Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 234, 3 October 1936, Page 4

Around the City

Paragraphs About People and Events

Mr M. A. Eliott has been re-appoint-ed to tho Palmerston North Licensing Committee, from which he retired during his absence abroad.

Members of the City Council paid an inspeetional visit to the power house at Teryaco End yesterday for the purpose of seeing the new diesel engines running.

Mr. H. Patterson has taken up duties as supervisor of the telegraph branch of the chief post oflice, vice Mr. A. T. McSherry, who was transferred to Napier.

Workmen are at present engaged on improvements to Milson’s line, from the Boundary road intersection outwards. It is understood that in the near future tenders will be called for tar-scaling this section, and oventually there will bo an all-bitumen route to Feilding.

A charge of presenting a valueless chcquo for £3 ISs to George Luoni on Octoberl, with intent to defraud, was preferred against Alexander Cameron, aged 47, in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. On the application of SeniorDetective Bickerdike, Cameron, who was described as being of no fixed abode, was remanded to appear at Palmerston North on October 9. Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., was on the Bench.

■ The new 21 inch watermain in Fitzherbert aveuuo was connected up with the Tiritea supply of the Fitzherbert bridge yesterday for testing purposes, A pressure of 75 lbs was the maximum allowed during the day but last night this was increased to 140 lbs with the outflow cut off, as the final check up. If all is well to-day a start will be made with the filling in of the trench.

To date there have been over 5000 signatures placed on tho petition to the City Council asking it to re-eonsider its regarding Cr. J. Hodgens, M.P. One member of the petition committee reported to a meeting on Thursday that he had personally secured 1069 signatures, a number which he hoped to increase to 1500. The petition will circulate for another week, and it is expected the original aim of 6000 signatures will be exceeded.

A slight increase in the number of births, and a decrease in the number of deaths, compared with 1935, is revealed in the vital statistics for Palmerston North during September. The figures, with those for September of last year in parentheses, are as follow: Births 46 (23), deaths 23 (31), marriage notices 15 (13), marriages by registrar 2 (1). The figures for tho nine-months period are: Births 416 (453), deaths 231 (238), marriage notices 24-1 (195), marriages by registrar -19 (41).

The new Chamber of Commerce stamps which were on issue for tho first time on Thursday morning, were in great demand in Palmerston North oy philatelists. These stamps, which are being issued in the Ul., Id, 2Jd, -Id aud fid. demominanons, will not be on sale after October 31. Quite a thriving business was done by those soiling commemmorativo covers, some of which boro the complete set of the stamps Many of these covers were sent overseas.

Considering that the opening day of the 1936-37 fishing season was not all that it might have been, the anglers who did battle against the breeze caught it number of lish, particularly towards evening. One Palmerston North sportsman grassed quite a good bag, the best of the catch being a uppounder, hooked not far below the Longburn bridge. The rivers and the streams were not m bad order but they were all carrying too much water, if there is no rain in the meantime the conditions should be favourable during the week-end.

<&'<»<&<& Seeing Haines not far away, a Main street resident gave the alarm at midnight ou Thursday. The firo proved to bo in Broadway, where on arrival the brigado found that flames were well established in a wash-house and woodshed adjoining the residence of Mrs Foster Pratt. The brigade succeeded in confining tho blaze to the back of the house. The escape was a very closo one, however, and traces where the flames had secured a hold on the main building could be seen yesterday morning. It is understood that the house is insured for £IOOO and the contents for £6OO. <•> <S> <&■ «> A good story is told of three veteran Isaac Waltons of Palmerston North who, with a contempt for the streams of the Manawatu, decided to prospect tho waters around Pahiatua for the opening day of the fishing season, on Thursday. They threshed the waters of the Southern Hawke’s Bay for the elusive trout and returned empty-hand-ed. Imagine the disgust of one of them, however, to discover that his diminutive offico boy, whom he had given a holiday for the occasion, had cycled down to tho Manawatu and landed threo two-pounders with the minimum of effort. <S> <s> <•> <S>

A meeting of members of tho Cameron clan was held in Palmerston North this week. Mr. James Cameron (Oroua Downs) presided, and thero was an attendance of 23, including several from Bulls and Sanson. The object of the gathering was to link up with tho worldwide movement to preserve tho fambus Loehiel estates in Scotland, and the interest taken in tho meeting was considered very satisfactory. Mrs A. M. Cook (Sanson) was elected hon. secretary, and a provisional committee set up. Mr. lan Cameron (Wairarapa), organiser, was present, and explained the object of tho movement. Members and prospective members will be invited to another meeting of the clap