THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” APRIL 30, 1910. Hie Manawatu Rugby Union’s championship matches were about to commence. The French and English aviators, M. Paulham and Mr White, .liad botli left London in an attempt to hy solo ■to Manchester for the Daily Mail’s £IO,OOO prize in 24 hours, A later report stated that M. Paulham had been successful; Mr White had to abandon his attempt on account of bad weather. For the first quarter of 1910 exports had exceeded 'imports l>y £4,947,860 compared with £2,804,393 for the same period in 1909. Sir John Dickson-Poynder, the now Governor-General of New Zealand, had been raised to the peerage and his new title was Lord Islington. A serious revolt had broken put. again between Turkish and Albanian troops near Prishtina
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 128, 30 April 1940, Page 2
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129THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 128, 30 April 1940, Page 2
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