THE WEATHER.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 11910, 5 July 1906, Page 7

THE WEATHER.

Storm Damage at Invercargi!!

(Per United Tress Association). INVKRCARGILL. July 5. A violent gale raged this morning, doing the greatest damage to telegraph and telephone wires for thirty years. Poles are down in all directions. Chimneys, fences, and windows suffered, and a few structures were blown down. The gale is now abating.

An old age pension was renewed by Mr Stanford, S.M., this morning.

At the Police Court this morning, John Garson Phillips, on remahd from Monday last, was charged with obtaining a cheque for £2 from Kobert Yarrow, by false pretences. After hearing the evidence, the Magistrate, Mr R. L. Stanford, said that whatever accused"s couduct morally, it did not in his (the Magistrate's) opinion amount to false pretences. Accused was thereupon discharged. A fuller report of the case is crowded out of this issue.

Rose growers will be pleased to learn that Messrs Jas. Laird and Sons have donated a special prize (value £1 Is) for the best collection of roses of the following varieties (one of each variety) to be exhibited at the forthcoming Show: — Souvenir do President Carnot, Sir Robert Stout, Karl of Pembroke, White Berle, Caroline Testout, and Mrs John Laing. The firm also intend to offer a special prize (value Cc) for the best specimen "ulster. J>

The dclegatee to the North Island Poultry Association's meeting, paid a visit this morning to the Spiral Pipe Coy.'c works, impending a couple of hours inspecting the various processes. -The visitors were deoply .interested in what they saw, ani considerable surprise was expressed by many of them who had uot previously been ware of the completeness of the machinery and the- excellence of the Avork [tuned out.

Impurities in the Blood. — "We have seen hosts of letters from all sorts and condi. tions of people, in which the writers acknowledge the benefit they have received from Clarke's Blood Mixture, which aa a curative agent cannot be too highly estimated, since it cleanses and clears the blood from all impurities, and restores it to its normal condition." This is a good testimonial from the Tamily Doctor,' the well-known medical paper, which goes on further to say : "It is certainly the finest blood purifier that science and skill "have brought to light, and we can with the utmost confidence recommend it to our subscribers and the public generally." Clarke's Blood Mixture is a safe Remedy for Eczema, Bad Legs, Scrofulaa, Blood Poisons, sores of all kinds,' Boils, Eruptions, Ulcers, Glandular Swellings, etc. Of all stores, etc. Forty years' success. Beware of imitations.