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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4002, 2 January 1892, Page 3

VERY LATEST.

By Telegram.—Press Association Rwritttoi Racta. Bulls, baturday. At the Kangitikoi Racing Club's meeting, the Eangitikei Handicap of 200 sovs was won by Foxton, Cordelia 2, 'and Torpedo 8, It was n very exciting finish, barely n length separating the firsb four horses, This is the third year in succession Foxton has won the Handicap. Dividend £2 3s.' , largo Firs iaAwklaad- • Auckland, Saturday. An extensive fire broke out in Grey-St at 7.15 a.m,, six two-storied shops being destroyed, and the seventh gutted. It commenced in the restdencoofMrs Ella HuJfield, upbolS' terer, who had only time to escape with her three children in nightdresEflßand saved nothing. She states that she noticed smoke coming from the loner part of the house, and as the cellar was filled with flux for upholstering purposes, she supposed it, became heated, and caused the fire, The flames spread to the shops occupied by Bichard Halleran, grocer, Theresa Hand, George Augustus Byrant, secondhand dealer, W, H. J. Partington, photographer, Hugh : Webber, . dairyman, , Day's boot iaotory, and also an empty shop, owned by Mrs Goldwater, which was insuredin the South British for -ESOO, Partington's stock £IOO in the Pbceoix; MrsHadslieldis notinsured, The-other buildings are owned by » Colonel Dawson. The insurances are not known in consequence of the holiday, A Sdotsiimau'B Philosophy- ! An old Scotchman is said to have risen in prayer-meeting one night and apropoß of lathing delivered himself of the folloflta remarks! "Thero are three th™s I never could quite' undehtand. Firat,why boys will throw sticks at green apples when, if they waited, tho apples would ripen and drop off; secondly, I never coald quite comprehond why men go to war to kill each other when, if thoy remainod quietly at homo they would die a natural death in good time; thirdly,and most important of all,l do not . see t?hy the men chase around alter the I women, sinco if theysut still,tlio women | would run round after thorn." How || true that death comes to all men, to X Eomo so prematurely, who neglect the H warning symptoms of approaching dis* ■ ease, such as a tiled achiog feeling in | the morning, headaohes and neryous--9 nesa, sour tasto in tlio mouth, ie,, all n these are signs that the physical body iB I! deranged and that if treated lightly, jr serious danger is to be apprehended. W. Esq., 70, King William-street, Hfiilztoy, Melbourne, says; —"About •TOreo years ago I was aoized all of a sudI den wltli great lassitude, dizziness and ostremo neilvousness, bo great that I was ► unable to rally after any effort. My digestive organs wore bo impaired, and my livor so congested that I ■ wagjscatcoly able to eat little or any soSfffood, and gradually became so weak tflf I could barely drag myself aloiig, After using a number of doctors mediR cines and advertised romedles to no 1 started on a courso-of ClemHenw Tonic which brought me great rewlief, especially when using Dr Fletcher's Pills as well; Thon 1 gained weight and ■. strewth quickly. 1 took altogether 'l2 ; bottles of Clements Toiiic and 4 boxes of ' Fletcher's Pills and my health and vigor increased under their healthful stimulus." Miss Amelia Menah,47l King. Streot, Melbourne, writes; " 1 liavo Buffered t most acutely from ueuralcia,so much that L; my face often swelled great and caused f raonweh agony. I can truly say that, Clements Tonic gave, me, prompt and wry great relief,,. Head otfico and ' laboratories,2l2 A'BooketUtrcet, Mel-' tyllljMi . ■ '.m- ■ :