Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 139, 15 June 1931, Page 6

Town Talk

Fresh in River There was a fairly heavy fresh in the river yesterday afternoon and last night. Reports from country centres stated that streams were considerably swollen. Traffic Tallies Men are still engaged taking traffic tallies at various points in the City of Wanganui. Their reports will indicate the volume of foreign traffic which plies certain roads. Government Meat At the present time the Imlay Works lave about 6000 careases of meat which has been bought in the Wanganui dis trict and killed and frozen in the works. The meat has been bought by the Government, and is being held in the cool stores. Motor Traders’ Procession The motor traders’ procession will be held on Friday and Tuesday of Wei come Week. The procession will not consist only of the luxurious new models, but will be supplemented by the special “bucking ear” and other vehicles of indefinite age and size. Auckland and Wanganui. Auckland hairdressers. says a telegraph message, have reuuced the price of a ha rent to Is 3d for men and the price of a shave to 9d. Although Auckland may be now reducing prices in that, line, Wanganui some time ago took that action. A shilling haircut for men is practically without exception in the city while the shave is on the same level as in Auckland. Suits from Wanganui That visitors to Wanganui appreciate the excellent quality of goods that can be obtained in the city retail shops may bo gathered from the experience of a Wanganui mercer a few days ago Within a period extending a little over half an hour one afternoon three orders for suits were given by customers who came into the shop. One buyer was from Hawera, another came from Tauntarunui, and the third was from Waitaki in the South Island. Welcome Week “Joy Night." In furtherance of the preparations for Wanganui’s “Welcome Week.” Messrs Dustin and Trott addressed 'he dancers at the Wanganui Rowing Club’s dance held in the Elrick Cabaret on Saturday evening. They briefly outlined the purpose of the week and solicited the aid of the dancers for the

“Joy Night’’ to be held as a final function of the week. The speakers were accorded a patient hearing and their remarks were greeted with applause.

Harriers Tested. With no cheering crowds to urge them on, the Wanganui Harrier Club hel their first official test of the season on Saturday afternoon. Over the stiffest of country and with conditions underfoot not of the best, they covered 6| miles in excellent time, the first man home returning the time of 37min. 55sec. Great interest is being taken in the event to be decided on Saturday week, when the Wanganui harriers will race with the Masterton harriers in rhe annual race for the Benson trophy. The competition is expected to bo of the closest. The race .is to start and finish on the racecourse. In the Mud

Rugby enthusiasts who journeyed out to Ratana on Saturday to see the match between the Pirate and Ratana teams were provided with a display oi the code in the mud. The ground was very heavy at the start, and the rain of Fridav and Saturday morning had left several pools of water lying about. Before long the players had churned the ground into a quagmire, and jerseys and shorts soon showed the condition of the ground. Players slipped and slid in various directions in pursuit of the ball, and one player executed a fine header into a pool of water, disappearing from view in showers of spray amid the plaudits of the crowd “Jay-Walking” Through carelessness in crossing Victoria Avenue at a particularly busy moment on Thursday two girls narrowly missed being run down by a motorcar. Without looking for any approaching traffic the pair stepped out from the footpath, disregarding the most elementary rules of the road. Had it not been for the sudden application of the brakes by a lady driver the girls would have been knocked down by the car, which stopped within inches of them. A bystander remarked that had there been a serious accident, neither girl would have had anyone else but herself to blame. It is becoming more and more apparent that pedestrians in Wanganui should pay attention to, other traffic. Obstruction to Fish Judging by complaints, there is some obstruction in the falls on the Tonga riro river about .14 to 17 miles from where it flows into Lake Taupo, above the Rangipo prison camp. Messrs H. J. Duigan and Li. L. Begg, of the Wanganui Acclimatisation Society have arranged with Mr T. Banks, officer in charge of the Hautu prison camp, to traverse the river between the prison camp and the 19-mile peg on the To-kaanu-Waiouru Road shortly, and locate the obstruction. It is stated that the fish cannot get above the falls and that the upper reaches of the Tongariro, whilst providing good fishing water, are practically devoid of fish. It may be possible to construct a fish ladder, similar to those used in Scotland and Norway to enable fish to negotiate the high falls, or to deviate the stream and provide a vagrant channel through which the fish could pass to the higher reaches. “He Was Rabbiting." “What was that free kirk for?” asked a feminine voice in the stand " Spriggeeq I.iik on Sat I relay. “The attacking plnytr was ra’Mßmg,” explained a gentleman further along in the same row. Whether the girl was any the wiser was not revealed. The use of the term “rabbiting” in Rugby football is not uncommon, and it was applied in a case for a ruling which came under tin* notice of the Nev, Zealand Rugby Union’s Management Committee on Thursday. It has been used to cover the actions of a player in endeavouring to score a try on all four.-. “Don’t you think it is time that the references to ‘rabbiting’ should be eliminated 1 ’” the secretary (Mr A. E. Neilson) asked after reading the question on the matter. “There is no such thing as ‘rabbiting’ in Rugby.’’ In enlarging upon his Jews on the subject, the secretary later pointed out that the correct expression to cover what was meant by “rabbiting” was “plaving the.Lall on Ihe ground.” “You might ns well sav that a plover off-side is going fishing ” he added.'