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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 396, 11 June 1908, Page 4

The Criminal Appeal Act, which has just come into force at Home, is likely to cause a deal of work for somebody, as the old hands among offenders are always ready to seize every point before acknowledging themselves beaten. An amusing incident is recorded as having occurred in Ireland. Acting on the advice of a prisoner for whom he was appearing, a barrister challenged four or five jurymen on the ground that they were prejudiced against his client. When at last the swearing of the jury was completed, the prisoner leaned over the dock and whispered to his advocate, “ The jury’s all right now, Oi think, but Oi want yezto challenge the judge. Oi’ve bin convicted under him three toimes already, and maybe he’s beginning to have a prejudice agin me.”

For some months past a 11 beer strike” has been in progress at Rockey Head (Victoria;, with the object of compelling the local publican to reduce the price of beer to 3d a glass, The result has been a triumph for the ‘‘ unionists,” as the publican has now reduced the price.

A good story of Mr Pierpont Morgan is told in M.A.P. A poor man one-.: secured a share in a lottery, but became so frightfully hard up before the drawing took place that he went to Mr Morgan and offered him the ticket at a nominal price. In a spirit of sympathy and generosity, the millionaire bought the ticket at double the amount which the other had expended on it. The share eventually won a big prize. Mr Morgan sent for the original owner of the ticket, and offered to settle on him a thousand a year for life. The man did not show any pleasure at this magnificent offer so the millionaire asked him what was amiss. "I would rather have ,£3OOO clown,” was the astonishing reply. “But why?” asked Mr MOl gan. “You are good for fifteen years of life, at least.” “ That may be,” answered the man, “ but if luck is on your side as usual, Mr Morgan, I shall be dead in twelve months.”

The following advertisement appeared in the Mataura Knsign : “ Borough of Mataura, election of Mayor.—Public Notice is hereby given that, at the nomination of candidates for the office of Mayor, the following gentlemen were nominated, namely : John Galt, proposed by John Gray, of Mataura, J.P., and Robert Duncan Yule, of Mataura, gentleman ; Thomas Mac Gibbon, proposed by Catherine Cameron, of Mataura, and James Smith, of Matalira, builder. 1 bay colt, syrs, by Kentucky Yet (broken to saddle). 1 bay hackney mare.” ■“ Personally (says a writer in the Bulletin), I hope the bay colt will be elected. Municipal balls and functions are, as a rule, dreary things in small towns, and the election of a horse as mayor might break the dreadful monotony.”

“ While riding across the bridge to Stratford,” says Mr H. Crawford, of Cardiff, Nevv Zealand, “my horse slipped, coming down on my leg and bruising it very badly. As soon as I got home I bathed the limb in very hot water, and then had Chamberlain’s Pain Balm thoroughly rubbed in, Have always been a besiever in this liniment, and am more so now, for in two days’ time the soreness had nearly disappeared, and within a week I was as fit as ever.” For sale by W. J. Gardner, grocer. —A dvt.

Mr Horace J. Moon, secretary, Empire Hotel, Wellington, N.Z., is a great believer in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. He says : —“ I am pleased to be able to speak in high praise of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, it having cured me of a very severe cough. Other cough mixtures I had taken failed to even relieve me. For sale by W. J. Gardner, grocer.—An vt.

Wolfe’s Schnapps —A tonic that has stood the test of years.

Never buy your prints, flannelettes, damasks, sheetings, and calicos, outside Foxton, as Watchorn, Stiles and Co. import these goods direct, and their values are household words.— Advt.