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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 231, 1 October 1935, Page 6

Mr. H: J. Edkins, of Knowles street, Palmerston North, who was injured when he felt from a wireless pole yesterday morning, is reported by the hospital authorities to be in a fairly satisfactory condition. He has regained consciousness and has undergone an X-ray examination. Mr. Edkins was working in Main street at the time and felt about 10 l'cet. He was taken to the hospital by the Free Ambulance.

In 1032 a mail found by the police on licensed premises in tho city gave a wrong name and address. The sequel was heard in the Court yesterday when James King, of Wellington, was charged with tHo ofl'epce before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M. A further charge by tho police was brought against Joseph Scott, of Wellington, for being found on the licensed premises after hours. Constable Arnold told how the one person was concerned, the police subsequently locating ‘‘King’’ as Joseph Scott. The Magistrate inflicted a tine of £2 and 10s costs on both tho counts, with default being fixed at .1-1 days’ imprisonment. <S> <S> <?> <B>

TJ;e number of bankruptcies filed at the Palmerston North .Supreme Court and handled by the Deputy Official Assignee during the current year shows a steady decrease when compared with the corresponding period of the two preceding years. In .1933, 20 bankruptcies were hied during the months of January to .September, four ot which were in the final month ot the third quarter. In 1931 the number retreated to 13, three being in the month of September, while this year the total has retreated still further to nine, although live were in the quarter terminating yesterday. Two of the bankrupts were residents of outlying districts.

<S> <S> <S> <®> “I nearly blew up my house on Gunday morning," Cr. A. A. Langley informed the City Council last evening when asking that in future notice be given when it was intended to cut oil' the water supply. He said he had turned on his ealiphont but as the flow through the heater was so slow, the water was immediately turned to steam. The engineer explained that ho had had to exercise more care than usual when connecting up the new bridge mains to prevent the bursting of pipes through the creating of sudden pressures, hence the added delay. Next Gun day lie would be connecting. up the smaller 9-inch main in a similar manner but did not anticipate that householders would bo inconvenienced as greatly as last Sunday.