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The Poking-ICalgan railway of China, e 130 miles long, not including extensions now building, has, says the "Railway - Age Gazette,' teeft-built ih spite of'natural' obstacles which'-foreign experts declared were prohibitive to any Chinese f engineer and possibly even to them--7 selves. • And yet "from the first reconnaissance to the driving of the last spike no foreigner had anything to do with its construction." Jemo Tien Yu, a Chinese engineer graduated from Yale, 1 was the £ chief of construction, and to his genius T the achievement is largely due. \ The Kohinoor, one of the world's most i- famous gems, which for hundreds of years was worn bv successive potentates of 111l din'.and which since. 1819 has beeu in the F possession of the British was worn by 0 Queen Mary of England at the Delhi' Durs bar. i. The sharp-wittedness of the Russianr gypsies is illustrated by a story told in the "Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society." A gypsy induced a farmer to join him in 1 sowing money, promising a large crop i! of rubles. Having first sown a comparatively small amount, they got back each s morning thoir capital with some addi- ! tion, much to the delight of the farmer. 1 Then tliev sowed a big sum, and got back—nothing! The farmer began to s blame the '?vpsy for advising him to sow !• moneyi The gypsy answered: "Well, e it's nobody fault that there was a sharp ° frost early thus morning!" e HICCIK3ON St MACSHAHE, r sharebrokers, Accountants, s. And Central Agents. 143 FEATHERSTON ST.. WELLINGTON. ii Telegrame—"Marmion." I WILLIAMS, HUNT & CO. 1 (Late Barr, Leary, and Williams.) ■J ilirar T. Williams. E. W. Hunt, FXA.S.Z. r Sharebrokers and / '. Professional Accountant*, g Telarrams— "Barley. Wellineton." E. W. B. HORNABROOK, SHAREBROKER, WELLIHCTON, Specialising in Mining Scrip, Trustworthy Correspondence from all Mining Centres. ' relc'grapbio address: "Hornabrook," Wellington. e '* A Uard. g T B. H. DE LATOUE, g JJ» Surgeon Dentist, 0 BENNETT'S BUILDINGS. TAIHAPE. a •• ■ ; Eeilding wool, skin, and hide ' SALES. . NEXT SALE WILL SHORTLY BE. ADVERTISED. HUGH ROBERTS, Broker, ? SHEARING SHED WITH 4 WOTSELEY 1 MACHINES INSTALLED. " THE "KASH" PROFIT SHARING ". SALE PROFITS ALL MEN. i. In 5 addition . to our all round discount of ten per ii cent., great economics o can be /effected. Many J' special lines of lien's Wear jj havo their cost cut a l_ generous manner. It's ii an opportunity to save—and to save liberally. WALT, ACE "THE kash," AND GIBSON. W,LUS STs ■ ~ "THAT'S NICE BUTTER." THE housewife who, hoars such a comment at her table feels as plcnsed as 2 if the subject, of commendation were her 0 own production. 0 All who try 6 "REKA" BUTTER lj Like its fresh,, pleasant taste—morcB over, it costs no more than butter that isn't half as nicoTry a pound. . , ,W. CAMPLELL. (0 and 42 MANNERS STREET, 9 533 CUBA STREET. 1 KB RmUIFQED BT, NEWTOWN. >L