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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 35, 6 March 1909, Page 3

Brazil supplies lmlf the. world's coffee. Visitor (inspecting the now baby): '■Can't vour husband suggest a name for I lie' little pet?" Mother: "Yes. lie call? him several different names every nighl. Tmt Till afraid nono of them won't dn." A lieutenant fired at a rabbit, but uiu not lilt it, and narrowly missed the maior of tlie regiment, who was in front o'f "him. "T sav. lieutenant.' exclaimed the major of 'the regiment, "are you sliooling at rabbits or for promotion? 01,1 Husband: "Didn't you marry me for niv money ? Answer me, that, madam'." Young Wife: "Certainly T ilid, and we'd get along splendidly if von wove not so mean with it." ' One of the most striking effects produced bv the American crisis and the , subsequent general depression was m De Beers Consolidated Mines, ill the year to June 30, 1907, the diamonds sold realised £0,452,590, wbeveas >n the year to .Tune HO, 1908, the sales were 'only £3.354,524, and from February to June tho company stopped selling altogether. The dividend on the Shares fell from £1,750,000 in 1007 to nil in 1008 but the preference dividend was paid. However, there was bound ioT P- sHimp in clinmmuK of Americans aro Vho world's layers.