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Show Great Gold Shipments. Special Cable to The Tribune. CAPETOWN. Feb. IS. "Whatever South Africa may bo going to do this year in the matter of huge gold shipments ship-ments It has at any ratel begun well. The Union Castle company's boat Ar-mndale Ar-mndale Castle recently left for London with 1.032.827 In bar gold on bonrd. This shipment makes the tenth consignment consign-ment of over a million sterling In one boat since 1106, and though It Is not the biggest on record It has bton exceeded only four times In the history of the South African gold industry. The year 1005 was the most prollilc In huge gold shipments from the Capo, the amount ex- wWR ceedlntr a million sterling on no fewer jHH than Jive occasions, Tho record ship- Bfll men I, however, was that of 171-13,271, SB scut In August Jast year. SHI |