NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 297, 15 December 1934, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN

CONTACT WITH JAPAN TOK IO LADY DELIGHTED TOKIO, Dec. 13. Letters from three boys and five ■ girls in New Zealand describing theii pets, their fathers’ estates, etc., and asking for replies, reached the Children’s Society in Tokio, whose secretary, Miss Chiyoko Sato, said that she was delighted to establish contacts for Jap children. Such innocent childish friendship wms among the strongest bonds of goodwill of the nations.

Welcome to Guards The Ratana Morehu Brass Band is to meet the Grenadier Guards’ Band at Marton Junction to-morrow, and will play several Maori items as a token of welcome. Grenadiers’ Band Ten thousand people met the New Plymouth express at 6.15 p.m. yester- ■ day for the purpose of affording a welcome 1o the Grenadiers’ Band. The Garrison and Queen Alexandra Bands paraded, but both bands and public 1 were disappointed. The Grenadiers were in mufti a/fl did not march up the street, but moved away to their hotel in twos and threes and were ’ quickly lost in the crowd. Sharp Earthquake. A fairly severe earthquake was experienced at Wanganui shortly after 8 ' o’clock last evening, causing buildings I to sway in rather an alarming manl nor. At the time, the Fifth Form play was in progress at the Wanganui Girls’ • College in the Assemblv Hall. A move--5 ment was made by some of the audience for the doors, but the self-control : shown by the girls on the stage reas--1 sured the people, and the play was con- ' tinned without interruption. I , College Bowing Race I The annual race between ihe Wanganui Collegiate and Christ’s College crews is to take place at 10 o’clofK this morning on the Wanganui River over a mile course at Aramoho. The l Christ’s College crew arrived on Thurs--1 day, and was out for a trial spin in the Wanganui Technical College boat yesterday morning. Their rowing 1m1 pressed a large crowd which gathered 1 on the banks. The crew is heavier t than the Wanganui four, and uses a • powerful leg drive, for which its •crew have been noted in past years. The • four is: T. D. J. Holderness (str.), B. • A. Eaton (3), J. H. E. Moore (2). G. • W. F. Carey (bow) and D. C. Hay (cox). Wanganui will be represented " by A. B. Horrocks (str.), J. H. C. Bidwell (3), D. B. Robertson (2), E. R. W. Bidwell (bow), L. C. Maunsell (cox). i Work of Calf Clufcs ft A suggestion that if matters did not c improve or further progress was noi. made, the executive would disband, was made at the meeting of the Boys’ and Girls’ Calf Chibs executive last night, Mr. G. Spratt piesiding. The movement had been in existence for 14 years and was now making very little real prograss. It was the general opinion that sufficient finance for n its activities was not forthcoming, and g support from the propor direction was 0 not as enthusiastic as it might be. It c was decided to make inquiries regardlt - ing the methods adopted by other calf j clubs in obtaining funds, and also to [t ask such clubs whether toey would be 0 prepared to send a delegate for a b deputation to wait on th-e Ministers an increased permanent grant. It was d stated that the cost per competitor for yj calf club work was not exorbitant by 3 . any means, especially in view of help j given to future generations of dairy >f farmers. Except for the South Tarad naki executive, which was organised il on a different basis, there was no o stronger similar body in the Dominion j- than that with headquarters at Wani- ganui, speaking in terms of interest 1- taken by the children, but finance was hampering further progress.