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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7317, 10 June 1902, Page 4

A man between 70 and 80 years of age, bearing tho outward niaiks of poverty, was, on account of illness, removed to tho workhouse Infirmary, in Fuiham-road, London, a few weeks ago. Two days after admission he died, and it has since been discovered that ho wa< tho possessor of a little fortune. Deceased, who wont by tho name of John Be van, had buen staying for somo weeks in n. room in Pimlico, for which ho paid us weekly. Somo keys of his, which wero afterwards found, nrovrd to bn those of a locker at v. safo deposit in the city, which contained bank notes to the valuo of about £750, fifteen valuable gold watches, and sundry papers which may or may not prove of value. Subsequent inquiries go to show that Bovan had been engaged in Stock Exchange operations for innny years, and that ho had dealings with n safe deposit company for nearly a qtinrtcr of a century. Bevan had only paid Us a week for his lodgings for tho last twenty years.

It is questionable if any ellu-i- town or city in tho colony will luivo such a display of brilliantly coloured and beautilully designed traneparoncie.i on Coronation Day as our own town. Mr Billius having received orders from inanv of tho principal business linns, ha"s engaged a first-class artist who, with himself and two assistants, aro working night- and day to keep pace with tho orders. Mr Billens has mndo a special study of transparency painting, and the proof of this will bo seen on Coronation night. Some of the orders already on huiid measure twelve and ten feet long.

Wo understand that four sections o! tho property lately owned by Mr C. Pyke, situated midway between Oroua Bridge and lininesse, containing altogether about [YlO acres, have been disposed of for dairy farms by Mr G. A. Proeco, of Windsor Buildings, during the past week.