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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1675, 3 April 1886, Page 2

The top «f the Chioago Board of Trade building, 3l2ft from the ground, has, it is claimed, the largest mass of electric light m the world, viz., 40,000 candidpower. The place where the track known as l< Field's Track" crosses the boundary of the Wanganui and Napier sheep districts, near the Mangawhero River, has been proclaimed a crossing place under the Sheep Act. The barque Holtingen, from NewYork, arrived at Wellington on the evenhi£ ot the 31 «t ult. A very pleasing case of an awakened conscience was brought under our notice yesterday f Wednesday). It appears that some live or six years ago a laboring man incurred a debt of £5 18s with the avowed intention of robbing the storekeeper who trusted him. Since then he has joined the ranks of the Salvation Army where a tbateirial change has been wrought m his mind tor the. better. He. called on his creditor a few days ago and paid the money "to ease his conscience." While we : are g] ad togiya all honor to the man for the obti'oiis sincerity of his repentance, ire 1 ' must also congratulate the officers and goldiors qf the Salvatjbn Army m Feild■"i»f. »n #»> wwimw of tUelr lifcpWi-^