Referring to a star of a former generation, a critic asserts that he could act more with his little finger than the modern player can with his whole body. It is said that in a poignant emotional scene it was only necessary for him to bury his face in one hand.
Acting on a suggestion by Mr P. Kearins that a portion of the reserve controlled by the council in the Main South Road should be ploughed and planted in potatoes, the Taihape Borough Council has already ordered the seed potatoes, which will be planted at an early date. The proceeds from the sale of the potatoes will be devoted to the Taihape recruits in camp with the special force.
A fortune of more than £32,000 lies on the wharf at Castleclifl. It consists of more than 800 tons of electrolytic zinc from Australia, portion of the general cargo removed from the holds of the stranded Port Line steamer Port Bowen. Taking the value of the zinc at £4O a ton, the pile of ingots represents more than £32,000, and the ingots, weighing 56 pounds, £1 each.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 October 1939, Page 2
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