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Fortune sometimes makes fools of wise n\Cn by bestowing her caresses upon them.
At the storming of Dargai one of the Gordon Highlanders dropped right in frobt of one cf his comrades, who immediately ran to his assistance, sn'V gently turning hini Cvsr, asked him where he was struck. The soldier looked up quite seriously, and answ e ed Man Jook ; Ah’m nO struck Ah’iii just oot o’ puff.” Mr Lewis’ want of pluck and backbone is unfortunate, and his exhibition f ‘l6 lack of devotion to the welfare of his country at the present time is a shocking example of a very prevalent a n't deplorable w«nt of public spirit.—Carterton Observer.
Hudson, the New Zealander appointed to control Tasmania's railways, will need to tread warily, or he’ll have a hot time in this misgoverned little island. Once let him try a political manoeuvre, and Hudson will be considerably less comfortable than a jelly-fish in a steam pipe.-—Hobart Clipper,
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 171, 4 July 1901, Page 3
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161News Items. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 171, 4 July 1901, Page 3
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