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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 8 January 1914, Page 6

When the txxly of a cabinetmaker, of Wolverhampton, who had been missing for two days, was discovered in the canal near his home the body o£ a favourite dog was found attached to his neck. The price which is being paid for Japanese coal destined for New Zealand has not been ctrvtflged, and m some quarters a little curiosity on the subject is being evinced. It is reported that Japanese coal is making rapid headway in Far Eastern ports, as compared with Australian coal, and this is accounted for by the low price of labour in the Japanese coal industry. Comparatively speaking, Australian miners are highly paid. Some light on the price of the Japanese article is shown by the following: Becently tenders weTe invited for. the supply of 80, OCX) tons of coal for delivery at' Manila, and a Japanese firm offered 20.000 tons of best washed, coal at 25s per ton, and 24s 4d for 60,000 of screened coal. The Australian price was 32s per ton. A spurious half-sovereign was handed over to a Woodville business man in payment of a debt. the fraud was discovered the following morning, and the original owner was appealed to in the presence of another business man. This man had n look at the coin, and was so satisfied s to its genuineness thl he offered 5s for it. The offer was qnickjv accented, and 1 then this smart business man bet 2s 6d that the coin was genuine, and the bet was taken up. The coin was guilded copper, all right, but a beautiful imitation, and its present owner has no wlost faith in every member of the human race. Tan-ol —the preserving polish in liquid form is now put lip in tins. It is thick •and creamy, and is more "getatable and less wasteful than in bottles. Pricw Is.*