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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 52, 25 October 1912, Page 6

Charlie Samuels, an aboriginal, and ono-time world’s champion sprinter, i.| dead, reports a Brisbane cable. Sir Gerald Strickland succeeds Lord Chelmsford. K.C.M.G., in March, as Governor of New South Wales.—London cable. The local manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. has received a cable from London advising the management timt they have granted a 5 per cent, bonus to the staff This is pleasant news, and will no doubt be thoroughly appreciated by the officers concerned. A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening at 8 o’clock, to further consider loan proposals, and deal with general business. At the next meeting of the Stratford Borough Council Councillor Healy will move: “That the resolution of last Monday adopting the Lighting Committee’s report, re new street lights, be rescinded.” A strong deputation left for Wellington this morning to press the claims of the Moturoa-Opnnake Railway on-the Minister of Public Works, whom they will interview this evening. The deputation consists of Messrs. N. King, A. H. Johnstone, W. J. Penn, and A. Morton (representing the Western Taranaki Railway League), G. W T . Browne (Mayor of New Plymouth), J. B. Con nett (Chairman of the New Plymouth Harbour Board), J. Brown (Chairman of the Taranaki County Council), J. Young (Chairman of the Parihaka Road Board), T. P. Hughson and F. Maxwell (Rahotu), M. Fleming (Pungarehu), Jas. Burgess (Warea), W. Grey, C. Andrews, and J. S. Fox (Okato). As sworn, inveterate enemy of coughs and colds, Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion never lost a battle yet. Is 6cl, 2s 6d, and 4s 6d per bottle. x