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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43348, 11 July 1908, Page 1

News Items

Never in the history of Parliament havefchefull number of members been present..'at one sitting. T;l

f Thirteen thousand different I kinds of postage stamps have | been issued by the various I countries of the world, a Life can be sustained for about I 80 days on water alone. With j only solid food ! one could live I but a quarter of that time; The smallest coin in actual clreuktion it * waiter, made 4 frdm ajesinous juice and used by %he natives of the Malar Peninsula. - The total nupjNsr .of:. Iff© surance pdikiee: Brit® ish und ine^jh. force is 2.408,i72/aadHfehe fi^OU n t of the insuran#Slfcr^Pl|oo9. The hole ..in the earth ever dUglt in the coalfields of 14 extends to a depth of swOft., or Only two total elipsarof the j sun have been visibk &Lbndon : during the last lOffOyears. It is estmfed that the n«t total | eclipse vMbk in Londh&will be i on June iflJWfNßi* of. Arqli.UK/iogical Institute vat Athens, ii®h to carry on the excavation of a palace believed to be that of Nestor of the ;ll|ad.at Pylos. Carrier pigeons in calm weather can travel at a speed of 1200 yards a* minute. With a brisk wind prevailing, and blowing in.the direction of its flight a pigeon has been known to make 1900 yafck a minute.

Have you never noticed how dark and dirty' looking the linoleum has become ? Did it never strike you* when using the polishing paste, that you are robbing in;; the dirt and polishing on top ? Tan-ol which is a cream put up in bottles,,, cleans . the linoleum first and polishes "afterwards. Just, try it and you will soon notice its superiority to pastes Sold in bottles everywhere.— Adyti v

An anti-tannin teapot which * has been placed on the market is a clever contrivance. By means of an ingeniously constructed air*ebsmb©r and a strainer all the tannin is kept out of' the brew, no matter how long the tea stands.

After continuing for about 50 years, the horsei-omnibus ser vice between Brixton and the West End, maintained by Messrs Balls, Ltd., has been stopped. Seventeen omnibuses were engaged in the service, which was probably the oldest in Lon ion.

Nothing could before foolish than to pay any attention to the old adage, “Six hours steep for a man, imnn lor a woman, and .eight, fora fool ” To most we > would certainly say, sleep if , long and especially as: .often as you can. “British Sledical [Journal. ” | It costs less money, It needs i less labour, it gives most satisfaction t© use Taa*ol for o’eaning and polishing linoleum and furniture than any other preparation. This statement has been verified in thousands of homes where it is in constant use. If you have any doubt about it try it .yourself. If you want the best results then get the. best,arti<?le, which V; viz.,, Tan-01. It is sold in bottles everywhere.—Advk

For Ladies, . Neckwear, Belts Laces, and Ribbons, a large variety at less than Auckland prior. Try sGahagan’s Economic.