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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3384, 13 January 1920, Page 6

Mr H. E. Holland, in an interview with the Patea Press,'said, in reference to the strength of the present Labour Party that the election result had left the lines m6re clearly drawn than ever before. The position was eminently more satisfactory from a Labour View-point than it could possibly have been had the Labour Party held the blalance -of power in a House in which the Massey and Ward parties were evenly divided. The Labour Party in the new Parliainent would be a fighting party_, and he predicted that they would put up even a better fight than that which the five Labour members had put up in the last sesison. On the future activities of the Labour Party Mr Holland stated that the work before them was the work of education and organisation. A visitor who arrived at Rotlorua recently from the Rangitaiki mentioned that new parts of the swamp are are rapidly being reclaimed -as the drainage operations are extended. Lagoons are consequently drying ‘up, Some of them contain many eels. In one the Maoris were busy a day or two ‘ago making the most of the opportunity of spearing them_ The giant‘ of the catch was 40lb in weight. It was speared by a Maori who was unable to hold it, whereupon two more came to his assistance. The second man also drove his spear through the monster, while the third proceeded to cut elf its head. Before this could ‘be done, however, the eel managed to get a vicious bite on the Maori’s arm, leaving marks as if the man had been attacked by Ia dog. Four others in the catch were over 201 b in Weight. That's a nasty cough! «Let NAZQL tackle it. A few drops taken on lump sugar will soon relieve you." Sixty doses for 1/6. 1