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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13488, 31 July 1907, Page 4

The profit on the concert held last week to raise money for sending the High School football team on tour was £24. „ _„ China tea, which is less harmful than Indian and Ceylon tea, is being more asked for in London now than it was five or ten years ago. At Adelaide a few days ago a racehorse broke through the covering of an old well and fell forty feet into the water.. He was hauled to tlie surface and seemed none the worse for his exciting adventure. has been given by Mr. H. Okey in the House of Representatives to ask the Native Minister whether he will bring in legislation that will give 1 leaseholders "in the township of Rahotu the right to purchase their sections. A new express engine, weighing 76 tons exclusive of tender, ran from London to Exeter, with a train weighing nearly, £00 tons, in threo minutes less than three hours. The distance is 174 miles. The maximum speed attained was 83.7. miles au hour* ,On the return journey a similar engine covered the distance in 174 minutes,, though the maximum speed was. 80 miles an hour. The Postal Department notifies ttat cards ornamented with tinsel, mica/ powdered glass, or similar substance, are prohibited from transmission through the post unless enclosed in covers. If not so" enclosed they will be Sent to the Dead Letter Office.: Tinselled cards enclosed _inv 1 covers and bearing written communications are liable to letter rate; without written communication they may be sent as' printed papers within New Zealand and to the "(Tinted Kingdom, but delivery-at this rate • cannot be guaranteed elsewhere. The Stratford Post"says that the pdKce "are investigating 'a matter whicjh bears a rather serious, appearances On Sunday tVwa^ds five o'clock, Mr. Campbell, statiohmaster at Stratford, accompanied by his wife, was walking past the Town Hall when he heard a child call out, and looking over towards where some railway carriages were, caught sight of some little girls. Mr. Campbell ran towards the carriages, and as he did so three young men ran out of One of the cars-^the blinds of which they had drawn —and bolted as hard as they oould, with head down to avoid recognition. Mr. Campbell did not succeed in overtaking them, but gave particulars to Constable .Ryan. . The children on being, questioned stated they Were walking aloijtg tl",e platform, and were.pulled off towards the cars by these young men, arid the cry which attracted Mr. Campbejl'» .attention -was given by a child of .ten. years who was. resisting the effort of .otte ;of these blackguards to; drag her into the- darkened railway carriage. - - - - If you should contract a cold get rid of it as quickly as possible, for every cold weakens the lung*, Iqwers the vitality and paves the way for more serious diseases. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a preparation that, can always be depended upon and not •n^y cures the co}d but counteracts any - tendency ■ tow.apd pneumonia. For saj* by all. oc^lera.-*-Adv.t-> . . - -!