THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 218, 13 August 1940, Page 2

THIRTY YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” AUGUST 13, 1910. At Lanark, Drex’ell had ascended to a height of 6750 ft, which was a world’s record. Mr Crahamo White had flown from Blackpool to New Brighton, a distance of 25 miles, in 27 minutes. Captain R. F. Scott had arrived at Capetown on the first stage of his journey to the Antarctic. He was duo in New Zealand in about mid-September. The Foxton Borough Council had signed an agreement whereby the council would purchase and erect a gasworks in the town. Tho cost was to be £9OOO, and all that remained to be done was the sanctioning of a loan by the ratepayers. Cardiff and Carnarvon were making rival claims to King George V. for the honour of being. selected as the place .of investiture of tho Prince of Wales. Serious floods had occurred in Japan, many villages and towns being _ washed away. Thirty thousand houses in the lower part of Tokio wore submerged and many thousands were homeless and threatened with starvation. The loss was estimated to be 1,000,000 yen. Tho North Island Brass Bands’ Association had decided to hold their next contest in Palmerston North.