ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 149, 20 March 1931, Page 11

ITEMS IN BRIEF

About People and Events AMBULANCE PRAISED For the manner in which it is serving tbe public the Wellington Free Ambulance has probably received more praise than any other social organisation. A further sheaf of letters expressing thanks aud appreciation for services rendered was received at a meeting of the board yesterday. Alembers also paid tribute to the service. Mr. Alarcus Alarks said he was present at an accident at Eastbourne recently, and was much impressed by the way the Free Ambulance handled the case. Mr. D. AlcKenzie, Alayor of Petone, said that a boy was badly injured at Petone the other day, and within three-quarters of an hour he was in bed in the public hospital. The ambulance could not have acted more promptly. The people of Petone considered it was the best service they had ever had. Mr. C. J. B. Norwood, chairman, said that the expressions of appreciation from all sides were most encouraging to the board. Soldiers’ Cemetery. The City Council has agreed to increase its subsidy in connection with the Soldiers’ Cemetery at Karori from £lOO to £l5O a year. Brass Bands’ Subsidies. The City Council has decided to continue the usual subsidies to the Wellington brass bands for the next three months. No Women Taxi-Drivel’s. Licenses to drive taxi-cabs for hire in the city will not be granted to women applicants by the Wellington City Council. Thanks to Cliff Porter. The- Wellington Rugby Union, at its annual meeting, decided to send a letter of thanks to Air. C. Porter on his retirement from football, thanking him for Iris services in club, interprovincial, -and international football. Lorry Driver Hurt When his lorry capsized in Sydney Street, Petone, at 3 p.m. yesterday, N. E. Thorstensten, of Austin Street, tbe driver, received a severe lacerated wound to his right forearm. He was attended to by Dr. Harding and brought to the Wellington Hospital by ambulance. Wadestown Road Widening. Application is to be made to the Local Bodies’ Loans Board for authority to expend an amount of approximately £5218 lying to the credit of the Wellington City Paving and Surface Sealing Loan, 192,. on the work of widening Wadestown Road between Orchard and Aloorhouse Streets. Pilots’ Landing Fees., According to a decision of the City Council last evening members of the Wellington Aero Club will be required to pay the landing fee of 2/- when return ing to Rongotai from making landings outside of Wellington.. Improvement of Croquet Pavilion. It was agreed by the City Council last evening that £125 be placed on next years estimates for effecting improvements to the croquet pavilion at Alein Street, subject to the Wellington Municipal Croquet Club contributing a similar amount toward the cost of the work. An Appeal to the Public. In past years the activities of the n ellington Ambulance Division of St. John have been retarded through, lack of funds, but special efforts aye being made this year to overcome this difficulty, stated Superintendent S. C. Smith, at the annual meeting. He said he felt sure ,the necessary support would be forthcoming. Helping the Free Ambulance. To-day week there will be, a street collection on behalf of the M ellington Free Ambulance. At a meeting of the board yesterday it was stated that arrangements were well in hand. Mr. D. McKenzie, Mayor of Petone. said the women of his town had decided to conduct a produce stall, by which means it was hoped to raise a substantial sum. Cuttiii 9 ? “We* may ail be’ turned out next election,” remarked Councillor G. Mitchell at a meeting of the Free Ambulance Board, when stressing the necessity of bringing a certain matter before the City Council as early as possible. One never knows,” agreed Councillor C. H- ■ Chapman. “Don’t worry. Me don t all get our deserts,” interposed Mr. Alarcus Alarks, amidst loud laughter. Hutt Valley Power Board Chairmen. At yesterday’s meeting of the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board, Mr. A. J. AlcCurdy and Mr. A. W. Press, past chairmen, presented their photographs, framed, to the board. They were accepted with thanks by Mr. E. Windley, the present chairman. The photographs of Afessrs. J. W. AlcEwan, A. J. Hobbs, and W. H. P. Barber, also past chairmen, are already on the walls of the board-room. First-Aid Class. The first aid class, conducted by the Wellington Ambulance Division of St. John, will commence on April 8. The course of instruction extends over two mouths, during which time six lectures are given by a doctor and all phases or the subject are covered thoroughly. On completing the course and passing the examination, one is entitled to become a member of the Ambulance Division anti to take an active part in the work. Pedestrians Knocked Down. Two pedestrians were knocked down by motor-cars in the city yesterday. L. L. Stalker, of 59 Vivian Street, had his back injured when struck by a car m Vivian Street at 3.15 p.m.; and Mrs. M. Morrison, of 57 Ellice Street, was badly upset after being involved in a similar accident near the Telephone Exchange at 4.50 p.m. The ambulance was called in each case, and the injured people taken to hospital. Thoughtless Alotorist. A motorist whose car damaged a youth's bicycle outside the G.P.O. late on Wednesday night did not wait for explanations. The cycle was left against the kerb for a few minutes. M hen the owner returned the machine was lying on the road bearing every evidence of having been knocked into the street and run over. Never Mind the Slump! “Despite the continued cry of slump and depression I think we can look forward to a good season,” said Air. J. PreutleviTle at the annual meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union. “There is abundant enthusiasm in all the clubs. We baie most of the players turning out again, in addition to which other representative players have come to Wellington. Also, we are tbe holders of the Ranfuriy Shield for the time being.” Starter Praised. Praise for Mr. T. W. Leslie, the wellknown official starter for the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, eame.from the lips of George Simpson, leading American sprinter, at the official farewell to tbe American athletes yesterday afternoon. “The council of the N.Z.A.A.A. should do all in its power,” he said, “to see that Mr. ‘Dorrie’ Leslie is made Olympic starter. I don’t think I have ever met a better starter or a greater gentleman.” Dog Fight Blamed for Fatality. The capsizing of the dinghy in the Buller River on Sunday, as a result of which two young men. Maurice Lynch and William Spiers, were drowned, is reported by a West Coast paper to have arisen out of a fight among four dogs in the boat. The party, it is stated, set out by skirt--ing the edge of an eddy in the river With the idea of landing on a shingle bed at the opposite side, but the dogs began to fight before the boat entered the current, and it is considered that the dinghy capsized before it reached the turning point for the crossing.