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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 226, 6 January 1911, Page 3

"Dick"' Arnst, champion sculler of the world, Sydney (Sun ( competitor in it of a surprise at the s meeting. He was a 1 trophy, and won it first barrel kills. Suba day or two ialer 11c was again in splendid form, and made a break of 10, while his total was four seconds in '22 kills. An extraordinary ease of belladonna poisoning was |rented in the Melbourne Hospital last week. Clifford llarkby, a'.red thirty-four y;urs, who lives at Sandringlmni. entered the institution hearing all the of a person who had swallowed the drug. He explained, however, that, although he had not swallowed tor on his back. A vigorous rubbing with eucalyptus oil had been given that morning to relieve pain in his back, and at a later stage a belladonna, plaster was applied. The massaging Had opened tin; (Hires of the .-kin, and" the poisonus substance of thp plaster, -which was warmed by the body, was taken into the system. Dr. Jones treated the patient, who soon recovered sulliciently to leave the institution.

During their recent tour.of South Africa some of the representatives of the overseas dominions made a special trip to Paardeberg, and .walked over the trenched ground ahove the Modder river, where Cronje held out sullenly to the last gasp. Fragments of shell and used cartridges still strew the ground, and the lines still show plainly how the British troops pushed and pushed the stubborn lioer general into his hopeless corner.. The post seems .to linger about the scene of Cronje's last despairing stand, and on th.:, monuments to the memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell at Phiinichprg wreaths .were laid, also on the whjte crosses which marked the graves where sleep the Australians and Xew Zeakimlers who gave their lives for their country on that historic battlefield.

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TAKANAH.I a< vbIMATISATIOS SOCIETY. FISHING SEASON, OCTOBER 1, 1910, TO APRIL 30, 1911. HUSHING LICENSES may be obtained from J. Therkleson, Twjki; G. Gudgeon, Inglewood; R. Gribbon, Waitara; J. S. Fox, Okato; D. Duncan, Opunake; A. S. Hasell, New Plymouth; and the undersigned. 'DUNCAN McALLUM, Secretary. Licenses: Men, whole season (available over all the Dominion), £1; women a-nd boys (under 16 years). ss; day licenses '(available for Taranaki district only) 2a 6d; naif season licenses, from December 20, 1910 (available for Taranaki district only), 12s 6d. AJEW PLYMOUTH-OPUNAKE COACH. Leavf> Dailv — New Plymouth P.O. Omata Oakura • Tararaimaka '. Okato Puniho Warca P.ungarchu Rahotu • Oaonui Opunake arrive Leaves Daily— Opunake Oaonui Rahotu Pungareku Warea ' Puniho Okato Tataraimaka Oakura Omata New Plymouth, arr. 9.30 a.m. 10.10 a.m. 10.55 a.m. 11.45 a.m. 12.25 a.m. 1.0 p.m. 1.15 p.m. 2.C p.m. ;2.30 p.m. 3.15 p.m. 4.0 p.m. 5.45 a.m. . G. 30 a.m. 7.15 a.m. S.O a.m. 8.30 a.m. 8.45 a.m. 0.10 a.m. 9.45 a.m. 10.45 a.m. 11.40 a.m. 12.15 p.m. All fares and Parcels to be prepaid and tickets obtained for such. New Plymouth Booking Office: Masonic Stables. Opunake: Middleton's Hotel (O'Meara) Through Fare: Single, 10s; return, Us. W. A. JURY, Proprietor.