Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 247, 19 October 1936, Page 6

Town Talk

Bowlers to Visit Waverley. A party of Wanganui bowlers intend visiting Waverley on Saturday for the opening day’s play on that club’s green. Coal Cargo Arrives After being delayed by an unworkable bar at Greymouth, the Anchor Company’s twin-screw coastal motorship Alexander arrived at Wanganui yesterday morning. The vessel was able to enter the Grey River on Friday and loaded a quantity of coal and timber, sailing shortly before midnight for Wanganui. She experienced a tine weather passage all the way up the coast and arrived at the Town Wharf at 10.45 a.m. The Alexander is scheduled to sail to-night for Wellington and West Coast ports. Sunday Work Train. To assist with bridge repair work, of a nature which can only be carried out on Sundays, when the line is free from traffic, a work train hauled by an “AB” engine left Wanganui yesterday morning for Patea. The service returned in the afternoon. Repairs in this instance were in connection with a bridge just north of Patea. It frequently happens that a ballast train such as this is required to go out on a Sunday morning. The maintenance branch is sometimes called upon to carry out re-laying and other work which cannot be conveniently accomplished on week days owing to the amount of traffic. The National Party. Organisation of the New Zealand National Political Party has been undertaken with considerable success in the country districts adjacent to Wanganui. Strong branches have been formed in various centres, notably Marton, Hunterville, Waverley and others. There was a largely-attend-ed meeting at Upokongaro on Saturday night, when the divisional organiser (Mr T. G. Wilkes) outlined the purposes and aims of the party. As a result a very strong branch was formed, 41 members linking up immediately. Three delegates were appointed to attend a meeting of branch delegates in Marton to-night.

Farmers’ President. Matters of vital interest to the farming community will be dealt with in an address to be delivered in Wanganui on Wednesday afternoon by the Dominion president of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, Mr W. W. Mulholland, of Canterbury. At the present time a great deal of interest attaches to the Farmers’ Union, a body which is rapidly gaining strength, the farmers realising the urgent necessity of sound organisation. Mr Mulholland, who has stepped into the position so long held by Mr W. J. Polson, M.P., is closely in touch with the work of the union at headquarers, and will be in a position to reveal the future trend of that work in the future. Busy Day at Airport. Yesterday was a busy day at the Wanganui Airport and only for a brief spell at lunch time was the Western Federated Flying Club's Moth ZK-ACZ not in use. The Federation’s instructor, Flight-Lieutenant lan Keith, spent more than five hours in the air giving dual instruction to members of the Wanganui Aero Club and would have recorded better time had the machine not been used for many passenger flights. The instructor was engaged in giving dual instruction until darkness set in and will commence at six o’clock this morning. Yesterday a number of pilots were unable to make flights and the services of two other machines ; would have been welcome. Visiting Aeroplanes. The Wellington Aero Club’s Moth ZK-AAV, piloted by Mr. J. B. Nelson, and another Moth ZK-AAS, piloted by Mr. J. D, Bennett, from the same club, arrived at the Wanganui Airport on Saturday evening. They were followed by Mr. R. Smillie who was returning from Mangere, where he was present at the arrival of Miss Jean Batten from Australia. Mr. Smillie, who was piloting the inverted-engine Moth K-ADP, returned to Wellington yesterday afternoon. The other two machines will return early this morning. On Saturday afternoon Mr. P. Tennant flew to Wellington in the Western Federated (N. 1. Flying Club’s Moth ZK-ACZ with FlightLieutenant lan Keith, club instructor, as passenger. They returned to Wanganu s yesterday morning. Summer Sport. Thanks to the touch of summer conditions, warm-weather sport flourished in Wanganui over the weekend 4° greater purpose than it has done so far this season. Bowling greens and tennis courts were well patronised, and the rowing season was officially opened. Cricket matches made a start on Saturday, one-day practice matches being played as a preliminary to the official opening on Saturday next. Golf is still well in the limelight, however, and the Sports Queen (Miss Joyce Wilson), competing for honours in the Health Camp Queen Carnival, bettered her "unds at the Belmont links open-day during the week-end. She also did well at the garden party promoted at “Arles,” the beautiful home of Mr and Mrs Russell Grace, on Saturday. Despite the bright sunshine there was a chilly touch about the atmosphere on Saturday. Sunday was altogether better in every respect. Overseas Mails. Two overseas mails are expected to reach the Wanganui Chief Post Office to-day, via New Zealand ports. With a small quantity of English mail, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer lonic, on her last visit to the Dominion, arrived at Wellington on Saturday evening from London and Southampton. The vessel cleared the last-named port on September 4, and was delayed a few hours by bad weather during the last stages of her passage. An arrival at Auckland on Saturday was the Matson liner Mariposa, en route from Sydney to San Francisco. The vessel brought a quantity of mail from Australian States, her consignment from beyond the Commonwealth including Empire air mails, which were despatched from London on September 28 and 30. The Wanganui portions of these mails are expected at the G.P.O. in time for this morning’s deliveries in ' the city and suburbs. The next Australian mail is expected at Wellington on Wednesday, by the Wanganella, from Sydney. A large English mail is due the same day, when the New Zealand Shipping Company’s motorliner Rangit’ki arrives from London. This vessel is bringing 900 bags and 250 parcel receptacles for New Zealand.