Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 280, 26 November 1932, Page 6

Town Talk

Elevator Repairs Repairs are tu be carried out to thi_ Dune Hill elevator next week. It will be closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Lire Brigade Out Two calls were answered by tin Wanganui Fire Brigade yesterday afternoon, one being a false alarm with good intent, lire first was re ceived at 1 p.m. from Aramoho, where a grass fire had broken out on the riser bank. The second, the false alarm, was from Harper .Street at J. 25 o’clock. No damage was done in either case. Dry-weather Plant The drier the weather, the hotter the sun, the better do petunias (sometime.-, termed ’‘fairy caps”), display their blooms. At the present time there are a number beneath a window at thu Ladies’ Rest, and yesterday a quan tity were planted out at the steps leading up to the Sarjeunt Gallery. The latter should flower within a week if conditions are favourable. Bible Class Rally It is expected that some .150 to 17(i members of the Wanganui, Patea and Alton Bible Classes will be attending a youth-to-youth rally being held at Patea to-morrow afternoon. Rev. C. Dobbs will address an open-air ser vice to be held in the Patea Domain during the afternoon, and the visitors will be entertained by members of the Patea Bible‘Class until the evening service, at. which the sermon will be delivered by Ven. Archdeacon J. R. Young. Rough Weather For two days the steamer Tasmania lias been lying idle in the Wanganui roadstead. Heavy seas and a steady wind have made conditions impossible for the lighters to proceed over the river bar to continue with the loading operations. It is hoped, however, that work will be continued again to-day. In that event the free labourers will work through until Sunday, when it is expected that the Tasmania will proceed to Wellington. The Mahann. which was scheduled to arrive in Wan ganui on Tuesday, will not now arrive until Thursday.

Bales Accumulating Wool has been steadily streaming into Wanganui during the past few days, with the result that several thousand bales are now stored in the city. At the end of last summer a large amount of wool remained unsold and accumulated in the warehouses of the stock firms. In many cases these premises were already full and several empty buildings are now being used to house the new clip that has resulted with the commencement of shearing. By th 0 time that the nrst sale is held in Wanganui next January, the wool buyers should have much material to choose from. * Australian Wheat

It is unlikely that another shipment of Australian wheat will be landed at Wanganui direct from Australia for some time, unless the unexpected oc curs. Wanganui wheat merchants received a cargo of 1800 sacks recently by the Kiwitea and they were afterwards asked whether they would require a further shipment on the Kiwilea’s next visit. They replied that they would be prepared to place an order providing that the vessel called at Castlccliff. It was stated, however, that the Wanganui port would not be visited, so that no order was placed.

Subsidy Benefits Trade ’ Iho state of the world’s finances during the past year has caused the building trade’s business to sink lower than ever before, ’ stated the annual report of the Wanganui-Taranaki district blanch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects, which was presented ac the meeting held in Wan ganui on Thursday. ‘‘As a result much distress has been caused among mem bers of the profession. The introduc lion of the building subsidy by the Government, however, has done much to improve the situation recently ami has given the trade and profession the lift it required. It is hoped that the Building Construction Bill, at present being discussed by the Government, will bear fruit and that the profession will be busily employed on muchneeded construction work.”

Technical College Presentation Presentations were made to Mr. and Airs. 1. E. Newton by boys and girls of the Wanganui Technical College at a recent end-of-the-term social held at College House. Mr. and Mrs. Newton relinquish thcii duties at the end of the year. Mr. M. Satyanand, boy prelect, who has been a Hoarder at the school for six years, presented Mrs. Newton with a Royal Doulton vase and Mr. Newton with a silver-mounted walking stick. He said that their helplul attention to the needs of tin* boarders during their long connection with the hostel had been greatly ap prociatcd. As chairman of the Board •»f Governors, Mr. W. Bruce said that it was a great, pleasure to see how much the students appreciated their services. Mr. Bruce also spoke of the valuable, service rendered to the hoarders by Mr. and ‘Mrs. Newton. Mr. A. T. Gavel], vice-chairman of the hoard, endorsed the remarks of the chairman, rollowing the provision of an enjoyable supper, under the direction of Mrs. Newton, the remainder of the evening was spent, with music and dancing. A “Mystery’’ Train. Wanganui is to enjoy the thrill of a mystery” train in keeping with that experienced in other centres. Two engines have been detailed to carry the load which is to leave Wanganui at 9 a.m. on December 4. A stop will he made at St. John’s and at Aramoho where the train arrives at 9.12 a.m. I* rom Aramoho it will depart on a nonstop run to a ‘‘destination unknown.” Probably the driver will he under sealed orders, ’ which he will open as he clears the Aramoho signals. From the “mystery” station there will be n tramp of approximately eight miles and arrangements will include facilities for bathing. Passengers will provide their own hampers, but the department will attend to the supply of hot water. A return fare of three shillings is being charged and the time-table has been arranged so that passengers wil] arrive back at Aramoho at 5.50 p.m. and Wanganui at 6 p.m. To facilitate transport, in the morning the citv tramway service is to co-operate with the department and run a special time-table. A car is to leave the Post Office for Casth'elill and will travel via Alma Road and reHum via Koromiko. Cars arp to leave | Wanganui East and Upper Aramoho also.