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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1289, 18 November 1911, Page 13

A new German 'liner" of 6000 tons, to sail between Hamburg and West Africa, is fitted with anti-rolling tanks, and the owners have shown their confidence in tho efficacy of tho apparatus by providing the (lining-saloon with ordinary dining-room chairs, not fastened to tho floor in any way, though their feet are shod with indiarubbcr, with tho object of preventing slipping. ■ A clearing sale of stock will be hold by Messrs. Dalgoty and Co. at Onariu Valley on November 28 at 1 p.m. According to tho latest census returns for the administrative country of London, the total population for Greater London is 7,252,963. The area of tho administratiyo county of London is 116.8 square miles. Tho area of Greater London, whtch includes all parishes within eleven miles of Charing Cross, is 0113 squaro miles. In 1910 the iive boroughs of New York boasted of 4,776,883, although the population is now estimated at more than live million. On Thursday, November 3, Messrs. Dalgoty and Co. will hold an important unreserved sale of stock and farm implements at Willow Park, Opaki, three miles from Masterton. Particulars of the stock to bo offered will be found in our advertising columns. Arrangements have been convplcted by the Catholic Colonisation Company of Chicago for the purchaso of 1,000,000 acres of land in tho North-West of Canada. This will be tho largest colonisation scheme of recent years. It is stated that between 30,000 and 40,000 Roman Catholic settlors from tho Central United States will within a year purchase the lands, A witty priest was once visiting a "se-lf-madc" millionaire, who took him to see his seldom-used library. "There," said the millionaire, pointing to a table covered with books, "there are my ijwt friends." "Ah," replied the wit, as ho glanced at the leaves, "I'm glad you don't cut them!" In our land column will be fonnd particulars regarding two farms in tho Wnikato. Thcfio are advertised for salo or exchange by Messrs. Miller and Butter, land and vsrato agents, Wellington. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., will hold a stock salo nt Shannon on Wednesdav.