Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 190, 13 August 1936, Page 6

Around the City

Paragraphs About: People and Events

Mr W. H. "Wilson is at present in Wellington, representing the Manawatu Hockey Association at the annual conference of the Now Zealand Hockey Association.

Mr. J. A. Colquhoun, the manager of the Manawatu touring team wnicn made such a bold bid for the RanfurJy Shield yesterday, telegraphed the president of the Manawatu Rugby Union (Mr. A. M Ongley) last evening and his message was: “Every mau played a magniflceut game. Thoroughly satisfied we have a great team. ”

Friends of Mr Thomas Attwood, ■who several years ago was connected with the teaching profession in Palmerston North, will be pleased to learn that he has been appointed headmaster of the Bainessc School. Hr Attwood is a former pupil 1 of Ihc Palmerston North Boys' High School and is at present teaching in Blenheim.

After live years as senior parcels clerk at the city “railway station, Mr J. F. L. Carmine, who is under transfer to (he position of stationmaster at Patea, leaves to-day for his new post. Mr Carmine has been at this centre a little over five years. Mr H. A. Pope, of Wanganui, who succeeds Mr Carmine, took up his duties some time ago.

With sixteen players on each side, an enjoyable card tournament was held in the Koyalc Dutch Lounge this week between the staff's of Selwvn Motors, Ltd., and Justice an Edmund., Ltd. The Selwyn Motors staff wou by 35 games to 21 and afterwards ttio players partook of supper, for which the .losers paid.

In connection with the Eugland-ISingapore-Australia air-mail service the General Post Office, London, makes up closed air-mail bags for the four New Zealand centres. The mails which left London on July 22 arrived at New Plymouth by the Kalingo from Sydney on the 11th instant. On arrival at Palmerston North, three closed bags of airmail for Christchurch and Duneuiti respectively were transferred to Union Airways liner at Milsoti and the journey was resumed by air to the southern centres.

.cplacing the old grandstand at the Sportsg round, a new structure is shortly to be erected in reinforced concrete, with an attractive surface of coloured cement. Seventy-four feet long and 321 feet deep, the pavilion, plans for which arc now complete, will have a pleasing appearance on tho elevation which faces FiUhcrbert avenue. The height of the structure will bo JO feet from the ground to the eves. Ten rows of seating, stepped down at 1-lin. intervals, will be provided in tho grandstand, which will have a eentral cantilever balcony in the front. Flights of steps will lead up from each side of this. The front edge of the grandstand by the bottom line of sea t; ug will have coloured cement panels, and toe stand will be glassed in at each end. Immediately below the balcony will be located the main entrance to the ground floor, from which a staircase will lead to the mezzanine floor. This will be subdivided into live dressing rooms. Tho ground floor will have a room for women athletes, another for men athletes, two dressing rooms, a players' tearoom, kitchen and public tearoom.