Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 38, 15 February 1939, Page 6

Town Talk

Is a Bootlegger Identifiable? “Would you know a bootlegger if you saw one?’’ asked Mr. J. Hussey of a witness in the Supreme Court at Wanganui yesterday. “I couldn’t say,” the witness replied.

Watering Scheme at Belmont Steady progress is being made with the scheme for providing water for greens and fairways at the Wanganui Golf Club’s course at Belmont. The contractor has resumed work on the storage tank and it is hoped that the watering scheme will be in operation with in a few weeks. Physical Fitness Week. To finalise arrangements for Physical Fitness Week in Wanganui, a meeting of the general committee organising activities will be held tomorrow night. The programme for the procession and the demonstration at Cook’s Gardens, to be submitted by a sub-committee, is to be one of the subjects for discussion. A Real “Mud-Easter.” When the Wanganui Harbour Board’s dredge was named Kaione il was stated that the Maori meaning was “mud-eater.” The Kaione provec one day last week her ability to eal mud when she shifted 800 tons o: sand in 40 minutes, dredging betweei the Castlecliff wharf and the bar. “Maid of the Mountain” “I think that is the girl who was referred to as the ‘Maid of the Mountain,’ said Mr. J. Hussey to a witness

in the Supreme Court at Wanganui yesterday, when a girl’s name was mentioned to define what had been talked about by two people who were recollecting happenings during a dance at Rangataua. Swimming Relay Race. An event which should attract keen interest at the Marton swimming carnival next week will be the ladies’ relay race between teams from the Marton Maori Girls’ College and the Marton District High School. This event is being included on the programme for next Wednesday by the Wanganui Swimming Centre in response to a request from the Marton “Fitness Week” committee, which is sponsoring the carnival. Final Band Concert. The final concert before the New Zealand championships in Christchurch, will be given by the Wanganui Garrison Band in Queen’s Park rotunda, to-night, when a concert of test selections and popular music will be presented. The band has been practising under Conductor Francis for the past two months, at present is in good form, and is expected to do well at the Christchurch contest. The band leaves on Friday. Swimming Tuition by Film A film which provides swimming instruction for schools has been forwarded to the Wanganui district committee of the National Committee of Swimming and Life-saving. This film was screened at the Intermediate School yesterday through the school projector and aroused keen interest. It is the intention of the committee to send the film on circuit through the schools which have their own projectors and also to arrange for screenings at which the pupils of other schools may attend. The time of screening extends to about half an hour. visibility at Corners. The Main Highways Board informed yesterday’s meeting of the Waitotara County Council that reports were required on localities where, in the interests of traffic safety, visibility at corners would have to be improved. This would enable the board to consider the taking of land where required, thereby preventing the erection of buildings or other obstructions, in anticipation of road improvements being carried out. The council instructed the engineer to prepare a report as to the condition of the highways corner. Similar action was taken by the Patea County Council yesterday.

Whanganui History. The volume of Wanganui history which is to be published by the Whanganui Historical Committee to coincide with the centenary celebrations is to be divided into 24 chapters, and will contain four maps and more than 20 illustrations. Mr. L. J. B. Chapple, at Monday night’s meeting of the committee, gave an outline of the publication which is being edited by himself and Mr. H. C. Veitch. Requests for payment of subscriptions were sent out. a little over a fortnight ago and, so far, £l5O has come to hand. The list is to close on,March 1, and the committee hones that all intending subscribers wili make application for copies before that date so that proper instructions may be given as t*- the number to be printed Centennial Memorial. Members of the Waitotara County Council at yesterday's meeting expressed disapproval of the suggestions made by the district committee recently that the Centennial memorial for the Wanganui district should take the form of a winter garden building at Virginia Lake, and that the two counties should each contribute £175 out of the £l5OO which would be required. The council considered that any money it had to spend on a memorial, should be spent in the Waitotara county, where it would most benefit the ratepayers. It was suggested that the council should erect sheds at Kai Iwi beach or finish the Westmere baths. The council finally decided to inform the Wanganui City Council that it had in view a county memorial.