WANGANUI NOTES

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 62, 6 December 1930, Page 15

WANGANUI NOTES

Wanganui, December 5, Tenders are being called for the erection Of a hangar to be built at the Wanganui airport. Tbe hangar is to be large enough to house two machines, with wings out, 1 Wanganui Technical College will hold Its annual prize-giving In the College Hall at 2.30 on Tuesday, December 0, when the principal speaker will be the Ven. Archdeacon R. Creed Meredith. The river carnival iieid in Wanganui each year relies for a great part of its atfrac. tion on the Maori events. This year tlie Maori people have again promised their support, .and will come from Katwhaiki, Futiki, Wilitotui-a, Pgrikiuo, and Katana. The poi dancing, balms, canoq racing, and singing provide a programme seldom seen and heard in New Zealand. After the car. nival (New Year’s Day) >| Maori programing will be given tn Cook’s Garden®. The Wanganui Choral Society presented It® tenth concert in tlie Wanganui Opera House last evening. When the members rendered part sopgs, Miss H. Cryacll (Wanganui) and Mr. Harmon Cook (Wellington), accompanied by Mr, Horatio Nelson, were the soloists for thp evening. For the first time this season weather conditions wero satisfactory for swimming, and tho Gonvjlle Club staged several rapes with tbe following result:—Women,—Gllberd CUPI B, Summer!!!, 1; SI. Batt, 2; .1, Sumnierill, 3. Hop. \V, A, Veitch’s trophy: V, Suinmoriil, J; J, Suinmerjll, 2; M. Batt, 3. Men,—33 J-5 yards,' D, Chisholm, 1: Boydi 2. Intermediate, 33 1-5 yards: D. Onwoir. l; Woodhouse, 2. Junior, 33 1-5 yards': l, Palmer, 1; JD. Anderson, 2.