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New Plymouth, November 24,
Mr W. Bass, stationmaater at New Plymouth for 11 years, was to-day the recipient of a purse of sovereigns from the business people. Mr Bass leaves to-night for Onehunga, whither he has been transferred.
Dunedin, November 24.
At a sitting of the Supreme Court, Mr Walter Horace Brent was appointed liquidator with Mr Cook in the estate of Walter Guthrie and Co., as representing the de-benture-holders.
Mr R. W. Capstick, an old resident, wellknown in the early goldfield days, died today, aged 77.
Auckland, November 21
The Seventh Industrial Exhibition of the Auckland Sunday School Union Avaa opened to-day by the Mayor, Mr Holland. Tho proceeds go to furnish the children's wards in the Hospital. Several warnings have been given to tradesmen by the banks through the issuing of defaced notes. They intend stopping the practice of advertising on them by prosecuting in every instance where known.
Intelligence has been received from Taupo that, after a few days' comparative quietude, Te Mare again shows great activity. This morning, about 9.30 a.m., a large clotid of dark smoke appeared suddenly, and grew darker as it ascended. Simultaneously Crater Lake, on the extreme height of tho edge of Tongariro, threw up a vast volume of steam," and K'eterahi, another outlet, has spouted, too, which, with Ngaruahoe in the left background, made an interesting- quartette.
Napier, November 23
There has been a journalistic shuffle here. Mr Charles Martyr, h iving accepted an offer to return to his old paper, the New Zealand Tijies, leaves for Wellington at the end of the week, and his place on the Hawke's Bay Herald is to bo filled by Mr Emil Schwabe, who for many years filled the position of sub-editor ot the Daily Telegraph. Mr Critchley has been promoted to the sub-editorial chair of tho Telegraph, and Mr H. Carrick, formerly of the New Zealand Herald and Southland Times, but now of the Evening News is to take Mr Critchley's j)laco on the Telegraph reporting staff.
Mastebton, November 2-1. Joseph Philhpotts, of Hamua, was to-day adjudicated bankrupt.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1291, 26 November 1896, Page 21
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