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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 11050, 31 August 1896, Page 6

The rush to the Coolgardie goldfields is gradually subsiding, people are paying attention to more sensible things. Family folks have been much attracted lately by the successful results of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds. That such a reliable remedy can be procured from any Grocer or Chemist at Is 6d and 2s 6d, is a boon to e very one..[ An vt . ] It has always been maintained.that the Japanese are the English of the East. They are now trying their hand at colonisation. The Japanese Government has purchased a large tract of land in the State of Chiapas, Mexico, for colonising purposes. Japanese peasants will be sent there to devote themselves to growing tobacco, coffee, and other plants adapted to the Mexican climate and soil. If the Japanese could only export some of their gentle manners into the United States it would be an improvement to that enterprising country. In fact, the soft, gentle manners of those far Easterns or Westerns, whichever they may be, could be followed with benefit by many nations calling themselves more highly civilised.