WANGANUI HARBOUR BOARD

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10469, 6 November 1911, Page 5

WANGANUI HARBOUR BOARD

THE WHARF RAILWAYS.

<By Telegraph—Press Association;

WAXGANUI, Last Night. A trio:-tang of the Harbour Boaird ■on Saturday co-nsKteired uhe Railway LVp'arfxoni'G week's, notice to oeai&fe u orkimg on thio Wanganui wharf, llho Board unanimously derided to ita-ko over control itiself. It protested against precipitate action of the GoviaiiiiiniPiii after sucili a long delay in replying, .and lias wired! to the Minister, making that the present clerical! staff be. allowed to remad.Pi for say three months to enable titoe- Bo'a.rd to- for now officials.

hominb pibeon club

DISASTROUS RACE FROM

CHRISTCHURCH.

The Mastarton Homing Pigeon •Club flew, a race from. C'hristchiurch last Saturday, -when, 11 lofts iseait 56 pigeons. The birds wtere liberated •at 8 a.m. in. duil weatlier, and enoountOTcd wkirse iwccit'hor further north, with the result that none of them .reached bom© ou tflio day of liberation, and only the winning bird (Mr F. Rosiaon's "Silver Dapple") was clocked in up till late last night, the actual flying time (after deducting th& night allowance) being 25 hours 16 .minutes. The time alJowaace for this race expires 24 hours after the first birdi clocks in, and in all probability there will, be a number; of others home before; the

race close®. The No. 1 South birds, will be hampered to-nig(h<t for the Russell raeo on Thursday next. The No. 1-South bird© will race 'firom. Dunedm- next Saturday