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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2742, 8 February 1890, Page 5 (Supplement)

Black notepaper, to be written upon in white ink, is the newest thine; in stationery. The late Henry Charles Westovor, coachdriver for the Prince of Wales, left a fortune of about £10,000. The pin factories of the United States manufacture about 18,000,000,000 of these useful articles every year. A woman's hair may grow to the length of six foet. Mina Hess, of Paris, refused SGOO francs for her "crown of glory," which was about that length. Mkßalfuuu, Chief Secretary for Ireland, wont to Balmoral lately, the Queen having requested a personal report on ■ the condition of Ireland. So much progress has been made in Assyrian excavation that almost tho whole of Sannachorib's great palace at Konynujik has been now cleared out. and upwards of 1,700 new tablets have been secured for the British Museum. Twelve years ago, when we tried to introduce Van llouten's cocoa in the Auckland market, people found the pricetoo high, but now hardly any other cocoa is selling, for the public found out it is the purest and withal the cheapest. We prophesy that our Colombo Garden Ceylon Tea will be tho Van Iloutens amongst all other toas, as it is a first-class and economical beverage.— Bho\yn, Bakbett, & Co,