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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17573, 25 June 1925, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

"BIG BROTHER ” MOVEMENT. LONDON. June 24. Ur Richard London has arrive*.' troiu Canada, and is cominencini | immediately to arrange for Ihe sele<. lion of the first quota of 250 Britisl boy 9 to proceed to Australia unde, the auspices c.f the “ Big Brother movement, lie stales that lie lias e? plained the scheme to public met churchmen and representative insti lr.ti .ms in Canada and New Zealanl and all arc favourably ‘ Do is hopeful to develop an Empirwide movement. BLOW-1 > l T OF G AS. NEW PLYMOUTH. June N"J he director.-* of the Taranaki O Field-, Ltd., Melbourne, have issue a report which state* that a fc' .la vs after the blow-out. of gas ? IM.-taroa its volume was estimated r .j.r.'e,oi.'o cubic feet daily. Latest n ports are to tlio effect that tl volume is not diminishing in an. wav. Recognising the eommereia and economic importance of a per ilia no lit national gas supply, ir lia been tleeided to cap the well and con serve the supply, locating a new ■well for oil on another part of the HAWKE'S I;.\Y RACES. JUNE ST eI-; p LKCII AS l — Maiiia Luke •: ■h I Silt LADIES- BRACELET-Good ihr 1, Revel 2, Mosthenes J. All start* RAAK.WA HANDICAP—GeneraI