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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 21 March 1910, Page 7

It i s reported that Lord Kitchener impressed upou '.h.' (.iovorninent the expediency of extending Hie age up to which compulsory service might be enforced in the Dominion to -o years. No announcement on the subject, says the "Dominion." There is still a little unexpectedness left in life, as the following incident tod .by the "Argus" shows:—James Mdiu'rck, a young farmer, was driving one fine afternoon when he was passed by a man in a cart. They exchanged remarks about the weather and 1 In--man in the vehicle (hove »«• proceeding a short distance he stopped and turned back towards McGurk, of whom he asked information as to the direction of the township towards which he was driving. When McUurck reached the spot where the cart had been turned round he saw the glitter of cold on the roadway, and picked up scale" at 4oz. 2dwt. lOgr. The gold had been uncovered 'by the wheel of the cart as it turned round. The nugget had bce.n worn smooth on its upper Operations in connection with Hi' 1 -il saivage ol hire are no further advanced, owing to stress of weather. The syndicate recently decided to charter the schooner Anna to make the trip, but owing to the bad weather and unfavourite winds the little vessel inns been unable to get away. Mr ,1. W. Janiieson informed a ''Southland Sews" reporkr ;hat an effort was being made to charter the tug Theresa Ward to take the Marty round to Duskv •Sound, on a<ilie inability of the schooner to get away. They were ,so far, n 0 wiser on the subject of the prospects _ of nlva-ffine, although lie had noticed whole question of salvage cut ; eried. "You have only to do this : that, and t'here you are," they > No one. however, knew how thi were, nor could they know until rsulls of the diver's invesfigatj became known. "We have rece| tiiorios from as far north as Welli ton." he said, "and if they were feasible as they seem on the fae e linn, salvage would appear as easy phHliag peas. Diver May wisely \ int advance an opinion of any sort til he has investigated. SPEAKING EXPERIENCE THE DOCTOR: " Ah! ye,s, restless and feverish. Give him a Steedman's Powder and he will soon be all right." Steadman's Soothing Powders CONTAIN NO POISON