THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 229, 27 August 1932, Page 2

THIRTY YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” AUGUST 27, 1902. The New Zealand Farmers’ Dairy Union Company decided to pay 104 a for butterfat during September and 9Jd for October. New Zealand’s best butter was commanding Is 6d in Sydney, cheese 9d to 9}d, and bacon 9Jd to 10id per I> °Great Britain was stated to he France’s best customer in transactions which left a balance of £24,000,000 in favour of France. .. T . , A public meeting at Norfolk Island passed a resolution against annexation by. tho Commonwealth, prefening to remain a Crown colony to passing under control of the Federal Governm Alarming cracks were reported to have made their appearance in the southern portico of St. Paul s Cathedral London. It was estimated that expensive underpinning, costing between £40,000 and £BO,OOO, would be necessary. , . , , Kruger was reported to have retired from tho leadership of the Boer people General Botha, who was succeeding him, lrad closed the Legation at Brussels and was moving tho archives to Holland.