Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 109, 10 May 1934, Page 4

Town Talk

The Taxi Change-over. It will not be until June 1 next that the change-over of city taxi stands takes place. From then on the licensed stand will be located in Maria Place. Membership Drive. i The Wanganui Agricultural and j Pastoral Association is taking definite i steps to increase its membership. Every ! member has been communicated with and advised of the proposals made by the organising committee, and it is . hoped that the outcome will be very satisfactory. Visiting Rotaxians. Several members of the Palmerston' North Rotary Club visited Wanganui yesterday and attended the weekly luncheon of the Wanganui Rotary Club, which was postponed on Monday. After the luncheon the visitors inspected the Sarjeant Gallery and the Alexander Museum. Seven-a-side Rugby The Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Union is making every endeavour to ensure that the seven-a-side competition, to be held on the morning of June 4, will be one of the best staged in Wanganui. It is understood that entries will be made from Taranaki, Palmerston North and Rangitikei districts. and that upwards of 300 players will be participating. Dog Trials Concluded Ihe Paparangi dog trials concluded at Kai Iwi yesterday, rough weather again prevailing. The huntaway competition results were: Mr. F. King’s “Don,” 404 points, 1; Mr. H. V. McIntyre’s “Bruce,” 40 points, 2; Mr. F. AUcock’s “Afonk," 39 points, 3; Mr. F. Smith’s “Toss,’ 38 points, 4; Mr. T. Goldsburys “Doon," 374 points, 5. There wore 24 entries. Music at the Races. A programme of musij is to be played at the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s winter meeting by the Wanganui Garrison. Band to-day. This band’s programmes are always bright and suitable to the occasion. Among the tunes to be played this afternoon will be “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" and “Over.the Garden Wall," and a selection from “The Student Prince." Dates for A. and P. Shows. A meeting of the Associated Agricultural and Pastoral Associations is to take place at Palmerston North next week when dates for the next season’s shows will be decided. The Wanganui Association will be represented at the meeting by the president, Mr. R. Farley, Mr. C. C. Baldwin, chief cattle steward, and Mr. K. Armstrong, secretary Arrangements are to be made at the conference for the chilled beef championship, which, it is hoped, will bo ono of the chief features of the next Wanganui spring show. A Game Point Law, An interesting point of the game laws was raised by the president of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society (Mr. W. H. Moys) at a meeting of the council. Under the existing regulations it is illegal to keep game or trout in cold storage beyond the limit of the season unless express permisison of an acclimatisation society is obtained. A prosecution was recently made in the South Island for a breach of this rule. It was also pointed out that it is illegal to sell or exhibit fcr sale either pheasants or trout. Empire Art Collection. “The exhibition of the Empire Art Collection at Wanganui is now an assured thing," said Dr. 11. D. Robertson at the luncheon held by the Wanganui Rotary Club yesterday at which members of the Palmerston North Rotary Club wore present. Dr. Robertson said that the exhibition would be staged from about the middle of September until October. He thanked members of the Wanganui Rotary Club who had assisted to provide the guarantee. and invited the Palmerston North Rotarians to pay a visit to the Sarjeant Gallery when the exhibition is shown. Social Services. “The alternative to doing something constructive is to sit back ar.d criticise the cost of social services. There is no doubt about it that the average business man in this country is a champion at it," remarked Rotarian A. J. Phillips, of Palmerston North, when addressing member.', of his club and rhe ‘Wanganui Rotary Club at Wanganui yesterday. The subject of his address was “Some Vital Social Problems from a Rotary Standpoint.’’ “Criticism of social services usually comes from the people who have no constructive thought to offer," ho added. Wanganui Artists’ Success In view of the forthcoming exhibition of the Wanganui Arts and Crafts Society, it is interesting to learn that Wanganui artists met with success at the recent exhibition at Christchurch. Mrs. V. E. Whiteman showed five pictures. “Seed Time," “The Timber Team," “A Stiff Pull," “The Crest of the Hill" and “Summer Evening.” Four of the five found purchasers. Mr. C. Hay Campbell was represented by three large paintings. “Asters," “A Maori Camp" and “Bradfield Mill,” and Airs. E. Doust by “An Open Door" and “Waterlily Chrysanthemums," one of which was sole?. Miss G. Mason’s “Kai Iwi” was also exhibited, while in the water-colour section Mr. J. A. Ncame was represented by “Crissolo, Italian Alps" and Mrs. Ncame by “Notre Dame de Paris." Medical Witness Complimented How one medical witness gave his evidence in so satisfactory a manner so bereft of confusing medical terms that opposing counsel rose and declared he accepted it in toto. was a remarkable phase of a civil action in the Supreme Court at. Wellington before the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) and a jury. Another medical man at least had been subpoenaed and was waiting to give evidence, but he was not required to enter the witness box. Dr. Sydney D. Rhind. of Wellington, described how a youth in his teens had been injured. His liver had been partially ruptured, bile flowed and became encysted sc that right lung was collapsed. Three inches of rib were removed and by means of a tube the encysted bile was drawn under the chest wall through the boy’s side. At first the boy’s future seemed black, but owing to his excellent vitality and the treatment he made a remarkable recovery. The Chief Justice, in his summing-up, said he had omitted to compliment Dr. Rhind upon the excellent manner in which he had given his evidence. It had been of the greatest assistance to the Court.