Twelve 'Chinamen were baptised recently in Christ Church, Liverpool, and wero admitted as members of the Reformed Episcopal Church of England. A special service in the Chinese language was held prior to the baptismal ceremony.
The Pennsyfvania Railroad Company has decided to “electrify” its lines between Philadelphia and New A T ork, and expects it 'will be able to reduce the running time for tlic distance of 100 miles from two hours to one. ; . •.
The ’Belfast newsboy who spread his papers on the footpath less Madame Meoba should soil her boots has bought ii. igraniaplioho and a record of the diva’s singing of “Home, Sweet Home” with fcho £5, winch she 'Sent him. Iu tlio colliery township of AVfilkdeu, near .Manchester, there is not only, a, female sexton, but also a female “knockerup.”- She rises at three o’clock each 'morning to commence her rounds awakening clients.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2402, 18 January 1909, Page 5
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146Untitled Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2402, 18 January 1909, Page 5
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