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Western Star, Issue 2178, 9 February 1898, Page 3

At the request of Sir Robert Hart j Director-General of the Chinese Im- ! perial Customs, Mr Boyd Credon, Director of the Customs at Chefeo, has been appointed Deputy Inspector-Gen-eral, and Sir R. Hart will act as chief authority to the Chinese on general affairs.

Sir Andrew Clarke, Sir Danial Cooper, Sir Malcolm Fraser, Sir Henry Norman, and Sir Westby Revival aie gazetied commissioners at the furthcoming exhibition in Paris.

H.M.S. Bonaventure is being placed in commission for the China station.

The failure of the harvest is causing terrible distress in Central and SouthEastern Russia. Hollo-vav's Ointment and Pills.—Coug Influenza etc —The soothing properties of those medicaments render them well worthy of trial in ull diseases of the lun/s. In common colds and influenza tho pita taken internally and tha Ointment rubbwd externally are exceedingly efficacious. When influeuz* is epidemic this treatmei t is ra-ie-t, safest an.' surest. Holloways pills and Ointment purify tiie blood remove all obs’ructions to its free if'ulation through the lungs* relieve ihe overgorged air tabes, and render respiration free without, reducing the strength, irritating the nerves or, or depressing the spirits Such are tho ready means of saving suffering when afflicted with colds, coughhs and brooch itus and other complaints by which so many are seriously and permanently afflicted n most countries.

SAFE CURE' CURES KIDNEY. URINARY I AND f LIVER DISEASES' and +hcirdeve!opments,3 DYSPEPSIA. JAUNDICE! AND f GENERAL REASONS FOR USING WARNER’S SAFE CURE. 1. IT DOES AS REPRESENTED. 2. IT CURES PERMANENTLY. 3. IT IS MADE ON HONOUR. 4. IT IS SAFE AND SURE. 5. IT GIVES A NEW LEASE OF LIFE. Public Notices. gTOCK SALE, THORNBLRY FRIDAY, 11th FEB, J R MILLS & SON will sell at Foster’s Yards on above date at 1 o’clock — Fat and Store Sheep and Cattle Also 1 Woods’ Reaper and Binder (in good order) PPL ICATION Under Section 16, of “ The Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894 *’ To the Warden at Riverton I hereby give notice that I int-nd to apply at the next sitting of the Warden’s Oonrt to be holdon at Riverton on the 22nd day of February next for permission to exchange Occupation Licensc*No2s for an Occupation lease under the above Act The land (fonr acres) held under the said license is situate at Orepuki and bounded approximately as follows— On the north by John Fitzgerald’s dairy farm, 6| chains ; on the east by D Walker’s application, 6 chains ; on the south by road--64 chains ; and on the west by R Riddle’s residence urea, 6 chains Dated at Orcpnki this Bth day of Feb* rnary, 1898 HENRY SIMPSON Jas P Young, Agent SOUTHLAND O EDU BOARD 03? EDUCATION. IT IS HEREBY PUBLICLY NOTIFIED that the names of (he following gentlemen have been duly transmitted to the Southland Education Board as the nam*s of persons qualified to fill tho ordinary vacancies caused by the retirement of Messrs G. Froggntt, G. R. George and T. MacGribbon : GEORGE R. GEORGE, Esq, of Inver, cargill TOSIAH A. lIANAN, Esq, of Invercargill. THOMAS A. MacGIBBON. Esq, of Mataura DR. J. A, D. MULHOLLAND, of Invercargill WM. B SOANDRETT, Esq, Inveroargil REV. WM. WHITE, M. Wallace* town And it is forth* r notified that the 28th day of February, 1898, is the day on or before which oaoh School Committee ahull send in to tho Secretary of the Board the names of not more than three of the said persons bo nominated, and it is hereby further nctified that Friday, the 4th day of March, 1898, has been appointed by the llioard as the day on which the election of three of the said candidates to fill the aforesaid vacancies will be hold. JOHN NEILL, Secretary. Education Office, 7th February, 1898. JgOROUGH OF RIVERTON TENDERS will be received until noon < MONDAY, 21st February, 1898, for lease < part of the Pilot Rosov- at Sonth Riverto Conditions on application. GEO. 0. CASS ELS, T-'Wn Clerk. Cooncil Chambers, Bih Fe>, 1898 DRUMMOND SALE THURSDAY, 10th FEB, 1898 IOTHILL, WATfON and CO will offer—--100 Pour Tooth Fat Wethers 450 Two Tooth Ewes and Wethers Other entries invited