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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12469, 20 February 1909, Page 3

"' ' •. - : , ■ , :. ' ■ V :^ \ Two Italian policemen arrested' -a 'j man leading a .donkey laden with dyna-_ ( mite cartridges, near Beneventp. They got on the donkey's back, but while \ they were riding to the police stirtion. j the dynamite exploded, and they were 8 blown to pieces. . ■;■■!- ■;■■•]* •' A Christchurch telegram states/it' , is probably not well known ithiat, 'gold' ■}. exists in that portion of Couiitli,^ }'. ;knpwn as "the. LakeSj" ysome. tTbSJt^; '•! miles behind. Waikari and Ha'wardeni ■ (writes the Amberley ' ' correspondent; ; of "The Press"). The gold which -is '■ washed down from the mountains Mias| '. been handled by many in its fine stated ,- A meeting of those interested was -held' vat Waikarilast Wednesday eveiiiifg^ ', and a syndicate was formed for tile , purpose of prospecting and finding the ' source from which the gold is being ' wahsed down. What appear.cd to be a valuable seam of coal has been found on. the Upper Waiau cutting during the week that is going on there (reports the Hanmer correspondent of '.'The Press). At present the seam is fifteen inches thick, but promises to become better/ In appearance it resembles the best Westport coal.