THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “ STANDARD.”
AUGUST 27, ISOS.
The committee set up to further the proposal for having a school built at the western end of the town had received an offer of a site in Botanical Road, Germany intended to spend £20.000 annually in encouraging sea lisheries with the object of securing more sailors for tho navy.
A company was being formed in Hawke’s Bay to purchase Messrs Nelson Bros.’ works at Toinoana. The capital was tu bo £IOO.OOO.
Complete arrangements had been made to advertise the Christchurch exhibition throughout the world. Tho Rongotea 'J own Board had u to proceed with the formation of Avon Street. A rate of 3-4 din tho £ was to bo struck.
Tiie schooner Emma Sims, chartered by a Wellington syndicate, was scheduled to leave soon in an endeavour to recover treasure valued at £17,000 which had gone down with the Elingamite at Three Kings. Matters were not proceeding smoothly at the conference between Russian and Japanese representatives on the question of peace
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 230, 27 August 1935, Page 2
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170THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 230, 27 August 1935, Page 2
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