At Briston, Norfolk, a gardener lioa grown a of potato plants to an extraordinary height. Many of them etc over six feet high, whilo on© measures over 6cvcn feet. Tho tubers have not in any way been affected, ami, as much as nine pounds wero dug from a seven-foot tree. A WORD TO TRAVELLERS. The excitement incidental to travelling and change of water and food often brings on diarrhoea, colic, and pain in the stomach, aud for this reason no ono should leave homo without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, ■ and Diarrhoea Remedy. It can always bo depended upon to effect a quick cure. It cannot be procured when on board train or steamer, and that is when it i 3 most likelv to be needed, and for this rmn should ala-avs bo procured before leaving 1 home,—Advt. §• The British Army Council notify that cases have beon brought to their notice in which soldiers, 011 being arrested when drunk, havo struck non-commissioned officers of the military police, and hare, in consequent, beeu tried by courtmartial. The convening officer is in future to consider whether, in such circumstances, it is necessary or expedient to charge tho soldics with tho graver offence. During the recent strike, taxi-cab trips from Newcastlo to Glasgow cost JSI2, a trip to Edinburgh .68, and trips to Carlisle J:n ss. As much as .i'liO was paid at Aberystwyth for a motor hire to London, and a stranded motor cyclist was charged XI Is. for a two-gallon tin of petrol. For CMldiWf HecWnj Cough at Night, Prannniat Cssv Ahl&A
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1313, 16 December 1911, Page 15
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262Page 15 Advertisements Column 4 Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1313, 16 December 1911, Page 15
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