Dame Nature must the needful gift impart To make the matchless masterpiece to he—• fn every sphere of literature and art, The sad obtrusion of inepts we see. When “backblock bards” their cloggcral rhymes indite, The crude results are painful to endure; Genius alone to ease our colds should write Of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
A device to eliminate the spark danger from locomotives is at present being tested on the Midland line between Christchurch 'and Springfield. The appiparatus is said to give more economical running and the results of the tests are being tabulated and will be forwarded to Wellington, where they will be compared with the results of experiments made in other parts of the Dominion. The apparatus, which consists of a spray of water applied to the top of the firebox, is under the control of the driver of the engine.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1930, Page 5
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144Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1930, Page 5
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