GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6815, 19 January 1929, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

Ulimaroa left Sydney for Auckland at 1.30 yesterday afternoon. Aorangi from Auckkmd, arrived at Suva at 9 p.iu. yesterday and sailed at midnight. The last brick in connection with the erection of Palmorston North’s new public library, was laid yesterday. The appointment of Mr W. T. Maxwell as a member of the Bunnythorpo Domain Board is notified in the Now Zealand Gazette. Yesterday was the hottest recorded in Palmerston North this summer. The temperature in the sun at 1 p.m. was 102 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature reading in the shade at noon 82 degrees. Elsewhere in this issue Messrs J. B. Mae Ewan and Company, Ltd., Wellington, announce that they have now for sale, pumps for almost any purpose. The local representative is Mr L. A. Berkahn, who will be pleased to supply full information to all interested. It was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister (the Eight Hon, Sir Joseph Ward)-that Now Zealand would bn represented at tho next Union congress in London to be held about April or May, by Mr. G. McNamara, of the Post and Telegraph Department.

Operations on tho stranded Zingara were continued at Hokitiki on Thursday night and yesterday without success. Tho rising sea made the position less hopeful and tho ship is making wator fast. Tho tug Westland, uhon refloated on Thursday returned to Grcymoutk and her services were not available.

Dr. Thacker, of Christchurch, president of the South Island Bands’ Association, has notified the Wanganui secretary of the contest executive that ho is presenting a pioce of silver to the wife or lady friend of tho conductor of the band which is successful in winning his shield, which is awarded to the champion band. —Press Assn.

The question of tne route to be followed by the East Coast Tailway has recently been the subject of considerable controversy, but it is likely that the question will be definitely settled in the near future. Tho Prime Minister (the Eight Hon. Sir Joseph Ward) stated yesterday that it had been decided to havo the question of tho route investigated by the Minister of Public Works,, (the Hon. E. A. Eansom) and the Minister of Lands (tho Hon. G. W. Forbes) in conjunction with the engineers of the Public Works Department. —P.A.

The usual services at the Cuba Street Methodist Church will be conducted tomorrow at 11 a.m. by Mr. N. Challenger, and at 7 p.m. by Mr. G. Young. Make to-morrow a “Go to Church” Sunday you will be helped and stimulated. “If you have no Church home make our’s yours.”

The attention of our readers is directed to the Railway Department's announcer...nt in another column regarding tho running of an excursion train from Feilding to Wellington and back on Sunday, January 27th. The trains are at very convenient times and tho fares are at a very low rate.