LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2580, 13 January 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A steady fall of rain in North Canterbury. falling most of the day, has come at a very inconvenient time, as the harvesting is in full swing. Crops on the stock are likely to suffer damage.

To-day will be memorable in the annals of the Citizens’ Lunch Club. It will celebrate its fifth birthday, when the annual report, balance sheet and election of officers, relieved by a club song, will occupy the attention of members. Eight names have been taken from the waiting list, and their owners will be welcomed as members.

At Rangltikei Beach on Sunday, a well-known Palmerstonian had a bit of bad luck that will probably cost him a couple of weeks’ wages. After lunch at Rangitikei Heads he went for a dip and was paddling quietly out to the deeper water, when he put his foot into a hole and went under. He came up spluttering and a couple of coughs got rid of his false tooth. He had such a “roasting” in town yesterday that anybody looking for trouble has only to ask him if he’s going for a swim next Sunday. An unprecedented demand for superior residences, raging in value from about £3OOO to £4OOO, has been a feature of the property market in Christchurch during the past few weeks (says the “Press”). Since the beginning of the year quite a number of these properties have changed hands, despite the fact that the period has included several holidays. There has also been a fair amount of activity in connection with hotel properties, and several deals are understood to be in hand, in addition to the sales already effected.

A picture of more than ordinary interest to every business man in the community will bo shown for one night only, on Thursday, at the Palace Theatre. This is an authentic picture of the Port of London, showing the River Thames from Henley to Tilbury, but deals mainly with the docks, and methods of handling the produce, which arrives in hundreds of vessels every day of the week. The picture created intense interest at the Wembley Exhibition, where it was viewed by thousands of business men from all over the world. It is being shown in Palmerston North under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce.

When a party of Palmerston North business men was cruising in the Haurakl Gulf during the holidays, they sailed into one cove and accosted a man whom they thought to be a fisherman of the village, with a request for fishing bait. The village fisherman turned out to be Sir James Gunson. Mayor of Auckland, who was enjoying the relaxation of a complete rest among the bays and Inlets of the gulf. The party was entertained by Sir James and a number of prominent Auckland businessmen at the summer residence of the former, the Northerners expressing kgen delight that the party from Palmerston North should journey to the Auckland district for the vacation. The difficulties of sending the soa ‘ son’s greetings in the far north were brought home to a party of Palmerstonians who were cruising in the llaurakl Gulf on Now Year’s Eve. When they were endeavouring to run tfie launch to shore the craft became firmly embedded in the mud, and after much deliberation, the lightest member of the party was dispatched in a dinghy for the beach. Upon landing—not without difficulty—the sender of greetings had but 15 minutes to cover two miles to the post office, which he thought closed at five."- As his watch registered the hour he drew up, panting and heated, only to find that the office l»ad closed at four o’clock. However, a little Judicious appeal to the officer in charge, and the telegrams were dispatched.

By advertisement In this issue, Messrs. Taylor and Pointon announce that they have taken over the engineering business of Messrs. Collett and Son, at 72 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North and are now ready to execute all kinds of engineering work. A new delivery of those inexpensive, English Crimprf that have proved so popular for frocks and nightdresses have now opened up at The C. M Ross Co. Novel designs are depicted on pink, blue, green and creme grounds. 301ns. wide 1/6 yard not cash.

Francis Loo. Gredin, aged 25, was charged at Auckland Police Court yesterday with the theft of books from a private house and was remanded. A policeman saw Gredin leaving a house at midnight. Gredin bolted, but was caught by the policeman. A second man, thought to be Gredin’s accomplice, escaped.—Press Association.