Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 232, 2 October 1935, Page 4

Around the City

Paragraphs About People and Events

The angling season opened yesterday and the advent of a light fall of rain early in the day did not deter numerous fishermen from trying their luck in the streams and rivers around the

city. 1 <e- <s> <s> <s> Formerly senior fireman of the Christchurch City Fire Brigade, Mr J. \V. Hepburn, who was recently ap pointed deputy-superintendent of the Palmerston North Fire Brigade, arrived in Palmerston North yesterday <®> <3> <®> <S>

Since the main electoral roll' closed in Ihe Palmerston area .1001 applications for inclusion in the supplementary roll havo been approved. They are being received at the rate of 0a daily. Until tho election writ is issued the date of: closing for the supplementary roll will not be known.

<s> <s> <s> <s> When engaged on renovation work at the Palmorstou North-Fire Brigade station yesterday, Mr J. McSwceuy, a member of the brigade, fell' from a scaffolding about 25 feet high on to a flight of stairs. It is expeeted that hc will be unable to resume duty for several days. He had a very fortunate escape from serious injury. <» <S> <S> <S> An important service in connection with the jubilee of All Saints’Church was kcld t last evening. The vicar, Canon It. Y. Woodward, conducted a service of preparation for those who received the sacrament of confirmation last Sunday, and will partake of their lirst Communion at tho services

next Sunday. <s><s><»❖ Vital statistics for tho month of September, with the figures ior the corresponding period last year in parentheses, are as follow:—Births, 43 (4S); deaths, 31 (19); marriago notices, 13 (13). Comparative figures for the quarter are: Births, 347 (154); deaths, 3.0(3 (135); marriage notices, 07

(40). <& <t> <j> Mr Lawrence Bcavis, of Auckland, who recently pushed a wheelbarrow to Wellington soliciting funds for his “Gospel ship,” and is now drawing the barrow back to Auckland, arrived at Levin at 3.45 pun; on Monday and will reach Palmerston North about 8 o’clock this evening. Mr Beavis will travel to Palmerston North by way of Shannon. <t> . <t> <*> <S> During September last 11 calls were received by tho Palmerston North Fire Brigade, as against seven, in the corresponding month of last year. The total for the month just ended was made up with six calls to chimney fires, four actual' fires w'here property was involved, and one call to trees on fire. /