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MANAWATU
•On Saturday' tho U.S.A. team of footballera, known as tho "Diggers," defeated Pirates by one point, and tlius tho sonior competitions. There was a very large attendance at the annual football match at Paliherston St. Patrick's 'College (\\ ellington) and the Palmerston North ■Boys High School., The game was well contested throughout. The local team SU irn C€t ' ' II - w ' nn ' n f> by/3 points to nil. The following team has been chosen to represent Manawatu against Taranaki ot "' ra^or( l on Saturday:—Full-back, brewart; 'three-quarters, , Fergusson, IJl.izey and M'Sweeney; fi fa-eighths, J. Jtyan (captain) and Ingham; half-back, Maire; forwards, Sheehan, Brown, Riggs, Mnnro, Dustin, Mullins, Galpin, and Lawrenceemergencies: back, Swainson; forward, Boddy. On Saturday Messrs. Dalgety and Co. hold a\successful sale of land at River Road', Fitzherbert, close to Palmerston North, in the estate of J. Harris, deceased. The homestead block containing 62 acres and 39 perches; was purchased by Mr. W. J. Harris at jGOO per acre, and 65 acres, without buildings, i went to ■ Mr. L. L. Loveleck at .£SB per acre. '
WAIRARAPA .Mr. B. Brown reports thai during tlie month of July 118 points of rain were registered in Masterton, and during the same period there were 135 hours utes of bright sunshine. .
A fortnight's continuous spell of blue skies and sunny days was broken in the Masferton district yesterday, when a northerly wind brought clouds of dust. Some exceptionally sharp frosts have been experienced, a.rniucli as 15 degrees and over being registered on several occasions. Oil .Sunday, morning 15.6 degrees of frost were recorded.
The Minister of Education and Mr. T. Forsyth (chairman of the Wellington Eduation Board) during their visit to Greytown agreed to pay Jl5O towards playground extension. The Minister complimented the school'. committee on the excellent equipment of the school.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 265, 3 August 1920, Page 8
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