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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 197, 20 August 1929, Page 6

School Holidays. Pupils attending the primary schools will commence the second term holilays after Friday next. The Wanganui Technical College will break up jn the same day. Address Not Notified. For failing to notify his change of address when he was the possesor of a firearm. Arthur Matthew Stokes was charged at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. A fine of 10s, with 12s costs was imposed. Kaione and The Admiralty. The Kaione’s transport from Great Britain to Wanganui was a fairly expensive undertaking and the Admiralty has a substantial charge against the Wanganui Board in connection with the conveyance of the dredge over ‘ a wastes of seas. ” Yesterday the Board had before it a letter from the High Commissioner (Sir James Parr) pointing out that settlement of this claim had become a protracted affair and the Admiralty might take umbrage if the matter were allowed to stand over for much longer. On the motion of Mr P. Higginbottom it was decided to acknowledge receipt of the letter and state that the Board was considering the matter. A Shower Bath e Players who have usjed Spriggens Park for Rugby matches, and also those hockey players who have been privileged to play at Wanganui’s Rugby headquarters, always speak in terms of high praise of the splendid facilities in the way of hot and cold showers provided by the Rugby authorities. It is pleasing to note that, through the generosity of Messrs C. Bignell and Lewis Bassett, the schoolboy players of the Rugby code at the Victoria Avenue School have a fine shower bath installed for . use after their games. The shower is much appreciated. Loan Empowering Bill. Yesterday the Wanganui Harbour Board discussed the matter of giving evidence before the Local Bills Committee in the House with regard to the proposed loan of £200,000. A great deal of the discussion was taken in committee and the matter of arranging evidence was left in the hands of the chairman (Mr J. T. Hogan M.P.), with power to act. The consensus of opinion seemed to be that Mr A. G. Bignell, the secretary (Mr W. J. Gardner) and the resident engineer (Mr H. V. M. Haszard), should be included among those listed to appear before the committee in Wellington,