LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3573, 4 March 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. G. P. Whitehorn, of the Bank of Anstialasia, Palmerston North, is relieving the manager of the Featherston branch.

Sixty-two head of stock were impounded in the Borough during February, and fees received amounted to £7 0/4,

It was decided last night to form a Rotary Club in Wanganui. The Hon. George Fowlds presided over the meeting.—Press Association.

A lecture on road construction will be given on Wednesday cvenng In the Municipal Hall by Mr. T. W. Paterson, engineer in charge of the Hutt Road construction.

On Monday next the Honorable C. J. Pan- will visit Palmerston North, and inspect the old Campbell Street School site, which it is sought to have vested in the Borough for conversion into a children’s playground. Mr. C. T. Salmon will speak to the Lunch Club to-day upon the wonders revealed by Prof. Rutherford concerning the atom, the strange activities of which ho has been mainly instrumental showing - to the world, Mr. G. G. Priest will occupy the chair.

The case of Higgins, sentenced to death for the Waikino school murders, was considered by Cabinet yesterday, and its recommendation will be submitted to the Executive Council which will meet in Wellington to-day.

The railways “careful crossing campaign” is to be brought very close to motdrlsts by the attachment of a advertising “sticker” to their licenses. A supply of these has been received by the Borough, and will be used as desired by the Department. Restricted accommodation in our scholastic institutions is one of the gro Rest har dicaps of the teachers. E'<ca the be I .i means of reading the school is hampered by want of bicycle shelters. At one local school alone one may see about 300 bicycles stacked under the trees in all weathers.

The consulting electrical engineer to the Borough Council, Mr P. Black, of Wellington, In reporting at last night’s meeting of the Council, stated that it should be possible for the Council to commence a lighting supply during night hours in about two weeks’ time, over at least a third of the Borough area.

In pursanae of their policy of educating the people on the aims and objects of Babour in politics, the Pal. merston North branch of the New Zealand Babour Party have arranged for an open-air rally to-night in the Square, at 7.30, when the speakers will be Messrs H. B. Monteith, M.P., and H. Dyson. On Saturday next Mr J. Thorn., who is well known in Palmerston North, will also conduct an open air rally.

The application of a company with works outside the Borough to be connected with the water supply was granted by the Palmerston North Borough Council last night. Cr. Eliott’s fears that the residents would have their supply cut off when the pressure was low were allayed by the engineer, who pointed out that the company, being at the end of the water main, would not draw from connections nearer the source. On (he Pilmerston North.-Ftx'cn line from r<x am. to ten a ns. and from dusk or Sunday night a pro cession of motor-cars was to be seen on the road to and from the sea-ode. Tyres a d petrol consump-i m a:o about equal to the expenditure for road repairs, i 1 together there three arc 20 times greater than it would cost to convey five times the number by train, says a correspondent with a turn for figures In this matter, the Railway Department does not consider the convenience of its clients, the finance of the ratepayers, or its own revenue.

Mr and Mrs. Thomas Simpson, of Grey Street intend leaving at the end of the monlh for Sydney, en route 10 England and the Cont'nent, on an eight months’ trip. Mr. Simpson’s ability as a musician and organiser has been a factor in the success of manv social functions in Palmerston North and district. As a vocalist, Mrs. Simpson also is well known to the public. a«id she has at all times been ready to assist at concerts for charitable objects. Both Mr. and Mrs, Simpson have taken leading parts in the affairs of St Peter’s Church. That they may have a most enjoyable holiday will be the wish of their wide circle of friends.

Ladies’ shoe oddments to be cleared this week, at The C. M. Ross Co., Ltd., include Southall’s English glace kid one-bar shoes, specially reduced to 19/6 pair net Cash. These are made with sensible, wide fitting toes and leather Cuban heels. In slees 8 4 and 5. The leather employed la of a very beautiful quality.

A large number of sheep (mostly stores) are on the move at present, A motor party passed eleven mobs on Sunday on the road between Masterton and Blairlogie station says the Masterton “Times.”

The prisoner Anthony Moghan, who was Charged at the recent Wanganui criminal session with the wilful murder of the man Qemmell at Talhape, and who was found not guilty, of murder, but guilty of manslaughter, will come up for sentence at 10 a.m. to-day, "These Yankee firms will promise you the Kingdom of Heaven in order to sell you an article,” remarked a Councillor at last night's meeting of the Borough Council, when the matter of the purchase of motor tractors was being discussed. Th e Council eventually decided to purchase 3 tractors at a cost of £285 each, and four trailers.

In view of the closer settlement that that was anticipated would follow the railway deviation, the Borough Council some time ago declared that district in the vicinity of Rangitikei Line and Boundary Road a brick area, in which wooden buildings could not be constructed. Last evening the engineer asked the Council's sanction to waive this order in respect to proposed dwellings in one of the newlyopened side streets, and this was agreed to.

When the application of the residents in a new street for the construction of a footpath came before the Borough Council last night, the money already being in hand, the Mayor thought that in a great number of instances in sparsely settled thoroughfares, th e pavements were laid down much to early. Because of lack of traffic, the streets quickly became overgrown and the paths had to be reconstructed at additional expense to the ratepayers. The problem, which the Mayor spoke of as a difficult one, was referred to the works committee for solution.