THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD,” JULY 29, 1902. At tho Imperial Conference in London, Mr Seddon’s proposals that each colony should establish a militia reserve selected from local forces was discussed throughout tho sitting in relation to the gonernl military defenoo of tho Empire, but no resolution was adopted. There was a movement in hand to form a branch of tho Farmers’ Union at Pohangina. The Governor, Lord Ranfurly, paid a visit to Palmerston North and inspected tho Hospital. Viscount Kitchener presented tho Engineers’ Museum at London with statues of Kruger, Botha and Cronje from Pretoria, and “Long Toms” to Gravesend and Woolwich Arsenal.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 204, 29 July 1932, Page 2
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105THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 204, 29 July 1932, Page 2
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