Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 143, 19 June 1931, Page 6

Town Talk

Subsidies for Bands Tho Wanganui City Council has decided to maintain the usual subsidies for the three city bands—the Garrison, Queen’s Own and Highland Pipers. Church Attendance ; An invitation has been extended to i the Mayor and council to attend the j church service at Trinity Church on I Sunday night with the executive of the I •’Welcome Week’’ festivities. ‘Miss Wanganui’’ Miss Jane Winstone, who is to fill the important role of “Miss Wanganui’’ during “Welcome Week,” is to participate in today’s commencement of festivities by showering free gifts from the air at 12 noon. Maxwell Root Growing. The Maxwell root growing competition was judged yesterday. The following are the results: Mangolds H. S. Birch 88 tons lewt. 1, T. Alexander 68 tons 3cwt 2. Carrots: H. S. Birch 52 tons Bcwt 1. 8. Wills 50 tons JBcwt. No. 5 Scheme and Relief. In consequence of the resumption of the Relief Committee, the Mayor, Mr N. G. Armstrong, has called a meeting of the general committee of the relief organisation to consider the situation. The meeting is to take place in the Council Chambers al 2.30 p.m. to day. “What’s in a Name?’’ A. letter was received at Wednesday’s Education Board meeting asking that the name of tho “Hikimutu 7 School be spelt correctly in the records. The writer pointed out that the correct lettering was “Hikumutu,” meaning “tail cut off.” The board saw no objection lo making the change and acted accordingly. On Traffic Duty Protection against the weather has been provided two traffic officials who have been stationed close to the Durie Hill during the. past day or so in the shape of a box very similar to those used for sentries on the beat. A plentiful supply of wood was gathered by school-children and the men had a blaze under way close enough to their accommodation to obtain benefit. Art Exhibition. The Sarjeant Art Gallery presented a very busy sight yesterday when there was much bustle and activity on account of the arts and crafts exhibition which is to take place next week. “It is going to bo one of the best exliibi lions we have had,’ Mr Newrick informed a “Chronicle” reporter when lie paid a visit to the Gallery to see how matters were progressing. “Some of the pictures are masterpieces and we have never had such a splendid collection here before.” Boys and Girls' Clubs. Notification was received from the Department at ‘Wednesday ’s meeting of the Wanganui Board of Education that it would not be responsible in future for travelling expenses incurred by the Board’s instructors in connection with the Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Club movement. As the success of the movement would be in jeopardy if instruc tors’ visits to schools were curtailed the Board has decided to foot the bill for expenses until the end of the year when the question of control of the various clubs will be reviewed. £16,000 Written Off.

At the last meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Board it was decided to write off the outstanding sum of £16,402. That amount, it was explained, was ow ing to the board and the board had little chance of ever being paid. It wa, principally fees from those who had no money, old age pensioners, charitable aid cases and widows. That amount would only be a fictitious asset anil it could be no good leaving- it on the books. It extended back over a good number of years. The Wellington Board had recently brought out a oal-ance-sheet showing £120,000 outstanding as an asset. A Generous Gift A generous gift to Wanganui s unemployed was made yesterday afternoon by Mr Alee Stuart of Marton. Hearing tliat the ladies’ committees were further discussing their plans, Mr Stuart attended the meeting for the purpose of gaining' information which may be useful in his own diastrict. He congratulated the ladies on their effort and said that it would be a crime to let children go hungry in a country where food was so plentiful. He would bag up a ton of swedes and Fir Jen kins could let him know when to send them into Wanganui, and ho would be only too willing to do all in his power lo help tlic committee. Mr Stuart was heartily applauded on his retiring from the meeting. Exploding Light Bulb. A Wanganui housewife received n distinct surprise this week when she tapped an electric light globe that had all but burned out. The globe explo.l ed and a sheet of brilliant light, like lightning, came down from the globe. The whole lighting system for the ho-iso was short-circuited. When the matter was referred to the Power Board it was stated that the tapping of a globe that had gone dead or all but gone dead was quite a common practice. In many cases it was the filament that had broker and the tapping of the globe brought the ends of the filament together again with the result, that the globe might burn for several more months. The heat of the filament would weld it together again. It vas stated that an explosion might not recur once ill a thousand times. What ha.l happened was that the _ filament had connected the two incoming wire." in the globe and that had caused the explosion ami the fuse Io blow out. Trip Up-River I Officials of the Wanganui lulgo'[ Onion—Dr G. -I. Adams ( president >. JB. Rowe (treasurer'), and .1. D- Orow- ■ lev (selector), are to visit Rnniina tomorrow to be present at the big football match between the two Wainui-a-ma teams —north and south. I hey «’ motor to Parikino to connect with the River Services steamer. After the match thev will be taken on to I ipiriki and will return to Wanganui on Monday. The day is being looked forward to with n great degree ot i x. in , 1IU .„I I,v the natives ami it i« hope., Il,al the Hon. A. 'l'. Ngatn " ill be pro sent. Wainui a-rua's hopes are high that their union wi'l be represented in Ihe next Wanganui repi’i'senl a I iv«' Rugbv team which is to play Southland next month. match, while it is for the coveted Hamrick Tup. will he In the nature of a trial lor tin two selectors- Mr Crowley ami the Wainui a-rua representative, who is 1< ehoosp a team to play Rangitikei IoIhe Whenna roa Shield.