Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 83, 9 April 1934, Page 6

Town Talk

Soccer Season Opens. In weather more in keeping with summer sport, the soccer season in Wanganui was opened on Saturday. The weather conditions were more appreciated by spectators than by the players. Six teams participated in play on the Wanganui Football Association's grounds at Victoria Park. A Visiting Band. The Palmerston North Garrison Band, which won the Dominion championship at the recent contest in Wellington. visited Wanganui yesterday and staged a very pleasing concert iu the Regent Theatre. It is the intention of the Queen Alexandra Band to visit Palmerston North next Sunday and return the compliment. Esperanto Club. The election of the first officers ot the Wanganui Esperanto Club resulted ns follows:—President, Dr. !•'. J. Williams, Papua; vice-presidents, Mrs. Bogle and Air. Watkin; lion, secret ary, Mr. G. T. Wright; instructor, Air. S. 1. Nolan, instruct! ton in the language has been carried on at the meetings of the club for six weeks and members are now gaining an insight into this extremely interesting and easy-to-learu language. The club extends a welcome to anyone who desires to learn fuller particulars about Esperanto. Main South Road Closed. The main south road between Tulakina and Bulls will bo closed to all through traffic tomorrow when a change-over will be made to the. new bridge over the Alakirikiri stream about a mile and a-half south of Turakina. Traffic will have to proceed by way of the Turakina-Alarton-Bulls detour. Alotorists who fail to take notice of the temporary bairiers at Bulls and Turakina will find themselves confronted with the necessity of having to return, as for at least 12 hours there will be no means of crossing the stream. Rail Trip to New Plymouth. Conditions could not have been better for the excursion trips arranged by the Railway Department yesterday from Wanganui and Hawera to New Plymouth. A train of ten carriages, and drawn by two engines, left Wanganui and arrived at the Taranaki capital with a quota of 364 passengers. Another train travelled from Hawera, conveying a further 235 passengers. a most enjoyable day was spent, the visit of H.AI.S. Dunedin to New Plymouth proving a source of attraction. The Wanganui train was punctually ou time wheu it arrived back in Wanganui at 9.30 last night. Questioned by a “Chronicle” reporter, several of the passengers spoke highly of the arrangements made by the department, and said that the day had been most enjoyable. Wbat Is Esperanto? “Esperanto” (the international auxiliary lanugage) was compiled by Dr. L L Zamenhof as a means of communication between people of different nationality without the necessity of learning the national languages, and, also, by destroying to a large extent the natural barrier existing between people of different nationalities, raising the ideal of world peace. Esperanto has been declared perfect by philologists, and has been in use for over 46 years, and is strictly neutral and in no way seeks lo supersede or disturb any national language, rather dues a knowledge of Esperanto assist in the acquirement of a foreign tongue. A. chib for the study and perpetuation of Esperanto has been formed locally and meets every Wednesday at Air. 8. , L. Nolan’s residence, Victoria Avenue. Gifts to Orphanage. The matron of the Wanganui Orphanage desires to acknowledge the following gifts: Auckland Power Board office, cricket bat; Air E. Thomas (Auckland), vricket bats; Mrs E. Smith, tomatoes; Airs Rochel, vegetables; Airs Christie, sweets and fruit; Durie Hill Presbyterian Church, fruit, flowers and vegetables; Airs Colber, eggs, milk and butter; Mrs Hare, vegetables; Mr F. Walker, pears and grapes; St. Peter's Church. St. Paul's Church, Wanganui East School, Wanganui East Baptist Church, Knox Church, Tawhero School, ATaxwell Presbyterian Church (per Rev. Norrie), harvest festival; Mrs Hughes, beans; Mr Stolbcrt, pears; Air Bland, tennis balls; Airs Doig, knitted pullovers; Air Guthrie. Easter eggs; Airs Gilmour and a friend, apples. Anzac Day. Stops are being taken to appropriately observe Anzac Day (April 25). in Wanganui. A civic service is contemplated and also a memorial service in Moutoa Gardens, which will be of significance to the Maori race. At night the Wanganui Veterans’ Association intends to promote an appropriate function iu the Opera House, which will have as its theme the ranks of “The Deathloss Army.” Scenery for this production has been specially painted, and groat care is being taken to frame suitable dialogue leading to a lilting climax. It will remembered that last Anzac Day General Sir Andrew Russell attended a function of this type in Wanganui, and was' particularly pleased with the very appropriate climax, which displayed “The. Trumpeter” sounding the •‘charge” and finally “calling home” the troops. The idea behind this year’s production is to promote something that will b“ in keeping with the war years but at. the same time will preserve the sign l ficance of the. day in a proper setting. “At It Again..’’ People who at I ended the final of the Mansi Rugby championship at Blandford Park were periodically puzzled by the long-drnwu shriek which sounded like the siren of a lire engine (states the Auckland Star:. Sinr.'’it:;'i.\nisly with each Gisborne score there came the scream as though the brigade was racing down Grafton Rond Wl.cn the sound of the siren died av.’ty thr:e (•amp the reply of a I. -r.k of u :. dorcar home. With each ■na : •••..■ill hoys rushed to the g.’!c> to ;. i ll." brigade, but rotuni- i to t - ■. disappointed. Only a few Vi < c in i’ joke. Ono of the Wang:i’i ’ t‘ :-i '• remarkable mimic. His powers of • fating the sound of a fin er.p.ne ca >- -d commotion at an a‘.!:l tie. s' . :; . ; .■ et ing at Wanganui on eiu* (•.vaxpn. Tin, judge, who was hoi iir.g the lap in a race, happened to ho the si:..cii».tcor t of the local fire brigad;’. At the ntinii of the s'ron lie pr. ■< i •'.tat.-ly ab,;’/doned the spo.; > i.:<■.’• my ami s’.-.iU-! for ihe fire station. ();i ; n •ion the uiimii - , . ■ his arre.-L It. ihe cany ho .: , ■ the morning, on Lambton Quay. 'iic<on. there came Die whine of a siren. Policemen on the beat blocks ;.wa; raced to the scene. Ali liiey found were some Wanganui football reveller homeward bound-