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Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13435, 6 November 1907, Page 3

In Park; the other clay King Haakon bad an amusing adventure whicii showed him the disadvantages of an official position and an official residence. Aitei returning from the State, banquet at the Ely see to the Ministry of' Foreign Affairs the King, after removing his uniform, decided to go out into "the fresh air to*' a lew minutes. Wearing a white straw hat and smoking jacket, he left the royal apartments, and carefully avoiding the grand staircase, where numerous lackeys and chamberlains were .stationed, turned haphazard down a. long corridor, and came to a side staircase leading down to the inner courtyard. Ho had hardly feached the foot of the staircase when he was suddenly confronted by a detective, y I'ou cannot pass," said the detective. ' But, began tiie King. " Nobooy can pai.s this waVj sir/' said." tlis cctectivc "our orders are most strict. The King said no tiling, but, somewhat disappointed, turned back, and continued to walk through corrido:s until he was stopped by a republican guard with rifle and fixed bayonet. ■ "You ctuiaos pass this way, you liivtiL turn back, ' said the man. The King, annoyed at finding bimseil a prisoner, returned to his apartments, all d made 110 further attempt to go out. Ihe incident get to the ears of ihe military commander of the palace, who was conducted into the King's presence, and handed his Majesty in a sealed envelope the paasivoi d, which would enable him to roam where he" pleased. A crusade against bill-post-ere hoard-, ings has been begun in some United •States cities. The Municipal League of Lcs Angelas has been offering' for ugly spots in that city !■ In Winconsin a> certain alderman bought up the control of all the obnoxiou'S billboards, and hadtliem neatly painted. Proprietory of obnoxious billboards in other -places were warned, and then either their boards were pulled down bv an indignant- public or the goods advertised upon tlieni were boycotted. The use of pills is fio often followed by constipation that many sufferers from stomach disordeis hesitate about taking them. There need be-no hesitation aboiit taking »Chamberlain's Tablets, for -their use is never followed by constipation, in fact, they, cure that -complaint in its almost- chronic form. For sale everywhere. ...