Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 31, 6 February 1935, Page 6

Town Talk

To Aid Church Funds. | A stock drive in aid of the West ’ mere Presbyterian Church funds is U ibe held shortly. At a recent • meetin; j of the managers of the church, Messrs ' R. I'arley and \V. G. Cooper were ap i pointed to canvass the Westmere am R.apanui districts. Messrs. \V. Ross ami lIL Farley the Brunswick area am I Messrs. M Hunter. W. Morrison am J. Blair the Kai l.wi ami Alaxwel I neighbourhood. I New Free Ambulance. The St John Free Ambulance ( Wan I ganui Incorporated) received its first I call yesterday. J t was required to con Ivey a melical patient from the Otaki LSanalorium to a private hospital. ’The ' new ambulance left t he. city at J I o ’clock and returned with the patient at 2.30 o’clock. The reserve ambulance also conveyed two medical cases to the Wanganui Public Hospital dur : ing ; he day. | Ministers lor Marriages. A list of the persons who are entitled to act as officiating ministers in ■ New Zealand under the Marriage Act I was published in last week’s Gazette. 1 The total for the Dominion is 2028, ini eluding 15 women. The principal i totals are:—Church of England, 478; I Presbyterian. 419; Roman Catholic, 350; -Methodist, 295; Ratana Established Church, .120; Salvation Army (including three women), 85. Flying Clubs’ Rally. The Western Federated Flying Clubs will hold a rally at Hawera next Sunday. when the New Plymouth, Wanganui ami Hawera Aero Clubs will be represented. Pilots from the clubs will contest an elimination competition for a candidate for the Bledisloe Cup. to be competed for at the North Island pageant al Masterton on Alarch 2. I’here will also be bombing and landing competitions. Secondary School Rolls “ I’here has been a forty per cent, increase and only six vacancies for j boarders remain,’’ sai<l Mr D. McFarlane, chairman of the Wanganui Girls’ College Board of Governors, yesterday when approached by a “Chronicle” reporter as to the opening of the new school term. Mr J. Allen, headmaster of the Collegiate School, said that the roll was 40 up on that of last term. Mr 1. J!. Ncw’ton, principal of the Wanganui Technical College, reported that the roll would probably total to round about 600 ami would be 50 to 60 more than last year. Speed-boat Racing One of the great attractions at the Wanganui Carnival included in the vombined regatta to be staged on the Wanganui River on Saturday, February 23, will be the meeting of the speedboats Miss New Zealand and Aliss Ethel. It was reported to a meeting of the Carnival Executive last night that a committee representing the Alotor-boat Club and the Rowing Association was functioning effectively ami desired further representation from the Carnival Committee. Mr O. G. Russell (chairman) and Mr J. Williams were appointed io act and will bo included with Mr O. Allen to form a strong link between the combined regatta organisation and the carnival

proper. Problem for School Committee. With the pupils beginning work again, the committee of the Tawhero School met on Alonday evening Mr. 'l'. Russell presiding. It was reported that funds were showing a credit balance, due largely to donations by parents amounting to about £.15, together with £8 10s profit from the Christmas concert. The capitation granted by the Education Department was stated to be inadequate to keep the school grounds in order and the work would provide a big problem during the coming year. Concreting work was to be put in hand immediately. The head master. Mr. W. P. Williams, stated that the second term of the year began on May 25. Parents desiring to send their children to school then were on titled to do so now, provided that the child reached the ago of six before May 25. Breach of Probation Act. A month’s imprisonment was im posed upon Leslie Wilson, aged 28. single, by Mr. J. 11. Salmon S.M., at. the Magistrate’s Court at Wanganui yesterday morning when Wilson was convicted of having made a breach of the Probation Act. Detective J. Walsh stated that accused had been admit ted to probation at Gisborne in September .1929. As he had failed to observe the terms, the probation had been extended for 12 months when accused was’ brought before the Court in Auckland in April, 1932. L’nt’l his recent arrest, accused had not been heard of since last October. The month’s imprisonment imposed upon accused is to be served concurrently with a sentence of three months’ imposed upon him al the Court on Alonday, when he. was convicted of being <m idle ami disorderly person. City Water Supply Although the Westmere reservoir is showing an improvement in level, the position with regard to trie city’s water supply is still acute, and watering of gardens is rigidly prohibited. Jt is fortunate that the city has been able to rely upon the Kai Iwi pumping plant this abnormal season. Had it not been for that standby supply the situation would have been a great deal worse than it is. There is no shortage of water at the two sources of supply Kai Iwi and Okehu, but the difficulty is to keep the Westmere reservoir up to the level required Io meet the demands of the city. Inadequate pipe lines, also, are a handicap. It is felt in certain quarters that in the very near future the Okehu dam will cease Io be the city’s main supplv and that the Kai Iwi stream will bo raised to

Carnival Processions ‘‘There are indications that the pro cessions at this carnival will be of even greater dimensions and of more novel and spectacular exhibits than those inn last year and the year before.” reported Mr U. G. RusmJl. chairman of the Wanganui (’arnival L <-ut i ve, to the ineefitig lasi night, when Mr I’. Hartland, who is organising the exhibits, submitted his report. “Everybody is aware of the size and nature <d’ those processions,’’ Mr Russell con tinned, “and it is pleasing to know that the city is coming forward so readily again.’’ Mr Hartland, who Is dealing sperifirally with two processions to take place on I’ebru.nrv 26 (one in the afternoon and one in the even ing) ami with another to parade oi< Saturday, March 2, in the evening, reported that the response he was get ting was excellent. Everybody He lijuA