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Varieties.

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fjJKJg 'The Scents of Dukani.' Thirty email bags containing different ecente ate suspended from a rope, and a lady chooses a partner, and together they go and 'noaa'Jeach bag, the; - pa|r writing' down ? J&eA&imimfJ?te*Si correct answers being the' winners. Here* is-the list of i«Verbetfaf phenyls, onion, brown Windsor, aloes, eau-de-cologne, Bombay duck, lavender, mußk, camphor, coffee creosote, cheese, 'mint', ' eucalyptus, lemon, peppermint, whisky, brandy, benzine, ammonia, aniseed, liquorice, - mustard, turpantine, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. ..,-'

A NEW STAMP OBLITERATORv « Collectors of postmarks, and those who baver noticed- the _ new long obliterating end dating niarksjon their letters, will be,, interested, to know tbatiith^jlrc the Wprk> of a new-: American cancelling machine, now usecf by the G.P.0., St. Mftftia's.le- ! Grand* : \ For sqjpae lime, says the-'Pictusb* Poßtcard,' ihe; British autHbritiejt" bave| ;been experimenting with these ni&hines£ the | results being generally very satisfactory, for they effect a great saving of ,' MUsi, and in legibility they are superiof - tb. the will -be? noftoedjthait^^ posed of two different "parte r the right half coßsißta of of wavy, or straight stamp, while on the left, gaherally/a.long is the postmark.' d6ubfe'fprp6e9 is-served-iby one' impreßßicta .of obliterating the etamp'and! clearly, denotiag. where thejetter comes : from.:.-'•; - : */\* -"•■'.- The machine is .ex-: ceedmgly ingenious and compact, *ifd isdapable' of pi)BJfia6rkiHg abbfifeSve diedietters a rniApte. As thelettersare brought in by the postman'they ink thrown down on a long narrow table dresses ? are, all- face downwards, andfthe sfcampin the 1 right hand'top'corner; As •the inaohine cannot at present deal with large or bulky packages,''these latter, are jrbrted"©nt thieit;will be seah :thatrsfiofcn or wilfully, stick their. in; fithand cor- . ner, cause the postal officials a deal of 'unnecessary trouble. This new cancelling machine is;known*jßs the • * Columbus,' and was put into practical use last winter, and during the rush of.winter work it was found very valuable. At present not many are in use, but it is probable that they will be very largely adopted. These machines have been in use in America for years, and these long cancellation designs are found to be of very great use to the postal cfficials, as by the insertion of certain figured they can more clearly trace the' course of any particular letter. As showing the enormous saving of time in using -these machines we maf add.that while they can deal with some 27,000, letters in an hour, the old-fashioned hand stamp, 80 a minute was considered "very smart work! I Mfflgl* THE WORLD'S STATISTICS,

- The / Universal \B»ceau of Statistics,', which is established in Antwerp, publishes the following figures i compiled from cffisial information to 31 December, 1902 : The entire population of the world is computed at 1.627,770,6*0 persons. The total value <of > goods impoitsd in all countries is given as 452,430 224 818; exp0rted,>e2;029,093,765... y hj , The total debt of all 'nations has risen' from je4B6,4oo;oooiri 1753 in 1902. The total mileage of the world's railways is 619.957. • j The world's merchant- navy in 1902 consisted of 22,588 steamships, .with 17,621,000 tons, and 55,107. sailing vessels with 9.276287 tons. SUBSTITUTE FOR COCK FIGHTING. The Chinese love of gambling finds vent in many' strange . ways, one of the most curious being combats'between crickets, on which large sums of money are staked and won and lost. Before entering them for a fight their owners make the crickets undergo a regular training. When caught they are placed in a bamboo cage and fed with rice and green stuff. After a few dajs,tkej are taught.to fight by measuring their strength with a vetfersn, After a number of trials the. champions are selected for their appearance ia public, and the betting begins. The combatants are placed facing each other, and their trainer tickles their heads with a straw until their anger % thoroughly aroused, when they make a dash at one another. The victory is decided in the first round, the - vanquished cricket, if still alive, crawling away quite dejected, while the victor struts about.,and celebrates his triumph by chirruping, ~

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 421, 12 May 1904, Page 2

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Varieties. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 421, 12 May 1904, Page 2

Varieties. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 421, 12 May 1904, Page 2

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