•'Oh, sir, they make 'em of all colours now !" said an Oxford tradesman to a customer who was contemplating amusedly the photograph of a certain late bishop—a full-blooded negro in episcopal robes. During the first two days of the recent fog in London the receipts of one gas company were increased by £10,000, and it was shown tln\t a fog of twenty-four hours' duration necessitated an increased' supply of gas by the Gas Light and Coke Company by 37 per cent., or over 35,000,000 feet ! It is estimated that twenty-four hours' fog in London increases the consumption of coals by one gas company alone to the extent of 3500 tons,
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2286, 5 March 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)
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110Untitled Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2286, 5 March 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)
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