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By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, Sept. 3. Two men have succumbed to injuries caused by the exploding of a kerosene lamp. Commandant and Mrs Booth farewelled last night, prior to their departure for England. * Albany, Sept. o. Arrived : Steamer Harlech Castle, with a large detachment- of returning troopers, including a number of New Zealanders. Sydney, Sept. 3. The inquiry into the wreck of the barque Alexa opens to-morrow. The scarcity of fat stock has caused a substantial advance in prices, which are higher than they have been for a long time. The butchers have proportionately increased the price of moat. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have introduced an innovation in the metric system of weighing wool, which they claim greatly simplifies operations and saves labor. The sum of .£SO was found in Trudgeon’s possession, and it lias been handed to the Railway Commissioner to cover the compensation paid to the owner of the stolon property.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 204, 4 September 1901, Page 1
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