In Town and Out

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 290, 7 December 1928, Page 6

In Town and Out

Health Camp Visiting Days Visiting days at the Health Camp, Turakina, this week, will be Saturday and Sunday. The Garrison Band has kindly undertaken to visit the camp on Sunday and play for the children.

“Ambulance Day” To-day is “Ambulance Day”—the day on which local members of the St. John Brigade make their annual appeal. A street collection will be the means adopted in order to swell the lands of the organisation, and it is hoped that the public will show their appreciation of the gratuitious services given, by responding liberally. To Relieve Distress

In order to provide funds for relict of distress in Wanganui, the Technical College pupils arc giving a repeat performance. of “Quality Street,” on Friday next, December 14. The play has already drawn two crowded houses; it combines a delicate blend of humour and pathos in dialogue, with charming old-world costumes, and gives a picture of by-gone days that cannot fail to appeal. Women on the River

it is not very often that ladies arc observed training on the river, but such was the case yesterday, when two of them were seen practising in a dinghy, intent on winning the prize at the Union Boat Club's “At Home,” to be held on Saturday, when the mixed doubles will be rowed. With this end in view, the enterprising oars-women were putting in a little quiet, but strenuous practice.

The “Hanging-on” Danger A young cyclist had a narrow escape from death yesterday afternoon, at the corner of the Avenue and Liverpool Street, He was hanging on to the back of a motor lorry, when the driver, who obviously did not know that the cyclist was behind him, turned without warning. The boy and his machine went under the vehicle, but fortunately he was thrown clear. His machine, however, was badly damaged. Perils of the Country

Birds and beasts evidently do not approve of bright red motor cars of the “baby” variety. A Wanganui man who purchased a car, answering to this description, was motoring in the country yesterday, when he was attacked by a hawk. Four times the bird swooped down on to the “baby,” finally compelling its anxious “parent” to stop and retaliate with a few wellaimed stones. But no sooner had he rid himself of this foe than a bull took a fancy to the brightly-painted vehicle and started in pursuit. Fortunately the speed of the harassed infant was greater than that of the bull.'