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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 July 1908, Page 3

How much do you care for your head If it is worth much to you don t let >t ache. Stearns' Headache Cure relieves all kinds of headaches quickly and without bad effect. —»*-». Wellington is a city of travellers It is stated that the changes of the postal adCs of electors in Wellington alone is nt the rate of 2000 a month. Speaking at the accountant students' dinner at Wellington, on Wednesday evening, Mr J. G. W. Aitken, M P., in replying to the toast of "Parliament, referred to the present industrial crisis. He said that all were impressed with its existence, but they should not deceive themselves by believing that the difficulties could not be overcome. His belief was that the people were as true to the law to-day- as they were in the past, tie believed that a way out would bo found which would give a satisfactory method of settling the questions. Clouds of other days had passed away, and no doubt this would happen again, although the aspect | was threatening just now. With regard to legislation generally, he would like to say that he was coming to the opinion—he had been doing so for some time—that th" day of party Government in this dominion had passed. He had a feeling that the Government should be a Government of the people by the people for the people. What he meant was thakjuany of those on both sides of the House saw things from a similar point of view, anu all should do their best for the common good. The Cabinet burdened itself with far too much of the detail work of Parliament, which should be left in the hands of competent officials. Thus the time of the Ministers and Parliament would be more free.

WET FEET i Often result in a heavy cold, neglect of which means pneumonia or consumption. A positive preventative of these ills is Ur Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Everv bottle guaranteed.* Price Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable at H. Williams, agent, Gieymouth.—Advfc. In the wilds of the NortJli Island, among thd members of the Arawa tribe, there lives a Maori whose face in bygone days might have been his fortune, if it had not carried with it conditions that the owner is pleased wore not fulfilled. Mr Hamilton saw the man when he was asking for good "subjects" for Mr Nelson Ulingwcrth, the sculptor, and was struck with the exceptionally elaborate tattooing on hi.i cheeks, nose and forehead. Mr Hamilton at once selected him as a type of the ancient Maori. The members of the tribe, however, said that he was "nobody," and did not deserve the honour of sculpture. They explained that he had been a slave, and that his face had been splendidly tattooed in order that his head could be sold at a great price in the days when traffic in dried heads was. a lucrative calling for the chiefs and notables. The man evidently circumvonted the commercial mstmcts of hit m&steva until tha eroosomo traffic was abolished, and after that, of-courso, -his fne<s waa nq longer a mcnaco to Ms headi