Til csprintor, human and animal, lias conic in lor condonmation by the Chief Htilth Officer (Dr. Mason), Ho remarked that he had denounced the sprinter previously, and “Nimrod,” Hotspur,” “Carados,” and all tin? otlier lei I oivs lvitli curious names ivho ivrite sporting notos in the country hS’ nil! a!1 ? god that tho Chief Health Officer knew nothing about the subject. He was prepared to fpve Ins reasons why the sprinter must inevitably come a cropper, and to emphasise his contention he challenged any mail to try his fortune at starting a motor car on the high r ‘ an at,l,oto started off violently from a position of rest (lie system was at a high pressure, the pressure rose “Tim man wl.o does a hundred yards sprint does not breathe a t all ” he added. “Look at the photographs of American s,mints’;:;.. IP-1 d" 7 ° t,lOr f - aces tl,at 1 >»«w nk AneV e n'' S T°. re J" 0,10 of Here’s I. ti n* /, Haute’s ‘lnferno.’ It, i s ■s.ud that the sprinters run for p | f .,, s _ me nveil, they disguise their feelings Turn ka,,, I v - H is com,nonsense that athletes should not start off at '", ny l K ‘ rf!Ua,l c a man innt splinting is harmful, but you can t persuade the owner of a hA-v, because the owner does not- pay the , penaltv.” J • | The “Wellington Post” states that th crate of interest to depositors in ™° Government Savings Bank fixed tor )!)()/ is an improvement for largo investors upon the rates previously ruling .inasmuch as the maximum amount upon which 31 per cent, will i oonn llas , be , en r;lis “ ! from £2OO to .-tolH). and the maximum amount upon which the lessor amount of 3 par emit, will ho paid has been increased from £SOO to £OOO. The Intel ost rates of 3) and 3nor cent, are the same as those which have been in force since 1004, in which year the rates were raised from 3 and 2i por emit,, which percentage had been nilin" sinoo 1897. The maximum norcentage that may he paid by the Ravings Bank is limited by statute to 5 pm- cent,, hut that rate has never been paid. The nearest approach to P was made from July, 1R75. to May, 131)3, when 4-J was the ruling rate.
Sykes’s Drench—Always Reliable. Farmers want a reliable drench one that_ will not fail when trouble arises. No drench lias had such unqualified success as Sykes’s. Over a thousand farmers have written expressing their gratitude for the remarkable cures which it lias effected. One of these is Mr. Janies Tomnth. the well-known dairyman, of 'Shannon. Manawatu. Ho writes: “I am in the habit of drenching my cows with Sykes’s Drench immediately alter calving, and at all times on the appearance of inflammation of any kind. I have seldom known it to fail, aiul have always recommended it. N SAY I.EASS FOR WEAK LUNGS. Or. Sheldon’s New Discovery for Coughs and Consumption cures Influenza and all Lung troubles. For I sale by A. W. J. Maun, Agent, Chemist.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1964, 27 December 1906, Page 4
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