PAPANUI NEWS

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 21010, 11 November 1933, Page 7

PAPANUI NEWS

♦ AN UNFINISHED ROAD

Tradespeople are greatly inconvenienced by the new street between St. James's avenue and Windermere road, not being opened up for traffic. Although the two streets are only five chains apart at the point, it is necessary for vans to travel the best part of a mile to delrver goods. The formation of. the /reet was Promised more than a your ago when the first part of Manchester street was reconstructed. The promise was renewed when the second stretch of Manchester street was to be begun, but as that work is naarly completed there seems little hope of the new road being surfaced for some time. Recently c-r. J. Beanland and Mr A. R. Galbraith, city engineer, visited the area and expressed the opinion that the work should be completed. At present both ends of the road are open, and on Windermere road there is a danger from the uncovered side-channel. Beautifying: Work. The rose-beds at the railway reserve, and the climbers at the Bellvue avenue subway are beginning to make a good display. On Tuesday morning all the blooms nearest the footpath on Bellvue avenue were plucked and the bush was badly broken. Not satisfied with this destruction, the roses were scattered along the footpath as far as St. James's avenue. Social Evening. The Rev. and Mrs A. Hopper entertained members of the Hinemoa and Bible class basketball teams at an enjoyable social in the Papanui Methodist Sunday School. The time passed quickly with games and competitions, and Miss I. Robinson gave a recitation. During the evening —e captain, Miss Ella Smart, presented bouquets to Mrs Hopper and Miss I. Robinscn, in appreciation of the interest they had taken in the teams. After a dainty supper was served Miss O Corey, on behalf of the teams, thanked the hosts for the very pleasant evening. Card Evening. The Advance Northcote Association held its weekly card evening last Tuesday. There was a good attendance, who gained the highest scores' were Mrs Condon 1, Mrs Shaskey 2, j Mr J. Lange 1, Mr A. Taylor 2. j The rareiied air of high altitudes has a strange effect on the minds of mountain climbers. They not only experience difficulty in remembering what they are doing, but sometimes have hallucinations which cause them to descend the mountain while believing they are still going upward.