Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 128, 2 June 1936, Page 6

Around the City

Paragraphs About People and Events

The jockey who was injured at the Foxton races on Saturday, B. Liddall, continues/ to make good progress in the Palmerston North hospital.

“It costs £1 and cpsts to ride a bicycle on a footpath in Palmerston North,’’ commented Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., when inflicting that penalty 011 a woman defendant. <3> <s> <S- <S>

The barometer played some quixotic tricks last month. While there was an abnormally high average for the month, the reading on May 2 was the lowest in the city' for 15 years.

During May tho Palmerston North Fire Brigade answered nine calls, as follow:—Three outbreaks of lire, three chimney fires, two scrub fires and one false alarm. In tho corresponding month last year there were ten calls.

During May marriage notices issued in Palmerston North exceeded tho number in May 1933. The vital statistics, with 1935 ligurcs in parentheses, arc as follows: —Births 55.(59), deaths 2S (25), marriage notices 29 (21). The registrar performed live marriages.

Union Airways passengers lcaviug for Christchurch yesterday included Messrs. T. N. Gibbs, F. C. Aicken, M. Murray, Mrs. F, N. Steele; for Blenheim, Mr. N. Phillips; arriving from Dunedin, Mr. P. L. Halsled; from Christchurch, Mr. F. C. Wchmidt, Mr. R. W. Baunderson; from Blenheim, Miss J. Robinson, Miss A. Holdaway, Miss J. Allcolt.

«> *<s> <?> A further case of a relief worker misleading departmental officials so that lie overdrew sustenance t u the extent of £8 18s 9tl, came before Mr J. L. Stout, 8.M., in (ho Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Defendant was James Mudgway, who was sentenced to two mouths' gaol, the warrant to be suspended so long as he pays back tho amount overdrawn at the rate

of £1 per month. w <j> <*> <s> Several cyclists caught riding bicycles at night without lights attached, appeared before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., iu tho Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday. James McGill, Jack Paleuski, G. G. Forrest and H. E. Pedersen the offenders, were each lined 10s with 3s costs. A liftii dofeudant, Amos Uardisty, who borrowed a torch because his lamp had fallen and been broken, was let off with a reduced line of 5s with 3s costs. “A torch is not a light,’’ commented his Worship.

<t> <S> <i> <s> Apparently thero are motorists who will never learn. Despito tho experience of previous years, when drivers have bccu prosecuted and lined for coming oil to the roads aud highways on Juno 1 without their new numberplates, a largo number drove serenely into the arms of waiting constables yesterday in the city. As forecast, the police were out early, and the “caught" numbered well over fifty. Quite a number had procured their plates but had not put them ou the cars. It remains to be seen how much weight that excuse will carry with the Court.

❖ <S> <S> <?> The Orion Motor Club held a reliability trial at the week-cud over a course of approximately -15 miles, via tho main road to Linton, down Scott's road and along tho Main Drain road to Opiki, the return being via the main road, up through the Kahuterawa Val ley and across tho Tiritea block to the starting point. This route included several uuid sections and grass bush roads, necessitating skilful handling of the machines. Points were deducted for lost time and in observed sections for riders using footwork, and for stalling of motors. The performances put up by the placed men were very creditable, the result being:—E. Astin 1, P. Sutton 2, R. Styles 3.