AUCKLAND ITEMS.
STATE LOANS.
, ■". (By. OorreeroniloaU Auckland, March 21: '■' < 'AneMand, has availed itself fairly ■.freely'of the opportunities afforded to . public bodies for securing loans, through ■ the agency; of. the • Government - under the terms.'of,the State'' Guaranteed Ad- •).-.- vances- Act of : last session.. No lesst,than £117,050 has been provisionally approved to local bodies within the ■ .'Auckland-suburban area,' and the loans ;: to, other local, bodies in the province bring the total up .to ■ . :; The Ambulance • Saturday collections ■ in Auckland totalled over £320. The .washing up" , in connection with the ■ ; .-. collections showed that, the ambulance ■..;■ boxes: had in, a largo' measure been utilised; as refuse, depositories. Amongst the contributions was a spurious halfcrown, (a, -.very-.• good imitation) and other _ silver coins, that-evidenced need : .«r first : aid' , treatment themselves Among the miscellany were also two ■ Bafety-pms, ■ two ■ matehbox heads, a dime,; a Rotorua to Auckland railway ticket, and a woefully-battered penny -.-. which had got.on :the'tram line, after \ being thrown by a car passenger to a street collector. ■ -■.' '■■■'.
Mr. : Kmg, a passenger to Auckland by. tho Victoria, yesterday, holds a commission as.Lieutenant in.the South ■African Light Horse. He served in the Matabele and South African Wars, and appears to. bear a charmed- existence, for he has received no fewer than sixteen wounds, and has had both legs broken In the South African War Mr. King's knowledge of the Dutch language and the country prompted the authorities using him as an intelligence officer, and for days he lived in tho Dutch camps..-. General De Wet issued a standing offer of, £250 for the capturo of Mr. King, dead or alive. It is a compliment to the happy co-operation of the British and Dutch in South •Afnca, that when in Pretoria General Do_\Vet always makes it a practice' to visit Mr. .King's relatives' house in that city. . . ■ .' ..:
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 772, 22 March 1910, Page 8
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299AUCKLAND ITEMS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 772, 22 March 1910, Page 8
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