In Town and Out

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20107, 28 March 1928, Page 6

In Town and Out

A motor car collided with a bicycle in the Avenue last night at about livii minutes past nine. The back wheel of the bicycle was damaged and the boy riding it .shaken, but otherwise no damage was done.

The unemployed situation in Wanganui has taken a turn for the better in the past few weeks. The week before last the total was 49 and the week previous 56, but this week the total was reduced to 39.

As a rule the small children of Wan* ganui are well behaved in public, but two little girls were noticed last night in one of the suburban buses annoying the passengers by laughing and joking and criticising such people as were in reach.

Local Rugby matters were advanced a further stage at last evening’s meeting of the management committee of the Metropolitan Sub-Union when it was decided to open the current season on April 21, with a seven-a-siidie tourney.

Several thefts have been reported during the last few days, many of them having been committed during the hours of daylight. Too many people are apparently in the habit of leaving their houses unlocked when they go out. especially if they arc only‘to be out for a short time.

A record number of scholars learned to swim in the Victoria Avenue School I baths during the season. The number totalled 133. Distance certificates issueid, numbered 150, comprising 64 learners, 27 proficiency and 59 merit candidates. A total of 67 life-saving certificates were also issued.

At last night’s meeting of the Metropolitan Rugby Sub-Union several clubs maid© application for t.ho use of the training shed on Spriggens Park. 'The matter is to be finally dealt with this week and allotment of days will be made by the Grounds Committee only to those clubs who apply before Saturday.

That the coming Rugby season is to one of the best in the history of the game locally, is gleaned from the facts that eleven clubs will participate in the various competitions under the jurisdiction of the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Sub-Union, and that the total number of teams engaged in all grades will be 45.

A collision occurred yesterdsiy afternoon at 12.10 between a motor cycle and a car in the vicinity of the Public Hospital. The motor cycle was Hidden by Robert McDougall, a wharf labourer, residing at 212 Heads Road and as a result he was admitted to the hospital suffering from a wound on the left eyelid and abrasions to the face and hands. His condition was not serious.

It is not unusual to hear complain*, s concerning the failure of some street light, but it is sometimes realised that unless the officials are notified of the stoppage they cannot attend to the matter.' As it is impossible to keep a man specially to see that all the lamps are in good working order, it would help the officials of the board if all breakages or other causes of failure of street lights were reported to them.

Not all advertising stunts hit the mark. Certainly that planned by the South Indian Railway Co. Ltd., and nddtressed to Mr Hague Smith as manager and secretary of the Castlecliff railway could not hope to create a boon in business. A brief memo referred to copies of posters which t.ho Indian Co. requested should be exhibited “on the principal stations of the Castlqcliff railway. ’ ’