A quaint village custom lias been observed at a Borderland wedding. The bride and bridegroom, in accordance with a practice which has existed from time immemorial, presented a football to be kicked about the streets by the young men and boys. Eleven thousand miles in 29 days 20 hours is the record just made by a business man. He left the Mersey on the Pacific liner Oropesa, landed at Monte Video, caught the Transandine railwoy with a few minutes to spare, crossed South America, joined the liner Ortega e,t Valparaiso, and finally arrived at Iquique his destination.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3264, 8 July 1911, Page 10
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97Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3264, 8 July 1911, Page 10
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