TOWN PLANNING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2239, 15 February 1921, Page 2

TOWN PLANNING.

LECTURE BY MR. LEIGH HUNT. TOWN HALL, THURSDAY NIGHT In response to an invitation, Air A. Leigh Hunt, of .Wellington, has consented to deliver a town planning lecture in the Town Hall on the above date. The lecturer is well qualified to deal with this important subject, which is of educational value to every citizen. The lecture will be illustrated with appropriate views, which will be thrown on the screen.

Accounts amounting to £87!) 19s lid were passed for payment at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council.

A stupendous adventure story is “Jack Straw,” featuring Robert Warwick,” at the Town Hall tomorrow (Wednesday). —Advt. An application from Mr E. Huntley, on behalf of the local cricketers, for permission to level a pitch in Easton Park, was granted at last right’s meeting of the Borough Council.

At last, night's Council meeting the Clerk was instructed to send letters of sympathy to Mrs J. H. Robinson and Mr and Mrs M. Berror u, in connection with their recent bereavements.

There are at least half-a-dozen Boston patients at present in the District Hospital at Palmerston, suffering from various ailments. All, however, are progressing satisfactorily.

The Inspector of Nuisances reported at last night’s Council meeting that on his last inspection he found everything satisfactory with the exception of one place in Main Street, which lie was leaving for the District Health Officer to deal with.

There were present at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council: — The Mayor (Mr J. 1 Chrystall) and Crs. Bryant, Coley, Parkin, Hunt, Rand and Walker. An apology for absence was received from Cr. Pearson.

Mr J. A. Coogan, for many years proprietor of the Albion Hotel, Patea, has entered into possession of the Manawatu Hotel,. Foxton. Mr Coogau has beeir keenly and actively interested in all kinds of sports and athletic pastimes, and should be an acquisition to Foxton in this connection.

The Rev. F. Greenwood - writes (says the Waihi Daily Telegraph), intimating that “if the person or persons who stripped the a.pple tree at: the parsonage last night will kindly lend the fruit for the harvest festival to-morrow (Sunday) lie will be pleased to return it on Monday morning.”

That Lord Jellieoe might be recalled to London in connection with the naval programme was not greatly credited by Mr Massey. “Nothing has reached me officially or otherwise to suggest, it,” lie said. “Of course you never know what is going to happen, but I do not attach much importance to it so far, at all events.”

The Levin Borough Council, at its lasi meeting, nominated Mr G. A. Monk, chairman of the Horowlienua County Council, for the seat on the .Palmerston North Board rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Frank Penn. The Ota Li Town Board has nominated its chairman, Mr Brandon. This will necessitate an election being held, as local bodies have not the power to appoint members to the Board.

The charges for Press telegrams are to he increased on February 10th to a uniform rare of Is Gd per hundred words. Parliamentary reports will be charged Is 4d per hundred words. The tariff before the war was Gd per hundred, subsequently increased to Is, so that the Press rate has been trebled, while the rate for ordinary irathe has been doubled.

Mr Leigh Hunt, who is to deliver a lecture on town planning in the Town Mall on Thursday night, will also deliver a lecture to the local school children on Thursday afternoon, in the Town Hall, on Captain Scott's last Polar Expedition. It is a very line story, and should be of intense interest to the children. Mr Leigh Hunt has secured a set of slides iron) the original photographs of Mr Poynting, oilicial photographer to Captain Scott’s expedition,' which will be thrown on the screen.

Mrs Jessie May Bodley, married, and 30 years of age, a passenger on the express from Wellington, fell off ihe train about two miles north of Huntly at Paddy’s Hill. Her children were staying at a house dose to the railway line, and it is presumed Mrs Bodley stepped on to the platform of the train to wave to them. Possibly the gate opened. Mrs Bodley had a marvellous ■escape from death, for three trains passed over the spot before she was found. Mrs Bodley was admitted to hospital, suffering from a fractured shoulder bone, shock, and severe body injuries.

Mr TlornblAw, representing the local Chamber of Commerce, attended last night’s Council meeting, with the request that the Council should “foot the bill’ in connection with Mr Leigh Hunt’s lecture on Thursday evening next on Town Planning. He pointed out that the subject was one in which the Borough Council, representing the whole community, was ’more concerned with than the Chamber of Commerce. and its the lecture would be of great interest to the residents and no charge was to he made for admission, he thought the Council should bear any expense that was incurred. —The Council decided to bear tliC'Cost: of the hall, £3. PREVENT BILIOUS ATTACKS.

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