General Inteligence.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 363, 23 April 1903, Page 5

General Inteligence.

A correspondent, writing to a Gisborne paper, suggests that the most striking sign of the degeneracy of the Maoris is their anxiety to rush into print at every available opportunity. An instance of the high rents charged at Johannesburg is given in the fact that an erstwhile prominent Maoriland politician has let his furnished house in the gold mining centre for £l2O a month. Baby's Cough Must Never Linger. —Nothing is more distressing than to sec a helpless little infant suffering with a cough, and to be fearful of using a remedy which may contain some harmful ingredient. The makers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy positively guarantee that this preparation does not contain opium in any form, or any other harmful substance. Mothers may confidently give this remedy to their little ones, It gives prompt relief and is perfectly safe. It always cures and cures quickly. W Theyers and Sons sell it.

Some extraordinary evidence waj given in the case in which John Hamilton, of Auckland, was charged with having burned down a house which he had been "renting. Two witnesses testified that the house was very poorly furnished, and one of them stated that she. would not have given £3 for the contents. Another witness said that he was asked by accused .to issue "a policy on the furniture %r £2OO, but refused, as he would not have cared to insure the property for £25- Other evidence showed that accused eventually succeeded in getting the sub-agent of a company to issue a policy for £l5O. Accused was committed for trial.

No Opium in Chamberlains Cough Remedy.—Many cough cares contain opium. The effect of this drug is to diminish secretion of the mucus, and the relief afforded is only temporary. As soon as the effect of the opium passes off, the malady returns in a more severe form. The system is also weakened and rendered more susceptible to cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy does not contain opium in any form. It affords relief and leaves the system in a healthy condition. It always cures and cures quickly. W Theyers and Sons sell it. The passenger accommodation on the Otago Central trains on Easter Monday was inadequate for the traffic, and the evening up train left Middlemarch in an overcrowded condition. In fhe 8 a.m. train from town many were obliged to stand in the carriages, though a number went forward to the covered trucks. But covered trucks or> this line, where there are so many tunnels, are very far from comfortable, and compelling passengers to travel in such discomfort, will naturally make people averse from making excursion trips in Central Otago. The down train was also crowded to excess, but the state of the evening up-train was beyond all reason ; passengers obtained a footing as best they could, and held on to stanchions and rails. The carriage centre aisles were packed until there was no standing room, and the open guard's van was similarly crowded, not only inside, but on both front and rear platforms. A surfaceman's travelling hut had been requisitioned from somewhere, but that only held a few. It is little wonder the travelling public growl at holiday seasons when this sort of thing is permitted on the railways. This' is certainly not a close season for Ohristchurch publicans. On the contrary, Mr Beetham, S.M., is potting them light and left. In the last few days a whole convoy cf them have been bowled over with endorsement. One of two things is happening : either the trade is getting demoralised and disgusted and letting things slide, or the police are out on the warpath (assisted by Mr Beetham) in a quite unusally vigorous way. The evidence goes to show that the latter is the trouble. The publicans were never so sti-ict as they are to-day, and they are clearly engaged in a more or less strenuous but not altogether successful attempt to behave themselves properly, but the police, stimulated by Mr Beetham, givt> them no quarter. Wherever a publican sticks his head up he is shot at. —Exchange.