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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 2 August 1911, Page 8

In the Wellington Magistrate's Court this week (says the New Zealand Times) an unusual prosecution, probably unique the world oyer, is likely "* to "be heard. Tlie case is "being taken against a settler, and arises out of the sale of an area of 1400 acres of Crown land in the Rangitikei district. It is alleged that an attempt was made to "bear" the market, and the defendant is to be charged with having offered to accept a bribe to refrain from bidding. This is an offence under section 69 of the Land Act, 1908, which lays down that a person who offers to take a bribe to refrain from Wding in a Crown lands auction is liable to a penalty not exceeding £100, or 12 months' imprisonment as the alter--natwe. For accepting a bribe under similar circumstances the maximum penalty is £200 or two years' imprisonment. A grand Catholic social will be held in the Athenaeum Hall, Kaponga, on Wednesday, August 16. tfoung, Hobbs and Co. will hold a cattle sale at Kaporiga on Friday, August A HAIRDRESSER'S EXPERIENCE. "I have repeatedly used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and ahvays depend upon it to give me relief when suffering from colds," writes Mr A. B. Fry, hairdresser, Gawler Street, Mount Barket, S A "My first experience with it was Avh'en I had a severe attack of bronchitis. It fixed me up in a feAV doses. I have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone '•nffering in a like manner ,as it is a thoroughly reliable remedy." Sold by all "Chemists and Storekeepers.—(Advt.) Colds in the head, chest, or throat disappear as soon as you bring Nazol into operation. It is the latest English remedy, and it works effectively. No cold is JNazol proof. *