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Show $80,000,000 SAID TO BE IN CONSIGNMENT POBTLAXD. lie.. Sept. 7. The value of the gold and securitie5 brought to Halifax yesterday on the fast cruiser Argyle, and which passed through Maine early todav on the way to New York to strengthen British credit, exceeds $80,-001.000. $80,-001.000. The gold consists of 11,650.000 English Eng-lish sovereigns, eauivalent to $58,250,-000-, and $7,850,000 in United State? coin. The value of the bonds is $14,-000,000. $14,-000,000. This is $30,006,000 in excess of the value of each of the two previous consignments con-signments of gold and collateraK seenri- I -' tlee. A different route from this ci- to New York than Uiat followed by the two previous shipments of gold from F.ngland bv way of Halifax was taken today by the special train of seven steel express cars carrving the cold and bonds to strengthen British credit in this coun- 1 trr. ' ' 'The train, guarded by two score armed men and protected bv a pilot train, reached here at 8:57 a. m. and was sent out over the Worcester. Nashua A- Portland division of the Boston k MBine railroad. It should reach New-York New-York i"te this afternoon. The other trains crdp Kv wav of South Lawrence and T.owell ' Worcester. |