Our Rotorua correspondent writes : —.“The Town, Band has been fortunate in securing the services of a B ! flat comet player in, the person of Mr Richards of the Broken Hill (Australia,) City Band. This gentleman, will be a ( great acquisition to the band, and (Mr Munro is justly proud that he should have, the .services of so fine a musician.”
Atony curious insurances have been effected at Lloyd’s, but surely one that has just been completed in another quarter is the most gruesome and eccentric on record. Some person interested in the Thaw case is anxious to insure the life of Air Harry Thaw, i and a speculative underwriter has quoted 30 .guineas per cent against—as it is Quaintly teamed —“a total loss.” This means in plain language that th!e market odds against, the electrocution of the accused are 100 to 30! roughly 3 to 1. i
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43090, 9 May 1907, Page 4
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