Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 47, 25 February 1939, Page 8

Town Talk

Girls’ College Picnic. The picnic of the Wanganui Girls’ College will be held at Hipango Park on Saturday, March 4. Rungitikei Rates.

A penalty of 10 per centum will be added to all rates levied by the Rangitikei County Council for the year ending March 31, 1939, and which are not paid on or before March 21, 1939.

Very Dry Conditions. “I have never seen Taranaki so dry,” declared a Wanganui farmer yesterday. He said that all along the coast, from Paekakariki northwards, the country was exceptionally brown and the surface dry and hard. Heavy winds have been responsible. Garrison Band Cricketers.

A cricket match wil Ibe played today, commencing at 1.45 p.m., between a Garrison Band team and a Technical College eleven. The match is to be played on the Collegiate School ground. The following will represent the Garrison Band: Cunningham, Crombie, Kendall, Simpson, Smith, Wahlstrom (2), Wrigley (2), Haword.

Waterside Workers’ "Picnic Day. Wanganui waterside workers will observe to-day a holiday, when a cricket match will be played against the New Plymouth waterside workers, at Gonville Park, in the afternoon. A bowling match wifi also be played against visitors from New Plymouth on the St. John’s Working Men’s Club green. At night a smoke concert will be held.

Cyclist Injured. A Technical College student, Francis Gilligan, aged 14 years, of Wangaehu, was admitted to the Wanganui Public Hospital at about 8 a.m. yesterday, suffering, from head injuries received when he fell off his bicycle. His condition was reported last night to be satisfactory. Another cyclist, Des. Fromont, aged 20, of Pharazyn Street, was admitted to hospital with head injuries. His condition was stated to be comfortable.

Trainers Win Cricket Match. The visiting trainers yesterday won the cricket match which is played by elevens representing the jockeys and the trainers in Wanganui for the autumn race meeting. As there was nothing at stake the match, played on Cook’s. Gardens, was marked by the most cordial relations and the usual adjournments were observed. Each team had 10 players, and the trainers scored 80 runs to the jockeys’ 50.

Country Children's Visit. Wanganui is being visited by 11 pupils from the Taunyitatahi School,

35 miles from Waitotara. Accompanied by a parent and teacher, the party arrived in the city yesterday, and during the day visited the Intermediate School swimming baths, “Cronicle” office, Woollen Mills, and Kcmpthorne, Prosser and Co.'s fertiliser works. The visitors will attend picture matinee to-day and after visiting as many of the civic attractions as possible, they will leave to-morrow nignt. Children Visit Museum.

A party of children from the Castlecliff School visited the Alexander Museum yesterday morning with the intention of learning something about Maori weapons and tools, and also about sea birds. They were shown round by Mr. James Grant, director of the museum, and had a very instructive and entertaining visit. To-day a party of upriver school-children will pay a visit to the museum and will be conducted on a tour round the general exhibits. This tour was arranged through the Wanganui Education Board. First Aid Instruction. A course of fortnightly lectures in first aid, with demonstrations, had been arranged with the St. John Ambulance Division, reported the principal of the Wanganui Girls' College, Miss M. E. Baker, at yesterday's meeting of the Board of Governors. The first lecture was to have been given at the college last night. At the end of the course, the group of home girls attending would be able to .sit for their first aid certificate. Miss Baker said that the division was willing to repeat the lectures in the second term, for which lire college was most grateful. Scheme No. 13. The Waimarino County Council, al its February meeting, received correspondence from the Department of Labour advising that single men were required for land development and forestry work and that such men who could possibly be released were to be withdrawn from Scheme No. 13 work under local authority. It was decided that the clerk interview the certifying ollicer and stress the necessity of men at. present employed in the county being retained until the work was completed or t'he amount of the authority was expended. In the event of this not being acceded to representations were to be made to the member of the district with the view of the matter being taken up with the Minister of Labour. Collection at Gates. A sum of £25 16s ltd was collected at the gates of Cook’s Gardens on Thursday night from the crowd which attended the physical fitness display. This is to be devoted to meeting the expenses incurred by the committee and sub-committee responsible for the organising of the procession and display. The cost of preparation for the demonstration by sports bodies and others was borne entirely by those organisations, but *here was expense incurred by the central executive. The sub-commit ie-e responsible for the arrangement of Thursday’s programme was: Mess'.-:. W. J. Robinson (chairman), A. L. Rounthwaite, A. C. Bourgeois and R. J. McDonald, with Mr. C. R. White, assistant town clerk.

01(1 Firemen’s Association. A Wanganui Old Firemen’s Association has been formed. At a meeting attended by 18 ex-members of volun- I teer brigades Mr. G. Spriggens was elected president. Other officers elected were: Vice-presidents, Messrs W. Perrett and A. E. Halligan; treasurer, Mr. A. E. Halligan; committee, Messrs, W. Piper, C. J. Johnston, C. Leatherland, H. Broome, and E. Moore. It was decided to write to Palmerston North for a copy of the rules of a similar association there. Members agreed to attend a church parade in Wanganui together with firemen who will be in the city for the New Zealand Fire Brigades’ demonstration. Arrangements will be made •at a later meeting to hold a reunion.