Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 174, 26 July 1935, Page 6

Around the City

Paragraphs About People and, Events

Mr. L. Ashcroft Edwards, of Wellington, is to-day’s speaker at the Citizens' Lunch Club. His subject is “Ourselves.” Mr. J. A. Colquhoun, president, will bo in the chair. <s> <s> <s> <s> Mr. W. 1). Boss, who was one of s number of veterinarians who arrived in New Zealand in May to join the Department of Agriculture, is now stationed at Palmerston North, being supervising veterinarian at the Longburn freezing works. <S> <s> <s> >3> “L would like you to realise that the cost for testing conducted by the association is the lowest in the Dominion,” stated the president (Mr. W. H. GimbLett) at the twelfth annual general meeting of the Manawatu Co-operative Herd Testing Association held in the city yesterday. <*><*>-s>•s> Mr. E. W. Priest, president of the Palmerston North branch of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, was at last evening’s meeting accorded the congratulations of members on iiis recent appointment to the position of a Justice of the Peace in the city.

<s> <s> <S> <s> The following oilicers of the Manawatu Racing Club retire but are eligible for re-election:—President, Mr. C. Louisson; vice-presidents, Messrs E. & Abraham and F. S. Mcßae; lion, treasurer, Mr. C. C. lveeblc; members of committee, Messrs N. Blackmore, B. J. Jacobs, G. E. Trevor and E. Wood.

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The level crossing at the intersection of Main street east and Princess street was closed for a period yesterday while workmen were engaged repairing tin railway tracks. Motorists, and particularly cyclists, are earnestly hoping that some improvement will be effected as the crossing is a decidedly bumpy one,

The many friends of Mr. W. -McKenzie, of Park road, Palmerston North, will be pleased to learn that he lias rc turned to his homo in the city after a period of approximately six weeks in a Wellington private hospital. Although still confined to his bed, Mr, McKenzie is reported to be improving in health. <*> «> <S> <S> Charged with a serious oll'ciico, a middle-aged man again appeared on remand in the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North yesterday morning. Detective E. Barling told the Bench that the police had not completed inquiries and an adjournment for a week was desired. Air. W. Lowo Black,.J.P., who was presiding, agreed to the request.

“I might just as well get a divorce now!” said a facetious member of the Palmerston North branch of tho Wellington Acclimatisation {Society last evening when it was decided to press for a perch iishing season on lagoons. The ranger had stated that, although it was not a lagoon, the iish could be found in large numbers in tho lower reaches of the Tokoniaru. <i> ❖ <y <S>

With a view to preventing stock from trespassing on to the area and Uius destroying the duck feed a USchain fence has been erected on the river side of the Hokowliitu lagoon at Palmerston North. This was carried out under the jurisdiction of the Palmerston North branch of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society to improve the conditions at this duck sanctuary. <s> <s> <s> <S>

At one minute to seven last evening, the Hire Brigade received a call to the Scout hall at the corner of Ferguson and Ashley streets. .It was found that a small fire had broken out under tho floor near to the outside wall. Very little damage was done before the outbreak was suppressed. The origin of tho tiro was somewhat; suspicious and police investigations arc being made.

A prosecution before the Magistrate this morning will be the consequence of a collision which occurred in front of tho Post Office last evening about 7 o'clock. 'Two vehicles, one a ear driven by Wallace Rex Stevens, and one a heavy haulage truck driven by H. G. Webster, of Pahiatua, were parked side by side, and, both leaving the kerb at practically the same time, a collision ■ensued. Heither driver sustained personal injury, but the right rear wheel was torn from the lighter vehicle.

The only real, solution of: the unemployment problem can come from a moro healthy industrial activity, declared Dr. 11. Marsden, secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, when speaking at the Palmerston Horth Chamber of Commerce annual dinner last evening. Ho did not suggest a magical change to an age of plenty but merely a point of view in slow but steady development to that end. From the economic point of view, -0 per cent, of our available employment resources was not contributing to the national wealth, while from the moral and social point of view, there was considerable danger of deterioration of this labour force because it was not employed on jobs their innate capacity fitted them for. However, tho task was not merely to find an additional 50,000 paid jobs of some sort. Increasing employment itself could not be of much help unless we, at the same time, raised the quality of employment. This meant not only' increased earnings but also an enhanced status for labour which could only conic from efficient industry and good industrial structure.