GENERAL NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 10 May 1901, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

It is estimated that at least 30,00(1 persons will apply for old ago pensions in New South "Wales. Tho Queensland Exccutivo has decided that Beckman, convicted of tho Bowen murdor, and a kanaka murderer shall be executed on May 13th. As the Duke of Cornwall and York is an enthusiastic fancier of homing pigeons tho South Australian Association has asked tho Celebrations Committee to allow it to arrange a monster fight of pigeons to announco tho landing of their Boyal Highnesses in Adelaide. Tho request will probably be complied with.

The first step towards placing the Melbourne telephonic system underground has been takc-n, tenders having beon accepted for twenty miles of lead-covered cable.

With reference to tho reported Mint frauds in Perth, West Australia,- it. turns out that several parties have been presenting bricks as case metal at the mint and gelling receipts. These aro worthless until tho assays have been made. The possessors of tho receipts then traded on lha worthless documsms witii ignorant tradespeople.

A London paper of 15th March, dealing with the Colchester mystery, sa.Vs : —" It is understood that in order to steer clear of a possibly hostile demonstration at Colchester, Charles Lillywhito, who is on his way from New Zealand in charge of tho Colchester police, will be brought up at tho first instance at Bow-street Police Court. A photograph of Liilywhite has been received in Colchester, and and though it bears some slight likeness to Arthur Blatch, tho opinion is freely expressed that tho witnesses who have, they believed, identified him have been misled by a chance resemblance.''

orming crude, resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken for our purVolatile Eucalypti Extract, which is recognise* by the Medical Division of the Prussian &o-crn-onnt to bo of porfectly pure origin, as per n formation forwarded to as -'"-'■^ fl ih « Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we vtate: — , ~ . t *< , It is proved by touts made by tno Medical Clinics of the Universities of Bonn and G. iOiS- | wald (Prussia), and reported toby Dr Schullz Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mossier, Director of the Medical Clincs at Griefswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids resinous and other substances adherent to i primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant. All crude oils or so-called Eucalypti Extract?, are to be classed according to the named authoriti ss, among the turpentines which are abandoned long since as an internal medicament. Tl. ~sc crude oil, or co-called Eucalypti Extracts, arc discernible: - 1. By their deficiency in pungent oa:i (which our product, the only genuine Erica lypti Extract, develops most freely through tssurplus oxygen.) 2. By their alcoholic, thin, and mobile appearance, being reduced to specific density through the presence of acids. 3. By their taste, the result of contract ing tendency of resins and tanals. If these crude oils, or so-called Eucalypti Extracts, are applied by mistake in ca:.es of croup, bronchitis, dipthoria, internal milam- ' mation, ciyscntry, etc., Hie consequences are ' most appalling. For safety's sake ask al ,vays 1 or Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract 1 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia.—SANDEK & t SONS.