Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 279, 28 November 1935, Page 6

Town Talk

Waiting for the First Result. I, Everybody was in an expectant mood . fifteen minutes after seven last night, ! awaiting the first results of the polling. The first news to reach the “Chronicle” was from Jerusalem, un I the Wanganui River—“ National Coni tinuanee 17, the rest nil.” i Many People in City. | Election da# yesterday, coupled with the fine sunny weather, drew hundreds i of people into the city and it must have brought pangs ol regret into the | hearts of many tradesmen to see i potential customers' strolling the , streets with nowh-ere to shop. Under the : provisions of the Electoral Act even i the hotels were obliged to close their | bars but trading banks and city offices I were permitted to keep tlreir premises i open lor business. i The Policeman's Helmet. I Tire appearance of police constables I on. the street with their white helmets ■ I is usually considered to be a sign of approaching summer. This year the sign has been a false one for on every , occasion which the white helmets have ■ appeared the weather has forthwith changed and the constables have had to revert to their black winter headgear. Yesterday the white helmets were in vogue again and everyone hopes that the tsviuter helmets will not be seen until several months c-f fine weather have passed away. Health and Intellect. The matron of one of New Zealand's health camps for children had an experience last summer which demonstrates the value to the community of ' attending to the physical well-being |of its children. Bhe found that no fewer than five of the children under her c|xre had been dux of their respec- ■ tive schools. They were brilliant children who made progress despite the lack of robust health, and the camp was invaluable to them in building up that physical equipment which is the only sound basis of intellectual attainment. Mak ora’s Christmas Mail. Over 1000 bags uf Christmas mail for Canada, America, Great Britain, and Europe was despatched by the Union Company's 8057-ton Royal Mail liner which left Wellington on Tuesday afternoon for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. A large quantity of this mail was from Wanganui, Christmas postings for overseas at the Wanganui Chief Post Office have compared more than favourably with other years and large numbers of letters, packets and papers, particularly illustrated annuals, have been despatched. The Makura’s mail is due at London on December 26. Produce for Overseas. The first of the’ new season's jamb to leave Wanganui for overseas was loaded on to the Shaw Savill and Albion liner Mahana in the roadstead yesterday. The Mahana, which was expected to sail early this morning for Auckland, Gisborne and Napier took on board 6733 freight carcases of lamb, 7175 boxes of butter, .1454 crates of cheese, 955 packages of frozen sundries, 262 bags of boneless beef and. a small quantity of sundries. The Mahana is the first ship to anchor in the roadstead this season. She is scheduled to dear the Napier road stead on or about November 14 for London, via Montevideo. Sulphur From Japan, A Greek vessel with Japanese sulphur was expected at Wanganui last night. She is the single-screw steamer Nemea, of 5101 tons gross register and commanded by Captain Cacoyaumis. Thv Nemea left Port Muroran on October 22 with a full cargo- of sulphur for discharge at Auckland, Lyttelton and. Wanganui. >She arrived at Auckland on October 16 and at Lyttelton last Sunday, clearing the latter port on Tuesday afternoon for Wanganui. She was expected to berth at the Castlecliff Wharf on last night’s tide. The Nemea is on her first visit to this port and her cargo is for Messrs, liempthorne, Prosser and Company’s chemical works at Aramoho. The Nemea will remain in port until about the end of the week. Food for Native Birds. The benefits of the Wanganui Acclimatisation (Society ’s scheme for the planting of eucalypti and other nectar producing trees for native birds in portions of the city and in the country districts is being strikingly demonstrated at the present time, when he • sweet notes of the tui and the bell bird may be heard even within range of the nuise of city traffic. Virginia Lake, where many of th-eso fodder trees have been planted, is a paradise for native birds and their sweet notes add a touch of charm to the beauty of the lake reserve. Only a few years ago these birds were to be found only in the back country, but to-day, thanks to the consideration of the Acclimatisation Society in providing them with suitable food during tho winter months, they are on the increase and arc being encouraged to dwell closed to the surban areas. “Paddy’s” Air Trip.

Eaddy the Wanderer, Wellington’s most-taiked-of dug. is in the limelight again. It has been arranged that he is to go* for a trip m an aeroplane. The big Airedale is to be taken up at Masterton in the Wairarapa Aero Club’s new Moth. Paddy, by virtue of his freedom of the city, has travelled, it is claimed, in every form of conveyance, public and private, except an aeroplane and a submarine. It is improbable that be will ever be a passenger in a submarine, only because there are no submarines here to travel m. But Paddy is going to do the next best thing. He is going to ffy. It was suggested to Mr. M. E. Chamberlain, manager of the Blue Taxi Company, uf ‘Wellington, and a pilot of the Wairarapa Aero Club, that Paddy, who is the protege of Wellington taxi men, would like to make a flight. He readily agreed to take the Airedale for a “dip” on Sunday next. The old dog will be accompanied, in the front cockpit of the machine, with a taxi man to hold him in. This safeguard is thought necessary, as Paddy’s reactions to air transport are as yet unknown. He ought to be ingtinctively air-minded, though, being an “Airedays.” Paddy visited Wanganui months ago, as a self invited, in the coastal steamer Holmdale. On Monday night, while crossing Manners Street, Paddy was hit by a passing motorist. He received minor injuries, and was taken to a friend’s home; but is reported to be “progressing satisfactorily. ”