In Town and Out

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 237, 6 October 1928, Page 8

In Town and Out

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The opening of the Gonville swimming bath on Saturday serves to emphasise the difference in climate, between Wanganui and North Auckland, as swimming, for northern enthusiasts has been in vogue for the past month.

The New Museum. The Museum Board of Trustees has signified that it is ready for the removal from the old Museum to the Alexander building. When certain work has been carried out in the new structure the exhibits will be moved to their new home.

Missing Man Found. After having been missing from his home in Gonville since Monday evening, Mr Thomas Ward, a bootmaker, was found by the police at Feilding on Thursday night. He was first heard of at Sandon and had walked from there to Feilding.

Up To Time With an eye on the clock so that the southern delegates might not miss the mid-day train, the conference of the Real Estate Agents’ Institute of New Zealand concluded yesterday morning. Several important matters were dealt with but business was got through to release the departing delegates in time to catch their train.

Wanganui Rowing Champions Latest information from Melbourne concerning the Henley-on-Yarra annual regatta, shows that the impend*ing visit of the Union Boat Club crew the New Zealand champion ftur ,is creating additional enthusiasm. Large entries are anticipated for the Stewards’ Cup and racing, worthy of the name, is forcasted.

Aviators’ Promotion. A Wanganui resident who is a reader of a Southern newspaper, was amused with the rapid promotion accorded the Tasman fliers in the course of an article upon the exploits of the Southern Cross. Flight-Lieutenant Ulm, .as, in the first place, referred to by his correct title but, by the end of the article, he had attained the dignity of flightcommander. Similarly Squadron-Lead-er Kingsford Smith started out as a captain and rose to squadron-com-mander and group-commander. Rugby Administration.

With the conclusion of the Rugby season, so far as the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Sub-union is concerned, there will be no necessity for a large committee during the summer months. At the weekly meeting of the Subunion last Tuesday night it was decided that a recess committee administer the affairs of the sub-union during the summer months. The committee appointed is as follows: Messrs. E. V. Laws, P. Wilson, H. Hague-Smith and the president ex officin. Bugby for Bandsmen.

What should prove to be a great at* traction for Rugby enthusiasts will take place <on Spriggens Park next Saturday when teams from the Garrison Band and the Queen Alexandra’s Own Band will play a match. The Rugby fixture for this afternoon on the Racecourse is between various companies in the territorials, whose headquarters are at Wanganui, and some of these are members of the two bands mentioned. Thus some who intend to patronise the bandsmen’s match have mistaken the particular day on which that fixture is to be played. Artesian Water.

Many swimmers did not 4 ‘break the ice” to celebrate the opening of the season last Monday; the temperature of the water in some of the Wanganui baths was not what might be termed warm, being in the vicinity of 55 deg. However, Wanganui East residents were more fortunate, the water in the baths in that s- ' urb registering well into the 44 sixties.” This was due to the fact that the source of supply is artesian, but strange to say, there were more bathers during the week at Gonville than there were at Wanganui East.

River Roads. Work will soon commence on the road from Jerusalem to Ranana, on the Wanganui River, and included in the several contracts that have been let to the Maoris is one that calls for 18 chains of cli/T formation —a very ticklish operation. According to the information that was vouchsafed a ‘‘Chronicle” man yesterday, the Maoris are eager to take up the work, one applicant even hailing from Wai totara. The work will not commence until Monday owing to the fact that authority had not previously been granted by the responsible Department. In the “Movies.”

In these days of the “movies” and their attractions to both young and old there is little ■wonder that children are eager to make use of every opportunity to appear “on the screen.” This was much in evidence in a moving picture recently taken in Wanganui and screened in a local theatre, for many children were noticed to make an endeavour to slip back into the picture after they had passed out of the focus of the lens. This afternoon they will have another opportunity of seeing how they “register,” for moving picture scenes will be taken of the children at the official opening of the Gonville Baths. There should be some amusing scenes.

In the report of the address given to the Optimists’ Club by Mr M. L t Lampe, it was stated that 40,000 ppie were unable to obtain entrance to Wimbledon. What Air Lampe stated was that £40,000 was returned to prospective season ticket holders; also it should have read 36 days for the journey to London via Panama, not 56 days.