NEW ZEALAND.
By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, last night. The Divorce Court granted a decree nisi in Boss v. Boss, Fraser v. Fraser, and hung up Orr v. Orr for confirmatory evidence. Wellington, last night. The Petone Navals, who are in work at 60-pounders at their annual camp, competing with other artillery corps for the first-class prize’and badge, have done some excellent shooting. One of the detachments attained a figure of merit of 1-023 (16 hits), and another made 18 hits, with 18 rounds, with a figure of merit of 1T75. This constitutes a record for the colony. The first prize last year was won with a figure of merit of 0-S5. 7 s Mr Justice Edwards sentenced Leonard Nation to 21- years’ hard labor for bicycle stealing. Christchurch, last night. Twenty-three Siberian dogs for the Discovery Antarctic expedition arrived by the Talune this morning, and were transhipped to Quail Island to await the arrival of the Discovery. It is understood to bo an inaccurate statement that the ship will call at Stewart Island to take off the dogs left there by Herr Borchevinck. The dogs are crosses of retriever, collie, and fox-terrier, and appear to be somewhat savage. The average cost of each dog is T4O, and the average pulling power reaches 2001bs.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 264, 16 November 1901, Page 1
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