Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell, writing to the Cavalry Journal, condemns tho army saddle, and suggests that the Australian, Texas, or Indian remount saddles would enable men to learn to ride in a much shorter time. The Southern Cross understands that a smelting and refining plant for treating tho black sand on the beaches and other material will shortly be erected at Orepuki. The promoters of the. venture are men of wide experience, and with the raw materials available they expect to make a big success of the business. A site has been secured in the township, and active operations will begin as soon as possible. More than 1000 people in Paris earn their living by fortiine-telling. Their joint income is said to amount to £400,000.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7828, 22 June 1909, Page 1
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