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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12975, 30 September 1905, Page 7

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The Sydney Morning Herald gives the averages, of the leading Australians during the recent tour as follows :— Batting (first* class) : Armstrong, 1902 runs, average 50.05 (a record) : Noble 2053, 46.06 j Darling 1693, 38.47 j> Hill 1722, 38.26 ; Trumper 1167, 36.24 ; Duff I 1341, 30.47. . Bowling; (first class) : Layer 115 wickets, average 18. 27 ; Armstrong 122, 18.28 : Howell 63, 19.95 ; Go 1 ier 119, 20.41 : MfeLeod 78, 23.6 ; Noble 55, 26.61. • Ootmtingf all, matches Armstrong scored 2002 runs, with an average of -18.82, and Noble 2093 runs} with, an average' ' of 44.53. ' Armstrong also came out, on top of the bowling averages with "'ISO wickets, 1 4br an average of 17.67 runs, Layer being* next with 115 Vickets* for an average of 18.27. . T Armstrong made four, records for an Australian,! , his; score** of ' 303, ' his average of 50.05 and 48.82 ; ' and his aggregate of 2002 runs and 130 wickets. His fielding 1 has been described as faulty. 'yet ihe -(oak 34 catches, as against Layer's 38,\ the highest.

.Some adverse comment ht.s be;n excited at Wellington, owing to the fact that the price of butter has heqn increased f/om Is to Is Id per tb. It is reported that the Government has purchased 11 acres of land; , being the balance of the Belleknowen Estate, near Dunedin, for workmen's homes, at £250 an acre. . Apropos of the comments of Mr Ronayne (-General Manager of New Zealand Railways) on ■' the "dirtiness ol American locomotives awd the excellence of their carriages,- a _ gentleman wio has travelled both in Britain and A^nerica observes that while the British and America observes that while the British locomotive is often "clean oftough to ' eat your i -dinner' off," it may nave as an accompaniment} a not over-clean carriage and a tHrty locomotive is the lesser evil." When the Premier .was. at Martinborough, on Saturday last, a resident suggested to hinnthat a 'railway to MartinboroughJ would .'oe 'oeneficial. "I think it would tend to kill the. place/ said Mr Seddon.. "Places tluw are isolated, with good roads, are bolter off. The railway takes trade away from the town." "But if Martinborough were -the terminus, the railway might be good/—T h? l J remi..r quoted Grey town as a Terminus, 'and the subject was dropped. — Otaki M ail . The Kurnru block of 12,000 acre*, in the Ohura and Heao districts, is gazetted as &<?t apart for settlement. The Key. Mr Gray (Auckland) who has been on a visit to Waihi, says in connection with the revival there that the moral courage shown by ' young meri and women is specially remark- 1 asble. The jibes of former comrades J have no terror in them. Young niin- J ers who,' a month ago, loafed with boon companions at hotel corners, can be seen now standing in* the t op-iii air circle ringing out the story of'sulYation. - An unrehearsed occurrence happtuu'd <jp the Premier at Greytown kisl Monday. ' He was speaking in' a private room to a certain resident when the door, suddenly opened with out warning, and a female entered. She walked up to the--' "grand old man" and stroked his -head,' telling .Him meanwhile that he- must be careml of his health. . She begged of him to bestow kindly? attention upon his wife and children. "God knows," she exclaimed, "there's many a woman Hfeen ruined in life for the lack of a little love." . She! then pleaded the cjause of a small want for a follow female settler ; then, without any \yarnmg, she. I {hmg>'her arms round fcho neck and imprinted a kiss upon his cheek.' , The Premier was completely /"flatoioergastod" .and exclaimed "Tut, tut !". and; parsed it o!f 4ith a goodrnat'yrcd smile, and tho lady withdrew. The above is an uvidence of the manner in which tho Pic-, mier has won his way into the Hearts of many of the people. — Greytown Standard. 'WHAT CAUSES RHEUMATISM, (The real cause of Rheumatism is to be found in the blood, which ha* bepolluted through excess of urio \cid, and in order ?o cure the disease ' the blood must be purified and restored to a healthy condition, I n.n>'pnt< and plasters may give temporary relief, but can never remove the ,oauso of the disease. The real remedy is ( RHEUMO. It has cured thoiianad* of I sufferers from Rheumatism, "Rheumatic ' Gout, Sciatica, and kindred I i-oni -on «<••«■ J Ft will cure you. Just give it n fai' - i trial. There is no+hing (o ♦rjual R&IEUMO as an antidote to Rh*'nraatiain. AH chemists and stored ofep'Tq sell ifl ai 2b 6d "find 4b fid n boUle.WboleSftlp Agents, KEMTTVinTttTK. PROSSER, ft GO.