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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2305, 12 November 1914, Page 7

The mining township of Huntly was mdely aroused from its slumbers during the small hours of Monday morning by deafening sounds, as if a bombardment were taking :placc. In fact, it is reported that several residents* wero running here and there in their pyjamas trying to Dnd out the cause of the trouble. No doubt many thought the Germans bad got. Bomewhere near. The detonations .wero very persistent for a long time, and gave townspeople the impression that Wg guns were going off. It. was the general topic of conversation during the morning, when it was learned that it was nothing more or less than tho Maoris- at Waahi and adjoining settlements, wlio. wero keeping up the anniversary of tho death of Malnrta, and evidently had plenty of guns and ammunition, judging by tho noise tlioy made.

There's not another carrying office beside ourselves, bavin;: offices of Its own In every town of importance in the Dominion. Wo aro first for furniture moving, first for parcel forwarding, first for handling baggage.~-The N.Z. Express Co,, 1.W.. 87-01 Customhouse. ,Quay A -^Advt,