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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7928, 8 October 1904, Page 5

. The total strength., of . the Volunteer Force, inclusive of Defence Cadets and Defence Rifle Clubs, on August 1 was 18,490, composed as follows. .-—Six battallions of field artillery ,404; 9 companies of garrison artillery, 884; 6 companies of engineers, 461 .;■-, 14 battallibns of: mounted rifles (73 companies), 4179 ; 16 battalions of "infantry (124 companies), 6619; 5 bearer corps, 179; 56 defence cadet ■■ corps, 2587;. 100 defence rifle clubs, 2542; 5 garrison bands, 135.- :

WHY WASTE' YOUR MONEY ?; j If you have rheumatism, gout, or isci- j atica, it is useless to hope for a permanent cure from a liniment You /can. expect, at the best, nothing but a tempo-* rary relief. If you want to cure yourself you must deal with the cause, which is ;uric acid in thesystem.*: -Turner'sßheumo"; achieves this object A- it drives' out? the uric; acid, and- all rheumatic or sciatic, pains at once cease. *-* ■■■■■ ■-■:■..;■ ■". :-.■ .':Sold everywhere,* 2s 6s and 4s 6d. "■■- Kemp thorne,■ Prosser'and Co_, Wholesale ■*."..•'■' e;Agents,V..;' \Xy.. \. ■■■: ■■.-■' :■:,■.■■ ° ■:■■■■■'■..■:

[ A pretty little ceremony[ is Demg frequently enacted in the Square, the contracting parties being ah hidividual/in search of the best./bicycle[ built (the Massey-Harris) and /G. Pickering, local ' agent. ' :;__oth ; parties '/axe[: conscious of having sealed a, compact that will bring comfort to the [happy[possessor, of the machine., Many /more such /unions 'pendingi—Advt.: AA '■ XXX x; /'v.//-'