THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “ STANDARD.” JANUARY 17, ISOS. It was reported in America that the log of Columbus had come to light in the library of a French Duke in Paris. Other valuable papers of the explorer were also said to have been discovered. The New Zealand Bowling Association’s annual tournament had been commenced at Christchurch. Two rinks from tho Palmerston North Club were included in the entrants. A Sydney message said that in a cricket match Trumper had scored 215 runs in one hour 10 minutes, while Chapman, who assisted him, made 146. The Wainui, then on the Nelson-AVolling-ton run, had a narrow escape when she struck a rock between Stephen and D’Urville Islands in rounding the latter. Considerable interest was being taken in a proposal by the Palmerston North Borough Council to borrow £56.000 for the purpose of improving the waterworks facilities of the town. A London message said that hundreds of Japanese fishermen had been sent to Port Arthur, the garrison of which had surrendered, to assist in the w r ork of clearing the harbour of mines. The Russian garrison had had three months’ food left at -the time ot surrender, but the only meat available was that of mules and horses.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 42, 17 January 1935, Page 2
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207THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 42, 17 January 1935, Page 2
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