WANGANUI NOTES

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 88, 12 January 1928, Page 6

WANGANUI NOTES

Wanganui. January 11. The Tasman flight aroused tremendous interest in Wanganui and was the one sole topic of conversation in the city yesterday. The announcement that the aviators were due to land at Trentham caused great enthusiasm and crowds gathered outside the various radio dealers in the city to hear news of the landing. The newspaper office telephones were going at high pressure requesting news of the intrepid airmen. By 7.30 both sides of the Avenue were .lined with motor-cars and crowds thronged the Avenue. As •the hours passed enthusiasm began to wane and fears expressed for the safe ai rival of the flying men. The crowds remained till after midnight. Again this morn'ng there were hundreds of telephone rings at the newspaper offices asking for any later news, there being many very genuine expressions of regret at non-appearance of the airmen. A delegate, speaking at the annual conference of booksellers, which was opened in Wanganui this morning, said the bookshops of the Dominion compared more than favourably with the book shops of other countries. Law Offices in Wanganui resumed business to : day after the Christmas holidays. I‘iftv unemployed men registered at the Wanganui Labour Department today. There were only 12 registrations on Monday. On January 28, a new hall at Wanganui East will be opened by the local Salvation Army, and Commissionei Hay will be present at the function In connection with this recent step quarters for officers will be provided at the city’s eastern suburbs. The New Zealand Booksellers’ Annual Conference was opened in the Citv Council Chambers this morning Mr. 11. C. South (of Wellington) presided over a large and representative •atliering, over seventeen disbicts being represented An official welcome was extended by the Mayor (Mr. W. J Rogers),