NEW ZEALAND.
(Per Press Association.) Foilding, last night.
Tho Borough Council last, night _doeidod to ask tho ratopayors to sanction a Author loan of £7OOO to comploto the water-works. It is oxpoctod a furtlier loan will bo necessary to complote tho soworngo scheme. Wellington, last night. Tho annual balanco-sheot of the Wellington Racing Club shows that tho roooipts for. tho past year wore £14,791, and the expenditure £13,449, loaving a credit balance of £1342. Tho total isator receipts amountod to £0744. Tho stalcoß totalled £10,250. Up to its presont tho club has expended nearly £19,000 on its new courso at Trontham. Ohrietohuroh, last night. Tho borough of llangiora has beon without debt for 27 years, and now proposes to raiso a loan of £6OOO for gas works. Tho retailors of Christchurch have taken advantage of the “ corner ’’ in onions, as cabled from Melbourne, and raised the prices GO per cent.
Dunedin, last night. Tho passengers by yesterday’s second express from Christchurch were startled by two pea rifle shots breaking two windows of a carriage. One passenger was scratched by broken glass. Edward Sorploss, railway fireman, was killed last night by striking his head against the Kaihiltu bridge.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1537, 19 August 1905, Page 4
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