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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10913, 6 March 1907, Page 1

A man arrested on a charge of drun- ! kenness at Carlton, Melbourne, the other day, had £302 and* other. valuables m his pockete. . . . A heavy squall broke over Hong Kong on January 28th, and m ten minutes sank more than fifty Chinese craft iri the har- j Dor, more than a hundred natives being : drowned. There were no casualties among * the white poulation. ■ Launches rescued many persons. The harbor was littered witli wreckage from' the sunken junks. Speaking m Auckland the other day, the Minister for Lands remarked upon the magnificent, growth :of flax he had ; noticed m several localities m the Far" North, and expressed surprise that the flax \ was so little utilised. : In Wellington flax i was being used that was much poorer m every respect. . Dr. C. D. Greenwood, who made a lecture tour a year or so ago- m the inter--. ests of physical culture and on the prevention arid cure of consumption, has filed a petition .m bankruptcy" at Gliristchurch. Zeal and' enthusiasm m checking- , the scourge of the "white plague" were responsible for his insolvency. The creditors unanimously agreed to recommend his immediate discharge. At the close of Thursday's shooting at Trentham .a competitor left a cartridge m his rifle, and just before he, got off the mound he pulled the trigger of his gun, as it lay alongside liirn. Fortunately the bullet went; to earth without 'doing damage. The^executive "court-martialled" the culprit, with the result that he was ordered to leave i camp forthwith, v The com-; petitor was a good and experienced shot, and had been .attending the meetings for *" twenty years. The Hon. Mr McNab, on his return to Wellington from his northern tour, stated that lie addressed a number of meetings m the Fur North on the Land Bill. ,He found opinion over the whole district averse to certain portions of the measure. Feeling generally, was with the Bill m regard to the limitation of area and the Native land proposals. It was not very strongly against the' 90 per cent, provi-. sions, '.put it was very strongly against 1 taking away the option m regard to the proposed national, endowment lands. . -• The Boyal Agricultural Show to be heldat Sydney this month has attracted ai considerable number of live stock entries from New Zealand. In order to afford exhibitors special facilities for forwarding .catale, horses, and sheep from New Zealand, the Union Company has arranged for the big new Island steamer Atua to load stock at Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington foe Sydney. The Atua will leave Wellington for Sydney on Friday, the 15th. inst. The vessel will be available for passengers although the Monowai will sail on the following day for Sydney' as usual. The ceremony of unveiling the monument erected at Qihi, Russell, Bay of Islands, to the memory of the late Rev. Samuel Marsden, -will be performed by his "Excellency the Governor on March 12th, m the presence, it is expected, of a large and distinguished gathering. The monument, which takes the form of a cross;, and is named the Marsden Cross, has been erected at Dihi, on the spot Ayhere the late Mr iMarsden preached his first sermon m New Zealand, on Christmas Day, 1814. By close study of the early history of New. Zealand the Archdeacon of Waimate (Archdeacon' Walsh) lias located the exact spot where, the historical sermon was preached. The site has been surveyed, and New Zealanders will now be able to point to the beginning of their national life, marked by the stone cross which will -be unveiled on March, 12th. , A 20th CENTURY PREPARATION. Dr Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Price Is 6d, large size 3s. Obtainable at A. W. J. Mann's, ciiemist t agent. Sir John ■Sherburn, twice Mayor of Hull , and who has vested interests m the . South, informed a New Zealand Times reporter that he considered the New. Zealand Exhibition a- very good show indeed, and one on which he thinks the Government has spent money wisely. It is, lie thinks, wonderfully compact, and tv stranger to New Zealand' is able to obtain a wealth of information relative to the resources of a very Avonderful little country. « OLD FOLKS' FOLLY. It is a folly for old folks to allow the bowel debility of age to master themi as it naturally makes them age-faster each day. By using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, safe and pleasant relief can al-. ways be had. There is no griping. For sale by B. D. Smith, chemist. Mr G. G-. Stead, m proposing the toasj .of "The Ministers" at the Press dinner at Clu'istchurch on Friday night, said he could not well .pass over the toast without referring to the manner m which Mr HallJones had taken up the duties of Premier at such a critical time. The way m which he filled the position of Premier at that time compelled the admiration of every broad-minded man m New Zealand. He would also like to -refer to the mariner m which the Ministers could be approached by the poorest among the community; No matter how small a man might be. he had only to indicate to a Minister that he had a grievance, and his complaint would" receive every attention. Such V state" of affairs said much for the jwactical working of democracy. CHILDREN WHEN TEETHING Have more or less diarrhoea, which, cannot be checked effectually, as the . cause cannot be removed, but the diarrhoea can and should be controlled by giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy,; and an occasional dose' of castor oil to. cleanse the system. For sale by E. D. Smithy chemist. Mr V. A. Sproule, New Zealand manager for the Oceanic Company, states that the Sierra and Ventura are to be laid up m San Francisco for overhaul, probably for three months. He anticipates that whcn_ this is completed, the boats will be able to maintain a regular . timetable. The use of the service will then be reverted: !to._ The time to London will b« short- ! ened by the quick passages of the new j i Cunardeis. which will be running m a few months. j BOILS AND' CARBUNCLES. ! Boils begin as little pimples. If Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment is well rubbed m at this time, they will disappear, ] and give you no further trouble. If a j boil is developed, blood and matter must ■ bo squeezed out, and the wound dressed I "with Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment. j Persons suffering from boils should rub the parts affected thoroughly twice a day with Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment. This will prevent the growth of a whole crop of boils. Obtainable at A. W. J-. Mann's, clieimsfcj, agent.