NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 167, 16 July 1937, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Mr. H. Brian Low, of Massey College, tells of “Life in a Chinese Village” to the Citizens’ Luncn Club to-day. Mr. J. A. Nash will be in the chair.

Knocked down by a car in Palmerston North yesterday Oswald Greer, aged 14, a pupil of the Palmerston North Boys’ High School, was admitted to the hospital with injuries to his left knee. His condition last evening was satisfactory.

In connection with the move for provincial status, the North Whangarei Harbour Board yesterday passed a motion supporting the project aud suy* gesting the name Waitangi for tho territory. Tho board also decided to change the name of the deep water port, Kioreroa, to Port Whangarei.

In the early days a Banish woodman bought a live-acre section in the pros pective township of Dannevirko at £o an acre. When toki that it was a rash speculation, ho pointed to one of a score of giant t.otara trees and saiu “that will pay for it.” It was not long before he cut (100 sleepers from that troe and sold them to the Railway at Is each.

Thrown from a horse when her mount lost its footing during the progress of a hunt meeting at Takapau on Wednesday, Miss Aileen Hobson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hobson, of Haturna, suffered severe head injuries, necessitating the insertion of several stitches, tfhe is stated to, have been taken to a hospital at Waipukurau, and her condition is as satisfactory as can bo expected. Miss Hobson is a niece of Mr. A. Hobson, of Napier.

A charge that, being a person against whom a separation order was in force, he did during the currency of the order treapassnin a house occupied by his wife at 530 Church street, was preferred against-Iloyal Armatago Holmes, salesman, aged 40, when he appeared in the Magistrate’a Court at Palmerston North yesterday. A second charge was that, on the same date, he was found without lawful excuse, but in circumstances not disclosing commission of, or intention to commit, any other crime, in premises a't 530 Church street. Holmes, who pleaded not guilty, was remanded until Monday at the request of the police. A survey, preparatory to the provision of roading and other amenities for the whole of the area to be utilised at West End for the erection of £Jtate houses, has commenced. Accompanied by Mr. A. H. Tyndall, Director of Housing, the Parliamentary UnderWecretary in charge pf Housing, Mr. J. A. Lee, M.P., paid a short visit to tne area on Wednesday. Mr. Lee was also accompanied by his private secretary (Mr. Temm) and was on his way to Wanganui and New Plymouth. At the Cook street block Mr. Lee was met by Mr. J. Hodgens, M.P., aud the party inspected the houses being erected tnere by Messrs. 11. E. Townshenu, Ltd. (Palmerston North) and Higgins and Arcus (Wellington). Mr. Lee expressed himself as being most pleased indeed with the progress being made and congratulated Mr. Townshend on the ex- { pedition with which he is chi tying forward the construction worx.