Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 97, 27 April 1933, Page 6

Town Talk

Two Earthquakes. Two slight shocks of earthquake were experienced last evening, though they were not severe enough to cause apprehension at any of Flic public meetings held in Wanganui. School Holidays. The usual end ot term concert was held by the Wanganui Collegiate School last evening, the school having broken up for the winter holidays. The Wanganui Technical College and the Wanganui Girls’ College are to break up today week, May 4, while the primary schools will commen'ce their holidays on th© following day. Injuries Healing. One of the two men who were injured at the Dublin Street Bridge last Saturday night when a tram ran into a capsized car, Mr. James Ivy, was able to leave the Wanganui Public Hospital yesterday. Mr. William G. May, who was also injured, is progressing satisfactorily and it is expected that he will be discharged from the hospital next week. Fostering Boxing. The Wanganui Technical College has been presented with a set of boxing gloves by the committee of the Regimental Boxing Tourney, through Captain D. T. Maxwell, N.Z.S.C.. adjutant to the first battalion of the Wellington West Coast Regiment. At a meeting of the Board of Governors last evening, appreciation of the action was expressed and a letter of thanks is to be sent.

The New Valuations. Ratepayers should bear in mind that the time for objections to present valuations expires on May 2. Owing to the reductions in general valuations it will necessarily follow that if the City Council wishes to raise the same amount of money as.last year, the rate in the £ will be much heavier, perhaps 2d. This will affect the business area again very hardly, as the reductions in the suburban area will more than offset the city area’s proportion. Coast in Darkness. Owing to a break in the 11.0,000-volt power line occurring between Waipukurau and Danncvirke last evening the district between Palmerston North and Hawera was in darkness from 6.6 o’clock until 6.40 o’clock. It is understood that the breakage was caused by wind. ' Wanganui was in total darkness and sonic inconvenience was caused as the majority of families were seated at their evening meal or were preparing for it. Renovation of Schoolrooms. The Department of Education has approved a grant for the renovation of three rooms at the Wanganui Tcchni'cal College. The renovations will comprise the strengthening of floors, re-decora-tion of wall and ceilings, re-grading and asphalting of footpaths outside two of the rooms and the diversion of service water from the higher level of the new building into the drain at the rear. The work is to be carried out during the coming hoi''/ s. Unpleasant Conditions. Motorists returning to Wanganui after the Marton races yesterday had to face unpleasant weather conditions, as driving rain was experienced on the return journey. Rain commenced to fall as patrons were preparing to leave the course after the last race, and on the run to Wanganui it was general for the greater portion of the twenty-five miles traversed. The weather conditions slowed down the traffic considerably, and the return journey took the majority of motorists about ten minutes longer than the run to Marton in the morning. Traffic Regulations “Every motorist, is entitled to assume that every other motorist is going to obey the regulations,” said Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., in the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court, in fining a driver for not giving way to traffic approach ing on his right. The defendant claimed that when he saw the other motorist it was too late. A collision occurred, and Mr. Salmon pointed out that the driver approaching from the right, has assumed that defendant would have obeyed the regulation and given way. He had been entitled to assume that and, therefore, was not to blame.

Roadstead Loading Delayed. Loading operations in the Wanganui roadstead were delayed yesterday as a result of a heavy sea running. The Otaki and the Port Fremantle were obliged to lie idle and to put out to sea. It is hoped that the Otaki will bo despatched for London to-day. taking with it 2851 crates of butter and 1753 bales of wool from Wanganui. A larger cargo is to bo shipped on the Port Fremantle and it is not expected that she will leave Wanganui for Wellington until Saturday or Monday. The cargo to ho loaded from this port is as follows: 1926 carcases of mutton. 734 carcases of lamb, 775 quarters of beef, 5761 crates of butter. 1335 crates of choose, 296 casks of pelts and 2450 bales of wool.

Midnight Assistance. Recently a youth named H. Dicker cut the artery of a foot while working with an axe at a place 16 miles above Pipiriu Word was received by Messrs Hatrick’s River Service staff at midHght that. Dicke: ’s condition was serious. Despite the risk of steering a vessel in the pitch dark it was decided to go up the river to fet'eh the youth. This was done successfully and the patient was brought to Pipiriki and taken to the Raetihi Public Hospital. The company’s action was greatly appreciated, for had the vessel not boon despatched it would have been necessary to have carried him 15 miles or have waited until the following day for assistance to bo secured, by which time the injury might have proved fatal.

A Sporting Actiofi A sporting action on tac part of the captain of the Wanganui Technical College senior cricket team was brought to light at a meeting of the Wellington Technical College Board of Governors on Monday by the chairman (Mr. W. H. Bonnett), states the Evening Post. Referring to the recent cricket match between the two colleges, Mr. Bennett said that if the captain of the Wanganui team had insisted on his rights the match would have resulted in a draw. Wellington were batting well when the official time came to draw the stumps. The Wanganui captain then called the Wellington captain on to the field and suggested that they should play on until the Welington team had gained sufficient runs to win the match. Mr. Bennett said that it was only a small act, but it was one that had impressed him very much.