In Town and Out

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20104, 24 March 1928, Page 6

In Town and Out

The new number plates issued to car owners under the motor vehicles registration regulations may be used as from to-day.

The Wanganui rowing eight, which will compete in the interprovincial rowing tournaments at Wellington, left for the capital city yesterday.

The river port wore a busy appearance yesterday afternoon, no fewer than five coastal steamers being moored at the town wharf, loading and unloading. /

Yesterday afternoon wool buyers shipped 190 bales of wool from Wanganui to Wellington for trans-shipment by the Maunganui and Canadian Highlander.

Notos on the activities of the Women’s Division Oif the Farmers’ Union, which usually appear on the ladies’ page in the supplement, will be found to-day on page five.

The price of pigs has shown a decided increase, and values have risen from one farthing to one penny a pound. The rates for export are subject to a Government .subsidy.

The Fire Brigade received a call to a grass lire yesterday afternoon near St. John’s bowling green, Pitt Street. Chinamen had been burning rubbish, and the lire had got beyond their ctntrol. The only damage done was to an adjacent fence.

A minor accident occurred in St. Hill Street last evening the failing light causing a motorist to misjudge his distance and hit a telegraph pole when turning to park his car. The damage consisted of a broken head light and a crumpled right hand front mud-guard.

The following replies to advertisements are awaiting collection at the “Chronicle office, Victoria Avenue:—W3, M a 5, Wl6, AV26, AV2B, W 32, W 35, W 43, AVI 08. Wll9, Wl2l, W 122, W. 134. W. 138, W. 139, AVI42, AVI44, W 146.

Au accident happened to Mr and Mrs Denton of Wanganui, at Paparoa, when the car Mr Denton was driving went over a bank, turning over twice before it came to rest on its wheels. Mr and Mrs Denton were taken to the Paparoa Hospital, but wcr e fbund to have suffered no injuries.

Spriggens Park has been well cared for during the summer season, the ground being top-dressed and the turf generally looked after. When the season opens this popular Rugby playing area will doubtless maintain its reputation as the finest wet weather play!i ig field in the Dominion.

| The Wanganui Girls’ College will hold their annual picnic to-day'. They will travel by steamer to Hipango Park, where they will (disembark tor the day. The scholars will find plenty to occupy them in the bush and along the river bank and if the day is fine & happy outing should result.

A well-known pie-cart, belonging to Mr G. McGregor, came to a sad end late on Wednesday night, when it caught on lire on Beach Road, Castlecliff. The Fire Brigade was called out to the scene of the outbreak, but the flames had got such a hold on the vehicle, that a save could not be effected.

Several of the concrete traffic direction signs laid down by the City Council are beginning to wear, Despite this fact they will be good, for a long term of useful service. The metal guides laid down at the corner of Ridgway Street and the Avenue, however are highly polished by traffic passing over them and show no signs of wear.

In round figures there is stiK outstanding £7OOO of the current year’s rates due to the City Council, and it has been decided by that body to take Court action for recovery. The ten per cent, penalty was added to unpaid rates in the first week of the present month, and delinquent payers will be called upon to pay that in addition to the original amount assessed against them.

Hollyhocks generally grow to a gootw height, but it is not often one hears of a specimen 12ft. Bin. high. This remarkable height has been attained by a plant grown by Mrs Versey, Putiki, and many people passing that way have inspected it, their interest being roused by the abnormal length of the stem. Last year a hollyhock grown in AVanganui was known to reach the height cf Bft. but this specimen surely constitutes a record.

Preparations for the forthcoming easou are proceeding apace. The newly elected management committee of the Sub-Union will commence the year's work on Tuesday, and the governing body of the Wanganui Rugby district which includes Taihape and Rangitikei in addition to the city area, will hold its annual meeting early next month. The Referees’ Association will meet on ATondfiy for the first time thts

In the opinion of a Wanganui merchant, too much prominence is given by pessimists to the slack period in business in the city. “This is never a profitable season in any town, in any year/’ ho said, “and if publicity is given to the depression without stating that it is what is usually expected, a few small traders become frightened. A scare in business circles is like a fire in a barn” ho went on, “it spreads. ”

Wanganui business men are annoyed by the djelay caused in tho transshipment of goods from Home vessels to coastal steamers for carriage to AVanganui. It is stated that it sometimes occurs that Palmerston North merchants receive their goods a week before goods from the same overseas ship arrive in Wanganui. It is stated that the delay is not due to mismanagement on the part of the shipping companies, but to the many handlings which cargo for this port has necessarily to undergo.