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South Canterbury Times, Issue 6244, 17 June 1890, Page 4

THE POPULAR BEVERAGE. For Breakfast, Luncheon, Tea, and Supper in all seasons is Oadbuef’s Cocoa.—Comforting, strengthening, nourishing—for old and young, robust and feeble. Oadbtjey s Cocoa is absolutely pure—therefore best, (Adtt.) Mr Spurgeon, in an autobiographical speech, stated that if he were to write his life it would seem to be fiction, so marvellous were some things that occurred. He well remembered a little old woman, poorly dressed, coming into the vestry some years ago at a time of great straits, whom not a soul in the world knew, not even a deacon of the church, and she said to him in a moat strange way, “ Thus saith the Lord, Behold I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.” She put down £SO on the table, van- j ished, and he had not seen her since. He i never knew her name even, and never should j perphaps, until the Day of Judgment. He j supposed she would be in heaven now; it ■ was some years ago, and she was very old j then. Things had happened so, and his impression was that they would occur. again. I An American paper says “If these Australian bruisers do not quit coming over and j I knocking out our home-made plug-uglies, we shall have to place a tariff on foreign prize- | fighters. American blackguardism must be | protected against the pauper freetrade black- | guards of effete monarchies.” i IS DEAFNESS INCURABLE ? j J. H. Nicholson, of 175 William Street, Melbourne, has proved otherwise by making a comnlete cure of deafness and noises in THE HEAD OF OVEB 40 TEABS 1 STANDING, by a simple remedy and without the use of any “ clap-trap " so called electro-medication treatment. A full description of this remedy, which has cured thousands of other cases of long standing, will be sent FEEL on application. Advice Free. —Consult, personally or by letter, Mrs Louisa Hawkins, herbalist, 140, George street, Dunedin. Send stamp for reply. Mrs Louisa Hawkins’ female pills correctall ailments to which ladies are subject. Safe and always reliable. Price 2s 6d, 3s 6d, and 5s box. Forwarded on receipt of stamps or costal orders.— FAdtt.]

FOREIGN PARCEL POST. PARCEL POST BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM The following are the regulations under which parcels will be accepted and transmitted to the United Kingdom Parcels will only be forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-Saville-Albion Company, Limited. A parcel for transmission must not exceed 111 b in weight, 3ft 6in. in length, or 6ft. in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum size and weight will only be received at, or delivered from, New Zealand post offices at places accessible by railway, steamer or mail coach. From places in New Zealand not served by railway steamer or mail-coach (list at page 67 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding 51b in weight and not measuring more than , 2ft, in length or Ift. in breadth or depth may be accepted. I Parcels should be securely and substantially packed and closed by the sender. If wax is used, it should be of the special quality which resists the heat of a hot climate. Parcels must not be posted in a postingbox, but should be presented at the postoffice counter. , „ , , Parcels will be liable to the Customs laws, duties, and regulations of the colony and the United Kingdom respectively. The sender of each parcel will be required to make a Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), describing the contents and stating the value thereof, and also giving the name of the place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s signature and residence. False declaration involves forfeiture of parcels and renders sender

liable to prosecution. "Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of the Inland Parcel Post will apply. , , . Parcels are received and, forwarded at owner’s risk, and the Postmaster-General is not liable for any loss of or damage to any parcel. On payment of a fee of 4d, the sender can ,at time of posting receive a certificate of posting. The certificate imposes no liability on the department; and is merely intended as evidence ofposting. For a parcel not exceeding 21b. in weight, Is 6d ; for etbry additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fnlly prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. Insufficiently-prepaid parcels will not be accepted, . | Parcels for transmission to the United Kingdom must he posted or delivered at the parcel post office at the port where the steamer takes her final departure at least eight hours before the close of the ordinary letter-mail. The hour for closing parcel-post mail elsewhere will be duly notified by Postmasters. . Each parcel should bo plainly directed, the direction should give name and full address of the person for whom the parcel is intended. The words “ Parcel Post ” should be written on the upper left-hand corner, and also the name and address of the sender. . No parcel containing dangerous articles, perishable articles, articles likely to injure other parcels, liquids, unless securely packed in proper cases, or any contraband articles or substances will be accepted. Parcels found to contain forbidden articles, and parcels the contents of which have been falsely declared, will be dealt with in accordance with the Customs and other laws and regulations. Tobacco cannot be sent to the United Kingdom by parcel post. A parcel must not contain a letter, neither must it contain another parcel addressed to a person other than the addressee of the first-named parcel. If such an enclosure be discovered, it will be charged with a separate rate of postage.