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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7749, 27 February 1905, Page 2

Found attempting to break into the Stroud Union Workhouse on Christ* mas night, a belated inmate was taken lo the police station, but the officer on duty refused toe charge "as tho man was attempting to gel into his own housc." What is described by Kopu, a writknown Maori chief, as a shark nearly 20ft in length and 2ft hi depth, attacked his- horse while crowing the Ohlwa on Sunday last. Kopu struck tho brute with an oar and bo decamped in a hurry. East Coast Guaixlian.: An Englibh snake ohannen named Leyton wan performing at a village called Vaelhlinßer, in Khcolah Prussia, in a menagerie with a boa conjstrictor, which aho permitted to coil round her neck. Her courage met with thunders of applause from the spectators, who little droauwd that by their signs of approval they tad willed Iho poor charruer'* death warrant. Such, however, proved to Wo Uie casd, for, apparently infuriated at their demonstration, tho reptile tightened its coils and amfcl the shrieks of the public strangled-, the woman on the platform before anything could be done to assist her, 'Die snake was immediately killed, WHAT KHKUMO DOES. Mr W. Wearing, miner, Mntaura, states as follow* :—"I am 79 yean* old, and have lived in Mataura 40 Jfcars. For seven months I was. a great sufTerar from rheumatism, so I bad that at tlmch I could not leave my bed. I was told of Rhoutno, and took four bottles. The nwult waa that I was completely cired of rheumatism. Mr MacCllbbonv who la a J-P.,, and a well known' merchant . here; can verify my »ulomonl. I shall always bo glad total/ Proater ajsj