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TTaitcd Press A»K>cW*an~By El«ctrio : * Tekgrapih —Copyright (Received November 10, 9.56 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Noveqnlxar 10. Wooj—lihere is ft very strong market, the bulk being merino. Bcoureds were 5 per cent higher than the openiDg rates; grewy, to 16^d, scoured 22fd. fPB» Pssss Association. 1 NAPIER, November 10. The Colonial Conawnmeot and! Dislaibutiag Company received a cable meeea^e to<by from ite Laodon house, stalking I&uat ' there is an improvement in the value of i«mb. . QuoUktiona are;—Mutton—Caniertwry, 4^d; Napier, Wellington aad Norti Wood, 3i& Leanb—Firet quality, sfdi; tecond, 54d. Beef-Tr-Hindquarters, 3d; forejuaarters, 2^d. '
Tfce NoatucKet South Shoals lightship is farther from land* than any other in ibe world, being fifty-two miles from the • Wand, King Edward, represent* fully the ftY«r»ge height in British stature, which. i» sft 7£in, his actual height 4n hi* boot* being 6ft B£in. The Emperor Wil&un falls slightly below tier Royal node's, but not below the average Gerard, height- Of the elected rulers, Preed&ni Lou'bet represents the French average, which is Sit 6in. On. the other hand, we find the Emperor of Japan to be far above the national standard of height. His Majesty is a tall nian for a Japanese— sft 6in. The tallest Boy«l personage is King Leopold, 6ft 6in, which places him next to Peter the Great, who measured 6ft B£in.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8163, 10 November 1904, Page 3
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