MANGAWEKA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 299, 19 December 1933, Page 3

MANGAWEKA

■'OWN BOARD. The usual monthly meeting uf the j Mangawcka Town Board was held in the board X office on Tuesday evening, December .12. There were present Commissioners A. Millner (chairman), E. Farrow, G. G. Toms, W. N. Watson, and H. Johnston. The reports of the electrical engineer and the surfaceman were received as satisfactory. The sanitary inspector stated that the town was at present in a good healthy state. In answer to a request that the Public Works ''Department supply the necessary pipes for the drains on Raumaewa Street, the department wrote stating that tiie responsibility rests with the Town Board . A letter was received from Burroughs, Ltd., advising the board of the terms of contract for the maintenance of their adding machine. It was decided that the board take advantage of the terms of the contract. It was decided that the board’s office be closed from December 23 to January 8, 1934. Accounts were passed for payment as follows:—Town Board, £lOO 7s 7d; library account, 13s. RANGITIKEI LODGE, 1.0.0. F., M.U. Installation of the Rangilikei Lodge, E.0.0.F., was held in the lodge’s hall, Mangawcka, on Thursday evening, December 14. The following officers were duly installed by Bro. Williams, G.M.: —Noble Grand, Bro. L. G. P. Mahoney; Vice Grand, Bro. F. Billinghurst; E.S.. Bro. G. 11. M. Jacob; Guardian. Bro. P. Daubney; R.S. N.G., Bro. E. Williams; L.S.N.G., Bro. Kraiger; R.S.V.G., Bro. C. Travis. The Warden, Bro. S. Dickinson, senr., will be duly installed at the next meeting of the lodge. BOWLING. A rink of Taihape bowlers visited .Mangawcka on Wednesday last and played a match against a rink chosgn from members of the local dub. The result of the play was:— For Taihape: Messrs. McDonell, Morgan, Peacock, and McDonald 8; for Mangawcka, Messrs. T. Stroud, W. Watson, J. Cherry and E. Farrow. 24. CHRISTMAS TREE. The pupils of St. Patrick’s Convent School spent a very pleasant afternoon at the school grounds on Friday afternoon. when a Christmas tree was provided for them by the sisters. All children received presents and a very exciting time was spent, in opening the various parcels. GENERAL. Keen interest is being maintained in the Christmas Eve carnival project. The matter is receiving a very full public discussion and a really good evening’s fun is assured. A fire which might have done much damage to the' Town Board property at the dam, broke out in the adjacent bush on Saturday afternoon last. Two men working nearby were quickly on the scene. Buckets or tins to carry water were not available, however, and when the board’s truck arrived with these latt<T, one of the fire fighters was throwing mugfuls of water at the other’s back. Apparently a spark had alighted on the back of the victim’s waistcoat, where it burnt a hole of considerable size before being discovered. Working under adverse circumstances certainly leads to some great discoveries, even of the myriad uses of so common a household utensil ns a mug!