A very fine specimen of old Maori workmanship was found last week by Mr. West, of Paeroa, who unearthed a beautiful old mere while ploughing on a farm at Komata, seven miles from Paeroa. The mere is practically without a blemish, and is made of polished bluestone. It is 12in long and is 3in at the widest part of the blade. The handle is carved with unique Maori workmanship. The. edges of the blade are wonderfully sharp and well preserved.
Saiyid Mir Alain Kban, once Emir of Bokhara, a Croesus whose fortune was £35,000,000 in gold coin, and a man who ruled 1,250,000 peoplewith absolute power is now a poor exile oo the outskirts of Kabul. This interesting personage recently dispatched an envoy to the League of Nations at Geneva,- pleading fornelp to renin his kingdom, and revenge against the Bolsheviks, who drove him from his domain and stole his treasures. A Soviet commissar now rules over Bokhara, and the hoards in the mighty treasures nave long since been sent to Russia.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20085, 14 November 1930, Page 13
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