Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 231, 30 September 1936, Page 4

Around the City

Paragraphs About People and Events The Palmerston North Literary and Debating Society last night passed a motion of sympathy with Mr. A, 0. Philpott in the death of his wife. <J> <3> <y «> There was a good attendance at the initial meeting of the first aid class conducted by the Red Cross Society in their new rooms in Cuba street. Sister Burdett was lecturer. «>€><s><?>

The friends of Mr. J. J. Stevenson will regret to learn that he was recently obliged to undergo an operation. He is making a satisfactory recovery, however, and expects to be about in a few days. «> <» <J> «$> “A virtue as commendable as it is rare,” was claimed for the Palmerston North Literary and Debating Society last night when it was announced that the membership was completely financial. <S> <3> <S> <s> A number of Manawatu golfers are competing in the Wanganui golf tournament which opens at Belmont to-morrow. Their starting times are as follow: K. S. Glendiiining 9.05, N. E. Fairey D. 55, fl. W. Jones 10.10, A. E. Hansel 10.15, aud IV. Peterson 10.20. <i> <s> <j> At a representative meeting of fur trappers in Palmerston North last evening the following motion was carried: “That wo trappers approach the Min ister of Internal Affairs asking the Government to market opossum skins on our behalf." 3> <£ <S> <3> Sponsored by the Red Cross Society, a voluntary aid camp will be held at Palmerston North during the Christinas vacation, and will commence on Boxing Day and last for a week. Detachments from Wellington, Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay and Dannevirke, as well as the Manawatu, will attend. <*> <•> <S> <s>

Following the announcement made in Wellington regarding the new arrangements for tho distribution of butter from dairy factories, a “Times’’ reporter learned yesterday that practically no alterations would be mtido m the retail price in the Manawatu district. Superfine butter will be sold at Is 21d per lb., cash over counter, and up to Is 3d per lb. cash or delivered. <S> <s> <*>

Flying-Officer D. Dustin, son of Mr and Mrs D. E. Dustin, formerly of Palmerston North and now of Wanganui, arrived at Wellington oil Monday. Mr Dustin, juur., who was accompanied by Mrs Dustin, has completed his service with the Royal Air Force aud iu Egypt, aud is taking up an appointment in New Zealand as a Cook Strait Airways pilot. Ho will mako his home in Nelson. <®> «> <®> Mr. A. J. Voung, of Palmerston North, has received from his London buyers, under date of August 27, tho cover of an air mail letter whico he forwarded to them at the beginning <n August, and which was aboard the Imperial Airways liner Scipio which hau a forced landing off the coast of Italy. The envelope was among the mails recovered, and is badly' stained, it shows obvious signs of having been immersed in water. <t> <£> All the pilots and co-pilots engaged on Union Airways’ inter-island express service are now resident in Palmerston North. Until recently six of these officers were stationed in this city and two iu Dunedin, but it has been found desirable for the purposes of organisation to establish the whole of the pilot staff at the northern terminus. Accordingly, Flight-Lieutenant A. G. Gerrand and Flying-Officer G. 11White have within the last few days taken up residence in Palmerston North.