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Nearly 300 Maoris have passed through Opunake on their way to Parihaka, Fifty Occupied buggies, aijijt.be remainder were on horseback. A’.l were well dressed, and none pulled up at the hotel, but marched straight through like a cavalry regiment. They were prevented from coming-througn on Saturd|oAaf to be the date for holding the meetings at Parihaka. Many have come from Wanganui, Waitotara, and other places down the a&tf# at'iftw head of the procession. It is believed tmyftrill only be .perint&W l to remain at Parihaka twenty-four hours. A St Petersburg correspondent of the JlTeto York Sun dwells upon the curious fact that Nihilism has an almost irresistible fascination for women. Among the recent arrests is that of Vera Figner, about which he says:—“ If Mrs Langtry should be arrested and proved to be a Fenian agent, London would not he more stirred by the news than the people here have been by the arrest of Vera Figner. I have before me the pictures of both beauties, and am at a loss to say which is the more charming and perfect, the Jersey Idly or the Nihilist Faith (Vera means faith). Vera has received the best possible education. She is an accomplished musician, a charming singer, and a good actress. While moving in society in this city and elsewhere, she knew no equal among her sisters. The highest rank and Wealth were at her command, hut she preferred the dangerous life of a Nihilist agent. Sophy Porovsky, who could have been a Court lady if she had wished, will be known in history as the chief of the regicides, I could name many families of princes, noblemen, clergymen, and rich merchants who have lost their daughters in the Nihilist cause.’’ Holloway's Pills.—Health or Wealth, No sane person would hesitate an instant in the choice between these two conditions. Now is the season to secure the former either by restoring or confirming it. These Fills expel all impurities from the system which fogs, fhnl vapours, and variable temperatures in.gender daring winter ; this medicine also acts most wholesomely upon the skin by disgorging the liver of its accumulated bile, and by exciting the kidneys to more energetic action ; the appetite for food and strengthens the digestive process. The stomach and liver, ' which most disorders originate, are fully under the centrol of these regenerative Pills, which CCt very kindly yet most efficiently on the kindly yet mosi bowels—[Advt]

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 976, 22 June 1883, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 976, 22 June 1883, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 976, 22 June 1883, Page 4

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