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[By Tei.koraph.] (P'.-r IVt'.w Ai'cki.ano, This Day. The Waibi-Siiverton returns for the month show a further improvement. The sum of £l6lO was obtained from 820 tons of ore, against £lsOl in March. 4*1501 iu February, and £IOB4 ill January. Wk_i.im.ton'. This day. The Hon C. J. Johnson will represent the Wellington Chamber at the Australasian Conference of the Chambers of Commerce on May 18. The loc I Chamber has set up a committee to report re the increased rate for the use of telephones. Major Sommerville wired from Lyttelton that King, of Oamaru, will leave by the Riniutaka for London, and will be in time to join the shooting team at- Bisky. His inclusion will greatly strengthen the New Zeaianders. CiiEisTciiotcH, This day. John Anderson, head of the firm of Anderson and Sons, Canterbury foundry, died this morning, aged 77. He was a pioneer settler of Canterbury, having arrived in 1850. He has occupied many prominent and honorable positions, and was well known throughout the colony. Pi nkoix, This day. According to the Cromwell correspondent to the Star, men who have been sluicing at a claim about the Roaring Mag Creek, found a bag containing lOOozs. gold. It is supposed to be one of the two missing bags which • were robbed from the police escort at Clyde in Ik7l.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 310, 30 April 1897, Page 3
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