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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 809, 26 January 1903, Page 3

The cruel effect of the Venezuela block ade is shownby the fact that twelve men and five woujen on an island have been starved to death. Permission to build some houses of brick has been refused at Edinburgh on the ground that they would spoil the locality. Experiments are being made by the Admiralty with a new smake-preventing apparatus and fuel economiser intended for use in the dockyards. Story of a horse-deal submitted for competition by a country paper The buyer wanted a well-matched pair of carriage-horses. Simpson, the selector, had a bay gelding |of exceptional type and the buyer called to inspect. 11 What do you want for it” “ Forty’s the lowest.” “ I’ll give you £30.” “ No, I won’t go any lower.” Then thore was a pause, and Simpson casually mentioned that Johnny Williams, who lived about 10 miles up creek, had a good match for his horse. “ A beautiful bay. with black points, just like another as this ’un, and bred by the same man. Johnny’s away, but he’ll be back before dinner to-morrow, and you can see the horse then.” So the buyer determined to see Williams’ horse, and, if it suited him, to come back to Simpson and secure the other. The following evening the buyer returned, bringing with him the bay that he had purchased from Johnny Williams. He had to pay £SO for him—Johnny wouldn’t take a penny less. At the gate Simpson met the buyer, ‘‘Well, I see you bought Johnny’s horse ? ” “ He’s a better horse than the one you showed me yesterday,” said the buyer ; “ but I’ll give you £35 for yours, if you like.” “ Too late,” said Simpson; “I sold mine last night to Johnny Williams, and that’s him you’re leading now. He called here on his way hone, ami I let) him have him for £3S.”