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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2808, 28 June 1916, Page 6

Be rich—not in wealth, but in hoaith. Avoid ill-health. For all chest and bronchial troubles, take Baxter's Lung Preserver; Is. 10d., big bottle, everywhere.—Advt.

Instructions have been issued to Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. to soli the old Manners Street Polico Station for demolition and removal. This will be the first aot in tho big street improvement scheme that is to throw the eastern end cf Dixon Street and Manners Street practically iiifco one great thoroughfare, and which will leave tho Royal Oak Hotel property an island block. It has hot yet been definitely decided whether the whole of tho cleared area (between tho hotel mentioned and tho police station) will bo blocked all over or whether a certain area will bo retained as a small reserve for shrubs and flowering plants. In Paris, Vienna. Berlin, and elsewhere the practice is always to have an opon spaco before tho Opera House. Circumstances in ■Wellington have provided the opportunity to follow this idea.

The Hull trawler Elf ICing recently landed a catch of fish which realised tne record sum of .£3670. The previous rfccrd of i£3480 was held by tho samo vosspl. Two other trawlers' catches Made .£3335 and J83003 respectively.