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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2631, 23 May 1889, Page 2

The area of Alaska is 531,-109 square miles. Xew York city has 0,000 Chinese residents. The Pope's fainting fits have grown more frequent. The Brooklyn Bridge is 132 feet above high water. Chicago covers thirty-five square mile?, or 22,100 acres. Tokio, Japan, dealers recently cornered the lantern market. The tender of Delancy and Hint«n has been accepted for clearing at Woodside. The boy organ-blower for Churches is fist beceinmg a thing of the past. Watermotors take his place. Applications for tlio tu'rice of town clerk, etc., for the Borough of Hamilton are in.ited up to Tuesday, lltli ,lune. Mr S. L. Wilsongi ves notice of intention to apply for an accommodation license for the Hot Springs Hotel, Whaingaroa. Mr .foliu Parr has a limited quantity of Webb's Challenge seed wheat, and Webb's Challenge, and white and black Tartarian seed oats for Bale. In the. German city of Frankfort there is an old baker's shop in which .successive generations of dough-workers have carriiM on their trade sim;.! the year 14117, Mr ..Tallies Mis.-.:ii having resigned his seat as councillor in the Hamilton i!otot.„'h Council, an dec!ion to (ill the vacancy so caused will be held on Thursday, 13th .Time, and nominations will be received up to Monday, June 3rd.