THIRTY YEARS AGO

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 89, 14 March 1934, Page 2

THIRTY YEARS AGO

EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD,” MARCH 14, " 1904.

Rev. J. J. Mather had been appointed to the Broad Street Methodist Church in Palmerston North and Rev. Hugh Boggs to the Cuba Street Church. Yielding to pressure of public opinion, the Commissioner of Police in Johannesburg had prohibited coloured people, including coolies, from using the sidewalks. The better class of coloured people were exempted. Six Russian torpedo boats had left Port Arthur and had been engaged in a hot action with similar craft from tho Japanese fleet. The Japanese were reported to be confident of victory by sea, but not so suro of success on the land. Tho Russians, who woro preparing to evacuate their position at tho mouth of tho Yalu River, had poured kerosene over 15,000 tons of coal for tho purpose of firing it if necessary. Following a storm on the Australian coast it had boon reported that two boats woro ashore, the Lass o’ Gowrie and the Aramac. It was stated that a sausage . casing factory, to be the largest of its kind in Australia and Now Zealand, was to be erected in Petono for a New York firm. A considerable number of the old season’s lambs which had been held in cold store for a lengthy time had been placed on the London market. Tho carcases were faded and out of condition, while they lowered values all round.

Owing to tho healthy state of the dairying industry more heifers wore being bred than for some seasons past in the Ashhurst and Pohangina districts. Although the numbers of pigs had fallen, tho quality of the stock was high. British newspapers wore hotly repelling efforts to sow discord between Britain ancl France. King Edward, said a London cable, was regarded as one of the mainstays of tho world’s peace.

Plans for an Opera House had been prepared by tho Palmerston North Borough Council engineer and were to bo considered by tho council. At a meeting, some of tho members of tho Kairanga County Council expressed tho view that in return for placing tho Palmerston North water supply pipes on tho Tiritea bridges tho town should undertake the upkeep of tho structures. The matter had not been finalised.