SEVENTY YEARS AGO

Mt Benger Mail, 3 September 1941, Page 4

SEVENTY YEARS AGO

THE TUAPEKA TIMES Thursday, August 31, 1871

The “Colgone Gazette,” a German newsnnper asys that it is all fiction regarding the German demand for Heligoland. They state that this is but British propaganda and no thoughts of this have ever been entertained by the German Government.

Captain Hutton F.R.G.S., who visited Otago a month ago for the purpose of reporting on a means of defending the harbour of Port Chalmers against invasion of small cruisers or privateers is of the opinion that Dunedin is the most expensive town in the Colony to defend as it could be attacked by way of Port Chalmers or it could be shelled from or four miles. i

The congregation of Knox Church, Dunedin, has resolved to purchase a section at the corner of Pitt and George Streets, adjoining the present manse property, and erect a plain but substantial stone church thereon.

We are informed that Mr G. W. Adams, district surveyor is busily engaged surveying the proposed line of Railway from Tokomiriro to Beaumont under Ihe direction of Mr G. Barr, Engineer of the Public Works Dept.

An improvement Sosiety has been formed in Lawrence.

The first sod of the Kaipara Railway, North Island was turned yesterday.