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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 5 February 1901, Page 3

The Great Northern and Eastern Extension Company have jointly erected land lines between Pekin, Tientsin and Taku in connection with the cable laid last year between Taku, Cheefoo and Shanghai. Stations were opened at Pekin and Tientsin on the 30th Tilt. The cable rate is unaltered. A strange family meeting took place on one of the Union Company’s boats during a trip from Wellington to Sydney. A middle aged passenger of wcll-to do appearance met his son, from whom he had been estranged some time, on deck, and after a baud shake, said: “I just got married, come along and I will introduce you to/your stepmother.” The dutiful son obeyed, and, after making some suitable remarks, ventured the information that ho was also on his honeymoon tour ; and then he slipped downstairs to fossick out his little wife. She, too, had left the parental roof years ago, and had been fighting the battle of life alone. There was a hesitation when the two women met: then they flew to each other’s arms, and sobbed. Father and son had married mother and daughter.