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Temuka Leader, Issue 2268, 17 October 1891, Page 4

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London, Oct. 13. More carmen are striking, and th excitement is increasing. The officials of the Dockers’ Unio threakn .o take diaitic measures, but tin Shipping Federatiou is confident that tin strike will not extend further. The block at the Carron Wharf ha. fizzled out. The strike of men engaged at the Imperial Institute building has collapsed. Oct. 14. The strikers at Carron wharf paraded the streets with bagpipes, but failed to withdrawn the non-unionists who had taken their places. Dunedin, Oct. 13. The Trades and Labour Council tonight appointed a deputation to wait on the boot manufacturers to see if settle meut of the bootmakers’ difficulty aboui the new statement could be arranged Failing any arrangement being come to. the council pledged its moral and financial support to the bootmakers. The president and secretary were instructed to wait on the Premier and ask him to give an address. THE CASE OF CAPTAIN DUNBAR Captain Frederick Dunbar, late of the Imperial army, has -now reached hit eighty-seventh year, and has lived a life of great vicissitudes. In 1839 Captain Dunbar, was invalided home after a long residence ‘ in the tropics, the Medical Board declaring that his life would be forfeited with another month’s residence in that malarial climate ; so far gone was his strength that the medical men advised the sale of his captain’s com misson for the behefit of his sons—which, if Captain Dunbar puts it, he very lopUshly agreed to, thus losing the chance of promotion which took place so greatly during the Crimean war Captain Dunbar has lived in Australasi; for many years and has seen s)me of the most stirring times known in thest colonies. He has witnessed the birth and growth of the marvellous city oi Melbourne, and would have been one of Australia’s wealthiest residents, but for the unforiufiate miscarriage of remittances from Europe at the time of the first Government land sale in Melbourne, the money being sent out for the express purpose of purchasing land; which is at the present moment probably worth two thousand pounds per foot! Some years back Captain Dunbar contracted a hernia caused by over exertion in manual employment ; a week afterwards hydocee se; in. He underwent many operations, all of which ended in no permanent benefit, and the complaint finally ended in chronic biabetes with its usual symptoms: excessive secretion of water, aching limbs, headaches, loss of appetite, weakness, &c. He read of the wonderful effects of tjaing Clements Tonic and commenced its use, and with most satisfactory results ; the secretion of water decreasing almost simultaneously with the use of this medicine, the appetite returned, and so gratified was the captain that he wrote to the proprietors of Clements Tonic as follows : “ Rosewood, Ipswich, (Q.), Sept. 7th, 1890. Dear sir,— Having taken several bottles of Clements Tonic, I am happy to inform you that it has resulted in a great benefit to my health. I can now get a good night’s rest and great relief from the diabetes which formerly troubled me so much that I had to rise from bed every ten minutes the night through, the amount of water varying from eight to ten pints per night. It is now reduced to one pint, my appetite is good, and I have no doubt that, with God’s blessing, a few more bottles of Clements Tonic will free me from this great plague and my thanks will be due to you. This letter being the pure truth, you are at liberty to publish it if you think fit.—Believe me, yours faithfully, Frederick Dunbar.” Captain Dunbar will answer any enquires if a stamped envelope is sent with letter of enquiry, but the most that enquirers can expect is that Capt. Dunbar will say that the above account is true; to expect more would be unreasonable.