Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 133, 8 June 1931, Page 6

Town Talk

Rotary Annual Dinner The annual dinner ami inslallation of officers of the Wanganui Rotary Club lias been arranged for Juno 27. Okoia Tennis Tennis Ims made very strong appeal io the residents of Okoia and morking bees are at present engaged laying down la. second court. This is to be of as I phult. Cricket Interest .fudging by the number of iiiquii ie.icccived by a “Chronicle” reportei yesterday, ini crest in the New Zealand cricketers’ lour of England appears to hold, fully as much interest as any other ! topic of national import. General sat I isfaction appears to be the keynote, the i New Zealand public being well pleasd i with the display of the touring team. St. John Ambulance [ Rugby in Wanganui is very greatly ! indebted to the efiicienl services rem I dered each Saturday by members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Officers are detailed for duty on every ground and it is etuted by players who have toured the Dominion that this centre lias the most thorough .first aid service of any Rugby Union in the Dominion Rugby Championship Saturday’s Rugby matches in Wanganui marked the end of the first, round of the senior championship. It is unique to find the four leading teams finishing up in steps and stairs with one point difference between each. Technical Old Boys, Pirates, Old Boys and Kaierau have reached the end of the round in that order, and their points range: 8,7, 6 and 5. The ladder re veals the fact that each of the four is capable of defeating any of the others. Wanganui’s Appeal Viewed from the top of Durie Hill yesterday. Wanganui presented to sightseers two aspects, both of them beautiful and each with an appeal. Early in the afternoon the city was bathed in bright sunshine, while towards the evening Wanganui drew across her face a veil formed from the smoke of a thousand fires at which residents gathered for the Sunday evening reunion. It would be bard to say just which picture held most appeal for those who viewed the city from the hill. Kite Flying at Night Not satisfied with being able to fly kites in daylight some enterprising juveniles in Wanganui arc attempting night flying. A kite mounted with a small electric torch attained a fair height in a suburb on Saturday night and the light waving about above the earth caused quite a stir. One husband, home for tea, bad a note of excitement in his voice as he related what he had seen. Unfortunately for him when the family rushed to the verandah in search of a strange light in the sky the kite had been taken down. All the protestations in the world would not forbid a suspicious wife repeatedly smelling his breath. Flights at the Airport

Since Captain Brake has been engag ed in the training of pupils for the Wanganui Aero Club, twelve new pupils have taken to the air. Fourteen flights were made yesterday. None of the pupils have yet reached the stage when they can look forward to going solo at the next flight, as the time each has spent, in the air has yet, of necessity, been limited. The hope has been expressed by many in the city that the machine A.B.P. will remain in Wanganui at least for some considerable time. The '’plane was up every day last week except one. It is a machine originally purchased by the Wanganui Club and later taken over by the Federation. Federation ’Planes It is anticipated that the Vvcstern Eederated Flying Clubs’ Muth A.B.S. will be in the air in about a fortnight. The repairing of the machine is being carried out at the Bell Block aerodrome. Certain parts could not be obtained in New Zealand and that de iayed the work for some time. Arrangements have been made to exhibit the Federation Moth aeroplane AAX in the winter show at New Plymouth thia week. It is anticipated, however, that some difficulty will be experienced in getting the plane into the building, for although the wings fold up the tail is 10ft across, while the door is only Bft. wide. Still an attempt will be made to manoeuvre the machine past the door. Lt is also intended to exhibit the engine of the Moth ABS. Interfering with Bees Some of the reminiscences of th'* Wanganui Guards are both amusing and interesting. At the reunion on the night of the King’s Birthdax it seemmi to be a general order that men should iceall happenings of the past. In a letter of apology Colonel W. 11. Cun ningham wrote in humorous strain with regard lo Mr Walter (“Toggy”) McElwain. He advised the gathering to be sure that there was no hive of bees under the table as things were sure io buzz when “Toggy*’ had anything to do with the organisation. The writer vividly recalled having to leave a meal at Turakina once because of Mr McElwain ’s penchant for interfering with bees. This reference, judging by the laughter it awoke, must have stirred more than one memory. Mr McElwain played a prominent part in organising the reunion and his work was the subject of praise iu letters ami in expressions from those present. In His Father’s Footsteps Un Saturday, against Ratana, the Wanganui and Old Boys’ Club won their Rugby match by the two points which are added to a try by a successlul kick at goal—the conversion. Bul-lock-Douglas succeeded in putting over a splvndivl kick from near the touch.inc ami the fact will recall Lu the memory of many old Kaierau players a similar incident at Turakina when the late Mr George Bullock, father of the boy who won liiu match for his team on (Saturday, had just such another difficult kick to put over to score a vic tory. It was in the good old days of Rugby when there were no stands and , the grounds were used through the week as paddocks for stock. In a muddy field at, Turakina Kaierau. on • lhe call of time, wanted a converted try to win. The try was scored all right, but it was a big task to be accurate about the conversion. To achieve that lhe b’lll had to be kicked over the bar from a foot inside the touch line. In a deadly hush George Bulluck placed the :<‘ather carefully, took his paces backward aml ran up to register the best ! effort possible. The ball found its ob | jcclivc. That kick won the game and. incidentally. Ihe championship.