Around The City

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 262, 9 November 1934, Page 6

Around The City

Paragraphs About , People and Their Work

The contractors for the new Fitzherbert bridge have only about a dozen more piles to drive before that side of the construction work is finished. <S> <S> <s> <s> On the occasion of the visit to the city of the Duke of Gloucester at the end of the year the Chief Post Office at Palmerston North is to be suitably draped 'with bunting and national flags. ■s><s> & <s> In a fishing competition conducted by the Palmerston North Anglers’ Club last Sunday, the best bag was returned by Air. W. Ward (three fish weighing Mbs.). Second placo was secured byMr. E. Ward (two fish weighing -libs. 7ozs.). The competition was for inatuka bait only. <s><s•<s>■s> Although training operations at the Milson aerodrome have been carried on with one machine, the Manr.watu Aero Club anticipates having us second ’plane in the air again during the weekend. The aeroplane ZK-ABV, which was recently damaged when it hit a fenco, is being repaired by Air. 1.. Alangham. <s><s> «> <S> A revised road map of the Alanawatu and district, from Levin to Hunterville, is to be issued by the Automobile Association (Alanawatu), with supplementary lists, about the end of this month. The new map covers Ekctahuna, Pahi’atua and Woodvillc and on the reverse side carries handy data relative to camp sites, picnic spots, fishing, shelter, conveniences, etc. <S> 3> <?> $> Decrees absolute in divorce were granted by Hon. Air. Justice Blair in the Palmerston North Supreme Court yesterday as follow: —Winifred Annie Tattle, of Palmerston North (Air. Ongley) v. Frederick Tattle, of Palmerston North, . with custody of one child to petitioner, lianjit Singh, of Palmerston North (Mr. Onglcy) v. Elizabeth Singh, with custody of three children to petitioner. <•> <«><*> <S> The Wanganui Education Board has granted a half-holiday to all tho city schools at Palmerston North in order to permit the children to attend the civic reception, welcomo homo and air galaday to be accorded Squadron-Lead-er M. C. AloGregor and Air. H. C. Walker at tho Alilson aerodrome shortly, This advice has been forwarded to tho president of the Alanawatu Club (Air. H. E. Edmunds) by Air. Al. 11. Oram, of Palmerston North, member of the board. <s>•s><s><«> A special fighting display is to be presented at the aerial pageant to be conducted at the Alilson aerodrome shortly and a Gloucester Glebe, Bristol Fighter and a Hawker Tomtit machine are being sent for that purpose. This advice was received in Palmerston North by Air. J. A. Nash, ALP., from the : Minister of Defence. Much interest will be aroused by the visitors, the Gloucester Globe being a particularly fast type of fighter with a cruising speed of 175 miles per hour.

“Nothing Ever Happens ’’ is a quotation made famous by the picture “Grand Hotel.” At a meeting of a Drainage Board held not a hundred miles from Palmerston North, outstanding rates, many of which were to be paid as a result of orders made on dairy factory cheques, were boiug considered when one of the trustees, after a succession of “failure to pay’’ reports, remarked: “Nothing ever happens, for whatever promise is made, the factory has first claim oil the cheques.” He added amid laughter: “And some of the companies are not particular how they crawl round these orders.”

Press reporters nro often responsible for making public a thought that everyone has had but none —not even a contributor to the correspondence columns —Would vouchsafe. Accordingly, when a Wanganui journalist “visited” the Agricultural Show at the river-port city this week ho made “copy” out of snatches of conversation overheard on the ground. One of these extracts echoes the thoughts of Palmerstonians. Tucked away in the news column it reads: “And within a hand's breadth of him another voice was crossing his. ‘ . It’s a pity McGregor and AValker didn’t get anything in that race. You'd think somebody would eonio to light with a special prize . . .

<s> <3> <s> <S> Decision was reserved by Hon. Mr. Justice Blair in the Palmerston North Supremo Court yesterday in the case in which Mrs. H. C. Bottcher, of Rongotea, claimed for possession of a -0acre farm property at Kongotea from her son, Percy Bottcher. Defendant contended that, there had been an agreement between himself and his mother that he was to manage the farm which was to become his on her demise, on the condition that he provided her and his father with a homo and paid £IOO to each of his two sisters. On that understanding he had put all his wages received as an employee at the Rongotea dairy factory into the family fund. The plaintiff entered a denial to any such arrangements. <s> <J> <*> <s>

One of the finest views of Palmerston North is to be obtained from a point within easy walking distance of the city. This is the newly-formed bush track that winds a picturesque way to the cliff summit overlooking the Hokowhitu golf links. Prom this elevation, on a clear day, one of the Dominion’s most magnificent panoramas of fertile plains stretch north and west to the far horizon and spread out east in verdant beauty to the foothills of the Ruahines. If is an exhilirating view, that impresses the onlooker with the vast potentialities of our city and the surrounding district, and brings home to those who care to think the absurd paradox that so much poverty should exist in so fair and productive a setting. <s>«> <«>

Decision was reserved by Hon. Mr. Justico Blair in the Palmerston North Supreme Court yesterday in a Police

appeal against the decision of Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., who declined, in the Residing Court, to convict a defendant of aiding the licensee of the Manchester hotel in the sale of liquor after hours. Three novel points were raised for decision. The first was whether a purchaser could be said to aid the seller by the act of purchasing! The second was whether the Police could prosecute defendant, because the latter had admitted the offence and had not been actually found by the Police on the hotel? The third point was whether the purchaser was liable to the same penalties as the seller? <*> <*> <B> <3>

The ordinary risk of an aeroplane crash, made increasingly remote by virtue of man’s mechanical ingenuity, is something that will always enter into the hazards' of aviation; but when a pilot takes upon himself the doubtful refiox of his skill by putting his machine through an exhibition of stunting, it is time for those in authority to enter a protest (writes a correspondent). No one would condone the action of a motorist who began a display of fancy driving in our citystreets, and the same ban should apply to aviators who gamble with the fates whilst flying over residential quarters. If these pilots wish to risk their lives in useless “stunting,” there are plenty of wide, opeu spaces to accommodate them; but to “loop the loop” and depict the “falling leaf” above the heads of houSe-dwellers is to display a lack of discretion that municipal authorityought to make culpable to the offenders. Our by-laws control the acts of motorists and cyclists within the city confines, and the same restrictions should apply to those users of the air overhead.