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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 63, 7 November 1912, Page 6

Referring to patent medicines, the Hon. Mr. Tudor, Federal Minister for ' ’trade and Customs, said (states a cablegram) that one of the alleged consumptive cures was prohibited. According to the British Medical Associati n, in one alleged cure (sold for £2 Jos for a month’s treatment) the value of the ingredients was 2-Jd. Another was sold for 5s a bottle, and the ingredients cost lid. Certain soothing powders | aero sold at 4s Gd per packet, and the cost to the makers was a half-penny. | Others sold at 2s fid, the cost being : one-eighth of a penny. ■

The matter of the Opnnake Railway was mentioned in tho House the other evening during the debate on the second reading of tho Railway Authorisation Bill. Tho Minister made it clear that no point of junction with the main line had been fixed, nor would it be .fixed until tho Prime Minister had visited the lino with the Minister, as promised. Mr. Eraser, in reply to a question, stated that they would take tho best route tho engineer selected, Mr. "Wilkinson tolling the House that there wore so many possible routes that it would bo unfair to determine for any one without enquiry. Taranaki settlers bad boon waiting for over 20 years fhr this line, and enough money was being borrowed and "Spent cn roads to build it several timers over. Ho hoped the Government would sot aside an appropriation and commence the work.

The Christian Endeavour Union’s executive committee met at Stratiord on Monday. Jt mas resolved to send a letter of consolation to the Rev. Mr. White, in his sad loss. Miss Stewarc (New Plymouth) was appointed to the position of superintendent of the junior societies, with Mr. Cdhharn of New Plymouth as assistant. It was decided to hold the union’s picnic on New Year’s Day at Hawera, if possible. Messrs. Cohharn (New Plymouth), E. Dixon (Hawera),. j. W. Russell (Kakaramea), and the president, vice-presi-dents, and secretary wore appointed a committee to consider suggested alterations to the^constitution, to amend same, and to place amended constitution before the executive committee at its next meeting, prior to placing same before the union.