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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 99, 17 August 1943, Page 6

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Polish Minister The Polish Minister to Australia, Dr. S. Grusbka, aged 49, Doctor of Laws, has arrived in Australia. He wore a tie covered with Victory "V's" and a belt made of glass. Recruit Aged 91 A recruit, in Perth. Australia, gave his age as 01. He said he was born j in 1850 in Surrey. England, and claimed to have fought in Abyssinia in 188 G. Schooldays in Russia The first of a scries of lectures specially arranged for children was delivered on a recent Saturday afternoon in Wellington at the clubrooms of the Society for Closer Relations with Russia. The subject was, "Schooldays in Russia." American Demand for Greenstone So great is the demand, by Americans for greenstone curios and ornaments that Auckland retailers have been finding difficulty in coping with it. One jeweller said that greenstone was in short supply and when lie Avas able to obtain a consignment it was quickly exhausted. Alone He Did It! Fifty years ago., the Rev. N. R. Louwyek, South Australian Anglican clergyman, now 78 and retired, began to 'write a book, "Man's Struggles and Stumbles." Tt developed into- two volumes. Acting as his own printer and bookbinder, he has just spent twelve months running oil' 100 copies of 200 pages each.