CHRISTCHURCH.
' Monday. The new offices of the South British Insu ance Company, which cost nearly £50C ), -were opened to-day with a champagne lunch. The business men of the city were invited. "
A pigeon race from Timaiu to Christchurch took place to-day. The.^ winning bird flew the distance, ICO miles, in 3 hours 14 minutes.
p This day. A man named Walker picked up a bottle on the New Brighton beach containing a paper with following waiting :— " Christcnurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Ship Lurline wrecked. All hoda lost. Captr:u 0. H." The Otago rrn, Wfimate district, com-■p-i?>g 17,C0)acres of freehold; ;id 20,003
acres of leasehold, and 24,033 sheep, he.s been purchased at auction by Ihomas Teschemaker for £191,003.
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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2902, 4 June 1878, Page 2
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116CHRISTCHURCH. Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2902, 4 June 1878, Page 2
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