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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1048, 12 January 1884, Page 2

According to the Wellington correspondent of the Morning Herald, .a member of the House of Representatives has a Bill drafted for the restoration of quinquennial Parliaments, which he will introduce at the beginning of next session It expressly excepts the present Parliament from its operation. In au article in the Nineteenth Century on the French army of to-day,! Captain Norman makes the startling that, with the exception of the artillery* in which there is a noticeable improvement, that army is actually in a worse condition than it was in 1870, so if bat “ should war overtake France before she has realised and rectified the defects of her military organisation, nothing can avert a disaster more crushing than that which befell her 13 years ago.” Nominallyi the strength of force is 3,000,000 that half these are said to be untrained { there is a great paucity of officers —so much so that Oaptain Norman believes it would be almost impossible for France to mobilise her army. Non-commissioned officers are equally scarce ; there is a great want of discipline; insubordination is on the in* crease, and “ the old feeling of comradeship amongst oncers has been succeeded by mutual distrust, and esprit de ceros amongst the men is a thing of the past. - August Flowed.— The most ' mumble beings in the world are those suffering' from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More tnab 75 per cent of the people are afflicted with two diseases and their snch ; as soUr stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness, palpitation of the heart, heart burn, waterbtash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit/of-the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming ,un of food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go fo'ydar druggist and get a bottle of august flower. This valuab'e medicine has cured thousand* and thousands of sufferers, and is known iitfnU civilised countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3s fid a bottle. Sample ironies, 6d.— [Advt.J