Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 195, 20 August 1935, Page 6

Around the City

Paragraphs About People and Events

There aro only five street rubbish receptacles in the Square at present. The City Council last evening decided to increase the numbor to a dozen. <s> <S> <S-

Mr D. Dlack, chief postmaster at Palmerston North, is at present on his annual leave. His duties are being carried out by Mr G. Clark, of 'Wellington. <s> <S> <S> <S> It is interesting to note that since August month commenced, 5.172 inches 01. rain have been recorded at Kairanga. This total is up tq 9 o’clock yesterday morning. <s> <s> -§> Work has been commenced in Ranfurly street witii the planting of golden ash trees on the grass plots. These have been presented to the city by Mr Prccce, of Palmerston North.

A kiwi caught in an opossum hunter's trap ou the Tiritca reserve last season, has been stuffed and mounted by the City .Council and will be placed in the public library.

<s><s><*><*> About ten enthusiasts will sit at Palmerston Nort.i this evening for a Rugby referees’ examination. It is understood that tho paper to bo submitted will occupy about three hours’ work.

- In tho Manawatu Kennel Club’s parade held at Palmerston North recently Mrs. E. Thornton, of Feilding, was awarded first prize with each of her entries in the 12 months puppy, novice, limit and open classes.

Tho "Times” is unable to publish this morning the midnight reading of the river gauge at the Eitzherbcrt bridge, because the Post and Telegraph Department advises that the apparatus is out of order.

<•> <s> During July the municipal buses carried 39,301 passengers, an increase of 50139 over July 193-1. Tho increase in revenue was £OO 11/1. The total takings for tho month amounted to £153 0/9.

<s> <*• <s- - City Council intends inviting tho Chamber of Commerce, police, and representatives of the business firms to a conference to be held for the purpose of considering the parking of cars in tho Square on Xmas and New Year’s Eves.

<S> On Sunday the Palmerston North Free Ambulance handled the record number of nine cases in one day. Sineo its inception nearly three years ago, the organisation has travelled approximately 50,000 miles and attended over 2,000 cases. There has been no accident, with patients or to the ambulances.

Sympathy with the wife and family of the rate Mr E. A. Hamilton was expressed at yesterday’s meeting of the Palmerston North Rotary Club. The President, Rotarian W. E. Winks, said that all appreciated the former .Rotarian ’s evident sincerity and quiet

unassuming nature. <S> <•> <S> <S> The output of gas from the city works continues to show an improvement. In July 1933 the, output was 6,193,000 cubic feet, in July 1931 it was 7,028,000 cubic feet, and in July 1935, 7,924,000, which is an increase on the 1931 figure of 896,000, or 12 per cent, and an increase oil the 1933 figure of 3,730,000, or 28 per cent.

A schedule of footpaths requiring reconditioning was submitted by the city engineer to the City Council last cven.ing. It showed a total estimated cost of £l9-17 13/3. The council decided that the work be carried out during the present financial year, and that the cast side of Euahino street for a width of four feet from Ward’s to Boundary road be likewise treated.

Ecsidents living in Eoy street, towards the Boundary road end, had more than their share of water over the week-end. On Saturday afternoon most of the houses in that locality had water surrounding them up to the verandah level. The Mayor and Mayoress were scan to pass along Eoy street at the time of tho flooding, thus affording our city’s chief magistrate an excellent opportunity to see what was needed by way of drainage in this locality. 3> <•> <£■ <s> Four more unlicensed radio listeners were fined in the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday. One had purchased a receiving set in Hastings and taken it to Palmerston North, but had'been apprehended in the city after the department had notified tho matter to the local authorities. Apparently quite a number of listcncrs-iu are labouring under the misapprehension that no action is being taken-against those “pirating” on the radio programmes. It may be mentioned that all were fined and had to pay Court costs.

During 19 days of August a rainfall of 5.19 in. has been recorded at Palmerston North, and of this 3.19 in. have fallen since last Tuesday, which marked the termination of a brief spell of bright spring weather. During the 48 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday the rainfall was 1.27 in. The barometer at 10 a.m. on Saturday reached the abnormally low level of 29.2 points, and yesterday morning the reading was 29.3 points. Tho weather was windy, showery and unpleasant, with a spatter of hail at times. Temperatures were cold.