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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 284, 4 November 1925, Page 8

Twenty-two permits were issued in 'Wanganui for now dwellings last month, the value being £19,23i. A southern newspaper reports that there is every prospect of a mining revival in the Jitiller and Grey districts now that the cost of requirements is coming back to normal. Although Auckland is growing at such a great rate the increase is not what statisticians call a natural one, states an exchange. During October there was a drop ol 14 births compared with the same month last year, marriages were exactly the same in number, but deaths showed less by 45. Isolated cases of infantile paralysis continue to occur, and a young man of 20 lias been sent to the Waipukurau hospital suffering from the disease (states the iSapicr Telegraph). The sufferer had been ailing tor about 14 days before his illness was diagnosed as infantile paralysis. His condition is considered satisfactory. At the Napier Police Court, at the conclusion ot a defended application tor a prohibition order, His Worship decided to issue the order and the man involved, when leaving the Court, paused at the door and blandly inquired of the magistrate if that meant that he had to drink water in the future. • -That’s it,” retorted the magistrate, “water or tea. You won’t be able to get tight on tea.” To use a nautical term there was an “unscheduled arrival” when the Manuka was only one day out from Melbourne en route to Wellington, states an exchange. This was the birth to Mrs Barr, a lady from the Old Country, of a lino healthy .son, the arrival of which caused a great deal of jubilation among the passengers. Timothy Ivenim was before tlic court at Gisborne this week, .charged with trespassing on the Avondale racecourse while a meeting was in progress. Accused said lie did not know iie was prohibited from attending races. He was the bolder of the D.C.M. and Meritorious Service medals. Accused was convicted and discharged. Windbag, the winner of the Melbourne Cup yesterday, Is trained by George Price, who was formerly private trainer for Mr J. Goring Johnston, ot Palmerston North. Windbag was purchased as a yearling for 150 guineas by Mr F. Earl, K.C., of Auckland, but as bo did not like the horse’s looks ho asked to be relieved of the sale.

'flic need for some system of police supervision over night traffic on the Blenheim-Nelson road was well illustrated last week, when Sir Ernest ltutlierford’s ear and cars containing visitors from Blenheim encountered at intervals no fewer than three heavyloaded Sorties proceeding along the road without lights of any kind, although it was quite dark. Two of the lorries were motor vehicles and the other was a horse-drawn vehicle.