LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19439, 27 October 1925, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

“In my opinion education is the cure for class consciousness and hatred.”— Mr Coull at Castlecliff.

“The only practical way to reduce the cost of living is industry m thrift—that, and that alone?’—Mr Coull at Castlecliff.

“If we look around Wanganui at our State schools, we should be proud of them,’’ said Mr Coull last evening discussing educational matters.

“Politics is said to be the science of government,” said Mr Coull last even--1 ‘yet how it has been debased by tricks and subterfuges to keep politicians in power. It will never appeal to me.”

“The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been cited as a great bank by Government critics,” said Mr Coull last night, “yet they pay only 3J per cent interest, just one half per cent, less than New Zealand pays.”

At the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning ,a young man named James Smith was charged with having issued a valueless cheque for £.1.7 10s. The police asked for a remand for a week, which was granted.

A boy playing near the fountain in Moutoa Gardens yesterday morning received the fright of his young life when ho tripped and fell into the cool water. A very drenched lad hurried off home to get dry clothes.

“Twisters,” shouted the persistent interjector when Mr Coull last night referred to Messrs Isitt and Witty assisting the Reform Party. “Why, the whole of the Liberal Party wanted to twist a month, ago when they wanted to fuse,” thundered the speaker. The interjector subsided amidst applause from those present.

“The Government has assisted local bodies to build houses, notably in Wanganui,” said Mr Coull last night. “These houses are now well kept and the interest payments per week, rates, insurance, etc., are exceedingly light.” Mr Coull mentioned the houses built by the Wanganui City Council at Springvale, in support of the Reform housing scheme.

Last evening at Mr John Coull’s meeting at Castlecliff there appeared early a plrsistent interjector, much to the annoyance of the audience. However, Mr Coull was not distracted, humorously asking the interjector if he had been to the Waverley races. Receiving a negative reply, Mr Coull replied, “You talk as if you had had a crook spin.” The audience relished the smart repartee.

The municipal tram and bus services had a fairly busy time yesterday coping with the traffic to Castlecliff and St. John’s Hill. The buses were exceptionally busy, for there was a surprisingly large number of people going to and from Virginia Lake. The bus service is very generously patronised on ordinary days by the people of the suburb, and, yesterday, townspeople and visitors responed freely to the lure of the pretty reserve.

The weather was chilly, but fine, for Labour Day, yesterday. Except for the races at Waverley, there were no public attractions. A fair number of people went to Castlecliff beach, others to Virginia Lake, while the bowling greens and tennis courts had their quota of enthusiasts. The motor launch and yachting season was opened in an auspicious manner with an excursion to Hipango Park. There was also a fair attendance at the Collegiate School sports.

The St. John’s Hill bus service gives every promise of being a profitable undertaking for the city. So far, it has been splendidly patronised and this month it is expected the takings for the bus will average £lO a day. The Smithfield service is fairly “dead,” but gives as much promise as the Aramoho service did when the trams were first installed. An official who was then a motorman on the service said that a morning’s takings averaged a few shillings, and in the evening he thought the service was doing well w T hen he had 25/- “in the bag.” But before the line was extended to the cemetery the takings were more like £lO in the evening. The reason, of course, was the growth of the city, and the extra settlement which had taken place. The same thing, he said, would happen in Smithfield.

Several unrehearsed turns took place at Victoria Park, Greymouth, where a circus tent had been erected for the opening performance. While Signor Montana, the lion-tamer, was putting the lions through their paces prior to the show, a sudden gust of wind caused the rain-sodden canvas to flog against the steel cage, which capsized and collapsed on top of the trainer and lions. Fortunately the animals were pinned against the steel gratings, making escape impossible. Signor Montana scrambled out of the debris, and with the aid of helpers succeeded in returning the beasts to their travelling cage. Shortly afterwards one of the circus horses caught its hoof in the tackle of the main pole of the large tent, and in its efforts to liberate itself kicked out several pegs, and for a few minutes the circus hands were in imminent peril of the canvas top collapsing on them before the frightened animal was released. Meanwhile the gale raged more fiercely, the rain came down in torrents, and the management decided to cancel the performance.