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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12010, 11 March 1920, Page 8

M Tardieu, in an article in the Petit Parisien, declares that the Loudon economic memorandum is equivalent to rejection of the Versailles Treaty, to Franco’s detriment. The office of the Grey River Argus, recently purchased by the Labour Party, was gutted by lire last night. Christchurch reports the total destruction by fire of the furniture factory of Peppler’s Ltd. Yesterday Captain Rhodes visited Marten in connection with the Prince of Wales’ visit, and expressed his complete approval of the High 'Bohodnire;-;'SBlected' Oby -the public meeting on Tuesday evening. It was mentioned by Mr de Berry in his introductory speech at the Chautauqua last evening, that Mr Alan Mcßiwain, the baritone and entertainer of the Lyric Quartette, was a former pupil of Marton School. After 1 hearing the Semple v McCurdy charge of publishing an untrue and defamatory statement calculated to influence the electors, the Magistrate at Wellington yesterday convicted the defendant and fined him £5 and costs £4.105. It is stated that the executive of the railway workers has received advice from some of New Zealand’s eminent lawyers that they cannot be deprived of their superannuation, provided that they give adequate notice of their intention individually, or collectively, to leave the service. Mr F R H Brice, Marton, advertiser Mr A J Sutcliffe's residence for sale. *