There are 23,000,000 of people m the Punjaub, among whom there was no Christian effort made till 1870, but bo numerous are/ the Christiana now that last year they purobased tracts to the value of 10,000 rupees. A Mr John Wiloookson, of Broom Hall, Chesterfield, reported to bo worth £60,000, has beon sentenced to three weekß' hard labor for starving eight cows to death. Stanley's outfit for the relief expedition will cost over £20,000. The expedition will include 1000 persons. Amongst other weapons of defence he has taken with him a Maxim gun, capabla of pouring forth a Btorm of 600 bullets a minuto. Tho Empress of Bussia is said to be an exoellent marks woman, and rifleshooting ranges have been made for her at all her residences. Ma Thomas Barringer, of Wellington is' ereotjng maohinery for the manufacture of I corrugated kw» \
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1511, 19 March 1887, Page 3
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143Untitled Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1511, 19 March 1887, Page 3
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