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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 641, 7 February 1914, Page 2

Owing to the Allan Shipping line's rate-cutting against the North German Lloyd, a conference at Liverpool of the Cunard, White Star and ten other British and Scandinavian companies has decided to organise and take any necessary steps to protect their interests in the Atlantic passenger trade. A correspondent of a Taranaki paper states that a most daring attempt to steal mob of cattle waß made a few days ago. A settler has some property some distance from the homestead in one paddock of which he runs his dry and" young stock. The animals were principally yearling heifers, and on a certain day lately were Been at 4 o'clock in the afternoon when everything was all right. At 8 o'clock, just as darkness was coming on, a small son of the owner chanced to be on the road when he saw a person driving the animals down the road. The boy recognised some of the animals, and the driver, upon being accosted, made off leaving the cattle. Upon investigation, it was found that the gate, which was kept locked, had been removed from its hinges.

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