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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 2 August 1924, Page 13

While digging in w r ar ruins near Arras, a French workman has found a Roman coin of extraordinary interest to the antiquarian and student of history (reports Science Service). It is a gold coin, one and a half inches in diameter, and in value the Roman equivalent of the English sovereign, or the American five dollar gold piece. It commemorates the relief of London from an invasion of Frankish barbarians by the Roman general Constantins in the year 296 A.D. The coin shows the Roman general, who was the father of Constantine the Great, being received in grateful homage by the city of London, following its deliverance. The town is sliow’n as a fortified place, with a gate and wall, and is identified by name underneath. The coin carries the curious legend, “Redditor Lucis Aeternae,” “Restorer of Eternal Light.” This may lie a symbolic expression of restoration to the blessings of civilisation, but by some it is thought to refer to the cult of Atithras, then popular throughout the Empire, and of which the Roman general was a devotee.

Although the macadam along Kent terrace, Wellington, has now been down over two years, and wa s the first experience of the council’s w r orkmen in putting down such material, so well was this work done that it is showing little or no signs of wear, and with a surface dressing would look as good as the day it was put down. The Cambridge terrace road also appears to be wearing equally well, but this has only been down a year. It w*a s explained to a Times reporter that the capital cost of this macadam i s about 10s per square yard, compared with about 6s for water-bound macadam, but the maintenance cost is only about 3d per square yard per annum,‘against 3s per vard for water-bound macadam. The figures speak for themselves.

Here ig a yarn told about Mike Gibbons, the famous St. Paul’s phantom and brother to Tom Gibbons, who outpointed Carpentier, of a means Ife used to outbluff a formidable opponent, Sailor Weldon. This man was more than two stone heavier than himself. Gibbons’ hands were so sore with constant fighting that he thought of a scheme to end the bout quickly. After a whirlwind first round, in which Gibbons outclassed him, someone said, so the big fellow could hear, “Mike’s mad, and when he’g mad he’s terribly dangerous.” Before half the minute’s rest was up Mike leaped from his seat, and rushed across the ring, poising himself and waiting for the big man to rise at the bell’s call. This procedure so shocked and astonished the big man that he was afraid to come up at all. and was counted out in his seat. Gibbons’ bluff was brazen but it worked. That tickling, Irritating cough caa be promptly relieved by a few drops of “bJazol” taken on lump s’wmr; 6d doses 1/6.—Advt.