footing." That lying jade called "Rumour" has I been busy in the Parnell district, with ' i the result that the inhabitants have had 11 uneasy minds for some time past. It . j seems that a well-known Chinese resi- ; dent decided to purchase two shops in 1 ' Manukau Road for the purpose of selling 'j vegetables and the like, and also to pro- - 51 vide laundry facilities for the residents. Doubtless tne genial Chinese made a personal inspection of the property, and the fact that Hulme Court was exactly opposite the shops in question was cir-i-umstantial evidence enough for the . neighbours. The purchaser, it was stated, proposed to convert the house J ] into flats for his fellow countrymen. The , story is going the rounds and. of courep, i there are many variations. Suffice it to i I say that there is no foundation for the j story that the old house with its IJ memories of a Governor residing within . I its walls for a short period, is to become i a Celestial mansion.
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 56, 7 March 1921, Page 6
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