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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1053, 21 November 1903, Page 3

A siained-glass window, to the memory 01 me officers and men oi tne Beconu Regiment, New Boutli Wales iviounteu runes, who were lTileu. in Boutu yU'rica was unveiled at Bt. dames' Church, ; on November bth.

it, is understood that the Ruapehu, brougnt for tne different banns doing business in the colony silver and ijronzo coins 41! the total value of atiout TVOJJIJU. 'the last importation of a similar cnaracter was in yfprii, 1909. In the course o£ a quarrel at Kalgooriie, New Bouth wales, uclweea iwo Italians concerning a young Frenchwoman, one oi the men received several wounds from a Knife, and died shortly, afterwards., The increased cost of living was

further elauorated in the Arbitration Coure at Wellington tne other day. Tne Presiuenr 01 the Wharf laborers Union deposed that in four years me rent of nis dwelling had been raised from 8s per week to 12s, ana tne rents of nouses on the opposite side of the stiecl v/erc raised from 9s to

15s per ween. The President of the Court mentioned that in Dunedin rents had risen fully 30 per cent., and pronably 50 per cent., elsewhere^

Mr B. Brown mentioned that in his recent trip to Sydney he ascertained that rents there had r sen greatly, lifter further discussion, His Honor said tiie cost of living had risen all over New Zealand, probably in Australia, and undoubtedly 111 the United States. The question was who was going to pay for it in the end.