LOOKING BACKWARD

Feilding Star, Volume 11, Issue 4179, 28 February 1934, Page 4

LOOKING BACKWARD

THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO (From the Feilding Star’s files) February 28, 1898. The Manchester Rifles held a> good mustier last uiglit. Captain Kirton drilled tile corps. Lieut. Barltrop instructed in squad and skirmishing and Sergt. Humphreys in sword bayonet exercise and Vets. Parker, Hicks, and Pleasants in tiring and manual exercisesThere is some talk of starting a bacon factory at Ron go tea. • • • • * A fancy dress cricket match plavej ut Birmingham between (he ‘"Buffers” and the "‘Duffers” resulted in a drawn game each side scoring Go runs. • « • • * Air John Duthie AI.H.R. leaves on a short trip to England l next week. • • • • • It. is understood that the ranks of the ‘‘Left AYing” have been added to by tlie inclusion of Air John Hutcheson member for Wellington. • • • • • Airs Hastie is erecting commodious sample rooms in Alancliester Square. • m * m • Air Bray has accepted the tender of Air Wan. Wilkinson for the erection of a large private residence fo>- Mrs G. Kirton.