Personal.

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 47, 26 February 1936, Page 12

Personal.

The friends ol Airs W. Baker, of Cook street, will regret to learn that she is at present an inmate of the Palmerston North Public Hospital. The Rev. Father Brennan, of Taranaki, and lormerly or Foxton, was a visitor to Foxton last week.

Al Friday's session of the Alethodist comercnce held in Christchurch, Rev, C. W. Brown was re-appointed minister in charge of the local Alethodist Church for a further year.

.Mr and Airs R. Small are at present oil a motor tour embracing the cast coast. The friends of Air Dorenza Alanstield will be pleased to hear that he is progressing satisfactorily after his severe indisposition. The friends of Air W. Swan, of Johnston street, will regret to learn that he is at present an inmate ol' a private hospital in Palmerston North, where he recently underwent an operation. He is reported to be making good progress towards recovery. Mr T. Aladge is at present relieving Air B. AlcNab on the Palmerston North-Fox-ton charabanc service, Air AlcNab being engaged on a special run to Te Puke. Air R. Mercer, of Palmerston North, is relieving Air W. Swan, who is in hospital. Twenty members of tile Foxton Brownie Pack journeyed to Palmerston North on Saturday morning in charge of Miss Al. Barron (Brown Owl) and Aliss J. Cowley (Tawny), to attend the district Brownie rally. The outing had been keenly anticipated lor some lime. Druids Meet. ,A.D. Bro. Alathcrs presided over a good attendance at a meeting of the U.A.O.D. held last week. It was decided that the picnic, which was o have been held ori the 9th instant, and was postponed " on account of unsuitable weather conditions, be hold on .March 1, weather permitting. It was also decided that the close of the next meeting, members’ wives would be invited and entertained to a social evening. Several members of the local lodge expressed their intention of attending the jubilee celebrations of the Pacific Lodge, Wellington, which are to be held on the 27th instant. Magistrate's Court. At tho monthly sitting of the Foxton AlagistratC’s Court which was presided over by Mr J. H. Salmon, S.M., the traffic inspecter (Mr W. D. Neville) proceeded against J. Newton junior, and J. Staff, for riding bicycles on borough footpaths. Fines of 5s with costs 10s were imposed in each case, the S.M. commenting that at the previous sitting he had had to deal with similar offenders and if anymore cases came before the Court lie would have to impose more substantial penalties. ' R. B. Tucker was charged with driving a motor car in. Avenue road without a license. Consrablo Owen, in evidence, said that on January IS the defendant was driving hex from Foxton to Aloutoa. At BBy intersee?iori-iqL Johnston street and JS’enue road anothcl'cue collided with d#3«idant's and on making inquiries inlo liß accident, witness discovered that defendant did not have a drivers’ license/ A line of 10s with costs. . 10s was imposed. C. Pederse i tWellington) was charged witli driving a motor car approaching the intersection of Johnston street and Union December 21,. 1935, anad failing to give way to another ear approaching from the right. Defendant did not appear but submitted his version of the accident to the Magistrate by letter. The Magistrate said that in the letter defendant admitted not giving way to traffic on the right. Constable Owen explained the case was the sequel to a motor collision which occurred on the Union-Johnston street intersection on the date in question. Defendant was convicted and fined £1 with costs £2 2s 3d.