Around The City

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 274, 22 November 1934, Page 6

Around The City

Paragraphs About People and Their Work A-maize-ing! Ati enthusiastic city gardener reports that since the rain on Sunday his crop of corn lias grown four inches and more. <S> <•> <*> <S> Water lilies growing in the ponds in the lakelet reserve are blooming in all their glory, makiug one of the features of the Square gardens at the present time. <S> <♦> <s> <*> At 9.23 o’clock last evening the siren at the Palmerston North Central Fire Station was sounded and two engines turned out for what proved a false alarm from Kangitikci street. <s><s> V <S> A correspondent writes; "Is there no city by-law prohibiting itinerant fruit and vegetable vendors from littering the roadside with their cabbage leaves, onion peelings, orange and lemon wrappings and the like.” The matter has been referred to the Town Clerk who informs the “Times” that there is a by-law. “Nobody is allowed to do that,” Mr. Ilardie added. <s><s><•><»> The condition of Mr. Clifford Hartley, of Feilding, who is iu the Palmerston North Public Hospital as the result of a broken elbow sustained in a collision with a passing lorry as In, was driving a car to Levin last week, is reported to be much the same. Mr. P. Karauti, of Awaliuri, is making good progress following the injury to his leg when a horse fell on him. <s><s><s>s> From early ori Monday morning until last evening nearly an inch of rain fell in the city. Mr. T. R, Moore, of 1 ‘ Waimaramn, ” Terrace End, recorded a fall of .5S inches on Tuesday and .1 inches on Monday, with a tine day yesterday. These falls, together with tne torrential downpour of the week-end, have, proved extremely beneficial to kitchen gardens. 3> <s> •$> The new science block at the Palmerston North Boys’ High School is to be officially opened about November 29 by Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., president of the Palmerston North High .Schools’ Board of Governors and Technical School Committee. It was anticipated that the Minister of Education would perform the function, but unfortunately lie will be in Australia. <•><s•<*>«> Two well-known and highly-respect-ed masters of the Palmerston North Boys’ High .School were extended congratulations at the old boys’ annual smoko concert last evening. 'These masters were Mr IV. P. Anderson (second assistant), who has been associated with the school for 25 years, and Mr J. A. Colquhoun (first assistants, who has been at the school for 21 years. <s> <s> <s> ❖ "When I came to the school 23 years ago I believed—quite erroneously—that too much time was spent in sport. I am satisfied that the true value- of sport is not appreciated to the full, even by parents. It is on the field of sport that the true character is developed,” stated Air W. P. Anderson when speaking at the annual smoke concert of the Palmerston North High School old boys last evening.

<*><s>❖<*> Before Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North yesterday, Loo Alaurice Dennau. a labourer, aged about 23 years, was charged that, on or about November 5 last, at Palmerston North he broke and entered by night the shop of Messrs. Holbcn and Hubbard and Coy., Ltd., in Rangitikci street, and stole 7s in money. On the application of ScniorDetective T. Quirkc, a remand until November 28 was granted, bail being renewed as previously. •$-<?> <s> <*> Mention was made at the annual reunion of the Palmerston North High School Old Boys' Association hist evening of Mr .11. C. Walker, of Palmerston North, an old boy of the school and the co-pilot of Squadron-Leader M. C. McGregor, who, in the Miles Hawk ’plane “Manawatu,” came fifth in the handicap section of the Centenary air race and also established the lightplane record from England to Australia. “He has brought fame to New Zealand, the Manawatu, and incidentally the Palmerston North Boys’ High School,” said Mr L. G. Sinclair, president of the association, in proposing the toast of “Absent Old Boys.” <s> <s> <s> It was stated by Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P., at the Palmerston North Girls’ High School garden party yesterday that he had received a letter from Sir Cecil Day, official secretary to His Excellency' the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, in reply to an invitation extended to His Excellency to bo the official speaker at the breaking-up ceremonies of the Technical School and the Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools at this centre. His Excellency had kindly consented to come to Palmerston North for the functions, the date for which had been fixed at December 11. It was not yet known whether it would be possible for the Lady Bledisloe to accompany; the Governor-General.