In Town and Out

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20183, 27 June 1928, Page 6

In Town and Out

Ovcriheand. in the street: “I get Sis fid a week and I’ve held my present job for five years and I always put a pound away every week.” “What do you think of that for thrift?’’ said a Wanganui farmer to a “Chronicle’’’ man, standing nearby.

Although unconscious at intervals yesterday morning, Herbert Lansdowne, who was injured in a motor cycle accident at Castlecliff on Sunday morning, was progressing favourably when inquiries were made at the hospital late last night.

The annual Rugby matches between Te Aute and Wanganui Collegiate School teams will take place to-day on the school grounds. The visitors arrived in the city yesterday and the teams will play their junior match at 1.30 and the senior game at 2.45 p.m.

On Saturday next a new Rugby football playing field will be opened at Wangaehu. As the Kai au-County match to be staged on that day will be the first played on the new ground, Messrs R. J. Stevenson, C. H. Warden and H. Hague Smith will attend the opening ceremony to represent the Metropolitan Sub-Union.

A strange sequel to yesterday morning's level crossing accident was enacted in one of the local schools later in the day. A child who arrived crying bitterly was asked by his teacher the reason for his tears. “I was nearly killed,” sobbed the child. “I wanted a ride on a lorry, only I couldn’t get on, and the lorry banged into the train, and I might have been killed.”

The offer of the Gonville Swimming Club to contribute £125 towards enlarging their baths was accepted by the Wanganui City Council at its meeting last evening, the Council also deciding to contribute towards the project by placing £lOO on the estimates. The work is to be subject to the Government Subsidy under the unemployment scheme.

The number of cases in which motor car accidents were involved was a noticeable feature of the list run through at the Magistrate’s Court yev terday morning for the purpose of making fixtures for hearing. “I note that you have been busy in my absence,” remarked Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., with a smile, as a date was arranged for the hearing of the last of the series of accident claims.

Arising out of an accident at Castlecliff, when two motor cyclists collided with a horse wandering on the main thoroughfare, the ranger has received special instructions from the City Council to prosecute in all cases of wandering stock. The edict has also gone forth against stray dogs, the ranger having been instructed to impound all such animals found without collars in the citv streets.

The body of Alfred Henry Cave, aged 51 was found in the Matarawa crecx near Cherrybank yesterday afternoon. Deceased got up as usual in the morning and went out to help milk tec cows. Later it was discovered that Tie was missing. A theory advanced rs that he went down to the creek, and, tripping over a log into the water, was unable to get back to the bank. The late MJr Cave was a new-comer to the Okoia district.

The reserves committee of the Wanganui City Council recently considered » letter from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, asking for the Council’s views on a proposal to close certain roads in the Kai Iwi beach township, which are to be offered for selection with the adjoining land. The Council has decided to ask the Commissioner not to carry out the proposal, as the property in question is used as a picnic site by residents of the city and district.

“From the little I know of local conditions, your River Road will never become a tourist route to the National Park,” said Mr R. E. Champtaloup when interviewed by a “Chronicle’’ reporter yesterday. “The land in this district slips away on either side of a new road for years before it becomes settled. That is one great reason against the River Road as a National Park route. Another is that the road would be long and pass around many high and dangerous bluffs. On the other hand there is no doubt that the scenery on the Wanganui River is beautiful,” he concluded.

At a recent meeting of the management committee of the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Sub-Union a request was received for permission to take up a collection at the Spriggens Park gates for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase of caps for the Primary School representative Rugby team. A communication was read at last night’s meeting to the effect that the Wanganui Rugby Council would be pleased to supply the caps. There were expressions of approval from members of the committee and it was decided to forward the information to the applicant that a collection would not be necessary.

The matter of the acquisition by the City Council of a site at Durie Vale for the formation of additional playing areas for sports bodies .-nd botanical gardens for citizens, was discussed at the meeting lart evening, of the Management Committee of the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Sub-Union, it being suggested that there might be cooperation between various sports bodies in an endeavour , o secure the property. The proposal was favourably reported on by Mr C. H. Warden, and it was decided to appoint Messrs C. H. Warden, E. V. Laws and R. Blennerhassett as a sub-committee to confer on the matter and report to the Sub Union.

“In my opinion the Mangamahu road will one day become the tourist route to the National Park, and that day is not far ahead,” was the comment made by Mr R. E. Champtaloup, touring manager of the Auckland Automobile Association to the “Chronicle’’ yesterday. It will be a year or two beforfe the road is ready for traffic, and from what I have seen of it during my tour of inspection it should be the most beautiful way of travel to the Tongariro Park.” he said. “It is my business to seek ail rhe beauty spots that I can, and to let people know about them. On some parts of the .oad there are many beautiful and new views of Ruapehu, and bush scenes whieh cannot be rivalled by any on the Parapara Road. At present the Mangamahu road is merely an access route, but before long people will realise its scenic value,” he concluded.