it is hoped ,to a permanent • recovery.

The following sums have been subscribed in aid of Mr Coldbeck, the author of the tune to the hymn, "Peace, perfect peace" : — E.R., Friend, R.J.R., W.D., $. Wright, chorister, 2s 6d each, Mrs Illlngworth, Is; Samaritan, Is; two Christian sisters, 3s; total, £1. The amount has been despatched by the Rev. E. Robertshawo to the organiser of the fund at Christchiirch.

For rheumatism, backache, faceache, . .earache, neuralgia, and other musoular pains nothing can eaual Witoh's Oil (registered).