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Temuka Leader, Issue 2070, 10 July 1890, Page 3

It is said that the French Government has jast given to the Government ef tiussia the secret of its new smokeless ponder and that the Russians are about to begin the mennfacture of \t u,pon a large scale, using workmen and being to exclude Germani and Jjevrs from the factories. The basis of the powder is said to be ether. A Rqsslao ®olomos has had to decide a knotty case, A. man sold a cow ', the buyer said be paid for it, the seller declared he did not. There no witnesses. The judge bit Qpon a ruse. He thQQght the nuyer an honest man, and proposed to get up a subscription on bis behalf, and asked the fellow who had pocketed the money if he would give three roubles. Delighted to get off so easily he complied. The judge scanned the three-rouble note crit;callj s and pretended tb,at it was counterfeit. Completely upset by the accusation. Tbe fellow confessed that the had received the money io paymeuj for \\\9 cow.