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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 303, 20 November 1934, Page 6

Accounts for relief -workers amounting to £IOB3 13s lid, and other patients’ accounts totalling £1241 14s Id were written off by the Palmerston North Hospital Board, yesterday afternoon.

Enthusiasm for athletics carries people a long way sometimes. A proposal was put before the executive of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Centre that it should provide officials for an attempt to establish a time for the 50,000 metres walk. Fifty thousand metres is about 31 miles, and therefore more than 120 laps of an athletic track. A member suggested that the officials might have to be on duty for about six hours if- the feat pere performed.

No objections had been received, it was reported by the managing-secre-tary (Mr A. J. Phillipps) to the Palmerston North Hospital Board yesterday afternoon, to the proposal to raise a loan of £2BOO, of which £2500 is to be used for strengthening the present Hospital buildings, provide for certain re-roofing work there, and for building operations at Awapuni, the other £3OO being required for the installation of switchboards and electrical equipment at the Hospital.

“Play games, cultivate a love of reading, and don’t be foolish about religion.” This advice was given to boys of Kilburn Grammar School by the Bishop of London, Dr. Winnmgton Ingram. “I believe enormously in games,” said the bishop. “I want you boys to be able to play at the age of 76 —which I am —tennis, squash, racquets, golf, and hockey—as I do.” Dr. Ingram recalled his days at Marlborough. “The man who influenced me was a lay assistant master called Dick. He was the inspiration of my life. I remember him saying to me once, when I was down, ‘\ou remember the old proverb—Look straight into the light, and you will always have the shadows behind.’ Remember that, boys, for your inspiration when you face the troubles of. life.”

Application is to be made by the Palmerston North Hospital Board, m accordance with the recent regulations gazetted under the Transport Act, tor a transport license for its two ambulances. The board, yesterday afternoon, decided to instruct its solicitors to make the necessary representations to the Licensing Authority. It was pointed out by the managing-secrotary (Mr A. J. Phillipps) that the number of licenses to be issued in each district would be restricted, and an indication had been given that local and public bodies would receive preference. Comment was made by Mr A. E. Mansford that there might be some opposition raised to the application, and the Licensing Authority would have to decide which ambulance service availi able was the more justified.

The erection of the new Dunedin Post Office building is proceeding steadily, the fifth storey now being in course of construction.

During the progress of a Western Australian Show, two circus elephants wandered into the official refreshment room and cleared the tables.

The building of the new school is now completed, and the official opening will take place at an earlv date, writes the “Standard’s” Linton correspondent. The building replaces that which was destroyed by fire a few months ago.

In memory of the late Captain William John Newby, the Garibaldian veteran and pioneer of New Zealand, who recently died in his 102nd year, some of his most treasured possessions have been presented by relatives to the Old Colonists’ Museum at Auckland.

Technical experts who inquired into the manufacture of motor fuel from Australian coal have completed their report. They state that the hydrogenation process is hardly out of the experimental stage, and establishment of the industry locally should be deferred.

Costs amounting to 100 guineas, with disbursements, were awarded to the Palmerston North City Council by the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) when he gave judgment in the recent litigation with the ManawatuOroua Power Board. This fact was reported to the meeting of the City Council last evening. It was reported by the works committee at last evening’s meeting of the City Council that residents of Terrace End had forwarded a petition requesting the tar-sealing of Ituahine Street between Main and Church Streets. It was resolved that the request be referred to next year’s estimates, the engineer in the meantime to furnish an estimate of the cost.

The Palmerston North Hospital Board yesterday afternoon decided to make inquiries concerning the dental departments conducted by other hospitals. This action followed a question by Mr A. E. Mansford concerning the policy of the Hospital in providing dental treatment for the children of relief workers.

“Sincere congratulations on the jubilee of the Terrace End School, from my brothers, sisters and self,” stated a cable received last evening by the former headmaster of the school (Mr T. F. Fairbrother), from Sydney. The message of goodwill was forwarded by Mr James Linton, one of the original pupils, whose sister, June Linton, now in London, was No. 1 on the school roll. Their father was an early Mayor of Palmerston North. Yesterday 668 children at thd Terrace End School each received a piece of the jubilee cake made by Mrs J. Barsanti.

The guard of honour on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Palmerston North will be furnished by the 7th and Bth Field Batteries, together with the band of the Manawatu Mounted Rifles. The Duke is scheduled to arrive in this centre at 7.30 p.m. on January 3. The City Council decided at its meeting, last evening, that the making of suitable arrangements in regard to the control of traffic during the forthcoming visit of the Duke should be left in the hands of Cr. W. B. Cameron and the traffic manager (Mr H. J. Smith) with power to act.

Formal notice was received by the Palmerston North City Council, at its meeting last evening, from the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board that the agreement with the city for the supply of electricity would expire on March 31 next, and that the board was prepared to meet the council to discuss the question of a new contract for the supply of bulk power. It was decided, on the motion -of Cr. R. L. C. Aitchison, seconded by Cr. W. B. Tennent, that the sub-commit-tee to represent the council consist of the Mayor and' Crs. J. Hodgens, W. B. Cameron and G. Tremaine.

An Auckland pilot, Mr R. G. Tappenden, was liberally besprinkled with dust when he accompanied SquadronLeader M. C. McGregor on an aerobatics flight from Mangere aerodrome in the Miles Hawk flown by the Mjmawatu pilots in the Centenary air race. During a slow roll, a cloud of dust was seen to fly from the front cockpit and envelop the passenger as the machine turned upsicfe-down. On landing the pilot informed Mr Tappenden that he had had the dust of 14 countries showered upon him, the machine not having been inverted since it left Mildenhall to fly to Melbourne.

Probate of the will of Mr Louis P. Blundell, of Wellington, has been granted by the Supreme Court. After some legacies to the relatives and certain employees of long standing in the Evening Post are provided for, the estate is divisible between the widow the two sons, and the daughter. The estate was sworn at £400,000. The public bequests include £l5O to St. Peter’s Church, £SO to St. Mary’6 Anglican Home, £SO to the Wellington Plunket Society, £SO to the Anglican Boys’ Home at Lower Hutt, £OO to St. Peter’s Anglican Mission, £SO to the Wellington Boys’ Institute, and £SO to the Home of Compassion. Whether the City Council’s water carts could be drawn by mechanical means rather than by horses in order that they should cover the ground more rapidly was a question put at last evening’s meeting of the City Council by Cr. H. B. Free. He said there was a very fine team of horses drawing one cart but they were slow. It seemed like baling out the ocean with a thimble, considering the great length of streets to be covered. The city engineer (Mr J. R. Hughes) said one of the two carts was drawn by a tractor, and the other by the horse team. Endeavours were made to treat as great a length of streets as possible.

When speaking about irrigation at a meeting in Christchurch, Mr G. H. Holford recalled that it was probably an excess of water on the Canterbury land rather than a shortage which decided that Christchurch was not to become the “Edinburgh of the South.” Mr Holford mentioned that 90 years ago Mr Fred Tuekett, when looking for a site for a Scottish settlement in New Zealand, travelled from what is now Motukarara to the farm of the Deans brothers at Riccarton. But on his way Mr Tuekett had to wade through swamps, became immersed in creeks, and spent the night, soaked, in the scrub. Authorities believed that it was that experience which 'was a deciding factor in"’his rejecting Canterbury in favour of Otago for his settlement.

“Last month was a good one for the collection of patients’ fees —one of the best for the year,” reported the man-aging-secretary (Mr A. J. Phillipps) to the meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital Board yesterday afternoon. He stated that at September 30 the fees received had been £260 below the estimates fdr the first six months of the financial year, but now they were within £76. If the collection of fees could be maintained at the same rate as during October, the position at March 31 next would be satisfactory. Maintenance expenditure was overspent by about £2OOO, due to the number of patients averaging 20 more than anticipated for the six months. Charitable aid expenditure was still within the estimated figures, and a little less than for the corresponding period of last year.