LAND AND WATER.
Wellington will be represented in the Champion Yacht Race at Lytlelton regatta on New Yeai's Day by theMarifcana and Rona. - Tha- attention of lawn tennis players is drawn to the fact that all entries for the New Zea'aud Championship meeting, to be held at Wellington, must reach the latter place on oi before the 20th insfc. Eniry forms for tha different cvex.ts may be obtained from Mr J. M'K. Henry. A swimming raca of 50yds for a silver medal for boys under 14 years came off at the Vic^ toria Bathi on Saturday afternoon, and was won by W. Quin (6sec start) in the very good time of 50sec. A similar event for a silver medal for boys under 16 will take place next
Saturday. Mr W. J. Corbett, Creemore, writes : " 1 supplied Canadian He&ling Oil to a large number of parents during an epidemic of diphtheria, and every one saved their children, while a number that I know of lost theirs after using other remedies. Canadian Healing Oil is in constant demand all the year round." Mr E. D. Hoben, parliamentary reporter for the Evening Port and secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union, has accepted a poaition on the literary staff of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, and leave 3to take up his new duties at the end of the year. Mekeruki Aewa, the oldest man in the Rangitikei district, died at Awahuri on Monday. His -exact age was not known, but his , claim to be more than 100 is never disputed, and all the older men of his tribe agree (says the Rangitikei Advocate) in saying that he was " an aged man when as boys -they just remembered him. He took part in several of the tribal wars which were fought previous to the first outbreak of hostilities between the Maoris and the English in the Waikato. Ch&mberlaia'o Cough Remedy gives tbe best satisfaction of any cough medicine I handle, and as a seller leads fill other preparations in this market.* I recommend it because it is tha best medicine I ever handled for coughs, coldr, and croup.— A. W. Baldrxdgb, Milleravilla 111. For sale tar &U leading chemisti*
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Otago Witness, Issue 2181, 19 December 1895, Page 47
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364LAND AND WATER. Otago Witness, Issue 2181, 19 December 1895, Page 47
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