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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3440, 3 February 1912, Page 9

An American maid-servant, in recognition of her twenty-five years’ faithful service, has had bequeathed to her by her late mistress, a splendid country mansion on Long Island, together with furniture, jewels, silverware, horses and carriages. The bequest carries an income for life of £B6OO. The bicycle trade is assuming very large proportions. In the 12 months ended September last 10,087 bicycles, valued at £31,208, and parts and material for bicycles, valued at £200,575, were landed at the four chief ports of Mew Zealand. Both totals are considerably larger than for the preceding 12 months. The Customs duty amounted to £13,361. A. singular occurrence occurred at Portland lately, when the chef of a big club cut into a sheep’s carcase, and £l3O in currency coins fell to the floor. A telephone call to the market from which the mutton had been received revealed ..the fact that a clerk had placed the money inside the carcase for safe keeping after banking hours. An outing is not complete without MartelTs Three Star Brandy.*