Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 280, 29 November 1935, Page 6

Town Talk

Second-Hand Cars. “We have had a number of enquiries for second-hand motor-cars within the past week,” remarked a Wanganui dealer yesterday. He expressed the opinion that the seasonal demand which generally sets in before Christmas would assist to clear a market rather glutted because of the number of new curs purchased by owner who have made ‘trade-ins’.” School Rowing Crew. To-mu'irow the Wanganui Collegiate School s four-oared crew will row the Wanganui Rowing iClub’s youths’ crew, this being in the nature of a try-out lor the annual race between i the Schocl crew and the Christ’s ColI lege four. The Collegiate crew is I made up as follows. —Didsbury (str.;, | Bidwell, Clcrc, Becdle (bow); Afauuscll (coni. Pvadio Licences. Half-yearly returns for radio licences show that fewer permits had been paid for at the end of October than at the end of the previous month. On October 31 licences for receiving- sets numbered 170,568, compared with 175,290 as at the end of September. Both these figures are Dominion totals. Permits granted for other kinds of sets bring the New Zealand total for October up to 172,919 and the September total up to 177,683. New Company Registered. Among new companies registered in New Zealand and recorded, in the Alercantilc Gazette is the following:— Damages (N.Z.) Ltd. Capital: £25,000 into 11 shares. Subscribers: Hastings—A. S. Konkin 200, G. A. Aiaddisou 200. Napier—L. C. Mendelssohn 200, 11. E. Edgley 200, 1. K. E. Bowen 200, E. Alendelssohn 200. "Wellington—J. K. White 260, Objects: To establish chain of departmental stoics throughout New Zealand. The Nemea Arrives. With a cargo cl Japanese sulphur from I’oi't Aluroran, puition of which was discharged at Lyttelton and Auckland, the Greek steamer Nemea, of 5101 tons gruss register, arrived off the Wanganui bar on Wednesday afternoon and was berthed at the Costle-, cliff wharf yesterday. The arrival of the vessel was witnessed by a large ; crowd of spectators who showed considerable interest in the crew and wore highly delighted when an officer on the bridge was issuing instructions to his crew in their native language during the berthing operations. Political Conversations. Through the unexpected and overwhelming defeat of the National Government Party by Labour in the General Election on Wednesday, practically all conversation in the city yesterday had a decided political flavour. In every home, in every business, in every factory and in little groups on the. streets the political debacle was discussed earnestly and a multitude of reasons advanced lor the Government’s defeat. Opinions were varied as to what would be the effect of the swing-o-ver, and while many expressed their concern others were confident of the future. Even the result of the All Black’s match agajnst the North of Scotland was overshadowed by the political question. Livestock on Boat. Following an old custom, the people of Greece never eat frozen or chilled meat and hence the. officers and crew uf the Greek steamer Nemea, which is at present berthed at Castlecliff, carry their own meat with them in the form of livestock. At the present time the vessel is carrying three head of young cattle on the after well deck and twelve seven of which are Merinos, on the poop. Speaking to a reporter yesterday the captain of the vessel stated that during the Great War period when meat was scarce a shipment of New Zealand frozen meat was sent to Greece. The people would not eat the meat, however, and it was taken out to sea and dumped. Value of Health Camps. Progress on the site of the \\ afigaiiui children’s health camp is being followed with interest, and it is anticipated that a commencement with the erection of the buildings will be made at an early date. It is related that 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 ol its children. >Sbc found that no fewer than five of the children under her care had been dux of their respeotixe schools. They were brilliant children, who make progress despite the lack of robust health, and the camp was invaluable to tlrem in building up that physical equipment which is°the only sound basis of intellectual attainment. Rotary’s Community Evening. To fulfil one of the six objects of Rotarv International, the promotion of community service, goodwill and goodfellowship, the Wanganui Rotary Club is holding a community evening on Wednesday', December 18, m the Druids’ Hall. The object of the gathering is to bring together all the executive members of the various organisations in the city which are performing a community service, eitner public! v or privately. A musical programme, whicn will be interpseised with ten minute talks on the major community organisations, has been arranged and it'is hoped tiiat the Alayor, Mr. W. J. Kogers, and Air. J. B. Cotterill, the new ALU. for Wanganui, will be present to deliver short addresses. Any profits from the gathering will be devoted to charity. Health Stamp’s Origin. lhe health stamp idea. ~n _n is providing the main financial basis for children’s health camps in New Zealand, was first adopted in the Dominion in 1929, and the plan came from Denmark, where it was conceived by a young Danish postal clerk in 1994. As nowadays we harness rivers and utilise their power for the benefit of the community, so this young (Danish, postal official dreamed of harnessing and utilising to some good purpose the feeling of goodwill which is abroad in most countries during the Christmas season. He believed that people would be prepared to use on the letters and parcels carrying their expressions of goodwill special stamps, which, besides paying postage, would benefit ' some charity. Events have proved that he was no visionary. Since 1904 the use of health stamps has spread all over the world, and the period during which they are used to assist many forms of charitable effort has been extended to cover more than the actual Christmas season.