Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 111, 13 May 1933, Page 8

Town Talk

Snow at National Park. Heavy falls of snow have been reported at Tongariro National Park. It is stated that excellent ski ing conditions prevail and that the mountains present a unique sight.

Address to Rotarians. ‘‘The Chatham Islands” is to be the subject taken by Mr. T. W. Downes when he addresses the Wanganui Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon on Monday. Society to Affiliate.

Tho Wanganui Suburban Horticultural Society has decided to affiliate with the Royal Horticultural Society. Tho Wanganui body is making rapid progress and its recent show was the most succesful it has yet hold..

Relief Workers’ Shelter. The shelter for relief workers in Wickstccd Place is to be opened on Monday night. Good work has been done in renovating the building and in supplying necessary furniture. Many contributions have been forthcoming.

Lantern Lecture. ‘‘Bees and Their Work in the Garden” is the subject of a lantern lecture to bo delivered by Mr. D. S. Robinson to members ef the Wanganui Suburban Society shortly. Mr. Robinson is a Government inspector end well qualified to explain the habits of the “garden-worker.” Flight to Hastings. Excellent flying conditions were experienced by Flying-Officer lan Keith and Mr. D. Lethbridge when they flew from Wanganui to Hastings on Thurs day evening. The flight occupied 1 hour 30 minutes. Returning to Wanganui yesterday excellent conditions, were again enjoyed, the trip lasting 1 hour 50 minutes.’ New Zealand Legion. A meeting of residents of the Fordell district, Mr. A. P. Melville presiding, discussed last evening the reasons underlying the recent formation of the New Zealand Legion. Speakers were Dr. U. G. Williams, Mr. W. R. Brown, and Mrs. Wickham. There was a large attendance and practically all present joined the Legion. A committee was elected with Mr. Melville as chairman, and arrangements were made for further meetings. Big Harrier Race. Subject to the. approval of the N.Z.A.A.A., the New Zealand CrossCountry Championship race is to take place at Wanganui on August 26. As a representative Rugby match is to be played on Spriggens Park between Wanganui and the King Country that day, the Wanganui Harrier Club has decided to approach ’the Wanganui Rugby Union and suggest that th n cross-country race be allowed to start and finish on Spriggens Park. Another Rugby Shield. It is reported that rhe Wanganui telegraph messengers have in view a Rugby match at Palmerston North in tho near future, the uo gagemo nt being pencilled for a convenient week-end An appropriate shicii is bring made as a trophy for the occ"s ; m. It is understood that the meeting is al/crdy being looked forward to with irteiest by the Rugby authorities of the Manawatu metropolis. Strict training the order of tho day at the Wnugan’u end, though inability to get a suitable ground for practice has hindered die team fr > more than one occasion. During a recent practice one player was observed to break away suddenly from a scrum and dash for the line, only to find that he had forgotten to take the ball with him, tho necessary leather being later found in a nearby hollow. A Military Cinema. The cinema has been used extensively for educational purposes, but an innovation so far as Wanganui is concerned will be the use of this medium for tho purpose of imparting instruction to military units. The British Army has used the cinema a good deal lately, and on Monday night the first of a scries of films will be shown at the Drill Hall, Wanganui, to the Wellington West Coast Regiment and members of the Wanganui Garrison Officers’ Club. Tho title is “Tho Fighting Patrol,” and the film shows a platoon going into action and gives a complete and realistic display of the requirements of all units in such a movement. County Amalgamation. At tho Wanganui County Council meeting yesterday the chairman (Cr. D. Mackintosh) reported regarding the •conference held at tho beginning of the month to discuss amalgamation of countries within tho No. 8 Highways Group. He said that the principle behind amalgamation was the saving of expense, but according to tho return placed before tho conference tho Rangitikei County, which was the largest in the group was costing more to administer than any. Ono of the •chief points made at the conference, he said, was that, it would bo quite a good thing to do away with rabbit boards and drainage boards and let the counties take over that. work. It was pointed out that the small boroughs and town districts were nearly all finding it hard to keep up the standard of maintenance required and buy machinery, and it was suggested that the work could bo done by tho coupties without much extra cost.' But the Vhief stumbling block so far as taking in those town districts was concerned was their indebtedness. Ono gentleman at the conference had pointed out that tho balance-sheets of tho ebuntios along this compared favourably with any local body in New Zen la nd and the conference seemed agreed that the counties here wore of just the right size to be administered bv a clerk and an engineer. Amalgamation was not instilled on tho score that expense would be saved.

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