Effect of Less Petrol.

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 208, 4 September 1940, Page 5

Effect of Less Petrol.

An official of the Wanganui Wrestling Association stated recently that the takings at wrestling matches had fall-en by about £30 a match because of restrictions on the use of petrol. He said that carefu\ check of the bookings had shown that country patrons of wrestling had contributed round about £30 each time there was a bout staged in Wanganui. The two recent bouts had received very little patronage from the country, and when regular country patrons were asked why, they said that there was not sufficient petrol available to allow them to come to the wrestling, much as they felt inclined to do so. Capture of Samoa. On August 30, 1914," six ships of war and two. transports appeared off Apia, the capital of German Samoa. Steaming ahead under a flag of truce, H.M.S. Psyche entered the inner harbour and landed an officer, who diemanded the surrender of the island within half an hourl He was told that the surrender I could not be given, but that no attempt would be made to interfere with the landing of the New Zea- . land Expeditionary Force. The . troops landed. All bridges and roads i leading to the town were placed uni del* guard, and the German flag . which had floated over Apia for 14 r years was hauled The landing t of the N.Z.E.F. Is notable as the f first instance of an overseas Do- . minion having dispatched an invad- . ing force across the ocean to capture foreign territory,.