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£1,250,000. King Albert, as -her nephew, is one of the persons entitled to share in her estate. The ex-F.mpress was one of the most tragic figures of 19th. century liistory. Madness overtook her on her return to Europe from Mexico in 1860 to nj - peal to Napoleon 111 to aid her husband In quelling the Mexican rebels. A few months later the Emperor was captured by the rebels and shot. PRINCESSES TREASURES. BERLIN, Jan. .‘lO. Four princesses are at the palace of Greiz to end the long chronicle of the House of Reuss of the Elder Lino. ■The last male representative of the family, Prince Henry the 24th. died in I the autumn, and the palace, in which • be was allowed to go on living after the revolution, must now puss into the possession of the Free State of Thuringia. His sisters, Princess Emma. Princess Marie, Princess Hermine (who is the wife of the ex-Kaiser). and Princess Ida, assembled at Greiz to divide the treasures of their old homo. Every day wagons packed with the treasures leave the palate. Some go In the Italian home of Princess Marie, and some to the Austrian home of Princess Emma. The icolleetioln of English (prints, -only surpassed by that in the British Museum, will remain in the palace as a remembrance of the family, which rifled in Greiz since the beginning of the 12th. century DOG’S FALSE TEETH. LONDON, lamiary :i. -1 11 ttiGo, an Irish terrier, living al Catbird Bridge S.E. is about to spring a cruel surprise on the rats which haunt the backwaters of the River Raveiisbourne. This lively little fellow, who is |2 years old to-day, lias spread havoc among I lie ranks of the Raveiisbourne rats in bis time. Recently, however, the rats have been sitting up and laughing at hint, for Jumbo has only three teeth left. On Wednesday he 1 osi yet another tooth. This indignity was too mu i for his! liery spirit, lie looked with an appeal-> ( mg eye at. his master, who, tom bee ei the fallen grandeur of the little wal- - took him to dentist an.! V.rilctcd for him a set of I nisi* teeth. With some difliculty an i iiipri'*." ion of -1 uni bo’s mouth was taken, and next week the rates of RnrensKiuriio will have the shock of their lives, for when Jii.nho darts at them with his old fury his jaws will reveal a set of new ait l ' gleaming teeth. i

For continuation of mow* see lourth jiajjo.i \\7 ..ANTED ’ v f cmid-hai TAN'IED TO IHiItCHA.SK.—So- ! mil "bush hauling AVINCII Slate size. conditions and price f< •Winch” Cm 'Guardian Office. CYCL’ES, cycle repairs and aoeevwcic.s try T. BROWN A CO., xho st established firm on tho Co. is/. ,\ warns.so 11-tee titg my step son I will take legal proceedings. •LAMES SICA R UK, .Maintain. HOKITIKA .MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB WITHE ANNUAL GENERAL AIEF.T■X- ING of the a hove Club will bo .held on FRIDAY Tith. .MARCH at 7.3 b n.m. All ineinb<‘rs and intending members kindly attend. W. H. JOHNSTON. | lln. Seen-larv, FOOTBALL t MEETING of Die aRAHURA •F* FOOTBALL'CLUR will be held at Arahura on SUNDAY' 2otli. MARCH at 3 p.in. A Tull attendance of' memljOrs is retitie.sted. Intending meinhors cordially unvited. ISAIAH TAINUI, Convenor. ’WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL. OIT.LTC NOTICE IS GIVEN that * M \IH.YARCA CREEK BRIDGE. South Hokitika, will he CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC from MONDAY NEXT while pile-driving is in progress, and thereafter the bridge will he closed intermittently while under reconstruction. ‘ AY.. Ml LLN Eli, County Overseer. PUBLIC HALL, LOWER KOKM’AHI WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28. SPORTS CLUB LEAP YEAR BALL. Kokatahi Orchestra. Admission: Gents 2s Ckh Ladies Is Cut. M. AVALLJACE, Secretary. WESTLAND LAND HOARD. J HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I I. have applied to the above Board to purchase an area ol {> acres, 1 mod and lb perches, being river-bed frontage on Hokitika river to my freebold property. Block lb". Alahinnpua Survey District. p. H. RENTON. CLEARANCE SALE. MISS BERTHA RYAN, of Ross, announces her hall-yearlv END OF SEASON SALE which starts oil THURSDAY, MARCH 22nd. All goods will be offered at prices to dear. The lines are too numerous Yo particularise, hut the public are invited to inspect the stock, when every article will lie marked in plain figures. WEST COAST FLORIST COMPANY. LAWN'S BUILDINGS, M\CKAY ST. GIIEYMOUTH. SACRED ORDERS executed at the shortest notice for AVreaths, Crosses, etc. AYE DDT NO BOUQUETS, Birthday Baskets and Posies made to suit all tastes. FRESH CUT FLOWERS —A splendid collection always on sale. ARTIFICIAL AVREATHS always in stock. FATRHALL A CAMPBELL. 'Phone 360.

HYGIENE FISH MART REVEI.L ST.— HOKITIKA THRESH FISH every Tuesday and JL Thursday; oysters every Thursday. Small goods from Canterbury’s best makers weekly.- Orders delivered anywhere in town and Kanieri. Customers have the privilege of having their fish or small goods hung in cool storage on the premises, thereby obtaining their supplies in perfect condition. Customers waited on twice weeklv. RING ’PHONE 212 NOW. Use only Sharland’s Table Vinegar. Best for pickling, and all purposes. Free from mineral acids. In bottle or bulk.—Advt.