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Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1920, Page 3

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6 KILLED BY A BULL. PARIS, 'August 25. Some young men in Spain, wishing to display their prowess to their fellow townsmen, organised an amateur bullfight but’one of the bulls they bought proved so ferocious and fleet of foot, that according to a telegram from Barcelona, it killed six of them. CAR SETS BRIDGE AFIRE.. MONTREAL, August 25. A motor-car on the general traffic highway of the Victoria Bridge crossing the St Lawrence was destroyed by fire to-day. Half the bridge is down, but the railway section, being Qf steel, is intact. The bridge connects with the King Edward Highway, a great link with the United States. Thousands of touring cars cross upon it daily. HAIR TONIC DRINKS. WASHINGTON, August 10. Statistics gathered by Major Gess ford, superintendent of the Washington Police, show that toilet water and hail tonics are growing in popularity her- ; as beverages . A Out of 1.524 arrests for intox ration I during the six months ended June 3C | the number: —Whisky, 543; flavouring j extracts 142; hair tonic, 103; bay rum j 153; and toilet water, 33. MOTOR-COACHES TO EXECUTE N. PARIS, August 25. The execution of a murderer named Mattion at Montbrison, in the - Loire area, lias given rise to a. new profiteering in death. The announcement of the execution having been issued the day before, an extensive motor-coacli service was organised between St. Etienne, tlie 1 Sheffield of France,” and Montbrison, 21) miles away. Vehicles which displayed posters, such as “Come and see Mattion expiate lr’s crime” did a big trade all night FRESH FISH SECRET. LONDON, August 25. A now way of preserving fish without using ice, which it is claimed will stabilise prices in large towns, has been discovered. St was demonstrated by Mi 1 A. Brownrigg Fyers, who is promising the ideal. He says that his experiments hav e proved that fish cart be kept perfectly fresh for at least five days and that it retains its good appearance. The secret is a mixture which is placed in the fish tank. Mr Fyers claims that the process is perfectly simple and can be used in trawlers and in land transit. “I propse to instal my tanks in all the big fishing ports throughout the country,” lie said. ‘/‘Successful tests have already been made with cod, turbot, brill, herrings, plaise, and a number of other varieties.” c Mr John Lyon, lion, secretary 7 oi the Fish Friers Association, says thaf he has tested the now method and ha! proved that fish can be kept fresh foi five days.