THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” MARCH 25, 11)09. Germany was pushing ahead in the armaments race. She was building heavily armoured cars capable of a high speed and carrying machine guns. Each car cost £20,000. The new Post Post Offico at Foxton was nearing completion. The protection of “Pelorus Jack,” a strange fish which followed boats in Cook Strait, by Act of Parliament was to expire during flic year. A public meeting in Feilding passed a resolution urging the Government to institute compulsory military training. Lieutenant Shaekleton, who had returned to New Zealand, having failed to reach the South Polo, stated that ho would mako a further attempt later.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 98, 25 March 1939, Page 2
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110THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 98, 25 March 1939, Page 2
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