THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” AUGUST 17, 1907. A roadman in the Maetcrton county had kept a bullock for the purpose of hauling, buggies and traps out of the mud. It had been stated that where two horses failed to extricate a vehicle the old bullock made no effort of the task. A Bill to legalise the marriage of a man to his deceased wife’s sister had been read a first time in the British House of Commons. There had been an urge that the J.ahou r Department, should be abolished. It had been stated that it cost. £20,000 a year “in an organised effort to prevent people doing too much work.” Commenting on the meeting of King Edward VII and the Kaiser, in Germany, a Berlin newspaper had said: “Two great nntions' have come together on a permanent basis in the cause of peace.” William Webb, the world’s champion sculler, bad received a tumultuous welcome on bis' return to Wanganui. A feature of the proceedings ■ bad been a huge display by thousands of Maoris.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 17 August 1937, Page 2
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176THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 17 August 1937, Page 2
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