THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 252, 21 September 1934, Page 2

THIRTY YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” SEPTEMBER 21, 1904.

Taihape had attained its tenth birthday on September 15, that being the date upon which the first band of pioneers from Canterbury had arrived and pitched their tents. Such was the amount of building in Palmerston North that the bricklayers employed by two builders had decided to play a football match, there being enough to field two teams. Following the arranging of a satisfactory treaty with Tibet by Colonel Younghusband’s mission, the Russian newspapers were commenting on it with illwilt and sarcasm, said a Petersburg message. Dr Dowie had been making extravagant claims to being the Divinely commissioned high priest on earth and first Apostle of the Christian churches. He was described as wearing a richly jowelled mitre and wishing to make his own city, Zion, the Mecca of the Christian world. The Carnegie Corporation was engaged with an order for 22,000 tons of nickel steel plates which it was thought were to be ÜBed in the construction of Japanese battleships, said a London message. A force of 350,000 Japanese, with 850 guns, was to bo sent t.o supplement the attacking force at Mukden. _ ’ A Brisbane message said a rough stone cairn had beon found near Cooktown. It was supposed to have been erected by Captain Cook and one of the stones had the name Cook inscribed upon it. Signor Marconi was to visit New Zealand, said a London cablegram. He expected to send messages to Poldhu (Cornwall) when half way round the world. Extensive transport arrangements were being made by a number of transport companies for the tourist season _ at RotoruaOrders were being placed with Auckland firms for all sorts and sizes of traps and for other vehicles ranging up to the “lumbering motor coach.”