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Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 280, 27 November 1945, Page 4

Personal

Mr. and Mrs. B. Abraham of 12 Pirie Street, Palmerston North, have received advice from the Minister of Defence that their son Acting Flight Lieutenant E. J. Abraham, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Miss Myra Sawyer, the well known Wellington soprano, has been engaged to sing the soprano solos in “The Messiah” at Palmerston North ou December 4. She will also sing the solos in “Elijah” in the Town Hall, Auckland, on February 27.

Another Burglary. Entering through a fanlight over a door into the office of Messrs Boniface Bros. (P.N.) Ltd., bakers, in Cuba Street, burglars made an unsuccessful attempt to open a safe with explosives. Apparently the intruders had some time at their disposal, for they went through a number of drawers and ransacked some vans for tools. Two bottles of cordial were reported to be missing. Unlighted Bicycles For riding unlighted bicycles at night, the following penalties were imposed by the Magistrate (Mr. C. C. Marsack, S.M.) yesterday:—M. R. Straw-bridge £1 and costs 31s; J. C. Carr, £1 and costs 10s; W. L. Burke £1 and costs 10s. On a further charge of riding a bicycle on a footpath, Burke was convicted and ordered to pay costs. Having defective lights on a motor vehicle at night c.ost N. K. McKinnon £1 and costs 10s. Traffic Offences

Driving without due care and attention cost D. M. Finnie £2 10 and costs 10s when he was charged before Mr. C. C. Marsack, S.M., in the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. On a similar charge D. W. Barrett was lined £l, costs 10s. Failure to give way cost L. C. father ley 30s, costs 12s, and H. McTledmond 30s, costs 10s. Driving a vehicle loaded so as to cause danger to other persons, cost E. H. Parlane £1 and costs 10s.

Fuel Regulation Breaches Facing three charges of purchasing two gallons of motor spirit under the authority of a consumer's license, and using the motor spirit for a purpose other than that stated in his application, Robert Jack Brill, a married man with five children, a roadman, of Aokautere, pleaded guilty when he appeared before Mr. C. C. Marsack, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston yesterday. lie was lined £4 ou the lirst charge, and was convicted and ordered to pay costs on the other two. “The legislature regards these offences as serious,” commented the Magistrate, “but these are not bad ones of their type.” National Savings. Deposits to National Savings were very interesting last week in both Palmerston North and the country. Six country offices obtained over threo figures, indicating a return to former standards in this respect. Levin led off with £4.IG (3s, and was closely followed by Pongaroa with £3OO 10s. Next came Dannevirkc with £245 lls, Foxton (which just missed its quota) with £ll3 14s 9d, and Woodville £lO9 9s. The city of Palmerston North recorded £1607 12s, and there is evidence of renewed interest among the business groups. A notable deposit of £2O was received from the Longburn office. The complete list of offices to obtain their quotas last week was:—Palmerston North, Apiti, Bulls, Dannevirke, Feilding, Glen Oroua, Halcombe, Kimbolton, Levin, Manakau, Pahiatua, Pongaroa, Rangiotu, Rangiwahia, Rongotea, 1 Weber, Weraroa and Woodville—*-18 in