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Temuka Leader, Issue 3746, 30 May 1901, Page 1

The London Guardian reports that a few days before the Archbishop of Cape Town opened the new buildings of the diocesan schools Air Cecil Rhodes wrote to him whether the governing body would allow an exepriruent to be made at the school :—"I have always felt that the modern idea of giving prizes only for literary attainments is an utter mistake. I will not argue that the Greeks were absolutely right in putting physical attributes first, but I do think the winner of a school prize should not be solely a bookworm, or, on the other hand, with no thought excepting for the training of his physical attributes. With these ideas, I beg to offer, through you, to the governing body of the Diocesan College School a yearly sum of £250 to provide for the winner of thic scholarship at Oxford for three years. There'would be a new contest every fourth year, as during my lifetime I should yearly send the authorities a cheque for The conditions are as follows :—' In the election of a student to a scholarship regard should be had to (1) his literary and scholastic attainments ; (2) his fondness of and succeus in manly outdoor sports, Buch as cricket, football, and the like ; (3) his qualities of manhood, such as truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness, and fellowship; (-4) his exhibition during school days of moral force of character and of instincts to lead and take an interest in his schoolmates, for these latter attributes will be likely in afterlife to guide him to esteem the performance of public duties as his highest aim.' " The offer was cordially accepted. The body of Mrs BenfelJ, who left her home at Green Hill, at the head of Bluff harbour, nearly two months ago, was found on Sunday en a gravelly point some distance to the eastward. An inquest was opened and adjourned. How to Treat a Tboublesome Coux. To remove a troublesome corn or bunion : First soak the corn or bunion in warm water to soften it, then pare it down as closely as possible without drawing blood and apply Chamberlain's Pain Ralm twice daily j rubbing vigorously for five minutes at each application. A corn plaster should be worn for a few days, to protect it from the shoe. A a a general liniment for sprains, bruises, lameness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is unequaled. For sale by J. C. Oddie, Temuka, and Morrison Bros,, Geral-