BRITISH AND FOREIGIN
»- United Press Association—By Electrio , Telegraph— Copyright. ' (Received August 24, 8:25 a.m.) A MILLIONAIRE'S EXTRAVAGANCE. NEW YORK, August 23. Mr John Gates, & Washington m lionaire, is constructing a golf cours a racecourse and a concrete automobi track at a cost of £1 ,000,000. THE SMALL HOLDINGS ACT. LONDON, August 23. During the first half of the curre year, 19.000 applications were -receiv under the Small Holdings Act, invol irig an area of 300,000 acres. A seve teen land schemes submitted by Coun Councils, thirteen wer© approved. (Received August 24, 8.42 a.m.) A SCHOLASTIC APPOINTMENT. The Rev J. L. Dove has- been a pointed master of the Wanganui Cc lege. '.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9322, 24 August 1908, Page 2
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