Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 35, 11 February 1937, Page 6

Around the City

Paragraphs About People and Events Spectators at the cricket match between the Wellington and country teams yesterday were Mr. A. Duncan, from Wellington, who is one of the New Zealand selectors, and the veteran and ex-New Zealand cricketer, Mr. Stan Brice, of Wairarapa. <§><§> <s> 3> There was an amusing mistake made during the cricket match at the Sports ground yesterday. Parsloe, the Welling ton “speed merchant,” had just completed an over when a heavy shower drove the players belter skelter for the pavilion. The game was resumed 12 minutes later and, surprisingly, Pars loe bowled the next over. «> <s> <B> Before His Honour Air Justice Johnstone in the Palmerston North Supreme Court yesterday, Dorothy Gordon Gow er (Air J. P. lnnes) was granted a de cree absolute against John Charles Gower (Air T. M. N. Rodgers). Peti tioncr was granted custody of tho child, with a payment of £250 und a weekly payment of £1 a week for the maintenance of the child until it reaches 10 years of age. Costs were allow'ed on the lowest scale. <3> <» <S> <S>

In the Supreme Court at Palmerston North yesterday, it was announced that a private settlement had been reached in the case in which John Bolton, Massey College student, claimed from Alfred Henry Martin, Umutoi saw miller, £750 general and £129 special damage. It was announced by Mr H. R. Cooper (for plaintiff) that the amount of damages had been agreed upon. The jurors were therefore discharged, uo further cuses remaining to bo heard before them.