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Dusbdin, Dec. 20. ; The Rev Father O'Malley, S.J., last evening delivered a lecture hero ou " The Catacombs of Homo." , Negotiations have been ontored into between the new Portobello Tramway Company and the Ocean Beach Railway Company, with . a view to an amalgamation. The line belong- > ing to the latter i 8 being valued by Blah' and Higginson, and meetings will shortly be held to consider the matter. * ' ■ New PiTMouMr, Dec. 20. ■The StolLi avrived lastU night Vrifclf the Jackson's Bay settlers. They are chiofly foreigners, and can speak but 'little English. The few- English fffmuies' dmonß ß^ thorn will find immediate employment here. .; ' WEMiIXGTON, Deo. 20. The NativeVMinUtergbes north to-day. ■The Government have informed the Chamber of Commerce that they cannot give a definite reply regarding the railway station site, until the Minister of Works returns from Wellington.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3340, 20 December 1878, Page 2
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