Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 450, 16 December 1930, Page 6

Town Talk

Band at Bulls The Garrison Band will play at BuJ.ou .Saturday evening. There will be a carnival in progress at that centre. Inter-College Cricket The annual cricket match between Wanganui Collegiate .School and Wellington College, commences at Welling ton tu-day and will be concluded tomorrow. The Wanganui boys left for Wellington yesterday. School Cricketers Members of rhe Wanganui Collegiate Scho< 1 first eleven left for Wellington yesterday morning for Wellington, where they will play, to-day and tomorrow, their annua! match with Wei lington College. Drifting Sand

That the beach tu the north of the Harbour entrance had fallen two or three feet from the cliff’s to the water, owing to sand drift was a statement made at yesterday’s meeting of th« Harbour Board by the engineer. There must have been millions of tons of sand drifting past the entrance, he said. The moles had been keeping the. entrance open.

Unemployment Subsidy The chairman of the Gonvillc School Committee, Mr N. Tyler, has received advice from the Hon. S. G. Smith chairman of the Unemployment Board, that a subsidy of £4O on voluntary contributions has been granted the committee on condition that at least five men are employed. It was hoped, said Air Tyler, that five men would be slatted on tin), work of improvement, of the school grounds to-day Cricketwrs Return

The Wanganui rcprescnlalive cricket eleven ivlio visited New Plymouth to play Taranaki in an elimination match to ‘decide a challenger lor the Hawke Cup,, returned last, evening. Leaving Wanganui last Thursday afternoon, members of the team were absent four and a-hulf days. Yesterday morning thev placed for about an hour, during which lime Taranaki succeeded in securing the runs necessary for them to win the match by one wicket.

To Seal Highway Surface A commencement has been made b.r the contractors, Messrs John Fowler and Co., on the task ol surface-sealing portion of the Auckland-Wellington main highway, starting at Goat i allej. Here thev have a portion of the highway extending for three miles to seal, the width varying from 18ft. to 24ft. The Waitotara County Council will call tenders this week for the metalling of portion of the main road to the north of Kai Iwi, on which formation work was in progress Inst winter.

Motor Cyclist Fined. “This is one of the rowdiest motor cycles in the district,” said SeniorSergeant McLean at a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Wanganui yesterday? when F. Galbraith was charged with riding a motor- cycle without ha' ing an efficient silencer attached. Ihe defendant stated that he did not think his machine made such an objectionable noise, and that he had recently refitted it with a muffler. “I have heard a few mvself’’ »aid Mr J. H. Salmon Sil “ and I think that this is the ts-pe’of offence for which there should be heavy fines.” In view of the fact that the' cause of the trouble had been remedied a fine of £1 was imposed.

Highways Formation. The work involved in the rcconstruc tion of portion of the main highway north of Wanganui is proceeding steadily. Tenders will be called in the near future for the formation of a portion of the road extending for tlireequarters of a mile in the vicinity of the Okehu Stream Bridge. Included will be the building of a new bridge on the upstream side of the present structure, but on a straighter alignment. Another contract pending is that for the formation of a mile of the highway commencing at the. end of the tarsealed portion in front of Mr G. V Pearce’» resilience and extending to the Waitotara Bridge. It is expected that the construction work will be completed bcL'ie next winter.

Holiday Wages There was some discussion at the Harbour Board meeting yesterday when a request was received from the employees of the Cool Stores for the payment of wages for the Christmas and the New Year holidays. Mr Higginbottom said that the Board did, peihaps, in some respects, set the example. He felt that at the present time the Board was not justified in granting the request. Air Rogers, who moved that the request should be granted, said that the men had been more out of work than in work during the past year. Thev were asking for three days’ pay. The chairnum. remarked that any man who was in work tu-d»iy was luckv. The men were asking for standard‘holidays. He thought it was only a fair thing to give it to them. The motion was put and carried.

Rotary Ladies’ Day Yesterday was Ladies' Day lor the Wanganui Rotary Club. AJ embers brought their wives, daughters or friends to the luncheon and community singing, with several excellent items from well-known Wanganui artists, made the time pass all too quickly. Rotarian 1.. Cohen auctioned a number of beautiful bunches of flowers, the proceeds going to the club's Sunshine Box. Several members were fined, the money from which goes to the same object- The president. Mr J. Foster, announced that the money from the auction amounted to £3 7s 6d. The money the Sunshine Box had realised lor the year was £l7. Most of it, he said, would go to the Nursing League. I hose who gave items were Aliss Julie M erry. Miss Alurray and .Mrs W. E. ilson (songs'), while Airs Spurring gave a recitation. They were well applauded.

Dog's Owner Fined. At a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Wanganui yesterday W. H. Hark’ was proceeded against as being the owner of a dog tnat hail bitten a child. An eyewitness said that the dog had taken hold of the child by the arm without receiving any provocation. Senior-Sergeant McLean said that the child had been seriously ill but whs now out of danger. The defendant claimed that the dog was of a quiet nature ami that it was a playmate for his children. The Alagistratc, Air J. H. Salmon, said that the maximum penalt v was £5 and if there had been hea\ v medical expends the defendant would have been liable for them. In future the dog woidl have to be kept tied up except when the defendant was with it and had it under ms control. He warned the defendant that if any further trouble should arise an order might be made to hn\ the dog destroyed. A fine of £2 was imposed.