VISITORS TO THE CITY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 84, 8 April 1936, Page 6

VISITORS TO THE CITY

LATEST ARRIVALS. I'< I.’ S HOTEI Mr L Wrigiev .>y »Hev ; M. and Mr- Paul Wiliianir Mei'ourne ; Mr ■nJ Mr« York. Mr T. E. K»e11 ( Auck- I Mi*.s B. Bn inner. Mr and Mi ~ °Sa!lis .Uutua' : Mr A. Bremm-r Waimatc . I grand hotel Dr. J. L. XL Braith, Mr. L. Holmes. Mr. G. K -id. Mr. E. Tait (Welling ton,; Mr. L. W. Kev. Mr. J. S. Hut- • hinson (Auckland Mr. .1. H. Earl, Mr. H. iitevvaa Joni < Mr. P. Overton Painicrstca Miss Felicity Gilbert Hamidonj; Mr. AkGaffin REILAND HuILL Mi. and Mr.*. A. V. Caitwiiglit, Ait i G. Mr. IL !.. Matthews. Mr. C. Thomson. Mr. W. L. Fuller. Mr. W. L. Talbot. Mr. T. B. Linklater <. Welingtoa ; Mr. L. L’ayloi (Feilding ■_ Mr. and Mr.*. Thompson Dunedin ;! APr. L. X. Biid (Palmerston North;;! .hr. J. W L. Mitchv'l (Hawera); Mr. and Mis. F. L Wright, Mix J. Wright. Waster T. W rig nr ‘ Nelson

“A Technicality of Figures.” Numerous congratulations on the I loth anniversary of their wedding were extended to Mr. and Airs. Veitch ■ yesterday at the gathering in their honour and many speakers expressed the hope that they would celebrate j iheir golden wedding. Responding, Air. V eit< h remarked that he saw no reason why they should not celebrate their gulden wedding now. “We are eu titled to.” he said, “we are oft the gold standard and 1 see no reason why we should throw away a good opportunity* for a mere teehnicalit v* of figures.” Asset to Rugby speaking in applet.ativ c ieima of Mr j J. Aloye s work in preparing his ' M-henie to amalgamate Wanganui and ! Rangiiikei li igbv football playing interests, Mi \. t*. Danielson, at last} night’> -pt '-iui meeting of the Metro- ' ;--iitan Rugi.v I'nion, >ai<i that the ‘ .-■•he:u'- would be an undoubted asset to L’tigi. v and t hj s , v. uuld reflect ipt- from matches. The standard of play wouid i npr<»\e without question. In repiv. Mr Moye stated his plan wa* a-.-tuated purely through Jie desire to Riighv improve, and he wished the union a tip-tup >eason. A vote of t.ianri- and appreciation was passed Io Mr Aloye and wa< <‘arrie<! bv hearty acclamation. Coal from Wes.poit. A quantity ot Wc-tpvr; coal was <ii.-- • barged ar Wanganui yesterday. The Anchor Company'- coastal collier a-rived ai < a.-tiecliff frum XV». jigton yesterday morning and after unloading a portion of her cargo came up to the j Town, Wharf to complete unloading. I ne Kata sailed la-t night fur Welling ' t-m. where she will be docked to-da°. i tor cleaning and painting. The vessel ■'id go on the patent slip at Evans Bay, I <»ut will not remain there for more than } a day. f caning and painting a ship! is a cumparativelv quick operation in i ’m.-e advanced days. Even the big I tramp steamers which are occasionally 1 docked at Wellington for similar pur i poses are high and drv for about 24' hours only. Lighting Taupo Quay. Approval to the action of the Alayor i Mr. XV. J. Roger.- and the chairman I f t he Works < ’ommittee ■ Mr. J. D. j < row ley in committing the council tu I the erection of not more than three I additional street lamps in Taupo Qua; ! in the vicinity of the railway station.' wa.- made by the City Council last I night, hr explanation of his own am! ■ Cr. Crowley - action, the Mayor said I that he had been approached bv the i Railway Department, and it was pointed out that the street irr question was not well lit. It was considered irgent. in view of the large influx of 'isitors bv rail at Easter time. Cr. J. .1. Scott, while approving of the action, stated that he would like to see the City Gas Department permitted to submit a price for the work. He •vould like to see that price considered before any action was taken to instal ami maintain Power Board lights. I'he Mayor replied that that aspect would be gone into, but Cr. Scott would no doubt realise that the matter was urgent.