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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 30, 5 February 1935, Page 6

John McQueen Bolton, a seaman, aged 31, was sentenced by Mr. E: Stilwell, S.M., at Wellington yesterday to one month’s imprisonment on a charge of converting a motor-car to his own use. Bolton was found by the owner endeavouring to start the car, accused being under the influence of liquor. He told a constable he had been requested by someone to shift the car.

A rather serious mishap occurred at the Woodvilie borough gasworks on Sunday evening and as a consequence the town is at present suffering the inconvenience of being without gas for either lighting or cooking. When the gasworks manager was filling the holder pressure of gas, aided by the extremely hot teflipertaure, caused the holder to rise suddenly with the result that one side tilted abbve the water level and the other side fell. ' The present positi6n of the holder is now at an angle of about 30 degrees with the bottom of the holder resting on the concrete foundations on one side, while on the other side the top of the holder is resting on the concrete foundations. It is hoped to restire the service to the borough to-day by the direct use of the mains. The work of repairing the holder and getting it back into place is in hand but it will be probably some little time before it will be ready for use again.

The Bishop of Nelson preached in the open air at Tahuna Sands on Sunday afternoon, when there were hundreds of bathers, partly to remind his listeners of the conversion of the Anniversary Day celebrations from the open air service on the waterfront in the early days of the settlement, and also to take the message of Christ to those on the beach.

Two motor-cycles collided yesterday morning at 7.40 at the intersection of Herbert and Guinness streets, Greymouth. . William Quinn, aged 26, had Alfred Jenkinson, aged 28, as a pillion rider, both of Kunanga, and Stanley Haines, aged 24, of Kumara, had Percy Willis, aged 15, as a pillion rider. All were injured, Willis Seriously, about the head. All but Quinn were sent to hospital.

A verdict that death was due to accidental drowning was returned by the Coroiier (Mr A. Fraser) at the inquest on Mr Owen • McEneany, who was drowned in the Manawatu river at Koputaroa on January 26. The Coroner paid a tribute to the courage of Patrick Mullany, who, in spite of the fact that he knew the river was dangerous, even to those who could swim, had dived in and made an endeavour to recover deceased. His action was undoubtedly one of bravery, said Mr Fraser.