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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1678, 27 April 1904, Page 49

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Page OPR I LLP STRATTONS .—A Picturesque Spot on the Taulierenikau Racecourse —A. Scene on. the Grounds of the Wanganui Racecourse —Lord and Lady Plunket— Mr J. J. Johnston—A Russian Sentry at Port Arthur—Some Prize Stock on Mr Pearn’s Farm, Oroua Bridge—The Mount Cook Cricket Club:- The First and . Second Elevens —M. Vassfili Vereshchagin—Mr T’lios. Stagpoole, Secretary of the Public Schools’ Demonstration, Palmerston North —• The Managing Committee of the Wellington < Provincial Tennis Championship Tournament —• Mr Claude Bantock, of the Williamson Royal Comic Opera Company—• Characters in the Brilliant Musical Play (‘A. ■ Country Girl” —The Advance into Thibet: A f ‘Death Slide” on the Route —Guarding the Line of Commun ; cation: A Telegraph Office in Siberia—Admiral Ito —Lieut.-Admiral Hi taka ■ —The Wellington Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting—Mr Alec. McKay F.G.S—An Efxter'or View of the Convent, Otaki—Stewards and Officials' of the Wairarapa Racing Club —The P'ahiatua State School —In and Around Pah’at.ua —.A Scene in re A’ Country Girl”’ — l A View of T'akapau Station Homestead —• The Eketahuna Bridge, Wa’raraoa —An Exterior View of Mr J. W. Copithorne’si Premises, Ingestre Street, Wellington—A Front View of Miss C. J. Duncan’s Premises, Ingestre Street, Wellington Realism—Mr Mel. B. Spurr. the English Monologue Entertainer — Mr Chas. Blake, of the Fitzmaurice Gill Dramatic Company 33-45 A “HERO” IN COURT 77 ANCT-pfMiT AND MODERN LACE’... 72 ATHLETICS, Athletic Notes— Wheeling—Swimming Football — Cricket ... ... ... ... ... 56-57 BEEKEEPING 70 CABLE NEWS 58. COMMERCTA L NEWS , 51 CONGO STATE 1 ... 63 COOTRSTNG ... 57 CTTt?,totts TRAITS IN MEN OP DENTDS ... 76 EDUCATION 61 EDDCATTON EP-TO-DATE! 79 FARM AND STATION.—The Spirit of Our Markets —Victorian Dairying Industry—Woo! In London—• Dairy Farm Compet’tion—lmportance of the Proper Development of the Calf-Bovine Tuberculosis—'The Bacteriology of Milk—Sh’re Horse Sales at Home—The Value of Farmyard Manure —Variat’ons in Milk—Exhaustion of Land by Dairying—'Hawke’s Bav A. and P. Sb ow—Our Export Trade—Variations in Compos : tions of Milk—• The Bonham Pig-house—Corn. / prices in 1795 —Methods of a Successful Dairy Farmer —Experiments with Green Bone for Poultry—A S’mple Butter Test bred Poultry on the Farm—Land for Settlement—The Frozen Meat Trade—‘Karm Tonics... ... 64-69 FEDERAL POLITICS ... ■■ ... 60 FTGTION.—A F’ght to a Finish— His Own Enemv —Sir Henry and the Detect : ve—The Rajah’s Doom —The Scouting of Duffer Grover —Detective’s Clever Ruse—A Pardonable M : sunderstanding 3-13 FINANCE AND TRADE 74 FT SHTNO and SHOOTING 58 FOOTBALL 50 FRTHT CULTURE 60 FURTHEST SOUTH 80 GARDEN AND ORCHARD 69 GRAPHOLOGY 51 HOME AND FOREIGN' NEWS ... 14-15 INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION ... 22 JOUPNALTSM IN GAOL 75 LATEST NEWS 30-32 LEADING ARTICLE 49 LEAP YEARS AND LEAP YEAR DAYS 63 LICENSING LEGISLATION ... 20 LTTERARY NOTES 21-22 LORD RANFURLY ... 60 MADAME MELBA 73 MUSIC 29 N.Z. FANCIERS’ GAZETTE—Sanitary Poultry Houses—Eggs in Farm Economy—Mystery of an Egg—The Danish Egg Trade— Hints for Breeders—The Care of Poultry 71-72 NEWS AND NOTES .... 16-17 OUR, RAILWAYS 20 PASSING EVENTS ... 49-50 PLAYS AND PLAYERS 28-29 RUSSIA, CHINA AND JAPAN.— Korea and the Koreans—The Chinaman as a man of Business — ✓ The Rival Navies—-Japan’s Successes—.A Japanese Warship in Action—The Japanese CourtJapan’s Triumph in Science ... 18-20 SCIENCE NOTES 78 STATE FORESTRY 22 ST JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION ... 22 TELEGRAPHIC NEWS 25 THE COUNTRY ... 23-25 THE IMPERIAL BUDGET 61 THE MARKETS 70 THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR ... 59 THE TE AWAITE MURDER ... 59 THE TURF ... ... 52-55 TRAGIC OUTCOME OF A FEUD... 59 WAYS OF WOMEN,—Wellington Table Talk —Wedding—Extenuating Circumstances —Making Silk from Wood—Children’s Love—- - Golden Grains—Care of Tender ; Feet—lnsertion An Awkward Position—An Afternoon Call-Tailor-made Costumes Ugly Words)—To Wash Chamois Cycling Gloves—-A Dress of Spun GlassWhy Wheat Flour is the Best—- “ Rainbow” Cake —-Spells of Joy—■ - Putting Down Carpets—Tried ■ Recipes ... 26-27 WHY THINKERS! ARE LONGLIVED ... ... «* ••• 75 WIT AND HUMOUR 63